"A Scene of Conviviality at Court", Folio from a Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i

Calligrapher Qasim 'Ali of Shiraz Iranian

1580

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Mir ‘Ali Shir Nava’i was a statesman, patron of the arts, and acclaimed champion of Chaghatayid Turkish poetry. This bazm (feast) scene is the right-hand folio of a double-page composition; the other page depicts the preparation of a feast. Here a prince is seated on a platform in a courtyard surrounded by guests and attendants. Fruit and wine are served as ladies dance to the rhythm of the dayira (tambourine) while poetry is recited. The inclusion of a royal bazm scene in an anthology of this kind suggests the important role of mystical poetry at such gatherings.

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Title: "A Scene of Conviviality at Court", Folio from a Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
Author: Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i (Herat 1441–1501 Herat)
Calligrapher: Qasim 'Ali of Shiraz (Iranian)
Date: 1580
Geography: Attributed to Iran
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Page: H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Object Number: 13.228.21.6
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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