"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Author Nizami
Calligrapher Sultan Muhammad Nur Iranian
 Painted by Shaikh Zada Iranian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 455

The arrangement of this miniature is close to that of Bahram Gur in the black pavilion, in that the building, except for a touch of blue sky here, takes up the entire picture space. In addition, the same two ladies playing musical instruments appear in both compositions in reversed positions. However, there are individual elements in this painting, based on the text of the poem. There Bahram Gur is described as dressing in purest white and wearing a white feather in his turban. The princess is described as having pots of lilies and narcissus at her feet, their white petals not as white as her skin.

"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami (present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja), Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

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