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Source Description
The cypress is a frequent motif in Iranian literature, often used as a metaphor for a beautiful man or woman. Here, the protagonist Bahram Gur is told a tale by the Indian princess about a fantasy garden inhabited by beautiful fairies and their queen: "A cypress she, those maids her mead; they jasmine, she a rose of red."
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Document identity
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81280
label
Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess
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81280
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title
Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess
description
The cypress is a frequent motif in Iranian literature, often used as a metaphor for a beautiful man or woman. Here, the protagonist Bahram Gur is told a tale by the Indian princess about a fantasy garden inhabited by beautiful fairies and their queen: "A cypress she, those maids her mead; they jasmine, she a rose of red."
provenance
Muhammad Asharf ibn Muhammad Khatam al-Husayni, 1173 AH/AD 1759-1760 [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression on fols. 1a and 401a]; Husayn …[?], 1308 AH/AD 1890-1891 [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership statement on fol. 1b]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
Composition: 922 AH/AD 1516; Miniature repainted: 12th century AH/AD 18th (Safavid)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
29
height
17.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 7/16 x W: 6 7/8 in. (29 x 17.5 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on buff-colored laid paper
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18135
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7689
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MIS
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3171
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1
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photo
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