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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.624 depicts a scene from the Shirin va Khusraw. The union of 10 couples had been arranged by Khusraw, who sits with Shirin in celebration. In the spirit of the happy ceremony, Khusraw asks Shirin to marry. Although in love with him, the Armenian princess declines. The inscription in red in the border reads: 'amal-i (the work of) Sanwalah.
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Document identity
localId
9407
label
Khusraw and Shirin Preside Over the Wedding of Youths
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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9407
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object
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normalized
title
Khusraw and Shirin Preside Over the Wedding of Youths
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.624 depicts a scene from the Shirin va Khusraw. The union of 10 couples had been arranged by Khusraw, who sits with Shirin in celebration. In the spirit of the happy ceremony, Khusraw asks Shirin to marry. Although in love with him, the Armenian princess declines. The inscription in red in the border reads: 'amal-i (the work of) Sanwalah.
provenance
Muhammad Zaki, 1241 AH/AD 1825-1826 [mode of acquisition unknown] [oval seal, fols. 1a, 211a]; 'abd al-raji Muhammad Shafi', 1247 AH/AD 1831-1832 [mode of acquisition unknown] [rectangular seal fols. 1a, 211a]; Muhammad 'Ali [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [large oval seal with no date on fol. 211a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1597-1598 (Mughal)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
28.5
height
19
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 1/4 x W: 7 1/2 in. (28.5 x 19 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
style
Mughal
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
18417
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7405
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MSS
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MIS
exhibition_ids
2664
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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