Khusraw Parviz with an assembly of courtiers and servants, by a follower of Haj Mirza Aqa Imami (1880-1955), Iran, 20th Century

gouache and gold on paper, two panels of text in naskhi and nasta'liq script at top and one at bottom, wide border decorated in Safavid style, in a contemporary Chinese-style frame
395 x 270 mm.; with frame 52.5 x 41 cm.

The title reads: majles-e khusraw parviz, 'Khusraw Parviz's assembly'.

This couplet has not been traced, but it is likely that the scene is one from Nizami's Khusraw and Shirin.

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