PRINCE IN A GARDEN COURTYARD, PERSIA, SAFAVID, 17TH CENTURY
Opaque watercolor, ink, gold on paper a typical (feast) scene. Traditionally, the prince is seated holding the two key symbols of Persian kingship, a wine cup and a royal handkerchief. His attendants offer him wine and fruit in gold vessels, as poetry is recited to the sound of the barbat (Persian lute) and the dayira (tambourine). 33 by 21.5 cm.
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Opaque watercolor, ink, gold on paper a typical (feast) scene. Traditionally, the prince is seated holding the two key symbols of Persian kingship, a wine cup and a royal handkerchief. His attendants offer him wine and fruit in gold vessels, as poetry is recited to the sound of the barbat (Persian lute) and the dayira (tambourine). 33 by 21.5 cm.
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