Folio page with a large block of text divided into six columns and eight angled boxes, with any gaps filled with floral decoration. To the right is an illustration showing two central seated figures surrounded by eight other seated figures and four standing figures; a minaret extends upwards beyond the border.
AKM67, Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace of the Chinese Princess

© The Aga Khan Museum

Folio page with a large block of text divided into six columns by thin blue lines. Enclosing them on three sides are two borders filled with angled text. There are four triangles filled with floral decoration, each starting a box or column of angled text.
AKM67, Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace of the Chinese Princess, Back

© The Aga Khan Museum

Click on the image to zoom

Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace of the Chinese Princess
Folio from a dispersed poetry miscellany
  • Accession Number:AKM67
  • Creator:from Nizami (d. 1209), Jami (d. 1492) and Dihlavi (d. 1325)
  • Place:Iran, Shiraz
  • Dimensions:32.5 x 27 cm
  • Date:late 16th century
  • Materials and Technique:opaque watercolour, ink, and gold on paper

Note: This online resource is reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis. We are committed to improving this information and will revise and update knowledge about this object as it becomes available.

news_icon

Get connected. Stay engaged. Sign up for the latest updates from the Aga Khan Museum