Prince in a Garden Courtyard
Unknown
1525–30 · Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper · Islamic Art
This typical bazm (feast) scene is the left-hand side of a double page painting. Traditionally, the right half would have shown royal servants preparing a feast. The prince is seated on a square platform under a canopy, 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).
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1525–30
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper
- Department
- Islamic Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1911
