"A Gathering of Court Women", Folio from the Davis Album

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late 17th–early 18th century · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · Islamic Art

A rare glimpse into the lives of women at the court, this scene shows them reclining on textiles with Chinese-inspired phoenixes and clouds, eating pomegranates and peaches, and listening to the drum. The jewelry the women, and even the baby, wear adorns every limb with a sprinkling of pearls, rubies, and gold.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 17th–early 18th century

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915