Nizami
16th century · Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper · Islamic Art
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of GanjaSultan Muhammad Nur|Mahmud Muzahib|Shaikh Zada|Nizami
"Bizhan Receives an Invitation through Manizha's Nurse", Folio 300v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah TahmaspAbu'l Qasim Firdausi|'Abd al-Vahhab
"Rudaba Makes a Ladder of Her Tresses", Folio 72v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah TahmaspQadimi|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah TahmaspSultan Muhammad|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Sudaba's Second Accusation Against Siyavush is Judged", Folio 164v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah TahmaspQasim ibn 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Buzurjmihr Appears at Nushirvan's Fifth Assembly", Folio 622r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah TahmaspMuzaffar 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Meeting of Bahram Gur with a Princess", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Shangul Stirs the Khaqan's Council to War on Rustam", Folio 276v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp'Abd al-Vahhab|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess", Folio 639v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp'Abd al-Vahhab|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"The Sixth Joust of the Rooks: Bizhan Versus Ruyyin", Folio 343r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp'Abd al-Vahhab|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-DinMaulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din
"Rustam Fighting Ashkabus", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)Abu'l Qasim Firdausi