Captioned painting, centred around a prince upon a gold throne, beneath a gold canopy. A group of penitents stands in front of him. On the right is a group of attendants; below, five men shoot arrows at a rock. In the lower right corners are two horses with riders.
AKM288.9, A Prince Hears Appeals, Folio from a manuscript of the Ethics of Nasir (Akhlaq-i Nasiri), Fol.160r

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Beige folio page with 12 lines of black calligraphy, enclosed by a border of thin lines in gold, blue, and brown. Part of the topmost line is in red ink.
AKAKM288.9, A Prince Hears Appeals, Folio from a manuscript of the Ethics of Nasir (Akhlaq-i Nasiri), Fol.160v

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A Prince Hears Appeals, Folio from a manuscript of the Ethics of Nasir (Akhlaq-i Nasiri)
  • Accession Number:AKM288.9
  • Creator:Author: Nasir al-Din Tusi, Persian, 1201 - 1274
    Created for: Nasir al-Din `Abd al-Rahim
  • Place:Pakistan, Lahore
  • Dimensions:23.9 cm × 14.2 cm
  • Date:ca. 1590-1595
  • Materials and Technique:Opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper
  • This painting illustrates the end of the Second Discourse, Section 10 on the Government of Servants and Slaves. It is not entirely clear how it relates to the surrounding text which talks about different classes of men and how they respond to being held in servitude. The painting shows a ruler listening to a group of men awaiting his judgement on a dispute. An archery contest takes place in the foreground.

    See AKM288 for an introduction to a manuscript of the Ethics of Nasir (Akhlaq-i Nasiri) and links to the other paintings within this manuscript.

    — Marika Sardar

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