Beige folio page with 9 lines of black calligraphy on a tan background and enclosed by a multi-coloured lined border. Below the text, a painting shows an enthroned king receiving a sage in the upper right. Six other figures converse around the palace, while a seventh passes through the walls.
AKM284.1, Folio from the Manuscript of Kulliyat (Collected Works) of Sa`di (d. 1292), fol.10r

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Palace Scene
Folio from the Manuscript of Kulliyat (Collected Works) of Sa`di (d. 1292)
  • Accession Number:AKM284.1
  • Place:India, Agra
  • Dimensions:41.8 x 26.2 cm
  • Date:ca. 1604
  • Materials and Technique:opaque watercolour, ink, and gold on paper

  • The painting illustrates the fifth of the “Five Sermons.” Completed in a light wash, it depicts an enthroned king receiving a sage. It is marked as page 21 in the manuscript.

     

    See AKM284 for an introduction to the Kulliyat (Collected Works) of Sa'di, and other paintings from this manuscript.

     

    — Marika Sardar

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