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AKM284.19, A Court Assembly

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A Court Assembly
Folio from the Manuscript of Kulliyat (Collected Works) of Sa`di (d. 1292)
  • Accession Number:AKM284.19
  • Place:India, Agra
  • Dimensions:41.8 x 26.2 cm
  • Date:ca. 1604
  • Materials and Technique:opaque watercolour, ink, and gold on paper

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More About A Court Assembly

Found in the section of Persian-language qasidas (odes), this painting represents a group of scholars, courtiers, and servants who have gathered around the king on his throne. It is marked as page 279 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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