An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209) (verso); Persian verses from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492) (recto)
Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722) · 1540–70
opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and ink on paper; double-sided