'Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday', Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, ca. 1430, Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Codices, Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Black Pavilion'. The artist has achieved superb color harmony while still conveying the darkness of the pavilion required by the text. The perfection of such patterns as the tile work, and such details as the trays holding bottles, cups and fruit for the royal pair are characteristic of the supremely high quality of these Herat miniatures
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