'Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday', Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 931/A.D. 1524–25, Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm), Codices, Painting by Shaikh Zada, The Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) is one of the five poems of the Khamsa of Nizami. The poetry is mystical, illustrating the supremacy of divine love over earthly pleasures. In the story, Bahram Gur marries seven princesses from the seven regions of the world and visits each one in her own pavilion on successive nights
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