'Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager', Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds), 1487, Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, 7 3/4 x 5 3/4in. (19.7 x 14.6cm), Codices, This painting illustrates a story that stresses the importance of the quest (talab). The story is as follows: Shaikh Mahneh (Abu Sa'id Mihna'i, 967–1049), a famous shaikh of Khorasan, wandered in the wilderness in a state of depression
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