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Bahram Gur in the Sandalwood Pavilion, from the Haft paykar
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This painting depicts Bahram Gur’s visit, on the sixth day, to the sandalwood pavilion of Princess Yaghme, the daughter of the emperor of China. The couple is dressed in garments that match the color of the pavilion, here articulated in pale yellow and washed peach. The princess offers her husband pomegranates on a golden tray; he holds a winecup. They are attended by Yaghme’s ladies-in-waiting, female musicians, and other servants. Although the text describes a pavilion furnished with Chinese treasures, it is depicted here as richly decorated with tiles, wall paintings, and carpets in Persianate style.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
[Mansour Gallery London 1994 or 1995] sold; to Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood Belmont MA (1994 or 1995 - 2002) gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2002.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art
Title: Bahram Gur in the Sandalwood Pavilion, from the Haft paykar
Description:
This painting depicts Bahram Gur’s visit, on the sixth day, to the sandalwood pavilion of Princess Yaghme, the daughter of the emperor of China.
The couple is dressed in garments that match the color of the pavilion, here articulated in pale yellow and washed peach.
The princess offers her husband pomegranates on a golden tray; he holds a winecup.
They are attended by Yaghme’s ladies-in-waiting, female musicians, and other servants.
Although the text describes a pavilion furnished with Chinese treasures, it is depicted here as richly decorated with tiles, wall paintings, and carpets in Persianate style.
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