Frontispiece, from a manuscript of Nigaristan

Author: Ahmad

1573-74 CE/980 AH/AH 980

Ink, opaque watercolour, and gold on paper

Aga Khan Museum

A group of men are gathered in a room with ornate decorations, some seated on the floor and others on raised platforms. They are engaged in conversation and some appear to be serving food. A group of men are gathered in a room with ornate decorations, some seated on the floor and others on raised platforms. They are engaged in conversation and some appear to be serving food. Further Reading Folio AKM272.f1v shows a view of an interior of a palace with a man enthroned in the horizontal centre of the picture field. To his left is another figure, also seated on a chair. Additional figures are arranged in the room in a circle around the crowned figure. Some are serving fruit and other delicacies. The throne scene might suggest that the manuscript was a royal commission. The identity of the enthroned figure is not clear, h