Prince and Courtiers in a pavilion

Unknown artist

17th century

Opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper.

Aga Khan Museum

A painting from the 17th century, likely by an unknown artist, depicts a scene within a pavilion, with bordering text from a poem attributed to Hafiz. Further Reading The bordering poem on this folio was not originally related to the painting and probably arranged at a later date. The text is from an ode (ghazal) attributed to the 14th-century Persian poet Hafiz. Accession number: AKM430