Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" (verso) from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" (verso) from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209)

1555–65

opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

King Nushirwan is on a white horse, while his minister Buzurjmihr is riding a mule.

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