Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Makhzan al-Asrar [Treasure of Secrets]
Cleveland Museum of Art

Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Makhzan al-Asrar [Treasure of Secrets]

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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