Mihr and Nahid, King Kayvan's Daughter, on their Wedding Night

Description Provenance Credit

Description This folio from Walters manuscript W.627 contains a miniature depicting Mihr and Nahid, King Kayvan's daughter, on their wedding night.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [bookplate]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, after 1894

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881 AH/AD 1476

ink and pigments on laid Persian laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

W.627.214B

H: 8 1/16 x W: 4 3/4 in. (20.5 x 12 cm)

Mihr and King Kayvan Playing Polo	Title
881 AH/AD 1476	Period
W.627.151B	Accession
polo, sports, checkmate	Tags

King Shahpur and His Vizier, Dastur, Visit a Hermit	Title
881 AH/AD 1476	Period
W.627.17B	Accession

Mushtari Kneels at the Feet of Mihr in the Presence of Courtiers	Title
881 AH/AD 1476	Period
W.627.79B	Accession

Mihr Sailing to India in Search of Mushtari	Title
881 AH/AD 1476	Period
W.627.110A	Accession

Mihr Hunting in the Presence of King Kayvan and His Entourage	Title
881 AH/AD 1476	Period
W.627.166B	Accession

Mihr Killing Yalduz, the Warrior of Qara Khan, the King of Samarqand	Title
881 AH/AD 1476	Period
W.627.184A	Accession

Mihr Being Received by King Kayvan	Title
881 AH/AD 1476	Period
W.627.190A	Accession

Double-page Illuminated Incipit	Title
881 AH/AD 1476	Period
W.627.2B	Accession

Binding from Mihr and Mushtari	Title
881 AH/AD 1476	Period
W.627.binding	Accession