Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.623 depicts the story of the princess in the red pavilion. A prince befriends an old woman in order to gain access to the tower and abduct his beloved.
Provenance
Ibn Abi Husayn 'Ali [...] 'Ali, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownsership statement plus seal on fol. 1a];Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.