Date | Description | Source | Reference |
Late 16th century | Dark blue yurt with dog, foliage and decorative motifs in gold spread on the roof and walls, bright red vent cover with gold flowers and a brown top, light blue valance with gold motifs with green inner material, the open rectangular doorway shows a white interior liner with very light blue foliage decoration. | "Typical scene of hospitality: a traveller is offered a refreshing drink. From the Complete Works of Sa'di. End of the 16th century..." 'Musee Reza Abbasi, Teheran, Iraq.' | Fitzgerald, E., Trans., Rubâiyâ of Omar Khayyâm and Persian Miniatures, Genève, 1979, p. 89. |
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