A Maid Dipped in the Sea as a Cure for her Fear of Water
Date:
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
Description:
This folio from Walters manuscript W.618 depicts a maid dipped in the sea as a cure for her fear of water.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Safavid DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Private collection, Tehran [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [list of books, by an anonymous owner, which were in his house in Tehran on fol. 1b]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Medium:
ink and pigments on laid paper with gold-sprinkled margins
Extent:
Dimensions: H: 10 7/16 x W: 6 1/2 in. (26.5 x 16.5 cm)
