Tea Towel "The Wazir Pleads for the Life of the Young Bandit"

A tea towel inspired by the illustration "The Wazir Pleads for the Life of the Young Bandit" painted by Mahmud Muzahhib during the Shaybanid period. The artwork tells the story of a Wazir (advisor or minister) pleading for the life of a young bandit. The original painting was created using gold, ink and opaque watercolour on paper. Original artwork is part of Museum of Islamic Art's “Fashioning an Empire: Textiles from Safavid Iran" Exhibition. Inspired by: The Wazir pleads for the Life of the Young Bandit Illustration from Sa‘di Gulistan (The Rose Garden) painted by Mahmud Muzahhib (active ca 905-968 AH/1500-1560 CE) Uzbekistan, Bukhara Shaybanid period, dated 968 AH (1560-61 CE) Gold, ink and opaque watercolour on paper Museum of Islamic Art, Doha MIA.2013.153 Size: 70cm x 47cm