Le concours des oiseaux

by  Farid ud-din Attar. circa 1600 CE; Safavid Iran, "The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds). Painting by Habiballah of Sava (active ca. 1590–1610) , Ink, opaque watercolour, gold, and silver on paper folio from an illustrated manuscript.