Reciting Poetry in a Garden, first quarter 17th century, Country of Origin Iran, Isfahan, Stonepaste; polychrome glaze within black wax resist outlines (cuerda seca technique), Panel with tabs: H. 35 1/4 in. (89. 5 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, A lush landscape provides the setting for a picnic, complete with fruit and beverages in Chinese style blue-and-white vessels. Two men sit in conversation, one writing and holding a safina (an oblong format book typically containing poetry), flanked by a man standing on the left and a woman on the right carrying a covered bowl decorated with Chinese designs