Matrimony Night


Title: Matrimony Night

Details: Persian Painting/Harat Style Gouache and watercolor on paper
When a Dervish dies, in Konya the fellow members perform a ceremony of "night of union " or "Shab-i-Arus" in Farsi. The ceremony represents the union of the soul with the lover. Accordingly Dervishes perform Sema in front of the monumental fountain located in the courtyard of the Mevlana's convent.

Code: S 26

Size: 30×42 cm/12×16.5 inches

Date: 2017,October

Collection: Sama collection

Created by Camelia Ahmadi