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A young man offering a cup of wine to a young woman reflects a traditional Persian courtly ideal expressed in poetry and in painting. Yet it was common practice for Timurid artists to turn to Chinese models for stylistic inspiration.<br/><br/> In this painting, Chinese influence can be seen in the arrangement of figures on a horizontal groundline set against a neutral background, and in the identity and sinuous style of the flowering prunus tree that frames the princess.