به تخت نشستن سیاوش
بکاخ سیاوش فرستاد شاه
ابا تخت زرین و زرین کلاه
سیاوش تکیه بر تخت زده به همراهی ملازمانش، برگی از یک نسخه خطی شاهنامه فردوسی، نیمه اول قرن 17، اصفهان، موزه هنر هاروارد
Siyavush Enthroned in a Garden Pavilion with Attendants, folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi, first half of the 17th century
Series/Book Title: Shahnama by Firdawsi
Manuscript Folio
Persian
17th century
Safavid period, AH 907-1145 / AD 1501-1732
Creation Place: Isfahan, Iran
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
37.3 x 24.6 cm (14 11/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Harvard Art Museums
ابا تخت زرین و زرین کلاه
سیاوش تکیه بر تخت زده به همراهی ملازمانش، برگی از یک نسخه خطی شاهنامه فردوسی، نیمه اول قرن 17، اصفهان، موزه هنر هاروارد
Siyavush Enthroned in a Garden Pavilion with Attendants, folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi, first half of the 17th century
Series/Book Title: Shahnama by Firdawsi
Manuscript Folio
Persian
17th century
Safavid period, AH 907-1145 / AD 1501-1732
Creation Place: Isfahan, Iran
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
37.3 x 24.6 cm (14 11/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Harvard Art Museums
بیژن ومنیژه
Detail from a page painted in watercolor and gold around Jalali year 990 to illustrate the Shahnameh. The Victoria & Albert Museum notes that copies of Ferdowsi's masterpiece 'were often made for rulers across the Persian-speaking world, including the Mughal empire and the sultanates of the Deccan. This page, depicting the hero Rustam rescuing Bizhan from the dungeon, has been detached from a manuscript probably copied in Bijapur.'
نشستن کیخسرو بر پیل و برگذشتن سپاه پیش او
نشستن کیخسرو بر پیل و برگذشتن سپاه پیش او ، نسخه خطی شاهنامه، پادشاهی کیخسرو شصت سال بود، شیراز، 1561-1562 میلادی
Kay Khusraw Reviews His Army
ink,opaque watercolor, and gold on paper,
measuring 14 2/3 by 9 1/2 inches
is from a manuscript copy of the Shahnama
made in Shiraz in the Fars province of Iran in 1561-62.
The Shahnama (Book of Kings), completed by Firdawsi in 1010, is an account in verse of Iran’s glorious history, a national epic. This painting, Kay Khusraw Reviews His Army—of ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, measuring 14 2/3 by 9 1/2 inches—is from a manuscript copy of the Shahnama made in Shiraz in the Fars province of Iran in 1561-62. The poem is much concerned with themes of heroism, courage, and royal legitimacy, and hunting narratives are frequent. In a composition full of animation, the painter added elements not in Firdawsi’s text to illustrate the complementary nature of hunting and warfare because both confirmed the legitimacy of Kay Khusraw, an exemplar of a just leader. Atop his white elephant, he reviews his troops before they depart for battle. The whiteness of the elephant, curator Kimberly Masteller says, is allegorical, “but light-colored elephants were the highest prize in the royal stable.”
نخستین فریبرز بد پیش رو
که بگذشت پیش جهاندار نو
ابا گرز و با تاج و زرینه کفش
پس پشت خورشید پیکر درفش
یکی باره‌ای برنشسته سمند
بفتراک بر حلقه کرده کمند
همی رفت با باد و با برز و فر
سپاهش همه غرقه در سیم و زر
برو آفرین کرد شاه جهان
که بیشی ترا باد و فر مهان
بهر کار بخت تو پیروز باد
بباز آمدن باد پیروز و شاد
پس شاه گودرز کشواد بود
که با جوشن و گرز پولاد بود
درفش از پس پشت او شیر بود
که جنگش بگرز و بشمشیر بود
Kay Khusraw Reviews His Army
ink,opaque watercolor, and gold on paper,
measuring 14 2/3 by 9 1/2 inches
is from a manuscript copy of the Shahnama
made in Shiraz in the Fars province of Iran in 1561-62.
The Shahnama (Book of Kings), completed by Firdawsi in 1010, is an account in verse of Iran’s glorious history, a national epic. This painting, Kay Khusraw Reviews His Army—of ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, measuring 14 2/3 by 9 1/2 inches—is from a manuscript copy of the Shahnama made in Shiraz in the Fars province of Iran in 1561-62. The poem is much concerned with themes of heroism, courage, and royal legitimacy, and hunting narratives are frequent. In a composition full of animation, the painter added elements not in Firdawsi’s text to illustrate the complementary nature of hunting and warfare because both confirmed the legitimacy of Kay Khusraw, an exemplar of a just leader. Atop his white elephant, he reviews his troops before they depart for battle. The whiteness of the elephant, curator Kimberly Masteller says, is allegorical, “but light-colored elephants were the highest prize in the royal stable.”
نخستین فریبرز بد پیش رو
که بگذشت پیش جهاندار نو
ابا گرز و با تاج و زرینه کفش
پس پشت خورشید پیکر درفش
یکی باره‌ای برنشسته سمند
بفتراک بر حلقه کرده کمند
همی رفت با باد و با برز و فر
سپاهش همه غرقه در سیم و زر
برو آفرین کرد شاه جهان
که بیشی ترا باد و فر مهان
بهر کار بخت تو پیروز باد
بباز آمدن باد پیروز و شاد
پس شاه گودرز کشواد بود
که با جوشن و گرز پولاد بود
درفش از پس پشت او شیر بود
که جنگش بگرز و بشمشیر بود