نشستن کیخسرو بر پیل و برگذشتن سپاه پیش او
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
کیخسرو- هدایا
Kai Khusrau's War Prizes Are Pledged For", Folio from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935–1020)
Artist:
Painting attributed to Aqa Mirak (active ca. 1525–60)
Object Name:
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Reign:
Shah Tahmasp (1524–76)
Date:
ca. 1530
Geography:
Iran, Tabriz
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
Painting: H. 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm) W. 10 7/16 in. (26.5 cm) Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm) Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Description
In preparation for war with the Turanians, Kai Khusrau ordered treasures and armor to be brought forth from the royal treasury and promised as prizes to the winners of six feats of prowess in the coming hostilities. Trays of gems and armor sit on the ground before the king. The style of this painting is characteristic of the third director of the Shahnama project, Aqa Mirak. The harmony of the composition is achieved not only by balancing solids and voids but also through the distribution of ultramarine blue, orange-red, and light green across the image against a ground of light blue.
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Kay Khusraw Reviews His Army
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The opposing armies of Iran led by Key-Khosrow, and Turan, under the command ofAfrasiab.The Bayasanghori Shâhnâmeh,made in 1430 for Prince Bayasanghor (1399–1433),a registered Heritage of UNESCO.[1]
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