EditorialThe demon Akwan. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 39 miniatures. Opaque w. 1614. The demon Akwan about to hurl Rustam into the sea. Usual luxuriant landscape, and the demon coloured blue with scarlet muzzle wearing yellow shorts. 25.5 by 19.5 cm. Image take...
EditorialHead of a satyr-like man with luxuriant hair and beard growth, half to the right. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1550 - 1600. Measurements: h 357 mm ? w 245 mm.
EditorialThe demon Akwan. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 39 miniatures. Opaque w. 1614. The demon Akwan about to hurl Rustam into the sea. Usual luxuriant landscape, and the demon coloured blue with scarlet muzzle wearing yellow shorts. 25.5 by 19.5 cm. Image take...
EditorialZal restored to his father Sam. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 39 miniatures. Opaque w. 1614. Zal restored to his father Sam by the Simurgh. Luxuriant hilly landscape with a group of Sam's retainers in the foreground, which is rather rubbed and damp-staine...
EditorialGiw and Kay Khusraw. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 39 miniatures. Opaque w. 1614. Giw encounters Kay Khusraw by a spring. Luxuriant and richly-coloured rocky landscape; Kay Khusraw is a rather ungainly figure with fat legs and a crown too large for him. 2...
EditorialThe enthronement of Luhrasp. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 23 miniatures. Shiraz, Iran, 1560. The enthronement of Luhrasp. Crowded court scene on a terrace with luxuriant dark green garden behind. 19 by 15 cm (plus heading). Image taken from Shahnama of ...
EditorialGushtasp kills the 'wolf'. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 39 miniatures. Opaque w. 1614. Gushtasp kills the 'wolf', here represented as a sort of buffalo-rhinoceros. Unusual treatment: the monster lies on its back and the hero runs his lance into its rectu...