"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
"Bahram Gur about to Kill the Lion and Onager with one Arrow".
It is this feat that gave the young prince his initial fame as a great hunter. The miniature is in the court style of Herat under the patronage of the Timurid prince Baisunghur for whom the manuscript may have been made. The fine drawing, masterly composition with its subtle asymmetry, and the delicate coloring of this style are all evident here. The scene takes place in Yemen and the artist has depicted the Arab type of turban with the long end looped under the chin.
It is this feat that gave the young prince his initial fame as a great hunter. The miniature is in the court style of Herat under the patronage of the Timurid prince Baisunghur for whom the manuscript may have been made. The fine drawing, masterly composition with its subtle asymmetry, and the delicate coloring of this style are all evident here. The scene takes place in Yemen and the artist has depicted the Arab type of turban with the long end looped under the chin.
Artwork Details
- Title: "Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
- Author: Nizami (present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja)
- Calligrapher: Maulana Azhar (died 1475/76)
- Date: ca. 1430
- Geography: Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat
- Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Dimensions: Page: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
W. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm) - Classification: Codices
- Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
- Object Number: 13.228.13.2
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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Multiple artists/makers
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
Nizami
16th century
Nizami
ca. 1625–30
Nizami
ca. 1620–30
Nizami
ca. 1620–30
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