FINE ISLAMIC ART HAMMER AUCTION APRIL 2026 | Apr 21, 2026
Lot 44
ROYAL HUNT OF BAHRAM GUR, A MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDOWSI'S SHAHNAMEH, SAFAVID PERSIA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY ROYAL HUNT OF BAHRAM GUR, A MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDOWSI'S SHAHNAMEH, SAFAVID PERSIA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

Lot 44 ROYAL HUNT OF BAHRAM GUR, A MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDOWSI'S SHAHNAMEH, SAFAVID PERSIA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3008318

Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper. Folio from a manuscript of the Shahnameh, depicting Bahram Gur—renowned in the epic for his mastery of the hunt—crowned and mounted, drawing his bow with practiced precision. Celebrated for pursuing onagers (gur), from which he takes his epithet, Bahram embodies the ideal of the warrior-king: skilled, vigilant, and attuned to both courtly pleasure and martial discipline. Attendants animate the tiered landscape, which is populated with deer and other game.
Framed by Persian calligraphy in nastaʿlīq script arranged in four columns, the scene reflects the poetic celebration of Bahram’s prowess and the broader royal virtue of dominion over nature.
Framed and glazed.
Frame: 54 by 43 cm.
Painting: 22 by 27 cm.

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