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Gordiya Parleys with Tuwurg
Calligrapher: Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn Husaini (known as al-Mausili)LinkedCulture matchlcp-6f6f82997042
- Date
- 1341
- Medium
- Ink, colors, and gold on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 1213
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
This page, from the same Shahnameh manuscript as the work on the left, shifts the image to the bottom of the six-columned text, demonstrating the variety and visual rhythm of the complete manuscript. The scene depicts the influential Iranian noblewoman Gordiya, seen on horseback on the left. Her late brother Bahram had attempted to seize the throne from the Sasanian emperor Khosrow II (r. 590–628 CE). After Bahram’s defeat, they fled to the court of the emperor of China who insisted on taking Gordiya’s hand in marriage. Unwilling, Gordiya plans her escape; the emperor soon learns of Gordiay’s intentions and sends his military leader, Tuwurg, seen on the right, to bring her back. This painting, with its freewheeling composition of polo-like combat, foreshadows Gordiya’s victory over Tuwrug, and her triumphant return to Iran, where she ultimately marries Khosrow II. Asia
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- Bequest of Mrs. Margaret McMillan Webber in memory of her mother, Katherine Kittredge McMillan
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