www.indianminiaturepaintings.co.uk
Enter GALLERIES to browse paintings
The description in English of the painting on this webpage is definitive. Any translation using Google translate is a guide only - its accuracy cannot be guaranteed and it is used at your own risk.
Folio from a dispersed Shahnama: Isfandiyar kills a witch. Indo-Persian kalam (lit. 'pen') at Kashmir, 19th century. Opaque watercolour with gold on glazed paper. 33.3 x 24cm
In Vol. V The Fourth Stage Isfandiyar is warned that when he next travels for his fourth trial he will come across a witch. When he does she is disguised as a beautiful woman but as soon as Isfandiyar utters the name of god she returns to normal and before she can cause him harm is slayed.
With thanks to the kindness of Tarun Pant for identifying the narrative action.
SOLD
Above: gilt detail reflecting light
Images and text © Indian Miniature Paintings Ltd