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| Keywords: Iranian - Courtiers of Shah 'Abbas I - Walters W691A.jpg This painting Walters manuscript leaf W 691 depicts courtiers of the Safavid ruler Shah 'Abbas I reigned 996 AH/AD 1588-1038 AH/AD 1629 It is the right side of a double-page composition which most likely served as a frontispiece to a manuscript Certain courtiers of Shah 'Abbas I are identified by name In the far upper right two men stand wearing turbans with vertical extensions held at the center who are identified as Alpan Bik Beg in a blue robe and Qarajaghay Khan in a red robe Their headdress is distinctive of high-ranking members of court during the early 11th century AH/AD 17th Qarajaghay Khan an Armenian of the royal household held a number of political positions at court and was an important patron of the arts Standing lower down on the right side is Shah Vardi Bik Ishik Aqasi literally master of the threshold or master of ceremonies in a gold and black robe An Uzbek envoy ilchi-yi Uzbak in a beige and blue patterned robe is seated on the carpet Falconers grooms and a musician Qubad-i Kurd standing beside a man identified as Mirza 'Umar Shaykh in a red and gold robe are also shown There are 2 seated female figures identified as Gulpari and Dukhtardallalah The latter seems to denote a woman who procures slave girls for the palace This single leaf has been associated with Reception at the court of Shah`Abbas I also housed at the Walters Art Museum W 771 fol 50a However it is unlikely that the two ever formed a double-page composition mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century Safavid ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard cm 39 5 23 5 ; Image cm 31 19 8 accession number W 691 A 84255 John Edward Taylor Sale Christie's London July 1-4 1912 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Iran Walters Art Museum license 2D Islamic manuscripts in the Walters Art Museum Art of Iran Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Kurdish people in art Portraits with falcons | ||||
