Bahram Gur in a Peasant's House

This folio from Walters manuscript W.677 depicts Bahram Gur in a peasant's house.

Colors in this work

Artist: Unknown artist
Date: 1341
Holding institution: Walters Art Museum
Palette: Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #C1A885 · 59%

Lampblack · Black family · #0C0713 · 13%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #937653 · 11%

Aged Bronze Brown · Brown family · #6E5335 · 6%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A68762 · 5%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #DAC5A2 · 2%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #392A17 · 2%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C3906A · 1%

Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #B2AA8A · 1%

Peach Bole · Orange family · #CC7C65 · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #A39D91 · <1%

Shell Cameo · Pink family · #C9847B · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #070C0F · <1%

Lead Type · Gray family · #818576 · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #37353A · <1%

Aubergine Glaze · Purple family · #110219 · <1%

Graphite Block · Gray family · #4E5A53 · <1%

Archive Wax Red · Red family · #665057 · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Walters Art Museum

9 tags

Written Word Both · 99%

The folio visibly contains extensive written text, while the catalog identifies it as a manuscript folio.

Narrative Both · 98%

The catalog identifies the subject as Bahram Gur in a peasant’s house, and the lower miniature visibly presents a staged interaction among multiple figures in an illustrated setting.
Human Figure Visual · 98%

Several human figures, including a seated figure at left and standing figures at right, appear in the lower miniature.
Animals Visual · 94%

The lower scene includes a prominent horned animal and smaller animal forms.
Flora Visual · 97%

Flowering branches and a fruit-bearing tree are prominent elements of the lower miniature.

Dense Composition Visual · 95%

The page tightly organizes six columns of text, red rules, borders, figures, trees, and animals within a compact field with broad but relatively plain margins.

Manuscript Metadata · 99%

The catalog classifies the object as manuscript or decorative art and identifies it as a folio from Walters manuscript W.677.
Arabic/Farsi Calligraphy Visual · 88%

The visible writing uses a flowing calligraphic script derived from the Arabic script tradition; the image alone cannot establish whether the language is Arabic or Persian.

1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 94%

The catalog dates the folio to 1341, placing it within the catalog’s 1000–1400 CE period range.

Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Husayni Firdawsi (Persian, died 411-416 AH/AD 1020-1025) Inju Shiraz. Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork

Original image ↗ 1,440 × 1,800 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed