The most beautiful version of shahnama. Miniatures of this version was drawn by these painters : SOLTAN MOHAMMAD , MIRZA ALI , AGHA MIRAK , MOZAFFAR ALI , MIR SEYYED ALI , ...This version refers to SAFAVI era , about 928 - 937 A.H.. ( 1522 - 1531 A.D. )
Miniatures of this version in pictures gallery :
Picture No. 5 : ARDASHIR sleeps with GOLNAR. Picture No.16 : MEHR- HORMAZD kills KHOSRO PARVIZ. Picture No.18 : BORZOYE brings famous book KALILA & DEMNA with himself from india ( As a gift to ANOOSHIRVAN ) .Picture No. 20 : ROSTAM kills the witch. Picture No. 21 : KEY KHOSRO holds a levee to his heroes. Picture No. 22 : FEREYDOON hangs ZAHHAK. Picture No. 23 : FEREYDOON passes the river ARVAND. Picture No. 24 : ROSTAM hunts along with seven heroes. Picture No. 25 : ROSTAM in his search to find demon AKVAN. Picture No. 26 : BIJHAN hunts wild boars. Picture No. 27 : BARBAD playes his harp clandestinely for KHOSRO PARVIZ.
Some paintings in this gallery refers to GHAJAR and first PAHLAVI era . These are famous as GHAHVEH-KHANEH paintings. Most of these paintings was painted on big canavas. This big canvas usually locates in tea shops ( in persian: GHAHVEH - KHANEH ).Shahnama stories was narrated by narrator ( in persian: NAGHAL ) at those places.Some of the famous painters are : HOSSAIN GHOLLAR AGHASI ( named in 1946 A.D. ) , MOHAMMAD MODABBER , ABBAS BOLOOKIFAR , ...
Paintings in pictures gallery :
Picture No. 4 : ROSTAM kills white demon in MAZANDARAN. Painted by : H.GH.AGHASI. Picture No. 10 : ROSTAM & ASHKBOOS. by : H.GH.AGHASI. Picture No. 11 : KEY KHOSRO coronation. by : A. BOLOOKIFAR. Picture No. 12 : SIAVASH passes through the fire. by : M.MODABBER. Picture No. 13 : ROSTAM & SOHRAB. by : H.GH.AGHASI. Picture No. 14 : KEY KHOSRO coronation. by : H.GH.AGHASI. Picture No. 15 : KEY KHOSRO passes the river with his mother and GIV. by : H.GH.AGHASI.
Pictures No. 6-9 depend to a version of SHAHNAMA refers to1268 A.H.(1847 A.D.) Detailes : Picture No. 6 : ZARDOSHT proclaims his message to GOSHTASB. Picture No. 7 : BIJHAN & MANIJHA. Picture No. 8 : BAHRAM & AZADEH. Picture No. 9 : SIAVASH story.
Pictures No. 17 , 19 depend to a version , refers to 11th century A.H. (17th. A.D.) . This version keeps in EGYPT national library. Picture No. 17 : KHOSRO PARVIZ meets GORDAFARID. Picture No. 19 : BAHRAM and king SHANGAL .
