Court of Kayumars
7x5" / Unframed Print
$32.49
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Court of Kayumars
$32.49
Materials
Fine Art Prints
Premium archival matte fine art paper, 200–230 gsm. Smooth, bright white surface with an instant-dry coating that resists fingerprints and smudging. Printed with archival inks for accurate color and high-contrast reproduction. FSC-certified sustainable paper.
Framed Prints
Solid wood frame, roughly 0.875″ wide, available in light, black, or white. Protected by shatterproof optical-grade acrylic — lighter and safer than glass, and it ships without risk of breakage. Dry-mounted to foam core with a kraft paper dust cover and hanging wire installed, ready to hang out of the box.
Production
Every piece is made to order. Nothing sits in a warehouse — your print is produced after you order it, at the facility closest to your address. That means it reaches you faster, travels less distance, and arrives with a smaller carbon footprint than something shipped from a single central location.
Kayumars enthroned on a green mountain under a night sky, painted in the manner of a Safavid miniature. He sits in leopard skin on a gold throne with his son beside him; courtiers stand in ranks to left and right in brocade and mail, one holding out a dish of fruit; and along the whole foreground the animals lie down together — a lion, two leopards, gazelles, a hare and a partridge. بارگاه کیومرث is written in gold in the upper corner.
- Kayumars crowned and robed in leopard skin, his son standing at his right hand
- Eight courtiers in helmets, brocade coats and fur, carrying spears and bows
- Lion, leopards, gazelles, hare and partridge resting untroubled in the foreground
- Layered green and blue mountains, white blossom, and a crescent moon among gold stars
- Jewel-toned pigment throughout — lapis, malachite, cinnabar and gold
Kayumars is the first king in the Shahnameh. He lived in the mountains, dressed his people in the skins of leopards, and the wild animals came and sat at his feet — Ferdowsi says so directly, which is why this scene is always painted this way. It does not last: his son Siamak is killed by the Black Div, and the first age of the world ends there. Sultan Muhammad's version of this scene, painted for Shah Tahmasp around 1525, is generally reckoned the finest Persian miniature ever made; when that manuscript was broken up and sold off folio by folio, this page alone fetched more than any Islamic manuscript painting before it.
Perfect for
- Living rooms and libraries that can carry a densely detailed piece
- Collectors of Persian miniature and Islamic art
- Readers of the Shahnameh and of myth
- Nowruz and milestone gifts