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Kardana and the tortoise chat by the river, from Lights of Canopus (Anvār-i Suhaylī) by Ḥusayn Vā`iẓ Kāshifī (d. 1504-5)

Title	Kardana and the tortoise chat by the river, from Lights of Canopus (Anvār-i Suhaylī) by Ḥusayn Vā`iẓ Kāshifī (d. 1504-5)
Publication Date:	c. 1595-1600
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	199 mm x 127 mm (height x width)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	In 04.39
Library Location	Indian collection
Date	c. 1595-1600
Notes	Kardana and the tortoise chat by the river, from Lights of Canopus (Anvār-i Suhaylī) by Ḥusayn Vā`iẓ Kāshifī (d. 1504-5). Writing in a sophisticated court style, Kāshifī composed an updated version of these lively animal fables, which have a long transmission history going back to Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit texts. In this story, Kardana the wise monkey king has been exiled from power, and has made a new life living on a river island, where he becomes friends with a river tortoise. Folio, ink, gold and colours on paper, Persian text in nasta`liq script, with painting (on recto), from Lights of Canopus (Anvār-i Suhaylī) by Kamāl al-Dīn Ḥusayn Vā`iẓ Kāshifī (d. 1504-5), produced for the court of Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605), Agra, India, undated, c. 1595-1600.
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Yazı Tipi	Nasta`liq script

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Kardana and the tortoise chat by the river, from Lights of Canopus (Anvār-i Suhaylī) by Ḥusayn Vā`iẓ Kāshifī (d. 1504-5)

Publication Date c. 1595-1600

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 199 mm x 127 mm (height x width)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID In 04.39

Library Location Indian collection

Date c. 1595-1600

Notes Kardana and the tortoise chat by the river, from Lights of Canopus (Anvār-i Suhaylī) by Ḥusayn Vā`iẓ Kāshifī (d. 1504-5). Writing in a sophisticated court style, Kāshifī composed an updated version of these lively animal fables, which have a long transmission history going back to Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit texts. In this story, Kardana the wise monkey king has been exiled from power, and has made a new life living on a river island, where he becomes friends with a river tortoise. Folio, ink, gold and colours on paper, Persian text in nasta`liq script, with painting (on recto), from Lights of Canopus (Anvār-i Suhaylī) by Kamāl al-Dīn Ḥusayn Vā`iẓ Kāshifī (d. 1504-5), produced for the court of Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605), Agra, India, undated, c. 1595-1600.

Materyal Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold

Nesne Adı Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)

Yazı Tipi Nasta`liq script