'Kai Kavus Ascends to the Sky', Folio 134r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1525–30, Made in Iran, Tabriz, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm), Codices, Painting attributed to Qadimi (active ca. 1525–65), Kai Kavus was a long-lived powerful king and a capricious ruler. One day, while hunting, he was approached by a div disguised as a handsome youth. The ill-natured devil began praising him, saying that his royal farr–”the kingly glory–was of such splendor that he should reign the world from the heavens
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Kai Kavus Ascends, Sky, Folio 134r, Shahnama, Book, Kings, Shah Tahmasp, ca, 1525–30, Iran, Tabriz, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, gold, paper, Painting, H, 11 3/16, 28.4 cm, Codices, Painting attributed to Qadimi, active ca., 1525–65, Kavus, long-lived powerful, king, capricious ruler, day, hunting, approached, div disguised, handsome youth, ill-natured devil, praising, saying, royal farr–, kingly, glory–, splendor, should reign, world, heavens
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