"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)

ca. 1425

Not on view

This painting illustrates a passage of the "Compendium of History", which Hafiz-i Abru composed by the order of Shah Rukh, the Timurid ruler of Herat. The text narrates the story of Sakyamuni, a name for Buddhha, who with his followers and servants goes through the jungle. When they see a bird in its nest in a tree, the men decide to repose in the tree’s shade. There, Buddha answers his followers’ questions: ‘who will proceed you as the next prophet?’ and ‘what will he be like?’.

Artwork Details

Title: "Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
Author: Hafiz-i Abru (Iranian, born Khorasan–1430 Zanjan)
Date: ca. 1425
Geography: Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat
Medium: Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Page: H. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm)
W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Object Number: 57.51.37.1
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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