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country�察 �he¨d forgotten these old styles�察 �if he¨d ever actually learned them。
Though the value of many miniaturists resides precisely in the splendid models
of form they¨ve mitted to memory�察�had Velijan truly forgotten them�察�he¨d
have bee an even greater illustrator。 Still�察�there were two benefits�察�of which
he wasn¨t even aware�察�to harboring the teachings of his mentors in the depths
of his soul like a pair of unconfessed sins�此 �1。 For such a gifted miniaturist�察�
clinging to old forms inevitably stirred feelings of guilt and alienation that
would spur his talent to maturity。 2。 In a moment of difficulty�察 �he could
always recall what he claimed to have forgotten�察 �and thus�察 �he could
successfully plete any new subject�察�history or scene by recourse to one of
the old Herat models。 With his keen eye�察 �he knew how to harmonize what
he¨d learned from the old forms and Shah Tahmasp¨s old masters in new
pictures。 Herat painting and Istanbul ornamentation happily merged in Olive。
As with all of my miniaturists�察 �I once paid an unannounced visit to his
home。 Unlike my work area and that of many other master miniaturists�察�his
was a filthy confusion of paints�察 �brushes�察 �burnishing shells�察 �his folding
worktable and other objects。 It was a mystery to me�察 �but he wasn¨t even
embarrassed by it。 He took no outside jobs to earn a few extra silver coins。
After I related these facts�察 �Black said it was Olive who showed the most
enthusiasm for and the most ease with the styles of the Frankish masters
admired by his late Enishte。 I understood this to be praise from the deceased
fool¨s point of view�察 �mistaken though it was。 I can¨t say whether Olive was
more deeply and secretly bound to the Herat styles!which went back to his
father¨s mentor Siyavush and Siyavush¨s mentor Muzaffer�察�back to the era of
Bihzad and the old masters!than he appeared to be�察�but it always made me
wonder whether Olive harbored other hidden tendencies。 Of my miniaturists
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��I told myself spontaneously���察 �he was the most quiet and sensitive�察 �but also
the most guilty and traitorous�察�and by far the most devious。 When I thought
about the mander¨s torture chambers�察�he was the first to e to mind。
��I both wanted and didn¨t want him to be tortured。�� He had the eyes of a jinn�察�
he noticed and took account of everything�察�including my own shortings�察�
however�察 �with the reserve of an exile able to acmodate himself to any
situation�察�he¨d rarely open his mouth to point out mistakes。 He was wily�察�yes�察�
but not in my opinion a murderer。 ��I didn¨t tell Black this。�� Olive didn¨t
believe in anything。 He had no faith in money�察�but he¨d nervously squirrel it
away。 Contrary to what is monly believed�察 �all murderers are men of
extreme faith rather than unbelievers。 Manuscript illumination leads to
painting�察 �and painting�察 �in turn�察 �leads to!God forbid!challenging Allah。
Everybody knows this。 Therefore�察 �to judge by his lack of faith�察 �Olive is a
genuine artist。 Nevertheless�察 �I believe that his God´given gifts fall short of
Butterfly¨s�察�or even Stork¨s。 I would¨ve wanted Olive to be my son。 As I said
this�察�I wanted to incur Black¨s jealousy�察�but he only responded by opening his
dark eyes and staring with childlike curiosity。 Then I said Olive was
magnificent when he worked in black ink�察 �when he rendered�察 �for pasting in
albums�察 �warriors�察 �hunting scenes�察 �Chinese´inspired landscapes full of storks
and cranes�察�pretty boys gathered beneath a tree reciting verse and playing lutes�察�
and when he depicted the sorrow of legendary lovers�察�the wrath of a sword´
bearing�察�enraged shah�察�and a hero¨s expression of fear as he dodged the attack
of a dragon。
^Perhaps Enishte wanted Olive to do the last picture that would show in
great detail�察 �in the style of the Europeans�察 �Our Sultan¨s face and manner of
sitting�察院�Black said。
Was he trying to confuse me�拭�
^Supposing this were the case�察 �after Olive killed Enishte�察 �why would he
abscond with a picture he was already familiar with�拭院�I said。 ^Or�察�if you like�察�
why would he murder Enishte in order to see that picture�拭院�
We both pondered these questions for a while。
^Because there¨s something missing in that painting�察院 �said Black。 ^Or
because he regrets something he did and is scared by it。 Or even´ ̄ he
thought for a while。 ^Or�察�having killed Enishte�察�he might¨ve taken the painting
to do further harm�察�for the sake of having a memento�察�or even for no reason at
all。 Olive is�察�after all�察�a great illustrator who¨d naturally have a lot of respect for
a beautiful painting。 ̄
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^We¨ve already discussed in what ways Olive is a great illustrator�察院 �I said�察�
growing angry。 ^But none of Enishte¨s illustrations is beautiful。 ̄
^We haven¨t yet seen the last painting�察院�Black said boldly。
The Attributes of Butterfly
He is known as Hasan Chelebi from the Gunpowder Factory district�察�but to me
he¨s always been ^Butterfly。 ̄ This nickname always reminds me of the beauty
of his boyhood and youth�此 �He was so handsome that those who saw him
didn¨t believe their eyes and wanted a second look。 I¨ve always been
astonished by the miracle of his being as talented as he is handsome。 He¨s a
master of color and this is his greatest strength�察 �he painted passionately�察�
reeling with the pleasure of applying color。 But I cautioned Black that Butterfly
was flighty�察�aimless and indecisive。 Anxious to be just�察�I added�此�He¨s a genuine
miniaturist who paints from the heart。 If the arts of ornamentation are not
meant to cater to intelligence�察�to speak to the animal within us�察�or to bolster
the pride of the Sultan�察�that is�察�if this art is meant to be only a festival for the
eyes�察�then Butterfly is indeed a true miniaturist。 He makes wide�察�easy�察�blithe
curves�察�as if he¨d taken lessons from the masters of Kazvin forty years ago�察�he
confidently applies his bright�察 �pure colors�察 �and there¨s always a gentle
circularity hidden in the arrangement of his paintings�察�but I¨m the one who
trained him�察�not those long´dead masters of Kazvin。 Maybe it¨s for this reason
that I love him like a son�察 �nay�察 �more than a son!but I never felt any awe
toward him。 As with all of my apprentices�察�in his boyhood and adolescence�察�I
beat him freely with brush handles�察�rulers and even pieces of wood�察�but this
doesn¨t mean I don¨t respect him。 Though I beat Stork frequently with rulers�察�I
respect him too。 In contrast to what the casual onlooker might assume�察 �a
master¨s beating doesn¨t rid the young apprentice of jinns of talent and the
Devil�察 �but only suppresses them temporarily。 If it happens to be a good
beating�察 �and deserved�察 �later on the jinns and the Devil will rise up and
stimulate the developing miniaturist¨s resolve to work。 As for the beatings I
administered to Butterfly�察�they shaped him into a content and obedient artist。
I at once felt the need to praise him to Black�此 �Butterfly¨s artistry�察院�I said�察�
^is solid proof that the picture of bliss�察�which the celebrated poet ponders in
his masnawi�察�is only possible through a God´given gift for understanding and
applying color。 When I realized this�察�I also realized what Butterfly lacked�此�He
hadn¨t known that momentary loss of faith that Jami refers to in his poetry as
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 ̄the dark night of the soul。^ Like an illustrator painting in the great happiness
of Heaven�察�he sets to his work with conviction and contentment�察�believing that
he can make a blissful painting�察�which he does succeed in doing。 Our armies
besieging Doppio castle�察 �the Hungarian ambassador kissing the feet of Our
Sultan�察�Our Prophet ascending through the seven heavens�察�these are of course
all inherently happy scenes�察�but rendered by Butterfly�察�they bee flights of
ecstasy springing from the page。 In an illustration of mine�察�if the darkness of
death or the seriousness of a government session weighs heavy�察 �I¨ll tell
Butterfly to  ̄color it as you see fit�察亜�and thereupon�察�the outfits�察�leaves�察�flags
and sea that lay there muted as if sprinkled with dirt meant to fill a grave
begin to ripple in the breeze。 There are times when I think Allah wants the
world to be seen the way Butterfly illustrates it�察 �that He wants life to be
jubilation。 Indeed�察 �this is a realm where colors harmoniously recite
magnificent ghazals to each other�察 �where time stops�察 �where the Devil never
appears。 ̄
However�察�even Butterfly knows this isn¨t enough。 Someone must have quite
rightly!yes�察�in good measure!whispered to him that in his work everything
was as joyous as a holiday�察�but devoid of d