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tormented�察 �pretty�察 �moon´faced�察 �gazelle´eyed�察 �sapling´thin  painters!battered 
by  masters!who  suffered  for  their  art�察 �yet  remained  full  of  excitement  and 
hope�察�enjoying the affection that developed between them and their masters 
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and  their  shared  love  of  painting�察 �before  succumbing  to  anonymity  and 
blindness after long years of toil。 
It was with such melancholy and regret that I entered this world of fine and 
delicate  feelings�察 �the  possibility  of  whose  depiction  my  soul  had  quietly 
forgotten over years of rendering wars and celebrations for Our Sultan。 In an 
album  of  collected  pictures  I  saw  a  red´lipped�察 �thin´waisted  Persian  boy 
holding a book on his lap exactly as I was holding one at that moment�察�and it 
reminded me of what shahs with a weakness for gold and power always forget�此�
The world¨s beauty belongs to Allah。 On the page of another album drawn by 
a young master from Isfahan�察�with tears in my eyes�察�I beheld two marvelous 
youths  in  love  with  each  other�察 �and  was  reminded  of  the  love  my  own 
handsome  apprentices  nourished  for  painting。  A  tiny´footed�察 �transparent´
skinned�察�weak and girlish youth had bared a delicate forearm�察�which aroused 
in  one  the  desire  to  kiss  it  and  die�察 �while  a  cherry´lipped�察 �almond´eyed�察�
sapling´thin�察�button´nosed beauty of a maiden gazed with wonder!as though 
viewing three lovely flowers!upon the three small�察�deep marks of passion the 
youth  had  burned  onto  the  inside  of  that  adorable  arm  to  demonstrate  the 
strength of his love and his attachment to her。 
Oddly�察�my heart began to quicken and pound。 As had happened sixty years 
ago  in  my  early  apprenticeship�察 �while  I  was  looking  at  some  rather  indecent 
illustrations  of  handsome  marble´skinned  boys  and  slim  small´breasted 
maidens drawn in the black´ink style of Tabriz�察�beads of sweat accumulated on 
my forehead。 I recalled the passion for painting I felt and the depth of thought 
I  experienced  when�察 �a  few  years  after  I¨d  married  and  taken  my  first  steps 
toward  master  status�察 �I  saw  a  lovely  angel´faced�察 �almond´eyed�察 �rose´petal´
skinned youth brought in as an apprentice candidate。 For a moment�察�I had the 
strong  feeling  that  painting  was  not  about  melancholy  and  regret  but  about 
this  desire  I  felt  and  that  it  was  the  talent  of  the  master  artist  that  first 
transformed this desire into a love of God and then into a love of the world as 
God saw it�察�so strong was this feeling that it caused me to relive with ecstatic 
delight  all  the  years  I¨d  spent  over  the  drawing  board  until  my  back  was 
hunched�察�all the beatings I¨d endured while learning my craft�察�my dedication 
to courting blindness through illustration and all the agonies of painting I¨d 
suffered  and  made  others  suffer。  As  if  running  my  eyes  over  something 
forbidden�察 �I  stared  long  and  silently  at  this  wondrous  illustration  with  the 
same delight。 Much later I was still staring。 A teardrop slid from my eye over 
my cheek into my beard。 
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When  I  noticed  that  one  of  the  candlesticks  slowly  floating  through  the 
Treasury  was  approaching  me�察 �I  put  the  album  away  and  randomly  opened 
one  of  the  volumes  the  dwarf  had  recently  set  beside  me。  This  was  a  special 
album  prepared  for  shahs�此 �I  saw  two  deer  at  the  edge  of  a  green  copse 
enamored of each other�察�with jackals watching them in hostile envy。 I turned 
the page�此�Chestnut and bay horses that could¨ve been the work of only one of 
the  old  masters  of  Herat!how  spectacular  they  were�  �I  turned  the  page�此 �A 
confidently  seated  governmental  official  greeted  me  from  a  seventy´year´old 
picture�察�I couldn¨t determine who it was from the face because he looked like 
anybody�察�or so I thought�察�yet the air of the painting�察�the seated man¨s beard 
painted  in  various  hues  recalled  something。  My  heart  beat  quickly  as  I 
recognized the execution of the magnificent hand in the piece。 My heart knew 
before I did�察�only he could¨ve drawn such a splendid hand�此�This was the work 
of Bihzad。 It was as if light were gushing from the painting to my face。 
I had seen pictures drawn by the Great Master Bihzad a few times before�察�
perhaps  because  I  hadn¨t  looked  at  them  alone�察 �but  in  a  group  of  former 
masters  years  ago�察 �perhaps  because  we  couldn¨t  be  certain  whether  it  was 
indeed the work of the great Bihzad�察�I hadn¨t been as taken as I was now。 
The  heavy  moldy  darkness  of  the  Treasury  chamber  seemed  to  brighten。 
This beautifully drawn hand merged in my mind with that thin�察�magnificent 
arm branded with signs of love�察�which I¨d just now seen。 Again�察�I praised God 
for showing me such spectacular beauty before I went blind。 How do I know 
I¨ll soon be blind�拭�I don¨t know� �I sensed that I could share this intuition of 
mine with Black�察�who¨d sidled up to me holding a candle and was looking at 
the page�察�but something else came out of my mouth。 
^Behold the remarkable rendering of the hand�察院�I said。 ^It¨s Bihzad。 ̄ 
My hand went of its own will to hold Black¨s�察�as if it were holding the hand 
of one of those soft�察�velvet´skinned�察�beautiful apprentice boys�察�each of whom 
I¨d loved in my youth。 His hand was smooth and firm�察�warmer than my own�察�
delicate and broad�察�and I was thrilled by the veined side of his wrist。 When I 
was young�察�I would take an apprentice child¨s hand into my palm and�察�before 
telling  him  how  to  hold  the  brush�察 �I¨d  gaze  with  affection  into  his  sweet�察�
frightened eyes。 That¨s how I looked at Black。 Reflected in his pupils�察�I saw the 
flame of the candle he held aloft。 ^We miniaturists are brethren�察院�I said�察 �but 
now everything is ing to an end。 ̄ 
^How do you mean�拭院�
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I said�察 �Everything is ing to an end ̄ like a great master who longs for 
blindness�察 �having  devoted  his  years  to  a  lord  or  a  prince�察 �having  created 
masterpieces in his workshop in the style of the ancients�察�having even ensured 
that this workshop had its own style�察�a great master who knows�察�whenever his 
patron lord loses his last battle�察�that new lords will e in the wake of the 
plundering enemy�察�disband the workshop�察�tear apart bound volumes leaving 
the pages in disarray and belittle and destroy what remains�察�including the fine 
details  that  he  long  believed  in�察 �that  were  of  his  own  discovery  and  that  he 
loved like his own children。 But I needed to explain this to Black differently。 
^This  illustration  is  of  the  great  Poet  Abdullah  Hatifi�察院 �I  said。  ^Hatifi  was 
such a great poet that he simply stayed home while everybody else rushed out 
and  toadied  up  to  Shah  Ismail  after  the  king  took  Herat。  In  response�察 �Shah 
Ismail personally went all the way to his house on the outskirts of the city to 
see him。 We know this is Hatifi�察�not from Bihzad¨s rendering of Hatifi¨s face�察�
but from the writing beneath the illustration�察�don¨t we�拭院�
Black looked at me�察�indicating ^yes ̄ with his pretty eyes。 ^When we look at 
the face of the poet in the painting�察院�I said�察 �we see that it could be a face like 
any other face。 If Abdullah Hatifi were here�察�God rest his soul�察�we could never 
hope to recognize him from the face in this picture。 However�察�we could do so 
relying on the illustration in its entirety�此�There¨s something in the manner of 
the position�察�in Hatifi¨s pose�察�in the colors�察�the gilding and the stunning 
hand rendered by Master Bihzad that at once indicates the picture is of a poet。 
Meaning  precedes  form  in  the  world  of  our  art。  As  we  begin  to  paint  in 
imitation of the Frankish and Veian masters�察�as in the book that Our Sultan 
had missioned from your Enishte�察�the domain of meaning ends and the 
domain of form begins。 However�察�with the Veian methods´ ̄ 
^My  Enishte�察 �may  he  rest  in  eternal  peace�察 �was  murdered�察院 �Black  said 
rudely。 
I  caressed  Black¨s  hand�察 �which  rested  within  my  own�察 �as  if  respectfully 
stroking  the  tiny  hand  of  a  young  apprentice  who  might  one  day  indeed 
illustrate   masterpieces。   Quietly   and   reverently   we   looked   at   Bihzad¨s 
masterpiece for a time。 Later�察�Black withdrew his hand from mine。 
^We passed quickly over the chestnut horses on the previous page without 
examining their noses�察院�he said。 
^There¨s nothing to them�察院�I said�察�and turned back to the previous page so 
he might see for himself�此�There was nothing extraordinary about the nostrils of 
the horses。 
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^When  shall  we  find  the  horses  with  peculiar  noses�拭院 �Black  asked  like  a 
child。 
But�察 �in  the  middle  of  the  night�察 �toward  morning�察 �when  we  found  Shah 
Tahmasp¨s  legendary  Book  of  Kings  in  an  iron  chest  beneath  piles  of  various 
shades of green watered silk and drew it forth�察�Black was curled up fast asleep 
on  a  red  Ushak  carpet�察 �with  his  well´formed  head  lying  on  a  velvet  pillow 
embroidered with pearls。 Meanwhile�察�as soon as I 

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