By a concerted effort the pigeons manage to fly off while still in the net.
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Material Information

Title:
By a concerted effort the pigeons manage to fly off while still in the net.
Series Title:
Objects of instruction : treasures of SOAS
Creator:
Kāšifī, Ḥusain Wāʿiẓ, -1505
Kāšifī, Ḥusain Wāʿiẓ, -1505
Kāshifī, Ḥusayn Vāʻiẓ, -1504 or 1505
Husayn al-Wa'iz al-Kashifi
كاشفي، حسين بن علي، توفي 1504
Donor:
Donated by Miss Louisa Ouseley, 1929.
Publication Date:
Measurements:
H230 x W193mm in

Notes

Abstract:
The crow, seated at the top of a tree, saw a fowler set a trap with a net and grain. After a while a flock of hungry pigeons arrived, and despite the wise advice of ring-dove, their chief, could not resist the lure of the grain. Caught in the fowler’s net, they vainly flapped their wings until ring-dove persuaded them to unite their efforts, which allowed them to raise the net and fly off. The fowler followed, expecting them to tire and fall, so to lose him the pigeons flew among buildings, coming at last to the hole of the mouse, who gnawed through the net and set them free. Much impressed by the loyalty of the mouse, the crow then sets about the task of gaining his friendship. -- The miniature shows the moment in which the pigeons manage to fly off, still in the net, while the fowler runs after them and the crow observes from the top of the tree. (Text by Anna Contadini, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) ( en )
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Kāšifī, Ḥusain Wāʿiẓ, -1504 : 90770168
General Note:
Kāšifī, Ḥusain Wāʿiẓ is also spelled Ḥusayn al-Wa'iz al-Kāshifī
General Note:
The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council.
General Note:
Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007. Listed as item number: 12b
General Note:
From: Ḥusayn al-Wa'iz al-Kāshifī. Anvār-i Suhaylī (Lights of Canopus), India, Mughal court atelier
General Note:
Dated 22 Rabī II 978 AH (23 September 1570 CE).

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Brunei Gallery
Rights Management:
All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:
MS 10102 ( soas manuscript number )