Hungry fox looks up to see the kite carrying off the piece of skin.
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Material Information

Title:
Hungry fox looks up to see the kite carrying off the piece of skin.
Series Title:
Objects of instruction : treasures of SOAS
Creator:
Kāšifī, Ḥusain Wāʿiẓ, -1504
Donor:
Donated by Miss Louisa Ouseley, 1929.
Publication Date:
Measurements:
H230 x W193mm in

Notes

Abstract:
A hungry fox caught the scent of a fresh piece of skin left by a predator, found it, and turned for home. But passing by a village he noticed some fat fowls, and his appetite was aroused. -- A jackal warned the fox that he would not be able to evade the guardian, and that it would be better for him to be contented with the piece of skin. The fox would not listen: he put down the skin and launched himself towards the fowls. But the guardian threw his stick at him, striking him on the foot. As he limped back, the fox consoled himself with the thought of the skin, only to find it gone. Lamenting his loss, he caught sight of a kite carrying off the piece of skin, and, overwhelmed by disappointment, struck his head against the ground and died. -- The miniature shows the moment in which the fox looks up to see the kite flying away with the piece of skin. (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 : 90770167
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: 12a
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).
General Note:
Folio 93r of MS 10102

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 )