Artist: Ardeshir Mojarrad TAKESTANI (Iranian, b. 1949)
Title: "Masnavi and Shahnameh" - homage to a Rumi poem, circa 1990
Medium: Original Persian / Iranian Miniature on Camel Bone
Signature: Signed by the Artist, as shown
Size: 8 x 4 inches
Note about the painting: Shahnameh & Masnavi are two prominent characters in Persian Literature and are often used as rich sources of Iranian-Islamic culture
Provenance: Hatay Stratton Fine Art, Northampton, Massachusetts
About the Artist: Ardeshir Mojarrad-Takestani, 66, a graduate of Tehran Fine Arts School is renowned for his outstanding miniature artworks and paintings. Takestani was instructed by world-known miniature artist Mahmoud Farshchian, and has held numerous solo exhibitions, besides teaching at the Graphic Faculty of the University of Tehran. Furthermore, his works have been featured in several international art shows, including an important exhibition at the Lajevard Art Gallery in Tehran.