Keywords: Bahram Gur hunting.jpg en This painting represents an episode drawn from Nizami's Haft Paykar The Seven Thrones the fourth book of his Khamsah Quintet The great Sasanian king Bahram Gur r 430-38 famous for his hunting powers and thus nicknamed wild ass Bahram Gur astonishes his companions with his quasi-divine prowess at hunting onagers After his expedition and as a gesture of generosity he orders 1 200 onagers half to be branded and half to be earmarked with gold rings to be distributed among his people Script nasta'liq LOC-calligraphy ascs 156 Painting drawn from Nizami's Khamsah century 16 PD-Art Persian calligraphy Hunting in islamic art Bahram V Library of Congress Arabic Persian and Ottoman calligraphy collection Persian miniatures Nezami Poems in Persian Seven beauties Safavid art |