Poster
ca. 1990 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This poster was printed in Iran in the 1990's. It depicts a story relating to the life of Imam Reza who lived in the late 8th century. One day Imam Reza appeared before a hunter and asked him to allow the mother gazelle, who he was about to kill to return to feed her fawn. Imam Reza promised the hunter that if he did, the gazelle would return a couple of days later and submit to her fate. The hunter did as he was asked and when she did indeed return he refrained from killing her in reverence to Imam Reza.
As a direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad, Imam Reza is an important figure for Shi'ite Muslims. In particular Iranian Shi'ites because Imam Reza is buried in Mashad in Iran. His shrine forms part of the biggest mosque complex in the world. Posters celebrating the life of Imam Reza are very popular and displayed in the home, workplace and religious buildings.
As a direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad, Imam Reza is an important figure for Shi'ite Muslims. In particular Iranian Shi'ites because Imam Reza is buried in Mashad in Iran. His shrine forms part of the biggest mosque complex in the world. Posters celebrating the life of Imam Reza are very popular and displayed in the home, workplace and religious buildings.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Paper with printed design in coloured ink |
| Brief description | Poster, paper printed in coloured ink, Imam Reza protecting gazelles from a hunter, Iran, ca. 1990. |
| Physical description | Poster, paper printed with coloured inks. The scene shows a woodland landscape, in the middle a man is kneeling with his left hand resting on a seated deer. The man is Imam Reza and he is dressed in a white robe with a green head covering and scarf and a brown coat. Behind him is another deer with antlers and hovering above his head are two brightly coloured birds. He is kneeling on the banks of a bright blue stream, on the right side of the stream is a man crouching. The man is wearing a brown hat and a brown tunic with green trousers and brown fur trimmed boots. He is holding a bow and arrow and has a green quiver slung over his back. Large in the sky is the profile of a man, he has a head covering and a single tear is rolling down his cheek. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Dr Patricia L. Baker |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This poster was printed in Iran in the 1990's. It depicts a story relating to the life of Imam Reza who lived in the late 8th century. One day Imam Reza appeared before a hunter and asked him to allow the mother gazelle, who he was about to kill to return to feed her fawn. Imam Reza promised the hunter that if he did, the gazelle would return a couple of days later and submit to her fate. The hunter did as he was asked and when she did indeed return he refrained from killing her in reverence to Imam Reza. As a direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad, Imam Reza is an important figure for Shi'ite Muslims. In particular Iranian Shi'ites because Imam Reza is buried in Mashad in Iran. His shrine forms part of the biggest mosque complex in the world. Posters celebrating the life of Imam Reza are very popular and displayed in the home, workplace and religious buildings. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | ME.8-2011 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2011 |
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