A comparative study of a similar structural pattern in wooden panels of the 4th and 5th (case study: wooden panels in the Persepolis Museum of Shiraz, Rabeno Collection, Cairo Arabic Museum and National Museum of Iran)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Comparative and Analytic History of Islamic Arts ,Faculty of Theoretical Sciences and Higher Studeing, Tehran, University of Art

2 TMU

3 Graphic, arts and architecture, Tarbiat Modares, Iran, Tehran

10.22070/negareh.2023.17103.3165

Abstract

Today, several wooden tablets belonging to Imam Ali's tomb, which were built by the order of Azd al-Dulah Daylami (363 AH), are kept in museums around the world. But another wooden tablet from the same period, which is in the Persepolis Museum of Shiraz, has a common pattern in structure and inscriptions with the same theme as these works, and they contain Shia content along with her support. In addition to these works, there is a wooden tablet with the construction date of 520 AH in the National Museum of Iran, which has something in common with the works in question. The purpose of this research is to examine the principles of the structural pattern and inscriptions of these works and compare them with each other. The questions are: 1. What structure do these wooden works have in design and inscriptions?2.To what extent are the structural design principles and inscriptions of these works similar? The descriptive-analytical research method is with a comparative approach. The method of collecting library information is documentary and field. Using fish and photography tools and qualitative data analysis method. The results show that the works follow a common pattern in terms of structure and composition. Their composition is in the form of an altar. In all the examined works, plant motifs taken from the Sassanid era have been used. There are inscriptions in simple Kufic script with similar themes and designs. The style and text of the inscriptions on the wooden tablets examined with the same date can be seen in the wooden tablet available in the National Museum of Iran with a later date, which shows the continuation and preservation of the wood engraving style by the artists. The most similarities can be seen in the wooden tablet in the Takht-Jamshid Museum of Shiraz and the wooden tablet in the Rabeno collection, and the only difference between them is the use of more inscriptions in the wooden tablet of the Rabeno collection. Considering the commonality of the text of the inscription on the wooden tablets belonging to the tomb of Imam Ali, including the order of Azd al-Dula Daylami to build a noble tomb in 363 A.H., with the wooden tablet in the Persepolis Museum of Shiraz, it can be concluded that The wooden tablet in Takht-Jamshid Museum is part of the same valuable collection.

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  • Receive Date: 19 January 2023
  • Revise Date: 13 May 2023
  • Accept Date: 17 May 2023

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