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actual; over their lifetimes; they know that the last flesh…and…blood horse they

see before them will only mar the perfect horse they hold in their thoughts。

The  horse  that  a  master  miniaturist  has  drawn  tens  of  thousands  of  times

eventually  es  close  to  God’s  vision  of  a  horse;  and  the  artist  knows  this

through experience and deep in his soul。 The horse that his hand draws quickly

from  memory  is  rendered  with  talent;  great  effort;  and  insight;  and  it  is  a

horse that approaches Allah’s horse。 However; the ear that is drawn before the

hand  has  accumulated  any  knowledge;  before  the  artist  has  weighed  and

considered  what  it  is  doing;  or  before  paying  attention  to  the  ears  of  the

shah’s  daughter;  will  always  be  a  flaw。  Precisely  because  it  is  a  flaw;  or

imperfection; it will vary from miniaturist to miniaturist。 That is; it amounts

to a signature。”

There was a motion。 The mander’s men were bringing into the old

workshop the pages they’d collected from the homes of the miniaturists and

the calligraphers。

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“Besides; ears are actually a human flaw;” I said; hoping Black would smile。

“They’re at once distinct and mon to everyone: a perfect manifestation of

ugliness。”

“What happened to the miniaturist who’d been caught by the authorities

through his style of painting ears?”

I  refrained  from  saying;  “He  was  blinded;”  to  keep  Black  from  being

even more downcast。 Instead; I responded; “He married the shah’s daughter;

and  this  method;  which  has  been  used  to  identify  miniaturists  ever  since;  is

known  by  many  khans;  shahs  and  sultans  who  fund  book…arts  workshops  as

the ”courtesan method。“ Furthermore; it is kept secret so that if one of their

miniaturists  makes  a  forbidden  figure  or  a  small  design  that  conceals  some

mischief and later denies having done so; they can quickly determine who was

responsible—genuine   artists   have   an   instinctive   desire   to   draw   what’s

forbidden!  Sometimes  their  hands  make  mischief  on  their  own。  Uncovering

these  transgressions  involves  finding  trivial;  quickly  drawn  and  repetitive

details  removed  from  the  heart  of  the  painting;  such  as  ears;  hands;  grass;

leaves; or even horses’ manes; legs or hooves。 But beware; the method doesn’t

work if the illustrator himself is mindful that this detail has bee his own

secret signature。 Mustaches won’t work; for instance; because many artists are

aware how freely they’re drawn as a sort of signature anyway。 But eyebrows are

a possibility: No one pays much attention to them。 e now; let’s see which

young  masters  have  brought  their  brushes  and  reed  pens  to  bear  upon  late

Enishte’s illustrations。”

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