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refinement  in  the  use  of  gold  leaf  and  the  delicate  balance  in  the  entire

painting’s position? Handsome Hüsrev’s horse is as graceful and elegant as

a woman。 His beloved Shirin waits at the window above him; her neck bowed;

but her face proud。 It’s as if the lovers are to remain here eternally within the

light emanating from the painting’s texture; skin and subtle colors which were

applied lovingly by the miniaturist。 You can see how their faces are turned ever

so slightly toward one another while their bodies are half…turned toward us—

for  they  know  they’re  in  a  painting  and  thus  visible  to  us。  This  is  why  they

don’t try to resemble exactly those figures which we see around us。 Quite to

the contrary; they signify that they’ve emerged from Allah’s memory。 This is

why time has stopped for them within that picture。 No matter how fast the

pace of the story they tell in the picture; they themselves will remain for all

eternity there; like well…bred; polite; shy young maidens; without making any

sudden gestures with their hands; arms; slight bodies or even eyes。 For them;

everything  within  the  navy…blue  night  is  frozen:  The  bird  flies  through  the

darkness; among the stars; with a fluttering like the racing hearts of the lovers

themselves; and at the same time; remains fixed for all eternity as if nailed to

the sky in this matchless moment。 The old masters of Herat; who knew that

God’s velvet blackness was lowering over their eyes like a curtain; also knew

that if they went blind while staring motionless at such an illustration for days

365

and  weeks  on  end;  their  souls  would  at  last  mingle  with  the  eternity  of  the

picture。”

At  the  time  of  the  evening  prayer;  when  the  portal  of  the  Treasury  was

opened  with  the  same  ceremony  and  under  the  gaze  of  the  same  throng;

Master  Osman  was  still  staring  intently  at  the  page  before  him;  at  the  bird

that floated motionless in the sky。 But if you noticed the paleness in his pupils

you’d  also  realize  that  he  stared  at  the  page  quite  oddly;  as  blind  men

sometimes incorrectly orient themselves to the food before them。

The officers of the Treasury detail; learning that Master Osman would stay

inside and that Jezmi Agha was at the door; neglected to search me thoroughly

and never found the plume needle I hid in my undergarment。 When I emerged

onto  the  streets  of  Istanbul  from  the  palace  courtyard;  I  slipped  into  a

passageway  and  removed  the  terrifying  object;  with  which  the  legendary

Bihzad  had  blinded  himself;  from  where  it  was;  and  stuck  it  into  my  sash。  I

practically ran through the streets。

The  cold  of  the  Treasury  chambers  had  so  perated  my  bones  that  it

seemed as though the gentle weather of an early spring had settled over the

city streets。 As I passed the grocer; barber; herbalist; fruit and vegetable shop

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