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Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti
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Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti was a 13th-century Iraqi-Arab painter and calligrapher, noted for being the scribe and illustrator of al-Hariri's Maqamat dated 1237 CE.
A 13th-century book illustration produced in Baghdad by al-Wasiti showing a slave-market in the town of Zabid in Yemen
A 13th-century book illustration produced in Baghdad by al-Wasiti showing a slave-market in the town of Zabid in Yemen
Left frontispiece (1v): ruler in Turkic dress (long braids, Sharbush fur hat, boots, fitting coat), in the Maqamat of al-Hariri, 1237 CE, possibly Bag
Left frontispiece (1v): ruler in Turkic dress (long braids, Sharbush fur hat, boots, fitting coat), in the Maqamat of al-Hariri, 1237 CE, possibly Baghdad.
Right frontispiece (2r): possible depiction of the author al-Hariri himself, in the Maqamat of al-Hariri, 1237 CE, possibly Baghdad.
Right frontispiece (2r): possible depiction of the author al-Hariri himself, in the Maqamat of al-Hariri, 1237 CE, possibly Baghdad.
Maqama 10: Ayyubid Governor of Rahba, with Abū Zayd and his son.
Maqama 10: Ayyubid Governor of Rahba, with Abū Zayd and his son.
Sharbush
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The Sharbush or Harbush, Sarposh, Serpush probably derived from the Persian word Sarpush, which means "headdress". was a special Turkic military furred hat worn in Central Asia and the Middle East in
Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti
…with "fascinating series of glimpses into and commentaries on 13th-century Islāmic life." Left frontispiece (1v): ruler in Turkic dress (long braids, Sharbush fur hat, boots, fitting coat), in the Maqamat of al-Hariri, 1237 CE, possibly Baghdad. Right frontispiece (2r): possible depiction of the author al-Hariri…
Individuals in Turkic dress, wearing the Sharbush at the court of Badr al-Din Lu'Lu' (Kitab al-Aghani, 1219 CE)
Individuals in Turkic dress, wearing the Sharbush at the court of Badr al-Din Lu'Lu' (Kitab al-Aghani, 1219 CE)
Right frontispiece: ruler in Turkic dress (long braids, large Sharbush fur hat, boots, fitting coat), in the Maqamat of al-Hariri, 1237 CE, probably B
Right frontispiece: ruler in Turkic dress (long braids, large Sharbush fur hat, boots, fitting coat), in the Maqamat of al-Hariri, 1237 CE, probably Baghdad.
Turkic amir with guards, wearing the Turkic headgear Sharbush, in the preaching scene at Rayy in maqāma 21 (fols. 58v–59r), Maqamat of al-Hariri, 1237
Turkic amir with guards, wearing the Turkic headgear Sharbush, in the preaching scene at Rayy in maqāma 21 (fols. 58v–59r), Maqamat of al-Hariri, 1237.
Warrior in Turkic attire, wearing the Turkic headgear sharbush, De Materia Medica of Dioscorides, Iraq, 1224. Harvard Art Museums.
Warrior in Turkic attire, wearing the Turkic headgear sharbush, De Materia Medica of Dioscorides, Iraq, 1224. Harvard Art Museums.