VARKA & GOLSHAH
Varka and Golshah are the legendary lovers of a 13th-century Persian romance, their tale immortalized in an illustrated manuscript preserved in the Topkapi Palace Library. In this collection, their miniature scenes are reinterpreted on ceramic surfaces, carrying the delicacy of manuscript art into a new medium and exploring how narratives and visual traditions move across materials — keeping alive the resonance of a tale that bridges history, myth, and art.
Varka and Golshah are the legendary lovers of a 13th-century Persian romance, their tale immortalized in an illustrated manuscript preserved in the Topkapi Palace Library. In this collection, their miniature scenes are reinterpreted on ceramic surfaces, carrying the delicacy of manuscript art into a new medium and exploring how narratives and visual traditions move across materials — keeping alive the resonance of a tale that bridges history, myth, and art.
Varka & Golshah / ceramic plate, Ø 40 cm
Detail from "Varka & Golshah" / ceramic plate, Ø 40 cm
Varka & Golshah: The Cavalry / ceramic plate, Ø 40 cm
Detail from "Varka & Golshah: The Cavalry" / ceramic plate, Ø 40 cm
