Contemporary depictions of Iranian culture range from news footage to the Shahs of Sunset, but ages of literature are also available to open the doors to this culture. HPR’sNoeTanigawa found a twenty-first century version of an epic Iranian poem offers a feast for the eyes.
Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings, continues at the Honolulu Museum of Art through July 26th.
Go to the Honolulu Museum site to sample images from the book.