Sani Ol Molk
Abu'l-Hasan Khan Ghaffari Kashani (1814–1866) ( fa, ابوالحسن غفاری) was an Iranian painter, miniature and lacquer artist, and book illustrator. When he became the Chief Court Painter, he also became known as Sani al Mulk ( fa, صنیع‌الملک), meaning "The Crafter of the Kingdom." He was a student of Mihr Ali and a court painter in Muhammad Shah's court. After being dismissed as a court painter, he went to Europe to study, most notably in Italy. When he returned to Iran, he became the Director of Printing and Chief Illustrator for Nasir al-Din Shah and earned the separate title Chief Court Painter. He supervised the illustration of a famous ''One Thousand and One Nights'' manuscript, which can be viewed today in Tehran in the Golestan Palace Library.B. W. Robinson,Abu'l-Hasan Khan Gaffari, ''Encyclopædia Iranica'', I/3, pp. 306–308 Family He was born in Kashan, Iran. He was the uncle of Mohammad Ghaffari (Kamal ol Molk), who became an acclaimed court ...
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