Iranian, d. 1905

Yahya Ghaffari was an Iranian artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Metropolitan Museum of Art. Yahya Ghaffari was born in Kashan.

Yahya Khan Ghaffari (Persian: یحیی‌خان غفاری; died between 1894 and 1905) also known as Abul-Hasan Salés (ابوالحسن ثالث, lit. 'Abul-Hasan the Third'), son of Sani al-Mulk, was one of the royal court painters of the Qajar era during the reigns of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. He belonged to the artistic Ghaffari family, several generations of whom were involved in painting and miniature art.