Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d. 1020); recto: Rustam before Kay Khusraw under the jeweled tree; verso: text
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Period
1493-1494 (899 A.H.) -
Geography
Gilan, Iran -
Material
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 34.9 x 24.6 cm (13 3/4 x 9 11/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1986.159 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.159
Object Details
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Calligrapher
Salik b. Sa'id -
Patron
Sultan-Ali Mirza (1478-1504) -
Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: illustration and text, Rustam before Kay Khusraw under the jeweled tree; verso: text, four columns, twenty-three lines of text; one of a group of seven folios.Border: The text and the painting are set in gold and black rulings on cream-colored paper. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Exhibition History
In the Realm of Princes: The Arts of the Book in Fifteenth Century Iran and Central Asia (March 19 to August 7, 2005)The Heroic Past: The Persian Book of Kings (June 4 to October 29, 2000)A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989) -
Origin
Gilan, Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Manuscript -
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