Medium:

Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 10.3 x 11.8 cm (4 1/16 x 4 5/8 in)

Type:

Manuscript

Origin:

Iran

Date:

early 14th century

Period:

Mongol period, Il-Khanid dynasty

Description:

Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black naskh script; recto: illustration and text, Bahram Gur slaying the wolf-monster, 6 columns, 31 lines; verso: illustration and text, Bahram Gur slaying a dragon, 6 columns, 31 lines; one of a group of 39: The manuscript (F1930.1) and 38 detached folios (F1929.25-46, F1930.1-9, F1930.11-17, F1940.12, F1940.13) are accessioned separately.

Border: The recto and verso are set in red rulings on cream-colored paper.

Provenance:

To 1930

Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York to 1930 [1]

From 1930

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York in 1930 [2]

Notes:

[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)

Topic:

dragon  Search this

Shahnama  Search this

wolf  Search this

battle  Search this

Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353)  Search this

Mongol period (1220 - 1380)  Search this

Iran  Search this

emperor  Search this

Bahram Gur  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

epic  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1930.10

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3220bc0d3-5be2-47bf-b837-96785ab78901

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1930.10