Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black naskh script, heading in gold naskh outlined in black; recto: Khusraw answers Caesar’s letter, The story of Khusraw Parviz and Shirin, 6 columns, 31 lines; verso: Khusraw Parviz before Shirin, 6 columns, 31 lines; one of a group of 39: the manuscript (F1930.1) and 38 detached folios (F1929.25-46, F1930.1-16, 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
Exhibition History:
Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Metalwork (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)
Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1944 (November 15, 1944 to May 6, 1946)
Untitled Exhibition, Shahnama and Chinese Art (March 24, 1930 to May 5, 1933)
