Medium:

Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (overall): 24.9 x 19.2 cm (9 13/16 x 7 9/16 in)

Type:

Manuscript

Origin:

Iran

Date:

1300-1350

Period:

Il-Khanid dynasty

Description:

Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black naskhi script; recto: text: Bahram Chubineh enthroned, heading in gold, 6 columns, 30 lines; verso: text: Khusraw Parviz going to Rome, heading in gold, 6 columns, 30 lines of text; one of a group of 6 folios.

Border: The text is set in gold, black, and blue rulings on cream-colored paper.

Provenance:

To 1945

H. Kahn Monif (died 1968), Persian Antique Gallery, New York, NY, to 1945 [1]

From 1945

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from H. Kahn Monif in 1945

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. For additional information, see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

H. Kahn Monif (died 1968)

Topic:

Shahnama  Search this

Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353)  Search this

Iran  Search this

Khusraw Parviz  Search this

Bahram Chubina  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1945.21.2

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1945.21.2