Flag of IranIslamic ArtCodicesdated A.H. 741/A.D. 1341

By Abu'l Qasim Firdausi|Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn (?) Husaini, known as al-Mausili|al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din

Artwork Details

Title"Siyavush Displays his Skill at Polo before Afrasiyab", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
MediumInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
DimensionsPage: 14 1/2 x 11 15/16 in. (36.8 x 30.4 cm) Painting: 3 3/8 x 9 7/16 in. (8.5 x 24 cm) Text block: 11 5/16 x 9 5/8 in. (28.8 x 24.5 cm)
ClassificationCodices
DepartmentIslamic Art
Datedated A.H. 741/A.D. 1341
Credit LineCora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Object PageView at The Met

Provenance

CityShiraz
CountryIran

Other Works by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi|Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn (?) Husaini, known as al-Mausili|al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din

4 other works by this artist are in the collection.

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dated A.H. 741/A.D. 1341"Rustam Discoursing with Isfandiyar", Folio from a Shahnama…
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dated A.H. 741/A.D. 1341"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a…
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A.H. 741/A.D. 1341"Iranian and Turanian Armies in Combat", Folio from a…
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A.H. 741/A.D. 1341"Kharrad Recognizes the "Princess" as being an Automaton"…

Artifacts from Shiraz, Iran

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dated A.H. 733/A.D. 1333"Fable of the Lion and the Hare", Folio from a Kalila va…
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dated A.H. 741/A.D. 1341"Rustam Discoursing with Isfandiyar", Folio from a Shahnama…
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dated A.H. 741/A.D. 1341"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a…
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A.H. 741/A.D. 1341"Rustam Pleads for Tus Before Kai Khusrau," Folio from a…
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A.H. 741/A.D. 1341"Iranian and Turanian Armies in Combat", Folio from a…
"F
A.H. 741/A.D. 1341"The Four Knights of Kai Khusrau in the Mountains", Folio…
"R
A.H. 741/A.D. 1341"Kharrad Recognizes the "Princess" as being an Automaton"…
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1352"Bahram Gur Hunting with Azada", Folio from a Shahnama…
Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 451414