Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: text, Rustam came before Kavus after spying on Sohrab; verso: illustration and text, Sohrab summons Hajir and surveys the Persian camp
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Object Details
- Description
- Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black naskh script; recto: text: Rustam came before Kavus after spying on Sohrab, 6 columns, 29 lines; verso: illustration and text: Sohrab summons Hajir and surveys the Persian camp, 6 columns, 18 lines; one of a group of 6 folios.
- Border: The text is set in gold, red, green and blue rulings on cream-colored paper.
- Paper/Support
- Mounted on light weight 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
- Exhibition History
- Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
- Previous custodian or owner
- H. Kahn Monif (died 1968)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- early 14th century
- Period
- Mongol period, Il-Khanid dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1945.24.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Manuscript
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (overall): 25 x 18.2 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/16 in)
- Origin
- Probably Iran
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Shahnama
- Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353)
- Rustam
- naskh script
- Mongol period (1220 - 1380)
- Iran
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Sohrab
- Record ID
- fsg_F1945.24.1
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3685e3fa1-388f-4237-bff2-090672069328
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