
"Bazur, the Magician, Raises up Darkness and a Storm", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
dated 887 AH/1482 CE
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · H. 8 3/4 (22.2 cm) W. 5 3/8 in. (13.6cm)
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