
"Bazur, the Magician, Raises up Darkness and a Storm", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1610
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · Page: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm) W. 4 7/8 in. (2.4 cm) Painting: H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm) W. 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm)
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