"Bazur, the Magician, Raises up Darkness and a Storm", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Rakhsh Kills a Lion while Rustam is Asleep", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi →ca. 1300–30
Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper · Text block: H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm) W. 4 13/16 in. 12.3 cm) Painting: H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm) W. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan →
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"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"The Four Knights of Kai Khusrau in the Mountains", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Alexander Executes Janusiyar and Mahiyar, the Slayers of Darius", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
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"Caesar Gives his Daughter Katayun to Gushtasp", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
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"Death of Farud", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Rustam Pleads for Tus Before Kai Khusrau," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"How Rustam Found a Spring", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
