"Bazur, the Magician, Raises up Darkness and a Storm", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Rustam Pleads for Tus Before Kai Khusrau," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi →dated 741 AH/1341 CE
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · Page: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm) W. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm) Painting: H. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm) W. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm) Text block: H. 11 7/16 in. (29 cm) W. x 9 11/16 in. (24.6 cm)
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"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
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"The Four Knights of Kai Khusrau in the Mountains", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
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"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
"How Rustam Found a Spring", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
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