Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
c. 1482
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c. 1482. Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: 14.7 x 15 cm (5 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.); overall: 32.5 x 23.2 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.); text area: 23 x 15.5 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1962.25.a
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
- Medium
- opaque, watercolor, ink, gold, paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 14.7 x 15 cm (5 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Overall: 32.5 x 23.2 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.); Text area: 23 x 15.5 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Script: Nasta'liq
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 1962.25.a
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Islamic art rotation, Islamic art rotation, <em>Main gallery rotation (gallery 116)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 16, 2015-December 19, 2016).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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