Loading
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); verso: Gushtasp kills the dragon; recto: text: Ahran asks Qaesar for his daughter’s hand, Miran puts Ahran in touch with Gushtasp
Calligrapher: Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayni (Mawsili)February 1341 (Ramadan 741 A.H.)
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); verso: Gushtasp kills the dragon; recto: text: Ahran asks Qaesar for his daughter’s hand, Miran puts Ahran in touch with Gushtasp
- Creator: Calligrapher: Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayni (Mawsili)
- Date Created: February 1341 (Ramadan 741 A.H.)
- Location: Iran, Shiraz
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Freer|Sackler collection, please visit http://www.asia.si.edu/.
- Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor on paper
- Historical Period: Mongol period
- Credit Line: Purchase
- Collection: Freer Gallery of Art
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
