"Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess", Folio 639v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Medium

Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Painting: H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm) W. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970

Accession Number

1970.301.71

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