"Isfandiyar's Sixth Course: He Comes Through the Snow", Folio 438r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
'Abd al-Vahhab|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1525–30
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Painting: H. 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm) W. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 9/16 in. (47.1 cm) W. 12 11/16 in. (32.2 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Accession Number
1970.301.53
Tags
ArmyCamelsHorses
About the Artist
'Abd al-Vahhab|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian|Iranian) · |0935 – |1020
Iranian|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus