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)
Unknown Artist
c. 1482
Medium
opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions
32.5 × 23.2 cm · image: 14.7 × 15 cm
Classification
Manuscript
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1962.25.a
About this artwork
The Iranian painting traditions of creating a conceptual space, symmetry, and decoration characterize this illustration of a scene in the life of the Shi’a Imam Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad. The inscription over the door reads “the just sultan.”