"Rudaba Makes a Ladder of Her Tresses", Folio 72v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

"Rudaba Makes a Ladder of Her Tresses", Folio 72v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp by Qadimi|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

Medium

Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Painting: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm) W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) Page: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm) W. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm) Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970

Accession Number

1970.301.7

Tags

KingsPrincessesWomen

About the Artist

Qadimi|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian|Iranian) · 1500 |0935 1590 |1020

Iranian, active ca. 1525–1565|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus

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