"Rustam Pleads for Tus Before Kai Khusrau," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Page: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm) W. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm) Painting: H. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm) W. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm) Text block: H. 11 7/16 in. (29 cm) W. x 9 11/16 in. (24.6 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Accession Number
57.51.36
Tags
PoetryMenHorses
About the Artist
Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn (?) Husaini, known as al-Mausili|al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian| |Iranian) · 0935 | |1278 –1020 | |1382
Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus| |Iranian, ca. 1303–1357 Shiraz