- Provenance
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To 1945
H. Kahn Monif (died 1968), Persian Antique Gallery, New York, NY, to 1945 [1]From 1945
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from H. Kahn Monif in 1945Notes:
[1] Undated folder sheet note. For additional information, see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.
- Previous Owner(s)
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H. Kahn Monif died 1968
- Description
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Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black naskh script; recto: text: Rustam came before Kavus after spying on Sohrab, 6 columns, 29 lines; verso: illustration and text: Sohrab summons Hajir and surveys the Persian camp, 6 columns, 18 lines; one of a group of 6 folios.
Border: The text is set in gold, red, green and blue rulings on cream-colored paper.
- Published References
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- Marianna Shreve Simpson. The Illustration of an Epic: The Earliest Shahnama Manuscripts. Outstanding Dissertations in the Fine Arts New York and London. pp. 94, 108.
- Abolqasem Ferdowsi. The Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings. New York. pp. 198-202.
- Collection Area(s)
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- Rights Statement
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Copyright with museum