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"Rustam Comes from Kabul to Pay Homage to Kai Khusrau", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

"Rustam Comes from Kabul to Pay Homage to Kai Khusrau", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi. Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Page: 8 1/16 x 5 1/4 in. (20.5 x 13.3 cm) Painting: 1 15/16 x 4 1/4 in. (4.9 x 10.8 cm). Date: ca. 1330-40. In this miniature the artist has faithfully rendered the scene as described in the poem. When Kai Khusrau mounted the throne of Iran all the lords and princes came to pay homage to him. When the young shah saw the great hero Rustam, who had reared his murdered father Siyavush, he wept and descended from his throne to greet him while Rustam kissed the ground before the shah, as was the custom.
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Title:
"Rustam Comes from Kabul to Pay Homage to Kai Khusrau", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Caption:
"Rustam Comes from Kabul to Pay Homage to Kai Khusrau", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi. Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Page: 8 1/16 x 5 1/4 in. (20.5 x 13.3 cm) Painting: 1 15/16 x 4 1/4 in. (4.9 x 10.8 cm). Date: ca. 1330-40. In this miniature the artist has faithfully rendered the scene as described in the poem. When Kai Khusrau mounted the throne of Iran all the lords and princes came to pay homage to him. When the young shah saw the great hero Rustam, who had reared his murdered father Siyavush, he wept and descended from his throne to greet him while Rustam kissed the ground before the shah, as was the custom.
Technique/material:
Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
2949 x 4400 px | 37.1 MB
Print size:
25.0 x 37.3 cm | 9.8 x 14.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ASIA • ATTRIBUTED TO IRAN, PROBABLY ISFAHAN • CODICES • FOLIO FROM AN ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT • FOLIOS • GOLD • ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS • INK • INK, OPAQUE WATERCOLOR, GOLD, AND SILVER ON PAPER • IRAN • ISFAHAN • ISLAMIC ART • MANUSCRIPTS • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PAPER • SILVER • WATERCOLORS