Title:
"Buzurjmihr Explains the Game of Backgammon (Nard) to the Raja of Hind", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Caption:
"Buzurjmihr Explains the Game of Backgammon (Nard) to the Raja of Hind", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings). Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Text block: 6 1/8 x 4 15/16 in. (15.6 x 12.5 cm)
Painting: 2 3/16 x 4 13/16 in. (5.6 x 12.3 cm). Date: ca. 1300-30.
Technique/material:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Image size:
3312 x 4094 px | 38.8 MB
Print size:
28.0 x 34.7 cm | 11.0 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)
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