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"Rustam Lassos Rakhsh", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
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Title:
"Rustam Lassos Rakhsh", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Caption:
"Rustam Lassos Rakhsh", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi. Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Painting: H. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
W. 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
Page: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm). Date: ca. 1330-40.
Rustam and his steed to be, the strawberry roan Rakhsh, are in the center of the miniature, framed by a tree on either side. Rustam is shown in his traditional tiger skin coat, but here is depicted with the beard and mustache reserved for mature men though he is still a young man. The chief of the royal stud, at the left, wears a typical Mongol hat and carries an unusual weapon called nachakh. The type of trees and treatment of the ground are of Chinese derivation.
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
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
2879 x 4396 px | 36.2 MB
Print size:
24.4 x 37.2 cm | 9.6 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
