Author
Firdawsi (Persian, died 411-416 AH/AD 1020-1025), Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Husayni
Publication Date
741 AH/AD 1341
Publication Place
Iran (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
H: 14 3/8 x W: 12 in. (36.5 x 30.5 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.677
Library Location
Not on view
Date
741 AH/AD 1341
Notes
These four leaves, collectively Walters W.677, come from a dispersed illustrated and illuminated manuscript of Firdawsi's Shahnamah (Book of kings), commissioned by Qawam al-Dawlah wa-al-Din Hasan, vizier to the Inju governor in Fars province. It was copied by Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Husayni in 741 AH / 1341 CE. The text is written in black Nasta'liq script with chapter headings in red, blue, and black Ta'liq script. The dispersal of the manuscript occurred in the early 14th century AH/AD 20th, and over 1/2 of its leaves are extant and housed in public and private collections. The illuminated folio with the year of the manuscript's completion and a dedication to the patron is housed in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (S1986.110 and S1986.111), and the folio with the colophon and finispiece is housed in the Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection (IR.M. 6/I). The manuscript's illustrations have been associated with production in Shiraz. The Walters paintings are as follows: Zal joins Mihrab in battling the Turanians, Battle of the Iranians and the Turanians, Execution of Afrasiyab, and Bahram Gur in a peasant's house.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Poetry and Prayer: Islamic Manuscripts from the Walters Art Museum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore., Mything Persons: Historic Figures in Legends of East and West. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., The Royal Style. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Art of Persia. Ithaca College Museum of Art, Ithaca.
Sergi Yılı
2010, 1998, 1988-1989, 1966-1967
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
