EditorialThe Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto); The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso), 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Kha...
EditorialThe Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso), 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Inju Period (Il-Khanid), 14th Century. Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; sheet: 36.3 x 30 cm (14 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.);...
EditorialBahram Gur meets Arzu, the Daughter of Mahiyar (verso); Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from the Shahnama of Firdawsi, c. 1350. Iran, Shiraz, Inju Period, 14th Century. Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; image: 5.4 x 15.3 cm (2 1/8 x 6 in.); ov...
EditorialThe Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto), 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century. Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; image: 28.6 x 24.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.); overall: 37 ...
EditorialText Page, Persian Verses (recto); Bahram Gur meets Arzu, the Daughter of Mahiyar (verso) , c. 1350. Iran, Shiraz, Inju Period, 14th Century. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; overall: 29 x 20.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 1/8 in.); text area: 22.5 x 15.3 cm (8 ...
EditorialText Page, Persian Verses (recto) from the Shahnama of Firdawsi, c. 1350. Iran, Shiraz, Inju Period, 14th Century. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; overall: 29 x 20.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 1/8 in.); text area: 22.5 x 15.3 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in.).
EditorialFrom the Farhang-i Jahangiri (Persian-language Dictionary) compiled by Mir Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju of Shiraz (Persian, d. 1626), 1607-1608. India, Mughal court, made for Jahangir. Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, double-sided: one with blue b...