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"Buzurgmihr Masters the Game of Chess", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Painting: H. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm) W. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm) Page: H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm) W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Department
Islamic Art
Classification
Codices
Dated
ca. 1300–30
Pixels
3076 × 3641
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Abu'l Qasim Firdausi. "Buzurgmihr Masters the Game of Chess", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1300–30. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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