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"Buzurjmihr Masters the Game of Chess", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Dimensions
Entire Page: H. 8 1/16 (20.5 cm) W. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm) Painting: H. 3 1/8 in. (8 cm) W. 4 in. (10.2 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm) Frame: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 17 in. (43.2 cm)
Department
Islamic Art
Classification
Codices
Dated
ca. 1330–40
Pixels
2301 × 3722
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Abu'l Qasim Firdausi. "Buzurjmihr Masters the Game of Chess", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1330–40. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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