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Ilkhanid Illustration
Iranian and Turanian Armies in Combat. [Arjasp defeats Gushtasp]
from the 1341 Inju Shahnama, Shiraz
A larger image of Iranian and Turanian Armies in Combat. 1341 Shahnama - Inju Dynasty, Shiraz
"Iranian and Turanian Armies in Combat", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935–1020)
Calligrapher: Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn (?) Husaini, known as al-Mausili
Patron: Commissioned by al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din (ca. 1303–57)
Object Name: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: A.H. 741/A.D. 1341
Geography: Made in Iran, Shiraz
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
Painting with Text Block: H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
W. 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm)
Page: H. 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm)
W. 11 7/16 in. (29.1 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Accession Number: 36.113.1
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
New York , Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manuscript: 29.160.21-22, 36.113.1-3, 57.51.35-36
Accession Number: 36.113.1
Chapter 15 - Gushtasp (120 years)
Scene: Arjasp defeats Gushtasp
Dimensions (h x w): 102 x 236 mm
Format: Stepped, breaking through frame
Hijri Date: 741 Dhu'l-Qa'da 20
Gregorian Date: 1341 May 14
School: Shiraz
Source: Shahnama Project
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