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Ilkhanid Illustrations
from the 1341 Inju Shahnama, Shiraz
The King of Mazandaran changes himself into a rock
Le roi de Mazandaran métamorphosé en pierre
Style Injû
1341
Image: 125 x 168 mm (miniature); feuille: 285 x 240 mm (surface écrite); feuille: 371 x 292 mm
Encre noire et rouge, gouache et or sur papier
Mention obligatoire : Cabinet d'arts graphiques des Musées d'art et d'histoire, Genève, Legs Jean Pozzi
N° d'inventaire : 1971-0107-0332
Titre du volume/album : Shâhnâma (Livre des Rois)
Source: Les Musées d'art et d'histoire de la Ville de Genève
Geneva, Musée d'art et d'histoire
Manuscript: 1971-107/332
Chapter 12 - Kay Kavus (150 years)
Scene: The King of Mazandaran changes himself into a rock
English Title: King of Mazandaran turns himself into a rock
Dimensions (h x w): 100 x 170 mm
Format: Rectangular within borders
Hijri Date: 741 Dhu'l-Qa'da 20
Gregorian Date: 1341 May 15
School: Shiraz
Public Notes: The painting is placed in the text at the exact moment when Kay Kavus arrives on the scene on his elephant, after the King has turned himself into a stone before the astonished gaze of Rustam.
Source: Shahnama Project
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