Two Late Mughal Letters
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
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subject_creditlineGift of Terence McInerney, 2012
subject_titleTwo Late Mughal Letters
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlinePersian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and the Story of Buzurgmihr (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.); text area: 40.6 x 29.2 cm (16 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1959.330.a
subject_titlePersian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and the Story of Buzurgmihr (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
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subject_creditlineBahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama, 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.); image: 19.5 x 29.5 cm (7 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.); text area: 41 x 29.5 cm (16 1/8 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.658.a
subject_titleBahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineThe 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 x 30 cm (14 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.); text area: 29 x 24.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.479.a
subject_titleThe Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto)
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
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subject_creditlineBahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama, 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.); image: 19.5 x 29.5 cm (7 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.); text area: 41 x 29.5 cm (16 1/8 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.658.a
subject_titleBahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/
subject_creditlineGift of Steven Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1985
subject_titlePage of Calligraphy from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/453268
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Subject ID1956.10.b
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
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subject_creditlinePreface (verso) from a double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), c. 1444. Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 32.7 x 22 cm (12 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1956.10.b
subject_titlePreface (verso) from a double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025)
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/
subject_creditlinePersian Heritage Foundation, Rogers Fund, and Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, 1998
subject_titleFirman (Official Decree) With Illuminated Heading
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/453564
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Subject ID1931.452.b
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineText Page, Persian Prose, (verso), from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru, c. 1425. Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501). Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); text area: 33.6 x 22.8 cm (13 1/4 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1931.452.b
subject_titleText Page, Persian Prose, (verso), from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlinePage from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), c. 1590–1600. Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6 3/16 in.); overall: 31 x 20.1 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); text area: 21 x 13.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John C. Heege, 1960.199.a
subject_titlePage from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020)
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
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subject_creditlineQur'an Manuscript Folio (verso); Text Page, 1500s. Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722). Ink, gold, and colors on paper; sheet: 28 x 17.4 cm (11 x 6 7/8 in.); text area: 19.6 x 10.6 cm (7 11/16 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1924.746.2.b
subject_titleQur'an Manuscript Folio (verso); Text Page
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Depiction ID1945.387.a_web
Subject ID1945.387.a
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineText 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1945.387.a
subject_titleText Page, Persian Verses (recto) from the Shahnama of Firdawsi
subject_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1945.387.a
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Depiction ID1956.10.b_web
Subject ID1956.10.b
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlinePreface (verso) from a double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), c. 1444. Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 32.7 x 22 cm (12 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1956.10.b
subject_titlePreface (verso) from a double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025)
subject_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1956.10.b
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Depiction ID1944.487.b_web
Subject ID1944.487.b
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineThe Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209) (verso), 1555–65. Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722). Ink and gold on paper; sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); text area: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.487.b
subject_titleThe Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209) (verso)
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlinePersian verses from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492) (recto), mid-1500s. Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 29.6 x 16.2 cm (11 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.); image: 21 x 13 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.500.a
subject_titlePersian verses from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492) (recto)
subject_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1947.500.a
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Subject ID1971.88
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineGrotesque Dancers Performing, c. 1600. Mughal India. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 16 x 9 cm (6 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.88
subject_titleGrotesque Dancers Performing
subject_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1971.88
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Depiction ID1959.330.a_alt5_web
Subject ID1959.330.a
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlinePersian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and the Story of Buzurgmihr (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.); text area: 40.6 x 29.2 cm (16 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1959.330.a
subject_titlePersian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and the Story of Buzurgmihr (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
subject_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1959.330.a
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Depiction ID1964.52_alt0_web
Subject ID1964.52
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineThe First Adventure of the White Horse, Page from the Khan Khanan's Razm Nama (Book of Wars), c. 1610–17. India, Subimperial Mughal school, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 38 x 22.4 cm (14 15/16 x 8 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 1964.52
subject_titleThe First Adventure of the White Horse, Page from the Khan Khanan's Razm Nama (Book of Wars)
subject_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1964.52
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Depiction ID1971.76_alt6_web
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineCircumcision ceremony for Akbar’s sons, painting 126 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602), c. 1602–3. Attributed to Dharam Das (Indian, active c. 1580–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 22.9 x 12.1 cm (9 x 4 3/4 in.); sheet with border: 34.7 x 22.5 cm (13 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.76
subject_titleCircumcision ceremony for Akbar’s sons, painting 126 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602)
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/
subject_creditlineGift of Layla S. Diba, in memory of Mahmood T. Diba, 2013
subject_titleFirman of Muhammad Shah Qajar
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Subject IDmetmuseum:452836
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
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subject_creditlinePurchase, Margaret Mushekian Gift, 1977
subject_titleFolio from a Qur'an Manuscript
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452836
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