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Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
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Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)

c. 1482 · opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

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The Iranian painting traditions of creating a conceptual space, symmetry, and decoration characterize this illustration of a scene in the life of the Shi’a Imam Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad. The inscription over the door reads “the just sultan.”

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineNushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c. 1482. Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: 14.7 x 15 cm (5 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.); overall: 32.5 x 23.2 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.); text area: 23 x 15.5 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1962.25.a
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