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The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto)

1341

Iran, Shiraz, Inju , 14th Century

(Il-Khanid)
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.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.479.a
Location: Not on view
  • by 1931-?
    M. Nazare-Aga, Paris, France
    ?-1944
    (Dikran G. Kelekian [1867-1951], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1944-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Persian Miniature Manuscripts. The Scottish Arts Council Gallery, Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (August 13-September 11, 1977).
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