Harvard Art Museums > 1941.293: Rustam Dragging the Khaqan of Chin from his Saddle (painting, verso), Rustam Battles Kamus (text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Rustam Dragging the Khaqan of Chin from his Saddle (painting, verso), Rustam Battles Kamus (text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi (Mu’in Musavvir) , 1941.293,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/170373. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1941.293 People Mu’in Musavvir, Persian Title Rustam Dragging the Khaqan of Chin from his Saddle (painting, verso), Rustam Battles Kamus (text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi Other Titles Series/Book Title: Shahnama Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date 1648-1649 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Isfahan Period Safavid period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/170373 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions folio: 35.5 x 21.4 cm (14 x 8 7/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Francis H. Burr Memorial Fund Accession Year 1941 Object Number 1941.293 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Eric Schroeder, Persian Miniatures in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1942), no. 27 Marianna Shreve Simpson, Arab and Persian Painting in the Fogg Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1980), p. 117, no. 105 John Seyller, ed., The Adventures of Hamza: Painting and storytelling in Mughal India, exh. cat., Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C., 2002), p. 188-189, cat. 61 Dr. Sheila R. Canby, "An Illustrated Shahnameh of 1650: Isfahan in the Service of Yazd", Journal of the David Collection, ed. Kjeld von Folsach and Joachim Meyer, The David Collection (2010), Vol. 3, pp. 54-113., p. 67-68, no. 17, fig. 8. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
