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accession number:	1944.479
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The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto); The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso), 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century. Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; sheet: 36.3 x 30 cm (14 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.); 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

title:				The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto); The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso)
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creation date:			1341
creation date earliest:		1341
creation date latest:		1341
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century
technique:	opaque watercolor and ink on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 36.3 x 30 cm (14 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.); 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.)
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	inscription:	Script: Naskh
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islamic Art
	opening date:   1944-11-03T04:00:00
	<i>Islamic Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1944-February 2, 1945).

	title:		Persian Miniature Manuscripts
	opening date:   1977-08-13T04:00:00
	<i>Persian Miniature Manuscripts</i>. The Scottish Arts Council Gallery, Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (August 13-September 11, 1977).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>International Exhibition of Persian</em> <em>Art</em>. Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (January 7-February 28, 1931).', 'opening_date': '1931-01-07T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Vienna Library (1935).', 'opening_date': '1935-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Islamic Art Exhibition</em>. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (April 9-May 17, 1959).', 'opening_date': '1959-04-09T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Imperial Images in Islamic Painting</em>. The Scottish Arts Council Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland (August 13-September 11, 1977.)', 'opening_date': '1977-08-13T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	M. Nazare-Aga, Paris, France
	date: by 1931-?
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	(Dikran G. Kelekian [1867-1951], New York, NY,  sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1944
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1944-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Wilson, Arnold Talbot. <em>Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Persian Art; Patrons: His Majesty the King, His Majesty Rizā Shāh Pahlavi. 7th January to 28th February, 1931, Royal Academy of Arts, London</em>. London: Office of the Exhibition [Printed by Gee &amp; Co.], 1931.
	page number: 	p. 28, cat. no. 44
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	<div><!--block-->Wilson, Arnold Talbot. <em>Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Persian Art; Patrons: His Majesty the King, His Majesty Rizā Shāh Pahlavi. 7th January to 28th February, 1931, Royal Academy of Arts, London</em>. London: Office of the Exhibition [Printed by Gee &amp; Co.], 1931.</div>
	page number: 	p. 28, cat. no. 44
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	Pope, Arthur Upham, Phyllis Ackerman, and Theodore Bestermann. <em>A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present</em>. London: Oxford University Press, 1938.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pl. 834a
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	Grube, Ernst J. <em>Muslim Miniature Paintings from the XIII to XIX Century from Collections in the United States and Canada. Catalogue of the Exhibition. </em>Venice: N. Pozza, 1962.
	page number: 	pp. 31-32
	url:		

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