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accession number:	1959.330.b
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Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.); image: 24 x 22 cm (9 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1959.330.b

title:				Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
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creation date:			1330–35
creation date earliest:		1330
creation date latest:		1335
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)
technique:	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.); Image: 24 x 22 cm (9 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Script: Naskh
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Classical Style in Islamic Painting
	opening date:   1968-11-01T05:00:00
	<i>The Classical Style in Islamic Painting</i>. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (November 1, 1968-January 4, 1969).

	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).

	title:		Islamic art rotation
	opening date:   2013-12-16T05:00:00
	<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2013-December 15, 2014).

	title:		An Epic of Kings: The Great Mongol Shahnama
	opening date:   2024-09-21T04:00:00
	<i>An Epic of Kings: The Great Mongol Shahnama</i>. National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, DC (organizer) (September 21, 2024-January 12, 2025) https://asia.si.edu/whats-on/exhibitions/mongol-shahnama/.

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Georges Demotte [1877-1923], New York, NY)
	date: c. 1910-?
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	Homberg
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	(Mrs. Paul [Marguerite] Mallon [d. 1977], Paris and New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1959
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1959-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 221
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n245

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 221
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n245

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 278
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n298

	Hillenbrand, Robert. <em>The Great Mongol Shahnama</em>. London, Washington, DC, New Haven, CT: Hali Publications Ltd.; Freer Gallery of Art: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art; Published in association with Yale University Press, 2022.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: painting 54
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