id: 135808
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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CREATORS
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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
The Classical Style in Islamic Painting. 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
Persian Miniature Manuscripts. 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
Islamic art rotation. 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: 2024-08-31T04:00:00
An Epic of Kings: The Great Mongol Shahnama. National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, DC (organizer) (August 31, 2024-January 5, 2025).
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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. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. 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. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. 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. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 278
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n298
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