id:			137309
accession number:	1962.24
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.24
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:52.159000

King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: a Processon Arrives at Court (recto); the Story of King Luhrasp (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), c. 1560–90. Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper; sheet: 47 x 29.7 cm (18 1/2 x 11 11/16 in.); image: 43.9 x 26.6 cm (17 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1962.24

title:				King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: a Processon Arrives at Court (recto); the Story of King Luhrasp (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025)
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creation date:			c. 1560–90
creation date earliest:		1560
creation date latest:		1590
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
technique:	opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 47 x 29.7 cm (18 1/2 x 11 11/16 in.); Image: 43.9 x 26.6 cm (17 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	Script: Nasta'liq
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review - 1962
	opening date:   1962-10-24T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review - 1962</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962).

	title:		Persian Miniatures
	opening date:   1963-04-09T05:00:00
	<i>Persian Miniatures</i>. The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL (organizer) (April 9-May 9, 1963).

	title:		Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)
	opening date:   2019-04-16T04:00:00
	<i>Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 16-October 6, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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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. 223
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n247

	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. 223
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n247

	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. 281
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n301

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IMAGES

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