id:			137323
accession number:	1962.25.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.25.a
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Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c. 1482. Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: 14.7 x 15 cm (5 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.); overall: 32.5 x 23.2 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.); text area: 23 x 15.5 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1962.25.a

title:				Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
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creation date:			c. 1482
creation date earliest:		1470
creation date latest:		1490
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
technique:	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Image: 14.7 x 15 cm (5 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Overall: 32.5 x 23.2 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.); Text area: 23 x 15.5 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
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	inscription:	Script: Nasta'liq
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islamic art rotation
	opening date:   2012-12-03T05:00:00
	<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 3, 2012-December 9, 2013).

	title:		Islamic art rotation
	opening date:   2015-12-16T05:00:00
	<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2015-December 19, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Main gallery rotation (gallery 116)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 16, 2015-December 19, 2016).', 'opening_date': '2015-12-16T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	acquired in India; (Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1962
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1962-
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