Label:FS-7366_24
Title:Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: Rustam kicks back the rock rolled on him by Bahman; verso: text
Medium:Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:H x W: 32.5 x 19.9 cm (12 13/16 x 7 13/16 in)
Previous custodian or owner:Henri Vever (1854-1942), Reiza Khan Monif, Francois Mautin (1907 - 2003)
Provenance:To 1910, Reza Khan Monif, Paris, France. [1], From 1910 to 1942, Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, purchased from Reza Khan Monif, Paris, France on October 14, 1910. [2], From 1942 to 1986, Family member, Paris and Boulogne, France, by inheritance from Henri Vever, Paris and Noyers, France. [3], From 1986, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from a family member, Paris and Boulogne, France. [4], Notes:, [1] See Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 7: Chart of Recent Provenance" in An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection, Glenn D. Lowry et al. (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 407. See also Glen D. Lowry and Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 2: Ledger of Acquisitions, 1894 and 1907-17" in A Jeweler’s Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 230., [2] See note 1., [3] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office., [4] See note 3.
Origin:Probably Qazvin or Isfahan, Iran
Credit Line:Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Date:ca. 1590-1600
Period:Safavid period
Type:Manuscript
Topic:Shahnama, Safavid period (1501 - 1722), Rustam, Iran, Arts of the Islamic World, Henri Vever collection, Bahman
Attribution:Smithsonian Institution
