Label:FS-7358_06
Title:Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); Siyawush's ordeal by fire
Medium:Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions:H x W: 34.1 x 24.1 cm (13 7/16 x 9 1/2 in)
Previous custodian or owner:Henri Vever (1854-1942), Francois Mautin (1907 - 2003)
Provenance:1930, Unidentified sale, no. 131. [1], To 1942, Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France. [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. 406., [2] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office., [3] See note 2., [4] See note 2.
Origin:Isfahan?, Iran
Credit Line:Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Date:circa 1590
Period:Safavid period
Type:Manuscript
Topic:Shahnama, horse, Safavid period (1501 - 1722), fire, Iran, Siyavush, Arts of the Islamic World, Henri Vever collection, epic
Attribution:Smithsonian Institution
