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Accession Number:
2001 May 1, lot 109
Hijri Date:
991
Gregorian Date:
1583 (to nearest hijri year)
Origin:
Shiraz
Ownership:
Mirza Mahdi Khan Astarabadi (d. c. 1768); Jahan Shah son of Fath `Ali Shah (d. 1835). Other seals too.
Calligrapher:
Hidayat Allah Shirazi
Folios extant in ms.:
538
Columns x Rows:
4 x 21
Page Size (h x w):
406 x 248 mm
Text Size (h x w):
257 x 195 mm
Script:
Nasta'liq
Colophon Folio:
539r
Ms Type:
Codex
Ms Status:
Complete
Completion Status:
MS not yet examined
Illuminations in ms:
3
Illustrations in ms:
32 ( 2 frontispiece(s) 2 finispiece(s) 27 Shahnama 1 other [ Firdausi in hammam ] )
Illustration Records in archive:
32 (4 with image) (click here to go to illustrations below)
Last updated by:
charles
Date last updated:
2008-09-26 12:50:38
 
 
References
Dating Ref:
Colophon Extracted from the colophon of the work.
Origin Ref:
Colophon Extracted from the colophon of the work.
Illustration Ref:
Christie's Islamic art and manuscripts, Tuesday 1 May 2001. Christie's. London. UK.
 
 
Illustration in archive - 32     (back to top)
f. 001v
(1583)
f. 002r
(1583)
f. 010v
(1583)
f. 027v
Faridun brings Zahhak to Mount Damavand (1583)
f. 039r
Manuchihr kills Salm (1583)
f. 056v
Zal enthroned (1583)
f. 069r
Rustam catches Rakhsh (1583)
f. 077v
Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div (1583)
f. 088r
(1583)
f. 099v
Rustam mourns Suhrab (1583)
f. 107r
The fire ordeal of Siyavush (1583)
f. 167r
Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse (1583)
f. 213v
Bizhan kills Human (1583)
f. 246r
Kay Khusrau gives a safe conduct to Afrasiyab's family (1583)
f. 264v
The coronation of Luhrasp (1583)
f. 265r
The coronation of Luhrasp (1583)
f. 289v
Isfandiyar lassoes the Turanian hero Gurgsar (1583)
f. 302v
Rustam feasts with Isfandiyar (1583)
f. 312v
Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow (1583)
f. 318r
Rustam kills Shaghad before dying (1583)
f. 354v
Ardashir recognizes Shapur during a polo game (1583)
f. 369r
Shapur captures the King of Rum (1583)
f. 375v
Bahram Gur hunts in the company of Azada (1583)
f. 402v
Shangul entertains Bahram Gur (1583)
f. 413r
Khushnavaz flees from Sufaray (1583)
f. 418v
Anushirvan executes Mazdak and his followers (1583)
f. 436v
(1583)
f. 469v
Bahram Chubina sends Sava Shah's head to Hurmuzd (1583)
f. 487v
Bahram Chubina and Khusrau Parviz fight a fourth time (1583)
f. 514v
Khusrau Parviz praises Gurdiya (1583)
f. 537v
(1583)
f. 538r
(1583)