album;
calligraphy
- Museum number
- 1920,0917,0.62
- Description
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Rustam lassooing a dwarf; painting mounted on detached album folio. A-side: Rustam, on right, lassos a fat-faced dwarf from an elephant with a mahout. Building, trees and four figures in background. Image surrounded by thin blue border with gold foliate design and larger border of gold flowers. From the Shahnama of Firdawsi. Inscribed. B-side: calligraphy, surrounded by same style of borders.
Ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper.
- Production date
- 18thC(late)
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1920
- Acquisition notes
- Transferred from the Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books (OMPB).
- Department
- Middle East
- Registration number
- 1920,0917,0.62
