The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Firdausi's Parable of the Ship of Shi'ism", Folio 18v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Mirza 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- ca. 1530–35
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting: H. 12 1/2 in. (31.7 cm) W. 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm) Page: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm) W.12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm) Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 1970.301.1
- Credit line
- Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Artist information
Iranian, active ca. 1525–75|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Boats
- Men
The Met object ID 452110. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.