The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"The Fifth Joust of the Rooks: Ruhham Versus Barman", Folio 342v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Qasim ibn 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- 1525–30
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting (recto): H. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm) W. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm) Painting (verso): H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm) W. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm) Page: H. 18 11/16 in. (47.5 cm) W. 12 9/16 in. (31.9 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
- 1970.301.43
- Credit line
- Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Artist information
Iranian, active ca. 1525–60|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Horses
- Men
- Flags
The Met object ID 452152. 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.