The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess", Folio 639v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
'Abd al-Vahhab|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- ca. 1530–35
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting: H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm) W. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 1970.301.71
- Credit line
- Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
- Gallery
- 462
Artist information
Iranian|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Kings
- Men
- Chess
The Met object ID 452180. 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.