Folio from an illustrated manuscript
"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Qasim ibn 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Iranian, active ca. 1525–60|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Qasim ibn 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
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