"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi|Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn (?) Husaini, known as al-Mausili|al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din
Artist bio: Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus| |Iranian, ca. 1303–1357 Shiraz
Artist role: Author|Calligrapher|Patron
Artist nationality: Iranian| |Iranian
Date: dated A.H. 741/1341 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
                W. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
Page: H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm)
          W. 11 15/16 in. (30.3 cm)
Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
        W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in Shiraz   Iran  
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Hunting|Boars|Horses