"The Four Knights of Kai Khusrau in the Mountains", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi|al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din|Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn (?) Husaini, known as al-Mausili
Artist bio: Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus|Iranian, ca. 1303–1357 Shiraz| 
Artist role: Author|Patron|Calligrapher
Artist nationality: Iranian|Iranian| 
Date: dated A.H. 741/1341 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Page: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
          W. 11 5/16 in. (28.7 cm)
Painting: H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
                W. 9 5/16 in. (23.6 cm)
Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
        W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in Shiraz   Iran  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Men|Horses|Knights