"Buzurgmihr Masters the Game of Chess", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Artist bio: Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Artist role: Author
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: ca. 1300–30
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
                W. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)
Page: H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
          W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in    Iran or Iraq  
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1934
Accession year: 1934
Tags: Games|Bow and Arrow|Men|Chess