Title: "The Sixth Joust of the Rooks: Bizhan Versus Ruyyin", Folio 343r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: ca. 1525–30
Artist:  Abu'l Qasim Firdausi 
Artist bio: Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Author
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting (recto): 
                        H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
                        W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Painting (verso): 
                        H. 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm)
                        W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Entire Page: 
                        H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm)
                        W. 12 9/16 in. (31.9 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Geography: Made in Tabriz   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Bow and Arrow, term: Swords, term: Men, term: Horses