Title: "Bizhan Receives an Invitation through Manizha's Nurse", Folio 300v 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: 
             H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
             W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Entire Page: 
             H. 18 11/16 in. (47.5 cm)
             W. 10 5/8 in. (27 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: Men, term: Women, term: Horses