King Khusraw Parviz Listening to Barbad the Concealed Musician, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi

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King Khusraw Parviz Listening to Barbad the Concealed Musician, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi

Iraq, Baghdad (?), circa 1300
Manuscripts; folios
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
6 x 5 1/8 in. (15.24 x 13.02 cm)
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky (M.73.5.406)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

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  • Hossain, Shakeel, ed. Jashn-e Khusrau 2013: Celebrating the Genius of Khusrau. Geneva: Aga Khan Trust for Culture, 2014.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed.  Islamic Art:  The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection.  Los Angeles:  Museum Associates, 1973.

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