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Album-mounted folio from Bijan’s history of the reign of Shah Isma?il: Shah Isma'il I Watches His Troops Defeat the Musha' sha' leader Sultan Fayyad
Album-mounted folio from Bijan’s history of the reign of Shah Isma?il: Shah Isma'il I Watches His Troops Defeat the Musha' sha' leader Sultan Fayyad

Album-mounted folio from Bijan’s history of the reign of Shah Isma?il: Shah Isma'il I Watches His Troops Defeat the Musha' sha' leader Sultan Fayyad

Mu'in Musavvir (Persian, 1617–1701)
about 1688
Object PlaceIsfahan, Iran
Medium/TechniqueInk, color, and gold on paper
DimensionsOverall: 35.8 x 23.4 cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/16 in.)
Image (within borders): 23.5 x 15.3 cm (9 1/4 x 6 in.)
Credit LineJohn Ware Willard Fund and Asiatic Curator's Fund
Accession number1996.103
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1960, purchased from Eldred Auctioneers, East Dennis, MA, by Sylvia Clark Coolidge, Providence, RI; 1996, sold by Sylvia Clark Coolidge to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 1996)

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