The battle between Ismail I (right) and Muhammad Shaybani (left) in 1510. Chehel Sotoun, Isfahan, painted circa 1647
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Tarikh-i alam aray-i Shah Ismail (The world adorning history of Shah Ismail) by Bijan; The battle between Shah Ismail and Abul-Khayr Khan with two lines of calligraphy in Persian black nasta'liq script above and below the painting.
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
H: 23.6 W: 15.1 cm
Isfahan, Iran
Date
circa 1688
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(Author) Bijan; (Artist) Mu'in Musavvir (or a follower); Iran; circa 1688; Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; H x W (overall): 35.9 x 23.5 cm (14 1/8 x 9 1/4 in); Gift of Martha Mayor Smith and Alfred Mayor in memory of A. Hyatt Mayor
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Keywords
Freer Gallery of Art
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07:42, 27 March 2012
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