The Metropolitan Museum of Art - "Rudaba Makes a Ladder of Her Tresses", Folio from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

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Collecting Turkmen Jewelry: The Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection

In conjunction with the exhibition Turkmen Jewelry from the Collection of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf (on view October 9, 2012, through February 24, 2013), Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf discuss their collecting practices and connection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the first few pieces that grew into a large collection of traditional Turkmen jewelry, the couple's appreciation for the jewelry has followed them for decades and allowed them to develop unique insights into the practice of collecting.

The exhibition is made possible by the Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

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"Rudaba Makes a Ladder of Her Tresses", Folio from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935–1020)

Artist:: Painting attributed to Qadimi (active ca. 1525–65)
Object Name:: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Reign:: Shah Tahmasp (1524–76)
Date:: ca. 1525
Geography:: Iran, Tabriz
Medium:: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions:: Painting: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm) W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) Page: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm) W. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm) Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Classification:: Codices
Credit Line:: Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Accession Number:: 1970.301.7

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Shah Tahmasp, Iran (until 1568), Iran (until 1568); Sultan Selim II, Istanbul (from 1568); Sultan Selim III, Istanbul (by 1800); Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Paris (by 1903–d. 1934); his son, Baron Maurice de Rothschild, Paris and Pregny, near Geneva (by 1955–d. 1957); [ Stiebel Ltd., New York, until 1959; sold to Houghton]; Arthur A. Houghton Jr., New York (1959–70)
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