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"Three Men Before a Castle", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din

ca. 1476–86
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The fifteenth‑century author Maulana Muhammad ibn Husam al‑Din, known as Ibn Husam, wrote the Khavarannama in emulation of the great poet Firdausi’s national Persian epic, the Shahnama. Ibn Husam, however, centers his stories on the Shi'i imam 'Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad. This folio depicts an imaginary meeting between the poet Firdausi and the author of the Khavarannama, Ibn Husam

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  • Title: "Three Men Before a Castle", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din
  • Author: Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din (Iranian, died 1470)
  • Date: ca. 1476–86
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran, Shiraz
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 15 11/16 in. (39.8 cm)
    W. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.184.1
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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