Gudarz Slays Piran, Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi

Ink, colors, and gold on gold-sprinkled paper; marbled paper margins Brown leather binding, stamped, gilt, and painted

Double-sided, detached leaf from an incomplete manuscript; ink on palm leaf

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

The fortieth of a series of 54 backing sheets mounted in an album; ink and color on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

The fifty-first of a series of 54 backing sheets mounted in an album; ink and color on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper