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"The Four Knights of Kai Khusrau in the Mountains", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
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Ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Rights: Public Domain
Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1936
Title: "The Four Knights of Kai Khusrau in the Mountains", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Description:
Ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
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