An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi’s Shahnameh: Rustam killing the White Div, Persia, Shiraz, Safavid, circa 1560-80

gouache with gold on paper, text above and below the miniature in five columns of nasta‘liq script written horizontally and diagonally in black ink, reverse with a full page of text in five columns, one illuminated heading panel with the title of this episode (kashtan rustam div safid ra) in white nasta‘liq, paper of text areas gold-sprinkled

painting: 25.5 by 20.6cm.

leaf: 29.4 by 23.2cm.