Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); A reclining woman surrounded by attendants

Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawdsi; A reclining woman surrounded by attendants; one of a group of two folios. Border: The painting is set in gold, blue, and black rulings mounted on gold sprinkled paperboard. To at least 1922 Moussa, Tehran, Iran. [1] 1922 Sale, Paris, Ho^tel Drouot, Objets d'art Anciens de la Perse, May 5-6, 1922, no. 109. [2] To 1942 Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France. [3] From 1942 to 1986 Family member, Paris and Boulogne, France, by inheritance from Henri Vever, Paris and Noyers, France. [4] From 1986 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from a family member, Paris and Boulogne, France. [5] Notes: [1] The object was in the collection of Moussa (M.J.M) until 1922 when it was published in the auction catalogue, Objets d'art anciens de la Perse, May 5-6, 1922. See Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 7: Chart of Recent Provenance" in An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection, Glenn D. Lowry et al (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 403. [2] See note 1. [3] See note 1. [4] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office. [5] See note 4. Arthur M. Sackler Collection Henri Vever (1854-1942) Hotel Drouot Moussa Francois Mautin (1907-2003)