“Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess”, Folio…

“Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess”, Folio…

“Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess”, Folio 639v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp by ‘Abd al-Vahhab, Islamic Art

Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper

Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452180