Shahnameh (Firdausi)Nushirvan Eating Food Brought by the Sons of MahbudPersian Miniature Art Print
A crowned king receives food at a garden tower gate
Price$165 CAD
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The print & the framePaper, frame, glazing and hanging
Print
Giclée, printed to order with water-based inks.
Paper
Hahnemühle German Etching, 310gsm: a heavyweight, velvety matte fine-art paper with a warm white tone and a light texture.
Archival matte fine-art paper.
200gsm matte fine-art paper.
Frame
Solid wood with a satin finish, handmade to order. About 20 mm wide and 22 mm deep.
Glazing
Low-reflection glazing.
Mount
None. The print fills the frame.
Hanging
Framed prints arrive ready to hang.
Each frame is made to order by one of our framing workshops, so the exact shade and profile may vary slightly from the photos.
A bearded, crowned king in a gold-patterned blue robe sits beneath a tall dark green tree, a small footed cup with a gold base in hand, beside a crowned figure in a red-and-gold robe. Behind them a brick tower with latticed windows rises, two figures visible at the upper level, one leaning over the parapet and another at a window. At the gate below, a man in an olive robe and red cap carries a checkered tray bearing food, accompanied by another attendant. The scene is set within a page of dense black nasta'liq verses in narrow ruled columns.
The original: a folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Tabriz, Iran, 1330s. Ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
The Shahnama, or Book of Kings, is the Persian national epic: a verse history of Iran from its first kings to the Arab conquest, completed around 1010 by the poet Firdausi of Tus (c. 940–1020). Its illustrations were painted in later centuries for the rulers and patrons who commissioned copies. Illustrated manuscripts survive from the Ilkhanid period onward, from the First Small Shahnama of the early fourteenth century to Shah Tahmasp's great copy made in Tabriz, and later volumes from Qazvin, Herat and Bijapur in the Deccan. Leaves from these dispersed manuscripts are held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Printed as a museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle fine art paper using 12-ink archival pigment printing. Available handframed in solid wood with low-reflection glazing, or unframed. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.
Shahnameh (Firdausi) — Nushirvan Eating Food Brought by the Sons of Mahbud | Persian Miniature Art PrintPrice$165.00
The print is colorful and pleasing to the eye. The paper is of high quality with good thickness that is great for display by itself or in a frame. A good price for the quality! Thank you!
Taylor H.
Verified buyer · reviewed on our Etsy shop · March 2026 Unframed Hahnemühle · Accent - 12x18 inches
The print is so exquisite that I literally gasped upon opening it! The quality of color and paper is museum quality and well worth the purchase price This vendor is now at the top of my list in ordering future art prints!
Imani S.
Verified buyer · reviewed on our Etsy shop · February 2026 Unframed Hahnemühle · MASTERPIECE - 24x36 inches
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