3741850 Folio from a \'Shahnama\' (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: illuminated page of text, Baysunghuri preface; verso: twenty-five lines of prose from the Baysunghuri preface, detached manuscript folio, c.1590-1600 (ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper) by Persian School, (16th century); 32.1x19.8 cm; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, USA; (add.info.: 12 5/8 x 7 13/16 in); Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Purchase--Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler.