Resource Spotlight | “The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256–1353” by Linda Komaroff and Stefano Carboni

 

南宋/元　佚名　六馬圖　卷
Six Horses
Unidentified artists (Chinese, 13th century [first half of scroll]; 14th century [second half of scroll])
13th–14th century
China
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
1989.363.5
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 
 
 

The Legacy of Genghis Khan

Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256 — 1353

 
 

by Linda Komaroff & Stefano Carboni

 
 

This resource is generously provided by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

Frieze Tile with Two Hunters
Second half 13th century
Attributed to Iran, Kashan
Stonepaste; molded, inglaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on opaque white glaze
Gift of George Blumenthal, 1910
10.9.1
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi
Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (Iranian, active 1340s)
Dated 741 AH/1341 CE
Attributed to Iran, Isfahan
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
57.51.25
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Covered Jar (Albarello)
Second half 13th–14th century
Attributed to Iran
Stonepaste; overglaze painted and leaf gilded (lajvardina)
Henry G. Leberthon Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wallace Chauncey, 1957
57.61.12a, b
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"Gushtasp Slays the Rhino-Wolf," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)
ca. 1330–40
Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan
Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Bequest of Monroe C. Gutman, 1974
1974.290.23
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Tile Panel in the form of an Architectural Niche
Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Ahmad Babavaih
First half 14th century
Made in Iran, Kashan. Found Iran, Natanz
Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue, luster-painted on opaque white glaze, modeled
Rogers Fund, 1909
09.87
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明早期 刺繡開泰圖
Welcoming spring
Unidentified artist Chinese, 14th–15th century
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
15th century
China
Silk embroidery on silk gauze
Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1981
1981.410
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Stand for a Qur'an Manuscript
Zain(?) Hasan Sulaiman Isfahani (Iranian)
Dated 761 AH/1360 CE
Made in Iran
Wood (teak); carved, painted, and inlaid
Rogers Fund, 1910
10.218
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Jewelry Elements
Late 14th–16th century
Attributed to Iran or Central Asia
Gold sheet; worked, chased, and set with turquoise, gray chalcedony, and glass
Purchase, Rogers Fund and Habib Anavian Gift, 1989
1989.87a–l
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"Nushirvan Receives Mihras, Envoy of Caesar,” Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)
ca. 1300–30
Made in Iran or Iraq
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1934
34.24.3
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"Buzurgmihr Masters the Game of Chess", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)
ca. 1300–30
Made in Iran or Iraq
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1934
34.24.1
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Tile with Image of Phoenix
Late 13th century
From Iran, probably Takht-i Sulaymän
Stonepaste; modeled, underglaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on opaque white ground
Rogers Fund, 1912
12.49.4
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"The Funeral of Isfandiyar," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)
1330s
Attributed to Iran, Tabriz
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1933
33.70
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Tile From an Inscriptional Frieze
Dated 707 AH/1308 CE
From Iran, Natanz
Stonepaste; underglaze painted in blue, luster-painted on opaque white ground, modeled
Gift of Emile Rey, 1912
12.44
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"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)
Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn (?) Husaini, known as al-Mausili
al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din (Iranian, ca. 1303–1357 Shiraz)
Dated 741 AH/1341 CE
Made in Iran, Shiraz
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1929
29.160.22
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Large Jar
Dated 681 AH/1282–83 CE
Made in Iran
Stonepaste; monochrome glazed, modeled
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Horace Havemeyer, 1956
56.185.3
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南宋/元　佚名　六馬圖　卷
Six Horses
Unidentified artists (Chinese, 13th century [first half of scroll]; 14th century [second half of scroll])
13th–14th century
China
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
1989.363.5
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

中亞或華北（十三世紀） 蓮池水禽紋緙絲
Textile with Aquatic Birds and Recumbent Animal
13th century
Eastern Central Asia or North China
Silk tapestry (kesi)
Purchase, Gifts in memory of Christopher C.Y. Chen, Gifts from various donors, in honor of Douglas Dillon, Barbara and William Karatz Gift, and Eileen W. Bamberger Bequest, in memory of her husband, Max Bamberger, 1997
1997.7
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

元 團鳳紋繡片
Panel with Phoenixes and Flowers
Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
14th century
China
Silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk gauze
Purchase, Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Gift, Louis V. Bell and Rogers Funds, and Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, in honor of Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg, 1988
1988.82
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Plate with Relief Dragon among Clouds, 1300s. China, Zhejiang province, Longquan region, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Porcelaneous stoneware with celadon glaze and molded decoration; diameter: 43.2 cm (17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1961.92

元 緙絲大威德金剛曼陀羅
Vajrabhairava mandala
Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
ca. 1330–32
China
Silk tapestry (kesi)
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1992
1992.54
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

元 緙絲大威德金剛曼陀羅
Detail of Vajrabhairava mandala
Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
ca. 1330–32
China
Silk tapestry (kesi)
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1992
1992.54
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 
 

Colophon

Authors | Komaroff, Linda, and Stefano Carboni, eds., with essays by Morris Rossabi, Charles Melville, James C. Y. Watt, Tomoko Masuya, Sheila Blair, Robert Hillenbrand, Sarah Bertalan, John Hirx, Marco Leona, Pieter Meyers, Linda Komaroff, and Stefano Carboni
Publisher | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date of Publication | 2002

 
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