Folio from Yusuf u-Zulaikha by Jami (d.1492); recto: Floral designs; verso: Animals and birds in landscape

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Period
1557 -
Geography
Qazvin, Iran -
Material
Ink and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 25.2 x 15 cm (9 15/16 x 5 7/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1936.10 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1936.10
Object Details
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Author
Jami (died 1492) -
Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Yusuf-u- Zulaikha by Jami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: Floral designs, 2 columns, 14 lines; verso: Animals and birds in landscape, 2 columns, 14 lines, one of a group of 13 folios.Border: The recto is set in gold, red and blue rulings on a paper with gold floral motifs, silhouetted against a blue background. The verso is set in gold, red and blue rulings on a paper with animal, bird, and landscape motifs, silhouetted against a blue background. -
Provenance
To 1936Dr. Jacob Hirsch, New York. [1]From 1936Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. Jacob Hirsch, New York. [2]Notes:[1] See undated folder sheet note, object folder F1936.9, Collections Management Office.[2] See note 1. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Falcons: The Art of the Hunt (January 15 to July 17, 2022)Art of the Court of Shah Tahmasp (December 16, 1979 to August 14, 1980) -
Previous custodian or owner
Dr. Jacob Hirsch (1874?-1955) -
Origin
Qazvin, Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Manuscript -
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