Folio from Yusuf u Zulaykha by Jami (d. 1492)

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At A Glance

  • 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

    F1936.11
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1936.11

Object Details

  • Author

    Jami (died 1492)
  • Description

    Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Yusuf u Zulaykha by Jami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: text, 2 columns, 14 lines; verso: text, 14 lines; one of a group of 13 folios.
    Border: The recto is set in gold, blue and black rulings on a paper with floral motifs, silhouetted against a brown background. The verso is set in gold, blue and black rulings on a paper with mythical birds, hares, deer and landscape motifs, silhouetted against a brown background.
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Dr. Jacob Hirsch (1874?-1955)
  • Provenance

    To 1936
    Dr. Jacob Hirsch, New York. [1]
    From 1936
    Freer 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 file, Collections Management Office.
  • Origin

    Qazvin, Iran
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Manuscript
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