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

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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
F1937.2 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1937.2
Object Details
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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, The beauty of love is a bird which flies from the nest of unity to the grove of multiplicity, beloved and lover are both part of this unity and multiplicity, 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 floral and animal motifs, silhouetted against a blue background. The verso is set in gold, red and blue rulings on a paper with simurgh, ostrich, bird and landscape motifs, silhouetted against a blue background. -
Previous custodian or owner
Friedrich Paul Theodor Sarre (1865-1945)Dr. Jacob Hirsch (1874?-1955) -
Provenance
To ?Friedrich Paul Theodor Sarre (1865-1945), Berlin. [1]To 1937Dr. Jacob Hirsch, New York. [2]From 1937Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. Jacob Hirsch, New York. [3]Notes:[1] Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.[2] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.[3] See note 2. -
Origin
Qazvin, Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Manuscript -
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