Folio from Yusuf u-Zulaikha by Jami (d.1492); recto: a lion, a simurgh and birds in landscape; verso: grape vine and bird motifs

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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
F1937.4 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1937.4
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: text, a lion, a simurgh and birds in landscape, 2 columns, 14 lines; verso: text, grape vine and bird motifs, 2 columns, 14 lines; one of a group of 13 folios.Border: The recto is set in gold rulings on a paper with lion, phoenix, bird and landscape motifs. The verso is set in gold rulings on a paper with grape vine and bird motifs. -
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 2 in the object record.[2] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.[3] See note 2. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947) -
Previous custodian or owner
Friedrich Paul Theodor Sarre (1865-1945)Dr. Jacob Hirsch (1874?-1955) -
Origin
Qazvin, Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Manuscript -
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