Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of conquest) by Yazdi (d. 1450); recto: text, Samarqand receives the prince and his troops; verso: Timur's entry into Samarqand

Object Details

• Calligrapher

  Yaqub ibn Hasan

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of a Zafarnama (Book of conquest) by Yazdi; text: Persian in black naskhi script; recto: text: Samarqand receives the prince and his troops, 4 columns, 12 lines; verso: illustration and text: Timur's entry into Samarqand.

  Border: The text and the painting are set in red, blue, and black rulings on cream-colored paper.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

  In the Realm of Princes: The Arts of the Book in Fifteenth Century Iran and Central Asia (March 19 to August 7, 2005)

  Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)

  Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)

  Near Eastern Art (June 5, 1964 to August 18, 1967)

  Special Exhibition Afghanistan (September 3, 1963 to June 5, 1964)

  Special Exhibition of Persian Art (May 1, 1960 to August 11, 1961)

  Special Exhibition (February 9, 1954 to April 20, 1954)

  Special Exhibition, Near Eastern Art (September 15, 1953 to February 9, 1954)

  Islamic Art (November 3, 1944 to February 4, 1945)

  Exhibition of Persian Art (April to May 1940)

• Origin

  Shiraz, Iran

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Manuscript

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1400s

• Name

  ibn Hasan, Yaqub

• Place

  Shiraz

• Topic

  Art, Timurid period (1378 - 1506), Arts of the Islamic World, Umbrellas

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Language

  Naskh script

• Object Type

  Manuscripts