Folio from Yusuf u Zulaykha by Jami (died 1492)

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Folio from a dispersed copy of Yusuf u Zulaykha by Jami; Persian in black nasta’liq script on gold-flecked paper; heading in red; recto: text: 2 columns, 14 lines; verso: text: 2 columns, 14 lines; one of a group of 13.
Border: The recto is set in gold, green, and black rulings in a margin with birds, floral, and leaf scrolls. The verso is set in gold, green, and black rulings in a margin with lions, bulls, foxes, rabbits,and birds in a landscape.

Maker(s): Author: Jami (died 1492)

Historical period(s): Safavid period, 1557

Medium: Ink and gold on paper

Dimensions: H x W: 25.3 x 15.1 cm (9 15/16 x 5 15/16 in)

Geography: Iran, Qazvin

Credit Line: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number: F1953.72

On View Location: Currently not on view

Classification(s): Manuscript

Type: Detached manuscript folio

Keywords: bull, flower, illumination, Iran, lion, nasta'liq script, Safavid period (1501 - 1722), WWII-era provenance

Provenance: Provenance information is currently unavailable

Previous Owner(s): Mme. Maria Louise Sarre

Description: Folio from a dispersed copy of Yusuf u Zulaykha by Jami; Persian in black nasta'liq script on gold-flecked paper; heading in red; recto: text: 2 columns, 14 lines; verso: text: 2 columns, 14 lines; one of a group of 13.
Border: The recto is set in gold, green, and black rulings in a margin with birds, floral, and leaf scrolls. The verso is set in gold, green, and black rulings in a margin with lions, bulls, foxes, rabbits,and birds in a landscape.