Author:

Jami (died 1492)  Search this

Medium:

Ink and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 25.2 x 15 cm (9 15/16 x 5 7/8 in)

Type:

Manuscript

Origin:

Qazvin, Iran

Date:

1557

Period:

Safavid period

Description:

Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Yusuf-u- Zulaikha by Jami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: Floral designs, 2 columns, 14 lines; verso: Animals and birds in landscape, 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 gold floral motifs, silhouetted against a blue background. The verso is set in gold, red and blue rulings on a paper with animal, bird, and landscape motifs, silhouetted against a blue background.

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 after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Falcons: The Art of the Hunt (January 15 to July 17, 2022)

Art of the Court of Shah Tahmasp (December 16, 1979 to August 14, 1980)

Previous custodian or owner:

Dr. Jacob Hirsch (1874?-1955)

Topic:

falcon  Search this

gazelle  Search this

rabbit  Search this

Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this

Yusuf  Search this

Zulaykha  Search this

illumination  Search this

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1936.10

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3db62544e-8aca-4a95-8780-a96176885de9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1936.10