Folio of text from a manuscript of the Haft awrang (Seven thrones). Recto: text; verso: blank.
Colophon of the poem "Yusuf u-Zulaikha" ("Joseph and Zulaikha") -fols. 84b-139a. This colophon gives the name of the princely patron, the scribe, Muhibb 'Ali, the librarian (kitabdar), the date, Majab 12th, 964 (May 11th, 1557), and the place of production, Mashhad.
Folio 139 part of signature of folios 139-146
Folio 139 single folio
Inscriptions:
Translation of the colophon:
Translation of the colophon:
Provenance:
To 1946
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1]
From 1946
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2]
Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also, Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Untitled Exhibition, Institute of Fine Arts, Detroit, 1930 (1930)
