Object Details
- Author
- Jami (died 1492)
- Description
- Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Yusuf U Zulaykha by Jami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: two columns, twelve lines of text; verso: Potiphar and Zulaykha enthroned; one of a group of two folios.
- Border: The text is set in red, black, and gold rulings mounted on gold sprinkled paper, the painting is set in gold, red, and blue rulings mounted on paper with landscape and animal motifs.
- Provenance
- To at least 1922
- Moussa, Tehran, Iran. [1]
- 1922
- Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Objets d'art Anciens de la Perse, May 5-6, 1922, no. 113. [2]
- To 1942
- Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France. [3]
- From 1942 to 1986
- Family member, Paris and Boulogne, France, by inheritance from Henri Vever, Paris and Noyers, France. [4]
- From 1986
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from a family member, Paris and Boulogne, France. [5]
- Notes:
- [1] The object was in the collection of Moussa (M.J.M) until 1922 when it was published in the auction catalogue, Objets d'art anciens de la Perse, May 5-6, 1922. See Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 7: Chart of Recent Provenance" in An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection, Glenn D. Lowry et al (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 404.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] See note 1.
- [4] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office.
- [5] See note 4.
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Henri Vever (1854-1942)
- Hotel Drouot
- Moussa
- Francois Mautin (1907-2003)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
- circa 1575
- Period
- Safavid period
- Accession Number
- S1986.162
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Manuscript
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 28 x 18.8 cm (11 x 7 3/8 in)
- Origin
- Khurasan, Iran
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Topic
- Safavid period (1501 - 1722)
- zither
- percussion instrument
- Yusuf
- Zulaykha
- Iran
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Henri Vever collection
- Record ID
- fsg_S1986.162
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye305a5fbcc-ab7f-4a20-b345-4eb27a00a9c6
