Folio from a Yusuf-u Zulaykha by Jami (d. 1492); Sarlawh and text

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Folio from a Yusuf-u Zulaykha by Jami (d. 1492); Sarlawh and text

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

H x W (overall): 25.8 x 16 cm (10 3/16 x 6 5/16 in)

Iran

Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

16th century

Safavid period

Manuscript

Safavid period (1501 - 1722)

poem

Yusuf

Zulaykha

illumination

Iran

Arts of the Islamic World

Henri Vever collection

Smithsonian Institution