A Juriconsult Giving Sexual Advice

Description Provenance Credit

Description This illustration from Walters manuscript W.666 depicts a mufti, having heard a complaint from a mother about her son-in-law's inability to consummate his marriage to her daughter, giving sexual advice.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creators

Atai (Uzbeki, died 1044 AH/AD 1634) (Author)
Khayr Allah Khayri Jawush Zadah (Scribe)

Period

1133 AH/AD 1721 (Ottoman)

Medium

ink and pigments on laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.666.51B

Measurements

H: 8 1/4 x W: 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 cm)

Geographies

Turkey (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View