Yusuf and Zulaykha
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet)
Walters manuscript W.647 is an illuminated and illustrated copy of Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and the Potiphar's wife) by Jami (died 898 AH/AD 1492). According to the colophon, the text was written by Muhammad Mirak in Kashmir in 1190 AH/AD 1776 on the order of Badal Khan Sahib (fol. 170b). Incomplete at the beginning, the text is illustrated with 34 paintings.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
India, Kashmir (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 6 5/16 x W: 4 1/8 in. (16 x 10.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.647
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