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Source Description
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.
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Document identity
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18844
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Yusuf and Zulaykha
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18844
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title
Yusuf and Zulaykha
description
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
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1190 AH/AD 1776
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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cm
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16
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10.5
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Folio H: 6 5/16 x W: 4 1/8 in. (16 x 10.5 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
reign
Navab Amir Khan
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ink and pigments on laid paper, probably Kashmiri covered with brown lacquer
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photo
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