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Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Illustration and Text (Persian Verses) in an Anthology with some verses from Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami; The Fifth Throne
c. 1556–65
(1501-1722)
Sheet: 29.8 x 17.3 cm (11 3/4 x 6 13/16 in.); Image: 21.3 x 15.3 cm (8 3/8 x 6 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.501.a
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Figs and pomegranates, being served to the couple, are symbolic of fertility.Description
The Khamsa, a suite of five poems (khamsa is Arabic for five) written in the twelfth century, was, like the earlier Shahnama, concerned with the history and legends of pre-Islamic Iran. But Nizami's interest was with love rather than war. In this, the second of the poems, he tells the story of famous star-crossed lovers.- ?–1947(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1947–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 6 (1985): 326–359. Mentioned: no. 26, p. 357 www.jstor.org
- The Twain Shall Meet. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1985-January 5, 1986).
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