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accession number: 2013.315.1.b
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Illuminated page (verso), from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al- Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492) with two Persian masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Khirad-nama-i Iskandari (Alexander’s Book of Wisdom), 1603–7. Mushfiq (Indian, active early 1600s), Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; text area: 17.8 x 9.5 cm (7 x 3 3/4 in.); page: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.315.1.b
title: Illuminated page (verso), from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al- Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492) with two Persian masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Khirad-nama-i Iskandari (Alexander’s Book of Wisdom)
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creation date: 1603–7
creation date earliest: 1603
creation date latest: 1607
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creditline: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture: Western Afghanistan, Herat (text); Mughal India (paintings)
technique: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art - Mughal
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Mushfiq (Indian, active early 1600s) - artist
* Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520)
Persian calligrapher, active ca. 1453-1519, died 1520
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measurements: Text area: 17.8 x 9.5 cm (7 x 3 3/4 in.); Page: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
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inscription: [[Persian title in gold, nasta’liq script]] Khirad-nama-I Iskandari
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Art and Stories from Mughal India
opening date: 2016-07-31T04:00:00
Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Georges Demotte [1877–1923], Paris, France, and New York, NY
date: before 1923
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French private collection
date: 1940s
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(Christie's, London, England, Islamic Art, Indian Miniatures, October 18, 1994 sale, lot 9)
date: October 18, 1994
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Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Ralph Benkaim Collection
date: 1994–2013
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2013-
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CITATIONS
Mace, Sonya Rhie. Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories: The Cleveland Museum of Art. London: D. Giles Limited, 2016.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 39; Mentioned: pp. 324-26.
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