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Folio from Yusef and Zoleykha by Jami Northern
Folio from Yusef and Zoleykha by Jami Northern
India, 17th century
Persian text on paper, writing box 175 x 90 mm containing 14 lines of text on verso and 12 on recto with title added, arranged on double column bordered by gilt fillet. Text in nasta'liq calligraphy in black ink and title in blue. The decoration includes a thin border to the script mirror containing gilt racemes on a blue background and the page margins painted with flowering multicolored branches, birds and clouds on the front and lobed reserves between floral sprays on the reverse.
Good condition, faded areas in the border.
296 x 195 mm