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YA’QUB (JACOB) BIDS A CONCERNED FAREWELL TO YUSUF (JOSEPH) AS HIS BROTHERS LEAD HIM AWAY, A SCENE FROM JAMI’S YUSUF VA ZULAYKH, INDIA, KASHMIR, 17TH CENTURY |
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- painting: 17.7 by 10.6cm.leaf: 36.8 by 25.8cm.
gouache heightened with gold on paper, mounted on an album page with inner borders finely decorated with angels and animals in gold
Provenance
Ex-collection Joe & Hellen Darion (1917-2001), New York.
Acquired from Bernard Quaritch, London.
Acquired from Bernard Quaritch, London.
Condition
In good condition, numbers written on reverse, minor stains, flaking, traces of cello tape as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A handful of illustrations from a mid-seventeenth century manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha survive, mostly in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin (see Leach 1995, vol.II, 9.663-9.665, 9.668-9.669, pp.935, 937-941), and it is possible that the present miniature is another from this series. Others are in the British Library (India Office Collections, see Falk and Archer 1981, no.90), the San Diego Museum of Art (Edwin Binney Collection, see Binney 1973, no.63) and one was sold in these rooms, 16 October 1996, lot 82).