Harvard Art Museums > 1958.155: Illustrated manuscript of Khusraw and Shirin of Sheyhi Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Illustrated manuscript of Khusraw and Shirin of Sheyhi , 1958.155,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215611. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1958.155 Title Illustrated manuscript of Khusraw and Shirin of Sheyhi Classification Manuscripts Work Type painting with text Date 1500-1510 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey) Period Ottoman period Culture Ottoman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215611 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper Provenance Recorded Ownership History Owned by "Dervish" in Dhul-Hijja, 1050 (April-March 1641). Owned by al-Sayyid Murtada Efendi known as Surkh-Sar ("Redhead") [note on flyleaf] Purchased by John Goelet from Sotheby's, through Maggs Bros., London [curatorial file] Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet Accession Year 1958 Object Number 1958.155 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This is an illustrated manuscript of the Khusraw and Shirin of Sheyhi, composed in Turkish. The small manuscript is copied in vocalized naskh in two columns and fifteen lines to a page. The manuscript is not paginated and a few folios are missing at the beginning. The two endpapers at the beginning and one at the end have been included in the folio numbering. There are six text-block size miniatures: Miniature 1, 48v: Shirin questions Shavur about the image of Khusraw. Miniature 2, 92r: Khusraw and Shirin meet each other unexpectedly as they hunt. Miniature 3, 109r: Khusraw's combat with the lion Miniature 4, 149v: Farhad visits Shirin after carving a milk channel for her. Miniature 5, 164v: Farhad and the old woman Miniature 6, 226r: Khusraw marries Shirin Publication History Ayşin Yoltar, "The role of illustrated manuscripts in Ottoman luxury book production: 1413-1520" (PHD diss., Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, 2002), New York University, pp.316-323, 339, 343, 350, 351, pls. 215-221. Exhibition History 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/08/2017 - 04/19/2018 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
