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Folio B: Folio from the "Five Treasures" (Panj Ganj) of Jami (recto)
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Folio B: Folio from the "Five Treasures" (Panj Ganj) of Jami (recto)

Mushfiq (Indian, active early 1600s), artist; others (Indian), artist · 1520–1607 · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This page contains two different texts, one written diagonally in the border and the other in the two central columns. The section of poetry in the border describes an episode from Joseph’s childhood in which his older brothers suggest to Jacob, their father, that they take Joseph into the countryside so that the boy can learn the area, although they actually plan to kill him. The poem in the central columns advises the reader to smile often, as a smile is sweeter and more pleasing than sugar.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineFolio B: Folio from the "Five Treasures" (Panj Ganj) of Jami (recto), 1520–1607. Mushfiq (Indian, active early 1600s), and others (Indian). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 30.2 x 18.1 cm (11 7/8 x 7 1/8 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, 2013.315.2.a

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