Sultan Murad III (r. 1574-1595) in his Library (painting, recto; text, verso) illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Javahir al Ghara’ib Tarjomat Bahr al-‘Aja’ib (Gems of Marvels: A Translation of the Sea of Wonders) by Mustafa Cenabi (Jannabi).
1582
Description
The manuscript was copied by Mustafa Hariri in 1582 (H. 990) according to the colophon.
Dimensions
27 x 17.5 cm (10 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Jean Pozzi, Paris (before 1967), his sale; [Vente Pozzi, Palais Galliera, Paris, 5 December 1970, lot 114] sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1970, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985. Footnotes: Edwin Binney, "Turkish Treasures From the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd", Portland Museum of Art, Portland Oregon, 1979, p.33-40 Jean Pozzi (1884-1967), the French Ambassador to Constantinople in the 1930s.
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