Zulaykha in her palace and as an old woman with Joseph, from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492); Verso: From a Panj Ganj of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492), with two masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha(Joseph and Zulaykha) and Khirad-nama-i Iskandari (Alexander’s Book of Wisdom)

Text copied by Sultan-Ali Mashhadi (Persian, 1453–1520) for Badi al-Zaman Mirza of Herat Painting, borders, and illumination by Mushfiq (Indian, active 1580s–early 1600s); Text copied in Herat; Painting, borders, and illuminations made in the Deccan for Mughal minister Abd al-Rahim the Khan Khanan

Zulaykha in her palace and as an old woman with Joseph, from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492); Verso: From a Panj Ganj of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492), with two masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha(Joseph and Zulaykha) and Khirad-nama-i Iskandari (Alexander’s Book of Wisdom), Text copied by Sultan-Ali Mashhadi (Persian, 1453–1520) for Badi al-Zaman Mirza of Herat Painting, borders, and illumination by Mushfiq (Indian, active 1580s–early 1600s); Text copied in Herat; Painting, borders, and illuminations made in the Deccan for Mughal minister Abd al-Rahim the Khan Khanan. Mushfiq (Indian), and others (Indian). Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, double-sided with text on verso; page: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 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 2013.315.1 A cheetah caught the buck, as Zulaykha hoped to catch Joseph.