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Yousuf relates his dream of future greatness to his father Yakub and his brother stealthily listens from behind the door

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  • Miniature. Yousuf relates his dream of future greatness to his father Yakub and his brother stealthily listens from behind the door. Unknown miniaturist, Rajput School. One of sixty six miniatures illustrating a poem on the story of Yusuf and Zulaykha (Joseph and Potiphar's wife). Watercolour, bodycolour including white, pen and ink with gold, on paper, height 160 mm, width 114 mm, early 19th Century. Production Note: The story, taken from the Koran, was much elaborated by Persian poets, and has been very popular in India.
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