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Canopy with Dragon among Flowers
Thanka with Buddha
Manjushri
Tigers Chasing Deer, with Dragon
Buddhist Priest's Ceremonial Robe
Tathagata Buddha
Bridal Robe (Hwarot)
Green Tara
Carpet with Triple-Arch Design
The Assembly of Tejaprabha Buddha
慈眼大師像
Mandala Base
Floral Tent Panel
Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms
Silk Animal Carpet
Silk Kashan Carpet
The setting for the painting is the royal stables in Isfahan. The upper portion of the scene consists of a platform on which are gathered the shah, or Persian king, who appears next to the column on the right; five kneeling courtiers; and various attendants serving fruit and wine. The king is identified in the artist’s signature at the upper left as Shah ‘Abbas II, who died in 1666, but it is possible that the undated painting was executed after his death. The ruler’s status is emphasized by his golden halo and by the opulent gold and jeweled vessels placed before him. The lower portion shows a roundup of horses who bear the trident-like royal brand on their flanks; they move in a spiral that coils counterclockwise from the upper right. The scene bursts with energy and looks chaotic—a brawl is taking place at the lower left—but the courtiers and handlers seem to be getting control of the animals. The figures on the platform, meanwhile, pay no attention to the commotion below. The painting represents a new journalistic, even anecdotal approach to Persian painting introduced in the second half of the seventeenth century. The viewer gets the sense that the work may record a specific moment in daily life at court and that it was observed firsthand. Figures no longer conform to stock types but are highly individualized by facial features and dress. Standing just to the right of center in the upper part of the roundup scene is a man wearing a gold, fur-lined, armless jacket. He holds a list and is writing notes while conferring with a young man in a blue robe. The man taking notes may well be the supervisor of the royal stud, one of whose responsibilities was to inspect the king’s stables and keep an inventory of the animals.
Manuscript Cover with Prajnaparamita Attended by Sadakshari Lokeshvara and a Tara
Textile Fragment
The Emperor's Carpet
Buddhist Deities
Carpet
Palampore
Royal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread
Cover Panel for a Tihong
Amitabha Triad, Tokyo National Museum
Textile
Seated Amitayus
Pichhwai for the Festival of Cows
Fragment (Dress Fabric)
Velvet Fragment with Design from Nizami of Ganja's Khusrau and Shirin
Velvet and Silk Carpet
This folio from Walters manuscript W.580 is the left side of an illuminated double-page frontispiece of geometric design in gold, red, blue, and green, with a marginal rosette at the left.
Collection of Poems (Divan)
Fire Screen
"Lotto" Carpet
Vasant Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)
Five Medallion Carpet
Puppies
Dung-Chen
Length of velvet
"Black Buck", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Icon of the Virgin and Child
Portrait of Emperor Jahangir
Walters manuscript W.619 is an illuminated manuscript containing 2 works by Sa"di (died 691 AH/AD 1292): the Gulistan (Rose garden) and the Bustan (Orchard). It was copied in 980 AH/AD 1572 by Muhammad Riza al-Tabrizi in Iran. The text of the Gulistan appears in the main area, while that of the Bustan is inscribed obliquely around the main text area on three sides. Both texts are written in black and gold nasta"liq script. The margins are multi-colored, gold-sprinkled tinted or marbled paper. The original leather binding dates to the 10th century AH/AD 16th and has dentelle-style decorated boards and doublures with gold filigree work over a multi-colored ground of blue, green, red, and black.
Ceremonial Hanging (Palepai)
Mirror with Phoenixes, Birds, Butterflies, and Floral Sprays
Waistcoat
Tile with Floral and Cloud-band Design
Fragment textiel
Leaf from Book of Hours
Hanger in de vorm van een reukbal
Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Tile Panel
Knife Sheath
Portrait of the Great Master Yeongwoldang Eungjin
Camellia by Water
European Banquet Scene (or The Marriage Feast at Cana?)
Lakeside Retreat
Vase of Flowers with Grasshopper, Marine Life, and Garden Rock
Hell Courtesan
Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix heads
Sixteenth Arhat, Cūḍapanthaka (from the Sixteen Arhats)
Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds
Flowers and Goldfish
Young Woman Smoking a Huqqa
Rectangular Textile Fragment
Portrait of a Ladakhi Mountain Goat
Jar with Lion-Head Handles
Krishna's Fifth and Sixth Avatars, page from a copy of the Gitagovinda of Jayaveda
Four Portraits from the St. Petersburg Album. Painters unknown, borders by Muhammad Sadiq. Top left: Nadir Shah, Iran, ca. 1740. Top right: Adil Shah, Iran, ca. 1748. Bottom left: Unidentified nobleman, Mughal school, 18th century. Bottom right: Unidentified nobleman, Mughal school, 18th century. Art Institute of Chicago 1919.952 recto
Mandala of the Three Shrines at Kumano
Grapevine in the Wind
Alexander the Great Enthroned at Persepolis
Angel (Peri) Riding a Composite Camel
Scholar admiring plum blossoms
Center table
Tánggǔ (堂鼓)
Ceremonial Cross of Countess Gertrude
This illuminated title page from Walters manuscript W.581 gives the title of the work, as well as the authors' names. There is also a statement referring to the patronage of the manuscript, indicating that it was made for the Mawlawi (Mevlevi) Library (bi-rasm al-Khizanah al-Karimah al-"Aliyah al-Mawlawiyah).
Fragment van een muurschildering
Goddess Riding a Dragon, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)
Silk Velvet Designed by 'Ghiyath'
Vase of Flowers
Abhisarika Nayika (Heroine Running to Meet her Lover)
Velvet Panel with Flowering Plants
This is a painting of a pastoral scene near the water with a ship and buildings in the background. The artwork is in the style of American folk art, presented in an oval frame. The image depicts a serene landscape by the water, with figures engaged in activities such as gathering flowers in the center. The foliage is in shades of green and brown, spreading above under a lightly clouded, blue sky. On the left side, a ship is anchored near the shore, with buildings visible in the distance. The water has soft waves, contrasting with the rocky ground in the foreground. The pastel colors create a calm and reflective mood, evoking tranquility and connection with nature.
Farmer Returning Home in Autumn
Censer with seated king
La pala fu commissionata per la cappella della villa medicea di Cafaggiolo,ristrutturata da Michelozzo nel 1451. Il Wedgwood Kennedy ipotizza una commissione da parte di Piero il Gottoso, per il quale il Baldovinetti aveva giá lavorato nella cappella della SS. Annunziata e, forse, in quella di S. Croce. Lo studioso suggerisce una datazione per la committenza al 1453, anno di nascita di Giuliano, secondogenito di Piero, avvalorata dalla presenza di San Giuliano insieme agli altri santi "medicei".
Returning Sails off a Distant Shore, from Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang
Durga Slaying Mahisha
Ōtsu-e of a Youth Holding Irises (Yarō)
Ema (Votive Painting) of a Chinese Lion and Peony Tree by Flowing Water
Standing Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
Ingelijste muurschildering voorstellende Xiwangmu en dienaressen
Saint in Red Cloak
This is the final illuminated page in the codex, Walters W.582. The last panel contains the colophon, written in Riqa' script, giving the name of the scribe as Habib Allah ibn Dust Muhammad al-Khwarizmi.
Fragment textiel
Helmet with divine figures beneath a bird with outstretched wings