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Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama
"The Funeral of Isfandiyar," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020)
Manuchehr Kills Tur, Manuscript from Shahnama
Amir Khusrau Dedicates His Poem to Sultan Ala al-Din Khalji, page from the Quintet (Khamsa) of Amir Khusraw Dehlavi
The Greedy Dog
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.644 depicts Zulaykha in a blue-domed litter on a camel led by a cameleer. The retinue is entering the capital of Egypt.
A Virtuous Woman Placates the King by Plucking Out Her Eyes
Al-Mu'tazz Sends Gifts to Abdulla ibn Abdulla, from a copy of the Tarikh-i Alfi
An Old Sufi Laments His Lost Youth
Zal Climbing to Rudaba, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi
"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
This drawing, Walters manuscript leaf W.749, was executed in Safavid Iran, most probably in the late 10th century AH/AD 16th, in Qazvin or Isfahan. Above, a farmer plows; below, a seated young man watches a produce seller weigh his purchase. On the rocks in the center foreground is inscribed the name of one of the most famous painters in Iran in the 11th century AH/AD 17th, Riza 'Abbasi (active 1001-1044 AH/AD 1591-1592 to 1634). As the handwriting does not match that of the artist, an admirer of Riza's work seems to have attributed the drawing to him. The execution and the bucolic subject matter of this drawing relate closely to the oeuvre of the Persian artist Muhammadi Haravi (active late 10th century AH/AD 16th), who worked in Qazvin. It is possible that this composition was conceived as a manuscript page.
Leaf from Album of Persian Calligraphy
Portrait of a Ladakhi Mountain Goat
European Banquet Scene (or The Marriage Feast at Cana?)
This page from Walters manuscript W.674 bears 4 diplomas written within illuminated cartouches inscribed in ijazah script by the following master calligraphers: Yaziji zadah, Isma'il al-Zuhdi Katib al-Saray al-Sultani, Muhammad Hasib, and 'Ali al-Wasfi. The page is dated 1219 AH/AD 1804-1805.
This folio from Walters manuscript W.596 depicts the fall of Samarqand.
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).
Kichik Beg Wounded during Babur's Attack on Qalat, from a copy of the Baburnama (Book of Babur)
"Black Buck", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Alexander the Great Enthroned at Persepolis
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
Collection of Poems (Divan)
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.
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
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.
Angel (Peri) Riding a Composite Camel
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.604, King Qizil Arslan welcomes the poet Nizami.
Maharana Amar Singh II with Ladies of the Zenana outside the Picture Hall at Rajnagar
Ragini Gaudi, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set
Friends of Krishna, folio 163 from a Bhakti Ratnavali of Vishnu Puri
Ruler Entertained by Dancers in a Paradise Garden
A Procession Scene with Musicians, from a copy of the Padshanama
The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama
Krishna's Fifth and Sixth Avatars, page from a copy of the Gitagovinda of Jayaveda
Carpet
Khambavati Ragini: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)
Velvet Fragment with Design from Nizami of Ganja's Khusrau and Shirin
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
Portrait of Emperor Jahangir
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.653, a middle-aged woman stands in a landscape, holding a vase of flowers. The salmon pink margins are stenciled with animal and floral forms. The catchword at the lower left indicates that the following folio is missing.
The top and bottom panels of this illuminated finispiece from Walters manuscript W.578 are inscribed with the basmalah and hamdalah in white Thuluth script. The Qur'anic verses in the central panel are written in Square Kufic.
A Young Prince on Horseback
Prince and Princess Hunting Blackbuck
Vasant Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)
Krishna with an Ascetic
Maharana Bhim Singh in Procession
A Messenger is Dispatched: Page from a Dispersed Manuscript
Abhisarika Nayika (Heroine Running to Meet her Lover)
牡丹花肖柏像(重要文化財、東京国立博物館蔵)
Ingelijste muurschildering voorstellende Xiwangmu en dienaressen
The Infant Krishna Spirited Away by Vasudev, from a copy of the Dispersed Bhagavat Purana
Tile Panel
Pichhwai for the Festival of Cows
Durga Slaying Mahisha
Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix heads
Queen Kaikeyi reminds King Dasharatha about the sacrifices of King Bali and King Shivi, folio 39 from the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya) of a Ramayana (Rama's Journey)
Krishna Fluting
A Disconsolate Lady on a Terrace with Attendants
Mt. Fuji through Pines
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.
The Flood of Noah (Genesis 7:11-24)
Fragment van een muurschildering
Leaf from Book of Hours
Garden Gathering
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.
Alauddin Khilji Conquering Ranthamore Fort, Kangra school, India, late 18th century, opaque watercolor on paper, Tokyo National Museum
Maharana Sangram Singh Riding a Prize Stallion
Paradise
screen by Fukae Roshu "Narrow ivy road". Six-fold screen, color on gold leafed paper, Important Cultural Property
Grapevine in the Wind
Young Woman Smoking a Huqqa
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
Peonies
Folk Painting
Silk Animal Carpet
Asavari Ragini, page from a Garland of Musical Ragas (Ragamala) Set
The Wade Cup with Animated Script
The Eighth Plague: Locusts (Exodus 10:12-15)
Velvet and Silk Carpet
Japan; Illustrated book; Illustrated Books
A Stallion
Buddhist Deities
Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain
慈眼大師像
Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds
Palampore
In the margins are depicted hybrid angel-musicians, a bear-trainer and musicians, apes trapping a bird, apes at school, a nude man at the far left, and an ape kneeling before a doctor with a urinal.
Ōtsu-e of a Youth Holding Irises (Yarō)
The Beach at Sumiyoshi from the Tales of Ise
Initial "P" (Primum quidem)
The Merry Family
A Monumental Portrait of a Monkey
​马远《寒江独钓图》(图片经过较温和的亮化处理)
Thanka with Buddha
Woman Addressing a Peacock: Gujari Ragini of Megh, from a Ragamala
Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion, from a copy of the Seven Hundred Verses (Sat Sai) of Bihari
Heer Ranjha: Lady with Water Jug on her Head and Lady Holding out her Arms, Jodhpur school, India, c. mid-18th century, opaque watercolor on paper, Tokyo National Museum
Hunting Scene