Album of Fingernail Artwork
Persian
Krishna and Radha Embrace during a Storm (recto); Priests Worship Shrinathji (verso); folio from a royal Kota-Jaipur album
Indian
“The Sun in the Zodiac Sign Leo (painting verso of folio 1) , illustrated folio from an album of illustrations of Hamzanama”
Indian
“A Fairy Riding a Magical Stag (painting recto of folio 2) and “Depiction of ‘Umar ‘Ayyar (painting verso of folio 2), illustrated folio from an album of illustrations of Hamzanama”
Indian
“A Fairy Riding a Magical Dragon (painting recto of folio 3) and “Mahpari (Moon-fairy) Riding a Magical Creature (painting verso of folio 3), illustrated folio from an album of illustrations of Hamzanama”
Indian
“A Fairy Riding a Magical Bird (painting recto of folio 4), illustrated folio from an album of illustrations of Hamzanama”
Indian
Fly leaf with dedication note and text (dedication note recto, text verso of folio 1) from a manuscript of Khwaja ‘Abd Allah Ansari’s Advise
Persian
Text folio (text recto, text verso of folio 2), from a manuscript of Khwaja ‘Abd Allah Ansari’s Advise
Persian
Text folio containing the colophon (text recto, colophon verso of folio 3), from a manuscript of Khwaja ‘Abd Allah Ansari’s Advise
Persian
Text folio (text recto, blank verso of folio 4), from a manuscript of Khwaja ‘Abd Allah Ansari’s Advise
Persian
Album Page with Painting of a Seated Woman and Calligraphy, 1570 - 1605
Keshav Das
Verses Invoking `Ali, folio from an album
Calligraphy by Mir Muhammad
Houri in a Paradise Garden
Ottoman
Calligrapher's License, folio from an album
Calligraphy by Mustafa
Verses Praising the Ascetic Life, calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi, with elaborate figural paintings in the border by an unknown artist, folio from an album for Emperor Jahangir, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century
Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi
Invocation (Basmala)
Calligraphy by Muhammad Qazwini
The Poet Returns from India, Sufi Poems, folio from an album
Persian
Calligraphy Exercise (Siyah Mashq) in Nasta`liq Script
Calligraphy by Muhammad Sadiq
Equestrian Portrait of Sultan ‘Osman II (r. 1618-1622)
Attributed to Ahmed Nakshi
Calligaraphy Exercise, Model for Conjoining Letter "Fa", folio from an album
Persian