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About Composing Poetry (Eiga taigai)

About Composing Poetry (Eiga taigai)

Horie Jibusai

Poems of Famous Thirty-Six Poets (Sanjūrokkasen)

Poems of Famous Thirty-Six Poets (Sanjūrokkasen)

Attributed to Kobori Enshū

Lotus Sutra, Yakusōyu-bon (Hokke-kyō Yakusōyu-bon) Vol. 5

Lotus Sutra, Yakusōyu-bon (Hokke-kyō Yakusōyu-bon) Vol. 5

Japanese

Poem entitled "Vista" (Chōbō)

Poem entitled "Vista" (Chōbō), 1419 - 1471

Attributed to Emperor Go-Hanazono

Levha in Jali-nasta'liq (Celi Talik) Script

Levha in Jali-nasta'liq (Celi Talik) Script, 19th century

Calligraphy by Ayyubi-Zada Shaykh Muhammad Nava

Illuminated firman (royal decree) with ornamental tughra of Sultan Ahmed III (r.1703-1730)

Illuminated firman (royal decree) with ornamental tughra of Sultan Ahmed III (r.1703-1730)

Ottoman

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad

Ottoman

Verses Praising the Prophet Muhammad from the Gulistan by Sa'di, calligraphic composition

Verses Praising the Prophet Muhammad from the Gulistan by Sa'di, calligraphic composition

Ottoman

Calligraphic Composition with the Name 'Ali

Calligraphic Composition with the Name 'Ali

Ottoman

Inscription with Architectural and Floral Motifs

Inscription with Architectural and Floral Motifs

Ottoman

Official Document with Calligraphic Emblem of  Sultan Abdulhamid

Official Document with Calligraphic Emblem of Sultan Abdulhamid

Ottoman

Inscription in Tughra Form

Inscription in Tughra Form

Ottoman

Calligraphic Emblem of  `Ali Jinab Navab Sahib Mustafa `Ali Khan Sahib Bahador

Calligraphic Emblem of `Ali Jinab Navab Sahib Mustafa `Ali Khan Sahib Bahador

Islamic

Calligraphic Mihrab Containing Qur'an Surah 68, verses 51 and 52 (al-Qalam)

Calligraphic Mihrab Containing Qur'an Surah 68, verses 51 and 52 (al-Qalam)

Indian

Firman Issued by Fath `Ali Shah Qajar

Firman Issued by Fath `Ali Shah Qajar

Persian

Marriage Contract

Marriage Contract

Persian

May God give you glory in both worlds

May God give you glory in both worlds

Ottoman

The Lotus (Chinese Arabic)

The Lotus (Chinese Arabic)

Chinese

O Everlasting! [Sino-Islamic scroll with one of the 99 names of Allah written in Arabic calligraphy]

O Everlasting! [Sino-Islamic scroll with one of the 99 names of Allah written in Arabic calligraphy]

Chinese

Poster depicting Noah's ark as a calligraphic composition

Poster depicting Noah's ark as a calligraphic composition

Chinese

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