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Manuscript of a Qur'an

Manuscript of a Qur'an

Persian

Eight Folios from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 38: 4-26

Eight Folios from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 38: 4-26

Arab

Illumination for Qur'an Section

Illumination for Qur'an Section

Arab

Inkwell

Inkwell

Persian

A frowning man with furrowed eyebrows lunges forward looking to the right.

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Musashibō Benkei in The Subscription List (Kanjinchō), 1839 - 1892

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年

Three Youths on a Garden Terrace, painting and calligraphy (verso); calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi (recto), folio from an Anthology of Poetry

Three Youths on a Garden Terrace, painting and calligraphy (verso); calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi (recto), folio from an Anthology of Poetry, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Mir `Ali Haravi

Tethered Camel and Rider (drawing, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album

Tethered Camel and Rider (drawing, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album, 16th century

Drawing attributed to Mir Sayyid ‘Ali

Four Verses about Mystical Love, folio from an album

Four Verses about Mystical Love, folio from an album

Calligraphy by Mu'tamad al-Dawlah Mirza 'Abd al-Vahab

Verse Written for a Royal Physician, folio from an album

Verse Written for a Royal Physician, folio from an album

Calligraphy by 'Abd al-Rahim Afsar

Calligrapher's License, folio from an album

Calligrapher's License, folio from an album

Calligraphy by Malik al-Vahab Mustafa Rafai

Calligraphic Portrait of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib

Calligraphic Portrait of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib

Calligraphy by Ibrahim Danishpishah (Zarin-Qalam)

Nightmare of Zahhak (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Nightmare of Zahhak (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Calligraphy by Shah Mahmud al-Nayshaburi

Verses by Hafiz (recto and verso), folio from an album

Verses by Hafiz (recto and verso), folio from an album

Calligraphy by Muhammad al-Abrishami al-Mashhadi

Didactic Verses by Sa'di, folio from an album

Didactic Verses by Sa'di, folio from an album

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali al-Katib al-Sultani

Two scroll fragments: Illustration and Calligraphic Section of "Korean Acrobats Performing on Horseback"

Two scroll fragments: Illustration and Calligraphic Section of "Korean Acrobats Performing on Horseback"

Japanese

Calligraphy: Calligraphic design (W99); verso: Calligraphic design

Calligraphy: Calligraphic design (W99); verso: Calligraphic design, 1943 - 1987

Christopher Wilmarth

Calligraphy: Calligraphic design (W98); verso: Calligraphic design

Calligraphy: Calligraphic design (W98); verso: Calligraphic design, 1943 - 1987

Christopher Wilmarth

Calligraphy: Getaniro Irro-Anglorer..., c. 1961, (W96)

Calligraphy: Getaniro Irro-Anglorer..., c. 1961, (W96), 1943 - 1987

Christopher Wilmarth

Three Boys Looking at an Oritehon (Folding Calligraphy Copybook)

Three Boys Looking at an Oritehon (Folding Calligraphy Copybook), 1711 - 1785

Ishikawa Toyonobu 石川豊信

Figures from the Annunciation (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso)

Figures from the Annunciation (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso)

Sadiqi Beg

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