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Dinar of Abd al-Malik

Dinar of Abd al-Malik, r. 685-705

Abd al-Malik I

Dinar of Al-Walid

Dinar of Al-Walid, r. 705 - 715

Al-Walid I

Beneath the Autumn Leaves (Momiji no Ga), Illustration and Calligraphic Excerpt to Chapter 7 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Beneath the Autumn Leaves (Momiji no Ga), Illustration and Calligraphic Excerpt to Chapter 7 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), 1539 - 1613

Attributed to Tosa Mitsuyoshi

Manuscript of the Qur'an: Section (Juz') XIV

Manuscript of the Qur'an: Section (Juz') XIV

Islamic

Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat by Jazuli

Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat by Jazuli

Jazuli

An octopus creature is wrapped around a large white spere floating on the water.

Paper Nautilus

Japanese

Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 18: Section Describing the Merits of Joyful Acceptance

Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 18: Section Describing the Merits of Joyful Acceptance

Japanese

A variety of large and small seashells rest on sand with a small wave in the background.

Flower Shells (Hanagai), Ark Shells (Akagai) and Squirting Shells (Shiofukigai), from the series A Set of Shells (Kaizukushi), 1780-1850

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓

Two Youths Under a Tree (painting, verso; calligraphy, recto), folio from a manuscript

Two Youths Under a Tree (painting, verso; calligraphy, recto), folio from a manuscript, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Attributed to Mir `Ali Haravi

A Man and a Lion in a Rocky Landscape (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album

A Man and a Lion in a Rocky Landscape (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album

Persian

Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from a manuscript

Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from a manuscript

Mughal

Seated Princess with a Spray of Flowers (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album

Seated Princess with a Spray of Flowers (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album, active 16th century

Attributed to Mirza ‘Ali

Buddha at Birth (Tanjō Butsu)

Buddha at Birth (Tanjō Butsu)

Japanese

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 2: mid 229 - mid 231 (recto), Sura 2: 231- begin 233 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 2: mid 229 - mid 231 (recto), Sura 2: 231- begin 233 (verso)

Arab

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 28: mid 78 - begin 79 (recto), Sura 28: mid 79 - mid 80 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 28: mid 78 - begin 79 (recto), Sura 28: mid 79 - mid 80 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Arab

Salary record from a Nara Buddhist scriptorium

Salary record from a Nara Buddhist scriptorium

Japanese

Mortuary Plaque with Epitaph for Lady Pak of Pannam (third from a set of four plaques)

Mortuary Plaque with Epitaph for Lady Pak of Pannam (third from a set of four plaques)

Korean

Manuscript of Ghazals by Amir Khusraw and Jami

Manuscript of Ghazals by Amir Khusraw and Jami

Persian

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Ottoman

Poet Minamoto no Shigeyuki from page 17A of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition

Poet Minamoto no Shigeyuki from page 17A of the printed book of "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjūrokkasen), Kōetsu edition, 1558 - 1637

Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦

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