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Square Tile with Geometric Pattern of Split-Palmettes and Spiralling Tendrils

Square Tile with Geometric Pattern of Split-Palmettes and Spiralling Tendrils

Indian

The Piazza, Spalato

The Piazza, Spalato, 1857 - 1926

Joseph Pennell

Dinar of Al-Walid

Dinar of Al-Walid, r. 705 - 715

Al-Walid I

Horseman and Running Page (painting, verso; calligraphy, recto), folio from an album

Horseman and Running Page (painting, verso; calligraphy, recto), folio from an album, active 16th century

Attributed to Qadimi

Set of 3 scrolls: Wagtail on a Rock (ptg) and 2 One-line Calligraphies

Set of 3 scrolls: Wagtail on a Rock (ptg) and 2 One-line Calligraphies, 1785 - 1840

Tachihara Kyōsho 立原杏所

Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari) in Hosshō-ji School Calligraphy

Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari) in Hosshō-ji School Calligraphy

Japanese

Box for "Pair of Folding Fans with Paintings by Jiang Tingxi and Calligraphy by Wang Youdun"

Box for "Pair of Folding Fans with Paintings by Jiang Tingxi and Calligraphy by Wang Youdun"

Chinese

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

Paper Nautilus

Japanese

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 Dala'il al-Khayrat by Jazuli

Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat by Jazuli

Jazuli

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

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

Buddha at Birth (Tanjō Butsu)

Buddha at Birth (Tanjō Butsu)

Japanese

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 an album

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

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

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

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 26: 13 - 21 (recto), Sura 26: 21 - end 29 (verso), right hand-side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 26: 13 - 21 (recto), Sura 26: 21 - end 29 (verso), right hand-side of a bifolio

Arab

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