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Firman of Muhammad Shah Qajar

Firman of Muhammad Shah Qajar

Persian

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

Nine Japanese people in kimonos and robes hang out on a wooden deck viewing Mt. Fuji in the center background.　

Sazai Hall of the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyaku Rakan-ji Sazaidō), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) , 1760 - 1849

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

A large monkey dressed in orange robes with green and gold accents and boots walks forward facing left.　

The Monkey King Sun Wukong (Jp. Songokū), 1786? - 1868

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Gathering of objects including the corner of a Japanese screen on left, open book, and screened container on right.

The Dry-Shallows Shell (Minasegai), from the series The Poetry-Shell Matching Game of the Genroku Era (Genroku kasen kai awase), 1760 - 1849

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

A rectangular scroll depicting a tall rock form with a man looking up at it. The scroll has much writing in Chinese at the top.

The Chinese Scholar Mi Fu (1051-1107) Paying Homage to a Fantastic Rock, 1808 - 1893

Hŏ Ryŏn 허련 許鍊 (also known as So-ch'i and Ma-hil)

Portrait of a bearded man with a frown and furrowed brow, simple lines define his seated body.　　

Daruma, 1568 - c. 1654

Fūgai Ekun 風外慧薫

Dirham of Ubaydullah bin Ziyad, Rayy

Dirham of Ubaydullah bin Ziyad, Rayy, r. 674 - 687 CE

Ubaydullah bin Ziyad

Dirham of Ubaydullah bin Ziyad (r. 674 - 687), Rayy

Dirham of Ubaydullah bin Ziyad (r. 674 - 687), Rayy, r. 674 - 687 CE

Ubaydullah bin Ziyad

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 25: 75 - 77 and Sura 26: 1-5 (recto), Sura 26: 5 - 13 (verso), left-hand side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 25: 75 - 77 and Sura 26: 1-5 (recto), Sura 26: 5 - 13 (verso), left-hand side of a bifolio

Arab

Bowl with inscription around the rim in the interior

Bowl with inscription around the rim in the interior

Persian

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

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Mir `Ali Haravi

Long-Handled Calligraphy Brush with Decoration of Two Dragons Pursuing a Flaming Jewel above Rolling Waves

Long-Handled Calligraphy Brush with Decoration of Two Dragons Pursuing a Flaming Jewel above Rolling Waves

Chinese

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Mir `Ali Haravi

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Mir `Ali Haravi

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Mir `Ali Haravi

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Mir `Ali Haravi

Lovers with Pomegranate (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album, left-hand side of a bifolio

Lovers with Pomegranate (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album, left-hand side of a bifolio, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Attributed to Mir `Ali Haravi

Two Sufis: Two Temperaments (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso); folio from a manuscript

Two Sufis: Two Temperaments (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso); folio from a manuscript

Painting by Daulat

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