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Album of Calligraphy Exercises (Mürekkebat)

Album of Calligraphy Exercises (Mürekkebat)

Scribe: Al-Hajj al-‘Arif

Practice Calligraphy (Siah Mashkh)

Practice Calligraphy (Siah Mashkh)

Calligraphy attributed to Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawla I

Model Calligraphy Scroll

Model Calligraphy Scroll, 1552 - 1597

Attributed to Prince Sonchō

Drawing of a Calligraphic Panel from Mumtaz Mahal's cenotaph in Taj Mahal

Drawing of a Calligraphic Panel from Mumtaz Mahal's cenotaph in Taj Mahal

Indian

Calligraphy illuminated with birds (recto); Calligraphy illuminated with waqwaq scroll and painting of prince (verso)

Calligraphy illuminated with birds (recto); Calligraphy illuminated with waqwaq scroll and painting of prince (verso)

Persian

Verses Invoking the Beginning of Spring, folio from an album

Verses Invoking the Beginning of Spring, folio from an album

Persian

Fragment of a Chancery Document of Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar

Fragment of a Chancery Document of Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar

Persian

Folio from a Hadith manuscript with facing folio of marbling paper

Folio from a Hadith manuscript with facing folio of marbling paper

Ottoman?

North Star Mandala Ritual Invocation (Hokuto mandara kaji)

North Star Mandala Ritual Invocation (Hokuto mandara kaji)

Japanese

Invocation Sheet (Nembutsu), from Gangō-ji, Asuka

Invocation Sheet (Nembutsu), from Gangō-ji, Asuka

Japanese

A wide brimmed hat rests on right with leafy plants on and alongside it, with calligraphy across the lower half.

Traveling Hat with Spring Greens, 1760 - 1849

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Letter with New Year's Greetings to Muhammad `Ali Qajar

Letter with New Year's Greetings to Muhammad `Ali Qajar

Persian

Illustrated Manuscript of a Compendium of Knowledge (Jung), made for Shah Sulayman

Illustrated Manuscript of a Compendium of Knowledge (Jung), made for Shah Sulayman

Persian

Manuscript of a Qur'an: Section (Juz') VIII

Manuscript of a Qur'an: Section (Juz') VIII

Ottoman

Opening folios from a Calligraphic Manual

Opening folios from a Calligraphic Manual

Ottoman

Printed Image (Imbutsu) of Sanskrit Calligraphy

Printed Image (Imbutsu) of Sanskrit Calligraphy

Japanese

Printed Image (Imbutsu) of Sanskrit Calligraphy

Printed Image (Imbutsu) of Sanskrit Calligraphy

Japanese

Companion piece of Calligraphy to 1923.200.A "Persimmon"

Companion piece of Calligraphy to 1923.200.A "Persimmon"

Chinese

Folio 26 from an Album of Calligraphy

Folio 26 from an Album of Calligraphy

Indian

Pair of Calligraphy Scrolls (2 of 2)

Pair of Calligraphy Scrolls (2 of 2)

Chinese

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