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Emperor Kang Xi's Calligraphy

Emperor Kang Xi's Calligraphy

Chinese

Calligraphy containing Qur'anic Verses

Calligraphy containing Qur'anic Verses

Persian

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

Study for Vermicular Calligraphy I

Study for Vermicular Calligraphy I, born 1970

Cui Fei 崔斐

Model Calligraphy Scroll

Model Calligraphy Scroll, 1552 - 1597

Attributed to Prince Sonchō

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

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

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

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

Folio from a Hadith manuscript with facing folio of marbling paper

Folio from a Hadith manuscript with facing folio of marbling paper

Ottoman?

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

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

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

Persian

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

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