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Landscape

Landscape, 1908 - 2002

Chapming Pang (Peng Ximing) 彭襲明

Portrait of a Mughal Nobleman, folio from the Salim Album

Portrait of a Mughal Nobleman, folio from the Salim Album

Indian

An ink and opaque watercolor painting of a standing woman wearing a long red skirt, a cropped yellow shirt, and an orange veil behind her head. She holds her two hands up by her face. The background is turquoise and she is framed by red and green frames that have gold floral patterns on them. There is written script above and below the woman.

Woman Applying Kohl, painting from the Salim Album

Mughal

Malikshah's Double Gift (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 258 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Malikshah's Double Gift (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 258 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Indian

Portrait of Sultan Selim II (r. 1566-1574), folio from an album

Portrait of Sultan Selim II (r. 1566-1574), folio from an album

Ottoman

The Return from the Flight into Egypt

The Return from the Flight into Egypt

Muhammad Zaman

Illustrated Manuscript of the Zafarnama (Book of Conquest) by Hatifi; with lacquer binding

Illustrated Manuscript of the Zafarnama (Book of Conquest) by Hatifi; with lacquer binding

A cylindrical brass stand with ornate incised designs

Torch stand (mash`al)

Persian

Heavenly Joys Come to Earth (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 243 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Heavenly Joys Come to Earth (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 243 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Attributed to Khem Karan

Blossoming Branch of an Old, Weathered Plum Tree

Blossoming Branch of an Old, Weathered Plum Tree

Korean

Assault on a Castle

Assault on a Castle, 15th -16th century

Attributed to Bihzad

Wolf Hunt with Traps and Arquebus

Wolf Hunt with Traps and Arquebus, 1523 - 1605

Jan van der Straet

Books and Scholars' Accoutrements (Ch’aekkŏri)

Books and Scholars' Accoutrements (Ch’aekkŏri)

Korean

Maitreya's Paradise

Maitreya's Paradise

Chinese

Nighttime in a City, probably a folio from an illustrated manuscript

Nighttime in a City, probably a folio from an illustrated manuscript, 16th century

Attributed to Mir Sayyid ‘Ali

Portrait of Sultan Husayn Mirza, folio from an album

Portrait of Sultan Husayn Mirza, folio from an album, 15th -16th century

Attributed to Bihzad

Landscape after Huang Gongwang and Ni Zan

Landscape after Huang Gongwang and Ni Zan, 1555 - 1636

Dong Qichang 董其昌

Nomadic Encampment, probably a folio from a manuscript of Layla va Majnun by Jami

Nomadic Encampment, probably a folio from a manuscript of Layla va Majnun by Jami, 16th century

Attributed to Mir Sayyid ‘Ali

Manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami, with lacquer binding

Manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami, with lacquer binding

Persian