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Illustrated History of the Yūzū nenbutsu Sect (Yūzū nenbutsu engi), Vol. II

Illustrated History of the Yūzū nenbutsu Sect (Yūzū nenbutsu engi), Vol. II, active 15th century

Monk Musashi Hōgen

Illustrated History of the Yūzū nenbutsu Sect (Yūzū nenbutsu engi), Vol. I

Illustrated History of the Yūzū nenbutsu Sect (Yūzū nenbutsu engi), Vol. I, active 15th century

Monk Musashi Hōgen

Youth with a Golden Pillow

Youth with a Golden Pillow, active 16th century

Mirza ‘Ali

Virgin and Child with Angels (painting by a Portuguese artist), the central image of a folio from an album of Emperor Jahangir; mounted with an ornamental border by a Mughal artist

Virgin and Child with Angels (painting by a Portuguese artist), the central image of a folio from an album of Emperor Jahangir; mounted with an ornamental border by a Mughal artist

Indian

Folio 259 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Folio 259 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Indian

Finger Painting of Lotus

Finger Painting of Lotus, born 1939

Zhang Lichen 張立辰

Portrait of Sugawara no Michizane (Kitano Tenjin)

Portrait of Sugawara no Michizane (Kitano Tenjin)

Japanese

Folio 313 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Folio 313 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Indian

Rustam Shoots Isfandiyar in the Eyes (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Rustam Shoots Isfandiyar in the Eyes (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Persian

An ink and watercolor painting of a standing woman on a blue, patterned background. She wears a long patterned purple dress and striped white cloth that covers her hair, shoulders, and drapes down along her side and back. She holds a small golden bowl in one hand and her face in another.

Lady Holding a Golden Dish

Ottoman

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 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

Landscape

Landscape, 1908 - 2002

Chapming Pang (Peng Ximing) 彭襲明

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

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

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

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