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Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari), 1572

Attributed to Prince Fushimi no miya Sadaatsu

Botanical watercolor drawing of three different varieties of jasmine vine (jessamine, or Gelseminmum) with a small butterfly in top right.

Plant and Insect Study: Gelseminum; Bombix or Bombyx Russula Butterfly

Unidentified Artist

Illuminated folio from an unidentified manuscript

Illuminated folio from an unidentified manuscript

Persian

Folio from a manuscript of Persian poetry

Folio from a manuscript of Persian poetry

Persian

Vaishnavite Manuscript and Cover in the Shape of a Fish

Vaishnavite Manuscript and Cover in the Shape of a Fish

Indian

Seated Bodhisattva from a Buddhist Manuscript

Seated Bodhisattva from a Buddhist Manuscript

Nepalese

Manuscript of the Qur'an: Section (Juz') IX

Manuscript of the Qur'an: Section (Juz') IX

Persian

Manuscript of the Qur'an: Section (Juz') XIV

Manuscript of the Qur'an: Section (Juz') XIV

Islamic

Manuscript of Ghazals by Amir Khusraw and Jami

Manuscript of Ghazals by Amir Khusraw and Jami

Persian

A Polo Game, folio from a manuscript

A Polo Game, folio from a manuscript

Persian

A Polo Scene, folio from a manuscript

A Polo Scene, folio from a manuscript

Persian

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

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

Ottoman

Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat by Jazuli

Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat by Jazuli

Jazuli

Illustrated Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Illustrated Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Ottoman

Slaying of a Monster, folio from a manuscript

Slaying of a Monster, folio from a manuscript

Persian

Illustrated Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat

Illustrated Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat

Ottoman

Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami

Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami

Scribe: Shah Mahmud

Manuscript of the First Volume of the Sahih of Bukhari

Manuscript of the First Volume of the Sahih of Bukhari

Ottoman?

Manuscript of the Qur'an with Persian Interlinear Translation

Manuscript of the Qur'an with Persian Interlinear Translation

Persian

Names of God, folio from a manuscript

Names of God, folio from a manuscript

Persian

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