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Secret Use of Spear and Halberd, Iizasa School (Iizasa-ryū suyari naginata no densho), Volume II of Two Volumes

Secret Use of Spear and Halberd, Iizasa School (Iizasa-ryū suyari naginata no densho), Volume II of Two Volumes

Japanese

Compilation of Waka Poems and Chinese Verses for Recitation (Shinsen rōeishū) by Fujiwara no Mototoshi (d. circa 1142)

Compilation of Waka Poems and Chinese Verses for Recitation (Shinsen rōeishū) by Fujiwara no Mototoshi (d. circa 1142), 1155 - 1225

Attributed to Monk Jien

Anthology of Waka and Chinese Poems (Wakan rōei shū) edited by Fujiwara Kintō (966-1041)

Anthology of Waka and Chinese Poems (Wakan rōei shū) edited by Fujiwara Kintō (966-1041)

Attributed to Sadanari Sesonji

Episodes from the Story of Siyavush (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Episodes from the Story of Siyavush (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

A Sheep Approaches Yunus to Give Him Milk (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 172 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

A Sheep Approaches Yunus to Give Him Milk (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 172 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Ibrahim Preparing to Sacrifice Isaac (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 43 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ibrahim Preparing to Sacrifice Isaac (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 43 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Ibrahim in a Fire (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 35 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ibrahim in a Fire (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 35 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Sulayman Looks at Balqi's Legs to See if They are Hairy (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 128 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Sulayman Looks at Balqi's Legs to See if They are Hairy (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 128 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Musa's Rod(?) Swallowing the Magician's Eyes (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 83 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Musa's Rod(?) Swallowing the Magician's Eyes (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 83 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Double page: The Trial by Fire of Siyavush (painting, verso; text, recto), left-hand side of a double-page painting from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Double page: The Trial by Fire of Siyavush (painting, verso; text, recto), left-hand side of a double-page painting from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Majnun visited by his father in the desert (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Layla and Majnun by Nizami

Majnun visited by his father in the desert (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Layla and Majnun by Nizami

Persian

Kay Khusraw Reviews His Troops (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Kay Khusraw Reviews His Troops (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Story of Farangis (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Story of Farangis (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Rustam and the Iranians Hunt in Afrasiyab’s Preserves (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Rustam and the Iranians Hunt in Afrasiyab’s Preserves (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Bahram Gur hunts with Azada (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Bahram Gur hunts with Azada (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Double page: The Trial by Fire of Siyavush (painting, verso; text, recto), right-hand side of a double-page painting from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Double page: The Trial by Fire of Siyavush (painting, verso; text, recto), right-hand side of a double-page painting from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Illuminated frontispiece, right-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript of the Khulasa al-Akhbar

Illuminated frontispiece, right-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript of the Khulasa al-Akhbar

Folio 3 from Section (Juz') IX of a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Sura 7: 88-89 (verso)

Folio 3 from Section (Juz') IX of a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Sura 7: 88-89 (verso)

Persian

Folio 4 from Section (Juz') IX of a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Sura 7: 89 (recto), Sura 7: 89-93 (verso)

Folio 4 from Section (Juz') IX of a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Sura 7: 89 (recto), Sura 7: 89-93 (verso)

Persian

Garden Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 43 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Garden Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 43 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Persian

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