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The Mayfly (Kagerō), Chapter 52 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

The Mayfly (Kagerō), Chapter 52 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), 1155 - 1225

Style of Monk Jien

Suma, Chapter 12 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Suma, Chapter 12 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), 1155 - 1225

Style of Monk Jien

Illustrated Book on Horses and Equine Illnesses (Ma Kyŏng)

Illustrated Book on Horses and Equine Illnesses (Ma Kyŏng)

Korean

The Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

The Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari), 1381 - 1459

Attributed to Seigan Shōtetsu

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Unidentified Artist

Design in Memory of Benjamin Franklin

Design in Memory of Benjamin Franklin, 1728 - 1808

? Jean Baptiste Pillement

Mihras, the Envoy of Ceasar, Offers Nushirvan the Treasure of Rum (text, recto; painting and text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi.

Mihras, the Envoy of Ceasar, Offers Nushirvan the Treasure of Rum (text, recto; painting and text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi.

Persian

Lakshmana and Sita (text, recto; painting, verso); folio from an illustrated manuscript of the Razmnama (Persian translation of the Mahabharata)

Lakshmana and Sita (text, recto; painting, verso); folio from an illustrated manuscript of the Razmnama (Persian translation of the Mahabharata)

Attributed to Fazl

Illustrated Liturgical Manuscript

Illustrated Liturgical Manuscript

Thai

Illustrated Manuscript on Elephants

Illustrated Manuscript on Elephants

Thai

Illustrated Manuscript on Divination

Illustrated Manuscript on Divination

Thai

Partial Manuscript of the Qur'an

Partial Manuscript of the Qur'an

African

Partial Manuscript of a Qur'an

Partial Manuscript of a Qur'an

Egyptian

Illustrated Manuscript of Prayers

Illustrated Manuscript of Prayers

Ottoman

Recumbent Lioness

Recumbent Lioness

Iranian

A bottle gourd sits in middle of the page, tilted slightly towards right, a butterfly flies in from the left.

Plant and Insect Study: Bottle Gourd; Io Butterfly

Unidentified Artist

Botanical watercolor drawing of a stem and leaf of the Amaranthus plant.

Plant Study: Amaranthus

Unidentified Artist

Letters P and E, after French Gothic manuscript

Letters P and E, after French Gothic manuscript, 1870 - 1960

Martin Mower

Rustam's Brother and Son Kill Isfandiyar's Sons (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Rustam's Brother and Son Kill Isfandiyar's Sons (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Persian

Landscape with Boats Against a Hilly Landscape; “Massaw”

Landscape with Boats Against a Hilly Landscape; “Massaw”

Attributed to Sita Ram

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