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Illustrated Manuscript of a Divan of Hafiz

Illustrated Manuscript of a Divan of Hafiz, 16th century

Binding attributed to Sultan Muhammad

Folio from a Persian manuscript

Folio from a Persian manuscript

Persian

Manuscript of a Jung (Calligraphic Anthology)

Manuscript of a Jung (Calligraphic Anthology)

Persian

Manuscript of the Gulistan by Sa`di

Manuscript of the Gulistan by Sa`di

Persian

Double-Sided Manuscript Page

Double-Sided Manuscript Page

Burmese

Botanical watercolor drawing of a delicate stem of the caper plant, a butterfly, and close-up of the plant’s blossom.

Plant and Insect Study: Caper; Prosperina Butterfly

Unidentified Artist

Botanical watercolor drawing of three fruits in vertical orientation, one above the other: a lemon, grapefruit, and pipona.

Plant Study: Sweet Lemon; Grapefruit; Pipona

Unidentified Artist

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

Botanical watercolor drawing of a stem of the laurel plant, a butterfly, and close-up of the plant’s blossom.

Plant and Insect Study: Laurel; Machanoides butterfly

Unidentified Artist

Bronze plaque of Christ carrying the cross, surrounded by several other figures.

Way to Calvary

Unidentified Artist

Woman holding seated child in left arm

The Virgin and Child, 1240 - 1302

Circle of Cenni di Pepo, called Cimabue

Mary, wearing a gold robe and crown, holds a seated baby Jesus

The Virgin and Child

Unidentified Artist

Two carved ivory panels featuring four scenes from the life of Christ

Diptych with Four Scenes from the Life of Christ

Unidentified Artist

Landscape with Boats Against a Hilly Landscape; “Massaw”

Landscape with Boats Against a Hilly Landscape; “Massaw”

Attributed to Sita Ram

Invocation Sheet (Nembutsu)

Invocation Sheet (Nembutsu), 1542 - 1616

Traditionally attributed to Tokugawa Ieyasu

Illustrated Books on Horses and Equine Illnesses (Ma Kyŏng), Two Volumes

Illustrated Books on Horses and Equine Illnesses (Ma Kyŏng), Two Volumes

Korean

Book of Diseases Caused by the Stars (Shichiyō seishin betsugyō hō)

Book of Diseases Caused by the Stars (Shichiyō seishin betsugyō hō), born 1172

Monk Kai'e

Anthology of Ancient and Modern Verse (Kokin wakashū)

Anthology of Ancient and Modern Verse (Kokin wakashū), 1338 - 1374

Attributed to Emperor Go-Kōgon

Silk Bag

Silk Bag

Japanese

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