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Krishna and Radha by the Bank of a River

Krishna and Radha by the Bank of a River

Indian

An opaque watercolor painting depicting a seated woman who is encircled by many lush trees, animals poking their heads out from them, and pink and white flowers. She sits in a bed of leaves and wears a pink bottom, brown top, and orange veil.

Utka Nayika: page from a dispersed manuscript of Keshavadas's Rasikapriya(Connoisseur's Delight)

Indian

Drawing of two men on either side of a plant with Arabic writing above and below them

Warrior and Physician with the Plant Kestron (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Arab

Husayn Addressing the Umayyad Army at Karbala (painting , recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Hadikatu'l-Su'ada (Garden of the Blessed by Mehmed ibn Suleyman Fuzuli

Husayn Addressing the Umayyad Army at Karbala (painting , recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Hadikatu'l-Su'ada (Garden of the Blessed by Mehmed ibn Suleyman Fuzuli

Ottoman

The Murder of Iraj by his Brother Tur and Salm (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi, left-hand side of a bifolio

The Murder of Iraj by his Brother Tur and Salm (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi, left-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 10: 60-61 (recto), Sura 10: 61-66 (verso), left-hand side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 10: 60-61 (recto), Sura 10: 61-66 (verso), left-hand side of a bifolio

Arab

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 22: 36 - mid 40 (recto), Sura 22: 40 - 44 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 22: 36 - mid 40 (recto), Sura 22: 40 - 44 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Arab

Folio from a manuscript of Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa 'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) by Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi: Treasurer, money changer, courier and jeweler; tent, pavilion, drum, and banner; lion, onager, wolf, sheep, partridge and hawk

Folio from a manuscript of Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa 'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) by Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi: Treasurer, money changer, courier and jeweler; tent, pavilion, drum, and banner; lion, onager, wolf, sheep, partridge and hawk

Author: Muhammad ibn Badr Jajarmi

Krishna Wins the Daughter of Jambavan, an illustration from the Bhagavata Purana

Krishna Wins the Daughter of Jambavan, an illustration from the Bhagavata Purana

Indian

Mule (painting, recto; text, verso), Illustrated folio from Manafi Al-Hayawan of Ibn Bakhtishu

Mule (painting, recto; text, verso), Illustrated folio from Manafi Al-Hayawan of Ibn Bakhtishu

Persian

Camel Driver at Rest (painting, verso; text, recto), from the Dum'at al-Båki of Ibn Fadlallåh al-'Umari; poetic verses

Camel Driver at Rest (painting, verso; text, recto), from the Dum'at al-Båki of Ibn Fadlallåh al-'Umari; poetic verses

Syrian

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 30: end 25 - mid 27 (recto), Sura 30: mid 27 - mid 28 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 30: end 25 - mid 27 (recto), Sura 30: mid 27 - mid 28 (verso)

Persian

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 60: 11-13 (recto), Sura mid 60: 13 and Sura 61: 1-4 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 60: 11-13 (recto), Sura mid 60: 13 and Sura 61: 1-4 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Arab

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of a Persian religious text, right-hand side of a bifolio

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of a Persian religious text, right-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Harem al Sharif at Mecca, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Javahir al Ghara’ib Tarjomat Bahr al- `Aja’ib (Gems of Marvels: A Translation of the Sea of Wonders) by Mustafa Cenabi (Jannabi).

Harem al Sharif at Mecca, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Javahir al Ghara’ib Tarjomat Bahr al- `Aja’ib (Gems of Marvels: A Translation of the Sea of Wonders) by Mustafa Cenabi (Jannabi).

Ottoman

Battle Scene (painting, recto), folio fragment from a Bhagavata Purana series

Battle Scene (painting, recto), folio fragment from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

An opaque watercolor painting depicting a seated figure blowing into a small, thin instrument with eight grey and white snakes slithering nearby. Behind them is a rocky landscape with trees. There is script writing above the image

Asavari Ragini (painting, recto; text, verso), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Jai Kisan of Malpura

Shah Isma'il on an Equestrian Hunting Expedition

Shah Isma'il on an Equestrian Hunting Expedition

Mu’in Musavvir

The Story of Rustam and Bahman (text, recto and verso), folio from the Shahnama of Firdawsi

The Story of Rustam and Bahman (text, recto and verso), folio from the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Persian

Faridun Attacking Zahhak (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from a Turkish translation of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Faridun Attacking Zahhak (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from a Turkish translation of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Ottoman

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