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Nest of Four Beakers with Cover

Nest of Four Beakers with Cover

Maker's mark B within four pellets in an upright rectangular punch with canted corners

Loulie's Hand

Loulie's Hand, 1805 - 1873

Hiram Powers

Mirror-Case Cover with Mother, Child, and Angel

Mirror-Case Cover with Mother, Child, and Angel

One Page from the Ksitigarbha-Bodhisattva-Pranidhana-Sutra (Sutra of the Oath of the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha)

One Page from the Ksitigarbha-Bodhisattva-Pranidhana-Sutra (Sutra of the Oath of the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha), 1418 - 1453

Attributed to Prince Yi Yong (An-p'yŏng Tae-kun, Prince An-p'yŏng)

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

Anvari Entertains in a Summer House (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 109 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Anvari Entertains in a Summer House (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 109 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari, 16th century

Attributed to Basawan

Ladies Witnessing Suggestive Donkeys (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 262 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Ladies Witnessing Suggestive Donkeys (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 262 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Indian

Section from a Buddhist Cosmology (Nihon koku narabini Shumi shoten zu) with text copied by Monk Ryūi

Section from a Buddhist Cosmology (Nihon koku narabini Shumi shoten zu) with text copied by Monk Ryūi, active late 14th-early 15th c.

Monk Ryūyū

Set of Eight Scrolls Containing the Text of the Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing), the First Scroll with Illustrated Frontispiece

Set of Eight Scrolls Containing the Text of the Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing), the First Scroll with Illustrated Frontispiece

Chinese

Krishna Subdues the Serpent King Kaliya (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Krishna Subdues the Serpent King Kaliya (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

Sa‘di, the Beauty, And the Beast (painting recto; text verso of folio 133), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Sa‘di, the Beauty, And the Beast (painting recto; text verso of folio 133), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Persian

Saʿdi in A Hindu Temple (painting recto; text verso of folio 144), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Saʿdi in A Hindu Temple (painting recto; text verso of folio 144), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Persian

Layla and Majnun in a Tent (painting recto; text verso of folio 205), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Layla and Majnun in a Tent (painting recto; text verso of folio 205), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Persian

Untitled (blank with color transfers, left page); Untitled (text and bleed-through of following page, right page)

Untitled (blank with color transfers, left page); Untitled (text and bleed-through of following page, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Qur'an or Amulet Box

Qur'an or Amulet Box

Arrival of Imam Hasan at Kufa (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's  Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Arrival of Imam Hasan at Kufa (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Persian

The Muslim Conquest of Multan in India (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's  Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

The Muslim Conquest of Multan in India (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Persian

Iskandar's Iron Cavalry Battles King Fur of Hind (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Iskandar's Iron Cavalry Battles King Fur of Hind (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Persian

The Murder of Iraj by his Brothers Tur and Sam (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi, right-hand side of a bifolio

The Murder of Iraj by his Brothers Tur and Sam (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi, right-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Bahram Gur Fights the Horned Wolf (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Bahram Gur Fights the Horned Wolf (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Persian

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