Mughal Court Life

Vibrant paintings depicting court scenes, highlighting opulent gardens, figures in traditional attire, and elaborate architectural elements.

Men embarcing by Abu al-Hasan, Watercolor, ink, gold color on paper, circa 1620, 1589-circa 1630, Usa, Washington, D.C., Freer Gallery of Art, 15,4x23,8

Frost with dancer, anonymous, 1800 Indian miniature. drawing On a green surface with black drop shadows and against a blue background, a man and woman dressed in white are facing each other; The man holds a flower in his left hand and the woman a bird in her right hand. A narrow orange border with black framework lines is installed around the show. Central India paper. deck paint brush / brush

Couple in a nocturnal landscape with a tiger. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1725 - 1735. Place: Basohli. Measurements: h 188 mm × w 181 mm; h 215 mm × w 195 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Couple embracing each other on a terrace, India, 1740 - 1760, paper, brush, h 213 mm × w 128 mm h 300 mm × w 250 mm

Laurak and Chanda Rest on Their Journey to a Trysting Place, Leaf from a Chandayana Manuscript Indian. Laurak and Chanda Rest on Their Journey to a Trysting Place, Leaf from a Chandayana Manuscript, early 16th century. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, sheet: 10 x 7 11/16 in. (25.4 x 19.5 cm). Asian Art early 16th century

IMPREAM with Czarek; Ali Afrad Ania (Fl. Ca 1899); 1899 (1899-00-00-1899-00-00);

Prince at Rest. Attributed to Miskin (India, active circa 1580-1610). India, Mughal empire, circa 1600-1605, border circa 1608. Drawings; watercolors. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

The Eager Heroine on Her Way to Meet Her Lover out of Love (Kama Abhisarika Nayika). India, Himachal Pradesh, Nurpur, circa 1760. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper

On a terrace for a cabin, three ladies are with all kinds of attributes; Fruits are Fruits and stands a leaf with cups, plates and a carafe; Behind the right figure and for the cabin is a tree and behind the cabin is a hill with a cane and flower border visible. The blade with the show is stuck to a discolored piece of beige cardboard whose corners were originally rounded, the left subsoil and upper right corner have been screwed off and disappeared, the upper left corner is torn and disappeared with cardboard.

Lady in a cave in a rocky landscape with deer. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1790 - 1810. Place: Kashmir. Measurements: h 184 mm × w 116 mm; h 145 mm × w 85 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Jahangir sitting under a canopy on a terrace. The Mughal Emperor Jahangir sitting under a canopy on a terrace, in the company of Prince Khurram and a falconer.

The Polo brothers stay in Tamerlane's Kingdom in Azerbaijan, miniature from Livre des merveilles du monde (Book of the Wonders of the World) by Marco Polo and Rustichello, France 15th Century.

"Surkha Captured by Faramarz is Condemned by Rustam", Folio 204v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp. Artist: Painting attributed to Qasim ibn 'Ali (active ca. 1525-60). Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Painting: H. 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm) W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm). Workshop director: Mir Musavvir (active 1525-60). Date: ca. 1525-30.The hero Rustam, shown here on horseback wearing a leopard-skin hat, launched war to avenge the death of Siyavush, whom the Turanian king Afrasiyab had executed. Rustam was determined to cause Afrasiyab the same pain by having his son, Surkha, captured and killed. The Chinese-style kite clouds, winding tree, and doll-like rendition of the figures' faces reflect Qasim ibn 'Ali's grounding in the Turkmen painting tradition. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The caption for this 1910 image reads: The Gulistan Rose Garden Palace -handwritten from the year 1582. From the collection of Carl of Crawford, written by Muhammad Husain Kashmiri Indian, active ca. 1560-1611 -The miniature shows the poet and the scribe. Gulistān, sometimes spelled Golestan, is a landmark of Persian literature, perhaps its single most influential work of prose. Written in 1258 AD, it is one of two major works of the Persian poet Sa'di, considered one of the greatest medieval Persian poets.

"Princess and Attendants on Balcony", Folio from the Davis Album early 18th century Frolicking noblewomen and their attendants are depicted on a terrace set against a receding background of green hills and distant mountain ridges with snow. The landscape and the distinctive pink blossoms suggest that the setting is the valley of Kashmir where Mughal nobility escaped for relaxation.. "Princess and Attendants on Balcony", Folio from the Davis Album 448477

. The elephant and rider rest in the shade of a tree. The animals legs are chained together to prevent sudden movements.The miniaturist Kesu Das was active in the workshop of the Mughal emperor Akbar. He was a master in the rendering of light on fabric.

fine arts, islamic art, Persia, miniature, men at an open-air feat, Shiraz, circa 1440, Cleveland Museum of Art,

Phyllis Dorr, Needlepoint Panel, c 1939 Needlepoint Panel

Fortuna Comes. Design for glass painting in the house of S. de Swart and em. Van Kerckhoff to Laren: Fortuna Comes.

Leopard (namir), f. 336. 1540 - 1545. Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muammad, approximately 1203-1283. text. Illuminations, Manuscripts, Miniatures (Illuminations). Spencer Collection. Mountains, Birds, Animals, Manuscripts, Persian

Library At Basra, The Arabic Book Illustration 1237 Manuscripts Illustration Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

Krishna and Radha in Landscape late 19th-early 20th century India. Krishna and Radha in Landscape 64844

Page of Calligraphy. Calligrapher: Muhammad Husain Kashmiri (active ca. 1560-1611). Dimensions: Illumination: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm)W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)Page: H. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm)W. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm) D. 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)Frame: H. 21 3/4 in. (55.2 cm)W. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm) D. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm). Date: early 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Chinese Emperor Minghuang and his concubine Yang Guifei, with attendants on a terrace. Date: 16th century. Origin: Japan. Ink, color, and gold on paper. Period: Muromachi or Momoyama period. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Courtesan in a Window Indian. Courtesan in a Window, 18th century. Washes of watercolor, gold, and ink on paper, sheet: 11 7/8 x 8 3/16 in. (30.2 x 20.8 cm). Asian Art 18th century

Chinese potters at work, design for stained glass window, c1870, (1881). 'Two Panels of Windows in the Gallery of the Museum Containing Pottery' in the South Kensington Museum, by William Bell Scott. One of fourteen stained-glass windows in the Ceramic Gallery, depicting Scott's idea of ceramic manufacture in China: carrying the clay in yokes, mixing glazes, kneading, throwing on a wheel, loading pottery into a kiln. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in Lon

Lalita Ragini Lalita Ragini, ca. 1750. Opaque watercolors, gold on paper, 11 5/16 x 7 1/4 in. (28.7 x 18.4 cm). Asian Art ca. 1750

The Demon Marichi Tries to Dissuade Ravana; Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series ca. 1780 India (Himachal Pradesh, Kangra) After Ravana decides to abduct Sita, he leaves his golden palace in Lanka, seen in the background, and travels over an ocean filled with fantastic creatures in his gem-studded chariot to find the demon Maricha, who is in the forest practicing asceticism. After hearing his intentions, a terrified Maricha tries unsuccessfully to dissuade Ravana. Maricha goes on to transform himself into a golden deer to lure Rama into the forest and thereby facilitate Ravana's kidnapping of Sita, an action that ultimately leads to Maricha's death. By the late eighteenth century the Kangra workshop was at its creative and technical zenith. The artist boldly filled much of the daring composition with a swirling ocean to indicate the remote and wild nature of Maricha's retreat whilst conveying a complex narrative.. The Demon Marichi Tries to Dissuade Ravana; Illustrated fo

Alexander the Great Enthroned at Persepolis. Date/Period: 1595 (Mughal). Illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves). Ink and pigments on light brown paper with later outer margins in various colors ink and pigments on light brown paper with later outer margins in various colors. Height: 34 mm (1.33 in); Width: 21.50 mm (0.84 in). Author: Nezami Ganjavi.

Fight against Demons, Anonymous, 1500 - 1600 Persian miniature. drawing In a hilly landscape, a number of reasoned warrior men fight a few demons, three warriors look behind the hilltops; At the top right and bottom right are strips with text. Two wide edges in gray and beige are painted around the show; The show is glued. Persia Presentation: Paper brush

farbenfroh, Gemälde, Badal Mahal, Garh Palace, Komplex, Bundi, Rajasthan, Kunstwerk, Kulturerbe, Wandmalerei, dekorativ, königlich, traditionell, lebendig, kulturell, verziert, historisch, Erhaltung, Architektur, Chitrashala Bundi, Ummed Mahal, Bundi Mini Colourful paintings on the inner wall, Chitrashala, Garh Palace Complex, Bundi, Rajasthan LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23316744

Jerzy killing a dragon; Unknown, Kostrycki, Maciej (p Azów; People's Woodmark; Fl. Ca 1830-Ca 1838), Azarski, Zygmunt (1885-1943); 1921 (print); around 1830 (matrix) (1825-00-00-1921-00-00);Jerzy (Saint - -A 303), Purchase (provenance), Lazarski, Football Football Football.

"Kai Khusrau Rides Bihzad for the First Time", Folio 212r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp ca. 1525-30 Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Giv and Kai Khusrau travel to Siyavushgird to tell Farangis their plans. They first need to find Bihzad, Siyavush's mount, who has been allowed to run wild in the mountains since his master's death. When they find Bihzad, the horse allows Kai Khusrau, who is carrying his old saddle, to put it on and mount. The two take off, joined eventually by Giv, and they all return to prepare for their journey.. "Kai Khusrau Rides Bihzad for the First Time", Folio 212r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp 452142

A Princess and Her Companions Enjoying a Terrace Ambiance. Muhammad Faqirullah Khan (attributed to) (India, Uttar Pradesh, Farrukhabad, active circa 1720-1770). India, Uttar Pradesh, Farrukhabad, circa 1760-1770. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Niaz Bahadur Khan Indian. Niaz Bahadur Khan, 1875-1900. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, sheet: 19 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (50.2 x 30.2 cm). Asian Art 1875-1900

Woman with bamboo and flowers, anonymous, 1400 - 1500 Persian miniature. drawing A representation of a wild-looking woman with flower bushes and bamboo, above it a block with an old-perzian text. The leaf is stuck on a yellowed leaf and that is again stuck on a somewhat less discolored leaf. Persia paper brush

Woodland inhabitant with peacock feathers. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1600 - 1699. Place: Nepal. Measurements: h 116 mm × w 233 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Akbar Khan's entry into Surat, 1572, by Farrukh Beg. From the book The Outline of History by H.G.Wells Volume 2, published 1920.

The Abduction of Sita, Folio from a Ramayana (Adventures of Rama). India, Rajasthan, Mewar, 1675-1700. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor on paper

Foroud Slays a Foe, Leaf from a Dispersed Shah-nama Series Indian. Foroud Slays a Foe, Leaf from a Dispersed Shah-nama Series, late 16th century. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, sheet: 10 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (27.0 x 18.4 cm). Asian Art late 16th century

Adolph Opstad, Memorial Picture, c 1941 Memorial Picture

Lovers Returning to a Palace late 18th century India (Rajasthan, Bundi) Two lovers approach a bedchamber set within an elaborate architectural façade composed of globular domes and open pavilions typical of southern Rajasthan and the kingdom of Bundi in particular. This preparatory ink painting was marked by the studio master with color swatches to instruct the artists responsible for completing the finished version.. Lovers Returning to a Palace 74673

Women bathing in a lake. Date: 18th century. Period: Mughal dynasty. Color and gold on paper. Origin: Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh state, Avadh (Oudh), India. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Gravure découpé Made 1701-1800 France. .

Page 39 from a manuscript of the Kalpasutra: recto image of Trishala reclining, verso text Page 39 from a manuscript of the Kalpasutra: recto image of Trishala reclining, verso text, 1472. Opaque watercolor and ink on gold leaf on paper, sheet: height: 4 3/8 in. Asian Art 1472

Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-1658) Receiving Dara Shikoh, Folio from the Late Shah Jahan Album. Attributed to Hunhar (India, active mid-17th century). India, Mughal empire, circa 1650. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper

"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp. Artist: Painting attributed to Qasim ibn 'Ali (active ca. 1525-60). Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Painting: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm) W. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm)Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm)W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm)W. 16 in. (40.6 cm). Date: ca. 1530.This dramatic image illustrates the third of seven challenges, or courses, that Prince Isfandiyar underwent en route to freeing his sisters from captivity in Turan. Learning that he would encounter a dragon on his perilous path, Isfandiyar ordered a horse-drawn cart with a box in which he could hide and from which spears projected. Here, the dragon has appeared and is sucking the horses into its maw, soon to be impaled on the spears and slashed by Isfandiyar's sword. The tightly coiled dragon slithering through the rocks and breathing fire lends

Jugo, Number 15., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, between 1848 and 1854, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 24.6 x 35.7 cm., Print shows a man and a woman walking along a roadway illuminated by lanterns, at night under a full moon; on the left is a male servant carrying a sword.

Abu Yahya Zakariya' ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini ( ) (born 1203 - died 1283), was a Persian physician, astronomer, geographer and proto-science fiction writer. Born in the Persian town of Qazvin, he was descended from Anas ibn Malik, Zakariya' ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini served as legal expert and judge (qadhi) in several localities in Persia and at Baghdad. He travelled around in Mesopotamia and Syria, and finally entered the circle patronized by the governor of Baghdad, ‘Ata-Malik Juwayni (d. 1283 CE). It was to the latter that al-Qazwini dedicated his famous Arabic-language cosmography titled 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa-ghara'ib al-mawjudat ('Marvels of Creatures and Strange Things Existing'). This treatise, frequently illustrated, was immensely popular and is preserved today in many copies. It was translated into Persian and Turkish. Qazwini was also well-known for his geographical dictionary, Athar al-bilad wa-akhbar al-‘ibad

Ladies Relaxing on a Terrace. India, Rajasthan, Kishangarh, circa 1775. Drawings; watercolors. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Persian Manuscript, 1650. Court of a Safavid dynasty prince. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Museum of Islamic Arts.

A soldier and his wife. Gouache drawing.

Man with a woman on lap, anonymous, 1600 - 1699 Painting on paper, a man with a woman on his lap. Nepalese miniature. Nepal paper. dye. deck paint. gouache (paint) brush Painting on paper, a man with a woman on his lap. Nepalese miniature. Nepal paper. dye. deck paint. gouache (paint) brush

Design for glass painting in the house of S. de Swart and Em. van Kerckhoff in Laren: Ad Fontes, Ad Fontes, draughtsman: Antoon Derkinderen, 1869 - 1925, paper, brush, h 152 mm × w 125 mm

Vairari Ragini, Wife of Bhairav Raga: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes). Culture: India (Rajasthan, Amber). Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (34.9 x 24.8 cm). Date: early 18th century.The set to which this page belongs seems to be a slightly later copy of the 1709 Amber ragamala series. The poetic description of Vairari Ragini in that set reads:Know her full of skills and extremely handsome. She puts on her ears a bud of the flower of the kalpariksha wish tree. She wears a kankana wristlet and her snakelike hair loose. She is white-complexioned and wears white garments. Her mind is attached to the color of the lover fully devoted to him. She wishes to dally with the hero. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Panel of Nasta'liq Calligraphy mid-17th century Sayyid Amir 'Ali Persian This panel, written in Persian nastaliq script, would originally have been mounted on an album page from which it is now detached. Here, verses by the Mughal court poet `Urfi have been executed in black ink on marbleized paper. The calligrapher, Sayyid Amir 'Ali has signed his name at the bottom of the panel. A native of Tabriz in Persia, Sayyid Amir 'Ali relocated to the Mughal court during the reign of Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58), where he was given the title Jawahar Raqam (Gemstone Pen) and appointed as instructor to the young Prince Aurangzeb (r.1658-1707).. Panel of Nasta'liq Calligraphy 453983

Amīr Tīmūr (Timurlang). Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1850().

Roman Hero. A Roman hero, with an ornamental edge of floral motifs and clouds in which dense rules; Placed on an album leaf with gold-plated floral motifs.

Scheppig Carl (1803-1885), Etruscan grave (without date): View. Pencil watercolored to transparent, 39.8 x 30 cm (including scan edges) Scheppig Carl (1803-1885): Etruskisches Grab

"The Lioness Counsels her Son", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna second quarter 16th century This manuscript contains seventy-eight paintings and many text folios telling the famous tales of the jackals Kalila and Dimna. Based on the book of ancient Indian animal fables, the Panchatantra written by Vidyapati (Bidpai), the stories spread all over the Middle East where they became wildly popular. This manuscript has a strong flavor of Mamluk Egypt in the figure styles and bold drawings, with hints of Ottoman tulips and Safavid turbans. However, the burnt orange palette and darkly-inked lines have led to an attribution to Sultanate Gujarat where it is suggested this manuscript was copied from an Egyptian original. Its life in India is also attested by a Devanagari inscription at the end, although the rest of the Arabic text is written in a strong, left-leaning naskh-like script.. "The Lioness Counsels her Son", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna 453100

Bāburnāma (Chagatai/Persian: بابر نامہ;´, literally: 'Book of Babur' or 'Letters of Babur'; alternatively known as Tuzk-e Babri) is the name given to the memoirs of ahīr ud-Dīn Muḥammad Bābur (1483-1530), founder of the Mughal Empire and a great-great-great-grandson of Timur. It is an autobiographical work, originally written in the Chagatai language, known to Babur as 'Turki' (meaning Turkic), the spoken language of the Andijan-Timurids. Because of Babur's cultural origin, his prose is highly Persianized in its sentence structure, morphology, and vocabulary, and also contains many phrases and smaller poems in Persian. During Emperor Akbar's reign, the work was completely translated to Persian by a Mughal courtier, Abdul Rahīm, in AH 998 (1589-90 CE). The siege and battle of Isfarah, at which Babur and his army descend upon the fortress of Ibrāhīm Sārū. Isfara (Tajik: Исфара, Persian: اسفره) is a city in Sughd Province in northern Tajikistan, situated on the border with Kyrgyzstan.

Pisces (al-Hût) top; Cetus (al-Qîtas)Qintîs bottom, f. 31v. 1540 - 1545. Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muammad, approximately 1203-1283. text. Illuminations, Manuscripts, Miniatures (Illuminations). Spencer Collection. Mountains, Birds, Animals, Manuscripts, Persian

"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) ca. 1400 The story of Jonah and the Whale, mentioned in the Qur'an (37:139), was popular in the Muslim world and frequently illustrated in manuscripts of world history. This large-scale painting, however, never formed part of a manuscript. Rather, it may have been used during oral recitation or storytelling. Scholars have also suggested that with its strong palette, monumental figures, and spare composition, this work may reflect a now-lost wall painting tradition. Here, we see Jonah after his release from the belly of the fish. Above him, a gourd vine growssent by God to protect him from the elementsand, gliding across the top of the painting, a spirited angel with colorful spreading wings offers Jonah a garment.. "Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) 453683

Iran/Persia: Eskandar (Alexander the Great) Contemplates the Talking Tree (Waq Waq), Ferdowsi, Shahnameh, artist Nasr al-Soltani, Shiraz, Timurid Era, c. 1430

Mughal Miniature Painting Mughal Miniature Painting, ca. 1600. Watercolor on paper, 5 5/8 x 3 in. (14.3 x 7.6 cm). Asian Art ca. 1600

The guard spares the slave's life when he learns that he is the son of the Princess of Rum, from a Tuti-nama, Tales of a Parrot. Tutinama, Tales of a Parrot, is a series of 52 stories in Persian from the 14th century, in the 16th century Mughal Emperor Agbar commissioned an illustrated version, Fiftieth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, Court of Akbar (r. 1556-1605) ., Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period

Raja Enthroned with Courtiers, Musicians, and Nautch Girls in Attendance Indian. Raja Enthroned with Courtiers, Musicians, and Nautch Girls in Attendance, ca. 1750. Ink with gray wash on paper, sheet: 17 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (43.8 x 22.5 cm). Asian Art ca. 1750

JODHPUR, INDIA - NOVEMBER 26, 2012: Medieval murals in Mehrangarh fort. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

A battle. Gouache drawing.

Noblewoman at a Jharokha Window Holding a Rose, from a Portraits of Women series, c. 1730. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Sawar. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 28 x 25.2 cm (11 x 9 15/16 in.); miniature: 24.8 x 21.6 cm (9 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.). The term jaharoka refers to a window where royalty present themselves to the public. Her jharoka is framed with a cusped arch and floral pattern. A carpet is placed over the baluster to mark the importance of the window. This royal woman holds a rose sprig in her right hand and a blossom in her left.

Supplies of petuntse being delivered to the kilns, Chinese wallpaper showing manufacture of porcelain, Qing Dynasty

Polo Players, Anonymous Indian miniature. drawing Two men on horseback and three standing on the floor. At the bottom of the text: The Game of Gav and Chogan. On the back inscription in Persian script. paper brush

Huntfall ..

Four diagonal lines Persian calligraphy, anonymous, 1500 - 1700 Persian miniature. calligraphy In a framework of two narrow decorative edges in sky blue and dark blue with gold, four diagonal lines of Persian calligraphy have been put, bottom left and at the top right, two triangles with a narrow gold decorative edge form a closure, in the upper right corner an inscription has also been set; The leaf with the calligraphy is stuck on the left side of a leaf along with gold drinks and separated from it by cheats filled in with colors Iran paper brush

Yahy ibn Mahmûd al-Wsitî was a 13th-century Arab Islamic artist. Al-Wasiti was born in Wasit in southern Iraq. He was noted for his illustrations of the Maqam of al-Hariri. Maqama (literally 'assemblies') are an (originally) Arabic literary genre of rhymed prose with intervals of poetry in which rhetorical extravagance is conspicuous. The 10th century author Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadhani is said to have invented the form, which was extended by al-Hariri of Basra in the next century. Both authors' maqamat center on trickster figures whose wanderings and exploits in speaking to assemblies of the powerful are conveyed by a narrator. Manuscripts of al-Hariri's Maqamat, anecdotes of a roguish wanderer Abu Zayd from Saruj, were frequently illustrated with miniatures.

Prince and His Beloved in a Garden Mughal. Prince and His Beloved in a Garden, ca. 1760. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, sheet: 12 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (32.7 x 21.6 cm). Asian Art ca. 1760

Lazar Rubinstein, Bandbox Sections, c 1940 Bandbox Sections

Sohni Swims to Meet her Lover Mahinwal Indian. Sohni Swims to Meet her Lover Mahinwal, ca. 1775-1780. Opaque watercolor on paper, sheet: 10 5/8 x 15 1/8 in. (27.0 x 38.4 cm). This painting illustrates a well-known Punjabi folk tale about a forbidden love affair that ended in tragedy. The lovely Sohni fell in love with a young man who lived across the river from her familys land. She could not swim, so she used a pot to float across the deep river to meet him each night. When Sohnis disapproving family discovered the affair, her sister-in-law replaced the pot with one made of unbaked clay. It disintegrated, and Sohni drowned. This painting shows Sohni during one of her successful crossings, with her lover, Mahinwal, waiting for her on the other side and sleeping figures in the foreground. The gloom of night has been created with a dark palette and thin layers of gray paint. Sohni and Mahinwal, however, appear to glow against the dark setting, an effect that highlights their passion a

Pa. German Pie Plate. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 1/8" high; 11 3/4" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jack Carr.

Flag of a North African state, Anonymous, 1667 - 1670 drawing Flag of a North African Islamic State. Red flag with a hand with a warping sword between four half moons, with a rounded flight side. Flag on flagsteng and mast foot. Shown on folio 130r. Part of a flag book with flags from Europe, North Africa, Near and Far East. France paper. ink. watercolor (paint) pen / brush flag, colours (as symbol of the state, etc.) North Africa

Georgie. Peintures de la residence des princes Maghaladze.. Gagarin, Grigorii Grigorevich, kniaz (1810-1893). Prints, Illustrations. 1847. General Research Division. Caucasus

JODHPUR, INDIA, NOVEMBER 26, 2012: Medieval murals in Mehrangarh fort. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

A masseur massaging the arm of a man who is sitting on a low stool, with a leg immersed in a brass basin. Gouache painting, ca. 1825.

Illustration depicting Gemini and Leo, from 1538 edition, of 'Kitb-I ajyb al-makhlqt va gharib al-mawjdt'. (Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing) a 12th century, Islamic, Persian scientific book by Zakary ibn Muammad Qazwn

SHARJAH DEPENDENCIES - CIRCA 1972: shows Snow White and the seven dwarfs SHARJAH DEPENDENCIES - CIRCA 1972: A stamp printed by Sharjah Dependencies devoted fifty years of Walt Disney cartoon characters, shows Snow White and the seven dwarfs, series, circa 1972 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 3681371

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