Ikat Panel

Frontispiece, Introduction (recto), Opening Chapter (verso), folio 3 from a Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami

Shah Mahmud

Manuscript of the Bustan (Orchard) by Sa`di, written for Sultan `Abd al-`Aziz (1540-50)

Bishndas Shaykh Zada Mir ‘Ali al-Husayni

Sanskrit Womb World Mandala (Shuji Taizōkai mandara)

Majnun visited by his father in the desert (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Layla and Majnun by Nizami

Illuminated frontispiece, right-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript of the Khulasa al-Akhbar

Folio 2 from a Qur'an: Prayers and Invocation to God and His Prophet (recto), Frontispiece, Fatiha (verso)

Folio 4 from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Sura 2: 1-4 (recto), Sura 2: 5-15 (verso)

Folio 2 from a Qur'an: Frontispiece, Invocation (verso)

Ownership Note (recto), Frontispiece, Introduction (verso), folio 1 from a Manuscript of the Bustan by Sa`di

Poetry (recto), Poet Giving Advice to a Young Novice, Frontispiece (painting, verso), illustrated folio (1) from a Partial Manuscript of the Bustan of Sa`di

Notes (recto), Frontispiece, Prose Introduction (verso), folio 1 from a Manuscript of the Divan of Hafiz with Two 19th-Century Miniatures Added

Folio 3 from a Qur’an: Frontispiece, Sura 2: 1-4 (recto), Sura 2: 4-begin 19 (verso)

Frontispiece, Fatiha (verso; recto is blank), folio 2 from an An`am-i Sharif

Frontispiece (recto), Introduction to the Gulistan (recto and verso), folio 2 from a Manuscript of the Gulistan by Sa`di

Band with Dancers and Plant Motifs

Courtiers with a Horse and Attendant, folio from an album

Court of Gayumars (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Bahram Gur in the Sandalwood Pavilion, from the Haft paykar

Verses from the Divan by Hafiz (recto and verso); folio from a manuscript, left-hand side of a bifolio

Verses from the Divan by Hafiz, folio from a manuscript, right-hand side of a bifolio

Illuminated frontispiece, left-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript of the Khulasa al-Akhbar

Introduction to the Shahnama (illuminated text, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Mahiya frees Zambur, Beheads his sleeping guards, and suspends Gharrad in his stead (painting, verso); Nine Lines of Nasta‘liq Script (text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Hamzanama

Mir Sayyid ‘Ali

Square with Aphrodite

Tunic Front: Abstract Figures and Animals

Frontispiece, Introduction (verso), folio 1 from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Ownership Notes and Stamps (recto), The Angels Who Pray for the King, Introduction (frontispiece painting, verso), folio 1 from an illustrated Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi

Mir Ali al Husayni Mahmud 'Arifi of Herat

The Angels Who Pray for the King, Introduction (frontispiece painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 2 from a Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi

Mir Ali al Husayni Mahmud 'Arifi of Herat

Mandala with Tara in Center

SHOULDER BAND WITH A PUTTO

Bird and Flowers

Unidentified Artist

Harvard Hall

Unidentified Artist

Thangka of Seated Sakyamuni Buddha Surrounded by Scenes from His Life and Jataka Tales

Yastik (cushion cover)

Yazd Carpet

Album of Drawings and Paintings

Sarabend Hamadan Runner

Folio 4 from a Qur'an: Fatiha (recto), Sura 2: 1-10 (verso)

Folio 238 from a Qur'an: Last Three Suras (112-114) and an Invocation (recto), Prognostic Chart (verso)

Folio 239 from a Qur'an: A Prognostic Chart (recto), Ownership Note and Stamp (verso)

Untitled (young woman in bonnet, bust-length, front view)

Unidentified Artist

Untitled (woman with lace collar and bow, seated in a chair, half-length, three-quarter view)

Unidentified Artist

Untitled (woman with bonnet and lace collar, seated in wooden chair, half-length)

Unidentified Artist

Untitled (man with black tie, seated, bust-length, three-quarter view)

Unidentified Artist

The Empress

Kyuichi Uchida Adolfo Farsari

Shrinathji in a Shrine Flanked by Worshipers

Cover

Sanskrit Mandala of the Two Worlds (Shuji Ryōkai mandara): Womb World Mandala (Shuji Taizōkai mandara) and Diamond World Mandala (Shuji Kongōkai mandara)

Mirror Case with Flowers and Birds

Manuscript of the Qur’an with leather binding

Manuscript of the Qur’an, with leather binding

Manuscript of the Qur‘an, with lacquer binding

Manuscript of the Qur’an, with lacquer binding

Manuscript of the Muntakhab-i Bustan (Selections from the Bustan by Sa`di)

Seated Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaishajyaguru)

Krishna and Radha Embrace during a Storm (recto); Priests Worship Shrinathji (verso); folio from a royal Kota-Jaipur album

One Leaf from "Buddhist Manuscript: Collection of Dharanis" (Folio )

“The Sun in the Zodiac Sign Leo (painting verso of folio 1) , illustrated folio from an album of illustrations of Hamzanama”

“A Fairy Riding a Magical Stag (painting recto of folio 2) and “Depiction of ‘Umar ‘Ayyar (painting verso of folio 2), illustrated folio from an album of illustrations of Hamzanama”

Sarlawh of the double-page illuminated frontispiece; ownership notes and seals (notes and seals recto; sarlawh verso of folio 3), folio from a manuscript of the Mathnavi Ma‘navi by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi

Left half of the double-page illuminated frontispiece (illuminated frontispiece recto; text verso of folio 4), folio from a manuscript of the Mathnavi Ma‘navi by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi

Colophon of the first section; the sarlawh of the second section (colophon recto; sarlawh verso of folio 48), folio from a manuscript of the Mathnavi Ma‘navi by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi

The sarlawh of the third section (blank recto; sarlawh verso of folio 90), folio from a manuscript of the Mathnavi Ma‘navi by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi

Illuminated margin and interlinear gilt text (illumination and gilt recto; text verso of folio 91), folio from a manuscript of the Mathnavi Ma‘navi by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi

The sarlawh of the fourth section (blank recto; sarlawh verso of folio 145), folio from a manuscript of the Mathnavi Ma‘navi by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi

Illuminated margin and interlinear gilt text (illumination and gilt recto; text verso of folio 146), folio from a manuscript of the Mathnavi Ma‘navi by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi