Shōwa period, 1950
H. 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.)
Stamped and découpé leather and painted lacquer
16th centuryPersianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryPersianOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
18th centuryIndianTwo-sided, horizontal, accordion-fold manuscript; ink and color on paper
18th centuryThaiOpaque watercolor on paper
17th centuryIndianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th and 19th centuryPersianInk, color and gold on parchment
9th-10th centuryIslamicDouble-sided, detached leaf from an incomplete manuscript; ink on palm leaf
12th centuryNepaleseInk, colors, and gold on paper
16th centuryInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
18th centuryIndianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryPersian