Two Illustrations from the “Gulistan” of Sa’di (mounted together): Judgement of a Prisoner (above), and A Liar Exposed at Court (below)

Calligraphy; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper.

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

Double-sided, detached leaf from an incomplete manuscript; ink on palm leaf

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Double-sided, detached leaf from an incomplete manuscript; ink, color, and gold on black paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper