9th century
folio: 13.3 x 20.32 cm (5 1/4 x 8 in.)
Handscroll; ink on paper (silver and gold foil on reverse shows through)
12th-14th centuryJapaneseInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryOttomanTwo-sided, horizontal, accordion-fold manuscript; ink and color on paper; with lacquered cover decorated with floral motifs painted in gold
19th-20th centuryThaiGold on leather cover
19th centuryOttomanInk, colors, and gold on parchment
13th-14th centuryNorth AfricanInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryPersianDouble-sided, detached leaf from an incomplete manuscript; ink, color, and gold on black paper
18th centuryNepaleseInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianInk, colors, and gold on paper
16th centuryOne of six leaves from an illustrated palm-leaf manuscript; ink on palm leaf
19th centuryIndonesian