17th and 19th centuries
24.29 x 14.29 cm (9 9/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Five thread-bound books; ink on paper
18th-19th centuryJapaneseInk, colors, and gold on paper
15th centuryPersianCalligraphy; ink on paper
19th centuryIslamicInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianOne section from a handscroll (or possibly one page from an accordion-fold book); gold ink on indigo-blue paper
15th centuryKoreanInk and gold on paper
17th centuryPersianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
13th centuryArabInk and color on paper
17th centuryPersianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
13th centuryEgyptianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryPersianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryPersianDouble-sided, detached leaf from an incomplete manuscript: ink, color, and gold on blue paper
18th centuryNepalese