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The Prophet Muhammad and His Companions at a Feast (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Siyar-i Nabi (The Life of the Prophet) by Mustafa Darir of Erzurum

Unknown Artist, 1594-1595

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryOttoman

Manuscripts

Three folios from a Shahnama

Unknown Artist, c. 1575

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Barzu in Chains (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Turkish translation of the Shahnama

Unknown Artist, c. 1600-1650

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

17th centuryOttoman

Manuscripts

Divine Field Hockey (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript

Unknown Artist, 20th century

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

20th centuryIndian

Manuscripts

The Seduction of Yusuf, illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami

Unknown Artist, c. 1575

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryUzbek

Manuscripts

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

Manohar, c. 1610

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

17th centuryMughal

Manuscripts

Incident in a Mosque (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 77r from a Divan (collected works) of Hafiz, left-hand side of a double page.

Shaykh Zada, c. 1530

Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

16th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Bustan of Sa'di, right-hand side of a bifolio

Unknown Artist, 16th century

Ink and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Bustan of Sa'di, left-hand side of a bifolio

Unknown Artist, 16th century

Ink and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript on poetic imagery, right-hand side of a bifolio

Unknown Artist, 16th-17th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th-17th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript on poetic imagery, left-hand side of a bifolio

Unknown Artist, 16th-17th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th-17th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 50: begin 33 - mid 45 (recto), Sura 51:1 - begin 19 (verso)

Unknown Artist, 1327

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

14th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Rubaiyyat Anthology (text, recto and verso), illuminated folio from a manuscript of Chaghatai poetry

Unknown Artist, 16th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryOttoman?

Manuscripts

Krishna Kidnaps Rukmini (painting, recto), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Unknown Artist, c. 1820

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

19th centuryIndian

Manuscripts

The Wedding of Krishna and Rukmini (painting, recto), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Unknown Artist, c. 1820

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

19th centuryIndian

Manuscripts

Poet Paying Homage to Krishna (painting, recto), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Unknown Artist, c. 1820

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

19th centuryIndian

Manuscripts

Krishna and Balarama Seated Beneath an Awning (painting, recto), from a Bhagavata Purana series

Unknown Artist, c. 1820

Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and graphite on paper

19th centuryIndian

Manuscripts

Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Black Pavilion (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Haft Paykar) by Nizami

Unknown Artist, 1584

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Khusraw and Shirin with Courtiers and Pomegranates (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Khusraw and Shirin) by Nizami

Unknown Artist, 1584

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Illuminated frontispiece (illuminated text, recto; text, verso), left-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Qasim, 16th century

Black ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on off-white paper

16th centuryPersian

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