Islamic calligraphy
Quranic manuscripts, Arabic scripts, and the long tradition of pen-work as sacred art. Court manuscripts, Maghribi and Kufic hands, folios from the Mamluk, Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal atelier traditions.
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The Department of Asian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, stewarding one of the most comprehensive holdings of Japanese woodblock prints outside of Japan.
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Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
open full lineage"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
open full lineage"The Wedding of Siyavush and Farangis", Folio 185v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
open full lineage"Red-Headed Vulture and Long-Billed Vulture", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
open full lineageViper in a Rocky Garden from Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'
open full lineageThe Ascent of the Prophet to Heaven, Page from the Khamsa of Nizami
open full lineageHunting with falcons in a landscape; verso: Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish poems in praise of wine, Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472–1536) and Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s)
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Vale of Kashmir
Robert S. Duncanson (American
Painting · oil on canvas
Hunting with falcons in a landscape; verso: Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish poems in praise of wine, Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472–1536) and Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s)
Abd al-Samad (Persian
Painting · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
A Eunuch's Dream
Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ (French
Painting · oil on wood
Viper in a Rocky Garden from Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'
Iran
manuscript · Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Decorated Bookbinding
Iran
miniature painting · Lacquer and paint on pasteboard with leather
The Ascent of the Prophet to Heaven, Page from the Khamsa of Nizami
Iran
painting · Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
"Red-Headed Vulture and Long-Billed Vulture", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Mansur
Album leaf. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
The House of Bijapur
Kamal Muhammad
Illustrated album leaf. Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Great Indian Fruit Bat
Bhawani Das
Painting. Pencil, ink, and opaque watercolor on paper
Bahram Gur and Azada
Islamic Art
Bowl. Stonepaste; polychrome inglaze and overglaze painted on opaque monochrome glaze (mina'i)
"The Wedding of Siyavush and Farangis", Folio 185v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Folio from an illustrated manuscript. Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Folio from an illustrated manuscript. Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
Islamic Art
Finial. Steel; inlaid with gold on front and silver foil overlay on reverse
Bowl with Arabic Proverb
Islamic Art
Bowl. Earthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze
Bowl with Arabic Inscription
Islamic Art
Bowl. Earthenware; white slip with black-slip decoration under transparent glaze
Portable Qur’an Manuscript
Islamic Art
Non-illustrated manuscript. Ink and gold on paper; leather binding
Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
`Umar Aqta'
Section from a non-illustrated manuscript. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
Muhammad al-Zanjani
Folio from a non-illustrated manuscript. Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper