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Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription, Brass; cast and turned, engraved, and inlaid with silver, gold, and black organic compound
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
early 16th century
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Multiple artists/makers
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz, Hafiz Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
Poet Hafiz
Painting attributed to Bihzad
ca. 1480
A Stallion, Habiballah of Sava Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
A Stallion
Painting by Habiballah of Sava
ca. 1601–6
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Maulana Azhar, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Calligrapher Maulana Azhar
Poet Nizami
Painting by Unknown
ca. 1430
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz , Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Multiple artists/makers
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Multiple artists/makers
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author Nizami
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower, Muhammadi of Herat Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
Painted by Muhammadi of Herat
1565–75
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru, Hafiz-i Abru Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
Author Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories), Hafiz-i Abru Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
Author Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di, Sultan Muhammad Nur Iranian, Folio: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Binding: Leather
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
Calligrapher Sultan Muhammad Nur
dated 920 AH/1514 CE
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara, Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; lacquer binding
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
dated 905 AH/1500 CE
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Ja'far Baisunghuri Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Calligrapher Ja'far Baisunghuri
Author Nizami
dated 835 AH/1431–32 CE
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Ja'far Baisunghuri Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Calligrapher Ja'far Baisunghuri
Author Nizami
835 AH/1431–32 CE
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author Nizami
Calligrapher Maulana Azhar
ca. 1430
"Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author Nizami
Calligrapher Maulana Azhar
ca. 1430
"How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well", Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well", Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author Nizami
Calligrapher Maulana Azhar
ca. 1430
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Illuminator Zain al-'Abidin al-Tabrizi
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
text: dated 892 AH/1487 CE; illumination: ca. 1600
Bowl, Brass; inlaid with silver
Bowl
15th century
Carpet, Silk (warp), cotton (weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet
second half 16th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
Author Sa'di
Author Hafiz
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
late 15th century
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, Ala al-Din Muhammad, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Calligrapher possibly Ala al-Din Muhammad
Author Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1520–25
"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, Ala al-Din Muhammad, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Calligrapher possibly Ala al-Din Muhammad
Author Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1520–25
"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, Ala al-Din Muhammad, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Calligrapher possibly Ala al-Din Muhammad
Author Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1520–25
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper; lacquer binding
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Calligrapher Muhammad ibn Mulla mir al-Husaini al-Ustadi
dated 1014 AH/1606/7 CE
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i, Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; lacquer binding
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
1499–1500
Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Binding: leather; embossed, gold, and color <br/>Manuscript: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Multiple artists/makers
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Multiple artists/makers
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Multiple artists/makers
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Multiple artists/makers
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE

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