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Persian Travelogue: A Diary of a Journey through the region of Fars, Black ink on paper; blue velvet binding with a flap, tight back case binding sewn onto two cotton/hemp cords (laced in), with marbled paper doublures, Qajar
Persian Travelogue: A Diary of a Journey through the region of Fars
Ahmad Naqqash
1838 CE
Pair of Qajar Ceramic Slippers, Stonepaste; underglaze painted under transparent glaze
Pair of Qajar Ceramic Slippers
ca. 1880
Album Page with Calligraphy Exercise (siyah mashq) by Muhammad Shah Qajar (3rd Ruler of the Qajar Dynasty), Muhammad Shah Iranian, Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Album Page with Calligraphy Exercise (siyah mashq) by Muhammad Shah Qajar (3rd Ruler of the Qajar Dynasty)
Calligrapher Muhammad Shah
dated Shawwal 1260 AH/October 1844 CE
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)
ca. 1555–60
Mirror-Image Calligraphic Composition, Paint on glass
Mirror-Image Calligraphic Composition
first half 20th century
The Sultan's Tiger, Benjamin-Constant (Jean-Joseph-Benjamin Constant) French, Oil on canvas
The Sultan's Tiger
Benjamin-Constant (Jean-Joseph-Benjamin Constant)
Calligraphic Composition with Tughras, Paint on glass
Calligraphic Composition with Tughras
first half of 20th century
Battle of Badr, Paint on glass
Battle of Badr
possibly 1920s
Ewer, Stonepaste; overglaze painted (mina'i)
Ewer
12th–13th century
The Grief of the Pasha, Jean-Léon Gérôme French, Oil on canvas
On loan to The Met
The Grief of the Pasha
Jean-Léon Gérôme
1885
Pen Box (Qalamdan) Depicting Shah Isma'il in a Battle against the Uzbeks, Papier-maché; painted and lacquered
Pen Box (Qalamdan) Depicting Shah Isma'il in a Battle against the Uzbeks
early 19th century
Image of a Buraq, Paint on glass
Image of a Buraq
dated 1346 AH/1927 CE
Portrait of a Marabout on a Blue Background, Paint on glass
Portrait of a Marabout on a Blue Background
1960s–1980s
"The Shah's Wise Men Approve of Zal's Marriage", Folio 86v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
"The Shah's Wise Men Approve of Zal's Marriage", Folio 86v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Painting attributed to 'Abd al-'Aziz
ca. 1525–30
A Young Prince, Oil on canvas
A Young Prince
ca. 1820
Maharaja Bijay Singh in His Harem, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, India (Rajasthan, Jodhpur)
Maharaja Bijay Singh in His Harem
India (Rajasthan, Jodhpur)
ca. 1770
Box with Lid, Paste-board; painted and lacquered with varnish
Box with Lid
19th century
Calligraphic Composition Envoking Her Holiness Massumeh, Paint on glass
Calligraphic Composition Envoking Her Holiness Massumeh
first half 20th century
Bookbinding, Pasteboard and leather; painted and lacquered
Bookbinding
dated 1860
[Fath-Ali Shah, Painting that Once Belonged to Hmah [?] Saula, Uncle of the King.], Luigi Pesce Italian, Albumen silver print
[Fath-Ali Shah, Painting that Once Belonged to Hmah [?] Saula, Uncle of the King.]
Possibly by Luigi Pesce
1840s–60s
Battle of Karbala, Abdallah Musavvar Iranian, Oil on canvas
Battle of Karbala
Abdallah Musavvar
late 19th–early 20th century
Composition Depicting Portal of the Shrine of Massumeh, Paint on glass
Composition Depicting Portal of the Shrine of Massumeh
first half of 20th century
Iskander Bey and His Servant, John Frederick Lewis British, Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite
Iskander Bey and His Servant
John Frederick Lewis
Sitter Iskandar Bey (Mohamed el Mahdy)
ca. 1848
Shield (<i>Sipar</i>), Steel, gold, velvet, iron, Persian
Shield (Sipar)
Persian
late 18th–19th century
Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass, probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard
probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
hilt and scabbard, dated 1819; blade, 18th century
Lacquer Pen Box with Royal Audience Scenes, Papier-mache; painted and lacquered
Lacquer Pen Box with Royal Audience Scenes
ca. 1870–90
"A Gathering of Court Women", Folio from the Davis Album, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"A Gathering of Court Women", Folio from the Davis Album
late 17th–early 18th century
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
Ewer with Inscriptions and Hunting Scenes, Bronze; cast, engraved
Ewer with Inscriptions and Hunting Scenes
11th century
Portrait of `Ali Quli Mirza, I`tizad al-Saltana, Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk Iranian, Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
Portrait of Ali Quli Mirza, Itizad al-Saltana
Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk
dated 1273 AH/1856–57 CE
Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510), Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)
16th century
Une Nautch, from "Twenty four Plates Illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal", Alexandre-Marie Colin French, Hand-colored lithograph
Une Nautch, from "Twenty four Plates Illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal"
Alexandre-Marie Colin
Jean Jacques Belnos
after Mrs. Belnos
1832
Rathor Noblemen in Durbar, Opaque watercolor with gold on paper, India, Rajasthan, Marwar
On loan to The Met
Rathor Noblemen in Durbar
India, Rajasthan, Marwar
ca. 1750–60
Entertainment on a Terrace, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Entertainment on a Terrace
17th century
Pen Box Depicting Shaykh San'an and the Christian Maiden, Muhammad Isma'il Isfahani Iranian, Papier-maché; painted, gilded, and varnished
Pen Box Depicting Shaykh San'an and the Christian Maiden
attributed to Muhammad Isma'il Isfahani
1860s
A Messenger is Dispatched: Page from a Dispersed Manuscript, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, India (Punjab Hills, Bilaspur)
A Messenger is Dispatched: Page from a Dispersed Manuscript
India (Punjab Hills, Bilaspur)
last quarter of the 17th century
Calligraphy Painting, Isma'il Jalayir Iranian, Opaque watercolor and ink on paste board
Calligraphy Painting
Isma'il Jalayir
ca. 1860
Wives of Mughal Emperors, Lithograph, India
Wives of Mughal Emperors
India
1910s
"Sultan Bayazid before Timur", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar), Dharam Das, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Sultan Bayazid before Timur", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)
Painting by Dharam Das
ca. 1600
A Woman in an Interior, Opaque watercolor with gold and silver on paper, India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra
On loan to The Met
A Woman in an Interior
India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra
ca. 1810–20
Nobleman Smoking on a Terrace, Ali Reza Iranian, Opaque color and gold on paper
Nobleman Smoking on a Terrace
Attributed to Ali Reza
ca. 1670
Calligraphic Composition, Paint on glass
Calligraphic Composition
first half 20th century

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