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Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi, `Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi Iranian, Ink and gold on paper; leather binding
Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi
`Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
late 15th century
Portrait of a Sufi, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Portrait of a Sufi
first quarter 17th century
Portrait of a Sufi, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Portrait of a Sufi
first quarter 17th century
Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi, `Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi
`Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
18th century
Calligram in the Shape of a Sufi Cap, Black ink, opaque watercolor, and shell gold on paper
Calligram in the Shape of a Sufi Cap
late 19th–early 20th century
The Prince and the Petitioner, Vali Jan Iranian, Ink and gold on paper
The Prince and the Petitioner
Vali Jan
late 16th century
Spittoon or Incense Burner, Brass; cast in sections, joined, engraved
Spittoon or Incense Burner
late 16th–early 17th century
Man with Prayer Beads, Muhammad `Ali, Ink, transparent and opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Man with Prayer Beads
Muhammad `Ali
mid-17th century
Gravestone of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, died Shawwal 532 A.H. [June/July 1138 A.D.], Steatite; carved
Gravestone of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, died Shawwal 532 A.H. [June/July 1138 A.D.]
dated 532 AH/1138 CE
Engraved Lamp Stand with Chevron Pattern, Brass; cast, engraved, and inlaid with black and red pigment
Engraved Lamp Stand with Chevron Pattern
dated 986 AH/1578–79 CE
"Portrait of Shaikh Mu'in al-Din Hasan Chishti", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Portrait of Shaikh Mu'in al-Din Hasan Chishti", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
recto and verso: early 19th century
"A Man Complained to Da'ud of a Sufi Mystic Drunk", Folio from a Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"A Man Complained to Da'ud of a Sufi Mystic Drunk", Folio from a Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di
19th century
Tile Panel in the form of an Architectural Niche, Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Ahmad Babavaih Iranian, Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue, luster-painted on opaque white glaze, modeled
Tile Panel in the form of an Architectural Niche
Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Ahmad Babavaih
first half 14th century
Portrait of Nur Ali Shah, Ink, gold, and wash on paper
Portrait of Nur Ali Shah
19th century
Mirror Case Depicting Crucifixion Scene, Muhammad Isma'il Isfahani Iranian, Pasteboard, papier-maché; opaque watercolor, gilded, and lacquered
Mirror Case Depicting Crucifixion Scene
Muhammad Isma'il Isfahani
Muhammad Javad, Iranian, active mid-19th century
mid-19th century
"Shaikh San'an and the Christian Maiden", Folio 22v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Shaikh San'an and the Christian Maiden", Folio 22v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Farid al-Din `Attar
ca. 1600
Folio with Verses in Nasta'liq Script, Mir `Imad al-Hasani Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Folio with Verses in Nasta'liq Script
Mir `Imad al-Hasani
dated 1017 AH/1608–9 CE
Lacquer Pen Box with Royal Audience Scenes, Sani' Humayun Iranian, Papier-maché; painted, gilded, and varnished
Lacquer Pen Box with Royal Audience Scenes
Sani' Humayun
dated 1314 AH/1896–97 CE
Mirror Case, Aqa Ahmad, Pasteboard, papier-maché; opaque watercolor, gilded, and lacquered
Mirror Case
Aqa Ahmad
dated 1269 AH/1852–53 CE
Poet Turning Into Heech, Parviz Tanavoli Iranian-Canadian, Bronze
Poet Turning Into Heech
Parviz Tanavoli
2007
Firman (Official Decree) With Illuminated Heading, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Firman (Official Decree) With Illuminated Heading
dated 957 AH/1550 CE
Portrait of El-Hajj Malik Sy with Umbrella, Paint on glass
Portrait of El-Hajj Malik Sy with Umbrella
1940s–1960s
Qajar Lacquer Game Box with Thirty Four Bone Playing Cards, Box: Papier-mache; painted and varnished<br/>Cards: Bone with opaque watercolor
Qajar Lacquer Game Box with Thirty Four Bone Playing Cards
mid-19th century
"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di
ca. 1525–35
Bifolium from al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat (Blessings of the Prophet), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Bifolium from al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat (Blessings of the Prophet)
15th–16th century
Endless Prayers XXVIII, Y. Z. Kami Iranian-American, Mixed media on paper
Endless Prayers XXVIII
Y. Z. Kami
2009
Princely Hawking Party, Mirza 'Ali Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Princely Hawking Party
Mirza 'Ali
ca. 1570
Sultan Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II Venerates a Sufi Saint, 'Ali Riza 'Abbasi Indian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
On loan to The Met
Sultan Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II Venerates a Sufi Saint
'Ali Riza 'Abbasi
ca. 1620–30
A Dervish, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
A Dervish
late 16th–early 17th century
Quilted Coat with Long Sleeves, Silk and cotton; satin weave; plain weave; quilted
Quilted Coat with Long Sleeves
late 19th–mid-20th century
Quilted Coat with Long Sleeves, Silk and cotton; satin weave; plain weave; quilted
Quilted Coat with Long Sleeves
late 19th–early 20th century
Quilted Coat with Long Sleeves, Silk and cotton; satin weave; plain weave; quilted
Quilted Coat with Long Sleeves
late 19th–early 20th century
Quilted Coat with Long Sleeves, Silk and cotton; satin weave; plain weave; quilted
Quilted Coat with Long Sleeves
late 19th–mid-20th century
Quilted Coat with Long Sleeves, Silk and cotton; satin weave; plain weave; quilted
Quilted Coat with Long Sleeves
late 19th century
Dagger (Jambiya), Steel, ivory, Iranian
Dagger (Jambiya)
Iranian
ca. 1825–50
Ewer with Molded Inscriptions, Animals, and Dancers, Stonepaste; molded, monochrome glazed
Ewer with Molded Inscriptions, Animals, and Dancers
last quarter 11th or 12th century
"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Farid al-Din `Attar
dated 892 AH/1487 CE
"Allegory of Worldly and Otherworldly Drunkenness", Folio from the Divan of Hafiz, Hafiz Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
"Allegory of Worldly and Otherworldly Drunkenness", Folio from the Divan of Hafiz
Hafiz
Sultan Muhammad
ca. 1531–33
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
Muhammad Isma'il Isfahani
1860s
Lamp Stand, Abdullah Haidar al-Husaini, Brass; cast, engraved, and inlaid with black compound and applied cinnabar
Lamp Stand
Abdullah Haidar al-Husaini
1027–29 AH/1617–18 CE
"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Farid al-Din `Attar
dated 892 AH/1486 CE
Portrait of Mandione Laye and his Phaeton, Paint on glass
Portrait of Mandione Laye and his Phaeton
1950s–1960s