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Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment ..., c. 1485

Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)

1944.490CCCC0

Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece..., 1444

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)

1956.10CCCC0

Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)..., c. 1590–1600

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1960.199CCCC0

Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso), late 1500s–early 1600s

Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)

1944.494CCCC0

Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1556–65

Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1947.501CCCC0

Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday, illustrated with text..., c. 1560–80

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

2006.146CCCC0

Leaf from a Qur'an, 1100s

Seljuk Iran

1939.507CCCC0

Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram..., 1330–35

Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

1943.658CCCC0

Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his..., 1555–65

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1944.487CCCC0

The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration..., 1341

Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century

1944.479CCCC0

The Story of Hushang (recto), Illustration and text (Persian Prose)..., early 1400s

Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)

1931.452CCCC0

Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and..., 1330–35

Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

1959.330CCCC0

A scene of the life of Alexander from the Sharaf-nameh, 1500s

Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

2021.237CCCC0

Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto);..., c. 1341

Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

1945.385CCCC0

Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub, 1651–52

Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian)

1971.84CCCC0

King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: a Processon Arrives at Court (recto);..., c. 1560–90

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1962.24CCCC0

Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his..., c. 1425

Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)

1945.384CCCC0

Qualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from..., c. 1300

Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353)

1945.382CCCC0

Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China ..., c. 1482

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)

1962.25CCCC0

Folio from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 1224

Abdallah ibn al-Fadl (Iraq)

1977.91CCCC0

Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso), c. 1550–1600 (recto); c. 1450–1500 (verso)

Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) (recto); Iran, possibly Timurid period (1370-1501) (verso)

1947.496CCCC0

Camel and Groom; Single Page Illustration, c. 1545–1576

Shaykh Muhammad (Iranian)

1944.489CCCC0

Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso) Text from The Book of Knowledge of..., 1315

Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century

1945.383.bCCCC0

Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto); Calligraphy,..., late 1500s

Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)

1971.305CCCC0

Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian..., c. 1509–50

Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, d. after 1550)

1983.1115CCCC0

Picnic in the Mountains; Single Page Illustration, c. 1550–1600

Muhammadi (Iranian)

1944.491CCCC0

Garden Scene with a Master Instructing a Student in a Pavilion, c. 1570–1590s

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1939.508CCCC0

An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved..., 1540–70

Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1947.500CCCC0

Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion,..., c. 1400–1410

Iran, possibly Tabriz or Shiraz, Timurid Period, early 15th century

1944.486CCCC0

Sketch of a Young Man and Persian Calligraphy, 1630–50

Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1925.132CCCC0

Episodes from the Reigns of Khusrau Parviz and Nushirwan from a Shahnama..., c. 1299

Iraq, Baghdad, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

1944.480CCCC0

Standing Officer Holding a Boar's Spear, 1586

Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

1994.195CCCC0

Text Page, Persian Prose (Recto); Khar (Ass) (Verso), 1400s

Iran, Timurid Period, 15th century

1947.498CCCC0

Text Page, Persian Verses (recto); Bahram Gur meets Arzu, the Daughter..., c. 1350

Iran, Shiraz, Inju Period, 14th Century

1945.387CCCC0

Siyavush on His Horse Hitting a Rolling Target (recto) and Persian..., late 1400s

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)

1942.871CCCC0

"Benefits of the Parts of Vultures" (From the Manafi' al-Haywan of Abu..., late 1200s

Iran, Marageh, Mongol Period (Ilkhanid), late 13th Century

2006.149CCCC0

Village on a River, 1620–25

Jan Jansz den Uyl (Dutch, 1595/96–1639/40)

2019.14CCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment ..., c. 1485	Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)	1944.490	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper		Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece..., 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)	1956.10	opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paper	Recto Image: 26.1 x 20.7 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.); Overall: 32.7 x 22 cm (12 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)..., c. 1590–1600	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1960.199	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6 3/16 in.); Overall: 31 x 20.1 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 13.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.)	Gift of John C. Heege	CCCC0
Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso), late 1500s–early 1600s	Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)	1944.494	ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper	Image: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.); Overall: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1556–65	Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1947.501	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 29.8 x 17.3 cm (11 3/4 x 6 13/16 in.); Image: 21.3 x 15.3 cm (8 3/8 x 6 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday, illustrated with text..., c. 1560–80	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)	2006.146	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper		Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.	CCCC0
Leaf from a Qur'an, 1100s	Seljuk Iran	1939.507	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 32 x 21.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram..., 1330–35	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)	1943.658	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)	Grace Rainey Rogers Fund	CCCC0
Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his..., 1555–65	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1944.487	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); Image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.); Text area: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration..., 1341	Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century	1944.479	opaque watercolor and ink on paper	Sheet: 36.3 x 30 cm (14 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Image: 28.6 x 24.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.); Overall: 37 x 30 cm (14 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Text area: 29 x 24.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
The Story of Hushang (recto), Illustration and text (Persian Prose)..., early 1400s	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)	1931.452	ink and opaque watercolor on paper		Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and..., 1330–35	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)	1959.330	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
A scene of the life of Alexander from the Sharaf-nameh, 1500s	Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)	2021.237	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper		Gift of Lori H. Luciano in memory of her parents, Nicholas H. and Rhea A. Luciano	CCCC0
Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto);..., c. 1341	Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)	1945.385	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Overall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub, 1651–52	Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian)	1971.84	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 16.1 x 25 cm (6 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Image: 7.7 x 13.4 cm (3 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: a Processon Arrives at Court (recto);..., c. 1560–90	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1962.24	opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper	Sheet: 47 x 29.7 cm (18 1/2 x 11 11/16 in.); Image: 43.9 x 26.6 cm (17 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his..., c. 1425	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)	1945.384	ink and opaque watercolor on paper	Overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); Text area: 34.5 x 22.7 cm (13 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Qualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from..., c. 1300	Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353)	1945.382	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 10.2 x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.); Overall: 24.7 x 18.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.); Text area: 22.2 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China ..., c. 1482	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)	1962.25	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 14.7 x 15 cm (5 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Overall: 32.5 x 23.2 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.); Text area: 23 x 15.5 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Folio from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 1224	Abdallah ibn al-Fadl (Iraq)	1977.91	ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper	Sheet: 33.1 x 24.5 cm (13 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso), c. 1550–1600 (recto); c. 1450–1500 (verso)	Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) (recto); Iran, possibly Timurid period (1370-1501) (verso)	1947.496	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Verso image: 11.8 x 5.3 cm (4 5/8 x 2 1/16 in.); Recto Image: 12.2 x 5.7 cm (4 13/16 x 2 1/4 in.); Overall: 37.1 x 24.8 cm (14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Camel and Groom; Single Page Illustration, c. 1545–1576	Shaykh Muhammad (Iranian)	1944.489	ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper	Image: 21.4 x 28.4 cm (8 7/16 x 11 3/16 in.); Overall: 28.6 x 40.8 cm (11 1/4 x 16 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso) Text from The Book of Knowledge of..., 1315	Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century	1945.383.b	ink and opaque watercolor on paper	Overall: 31.3 x 21.5 cm (12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto); Calligraphy,..., late 1500s	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)	1971.305	opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paper		Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald	CCCC0
Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian..., c. 1509–50	Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, d. after 1550)	1983.1115	ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper		Gift of Mrs. Mehmed A. Simsar in memory of Dr. Mehmed A. Simsar	CCCC0
Picnic in the Mountains; Single Page Illustration, c. 1550–1600	Muhammadi (Iranian)	1944.491	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Overall: 28.6 x 19 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Garden Scene with a Master Instructing a Student in a Pavilion, c. 1570–1590s	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1939.508	opaque watercolor and ink on paper	Image: 19.8 x 13.3 cm (7 13/16 x 5 1/4 in.); Overall: 21.2 x 13.3 cm (8 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved..., 1540–70	Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1947.500	opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and ink on paper; double-sided	Sheet: 29.6 x 16.2 cm (11 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.); Image: 21 x 13 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion,..., c. 1400–1410	Iran, possibly Tabriz or Shiraz, Timurid Period, early 15th century	1944.486	opaque watercolor and ink on paper	Image: 18.7 x 12.3 cm (7 3/8 x 4 13/16 in.); Overall: 23.2 x 15.5 cm (9 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.); Text area: 18.2 x 12 cm (7 3/16 x 4 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Sketch of a Young Man and Persian Calligraphy, 1630–50	Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1925.132	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 34.6 x 22.5 cm (13 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Image: 21.2 x 12.5 cm (8 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.)	The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund	CCCC0
Episodes from the Reigns of Khusrau Parviz and Nushirwan from a Shahnama..., c. 1299	Iraq, Baghdad, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)	1944.480	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 5 x 13.2 cm (1 15/16 x 5 3/16 in.); Overall: 25 x 18.8 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Standing Officer Holding a Boar's Spear, 1586	Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)	1994.195	Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, red chalk with traces of white opaque watercolor over black chalk, on paper; traces of transfer	Sheet: 20.6 x 15.6 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Text Page, Persian Prose (Recto); Khar (Ass) (Verso), 1400s	Iran, Timurid Period, 15th century	1947.498	ink and opaque watercolor on paper	Overall: 24.8 x 15.8 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.); Text area: 18.7 x 11 cm (7 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Text Page, Persian Verses (recto); Bahram Gur meets Arzu, the Daughter..., c. 1350	Iran, Shiraz, Inju Period, 14th Century	1945.387	ink and opaque watercolor on paper	Overall: 29 x 20.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 1/8 in.); Text area: 22.5 x 15.3 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Siyavush on His Horse Hitting a Rolling Target (recto) and Persian..., late 1400s	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)	1942.871	Opaque watercolor, silver, gold, and ink on paper		Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries	CCCC0
"Benefits of the Parts of Vultures" (From the Manafi' al-Haywan of Abu..., late 1200s	Iran, Marageh, Mongol Period (Ilkhanid), late 13th Century	2006.149	opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper		Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.	CCCC0
Village on a River, 1620–25	Jan Jansz den Uyl (Dutch, 1595/96–1639/40)	2019.14	black chalk, with transparent and opaque watercolor in blue, green-blue, gray, and ochre, framing line in brown ink on antique laid paper; framing line in brown ink	Sheet: 10.3 x 16.4 cm (4 1/16 x 6 7/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0

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