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

Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

1943.658CCCC0

Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page..., 1444

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)

1945.169CCCC0

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

Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso), 1315

Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century

1945.383CCCC0

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

Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi, 1575–1600

Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609)

1988.101CCCC0

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

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

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1944.487CCCC0

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

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

1947.500CCCC0

Demon in chains, c. 1453

Muhammad Siya Qalam (Iranian)

1982.63CCCC0

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

Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, c.1600–1650

Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)

1947.497CCCC0

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

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1962.24CCCC0

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

Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353)

1945.382CCCC0

Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940..., 1500s

Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1915.597CCCC0

Tughra: Shah Muhammad bin Ibrahim Khan, al-muzaffar daima (Sultan..., 1648–87

Turkey, Ottoman period, reign of Sultan Mehmed IV, 1648–87)

1944.525CCCC0

Shah Tahmasp I (1514–1576) Seated in a Landscape, c. 1575

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1917.1078CCCC0

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

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

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

Iraq, Baghdad, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

1944.480CCCC0

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

Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1925.132CCCC0

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

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
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
Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page..., 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)	1945.169	opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper	Overall: 32.5 x 22.1 cm (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.); Recto Image: 27.7 x 10.3 cm (10 7/8 x 4 1/16 in.); Verso image: 26.3 x 20.7 cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
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
Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso), 1315	Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century	1945.383	opaque watercolor and gold 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 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
Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi, 1575–1600	Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609)	1988.101	opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper	Sheet: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.); Image: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings 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
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
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
Demon in chains, c. 1453	Muhammad Siya Qalam (Iranian)	1982.63	opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 25.7 x 34.4 cm (10 1/8 x 13 9/16 in.); Overall: 27 x 35.2 cm (10 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade 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
Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, c.1600–1650	Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)	1947.497	opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 15.3 x 8 cm (6 x 3 1/8 in.); Overall: 27.7 x 16.4 cm (10 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade 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
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
Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940..., 1500s	Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1915.597	opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Sheet: 32.5 x 21.5 cm (12 13/16 x 8 7/16 in.); Image: 17.4 x 11 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Tughra: Shah Muhammad bin Ibrahim Khan, al-muzaffar daima (Sultan..., 1648–87	Turkey, Ottoman period, reign of Sultan Mehmed IV, 1648–87)	1944.525	opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper	Overall: 24.5 x 45.6 cm (9 5/8 x 17 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Shah Tahmasp I (1514–1576) Seated in a Landscape, c. 1575	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1917.1078	opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Sheet: 30 x 21.1 cm (11 13/16 x 8 5/16 in.); Image: 14.3 x 8.9 cm (5 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	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
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
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
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
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

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