Arts of Asia — Page 83

Seated Frog

Unknown, Han dynasty (206BCE-220CE)

Standing Horse

Unknown, Han dynasty (206 BC–220 BCE)

Handle for a Lance or Cane

Unknown, Han dynasty (206 BC–220 BCE)

Mirror with Dragon Arabesque

Unknown, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period or early Western Han dynasty, 3rd/2nd century B.C.

Water Ewer (He)

Unknown, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (480–221 B.C.), 4th century B.C.

Mirror with Stylized Phoenixes and Petal Loenges

Unknown, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period or early Western Han dynasty, 3rd/2nd century B.C.

Jar (Hu)

Unknown, Jar: Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD); decoration: 20th century

Water Basin (Jian)

Unknown, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 B.C.), first half of 5th century B.C.

Abhisarika Nayika (Heroine Running to Meet her Lover)

Unknown, Mid–18th century

Woman Grasping Tree Branch

Unknown, 18th/19th century

Krishna's Fifth and Sixth Avatars, page from a copy of the Gitagovinda of Jayaveda

Unknown, Late 17th century

Ragini Kamod, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set

Unknown, c. 1750-1770

Two Ladies Converse at a Step-Well (Baoli) in a Walled Garden

Unknown, 18th century

Panchama Ragini, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set

Unknown, c. 1750-1770

Ragini Gujari, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set

Unknown, c. 1750-1770

A Young Prince on Horseback

Unknown, c. 1720-1730

Asavari Ragini, page from a Garland of Musical Ragas (Ragamala) Set

Unknown, Mid–to late 17th century

Krishna Watches a Juggler, from a copy of the Seven Hundred Verses (Sat Sai) of Bihari

Unknown, c. 1750-1790

Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion, from a copy of the Seven Hundred Verses (Sat Sai) of Bihari

Unknown, 1719

Kama Shoots a Love Arrow at Shiva, from a copy of the Song of Gauri (Gita-Gauri)

Unknown, c. 1675-1680

Portrait of a Princess

Mughal, 17th/18th century

Al-Mu'tazz Sends Gifts to Abdulla ibn Abdulla, from a copy of the Tarikh-i Alfi

Mughal, c. 1592-1594

Album Page with Calligraphic Specimen

Mughal, First Half of the 16th century (calligraphy); 17th/18th century (borders)

Album Page with Two Sheikhs

Mughal, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722) and Mughal empire (1526-1857), 16th/17th century

Prince and Princess Hunting Blackbuck

Unknown, Mid–18th century

Kichik Beg Wounded during Babur's Attack on Qalat, from a copy of the Baburnama (Book of Babur)

Mughal, c. 1590

Seduction Scene on a Terrace by Moonlight

Mughal, 18th century

Mother and Child

Mughal, c. 1625

The Constellation Leo, folio probably from the Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars)

Islamic, Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), dated c.1500

Portrait of Prince Azam Shah

Mughal, Late 17th/early 18th century

Album Page with a Portrait of Namdar Khan (Side A) and Calligraphic Specimens (Side B)

Mughal, , late 17th century (painting and borders),16th/17th century (calligraphy)

Layla Visiting Majnun in the Desert, page from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Islamic, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century

Iskander Comforts the Dying Darius

Unknown, 1590

Chained Prisoners are Brought Before a King, a scene from the Gulistan of Sa'di

Unknown, c. 1550

Judge (Qazi) of Hamadan in a Drunken State, a scene from the Gulistan of Sa'di

Unknown, about 1550

Alexander Comforts the Dying Darius, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Islamic, Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), c.1480/90

The Birth of Rustam, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Islamic, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)، dated c.1620

Khusrau Gazing at Shirin, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Islamic, 1485 (890 A.H.)

Manuchehr Kills Tur, Manuscript from Shahnama

Unknown, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, dated 1580/1590

Page from a Copy of the Qur'an

Islamic, 13th/14th century

Calligraphic Exercise Showing Measurements of Individual Letters

Unknown, 18th/19th century

The Victory Banner (Dhwaja), from a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali)

Unknown, 14th/15th century

Painted Banner (Thangka) of Skull-Cup Bearing (Kapâladhara) Hevajra

Unknown, c. 1604

Lotus from a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali)

Unknown, 14th/15th century

Sun, Moon and Lotus on Lotus Throne, from a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali)

Unknown, 14th/15th century

Image from a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali)

Unknown, 14th/15th century

The Wheel of Law (Dharmachakra), from a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali)

Unknown, 14th/15th century

The Treasure Vase (Bumpa), from a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali)

Unknown, 14th/15th century