Islamic Art — Page 102

Masnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi

"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Farid al-Din `Attar|Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi, dated A.H. 892/ 1487 CE

"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Farid al-Din `Attar, 1487

Page of Calligraphy from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Farid al-Din `Attar, dated A.H. 892/ 1486 CE

Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)

Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami, 1485–90

"The Fire Ordeal of Siyavush", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, dated A.H. 887/1482 CE

"Rustam Shoots His Half-brother Shaghad through a Plane Tree", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, dated A.H. 887/1482 CE

"Bahram-e Chubineh Wears Women's Clothing and Spins Yarn", folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, ca. 1480–90

Divan (Collected Works) of Jami

Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami|`Abd al-Karim al-Khwarazmi, ca. 1480

"Amr has the Infidels Thrown into the Sea", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din

Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din, ca. 1476–86

Hexagonal Tile

Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, 1475–1675

Tile

Dish

Beads from a Necklace

Hexagonal Tile

Beads

Qur'an Case

Fragmentary Silk Velvet with Repeating Tiger-stripe and 'Chintamani' Design

Bowl

Textile Fragment

Four Captive Demons

Fragment of a Bowl or Cup

Fragment of a Bowl or Cup

Cauldron

Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Nizami, A.H. 853/1449–50 CE

"Khizr Comes to the Ascetic's Cell", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, ca. 1450

"Rustam Captures Rakhsh", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, mid-15th century

"Kai Kavus Attempts to Fly to Heaven", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, mid-15th century

"Kai Khusrau, Farangis and Giv Crossing the River Jihun (Oxus)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, mid-15th century

"Khusrau Seeing Shirin Bathing", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Marble Jar of Zayn al-Din Yahya Al-Ustadar

"Siege of Baghdad", Folio from a Dispersed copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victory) of Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi

Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi|Ya'qub ibn Hasan, known as Siraj al-Husaini|Unknown, Dhu'l Hijja 839 A.H./June–July 1436 CE

"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Ja'far Baisunghuri|Nizami, A.H. 835/ 1431–32 CE

Tile Panel

"Zal Slays Khazarvan and Puts Shamasas to Flight", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, ca. 1430–40

"Rustam Carrying the King of Mazandaran to Kai Kavus", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, ca. 1430–40

"Khusrau Parviz before his Father Hurmuzd (?)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, ca. 1430–40

"Rustam Seizes Afrasiyab by the Girdle and Lifts him from the Saddle", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, ca. 1430–40

"Bizhan Forces Farud to Retreat into his Fort", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, ca. 1430–40

Wine Drinking in a Spring Garden

"Kai Khusrau, Gudarz and Giv Capturing the Demon's Fortress, Bahman (?)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, ca. 1430–40

"Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Maulana Azhar|Nizami, ca. 1430

"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Nizami|Maulana Azhar, ca. 1430

"Gav and Talhand in Battle", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, ca. 1430–40

"Bazur, the Magician, Raises up Darkness and a Storm", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, ca. 1430–40

"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Nizami|Maulana Azhar, ca. 1430

Qur'an of Ibrahim Sultan

Ibrahim Sultan, dated A.H. 830/1427 CE