Muslim Teacher (Imam)

The outer surface of this mirror-case cover features a rose-and- nightingale theme. Here the bulbul appears among flowers—roses and hydrangeas—against a reddish-brown ground enclos...

The design of this textile consists of a repeating, mirrored inscription in cartouches separated by quatrefoil motifs. The inscription gives a date of 1122 H or 1710/1711 and reads...

Published in Beijing in the 1930s, this lithographic poster shows a calligraphic composition in the form of a ship. The title “Noah’s Ark” is written in Chinese at the top. Above i...

This large panel, created in Ouazzane, Morocco, is divided into rectangular sections that contain Arabic inscriptions in a variety of colors and scripts (naskh, thuluth, muhaqqaq, ...

This album leaf was painted by Pu Ru (1896-1963), a member of the Qing imperial family and a cousin of the last emperor. Known for his exceptionally elegant paintings in classical ...

The unfinished portrait depicts a kneeling young male figure. His face is painted, which bears a small mustache. He has dark curly hair that hits just below the ears. He wears trad...