EditorialMadrasah-i Madar-i Shahh, also known as Chahar Bagh school. It was built under the patronage of Shah Husain I, a Safavid king. 18th century. Dome and minarets. Isfahan. Iran.
EditorialPhoto 134/2(12): Nationalist Muslims. Mr Hooseinbhoy Laljee, President, All Parties Shia Conference. Photo 134/2(13): Nationalist Muslims. (Left to right) Khwaja Abdul Majid, President, All India Muslim Majlis; [Sir Ziauddin Ahmed, President, All India...
EditorialIskandar on the island near the ‘Lion’s Mouth’ whirlpool beating the wolfskin drum of the bronze talisman in order to still the waters. (One of the figures in the boat is shown in the likeness of Husain Baiqara). Khamsa. ('Five Poems'), by Nizami...
Editorial(‘Iskandarnama’). Iskandar (in the likeness of Sultan Husain Baiqara) with the seven sages. (Inscription: Year AH900=1494-5). Khamsa. ('Five Poems'), by Nizami. Herat, 1494-1495. Opaque watercolour. Source: Or.6810, f.214.
EditorialHusain Ali Khan Entertaining His Brothers (The Sayyid Brothers), c. 1712-19. India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756). Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; page: 30.8 x 30.5 cm (12 1/8 x 12 in.).
Editorial"The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maidens", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi.
EditorialRustam says goodbye to Shah Kai Khusrau. Draughtsman: anonymous. Draughtsman: Husain Mirza Baiqara van Herat (manner of). Dating: c. 1469 - c. 1506. Measurements: h 431 mm ? w 280 mm.
EditorialFarrukh Siyyar receiving Husain 'Ali Khan. The emperor is enthroned on a garden terrace under a canopy. Husain 'Ali Khan stands before him holding an inscribed paper; a courtier is on the left with a 'chauri'. Johnson collection. c.1712-19. Opaque wate...
EditorialHusayn Akhlati receiving gifts. Majalis al-'ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Husain Akhlati (d.1368) who was sent gifts by Barkuk, Mamluk King of Egypt. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'ushshaq ('The Assemblies of t...
EditorialIllustration from the Fables of Pilpay. ANWáR E SUHAILI, the Fables of Pilpay. ANWáR E SUHAILI, the Fables of Pilpay, by Husain Wá'iz Káshifi. Paper; A.H. 1019 (A.D. 1610). Source: Add. 18579 f.29. Language: Persian.
EditorialKhawajagi Muhammad Husain. Total of 9 leaves separately mounted. All are male portraits, the undecorated borders showing no uniformity of design. Johnson collection. Source: J.59, 7.
EditorialA vision of future married bliss for Abu Bakr Duqqi as foreseen by Abu'l-Husain Karafi. Nafahat al-uns ('The Lives of the Saints'). Agra, India, 1603. Opaque watercolour. Source: Or. 1362, f.142. Language: Persian.
EditorialIskandar on the island near the ‘Lion’s Mouth’ whirlpool beating the wolfskin drum of the bronze talisman in order to still the waters. (One of the figures in the boat is shown in the likeness of Husain Baiqara). Khamsa. ('Five Poems'), by Nizami...
EditorialMuhammad Husain Mirza brought before Babur and laughing courtiers in the bedroll in which he tried to hide (1507) (Shankar Gujarati). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One ...
EditorialBabur visiting the Begums at Herat in Sultan Husain Baiqara Mirza’s college at his mausoleum (1506) (Khizr Chela). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty...
EditorialFarrukh Siyyar receiving Husain 'Ali Khan. The emperor is enthroned on a garden terrace under a canopy. Husain 'Ali Khan stands before him holding an inscribed paper; a courtier is on the left with a 'chauri'. Johnson collection. c.1712-19. Opaque wate...
EditorialHusayn Akhlati receiving gifts. Majalis al-'ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Husain Akhlati (d.1368) who was sent gifts by Barkuk, Mamluk King of Egypt. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'ushshaq ('The Assemblies of t...
EditorialIllustration from the Fables of Pilpay. ANWáR E SUHAILI, the Fables of Pilpay. ANWáR E SUHAILI, the Fables of Pilpay, by Husain Wá'iz Káshifi. Paper; A.H. 1019 (A.D. 1610). Source: Add. 18579 f.29. Language: Persian.
EditorialThe lioness in conference with the other animals. By Ustad Husain. A.H. 1019 (A.D. 1610). ANWáR E SUHAILI, the Fables of Pilpay. Illustration from the Fables of Pilpay. Source: Add. 18579 f.146. Language: Persian.
EditorialKhawajagi Muhammad Husain. Total of 9 leaves separately mounted. All are male portraits, the undecorated borders showing no uniformity of design. Johnson collection. Source: J.59, 7.
EditorialPhoto 134/2(12): Nationalist Muslims. Mr Hooseinbhoy Laljee, President, All Parties Shia Conference. Photo 134/2(13): Nationalist Muslims. (Left to right) Khwaja Abdul Majid, President, All India Muslim Majlis; [Sir Ziauddin Ahmed, President, All India...
EditorialA vision of future married bliss for Abu Bakr Duqqi as foreseen by Abu'l-Husain Karafi. Nafahat al-uns ('The Lives of the Saints'). Agra, India, 1603. Opaque watercolour. Source: Or. 1362, f.142. Language: Persian.
EditorialIskandar on the island near the ‘Lion’s Mouth’ whirlpool beating the wolfskin drum of the bronze talisman in order to still the waters. (One of the figures in the boat is shown in the likeness of Husain Baiqara). Khamsa. ('Five Poems'), by Nizami...
EditorialTimur receiving elephants and other booty. Malfuzat-I Timuri. Mughal,19th Century. Timur receiving elephants and other booty after defeating Amir Husain at Balkh . Image taken from Malfuzat-I Timuri . Originally published/produced in Persia . . Sourc...
EditorialMuhammad Husain Mirza brought before Babur and laughing courtiers in the bedroll in which he tried to hide (1507) (Shankar Gujarati). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One ...
EditorialBabur visiting the Begums at Herat in Sultan Husain Baiqara Mirza’s college at his mausoleum (1506) (Khizr Chela). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty...
Editorial(‘Iskandarnama’). Iskandar (in the likeness of Sultan Husain Baiqara) with the seven sages. (Inscription: Year AH900=1494-5). Khamsa. ('Five Poems'), by Nizami. Herat, 1494-1495. Opaque watercolour. Source: Or.6810, f.214.
EditorialPortrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d0), 16th century, Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Painting: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Codices, This painting, considered a portrait of the Shaibanid ruler M...
Editorial"The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maidens", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi.
EditorialFinial with Arabic Inscription'Ya, Da'im' ('Oh, Everlasting!'), 17th century, Attributed to probably Iran, Steel; inlaid with gold on front and silver foil overlay on reverse, H. (with brackets) 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Metal, Finials such as this example ...
Editorial'Husayn at the Bedside of the Dying Hasan', Folio from a Hadiqat al-Su'ada of Fuzuli (Garden of the Blessed), late 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm), Codices, This painting shows an ar...
EditorialPortrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d0), 16th century, Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Painting: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Codices, This painting, considered a portrait of the Shaibanid ruler M...
Editorial'Coffin of Imam 'Ali', Folio from a Falnama (The Book of Omens) of Ja'far al-Sadiq, mid-1550s?early 1560s, Attributed to Iran, Qazvin, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 22 5/16 in. (56.7 cm), Codices, This folio is from a manuscri...
EditorialDirham of Husain al-Din Yuluk Arslan (r. 1184?1200), dated A.H. 584/ A.D. 1188?89, Made in Turkey, Mardin, Copper, Diam. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm), Coins.
EditorialMadrasah-i Madar-i Shahh, also known as Chahar Bagh school. It was built under the patronage of Shah Husain I, a Safavid king. 18th century. Dome and minarets. Isfahan. Iran.
EditorialThe simurgh leading an army of birds, 1610. The sandpipers sit on their nest in the water while the simurgh leads the birds to their rescue. The simurgh is a mythical creature related to the roc and the phoenix. It lives for up to 2000 years and may ev...