EditorialNizami presenting his poem ‘Khusrau u Shirin’ to one of the-sons (either Muhammad or Kizil Arslan) of Ildigiz. . An abridged version of Khusrau u Shirin by Nizami. Sixty-three miniatures. 1726. Opaque watercolour. Mughal style. Source: Or.2933 f.99.
EditorialPont du Kizil-Hauzen, Bridge over the Qizil Uzun near Miyaneh (Iran), Signed: Dessin? et lithographi? par Eug?ne Flandin; Gide et Cie., editeurs, Lith. De Thierry fr?res, Pl. VIII, Flandin, Eug?ne (dess. et lith.); Thierry fr?res (imp.); Gide et Cie. (...
EditorialOriental carpet, octagon rug. Against a deep purple background are octagonal 'tauk nuska' guls, alternated with chuval guls. The widest edge is decorated with a stylized leaf tendril., Kizil-Ayak volk, Centraal-Azie, 1800 - 1850, ketting en inslag, h 2...
EditorialFragment with a Head of Bodhisattva, 600-650. Central Asia, Kizil, 7th century. Fresco; image: 16.8 x 15.5 cm (6 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.); overall: 23.2 x 20.6 cm (9 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.).
EditorialFragment with a Head of Bodhisattva, c. 600-650. Central Asia, Kizil, 7th century. Fresco; image: 11.7 x 11.7 cm (4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.); overall: 15.3 x 16 cm (6 x 6 5/16 in.).
EditorialNizami presenting his poem ‘Khusrau u Shirin’ to one of the-sons (either Muhammad or Kizil Arslan) of Ildigiz. . An abridged version of Khusrau u Shirin by Nizami. Sixty-three miniatures. 1726. Opaque watercolour. Mughal style. Source: Or.2933 f.99.
EditorialJahangir Mirza and Sultan Ahmad Tambal repulsed by the ‘kizil ayak’ at Aush (1498). 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-three miniatures (mostly wit...
EditorialNizami presenting his poem ‘Khusrau u Shirin’ to one of the-sons (either Muhammad or Kizil Arslan) of Ildigiz. . An abridged version of Khusrau u Shirin by Nizami. Sixty-three miniatures. 1726. Opaque watercolour. Mughal style. Source: Or.2933 f.99.
EditorialJahangir Mirza and Sultan Ahmad Tambal repulsed by the ‘kizil ayak’ at Aush (1498). 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-three miniatures (mostly wit...
EditorialWarrior, Kizil kingdom, ca. 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), Pigments on mud plaster, 9 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. (23.5 x 13.7 cm), Paintings, Armored figures are sometimes shown as devotees in the later cave temples at Kizil, at relat...
EditorialBuddha with Two Disciples, Kizil kingdom, ca. 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), Pigments on mud plaster, 9 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (23.2 x 26.7 cm), Paintings.
EditorialAttendant, Kizil kingdom, ca. 6th?7th century, China, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Pigments on mud plaster, 9 7/8 x 5 3/8 in. (25.1 x 13.7 cm), Paintings.
EditorialMonk Holding a Lotus, Kizil kingdom, ca. 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), Pigments on mud plaster, 32 x 14 3/4 in. (81.3 x 37.5 cm), Paintings, This wall painting was part of a composition that embellished the interior of a t...
EditorialThree Bodhisattvas, Kizil kingdom, ca. 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), Pigments on mud plaster, 9 1/2 x 15 3/8 in. (24.1 x 39.1 cm), Paintings.
EditorialHead of a Buddhist Image, Kizil kingdom, ca. 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), Pigments on mud plaster, 6 x 6 3/4 in. (15.2 x 17.1 cm), Paintings.
EditorialThree Celestial Attendants, Kizil Kingdom, ca. 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), Pigments on mud plaster, 8 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (22.2 x 40 cm), Paintings, The two female figures at left wear beaded textile headdresses typical of ...
EditorialTwo Bodhisattvas, Kizil kingdom, ca. 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), Pigments on mud plaster, 16 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (41.6 x 24.8 cm), Paintings.
EditorialBuddha with a Halo and Flaming Body Mandorla, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Water-based pigments on wood, 15 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 3/4 in. (39.4 x 23.5 x 1.9 cm), Paintings, The Buddha sits in meditation, his hands in dhy...