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Ayşe Erdem

Ayşe Erdem writes for the Miniature Painting department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of miniature painting.

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Shvetambara Jain Teacher Giving Instruction — Sahib Ram

Shvetambara Jain Teacher Giving Instruction

October 10, 2026Paintings after Ancient Masters: Portrait of Zhongqing in a Landscape — Chen Hongshou

Paintings after Ancient Masters: Portrait of Zhongqing in a Landscape

October 10, 2026The wolf and the jackal, serving as viziers, instigate the lion who pursues the Brahman up a tree, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-first Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The wolf and the jackal, serving as viziers, instigate the lion who pursues the Brahman up a tree, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-first Night

October 10, 2026Portrait of Étienne François, comte de Stainville, duc de Choiseul — Jacques Thouron

Portrait of Étienne François, comte de Stainville, duc de Choiseul

October 10, 2026Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Search the Mountain: Leaf 41 — China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Search the Mountain: Leaf 41

October 10, 2026Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 3 — Fan Qi

Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 3

October 10, 2026Cat and Butterfly — Min Zhen

Cat and Butterfly

October 10, 2026Painting of One Hundred Themes (obverse) — Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Painting of One Hundred Themes (obverse)

October 10, 2026Portrait of a Man — George Engleheart

Portrait of a Man

October 10, 2026The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian, 1247–1318) — Basavana

The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian, 1247–1318)

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