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Defne Akın

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

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Portrait of General Sir Charles Grey, later 1st Earl Grey — Henry Bone

Portrait of General Sir Charles Grey, later 1st Earl Grey

October 10, 2026Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf F (previous leaf 5) — Osman Hamdi Bey

Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf F (previous leaf 5)

October 10, 2026Listening to the Qin (Zither) — Liu Songnian

Listening to the Qin (Zither)

October 10, 2026Cho Hyun-myeong from Punhyang Cho Family — Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Cho Hyun-myeong from Punhyang Cho Family

October 10, 2026Ravana addresses Sita in the garden of Lanka, from Chapters 53 and 54 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) — Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Ravana addresses Sita in the garden of Lanka, from Chapters 53 and 54 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

October 10, 2026Hookah Bowl — India, Mughal

Hookah Bowl

October 10, 2026Cottages in a Misty Grove in Autumn — Li Anzhong

Cottages in a Misty Grove in Autumn

October 10, 2026The Autumn Hunt — Chen Juzhong

The Autumn Hunt

October 10, 2026Portrait of Lady Grace Anna Newenham — Horace Hone

Portrait of Lady Grace Anna Newenham

October 10, 2026King Bana in his court, from an Usha-Aniruddha — Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

King Bana in his court, from an Usha-Aniruddha

October 10, 2026

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