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Elif Bozkurt

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

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Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 5 — Fan Qi

Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 5

October 10, 2026The monkey slain, his blood to be used as medicine for the ailing prince he has bitten, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night — Basawan​

The monkey slain, his blood to be used as medicine for the ailing prince he has bitten, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night

October 10, 2026Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto) — Muhammad Rizavi Hindi

Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto)

October 10, 2026Battle between Manuchihr and Tur, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, c. 934–1020) — Anonymous, court of Jahangir (reigned 1605–27)

Battle between Manuchihr and Tur, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, c. 934–1020)

October 10, 2026The origin of music from a fabulous bird of India which had seven holes in its beak, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourteenth Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The origin of music from a fabulous bird of India which had seven holes in its beak, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourteenth Night

October 10, 2026Man's Morning Coat — India, Mughal

Man’s Morning Coat

October 10, 2026Miniature Compote — House of Fabergé

Miniature Compote

October 10, 2026Portrait of Samuel Butler — Bernard Lens

Portrait of Samuel Butler

October 10, 2026The Birth of Krishna, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580) — Anonymous, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

The Birth of Krishna, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580)

October 10, 2026Kausa Ragaputra of Malkos, from a Ragamala — Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Kausa Ragaputra of Malkos, from a Ragamala

October 10, 2026

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