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Emre Aslan

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

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Paintings after Ancient Masters: Landscape in the Style of Ni Zan — Osman Hamdi Bey

Paintings after Ancient Masters: Landscape in the Style of Ni Zan

October 10, 2026A woman with two children, having abandoned her home, goes into the forest where she encounters a leopard, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirtieth Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

A woman with two children, having abandoned her home, goes into the forest where she encounters a leopard, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirtieth Night

October 10, 2026Portrait of Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, later King of the French — Richard Cosway

Portrait of Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, later King of the French

October 10, 2026Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters — Osman Hamdi Bey

Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters

October 10, 2026Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 10 — Osman Hamdi Bey

Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 10

October 10, 2026Banana Plants — Osman Hamdi Bey

Banana Plants

October 10, 2026Feast where Vishnu decides he will incarnate as King Dasharatha’s sons, from Chapters 14–15 of the "Bala Kanda" (Book of Childhood) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) — Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Feast where Vishnu decides he will incarnate as King Dasharatha’s sons, from Chapters 14–15 of the “Bala Kanda” (Book of Childhood) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

October 10, 2026Eighteen Views of Huzhou — Song Xu

Eighteen Views of Huzhou

October 10, 2026The merchant’s daughter encounters a wolf and bandits on her way to meet the gardener in order to keep her promise, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The merchant’s daughter encounters a wolf and bandits on her way to meet the gardener in order to keep her promise, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night

October 10, 2026Imperial Framed Miniature of Grand Duchess Olga Nicolaievna — Johannes Zehngraf

Imperial Framed Miniature of Grand Duchess Olga Nicolaievna

October 10, 2026

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