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İpek Arslan

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

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Border of a Shawl — India, Kashmir

Border of a Shawl

October 10, 2026Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm — India, Bengal, Mughal, 18th century

Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm

October 10, 2026Portrait of Murad Bakhsh (1624–61) — Balchand

Portrait of Murad Bakhsh (1624–61)

October 10, 2026Spread with floral medallion pattern — Mughal India, Deccan, probably Goa

Spread with floral medallion pattern

October 10, 2026Tiger Hunt of Ram Singh II — Anonymous, court of Ram Singh II (reigned 1826–66)

Tiger Hunt of Ram Singh II

October 10, 2026Portrait of Mr. Shippard — John I Smart

Portrait of Mr. Shippard

October 10, 2026The street cleaner, on his way to meet King Bhojaraja, sleeps under a tree where four thieves disguised as fellow travelers deprive him of a priceless pearl, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The street cleaner, on his way to meet King Bhojaraja, sleeps under a tree where four thieves disguised as fellow travelers deprive him of a priceless pearl, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night

October 10, 2026Portrait of Sukey, Lady Oglander, née Serle — John I Smart

Portrait of Sukey, Lady Oglander, née Serle

October 10, 2026A Royal Picnic on a Terrace — Muhammad Ali

A Royal Picnic on a Terrace

October 10, 2026Alamshah cleaving asunder the chain of the wheel, from volume 11 of a Hamza-nama (Adventures of Hamza) — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Alamshah cleaving asunder the chain of the wheel, from volume 11 of a Hamza-nama (Adventures of Hamza)

October 10, 2026

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