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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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Virahini Nayika, Love-Torn Heroine — Anonymous, late 18th-early 19th century

Virahini Nayika, Love-Torn Heroine

October 10, 2026Portrait of a Woman Near a Balustrade — Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin

Portrait of a Woman Near a Balustrade

October 10, 2026Portrait of Antoine Roy — Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin

Portrait of Antoine Roy

October 10, 2026Kakubha Ragini — India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756)

Kakubha Ragini

October 10, 2026Album of Calligraphy and Paintings — Osman Hamdi Bey

Album of Calligraphy and Paintings

October 10, 2026Bijan killing the wild boars of Irman, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), (recto) — India, Bijapur, Deccan

Bijan killing the wild boars of Irman, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), (recto)

October 10, 2026Xianding (Immortal's Peak) — Song Xu

Xianding (Immortal’s Peak)

October 10, 2026Miniature Round Basket — Anonymous, late 19th-early 20th century

Miniature Round Basket

October 10, 2026Krishna Steals the Clothes of the Cowgirls (Gopis) (recto), from a Kalighat album — Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Krishna Steals the Clothes of the Cowgirls (Gopis) (recto), from a Kalighat album

October 10, 2026Worship of Dvaraka Nathji at Kankroli — Anonymous, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

Worship of Dvaraka Nathji at Kankroli

October 10, 2026

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