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İpek Özdemir

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

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Page from the Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492), with two Persian masnavis (narrative poems): Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Subhat al-abrar (Rosary of the Righteous) — Mushfiq

Page from the Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492), with two Persian masnavis (narrative poems): Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Subhat al-abrar (Rosary of the Righteous)

October 10, 2026The husband berates his wife for purchasing gravel instead of sugar, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The husband berates his wife for purchasing gravel instead of sugar, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

October 10, 2026Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 11 — China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 11

October 10, 2026The monkey, serving as the lion’s chamberlain, converses with the lynx and its mate who have arrived with their cubs to settle in the lion’s domain, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The monkey, serving as the lion’s chamberlain, converses with the lynx and its mate who have arrived with their cubs to settle in the lion’s domain, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night

October 10, 2026The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-seventh Night, form a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-seventh Night, form a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

October 10, 2026The monk returns the magic parrot to its rightful owner, the merchant, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night — Lalu

The monk returns the magic parrot to its rightful owner, the merchant, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night

October 10, 2026Portrait of Miss Mary Tadman — John I Smart

Portrait of Miss Mary Tadman

October 10, 2026Portrait of a Woman — John I Smart

Portrait of a Woman

October 10, 2026Miniature Garden Seat — Anonymous, Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95)

Miniature Garden Seat

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

Krishna asks for sweets, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580)

October 10, 2026

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