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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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The parrot mother cautions her young on the danger of playing with foxes, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night — Dasavanta

The parrot mother cautions her young on the danger of playing with foxes, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night

October 10, 2026A mendicant bowing before a holy man, from the Prince Salim Album — Basavana

A mendicant bowing before a holy man, from the Prince Salim Album

October 10, 2026Raja Dilip Singh of Guler on a dais — Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Raja Dilip Singh of Guler on a dais

October 10, 2026The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, page from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian,1247–1318) — Basavana

The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, page from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian,1247–1318)

October 10, 2026Spring Landscape — Kuncan

Spring Landscape

October 10, 2026Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf B (previous leaf 1) — Osman Hamdi Bey

Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf B (previous leaf 1)

October 10, 2026Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album) — Bichitr

Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor’s Album (the Kevorkian Album)

October 10, 2026Shishupala arguing with Rukmini’s father, Bhishmaka, from a Rukmini Haran — Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Shishupala arguing with Rukmini’s father, Bhishmaka, from a Rukmini Haran

October 10, 2026Bhima’s consultation with the astrologer, from a Nala-Damayanti — Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Bhima’s consultation with the astrologer, from a Nala-Damayanti

October 10, 2026Süleymanname — public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Süleymanname

October 10, 2026

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