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Mei Weber

Mei Weber writes for the Illumination (Tezhip) department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of illumination (tezhip).

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Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 1 (leaf 13) — Aoki Shukuya

Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 1 (leaf 13)

October 10, 2026Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 1 (leaf 31) — Aoki Shukuya

Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 1 (leaf 31)

October 10, 2026Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 15) — Aoki Shukuya

Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 15)

October 10, 2026Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies) — France

Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

October 10, 2026Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso) Text from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices (Automata) of Inb al-Razza al-Jazari — Anonymous, 14th Century

Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso) Text from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices (Automata) of Inb al-Razza al-Jazari

October 10, 2026Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra — Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra

October 10, 2026Transfer of the Embryo of Mahavira, Folio 12 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra — Western India, Gujarat

Transfer of the Embryo of Mahavira, Folio 12 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

October 10, 2026Leaf from a Kalighat album: The Goddess Kali (recto); Kali Standing on Shiva (verso) — Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Leaf from a Kalighat album: The Goddess Kali (recto); Kali Standing on Shiva (verso)

October 10, 2026Text, Folio 37 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra — Anonymous, last quarter of the 15th century

Text, Folio 37 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

October 10, 2026Text, Folio 54 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra — Western India, Gujarat

Text, Folio 54 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

October 10, 2026

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