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Volkan Yıldız

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

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Katar dagger — India, Mughal

Katar dagger

October 10, 2026Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto); Calligraphy (verso) — Muhammad Rizavi Hindi

Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

October 10, 2026Portrait of Anna Maria Woolf, née Smart — John I Smart

Portrait of Anna Maria Woolf, née Smart

October 10, 2026The hunter throws away the baby parrots, who pretend to be dead, and captures the mother, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night — Basavana

The hunter throws away the baby parrots, who pretend to be dead, and captures the mother, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night

October 10, 2026The Thousand Acres of Clouds, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou — Shen Zhou

The Thousand Acres of Clouds, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou

October 10, 2026Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of the Thousand [Years]) — Anonymous, made for Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of the Thousand [Years])

October 10, 2026Portrait of a Woman in Blue — Peter Cross

Portrait of a Woman in Blue

October 10, 2026Boats at Anchor on West Lake at the City Gate — China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Boats at Anchor on West Lake at the City Gate

October 10, 2026The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Tenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) — Iqbal

The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Tenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

October 10, 2026Jain Ascetic Walking Along a Riverbank — Basavana

Jain Ascetic Walking Along a Riverbank

October 10, 2026

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