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Guardian Kings: Dhrtarastra and Virupaksa1325
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Hearing her declaration of love, Ayaz falls at the feet of Mahmuda at the holy shrine. The scene is witnessed by Salim, Ayaz’s friend, and a maid, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-third Night1560
Paintings after Ancient Masters: Scholar Reading in a Thatched Hut by a WaterfallChen Hongshou · 1625
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The prince sent back to the place of execution for the sixth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night1560
Portrait of Louis XVIIIJean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin · 1822
Hulagu Khan giving a feast and dispensing favor upon the amirs and princes, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles)1600
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Books and Scholars’ Accoutrements1894
Megha-Nada (Indrajit, Son of Radha)1896
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Phoenixes and Paulownia1595
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Miniature Album with Figures and Landscape (Man Riding Carp)Zeng Yangdong · 1822
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Mountain and River in StormHirowatari Setsuzan · 1625
"Old Pat," The Independent BeggarSamuel Lovett Waldo · 1819
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Virhini Nayika, Love-Torn Heroine1800
Tiger-Flight Spring at the Back Gate, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, SuzhouShen Zhou · 1500
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Paintings after Ancient Masters: An Ancient TreeChen Hongshou · 1625
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Sultan and Musicians1650
Paintings after Ancient Masters:Travelers in an Autumn LandscapeChen Hongshou · 1625
The Lover Leaves Wistfully in the Morning after a Passionate Tryst: Lalit Ragini, from a Ragamala1600
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A charioteer riding through a rocky landscape with an entourage of footmen and musicians, page from a Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted from the Sanskrit Mahabharata and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib Khan (PYusuf Ali · 1616
Bamboo, Rocks and Lonely OrchidsZhao Mengfu · 1319
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TigerMuqi · 1264
Shakyamuni Emerging from the Mountains1244