Woman with a spray of flowers ca. 1575 Safavid period Opaque watercolor and gold on paper H: W: D: cm Iran Purchase--Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M.
Illustrations from Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing (Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharā’ib al-mawjūdāt - كتاب عجائب المخلوقات وغرائب الموجودات) by Zakarīyā’ ibn Muḥammad al-Qazwīnī, originally published in
Orologio meccanico ad acqua - Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari - 1354 - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Özcan Özcan
century Persian medical illustration (according to wilkipedia)
Mid we start seeing rise in sheer garments for men and women. Woman standing century Mughal dynasty Color and gold on paper H: W: cm India
Tile
Ceramic tile of a dressed dancers associated with the harem, preparing for a bath,Ispahan Iran Fritware painted in enamel colours
Woman with a spray of flowers ca. 1575 Safavid period Opaque watercolor and gold on paper H: W: D: cm Iran Purchase--Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M.