Original woodblock print by Tomikichirô Tokuriki ????? (1902-2000), titled ‘Kôbe Sanchikataun’ ??????????. A colourful woodblock print featuring a...

Very large, and impressive 18th-century hand-crafted warrior doll ???? (Musha ningyô) represents Takenouchi no Sukune ????, a legendary Japanese f...

A lacquer tea caddy ? (natsume), cylindrical of shape with a refined design showcasing a pine tree forest ? (matsu) surrounding a bridge over a me...

A large six-panel byôbu ?? (folding screen) covered with six separate hanging scroll paintings ??? (kakejiku) depicting different taka ? (hawks) p...

A lacquered kazari’dana ??? (display cabinet), entirely coated with glossy black lacquer ??? (rôiro’urushi) featuring a serene zen garden motif ??...

Black lacquered steel jingasa ?? (ancient soldier’s hat) of the ensui ?? (conical) type. The front and back with a gold lacquer family crest ? (mo...

Fine black lacquer wooden upright katana sword stand ??? (tachi’kake) fully encrusted with shiny blue mother-of-pearl ?? (raden). Height: 65.9 c...

Remarkable, life-size kakejiku ??? (hanging scroll) showcasing an impressive ferocious hawk ? (taka) perched on a rock in the middle of a turbulen...

Elegant lacquer low two-tiered display table, known as a ‘kanmuri’shoku’ ?? (crown display table) adorned by intricate design of autumn flowers ex...

A captivating lacquer suzuri’bako ?? (writing box) of rounded rectangular form depicting a pair of shishi ?? (temple lions) and the lucky god Hote...

Exceptional, traditional Japanese granite chôzu’bachi ??? (water basin) that is square of shape with on the top surface a cylindrical water pool a...

An uniquely double-gourd-shaped lacquer suzuri’bako ?? (writing box) with a design of gourd leaves, by Hara Yôyûsai ???? (1769-1845).Covered with ...

Art Deco-style bronze okimono ?? fashioned in the shape of a Chidori ?? (plover), capturing the bird in full flight above a stylized, upward curvi...

Japanese Satsuma figure of a seated Jurojin (one of the seven lucky gods) and a deer. 22 cm. height

134 by 152 cm.

Persian text, two lines elegant black nastaliq script within clouds on gold and polychrome ground, the outer border heavily gilt and decorated wit...

Water colour heightened with gold on paper, Tthe flower study depicting a red tulip flower on gold sprinkled ground, ruled in green and red border...

Three couplets written in black nasta’liq script reserved in clouds on a cream colored ground, arranged in two vertical columns divided by a light...

Sa’adi and the wise men, probably from the Bustan’e Sa’adi, with a frontispiece decoration to the reverse, illuminated miniature on polished paper...

Gouache colour heightened with gold on paper, consisting of four lines of strong Nasta'liq script ( Nada Ali) within cloud bands, set against a gi...

A Persian manuscript on paper, a double sides, depicting Persian poems arranged in two columns and written in Nasta'liq black diagonal script, rul...

Gouache colour heightened with gold on paper, depicting Iskander watching the mermaids bathing, above and under Persian inscriptions of poems in n...

Ink heightened with gold on paper, depicting the famous sufi Haji Bektash wearing coat and a cap, his right hand holding his beard, appear to be s...

Gouache heightened with gold on paper, a young man wearing a sky-blue robe with elaborate turban, a young woman wearing a gilt splashed red robe, ...

Gouache colour on paper, depicting the culminating moment in the passionate love affair between Persian legendary King Khusraw II (Sasanian dynast...

Gouache and gold on paper, four lines of text written in nasta'liq script in black ink in four columns, depicting a prophet seated in a landscape ...

Gouache heightened with gold on paper, depicting a seated Kay Kavous with attendants in a landscape, above lines of text written in four columns o...

Gouache and ink heightened with gold on paper, text arranged in four columns above and beneath the painting in black nastaliq script. The reverse ...

opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, the miniature possibly later, depicting an enthroned ruler and courtiers within a landscape, with f...

Persian manuscript on paper, 12 lines of text in nasta'liq script in black written horizontally and 2 lines written vertically in black ink within...

Arabic manuscript on paper, the inscriptions comprising pious invocations in blue ‘gulzar’ script.25.5 by 21 cm.

Gouache pigments on canvas, Persian manuscript in large white Nasta'liq script, the remaining space decorated with the finely painted workings of ...

Persian manuscript on paper, 4 lines of text in large nasta'liq script in black ink within cloud bands against a finely-illuminated ground of inte...

Persian manuscript on paper, 4 lines of text written diagonally in large nasta'liq script in black ink within cloud bands against a finely-illumin...

Ink, gouache and gold on paper pasted on a cardboard page, four in Persian, in nastaliq, in reserve in clouds on a gold background garnished with ...

Ink and pigments on paper, depicting a pair of birds hold opened books while facing each other, is composed of Bahá’í writings. The ‘bird script’ ...

Persian manuscript on paper, two double sided leaves, with 12ll. to each page, written in black nasta'liq script, arranged in two columns, divided...

Arabic manuscript on paper, interlinear Persian translation, 14 lines to each page, written in black Kufic script, diacritics in red, rosette vers...

Al-Jazuli's renowned work in praise of the Prophet Muhammad, Arabic manuscript on paper, each folio with 10 lines written in bold sepia Maghribi, ...

An Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 25 ll in black, red and blue ink, written in thuluth and nasck script. The upper section with Quran 109 ...

An Arabic manuscript on paper, 71 leaves with 31 lines to each page, written in black naskh script. Catchwords and titles in red ink, the upper p...

Arabic manuscript on vellum, each page with 9 lines written in maghribi script in sepia ink, double brown roundel verse markers, red diacritic mar...

Arabic manuscript on vellum, 35 lines written in brown Maghribi script, catchwords in red and green ink, polychrome verse rosette markers outlined...

Arabic manuscript on paper backed on silk, written in naskh, thuluth, muhaqqaq and angular Kufic scripts in various colors. 17 by 470 cm. The s...

Arabic manuscript on paper in scroll form, written in black Ghubar script of the whole Quran, the headpiece with gold and royal blue decoration en...

Arabic manuscript on paper, each folio with 15 lines of elegant black naskh script, diacritics and vowels in red, marginal occasional notes indica...

Poetry, Persian manuscript on paper, each folio with 9ll. of elegant black nasta'liq script arranged in two columns and divided by a gold double ...

Arabic manuscript on paper, 41 lines to the page, written in small Naskh script, key words and letters picked out in red or in larger black ink, f...

A complete Quran, Arabic manuscript on paper, each folio with 17ll. written in black bihari script, the word 'Allah' picked out in gold. First...

A Mamluk Quran section, Arabic manuscript on paper, 19ff. with 2 fly-leaves, each folio with 13ll.,written in elegant gold Muhaqqaq script outline...

Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 20 leaves with 3 fly-leaves, each page with 9 lines. The first, central and the last line in very elegant black ...

Arabic and Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 33 ff. with 2 fly-leaves, each page with 7ll. written in naskh script, Turkish text in red ink, te...

Shallow with wide rim on short foot, earthenware decorated in white slip with dark brown and red designs under a transparent glaze34 cm. diam.Oxfo...

A Persian pottery bowl with flat base, rounded sides, the flat rim with four flanges. The body decorated with a golden overglaze lustre, featuring...

A Persian pottery bottle vase with compressed globular body resting on a short foot, the narrow tapering neck joined to a wide flaring fluted mout...

A large bowl of deep rounded form decorated around the rim with an elegant benedictory inscription separated by eight floral leafy roundels each c...

Seated with head turned to left, the tail terminating in a hinge knuckle, engraved with two inscription-filled cartouches to the body, a cartouche...

Ottoman manuscript on paper, 9 lines of diwani curving upward in black ink, with golden dots. The headpiece with a gold tughra of Sultan Abdul Ham...

Persian manuscript on paper, 193 leaves with 14 lines to the page arranged in two columns separated by gilt floral scrolls, written in nasta’liq s...

Persian manuscript on paper, 90 leaves with 2 fly-leaves, 16 lines to each page, written in black nastaliq script, catchwords and titles in red in...