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The Tomb of Alexander the Great in a folio from a dispersed Khamseh (Quintet) of Amir Khosrow Dihlavi (d. 1325), ca. 1450, Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, AKM15
This manuscript painting depicts three courtiers of Alexander the Great, wearing robes with tiraz weavings on their sleeves, dutifully gathering at his tomb to mourn him.
Tiraz textile fragments, Egypt, 10th century, Linen with tapestry-woven inscription in silk, On loan from the Royal Ontario Museum, 978.76.984 A-B
These delicate tapestry-woven textile armbands with inscriptions (Arabic, tiraz) rendered in golden Kufic script lettering would have adorned the wearer's body in a luxurious echo of the regal blue and gold parchment Qur'ans produced during the…
Tiraz Textile, Egypt, mid-12th century, Linen tabby, with red and yellow silk tapestry-woven bands, AKM304
Beautiful but fragile textiles are among the rarest items to survive from the medieval Silk Roads. Often only a few fragments remain, such as the hem of a sleeve or collar, as in the delicate tapestry-woven script (Arabic tiraz, derived from the…
Woodblock Print from an Illustrated Book, Japan, 1720 - 50, Woodblock print on paper, On loan from the Royal Ontario Museum, 916.9.102
This hand-coloured woodblock print shows a group of women of the upper class in a scene of collective reading, gathered around a reading stand, while another woman at right brings in more books. The women are likely reading poetry or popular…