Flowers, binding detail, Arabic Prayerbook, A.H. 1150 / 1738 C.E.
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; lacquered papier maché binding
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; lacquered papier maché binding
Garden of Words, Illuminations from a Book of Hours, Use of Rome, ms. Latin 1156B, f. 135r, 15th century
Italian Baroque pietra dura (stonework) panel, attributed to the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence, 17th century
Nebamun& #39;s garden, Tomb-chapel of Nebamun, c.1350 B.C.E., 18th Dynasty, paint on plaster, 64 cm high, Thebes, Egypt
Inlaid flowers across the 183,000-square-foot marble courtyard of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi. Photo by Dave Yoder, National Geographic
Maharaja Savant Singh& #39;s Tears Irrigate the Garden of His Poetry.
India, Rajasthan, Kishangarh, circa 1750-1775
Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
India, Rajasthan, Kishangarh, circa 1750-1775
Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Katsushika Hokusai, Canary and Peony, from an untitled series known as Small Flowers, ca. 1834
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden.
Safavid period Iran, ca.1550 CE. Opaque watercolor, ink & gold on paper
Safavid period Iran, ca.1550 CE. Opaque watercolor, ink & gold on paper