"Two Nightingales in a Rose Bush", Double-Sided Illustrated Leaf from an Ottoman Album
Object type: Illustrated album leaf
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: 'Abdullah Bukhari
Artist bio: Turkish, active ca. 1725–50s
Artist role: Artist
Date: ca. 1725–45
Medium: Opaque watercolor with black ink, shell, and leaf gold on paper, with a marbled paper margin
Dimensions: Folio: H. 16 5/16 in. (41.4 cm)
           W. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Painting: H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
                W. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in|Probably from Istanbul |  Turkey  
Credit line: Purchase, Ravi and Seran Trehan Gift, in celebration of Turkey’s Centennial, 2023
Accession year: 2023