Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub

طائر أبيض وأسود

Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub; Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1971.84.

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A drawing of a black and white bird in a bush; 1651–1652, Safavid Isfahan, among the finer studies of nature. In the Cleveland Museum of Art. 1

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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

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  1. Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
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