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Bird of Paradise

Long-tailed birds, peonies, lotus and saz leaves under a gold moon, in jewel colours after the Persian, Mughal and Ottoman garden pictures of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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A long-tailed bird with banded rose, saffron, turquoise and lavender plumes flies across a gold moon above peonies, lotus and tulips, among fine gold scrolls and small blossoms within a gilded frame.Bird of ParadiseNo. 1
A bird with drooping plumes rests on a flowering branch of peonies and rosettes in front of a large gold moon.PerchedNo. 2
Two long-tailed birds face each other across a flowering tree crowned with a lotus, under a gold moon.Two BirdsNo. 3
A turquoise and rose bird of paradise flies high above a great gold moon rising behind lotus, tulips and peonies, in an indigo sky flecked with gold.Indigo NightNo. 4
A rose and cobalt bird stands on a green flowering mound between two cypresses, among tulips, peonies and rosettes, on a deep green ground with gold scrolls.Green GardenNo. 5
A single long feather with a gold quill, its vane banded in cobalt, turquoise, saffron and rose and ending in a gold eye, set among fine gold scrolls within a gilded frame.FeatherNo. 6
One layered rosette flower in rose, cobalt and saffron with four serrated leaves and a ring of small blossoms, inside a fine gold circle among gold scrolls.RosetteNo. 7
A single rose-pink peony with layered petals on a tall stem with two buds, surrounded by fine gold scrolls carrying small blossoms, within a gilded frame.PeonyNo. 8
A slender branch reaches in with rose and saffron buds, one open peony and pairs of leaves, against fine gold scrolls and small blossoms.Budding BranchNo. 9
A white crane with a dark neck and red crown stands among reeds and lotus in front of a gold moon.CraneNo. 10
A saffron hoopoe with a black-tipped crest and barred wings perches on a flowering branch beside a gold moon.HoopoeNo. 11
A cobalt peacock displays its eyed green train as a full fan above peonies and tulips, among fine gold scrolls within a gilded frame.PeacockNo. 12
A great serrated saz leaf curls around a rose and saffron lotus, carrying a small rosette, a tulip and a bud along its edge.Saz LeafNo. 13
A layered rose and saffron lotus with two buds and curving leaves, framed by fine gold scrolls carrying small blossoms.LotusNo. 14
Three tulips in red, lavender and saffron rise from a pair of long leaves and a small gold mound, among fine gold scrolls.TulipsNo. 15
A bird on a flowering branch and a bed of flowers drawn entirely in tones of gold on ivory paper scattered with gold flecks.Gold MarginNo. 16
A small long-tailed bird flies across a large gold moon, with a light tracery of gold scrolls and blossoms in the corners of the page.MoonriseNo. 17
Small peonies, rosettes, tulips and lotus on short stems repeat across a pale lavender ground threaded with gold tendrils and tiny blossoms, within a gilded frame.Flower FieldNo. 18
Two birds chase each other round a small rosette inside an ivory roundel set on a deep green ground with lavender peonies.RoundelNo. 19
A cobalt and turquoise bird perches near the top of a tall flowering stem of peonies, rosettes and a lotus, on a flat gold ground with darker gold scrolls.Gold LeafNo. 20
A great simurgh with rose, saffron and cobalt wings and a lyre of long jewelled plumes flies across a midnight sky among white cloud scrolls and gold tendrils.SimurghNo. 21
A turquoise phoenix with saw-edged plumes swoops down towards a bed of peonies and lotus, between small white clouds and fine gold scrolls.PhoenixNo. 22
Ivory eight-pointed stars, each holding a small long-tailed bird, alternate with turquoise crosses set with gold rosettes in an allover pattern.Star TilesNo. 23
A small phoenix with three trailing plumes glides above a single curling cloud on a quiet ivory ground with light gold tracery.Cloud BirdNo. 24
A rose and cobalt phoenix perches on a pale lavender rock, its plumes cascading down the stone towards peonies and tulips, on a warm saffron ground.FirebirdNo. 25
A cobalt peacock walks through tulips and grass under a gold moon, its long eyed train sweeping behind it across a deep jade ground.Peacock WalkNo. 26
A cobalt peacock stands on the coping of a garden wall with niches and lotus panels, its long eyed train falling down the wall face, with a cypress, almond blossom and a gold moon beyond.Peacock TerraceNo. 27
A peacock perches on a flowering branch near the top of the page, its long eyed train hanging down in a slender fan.Peacock BoughNo. 28
A peacock with its train raised in a full fan stands above a bed of flowers, all in tones of gold on a midnight ground flecked with gold.Gold PeacockNo. 29
A single peacock feather with loose pale green barbs and a jewelled eye rises across a deep jade ground with a light gold tracery.Peacock FeatherNo. 30
A golden pheasant with a red body, gold cape and long barred tail stands on a lavender rock beside tall peonies.Golden PheasantNo. 31
A white silver pheasant with a red face and a long black-barred tail sits on a flowering branch above tulips, on a deep lapis ground.Silver PheasantNo. 32
Two chukar partridges with barred flanks and red beaks face each other across a flowering lotus plant, among tulips and grass on a saffron ground.PartridgesNo. 33
A pair of ruddy shelducks, rust bodies and pale heads, swims on rippled water among lotus flowers and floating leaves, beneath a gold moon on a jade ground.Lotus PondNo. 34
A turquoise and saffron kingfisher dives towards a strip of water beside a clump of reeds and bulrushes, on a quiet ivory ground.KingfisherNo. 35
A green parakeet with a red beak and a rose ring at its neck perches on a pomegranate branch hung with three ripe fruits, on a jade ground.ParrotNo. 36
Two parakeets face each other on top of an arching grapevine hung with purple grapes, curling tendrils and leaves, under a small gold moon.Two ParrotsNo. 37
A saffron hoopoe with its crest raised and its black and white barred wings open flies above a bed of tulips and peonies on a saffron ground.Hoopoe in FlightNo. 38
A hoopoe stands on a small green mound among tall tulips in red, lavender, saffron, rose and blue, on a pale rose ground.Hoopoe and TulipsNo. 39
A small brown songbird sings from an arching rose stem with red and pink roses, buds and thorny leaves, on an ivory ground with gold tracery.NightingaleNo. 40
Two nightingales perch on a fountain of arching rose stems with red, pink and white roses, on a midnight ground scattered with gold.Rose BowerNo. 41
Two turtle doves with barred necks and scaled wings face each other, beaks almost touching, on a branch of white almond blossom on a deep rose ground.Turtle DovesNo. 42
A single crested songbird rests on a slender branch with three leaves and a rose bud, in a wide saffron space with a light gold tracery.SongbirdNo. 43
A cobalt bird with banded plumes dives steeply towards a tall rose and saffron lotus, among fine gold scrolls and small blossoms.DescentNo. 44
A saffron and turquoise bird rises straight up through a lapis sky flecked with gold, its plumes streaming below it over lotus and tulips.AscentNo. 45
A cobalt and rose bird glides level across a pale rose ground with its wings swept back and five long plumes streaming behind.GlideNo. 46
A turquoise and saffron bird lands on a branch of almond blossom with its wings raised and legs reaching for the twig, its plumes trailing below.AlightingNo. 47
A turquoise bird banks round in a circle so that its four long plumes curve all the way round a small rosette, on a saffron ground.TurningNo. 48
Two long-tailed birds, one cobalt and one rose, fly together in the same direction above a blue peony and a red tulip.Two in FlightNo. 49
A small long-tailed bird flies below a large gold crescent moon in a midnight sky scattered with gold flecks and fine gold tracery.CrescentNo. 50
A slate grey falcon with a barred white breast and yellow eye sits on a padded rose perch with a gold fringe, on a plain ivory ground.FalconNo. 51
A tall cypress with a curling tip stands beside a branch of almond blossom where a turtle dove perches, while a long-tailed bird flies above.CypressNo. 52
A golden oriole with black wings and tail sings from a slender branch of white almond blossom, on a jade ground with gold scrolls and small flowers.Golden OrioleNo. 53
A hoopoe stands on a lavender rock while a parrot, a songbird, a partridge and a dove gather around it and a long-tailed bird flies in.The GatheringNo. 54
A loose flock of small long-tailed birds in cobalt, rose, turquoise and saffron flies across an ivory ground, rising to the right.FlockNo. 55
Two songbirds sit on the rim of an octagonal fountain with a lotus bowl and arching jets, between two cypresses, on a lapis ground.Garden PoolNo. 56
A gold and lapis trellis set with small rosettes encloses a songbird, a parrot, a turtle dove, a hoopoe and a long-tailed bird, each on a blossoming sprig among gold tendrils, repeating on a pale rose ground.AviaryNo. 57
A peacock feather stands between two banded feathers in rose and turquoise, fanned from a small gold knot, among light gold tracery.Three FeathersNo. 58
Four grey cranes with black fingered wingtips and red crowns fly in a line across a large gold moon, in a midnight sky scattered with gold, with a small white cloud below.Night CranesNo. 59
Two white egrets with fine back plumes stand facing each other in rippled water between blue irises, under a gold crescent on a lapis ground with gold tracery.EgretsNo. 60
A flowering almond tree covered in white and pale pink blossom rises from a green mound of grasses and narcissus, among fine gold scrolls within a gilded frame.Almond TreeNo. 61
A great plane tree in autumn, its leaves in saffron, red, rose and gold, stands beside a turquoise stream with irises on its banks, on a deep green ground flecked with gold.ChinarNo. 62
A white garden pavilion with latticed arches and a turquoise dome stands on a terrace between a blossoming tree and a cypress, with tulips and carnations in front.PavilionNo. 63
A two-tier white fountain spills water into a lobed basin between two cypresses, above a tiled floor of small rosettes, on a pale celadon ground with gold scrolls.FountainNo. 64
A tall cypress with a curling tip and a flowering almond grow side by side, their branches mingling, on a gold ground scrolled with darker gold.Cypress and AlmondNo. 65
Curling cloud bands in gold and pale turquoise drift across a lapis ground flecked with gold, between white and pink blossoms and small rosettes.Cloud BandsNo. 66
A single lavender and cobalt iris with a bud rises on a slender stem from sword-shaped leaves, among sparse gold scrolls within a gilded frame.IrisNo. 67
A curving stem carries a red carnation, two smaller carnations in rose and saffron and two buds, with serrated saz leaves, on a pale rose ground.CarnationsNo. 68
A cobalt vase with gold bands holds a full spray of peonies, tulips, carnations and hyacinths with curling leaves, among fine gold scrolls.Flower VaseNo. 69
A lobed ivory medallion filled with a rosette, tulips, carnations and gold scrolls sits on a madder ground, with small pendants and quarter medallions in the corners.MedallionNo. 70
A winding stem carries great serrated saz leaves, peonies, lotus, rosettes and buds across an ivory ground flecked with gold.Saz ScrollNo. 71
A small lotus on an ivory panel is framed by a wide lapis border of tulips, carnations and hyacinths along a gold stem, with roses at the corners.MarginNo. 72
Small clumps of tulips, irises, narcissus and carnations repeat across an indigo ground scattered with gold, with tiny rosettes between them.Night FieldNo. 73
Lotus flowers in rose, white and saffron rise on tall stems above round green and turquoise pads, over water drawn with fine rippling lines on a deep teal ground.Lotus LeavesNo. 74
A single open rose with a bud on a thorny stem with serrated leaves, among sparse gold scrolls within a gilded frame.RoseNo. 75
A branch hangs with ripe pomegranates, one split open to show its seeds, and red buds among narrow leaves, on a pale saffron ground with gold scrolls.PomegranateNo. 76
A panel of white tiles patterned with tulips, carnations and saz leaves in red, cobalt, turquoise and green, joined at the corners into rosettes, within a cobalt border of small blossoms.Iznik TileNo. 77
A small brown bird sings from a rose bush full of open roses and buds under a gold moon, on an aubergine ground with gold scrolls.Rose and NightingaleNo. 78
Rows of small arched niches on a madder wall each hold a vase, ewer, bottle or bowl, most with a few tulips, carnations or hyacinths.Wall NichesNo. 79
Climbing roses with pink, red and white flowers wind up through a diagonal gold trellis studded with small knots, on an ivory ground.Rose TrellisNo. 80
A single branch reaches in from the edge with pink blossoms and buds, among sparse gold scrolls on a pale lavender ground.Plum BlossomNo. 81
A garden seen from above, divided into four green beds by turquoise channels that meet at an octagonal pool, each bed with a blossoming tree, two cypresses and a border of flowers.Four GardensNo. 82
A clump of white narcissus with saffron cups nods on green stems above long narrow leaves, among sparse gold scrolls on a pale celadon ground.NarcissusNo. 83
Rolling hills in lavender, green and saffron rise under a pale rose sky with a curl of gold cloud, with a flowering almond tree and tulips, irises, narcissus and carnations on the near slope.Flowering HillNo. 84
A lotus between two great curling saz leaves, with rosettes and tulips, all in tones of gold on a lapis ground with gold scrolls and flecks.Gold SazNo. 85
Bands of a wavy green stem carry lotus flowers turning up and down, with leaves and small blossoms, divided by gold rules on a pale lavender ground.Lotus ScrollNo. 86
A gold moon shines over a night garden of cypresses around a turquoise pool, with a bed of irises, peonies, tulips and carnations, a blossoming branch reaching in from the corner and a small bird crossing the moon.Moonlit GardenNo. 87
A gold ogee lattice with small rosettes at its knots encloses carnations crowning pairs of saffron tulips, on a deep green ground flecked with gold.Ogee LatticeNo. 88
A white bottle with blue bands and a gold blossom holds a single rose-pink peony with a bud and two serrated leaves, among sparse gold scrolls on a pale saffron ground.Bottle and PeonyNo. 89
A great peony bush with large flowers in rose, white, red, saffron and lavender and many buds arches from saz leaves on a deep teal ground flecked with gold.Peony BushNo. 90
A row of irises in lavender, white, saffron, blue and pink stands among sword-shaped leaves beneath a gold moon, with fine gold scrolls.Iris BedNo. 91
A single large saffron plane leaf on its stalk and a smaller red leaf, among sparse gold scrolls within a gilded frame.Chinar LeafNo. 92
A four-lobed cobalt cloud collar edged in gold holds four lotus flowers on gold scrolls around a central rose, on an ivory ground with gold scrolls.Cloud CollarNo. 93
A grid of lobed gold roundels, alternately ivory and pale rose, each holding a different tulip on its stem, with small rosettes at the corners.Tulip SamplerNo. 94
Three lavender crocuses with red stigmas rise from fine grass-like leaves, among sparse gold scrolls on a pale rose ground.CrocusNo. 95
A pointed arch in a wall tiled with small rosettes opens onto a pale gold sky, a flowering tree, two cypresses and a mound of grasses and flowers.Garden GateNo. 96
A large ivory boteh, the teardrop shape with a curled tip, edged in gold and filled with a flowering plant and small blossoms, on a lapis ground with gold scrolls.BotehNo. 97
A single closed lotus bud in rose on a tall stem with one round pad, among sparse gold scrolls on a pale celadon ground.Lotus BudNo. 98
A symmetrical flowering plant with tulips, carnations, buds and a lotus at the top stands on a small mound inside a cusped gold arch, on a pale saffron ground with gold scrolls.Dado FlowerNo. 99
A turquoise water channel runs from a fountain pool to a domed pavilion between beds of flowers, rows of cypresses and blossoming trees, under a gold sky with cloud bands and two birds.Paradise GardenNo. 100
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