Miniature Type

  • Portrait
  • Shahnameh Scene
  • Battle Scene
  • Palace Scene
  • Gathering Scene
  • Poetry Illustration
  • Hunting Scene
  • Religious Scene
  • Historical Scene
  • Mythological Scene
  • Nature Scene
  • Animal
  • Landscape
  • Music Scene
  • Levni Style
  • Khamsa Illustration
  • Surname Scene
  • Futuvvetname
  • Other

Style/School

  • Baghdad School
  • Tabriz School
  • Shiraz School
  • Isfahan School
  • Bukhara School
  • Samarkand School
  • Kashgar School
  • Herat School
  • Ottoman School
  • Nakkaşhane
  • Safavid
  • Timurid
  • Mughal
  • Deccani
  • Rajput
  • Mamluk
  • Contemporary

Subject Matter

  • Sultan/Shah
  • Ruler
  • Prince
  • Palace Life
  • Harem
  • War
  • Siege
  • Festival
  • Wedding
  • Circumcision Ceremony
  • Hunting
  • Council/Assembly
  • Conversation
  • Love Story
  • Hero/Epic
  • Fairy/Mythical
  • Garden
  • Music

Material

  • Paper
  • Starched Paper
  • Wassalak Paper
  • Parchment
  • Ivory
  • Wood
  • Glass
  • Ceramic
  • Canvas

Colors & Pigments

  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Ultramarine
  • Indigo
  • Cinnabar Red
  • Malachite Green
  • Saffron Yellow
  • Orpiment
  • Emerald
  • Celadon
  • Eggplant Purple
  • Natural Pigments

Technique

  • Watercolor
  • Gouache
  • Gold Leaf
  • Illumination
  • Calligraphy
  • Marbling
  • Gilding
  • Brush Work
  • Fine Brush
  • Burnishing

Frame

  • Framed
  • Unframed
  • Classical Frame
  • Modern Frame
  • With Mat
  • With Glass
  • Album Mounted

Period/Era

  • Ottoman
  • Safavid
  • Timurid
  • Mamluk
  • Seljuk
  • Abbasid
  • Mughal
  • Qajar
  • Contemporary

Book Association

  • Shahnameh
  • Khamsa
  • Surname
  • Hunername
  • Futuvvetname
  • Baburnama
  • Divan
  • Masnavi
  • Album
  • Independent/Single Leaf

Signature

  • Signed
  • Unsigned
  • Artist's Mark
  • With Colophon
  • With Seal

Condition

  • Excellent
  • Very Good
  • Good
  • Fair
  • Restored
  • Historic/Aged

Edition

  • Original Work
  • Limited Edition
  • Reproduction

Certificate

  • Certificate of Authenticity
  • Artist Certificate
  • Provenance Documentation
  • Expert Evaluation
  • Manuscript Documentation