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Two miniatures for “Iskandar-nama” by Nizami
Illustrated Khamsa by Nizami was copied and decorated in the form of a hand-written book in Bukhara in 1648.
Terracotta "A musician holding a Pan flute"
The State Hermitage in Saint Petersburg preserves the largest collection of artifacts of cultural, historical and artistic value in the world.
The 7th International Congress “The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan: the Foundation of a New Renaissance” will be held in Samarkand
From November, 5 to 8, the 7th International Congress of the World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan “The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan: the Foundation of a New Renaissance” will be held in the territory of the Silk Road Samarkand Tourist Complex in Samarkand with the participation of a number of national and international co-organizers.
Ganch Carving
Along with wood carving, ganch carving (a local variety of alabaster is) widely used in the traditional architectural decor of Uzbekistan.
Copper-chased items
The collection of art metal is represented by weapons, household and travel utensils, copper and bronze utensils decorated with carvings and jewelry.
Wooden shoes
The collection of the Kokand State Museum-Reserve contains more than 400 items representing the art of wood carving.
A bowl of dervishes
Kashkul (kalandar forging) – a bowl of dervishes kept in the Kokand State Museum-Reserve.
Miniatures from the Khamsa manuscript in the State Hermitage
The State Hermitage in Saint Petersburg preserves the largest collection of artifacts of cultural, historical and artistic value in the world.
The history of creation of an unusual museum on the mountain slopes
The museum was founded in 1997 by Mrs. Koyama Mihoko (1910 – 2003).
Amir Khusrau Dihlavi’s miniatures of “Khamsa” stored in the National Library of Russia
Amir Khusrau Dihlavi’s Khamsa is represented here with two miniatures from two different lists of the Library‘s collection.
Miniatures “Feast in the Palace” and “Feast in the Garden”
Two miniatures in the National Library of Russia are selected from the collection of manuscripts of works by Alisher Navoi.
What is depicted in the Ayrtam frieze?
A particularly well-known example of ancient art discovered in the territory of Uzbekistan is the fragment of a sculpture frieze, later to receive the name of the “Ayrtam frieze”.
Another rare work of "Raphael of the East" by Kamal ad-din Behzad stored in the library of John W. Garrett
It was the night. They lit torches and the musicians trumpet the attack. Umar Sheikh leads the army, riding an armored horse.
Famous Chust knives
The Naprstek Museum (formerly the Museum of Czech Industry) was formed as a private collection by Vojta Naprstek (1826-1894), an important figure in Czech cultural and political life in the 1960s, and his mother Anna (1788-1873), a successful businesswoman from Prague. In the 19th century, the Central Asian collection, assembled on the basis of gifts from tourists and other individuals, made up a very small part of the total number of museum items.
In which states were Samarkand fabrics in demand?
For the development of costume in Samarkand in the olden days, there were favorable conditions, as the city was located on the Silk Road, had extensive trade relations, developed of handicrafts, was one of the oldest centers of weaving.
“Ulugbek Madrasah” in the work of Bure
Leo Leonardovich Bure (1887 – 1943) graduated from the School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture named after B. N. Meshkov in Moscow (1904 – 1905), and trained at the Bilibin Petersburg graphics workshop of and the Roubaud Battle Workshop at the Academy of Arts (1907 – 1912).
Do you know about the book “History of Tamerlane”?
The book “History of Tamerlane” has a pocket format.
What robes kept Namangan residents warm in winter?
Winter robes were trimmed with cotton quilted lining from homemade or factory cotton fabric.
Who is mentioned in a roundabout way in the inscriptions on one of the columns of the Sufi Allayar mosque?
This text is drawn in Indian ink on the lower surface of the left side of the column's capital. Its script is nasta'liq with rather rough outlines.
What did the women's costume consist of in Samarkand?
The traditional clothes of women consisted of a shirt (dress), pants, outerwear (munisak, paranji, robe), headwear and footwear.
Precious belt in treasury of Shosoin
We have already introduced you to Todaiji Temple, located in the northeastern part of Nara.
At what height are the texts located in the Sufi Allayar Mosque?
A considerable part of the texts were written at quite a height (over three meters) and sometimes in tiny letters that makes them hard to read.
Folding screens stored in the treasury and unusual images on them
The Shosoin Repository has a collection of textiles, some of which were apparently produced in Tang China, others – in Japan.
“Uzbekistan in the 1960s – 1980s” in photographs of the State Museum of the History of Religion
About 10 – 15 images of the collection can be referred to “Uzbekistan in the 1960s – 1980s”: weddings, holidays, festivals and concerts.
Inscriptions on the columns and beams in the hall of the Sufi Allayar mosque
The Sufi Allayar (Allah-Yar) Mosque is an architectural monument in the village of Katta Vakhshuvar, Denau district, on the bank of the eponymous submontane river Vakhshuvar.
What is written on the Amir Burunduq mausoleum? (New inscriptions)
During the 2005 renovation, a panel with an inscription was installed in the portal niche over the entrance. Its author is A. Ergashev (from Samarkand). The script is not calligraphic.
What is written on the left column of the hall of the Sufi Allayar mosque?
The nine-line text is written on the left column of first row (to the left of the mihrab niche).
Japanese professor in a Surkhandarya skullcap
Finally, another famous figure in Japan, a scientist, whose name is inextricably linked with Central Asia, is the archaeologist Kato Kyuzo (1922 – 2016), an honorary professor at Soka University and the National Ethnographic Museum of Japan.
An exquisite museum located in the mountain slopes
Miho Museum is located in the picturesque mountains of Shigaraki, not far from Kyoto, the historical capital of Japan.
What is special about the cathedral mosque on the banks of the Neva?
An important feature of the mosque on the banks of the Neva was the use of the original majolica in the decoration of its facades, portals, domes and minarets.
Pargori, baghdadi and islimi styles of carving
The collection of the Kokand State Museum-Reserve contains more than 400 items representing the art of wood carving.
Chairman of the Board of the World Society Abdukhalikov Firdavs defended the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) dissertation on art history
On October 24, 2023, at the National Institute of Fine Art and Design named after Kamal ad-din Behzad, Chairman of the Board of the World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan, Abdukhalikov Firdavs Fridunovich, defended the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) dissertation on art history on the topic "The artistic interpretation of historical figures in the medieval miniature of the East".
Who participated in the first prayer in the Cathedral Mosque of St. Petersburg?
The mosque construction period and the first service in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty on February 21, 1913, in the presence of Bukhara Emir Said Mir Alim Khan and Khan Khiva Said Asfendiar Bogadur Khan who had just arrived in the Russian capital, became one of the most active events in the Muslim Charitable Society in St. Petersburg.
Silver vases kept in the temple
There are two silver vases of unusually large size in the treasury of the temple in Nara (Southern Repository 13, ko and otsu).
Wood carving
The collection of the Kokand State Museum-Reserve contains more than 400 items representing the art of wood carving.
Rare oriental manuscripts
The collection of the Kokand State Museum-Reserve includes 84 manuscripts, which were brought to the museum between the 1950s and 2018.