©Andrey Arakelyan
Calligraphy with a hoopoe image
The hoopoe is one of the central birds in Suffism and represents family and protection. The pomegranates illustrated in this image are also a symbol of life and bounty.
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Davlat Toshev
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Davlat Toshev was secretly taught the principles and techniques of Persian miniature painting by his father, at the time when the state discouraged pr ...
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