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  • Three figures of musicians depicted in metalwork objects.
    Nowruz, Courts, and Music

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    ImaginAsia: Celebrating Stories from the Persian Book of Kings

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  • Detail of a painting depicting a Chinese woman dressed in a robe writing on a crimson leaf.
    Valentine’s Day: Writing a Poem on a Crimson Leaf

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  • Detail of a folio depicting a man pulling a rope while surrounded by people and a horse.
    Inspired by Storytelling

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  • String lights and decorations hung outside of a multi-story building.
    Diwali: The Festival of Lights

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    Xanthe Gresham and the Art of Storytelling

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  • A detail from a colorful scene painted in a manuscript, featuring a man brandishing a weapon against a fallen enemy in a mosaic-covered palace room while other figures around the scene look on.
    Azar Nafisi: My Father’s Shahnameh

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