8 5   cm , ▁they ▁are ▁generally ▁attributed ▁to ▁Iran ▁and ▁bear ▁the ▁strong ▁influence ▁of ▁Chinese ▁art ▁and ▁techniques , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁symbols ▁of ▁Buddh ism ▁and ▁Sh aman ism , ▁which ▁were ▁both ▁major ▁faith s ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Central ▁Asia ▁before ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Islam . ▁ ▁In ▁tone ▁and ▁theme , ▁the ▁images ▁are ▁a ▁high point ▁of ▁Pers ian ▁dra ug ht sm ans hip ▁and ▁include ▁works ▁from ▁the ▁Mo za ff ar id , ▁J al ā yer id ▁and ▁Turk men ▁periods . ▁They ▁are ▁sometimes ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁not name ▁U stad ▁Si y ah ▁Q al am ; ▁equivalent ▁in ▁English ▁to ▁the ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Pen . ▁ ▁The ▁figures ▁span ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁cult ures : ▁Iran ian , ▁Turk ic , ▁Chinese , ▁Mong ol ic , ▁and ▁date ▁to ▁the ▁century ▁after ▁reign ▁of ▁the ▁Tur co - M ong ol ▁conquer or ▁Tim ur . ▁Notable ▁for ▁their ▁intr insic ▁quality , ▁they ▁contain ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁di abol ic ▁imag ery , ▁every day ▁nom adic ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁Euro as ian ▁ste ppe , ▁and ▁contemporary ▁culture ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁dead . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Top k api ▁Sar ay ▁Library , ▁Ist an bul ; ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Die z ▁Albums ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin ▁State ▁Library ▁are ▁closely ▁related . ▁ ▁Illustr ations ▁ ▁The ▁more ▁fant ast ical ▁and ▁intens ely ▁col oured ▁images