ress ▁and ▁cost umes ▁and ▁carry ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁tools ▁and ▁weapons , ▁and ▁eng age ▁in ▁different ▁rit uals . ▁ ▁The ▁mini atures ▁bear ▁the ▁heavy ▁influence ▁of ▁Chinese ▁art , ▁subt ly ▁in ▁their ▁sin uous ▁lines ▁and ▁fluid ▁rh yth ms , ▁over t ly ▁in ▁the ▁figure ' s ▁dress ▁in ▁that ▁country ' s ▁traditional ▁dress . ▁The ▁works ▁are ▁of ▁historical ▁interest ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁every day ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁f aded ▁world ▁of ▁historic ▁Central ▁Asia ; ▁with ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁tools , ▁cost umes , ▁rit uals , ▁he address , ▁and ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁domestic ated ▁animals . ▁ ▁The ▁cult ic ▁acts , ▁especially ▁the ▁ec static ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁dan cing ▁figures , ▁filled ▁with ▁em otion ▁and ▁veh ement ▁gest ures , ▁according ▁to ▁art ▁historian ▁Ing to ▁Wal ther ▁show ▁" tw isted ▁lim b ▁and ▁wind ining ▁mot ifs ... [ and ▁are ▁contrast ed ▁by ▁the ] ... br ut al ▁real ism ▁that ▁over lies ▁the ▁virt u os ity ▁of ▁draft sm ans hip , ▁the ▁ly ric ism ▁of ▁the ▁ref ined ▁del ine ation ▁is ▁of ▁such ▁intensity ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁matched ▁in ▁isolated ▁subsequent ▁instances ▁in ▁Buddh ist ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Islam ic ▁painting ". ▁ ▁Icon ography ▁The ▁sources ▁for ▁the ▁draw ings ▁are ▁uncertain ; ▁various ▁parts ▁may ▁be ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Shah name h ▁and ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁Sol omon . ▁In ▁addition