'Abdullah Bukhari's two nightingales in a rose bush, an 18th-century Ottoman album leaf framed in marbled ebru paper, reprinted as a three-colour risograph in cobalt blue, plum and aqua on cream paper.
The original
“"Two Nightingales in a Rose Bush", Double-Sided Illustrated Leaf from an Ottoman Album” by 'Abdullah Bukhari (Ottoman, active 1735–45), ca. 1725–45, is in the public domain. The image comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which shares it under CC0 (no rights reserved).
The print
Tiraj separates the painting and its marbled border into three risograph drums, medium blue, bright red and aqua, with riso grain and slight misregistration. Red overprints the blue as a soft plum, so the ebru swirls turn cobalt, aqua and plum; the nightingale and the rose sit on the open cream panel.
The paper tone is part of the artwork; print on white matte paper. The warm cream sheet and the printing texture are printed into the file.
What’s included
5 high-resolution JPEG files (sRGB), one per proportion:
| Ratio | Print sizes | Pixels | Resolution |
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| 2:3 | 4×6, 8×12, 12×18, 16×24, 20×30, 24×36 in | 4112×6169 px | 171 dpi at 24×36 |
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| 3:4 | 6×8, 9×12, 12×16, 18×24 in | 5400×7200 px | 300 dpi at 18×24 |
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| 4:5 | 4×5, 8×10, 16×20 in | 4800×6000 px | 300 dpi at 16×20 |
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| 11:14 | 11×14 in | 3300×4200 px | 300 dpi at 11×14 |
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| ISO A | A5, A4, A3, A2, A1 | 5674×8033 px | 243 dpi at A1 |
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The 2:3 file is 171 dpi at 24×36 in; the ISO A file is 243 dpi at A1 and 300 dpi or more at the smaller sizes. The other files are 300 dpi at their largest size.
Each file is cropped slightly to fill its proportion; the subject stays whole.
Printing tips
Use heavyweight white matte paper (200 gsm or more, archival matte or cotton rag). Print at 100% / actual size, not 'fit to page', and pick the file that matches your frame.
Colours can vary slightly between screens and printers.
License
The original is in the public domain (verified with the museum’s API on 2026-11-06). The Tiraj interpretation is ours: the files are for personal use only. Print them for your own home or as a gift; please don’t resell, share or redistribute the files or sell prints made from them. Full license.
Digital download: nothing is shipped, frame not included. Colours vary slightly between screens and printers.
