Central Asia: Siyah Kalem School, 15th century: A demon standing on one leg.

Siyah Kalem or 'Black Pen' is the name given to the 15th century school of painting attributed to Mehmed Siyah Kalem. The paintings appear in the 'Conqueror Albums', so named because of two The paintings appear in the 'Conqueror Albums', so named because two portraits of Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror are present in one of them.<br/><br/><br/>The paintings appear in the 'Conqueror Albums', so named because two portraits of Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror are present in one of them. The albums are made up of miniatures taken from manuscripts of the 14th, 15th, and early 16th centuries, and one series of paintings is inscribed 'work of Master Mu Rohammad Siyah Kalem'. Something of the style and techniques of Chinese paintings is apparent in these, and an acquaintance with Buddhist art, particularly in the depictions of grotesque demonic figures.