Iranian artist Mohammad Hossein Aghamiri carefully applies natural pigments onto paper with a fine brush, creating intricate floral patterns, religious motifs, and elegantly flowing calligraphy. Aghamiri, who sometimes spends six months on a single design, is one of Iran's dozen or so remaining masters of the ancient illumination art of Tazhib, which was inscribed last year on UNESCO's list of intangible heritage. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES