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An abstract steel sculpture of welded metal parts suggesting a human figure with long, thin legs and a bulkier shoulder area.

Hero Construction, 1958

Richard Hunt

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

The Actor Bando Shucho III as Shizuka Gozen, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen nigao shu)", 1925

Natori Shunsen

A work made of stoneware and glaze.

Vessel, c. 1946

Maija Grotell

A work made of terracotta.

One of a Pair of Shrine Figures, Late 19th/early 20th century

Ewe

A plucked chicken, a few stray feathers remaining, hangs upside-down by one foot, illuminated. Behind it the metal hinges and wood panels of a door are visible.

For Sunday's Dinner, 1888

William Michael Harnett

A work made of earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes and traces of polychrome pigments.

Seated Woman Holding Mirror, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907), first half of 8th century

A work made of terracotta.

Jar, Early/mid–20th century

Yoruba

A work made of color woodblcok print; oban.

Kuwana: Ferryboat at Shichiri Crossing (Kuwana, Shichiri no watashibune)—No. 43, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

Utagawa Hiroshige

A work made of white pine and painted decoration.

Chest, 1805–20

Artist unknown

A work made of etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint and burin on ivory laid paper.

Another madness of his in the same ring, plate 19 from The Art of Bullfighting, 1815, published 1816

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

A work made of wood, metal, glass beads, cowrie shells, fabric, pigment, seeds, thread, and leather.

Helmet Mask (Bwoom), Possibly late 19th to mid-20th century

Kuba

A work made of porcelain with ox blood (langyao) glaze.

Bottle-Shaped Vase, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

A work made of terracotta.

Water or Palm Wine Container (Iti or Udu), Mid–20th century

Igbo

Colored sculpture of the head of a light-skinned woman with closed eyes and an elaborate jeweled headdress.

Head of Pavlova, 1924

Malvina Hoffman

A work made of bronze.

The Chicken, 1944

Alexander Calder

A work made of color woodblock print; chuban.

Kanbara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Utagawa Hiroshige

A work made of stoneware with celadon glaze.

Plum Vase (Maebyeong) with Lotus Motif, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), 12th century

A work made of painted tulipwood.

Schrank, c. 1790

Artist unknown

A work made of wood, pigment, and fur.

Face Mask, Late 19th or early 20th century

Adiukru

A work made of glass, paint, silver stain, lead.

Roundel with Elder of the Apocalypse, 1250-75

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