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Print in color of two sailboats on blue water carrying cargo. One boat has five humans in it, two wearing red with wide hats, three in blue. A black mountain range, sparse with trees, rises in the background. Japanese characters appear in black ink in the upper portion of the image, with additional text on a red vertical banner in the the upper-right corner and in red at lower left.

Maisaka: The Ferry at Imagiri (Maisaka, Imagiri funawatashi), 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 color photo-etching with aquatint, mezzotint, and drypoint on white wove paper.

The Art of Mnemonics, 1968

Vera Berdich

A work made of wood, pigment, and kaolin.

Headdress for Gelede (Igi), Early/mid–20th century

Yoruba

Shallow terracotta pan-like cup with black glaze, incised floral decoration at bottom, and handles on either side.

Stemless Kylix (Drinking Cup), 460-450 BCE

Ancient Greek

Three adult figures walk on a boardwalk over reed-filled water, one carrying a baby, wearing clothes in red, blue, and gray tones, with shadowy trees and a tent structure in the background. Japanese characters in red and black ink appear at upper left and bottom right.

No. 37: Miyanokoshi, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)", c. 1835/38

Utagawa Hiroshige

A work made of etching.

Bookplate (Art Deco), mid–20th century

Sekino Jun’ichirō

A work made of periodicals; complete set of 7 issues.

Lef (Left Front of the Arts), 1923–24

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Rodchenko

A work made of acrylic on canvas.

Screamin' Jay Hawkins, 1968

Karl Wirsum

A work made of oil on canvas.

The Fates Gathering in the Stars, 1887

Elihu Vedder

A work made of tin-glazed earthenware.

Vase Depicting a Phoenixlike Bird, 1700–50

Talavera Poblana

A work made of sheet steel, brass, wire, and paint.

Streetcar, 1951

Alexander Calder

Tall red-brown mahogany clock with brass trim.

Tall Clock, 1912

George Grant Elmslie

A work made of oil, enamel, metallic paint, fabric, synthetic polymer, tar, paper, thread, and gold leaf on fabric.

White (Bianco), 1952

Alberto Burri

A three-part panel featuring a variety of scenes, vertically stacked and richly painted. The central panel features the Virgin Mary and and Child flanked by archangels Gabriel and Michael, twelve disciples below them in grid formation.

Triptych Icon, Late 17th century

A tall, skinny stoneware vase in red, with a shiney, polished finish.

Bottle, 1962

Gertrud Natzler

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

Astrology, plate 29 from Arts and Sciences, c. 1465

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

A work made of oil on canvas.

Spring Rains, c. 1924

Victor Higgins

A work made of gelatin silver print.

St. André des Arts, Paris, c. 1928

André Kertész

A work made of creamware.

Plate, c. 1790

A work made of bronze.

Mirror with "TLV" Pattern, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE), about 1st century

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