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A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Jar in the Form of a Phallus, 100 BCE–500 CE

Moche

A work made of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced 2:1 'z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, plain weave; dyed with safflower, beni.

Atsuita karaori (Noh Costume), late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25

Silver coin with a face in profile on one side, a figure riding a chariot pulled by four horses on the reverse.

Denarius (Coin) Depicting the God Apollo, 90 BCE

Ancient Roman

Print of four men seated, possibly in an opera box. Two chat while the others look out through small optical devices.

Les-Parents-Terribles series: Here is the little Dancer, 1852

Paul Gavarni

A work made of porcelain with enamel decoration.

Arita Ware Kakiemon Floral-shaped Bowl, late 17th/early 18th century

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Lake Chuzenji, Nikko (Nikko Chuzenjiko), 1930

Kawase Hasui

A work made of oil on canvas.

Allegory of Peace and War, 1776

Pompeo Girolamo Batoni

An interior space with sliding panel doors at right leading to a glimpse of outdoor greenery. Pale wooden shelves and trim line the room, which features pale blue walls and minimal furniture.

E-31: Japanese Traditional Interior, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of ivory guards and sticks, etched and carved; metal and mother-of-pearl insets; paper mount painted; gold leaf; metal pin with imitation gemstones.

Fan, 18th century

A work made of terracotta, red-figure.

Column-Krater (Mixing Bowl), about 460 BCE

Ancient Greek

A work made of gold.

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordian III, 239 (late July-December), issued by Gordian III

Ancient Roman

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)", c. 1802

Kitagawa Utamaro

A work made of oil on canvas.

Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and Apples, 1887

Vincent van Gogh

Painting depicting the god Hercules confronting the Hydra, a mythical creature. Amidst towering, rocky cliffs, Hercules stands on the left of the painting, dressed in clothing that exposes his figure. He looks to the right, where the seven-headed hydra rears up, bearing its teeth. A nude figure of a woman is on the ground in front of the Hydra, and an orange sun peeks from behind red clouds in the background.

Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, 1875–76

Gustave Moreau

A work made of oil on canvas.

Water Lily Pond, 1917–19

Claude Monet

A work made of chromogenic print.

April Reflection, 1953

Howard Dearstyne

Interior with beige walls and an exposed wood-beam ceiling. Glass doors at back right let in light, and a framed doorway at center reveals a hint of a staircase. Upholstered wooden furniture and decorative elements have been placed throughout, and a chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

A35: California Living Room, c. 1935-1940, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of glass.

Paperweight, c. 1870

Porcelain plate with enamel depiction of coat of arms and scalloped rim with a gold border.

Plate, c. 1750

A work made of gold woven border..

Fragment (Border), 17th century

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