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Large walnut sideboard with two shelves, animal designs on doors, gryphons at top.

Sideboard, 1868–80

Daniel Pabst

A work made of porcelain painted in underglaze blue.

Shallow Dish with Long-Tailed Birds in a Garden of Stylized Peonies and Fronds, Encircled by a Scrolling Wreath of Camellia and Lotus Blossoms, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), early/mid–14th century

White ceramic cup with red and blue flowers and square handle.

Tankard (Hanap) with Tulips, Hyacinths, Roses, and Carnations, Ottoman dynasty (1299–1923), Late 16th century

Islamic

A work made of earthenware with polychrome pigments.

Female Musician, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907), late 7th/early 8th century

A work made of earthenware with green lead glaze.

Curly-Haired Youth, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

A wall fragment with five metal grill panels—two small horizontal rectangular panels at the top and three larger vertical ones on the bottom. Vertical bars dominate the design, with cross bars forming 90-degree angles. The upper and lower registers of the three large panels feature geometric designs.

Elevator Grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago, Illinois, 1894

Louis H. Sullivan

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

Seated Girl Holding Mirror, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

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 earthenware with brown lead glaze.

Figure of a Youth, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907), first half of 8th century

Rider

Rider, Tang dynasty (618–907 A.D.), first half of 8th century

A work made of earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes.

Camel, Tang dynasty (618–907 A.D.), first half of 8th century

Sculpture of Asian man’s head, he is bald with detailed angular facial features.

Head of a Luohan, Northern Song, Liao, or Jin dynasty, c. 11th century

A wooden sculpture of a muscular red figure with flaming hair and a third eye, stares fiercely down at us. Left head raised over head holds a vajra, a ritual object.

Shukongojin, 13th century

A work made of bronze.

Rectangular Cauldron, Shang dynasty ( about 1600–1046 BC ), 12th/11th century B.C.

A work made of hard-paste biscuit porcelain and silver.

Centerpiece: The Scarf Dance (Surtout: Le jeu de l'écharpe), 1901/02

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

A work made of etching with drypoint on cream japanese paper.

On the Test, c. 1859

Francis Seymour Haden

A work made of wood, parchment, copper, and pigments.

Cobra Chair, 1902

Carlo Bugatti

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Ted Hughes, 1978

Bill Brandt

A work made of tin-glazed earthenware, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Circular Plaque, 1880/87

Paul-César Helleu

Wooden fold-out desk with many drawers, two gryphons perched at bottom.

Fall-Front Desk, c. 1810

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