Panels from a Funerary Couch (Guanchuang), Northern Wei dynasty (386–535); c. 525

Ogre-Headed Guardian Beast (Zhenmushou), Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

Grave Guardian Beast (Zhenmu Shou), Warring States period (480–221 BCE), 4th or 3rd century BCE

Panels from a Funerary Couch (Guanchuang), Northern Wei dynasty (386–535); c. 525

Panels from a Funerary Couch (Guanchuang), Northern Wei dynasty (386–535); c. 525

Entertainer, Northern dynasties, 6th century

Winged Beast (Tomb Figure), Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–9 A.D.)

Panels from a Funerary Couch (Guanchuang), Northern Wei dynasty (386–535); c. 525

Lamp with Human Form, Eastern Han dynasty, 25–220 CE

Lisa Lyon, 1981

Robert Mapplethorpe

Adam, 1533–37

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Eve, 1533–37

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Larry D., 1980

Robert Mapplethorpe

Jack Walls, 1982

Robert Mapplethorpe

Neck, 1988

Robert Mapplethorpe

Lisa Lyon, Joshua Tree, 1980

Robert Mapplethorpe

Lisa Lyon, Joshua Tree, 1980

Robert Mapplethorpe

Basket Chairs, c. 1950

Nanna and Jorgen Ditzel

Ronald Fisher, Beekeeper, Davis, California, May 9, 1981, printed 1985

Richard Avedon

Portrait of June Leaf, Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia, July 1975

Richard Avedon