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Marbled Cow and Calf

Marbled Cow and Calf

Indian

Bowl with Bird in Center and Radiating Palmettes

Bowl with Bird in Center and Radiating Palmettes

Persian

Bowl with abstract motifs

Bowl with abstract motifs

Persian

Tethered Lion

Tethered Lion

Attributed to Abd al-Aziz

Tile with inscription in relief

Tile with inscription in relief

Persian

Tile with cloud band and spiraling 'Saz'-tendril pattern

Tile with cloud band and spiraling 'Saz'-tendril pattern

Ottoman

Square Tile with Geometric Pattern of Split-Palmettes and Spiralling Tendrils

Square Tile with Geometric Pattern of Split-Palmettes and Spiralling Tendrils

Indian

The Piazza, Spalato

The Piazza, Spalato, 1857 - 1926

Joseph Pennell

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 5: 73 - 77 (recto), Sura 5: 77 - 82 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 5: 73 - 77 (recto), Sura 5: 77 - 82 (verso)

Islamic

A variety of large and small seashells rest on sand with a small wave in the background.

Flower Shells (Hanagai), Ark Shells (Akagai) and Squirting Shells (Shiofukigai), from the series A Set of Shells (Kaizukushi), 1780-1850

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓

A Man and a Lion in a Rocky Landscape (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album

A Man and a Lion in a Rocky Landscape (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album

Persian

Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from a manuscript

Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from a manuscript

Mughal

Seated Princess with a Spray of Flowers (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album

Seated Princess with a Spray of Flowers (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from an album, active 16th century

Attributed to Mirza ‘Ali

Two Youths Under a Tree (painting, verso; calligraphy, recto), folio from a manuscript

Two Youths Under a Tree (painting, verso; calligraphy, recto), folio from a manuscript, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Attributed to Mir `Ali Haravi

Salary record from a Nara Buddhist scriptorium

Salary record from a Nara Buddhist scriptorium

Japanese

An ink and opaque watercolor painting of a woman sitting on a large chair and holding a flat instrument. She is surrounded by a landscape with trees, rocks, and a building behind her. She wears a long, draped garment with a floating cloth around her.

Woman Playing a Zither (drawing, recto) after a European source; calligraphy (verso) by an unknown artist

Attributed to Govardhan

A Compendium of Seals on Japanese and Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings (Wakan shoga inshū)

A Compendium of Seals on Japanese and Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings (Wakan shoga inshū)

Japanese

Buddha at Birth (Tanjō Butsu)

Buddha at Birth (Tanjō Butsu)

Japanese

Souvenir Story of the Hakone Hot Springs (Onsen Miyage Hakone-gusa)

Souvenir Story of the Hakone Hot Springs (Onsen Miyage Hakone-gusa), 1790 - 1848

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Gaily Illustrated Story of Mid-Heian Court Life (Utsubo monogatari)

Gaily Illustrated Story of Mid-Heian Court Life (Utsubo monogatari)

Japanese

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