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Winged Oval Cup (Erbei) Painted to Simulate Lacquer

Winged Oval Cup (Erbei) Painted to Simulate Lacquer

Chinese

A painting of a man in front of trees and chimneys.

Worker (Self-Portrait in Front of Trees and Chimneys), 1895 - 1936

Heinrich Hoerle

A medium grey and white earthenware object that has a low dish as the bottom, a short stand in the center, and a stout, wide pointed shape on top. The pointed shape has a thick, swirling pattern with the negative spaces cut out. There are small red lines around the edges of the bottom dish.

Bronze-Form Censer with Openwork Cover in the Form of a Mountain (Boshanlu)

Chinese

Album of Six Drawings

Album of Six Drawings

Indian

Sarah Neptune, known as Sarah Molasses

Sarah Neptune, known as Sarah Molasses, 1839 - 1934

Anna Eliza Hardy

Cuneiform Tablet: Ur III Administrative Text

Cuneiform Tablet: Ur III Administrative Text

Neo-Sumerian

Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Galloping Quadruped

Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Galloping Quadruped

Cypriot

Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Abstract and Stylized Gourd Decor

Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Abstract and Stylized Gourd Decor

Japanese

Long-sleeved Wedding Overrobe (Uchikake) with Decoration of Cranes and Snow-Covered Pines

Long-sleeved Wedding Overrobe (Uchikake) with Decoration of Cranes and Snow-Covered Pines

Japanese

A green-orange cast bronze box-shaped vessel with a sloped lid. The entire piece is inscribed with detailed, swirling designs. The edges have protruding swirling cut-out pieces along all of them.

Large Covered Ritual Wine Container (Fangyi)

Chinese

Money Plays No Role

Money Plays No Role, born 1947

Georg Herold

Nahan (Chinese, Luohan) Standing in a Landscape Viewing an Ink-Painted Scroll Depicting a Seated Bodhisattva While Assisted by an Elderly Male Attendant

Nahan (Chinese, Luohan) Standing in a Landscape Viewing an Ink-Painted Scroll Depicting a Seated Bodhisattva While Assisted by an Elderly Male Attendant

Korean

An opaque watercolor painting depicting two figures sitting close together underneath the arch of a white, rectangular building. The figure on the right is blue-skinned and wears yellow pants while the figure on the left is pale with a red skirt and brown top. There is script writing above the image and the painting is framed with a red band that is decorated with blue and white flower motifs.

Dipak Raga (painting, recto), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Attributed to Jai Kisan of Malpura

Standing Pedagogue

Standing Pedagogue

Greek

Nahan (Chinese, Luohan) Riding a Spotted White Deer in a Landscape While Assisted by an Elderly Male Attendant

Nahan (Chinese, Luohan) Riding a Spotted White Deer in a Landscape While Assisted by an Elderly Male Attendant

Korean

Textile Fragment: Rabbit

Textile Fragment: Rabbit

Byzantine

A painted portrait of an extravagantly dressed woman seated at a table, applying pink powder blush to her cheeks.

Pompadour at Her Toilette, 1703 - 1770

François Boucher

Cuneiform Tablet and Envelope: Old Assyrian Letter

Cuneiform Tablet and Envelope: Old Assyrian Letter

Assyrian

Scenes from the Buddha’s Life

Scenes from the Buddha’s Life

Thai

Young Krishna and His Friends Steal Butter (painting, recto), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Young Krishna and His Friends Steal Butter (painting, recto), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

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