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Elongated Broad-Shouldered Vase with Decoration of Chrysanthemum Arabesque

Elongated Broad-Shouldered Vase with Decoration of Chrysanthemum Arabesque

Chinese

Ovoid Bottle with Short, Narrow Neck and with Floral Decor

Ovoid Bottle with Short, Narrow Neck and with Floral Decor

Chinese

Circular Dish with Decoration of Heraldic Dragon Pursuing a Flaming Jewel on the Interior, and Two Dragons Striding over Mountains and Rolling Waves on the Exterior

Circular Dish with Decoration of Heraldic Dragon Pursuing a Flaming Jewel on the Interior, and Two Dragons Striding over Mountains and Rolling Waves on the Exterior

Chinese

Small Stemcup with Lightly Everted Lip and Scrolling Floral Decor

Small Stemcup with Lightly Everted Lip and Scrolling Floral Decor

Chinese

Large Plate with Everted Lip and Decoration of Vase and Flowers

Large Plate with Everted Lip and Decoration of Vase and Flowers

Chinese

Daiitoku Myō-ō (The Great Majestic One, Yamantaka) Riding a Bull into the Sea: One of the Five Great Wisdom Kings or Godai Myō-ō (Vidyarajas)

Daiitoku Myō-ō (The Great Majestic One, Yamantaka) Riding a Bull into the Sea: One of the Five Great Wisdom Kings or Godai Myō-ō (Vidyarajas)

Japanese

Seated Sufi

Seated Sufi, c. 1560-70 - 1635

Attributed to Aqa Riza (Riza ‘Abbasi)

A crowd of figures struggling in a lake, as a three-headed creature looks on. A second image on the reverse side shows a figure floating upward among stars.

The Circle of Gluttons (from Dante's "Divine Comedy"); verso: a soaring figure amid stars, probably for "Enoch", 1757 - 1827

William Blake

War

War, 1757 - 1827

William Blake

A slightly curved blade with a jade handle that has been carved into a flower at the base of the blade and the end. The blade is dark grey and the handle is off-white and grey.

Dagger with Jade Hilt in the Form of an Iris

Mughal

Cylindrical Brush Holder with Openwork Peony Decor

Cylindrical Brush Holder with Openwork Peony Decor

Korean

Allegory on the Art of Drawing with the Emblem of the Artist

Allegory on the Art of Drawing with the Emblem of the Artist, 1558 - 1617

Hendrick Goltzius

Study for "The Oath of the Tennis Court"

Study for "The Oath of the Tennis Court", 1748 - 1825

Jacques-Louis David

The corpulent Ali Baba wears a jeweled turban, necklace, black cloak, and a waist band draped over his bare frontside.

Cover Design for "Ali Baba", 1872 - 1898

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Two fair-skinned ballet dancers in tutus enter on stage from the right.

Two Dancers Entering the Stage, 1834 - 1917

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas

King of the Lestrigens Seizing One of the Companions of Ulysses (Odyssey); verso: Study for the King of the Lestrigens

King of the Lestrigens Seizing One of the Companions of Ulysses (Odyssey); verso: Study for the King of the Lestrigens, 1755 - 1826

John Flaxman

Fac-simile of a Portion of an Altar-Picture Representing the Madonna Enthroned, Surrounded by Saints and Angels, by Fra Angelico, in the Florence Academy

Fac-simile of a Portion of an Altar-Picture Representing the Madonna Enthroned, Surrounded by Saints and Angels, by Fra Angelico, in the Florence Academy, 1840 - 1930

Charles Herbert Moore

Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy

Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy, 1843 - 1917

Henry Roderick Newman

Illustrations to "Paul et Virginie"

Illustrations to "Paul et Virginie", 1753 - 1820

Charles-Melchior Descourtis

Arrival of M. de La Bourdonnais, He Embraces Paul and Vows Friendship

Arrival of M. de La Bourdonnais, He Embraces Paul and Vows Friendship, 1753 - 1820

Charles-Melchior Descourtis

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