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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

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

Untitled (five photographs, clockwise from upper left, Honorable Edward Bourke; Lt. Col. F?; Colonel Frater of C?; Pakenham Alderson Esq.; center, unidentified man with beard)

Untitled (five photographs, clockwise from upper left, Honorable Edward Bourke; Lt. Col. F?; Colonel Frater of C?; Pakenham Alderson Esq.; center, unidentified man with beard), 1838-1903

Mary Georgiana Caroline Cecil Filmer

Sherd: Arc-Shaped Fragment from the Neck of a Bottle or Vase, the sherd with basket-weave decoration

Sherd: Arc-Shaped Fragment from the Neck of a Bottle or Vase, the sherd with basket-weave decoration

Chinese

Circular Dish with Everted Rim and Decoration of Butterfly among Flowers and Garden Rocks

Circular Dish with Everted Rim and Decoration of Butterfly among Flowers and Garden Rocks

Chinese

Large Brush Rest in the Form of Five Mountain Peaks and with Persian Inscription Reading "Khama Dan" (Brush Rest)

Large Brush Rest in the Form of Five Mountain Peaks and with Persian Inscription Reading "Khama Dan" (Brush Rest)

Chinese

Conical Bowl with Flaring Lip and Russet Stripes

Conical Bowl with Flaring Lip and Russet Stripes

Chinese

Circular Basin with Abstract, Undulating Decor

Circular Basin with Abstract, Undulating Decor

Chinese

Vase with Decoration of Dragons and Clouds

Vase with Decoration of Dragons and Clouds

Chinese

Circular Dish with Dragon Decor

Circular Dish with Dragon Decor

Chinese

Male Figure, from the tomb sculpture set: Equestrian Male Figure Positioned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow, and Mounted on a Saddled, Prancing Horse

Male Figure, from the tomb sculpture set: Equestrian Male Figure Positioned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow, and Mounted on a Saddled, Prancing Horse

Chinese

Small Bowl with Segmented Lip and Abstract Decor

Small Bowl with Segmented Lip and Abstract Decor

Chinese

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

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 man faces off against several warriors while another man kneels below.

Amphora (storage jar): Herakles Fighting Geryon; Arming of a Warrior

Attributed to Group E

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