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Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement

Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement

Chinese

Orchids and Rocks

Orchids and Rocks, 1820 - 1898

Yi Ha-ŭng (also known as Taewŏn’gun)

Pair of Screens: Sparrows on a Blossoming Cherry Tree

Pair of Screens: Sparrows on a Blossoming Cherry Tree

Unknown Artist

Cuneiform Tablet: Old Assyrian Legal Text

Cuneiform Tablet: Old Assyrian Legal Text

Assyrian

Small Vase in the Form of a Bronze "Fanghu" Vessel with Flaring Mouth and Four Serpentine Ornaments and Decoration of Auspicious Symbols

Small Vase in the Form of a Bronze "Fanghu" Vessel with Flaring Mouth and Four Serpentine Ornaments and Decoration of Auspicious Symbols

Chinese

Sparrows on a Branch of Nandina in Winter

Sparrows on a Branch of Nandina in Winter, 1778 - 1815

Kano Yūsen

Fragment of Cuneiform Tablet: Old Assyrian Letter

Fragment of Cuneiform Tablet: Old Assyrian Letter

Assyrian

Peonies

Peonies, 1835 - 1908

Manner of Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧

Small Vase in the Form of an Archaic Bronze "Gu" Wine Vessel with Flaring Mouth and Pale Blue Glaze (One of a Pair)

Small Vase in the Form of an Archaic Bronze "Gu" Wine Vessel with Flaring Mouth and Pale Blue Glaze (One of a Pair)

Chinese

Small Vase in the Form of an Archaic Bronze "Gu" Wine Vessel with Flaring Mouth and Pale Blue Glaze (One of a Pair)

Small Vase in the Form of an Archaic Bronze "Gu" Wine Vessel with Flaring Mouth and Pale Blue Glaze (One of a Pair)

Chinese

Circular Bowl with Lightly Flaring Lip and Decoration of Two Dragons, Each Pursuing a Flaming Jewel, Alternating with Two Phoenixes on the Exterior, and a Heraldic Dragon Pursing a Flaming Jewel on the Interior

Circular Bowl with Lightly Flaring Lip and Decoration of Two Dragons, Each Pursuing a Flaming Jewel, Alternating with Two Phoenixes on the Exterior, and a Heraldic Dragon Pursing a Flaming Jewel on the Interior

Chinese

Afterword by Akerakan Shujin (Akera Kankō) from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Afterword by Akerakan Shujin (Akera Kankō) from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami), 1761 - 1816

Kitao Masanobu 北尾政演

Fragment of Cuneiform Tablet: Old Assyrian Account Text

Fragment of Cuneiform Tablet: Old Assyrian Account Text

Assyrian

Illustrated Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami

Illustrated Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami

Persian

Kalam al-Muluk by Mirza Taqi Aliabadi Mazandarani and his Divan

Kalam al-Muluk by Mirza Taqi Aliabadi Mazandarani and his Divan

Long-Handled Calligraphy Brush with Decoration of Two Dragons Pursuing a Flaming Jewel above Rolling Waves

Long-Handled Calligraphy Brush with Decoration of Two Dragons Pursuing a Flaming Jewel above Rolling Waves

Chinese

Illustrated Manuscript of the Zafarnama (Book of Conquest) by Hatifi; with lacquer binding

Illustrated Manuscript of the Zafarnama (Book of Conquest) by Hatifi; with lacquer binding

Genpo yōka (Flowers of the Kunlun Mountains)

Genpo yōka (Flowers of the Kunlun Mountains), 1716 - 1800

Itō Jakuchū 伊藤若冲

Illustration LIII: the 8th figure: the 5th angel sounds his trumpet, the opening of the bottomless pit from which pour out locusts and their king Abaddon who are to torment those without the seal of God (Revelation 9: 1-11).

Illustration LIII: the 8th figure: the 5th angel sounds his trumpet, the opening of the bottomless pit from which pour out locusts and their king Abaddon who are to torment those without the seal of God (Revelation 9: 1-11)., 16th century

Anonymous England 1539

Standing Figure of Guan Di, God of War

Standing Figure of Guan Di, God of War

Chinese