Works of Art (202)
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Bahram Gur Pins the Coupling Onagers: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25,
Iran, Tabriz,
Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.62) |
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Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25,
Iran, Tabriz,
Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.51) |
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Kay Kavus Airborne: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25,
Iran, Tabriz,
Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.21) |
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Tahmuras Defeats the Divs: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25,
Iran, Tabriz,
Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.3) |
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The Angel Surush Rescues Khusrau Parviz: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25,
Iran, Tabriz,
Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.73) |
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The Feast of Sada: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25,
Iran, Tabriz,
Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.2) |
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The Iranian Camp Attacked by Night: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25,
Iran, Tabriz,
Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.36) |
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The Iranians Mourn the Death of Farud and Jarira: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25,
Iran, Tabriz,
Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.35) |
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The Shah's Wise Men Approve Zal's Marriage: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25,
Iran, Tabriz,
Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.13) |
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Zahhak Is Told His Fate: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25,
Iran, Tabriz,
Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.4) |
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Adoration of the Magi, Imitator of Antwerp Mannerism, Oil on oak panel (1975.1.122) |
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Adoration of the Magi, Netherlandish (Antwerp Mannerist) Painter, ca. 1520, Oil on wood (21.132.2) |
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Aegis Pendant, 15th–19th century, Nigeria; Benin, Udo (?), Brass (1979.206.301) |
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Album leaf with a Shici invocation, 17th century, India (Deccan or Kashmir), Ink, colors, and gold on paper (1986.109.2) |
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Alexander Visits the Sage Plato: Page from a dispersed manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, dated 1597—98; Mughal, Attributed to Basawan, Pakistan (Lahore), Ink, colors, and gold on paper (13.228.30) |
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Altar Bell: Portuguese Face, 16th–17th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (cast) (1991.17.85) |
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Altar Ring, 17th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin (?), Brass (1991.17.134a, b) |
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Armband, 15th–19th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Ijebu subgroup, Brass (1979.206.302) |
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Assembly of the Birds: Page from a manuscript of the Mantiq al-tair (The Language of the Birds) of Farid al-Din cAttar, ca. 1600; Safavid, Painted by Habib Allah, Iran (Isfahan), Ink, colors, and gold on paper (63.210.11) |
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Astrolabe, dated 1291; Rasulid, Yemen, Brass, pierced and engraved (91.1.535a-h) |
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Astronomical Table Clock, second quarter of 16th century, German; Made in Augsburg, Case of gilt bronze and gilt brass; movement of gilt brass and steel (17.190.747) |
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Astronomicum Caesareum, 1540, Michael Ostendorfer (German); Written by Petrus Apianus (German), Hand-colored woodcuts (25.17) |
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Bamboo in Wind, Ming dynasty, ca. 1460, Xia Chang, China
Hanging scroll; ink on paper (1989.235.1) |
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"Barbute" sallet, ca. 1470–80, Italian (Milan), Steel (04.3.232) |
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Basin, ca. 1468–96; Mamluk, Egypt, Brass inlaid with silver (91.1.565) |
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Beaker ("Monkey Cup"), ca. 1425–1450, South Netherlandish; Made in Burgundian Territories, Silver, silver-gilt, painted enamel (52.50) |
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Bell: Horse Head, 19th–20th century, Nigeria; Lower Niger (?), Brass, iron (1991.17.140) |
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Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, Momoyama period, early 17th century, Kano School, Japan, Pair of six-fold screens; color on gold-leafed paper (1987.342.1,2) |
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Birth of the Buddha, Muromachi period, ca. 1400, Unidentified artist, Japan, Section of a wall panel; ink, color, and gold on silk (1993.478.1) |
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Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Tikshna-Manjushri), Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403–1424), China, Gilt brass (2001.59) |
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Book of Prayers, Sura Yasin and Surat al-Fath, dated A.H. 1132/A.D. 1719–20,
Calligraphy: Ahmad Nairizi (Persian),
Illumination: Attributed to Muhammad Hadi,
Iran,
Ink, colors, and gold on paper; lacquer binding (2003.239) |
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Bookbinding: From a manuscript of the Mantiq al-tair (The Language of the Birds) of Farid al-Din cAttar, ca. 1600; Safavid, Iran (Isfahan), Leather, gold, and colors (63.210.67) |
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Bottle, ca. 1862,
Attributed to Christopher Dresser (British),
Bone china (1996.94) |
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Bottle, late 13th century; Mamluk, Probably Syria, Greenish colorless glass, free-blown, enameled, and gilded; tooled on the pontil; red, blue, green, yellow, purple, brown, pink, white, gray blue, and black enamels; and gold (41.150) |
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Bowl and dish, early 18th century; Mughal, India, Milky white glass, decorated with silver and gold; bowl (2000.490a,b) |
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Bowl, Geometric Pattern, 19th–20th century; Fulani, Fulani people; Mali, western Sudan, Wood (1977.394.31) |
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Box with a lid, 15th century; Mamluk, Syria, Brass, engraved and inlaid with silver (91.1.538) |
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Box, ca. 1875,
French, Gold and enamel (2002.258) |
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Bracelet, 17th–19th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay (1991.17.138) |
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Bracelets: Crocodile Heads, 17th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, gilt (1991.17.80, 81) |
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Brazier, second half of 13th century, Mamluk, Rasulid; Egypt, Cast bronze inlaid with silver (91.1.540) |
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Brocade, 17th century; Safavid, Iran, Silk and metal thread (59.58) |
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Buffaloes in Combat, late 16th century; Mughal, Attributed to Miskin, India, Ink and colors on paper (1983.258) |
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The Burial of Punchinello, ca. 1800, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venetian), Pen and brown ink, brown and yellow wash, over black chalk (1975.1.473) |
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Carpet with pictorial design, late 16th–early 17th century; Mughal, Pakistan (Lahore), Wool pile on cotton foundation (17.190.858) |
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Carpet, early 16th century; Safavid, Iran, Wool pile on silk foundation (10.61.3) |
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Carpet, first half of 17th century; Ottoman, Ushak, Anatolia, Wool warp and weft, wool pile (58.63) |
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Celestial Globe with Clockwork, dated 1579, Movement by Gerhard Emmoser (Austrian), Made in Vienna, Austria, Case of silver, partly gilt, and gilt brass; movement of brass and steel (17.190.636) |
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Celestial Map of the Northern Sky, 1515, Albrecht Dürer (German), Woodcut (51.537.1) |
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Celestial Map of the Southern Sky, 1515, Albrecht Dürer (German), Woodcut (51.537.2) |
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Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape, ca. 1700; Mughal,
India,
Opaque watercolors, gold, and silver on card-weight paper (1999.403) |
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Covered cup, ca. 1565–70, Chinese with English mounts, Hard paste and silver gilt (68.141.125a,b) |
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Covered punchbowl with platter, ca. 1745, Chinese for the Swedish market, Hard paste; Punchbowl (40.133.1a,b–.2) |
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Covered tureen, early 19th century, Chinese for the American market, Hard paste (51.86.334a,b) |
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Crowning with Thorns, ca. 1520–30, Attributed to Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish), Pen and brown ink, on paper washed pink (2001.167) |
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Crucifix, 16th century (?), Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo peoples, Brass, wood (1999.295.8) |
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Crucifix, early 17th century, Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo peoples, Brass (1999.295.4) |
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Crucifixion with Donors and Saints Peter and Margaret, ca. 1525–27, Cornelis Engebrechtsz (Netherlandish), Oil on wood (88.3.88) |
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Cup, Ming dynasty, Chenghua mark and period (1465–1487), China, Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels (1987.85) |
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Dado panel, first half of 15th century; Mamluk, Egypt, Polychrome marble mosaic (1970.327.8) |
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Dining Room from Lansdowne House, 18th century (1765–68), London, England, Wood, plaster, and stone (32.12) |
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Dinner, tea, and coffee service, 1785–90, Chinese for the American market, Hard paste (10.149.1–.247) |
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Dish with scalloped rim, Ming dynasty, early 15th century, China, Cloisonné (1993.338) |
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Dish, 19th century, Joseph-Théodore Deck (French, Earthenware with underglaze and enamel polychrome decoration ("Persian" faience) (1985.225) |
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Dish, ca. 1525–30; Ottoman; Iznik, Attributed to Iznik, Turkey, Underglaze-painted composite body (14.40.727) |
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Dish, ca. 1735–40, Chinese for the Scottish market, Hard paste (62.187.1) |
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Dish, early 17th century, Chinese for the European market, Hard paste (1995.268.1) |
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Dish, Ming dynasty, Hongzhi mark and period (1488–1505), China, Porcelain painted in underglaze blue with yellow, overglaze enamels (19.28.10) |
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Double-Sided Gospel Leaf, first half of 14th century,
Ethiopia; Tigray region,
Tempera on parchment (2006.100) |
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A Dragon in Broken Leaves, second half of 16th century,
Turkey (Ottoman),
Ink on paper (main composition); gold, ink, and colors on paper (borders) (2000.424) |
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Dragon Pine, Ming dynasty, ca. 1400, Wu Boli (Chinese), Hanging scroll; ink on paper (1984.475.3) |
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Eagle Pendant, 11th–16th century, Costa Rica (Chiriquí), Cast gold (1977.187.22) |
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Elegant Gathering in the Apricot Garden, Ming dynasty, ca. 1437, After Xie Huan, China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk (1989.141.3) |
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Elephant Clock: Leaf from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, Detached folio from an illustrated manuscript, 715 A.H. / 1315 A.D.; Mamluk, Abu’l Izz Ismacil al-Jazari, Author, Probably Syria, Ink, colors, and gold on paper (57.51.23) |
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Ewer, Ming dynasty, Zhengde period, ca. 1520, Chinese for the Portuguese market, Hard paste (61.196) |
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Ewost'atéwos and Eight Disciples, late 17th century,
Ethiopia,
Wood, tempera (2006.98) |
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Field Ensign, ca. 1500; Mamluk, Syria, Steel (36.25.1961) |
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Figure Pendant, 10th–16th century, Colombia (Tairona), Cast gold (69.7.10) |
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Frog Ornaments, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico (Mixtec/Aztec), Cast gold (1998.39.1—.20) |
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Garden of the Unsuccessful Politician, Ming dynasty, dated 1551, Wen Zhengming (Chinese), Album of eight paintings with facing pages of calligraphy; ink on paper (1979.458.1) |
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Gibbons, Muromachi period (1392–1573), Attributed to Sesson Shukei (Japanese), Japan, Pair of six-panel screens; ink on paper (1992.8.1,2) |
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The Girandola at the Castel Sant'Angelo, ca. 1783, Francesco Piranesi (Italian) and Louis-Jean Desprez (French), Etching with colored washes (69.510) |
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Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari [Krishna]), Detached folio from an illustrated manuscript, ca. 1590–95; Mughal, Attributed to India, Ink and colors on paper (28.63.1) |
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Head of an Oba (King), 18th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1991.17.2) |
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Head of an Oba (King), 19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, iron (1991.17.3) |
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Head of an Oba, 16th century (ca. 1550), Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1979.206.86) |
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Helmet (backview), 16th century,
Spanish,
Yellow straw with applied ornament of cut velvet (32.132) |
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Helmet (Zukinnari Kabuto), 16th century; Momoyama period, Japanese, Lacquered iron (36.25.81) |
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Helmet, mid-16th century; Ottoman period, Turkish, Steel, damascened with gold (04.3.456a) |
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Holy Family, ca. 1510–20, Jan Gossaert (Netherlandish), Pen and two colors of light brown ink, over remains of black chalk, on vellum (2001.190) |
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Holy Virgins Greeted by Christ as They Enter the Gates of Paradise: Leaf from the Breviary of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York, ca. 1467–70, Simon Marmion (French), Tempera and gold leaf on parchment (1975.1.2477) |
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Hungarian-style Shield, ca. 1500–1550, Eastern European, Wood, leather, gesso, polychromy (49.57.1) |
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Imaginary View of Venice (undivided plate), 1741
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (Italian, Venetian), Italian, Etching (1973.634) |
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Incense burner, end of 13th or beginning of 14th century; Mamluk, Damascus, Syria, Brass, inlaid with gold and silver (17.190.2095) |
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Incense holder, late 16th–early 17th century, Zhu Sansong, China, Bamboo (1995.271) |
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Inkpot of Emperor Jahangir, 1618–19; Mughal, India, Dark green nephrite jade, mounted in gold (29.145.2) |
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Ivory Spoon, 16th century, Sierra Leone; Sapi-Portuguese, Ivory (1979.206.116) |
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Jali screen (one of a pair), second half of 16th century; Mughal, Probably from Fatehpur Sikri, India, Carved red sandstone (1993.67.2) |
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Jar, 14th century; Mamluk, Syria, Composite body, underglaze-painted in cobalt blue and black on white slip, transparent glaze (91.1.130) |
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Jar, Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark and period (1522–1566), China, Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels (17.127.2) |
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Jar, Ming dynasty, Xuande mark and period (1426–1435), China, Porcelain painted in underglaze blue (37.191.1) |
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Jerkin, ca. 1580, Spanish, Brown silk voided velvet trimmed with metallic bobbin lace (26.196) |
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Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768), shortly after 1755, Anton Raphael Mengs (German), Oil on canvas (48.141) |
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca. 1530, Lucas Cranach the Elder (German), Oil on wood (11.15) |
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Jug, 1800–1815, Chinese for the American market, Hard paste (34.74a,b) |
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Jug, early 16th century; Safavid, Afghanistan (probably Herat), Cast brass, inlaid with silver and gold (91.1.607) |
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Kashan carpet, second half of 16th century; Safavid, Iranian; Attributed to Kashan, Iran, Pile weave, silk pile on silk foundation (14.40.721) |
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Khorasan-type carpet fragment, late 16th or early 17th century; Safavid,
Iran,
Cotton and silk (foundation), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile (2001.54) |
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Khusrau Hunting: Page from a manuscript of the Khusrau and Shirin of Hatifi, dated 1498; Ottoman, Turkey (probably Istanbul), Ink, colors, and gold on paper (69.27) |
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Lamentation, ca. 1510–20, Attributed to Jan de Beer (Netherlandish), Pen and black ink, over traces of black chalk (2001.189) |
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Lamentation, recto and verso, early 1470s, Simon Marmion (French), Oil and tempera(?) on oak panel (1975.1.128) |
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Last Judgment, ca. 1520–25,, Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish), Oil on wood (40.174.1) |
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Last Supper, triptych, 1515–20, Netherlandish (Antwerp Mannerist) Painter, Oil on wood (17.190.18a–c) |
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Leaf from Futuh al-Haramain (Description of the Two Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina), mid-16th century; Ottoman, Probably Turkey, Ink, colors, and gold on paper (32.131) |
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Leaf from the Razmnama, ca. 1616–17; Mughal, period of Jahangir, India, Ink, colors, and gold on paper (55.121.30) |
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Lidded Bowl, 17th–18th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay (1991.17.126a, b) |
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Lidded Gourd Container, 16th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1991.17.66) |
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Lidded Saltcellar, 15th–16th century, Sierra Leone; Sapi-Portuguese, Ivory (1991.435a,b) |
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Lizard, ca. 1887,
Emmanuel Fremiet (French),
Stoneware, glazed (2003.280) |
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Luster bottle, second half of 17th century, Iran, Earthenware, glazed (30.95.158) |
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Mango-shaped flask, mid-17th century; Mughal, Attributed to India, Rock crystal set with gold, enamel, rubies, and emeralds (1993.18) |
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Mary of Burgundy, Tyrol(?), 1528, Master H.A or A.H, Oil on conifer panel (1975.1.137) |
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Masquerade Element (Omama): Ram's Head, 17th–19th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay (1991.17.123) |
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Medallion, Ming dynasty, late 16th–early 17th century, China, Ivory (1993.176) |
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Mirror, second quarter of 16th century; Ottoman, Turkey, Iron, ivory, and gold (1972.24) |
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Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh: An Allegory of the Dinteville Family, 1537, Master of the Dinteville Allegory (Netherlandish or French), Oil on wood (50.70) |
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Mosque lamp, first quarter of 16th century; Ottoman, Anatolia (Iznik), Composite body, opaque white glaze, underglaze painted (59.69.3) |
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Nilgai (blue bull): Leaf from an album made for Emperor Shah Jahan, ca. 1620; Mughal, period of Jahangir, ca. 1620, By Mansur, India
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper (55.121.10.13) |
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Orchids and Rocks, Muromachi period (1392–1573), Gyokuen Bompo (Japanese), Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on paper (1975.268.38) |
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Ornamental drawing of a dragon, mid-16th century; Ottoman, Attributed to Shah Quli, Turkey (Istanbul), Ink, colors, and gold on paper (57.51.26) |
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Page from an Album of Calligraphies of Prophetic Traditions (Hadith), ca. 1500; Ottoman, Signed by Hamdullah ibn Mustafa Dede, Turkey (Istanbul), Ink, colors, and gold on paper; marbled paper, leather binding (1982.120.3) |
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Pair of Earflares with Multifigure Scene, 12th–15th century, Peru (Chimú), Hammered gold (1991.419.67,.68) |
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Panel from a kaftan, mid-16th century; Ottoman, Turkey (Istanbul), Silk and metallic threads, compound weave (52.20.15) |
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Pectoral Ornament: Face, 15th–17th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, iron (1991.17.50) |
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Pendant Icon, 17th–18th century, Ethiopia; Amharic, Wood, tempera paint (1997.81.1) |
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Pilgrim flask, ca. 1500–1525,
Venice,
Free-blown glass, enameled and gilded (1975.1.1167) |
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Planting Chrysanthemums, Ming dynasty Lu Zhi (Chinese), Hanging scroll; ink and pale color on paper (1986.266.3) |
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Plaque: Portuguese with Manillas, 15th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, iron (1991.17.13) |
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Plate, ca. 1739–43, Chinese for the English market, Hard paste (1978.196) |
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Plate, ca. 1784–85, Chinese for the American market, Hard paste (17.73) |
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"Polonaise" carpet, early 17th century; Safavid, Iran, Silk, gold and silver thread (50.190.1,2) |
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Portland Vase, early 19th century, Josiah Wedgwood (British), Jasper (94.4.172) |
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Portrait medallion of Süleyman the Magnificent, after 1521,
Probably Venice,
Bronze (18.70.8) |
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Portrait of a Noblewoman, Probably Isabella of Portugal (1397–1472), mid-15th century, Netherlandish Painter, Oil on wood (50.145.15) |
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Portrait of a Young Man, ca. 1760–65, Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Italian, Roman), Oil on canvas (03.37.1) |
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Portrait of an Old Lady, Zude, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk (59.49.2) |
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Portrait of the Artist's Great Grand Uncle Yizhai at the Age of Eighty-Five, Ming dynasty, dated xiyou (1561 or 1621), Zude, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk (59.49.1) |
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Prayer carpet, late 16th century; Ottoman, Attributed to Bursa or Istanbul, Turkey, Pile weave, wool and cotton pile on silk foundation (22.100.51) |
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Preparations for a Hunt, ca. 1680; Mughal,
India,
Opaque watercolor on paper (2005.235a) |
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Prince and Ladies in a Garden, mid-18th century; Mughal, Attributed to Nidha Mal, Lucknow, India, Watercolor and gold on paper (2001.302) |
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Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan) with his son Dara Shikoh: Leaf from an album made for Emperor Shah Jahan, ca. 1620; Mughal, period of Jahangir, By Nanha, India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper (55.121.10.36) |
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Princely Hawking Party in the Mountains, ca. 1575; Safavid, Attributed to Mirza cAli, Iran (Qazvin), Colors and gold on paper (12.223.1) |
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Processional Cross, 14th–15th century, before 1400 (?), Ethiopia, Lalibela, Brass (cast) (1998.37) |
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Processional Cross, 16th century (ca. 1500), Ethiopia, Tigray region; Amharic, Wood, tin (1999.103) |
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Punchbowl, ca. 1786–90, Chinese, Hard paste (1984.449) |
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Rama Receives Surgriva and Jambavat, the Monkey and Bear Kings: Leaf from a manuscript of the Ramayana, ca. 1605; Mughal,
India,
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper (2002.503) |
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Rank badge, Ming dynasty, early 15th century, China, Embroidery: colored silk floss, wrapped gold thread, and flat gold on silk gauze (1988.154.1) |
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Rustam Caried by the Div Akvan: Folio 158 verso of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), mid-17th century; Safavid, Signed by Mucin Musavvir, Isfahan, Iran, Ink, colors, gold, and silver on paper (1974.290.43) |
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Saint Paul Led Away to Damascus, 1509, Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish), Engraving, sheet (34.94.4) |
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Saltcellar: Portuguese Figures, 15th–16th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Ivory (1972.63a,b) |
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Schiac Appas, Re di Persia (Shah cAbbas, King of Persia),
Engraver: Giacomo Franco (Italian, Venetian),
From: Effigie naturali dei maggior prencipi et più valorosi capitani di questa età con l'armi loro, raccolte et con dilegentia intagliate da Giacomo Franco,
Publisher: Giacomo Franco, Venice, 1596 (57.506) |
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Set of three soup plates, 1866–75,
Félix Bracquemond (French); produced by Eugène Rousseau (French),
Creamware (1996.161.1–3) |
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Shah Jahan on Horseback: Leaf from the Shah Jahan Album, period of Shah Jahan (1628–58), Attributed to Bhag, Ink, colors, and gold on paper (55.121.10.21) |
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Shaikh al-Islam Discoursing to an Audience: Page from a dispersed Divan of Mahmud cAbd al-Baki, 1590–95; Ottoman, Iraq (Baghdad), Ink, colors, and gold on paper (25.83.9) |
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Shoin Room |
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"Simonetti" Carpet, ca. 1500; Mamluk, Attributed to Egypt, Pile weave, wool pile on wool foundation (1970.105) |
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Sixteen Luohans, Ming dynasty, dated 1591, Wu Bin, China, Handscroll; ink and color on paper (1986.266.4) |
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Spy Zambur Brings Mahiya to Tawariq, Where They Meet Ustad Khatun: Page from the Hamzanama (Adventures of Hamza), ca. 1570; Mughal, India, Ink, colors, and gold on cotton (23.264.1) |
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Stallion, Album leaf, late 16th century; Safavid, Habib Allah, Iranian; Attributed to Iran, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper (1992.51) |
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Storage jar, Muromachi period, 14th–15th century; Shigaraki ware, Japan, Stoneware with natural ash glaze (1975.268.428) |
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Su Dongpo in Straw Hat and Wooden Shoes, Muromachi period, second half of 15th century, Artist Unknown, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on paper (1975.268.39) |
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Sutra box, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403–1424), China, Red lacquer with qiangjin (incised and gilt decoration) (2001.584a-c) |
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Talismanic shirt, 15th or early 16th century,
India (north India or the Deccan),
Ink, gold, and colors on stiffened cotton (1998.199) |
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Taperstick, ca. 1700–1710, Chinese (probably for the Dutch market), Hard paste (1970.266.3) |
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Temptation of Saint Anthony (recto); Fantastic Landscape (verso), ca. 1510–20, Jan Wellens de Cock (Netherlandish), Pen, or point of the brush, and gray ink, heightened with white, on green prepared paper (1972.118.276) |
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Textile Blanket (Khasa), 20th century; Fulani, Fulani people; Mali, western Sudan, Wool (1997.446.3) |
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Textile Blanket, Chieftan, 19th century; Fulani, Fulani people; Mali or Ghana, Cotton, wool (1971.30) |
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Textile fragment with emblem, late 15th or early 16th century; Mamluk, Egypt, Wool, appliqué (1972.120.3) |
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Textile fragment, second half of 16th century; Ottoman, Turkey, Bursa or Istanbul, Silk and metal thread; a compound weave (satin and twill) (52.20.21) |
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Textile Tunic (Bororo), 20th century; Fulani, Fulani people; Niger (Bororo, Wodaabe), Cotton (1993.372) |
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Tile panel, dated 1591–2; Ottoman, Syria, Composite body with underglaze paint (58.90.1a–g) |
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Tile with arabesque decoration, early 15th century; Ottoman, Anatolia (Bursa), Carved, glaze-painted, and gilded earthenware (1998.246) |
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Tile, first half of 15th century; Mamluk, Syria, Composite body with underglaze paint (x.228.1) |
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Tile, second half of 15th century; Mamluk, Egypt, Composite body with underglaze paint (67.69.4) |
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Traveling box, Ming dynasty, early 15th century, China, Leather, wood, iron, gold, and pigments (1999.61) |
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Tughra (Imperial Cipher) of Süleyman the Magnificent (r. 1520–1566), ca. 1555; Ottoman, Istanbul, Ink, colors, and gold on paper (38.149.1) |
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Two Hawks in a Thicket, Ming dynasty, 15th century, Lin Liang, China, Hanging scroll; ink and pale color on silk (1993.385) |
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Two Lovers, 1630; Safavid, Riza cAbbasi (ca. 1565–1635), Isfahan, Iran, Tempera and gilt paint on paper (50.164) |
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U-shaped vase, 1886 or 1889, Christopher Dresser (British), Hard-paste porcelain (1988.30) |
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Vase with cover, 1888–98,
William De Morgan (British); Manufacturer: Sand's End Pottery (British),
Lustered earthenware (23.163.2ab) |
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Velvet fragment, 16th century; Safavid, Iran, Silk and metal thread; velvet (52.20.11) |
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Velvet fragment, late 15th–early 16th century; Ottoman, Anatolia (Bursa), Silk and metallic thread (08.109.23) |
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View of Paris from Notre Dame to the Tournelle Bridge (Autre vue Particuliere de Paris depuis Notre Dame jusques au Pont de la Tournelle), 1720–54, Jacques Rigaud (French), Etching (53.600.1175) |
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View of St. Peter's and the Vatican from the Janiculum (Gianicolo), 1754, Richard Wilson (British), British, Black and white chalks with stumping, on gray paper laid down on original artist's mount, colored with purple wash (1972.118.294) |
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View of the Grand Facade of the Louvre (Vue de la Grande Façade du Vieux Louvre), 1752, Jacques Rigaud (French), Etching (53.600.1191) |
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View of the Villa Lante on the Janiculum (Gianicolo) in Rome, 1782–83, John Robert Cozens (British), British, Watercolor over traces of graphite on white laid paper (67.68) |
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Visored sallet, ca. 1470–85, Hans Blarer the Younger, German/Swiss (Basel), Steel (29.158.11) |
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War Hat (chapel-de-fer), ca. 1475, Western European (probably Burgundy), Steel (04.3.228) |
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Wardrobe, Ming dynasty, 16th century, China, Wood (Huanghuali/Dalbergia odoriferal) (1976.193.8) |
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Welcoming Spring, Ming dynasty, 15th century, China, Embroidery on silk gauze (1981.410) |
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Wine container, Momoyama period, ca. 1596–1600, Japan, Lacquered wood (1980.6) |
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Yatagan, ca. 1525–30, Made by the Workshop of Ahmed Tekelü, Turkish (Istanbul), Steel, walrus ivory, gold, silver, rubies, turquoise, pearl (1993.14) |
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