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Terracotta amphora (jar), Berlin Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Attributed to the Berlin Painter
ca. 490 BCE
Bronze statue of Eros sleeping, Bronze, Greek
Greek
3rd–2nd century BCE
Terracotta statuette of Aphrodite and Eros, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian
Greek, South Italian
3rd century BCE
Terracotta amphora (jar), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Greek, Attic
ca. 560–550 BCE
Bronze relief from a mirror, Bronze, Greek
Greek
4th century BCE
Terracotta amphora (jar), Group E, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Attributed to a painter of Group E
ca. 550 BCE
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Douris, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Attributed to Douris
ca. 490–480 BCE
The Poetry Cottage, Lin Shu  Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Lin Shu
dated 1914
Papyrus fragment with lines from Homer's Odyssey, Papyrus, Greek, Ptolemaic
Greek, Ptolemaic
ca. 285–250 BCE
Vase, Celia Laighton Thaxter  American, Glazed and painted earthenware, American
Decorator Celia Laighton Thaxter
Manufacturer Boston China Decorating Works
1888
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Pig Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Attributed to the Pig Painter
ca. 475–465 BCE
Twelve Poems from the New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern, Hon'ami Kōetsu  Japanese, Handscroll; ink and gold on silk, Japan
Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu
Printed designs by a follower of Tawaraya Sōtatsu
ca. 1620
Over Robe (Uchikake) with Mandarin Orange Branches and Books 
, Figured satin-weave silk with stencil-dyed dots, silk embroidery, and couched gold thread, Japan
Japan
late 18th–first half 19th century
Terracotta Megarian bowl, Terracotta, Greek, Boeotian
Greek, Boeotian
2nd century BCE
The Bryant Vase, Tiffany & Co.  American, Silver and gold, American
Multiple artists/makers
1876
The “Kōetsu Version” of Waka Poems of the Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry (Kōetsu-bon Waka Sanjūrokkasen) 和歌三十歌仙, Unidentified artist Japanese, Woodblock printed book; ink on paper, Japan
Unidentified artist
Calligrapher Unidentified artist
Calligrapher in the style of Hon'ami Kōetsu
ca. 1610
Two Waka Poems Composed at Zenrinji Temple
, Ueda Akinari 上田秋成  Japanese, Poetry sheet (waka-kaishi) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Ueda Akinari 上田秋成
ca. 1803–04 (Kyōwa 3–Bunka 1)
The Moon-Mad Monk, or Crazy Gazing at the Moon (Kyōgetsubō 狂月坊), Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿  Japanese, Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1789, eighth month
Paul Verlaine, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Brush and pen and black ink on paper
Pablo Picasso
1945
Autumn Forest, Anselm Kiefer  German, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on papers
Anselm Kiefer
1970
The Death of Cleopatra, Guido Cagnacci  Italian, Oil on canvas
Guido Cagnacci
ca. 1645–55
Marble statue of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head), Polykleitos, Marble, Roman
Copy of work attributed to Polykleitos
1st–2nd century CE
Sappho, Erastus Dow Palmer  American, Marble, American
Erastus Dow Palmer
1855; carved 1861
The Tama River at Ide, Yamashiro Province, Suzuki Harunobu  Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Suzuki Harunobu
probably 1766
Books and Cards, Reisai  Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan
Reisai
18th–19th century