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Terracotta amphora (jar), Berlin Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Attributed to the Berlin Painter
ca. 490 BCE
Bronze statue of Eros sleeping, Bronze, Greek
Bronze statue of Eros sleeping
Greek
3rd–2nd century BCE
Terracotta statuette of Aphrodite and Eros, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian
Terracotta statuette of Aphrodite and Eros
Greek, South Italian
3rd century BCE
Terracotta amphora (jar), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Greek, Attic
ca. 560–550 BCE
Bronze relief from a mirror, Bronze, Greek
Bronze relief from a mirror
Greek
4th century BCE
Terracotta amphora (jar), Group E, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Attributed to a painter of Group E
ca. 550 BCE
Front of a limestone block from the stepped base of a funerary monument, Phaidimos as sculptor, Limestone, Greek, Attic
Front of a limestone block from the stepped base of a funerary monument
Signed by Phaidimos
mid-6th century BCE
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Douris, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Attributed to Douris
ca. 490–480 BCE
Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup)
Greek, Attic
ca. 520 BCE
Bronze statuette of a satyr with a torch and wineskin, Bronze, Greek
Bronze statuette of a satyr with a torch and wineskin
Greek
3rd–2nd century BCE
The Poetry Cottage, Lin Shu Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
The Poetry Cottage
Lin Shu
dated 1914
Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Books, Gold, silver togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, cut-out gold foil application, Japan
Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Books
Japan
18th century
Papyrus fragment with lines from Homer's Odyssey, Papyrus, Greek, Ptolemaic
Papyrus fragment with lines from Homer's Odyssey
Greek, Ptolemaic
ca. 285–250 BCE
Vase, Celia Laighton Thaxter American, Glazed and painted earthenware, American
Vase
Decorator Celia Laighton Thaxter
Manufacturer Boston China Decorating Works
1888
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Pig Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Pig Painter
ca. 475–465 BCE
Passage from “A Modern-Day Wen Xuan: Selections of Refined Literature”, Morikawa Kyoriku (Kyoroku) 森川許六 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Passage from “A Modern-Day Wen Xuan: Selections of Refined Literature”
Morikawa Kyoriku (Kyoroku) 森川許六
after 1705
Courtier Playing a Flute to Accompany a Bugaku Dance , Kubo Shunman Japanese, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan

Courtier Playing a Flute to Accompany a Bugaku Dance

Kubo Shunman
probably 1810
Twelve Poems from the New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern, Hon'ami Kōetsu Japanese, Handscroll; ink and gold on silk, Japan
Twelve Poems from the New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern
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

Over Robe (Uchikake) with Mandarin Orange Branches and Books

Japan
late 18th–first half 19th century
Terracotta Megarian bowl, Terracotta, Greek, Boeotian
Terracotta Megarian bowl
Greek, Boeotian
2nd century BCE
The Bryant Vase, Tiffany & Co. American, Silver and gold, American
The Bryant Vase
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
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
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

Two Waka Poems Composed at Zenrinji Temple

Ueda Akinari 上田秋成
ca. 1803–04 (Kyōwa 3–Bunka 1)
Marble sarcophagus fragment of "The Judgement of Paris", Marble, Roman
Marble sarcophagus fragment of "The Judgement of Paris"
Roman
ca. 3rd century CE
A Heroine and Her Lover in a Pavilion: Page from a Dispersed Nayikabheda , Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa)

A Heroine and Her Lover in a Pavilion: Page from a Dispersed Nayikabheda

India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa)
ca. 1660–80
Poets of Iran and Iranian Lion, Parviz Tanavoli Iranian-Canadian, Copper
Poets of Iran and Iranian Lion
Parviz Tanavoli
1961
Kakubha Ragini: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, India (Rajasthan, Mewar)
Kakubha Ragini: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)
India (Rajasthan, Mewar)
ca. 1680
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
The Moon-Mad Monk, or Crazy Gazing at the Moon (Kyōgetsubō 狂月坊)
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1789, eighth month
Paul Verlaine, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Brush and pen and black ink on paper
Paul Verlaine
Pablo Picasso
1945
Autumn Forest, Anselm Kiefer German, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on papers
Autumn Forest
Anselm Kiefer
1970
The Death of Cleopatra, Guido Cagnacci Italian, Oil on canvas
The Death of Cleopatra
Guido Cagnacci
ca. 1645–55
Poetry Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion (Lanting), Tomioka Tessai Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan
Poetry Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion (Lanting)
Tomioka Tessai
1913
Marble statue of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head), Polykleitos, Marble, Roman
Marble statue of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)
Copy of work attributed to Polykleitos
1st–2nd century CE
Sappho, Erastus Dow Palmer American, Marble, American
Sappho
Erastus Dow Palmer
1855; carved 1861
The Tama River at Ide, Yamashiro Province, Suzuki Harunobu Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
The Tama River at Ide, Yamashiro Province
Suzuki Harunobu
probably 1766
Puteal (wellhead) with Narcissus and Echo, and Hylas and the Nymphs, Marble, Roman
Puteal (wellhead) with Narcissus and Echo, and Hylas and the Nymphs
Roman
2nd century
Two Kyōka (Playful Thirty-One- Syllable Verse), Shokusanjin (Ōta Nanpo) Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Two Kyōka (Playful Thirty-One- Syllable Verse)
Shokusanjin (Ōta Nanpo)
1819
Noh Robe (Nuihaku) with Butterflies, Chrysanthemums, Maple Leaves, and Miscanthus Grass, Silk satin with silk embroidery and gold leaf, Japan
Noh Robe (Nuihaku) with Butterflies, Chrysanthemums, Maple Leaves, and Miscanthus Grass
Japan
second half of the 18th century
Books and Cards, Reisai Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan
Books and Cards
Reisai
18th–19th century
Rose and Nightingale (gul-u-bul-bul) Drawing, Ink and watercolor on paper
Rose and Nightingale (gul-u-bul-bul) Drawing
late 19th century
Study for the Ceiling of the Marquand Music Room, Frederic, Lord Leighton British, Oil and gold on canvas
Study for the Ceiling of the Marquand Music Room
Frederic, Lord Leighton
ca. 1886
The Abundance of the Mountains, Katsuma Ryūsai Japanese, Two volumes; polychrome woodblock printed book, Japan
The Abundance of the Mountains
Katsuma Ryūsai
1765