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Genius of Immortality, Isidore Konti Hungarian, Bronze, American — Genius of Immortality
Isidore Konti
Roman Bronze Works
ca. 1910, cast probably 1912

Shouxing, Stellar God of Immortality, Ivory, China — Shouxing, Stellar God of Immortality
China
16th century

Ornamental Plaque, Gilt bronze, gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise, and white coral, China — Ornamental Plaque
China
4th–5th century

Vase with Immortals Offering the Peaches of Longevity, Porcelain, overglaze enamels, China — Vase with Immortals Offering the Peaches of Longevity
China

Ewer in the shape of a peach, Porcelain with colored glazes (Jingdezhen ware), China — Ewer in the shape of a peach
China
19th century

Mourir C'est Renaitre (Death and Immortality), William Blake British, Wood engraving — Mourir C'est Renaitre (Death and Immortality)
William Blake
Robert Blair
19th century

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on canvas — Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
1653

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Orchard Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Orchard Painter
ca. 460 BCE

Boulder with Daoist paradise, Jade (nephrite), China — Boulder with Daoist paradise
China
18th century

Immortality of Garrick

Multiple artists/makers

January 20, 1783

Needlepoint carpet, Wool, British — Needlepoint carpet
British
1764

Marble relief fragment with the torso of a Hesperid holding apples, Marble, Pentelic, Roman — Marble relief fragment with the torso of a Hesperid holding apples
Roman
1st–2nd century CE

Gourd-Shaped Bottle

, Porcelain with blue glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Gourd-Shaped Bottle
China
early 18th century

Box with Daoist Immortals

, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Box with Daoist Immortals
China
mid-16th century

Ode: Intimations of Immortality

Multiple artists/makers

1884

Cup with Eight Daoist Immortals, Rhinoceros horn, China — Cup with Eight Daoist Immortals
China
late 18th–19th century

Lachrymae, Frederic, Lord Leighton British, Oil on canvas — Lachrymae
Frederic, Lord Leighton
1894–95

Bronze handle with dogs flanking a reclining youth, Bronze, Etruscan — Bronze handle with dogs flanking a reclining youth
Etruscan
4th century BCE

Child with basket of magical fungus, Bamboo, China — Child with basket of magical fungus
China
18th century

Female figures for a funerary bier, Polychrome painted wood, Korea — Female figures for a funerary bier
Korea
20th century

Rabbit, Ōhara Mitsuhiro Japanese, Ivory, Japan — Rabbit
Ōhara Mitsuhiro
mid-19th century

The Bodhisattva Maitreya, Buddha of the Future, Distemper on cloth, Tibet — The Bodhisattva Maitreya, Buddha of the Future
Tibet
11th or early 12th century

Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet "La Péri" (The Flower of Immortality), first performed in Paris, 1912, Léon Bakst Russian, born present day Belarus, Watercolor and gold and silver paints over graphite — Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet "La Péri" (The Flower of Immortality), first performed in Paris, 1912
Léon Bakst
1922

Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Greek, Attic
ca. 440–430 BCE

The Nymph of Immortality, Attended by the Loves, Crowning the Bust of Shakespeare, Francesco Bartolozzi Italian, Stipple engraving and etching, hand colored; fifth state of five — The Nymph of Immortality, Attended by the Loves, Crowning the Bust of Shakespeare
Multiple artists/makers
September 1784

Chōkarō Sennin, Yoshitomo, Ivory, Japan — Chōkarō Sennin
Yoshitomo
18th century

Fungus, Qi Baishi Chinese, Album leaf; ink and color on paper, China — Fungus
Qi Baishi
dated 1944

God of Longevity (Shoulao) and boy, Hanging scroll; silk tapestry (kesi) with ink and color, China — God of Longevity (Shoulao) and boy
China
19th century

The Death of Socrates, Jacques Louis David French, Oil on canvas — The Death of Socrates
Jacques Louis David
1787

Turtle, Copper alloy, Japan — Turtle
Japan
second half 19th century

Bowl decorated with the Ten Symbols of Longevity, Porcelain with cobalt-blue design, Korea — Bowl decorated with the Ten Symbols of Longevity
Korea
19th century

Tea Scoop (Chagō) in the Shape of a Cicada, Hayakawa Shōkosai I Japanese, Bamboo, Japan — Tea Scoop (Chagō) in the Shape of a Cicada
Hayakawa Shōkosai I
1891

Water-moon Avalokiteshvara

, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Korea — Water-moon Avalokiteshvara
Unidentified artist
first half of the 14th century

Tray with figures in a landscape, Black lacquer with inlaid mother-of-pearl, China — Tray with figures in a landscape
China
14th century

Flower Basket in the Shape of a Cicada, Bamboo, rattan, Japan — Flower Basket in the Shape of a Cicada
Japan
mid-19th century

Chūkei Fan with Queen Mother of the West and King Mu of Zhou (obverse) and Plum Tree and Young Pines (reverse), Folding fan (chūkei); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper; bamboo ribs and lacquer, Japan — Chūkei Fan with Queen Mother of the West and King Mu of Zhou (obverse) and Plum Tree and Young Pines (reverse)
Japan
first half 19th century

Mirror with moon goddess and rabbit, Bronze, China — Mirror with moon goddess and rabbit
China
8th–9th century

Gourd-Shaped Bottle, Porcelain (Jingdezhen ware), China — Gourd-Shaped Bottle
China
mid-16th century

Peach-shaped Cup with Saucer, Jade (jadeite), China — Peach-shaped Cup with Saucer
China
19th century

Cranes, peach tree, and China rose, Shen Quan (Shen Pin) Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China — Cranes, peach tree, and China rose
Shen Quan (Shen Pin)
18th century