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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
Gilgamesh, King of Erech, Paper, board, cloth, British
Gilgamesh, King of Erech
British
1948
"Memento Mori", Simon Costin, a) wood, metal, bone, claw, synthetic, jet, crystal, bone, hematite; b) paper, cotton, silk; c) paper, British
"Memento Mori"
Designer Simon Costin
1986
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
Dinner dress, cotton, silk, wool, British
Dinner dress
British
1824–26
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
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)
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
Antislavery Medallion, Josiah Wedgwood British, Jasperware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Antislavery Medallion
Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood
Modeler William Hackwood
ca. 1787
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
Piece, Cotton, British
Piece
British
ca. 1820
Autumn Forest, Anselm Kiefer German, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on papers
Autumn Forest
Anselm Kiefer
1970
Saltash with the Water Ferry, Cornwall, Joseph Mallord William Turner British, Oil on canvas
Saltash with the Water Ferry, Cornwall
Joseph Mallord William Turner
1811
Sampler, Silk on wool canvas, British
Sampler
British
1828
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
Poet Turning Into Heech, Parviz Tanavoli Iranian-Canadian, Bronze
Poet Turning Into Heech
Parviz Tanavoli
2007
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
Royal License and Copyright for Encyclopaedia Londinesis, Anonymous, British, 19th century British, Engraving
Royal License and Copyright for Encyclopaedia Londinesis
Anonymous, British, 19th century
19th century
Advertisement for Emblems Poetry of Flowers
Anonymous, British, 19th century
19th 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
Books and Cards, Reisai Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan
Books and Cards
Reisai
18th–19th century
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
Rose and Nightingale (gul-u-bul-bul) Drawing, Ink and watercolor on paper
Rose and Nightingale (gul-u-bul-bul) Drawing
late 19th century
The Abundance of the Mountains, Katsuma Ryūsai Japanese, Two volumes; polychrome woodblock printed book, Japan
The Abundance of the Mountains
Katsuma Ryūsai
1765
Poem by Onakatomi Yoshinobu with Underpainting of Hollyhocks , Shōkadō Shōjō Japanese, Poem card (shikishi) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, gold, and silver on colored paper, Japan

Poem by Onakatomi Yoshinobu with Underpainting of Hollyhocks

Calligraphy by Shōkadō Shōjō
Underpainting attributed to Tawaraya Sōtatsu
early 17th 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
The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics, Rudolph Ackermann, London British, Illustrations: etching, engraving, aquatint, woodcut, hand-coloring, fabric samples
The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics
Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London
1809–28
Bush Warbler (Uguisu) in a Plum Tree, Sakai Hōitsu Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk, Japan
Bush Warbler (Uguisu) in a Plum Tree
Sakai Hōitsu
early 19th century
Stables, Natchez, Mississippi
Walker Evans
March 1935
Women at a Pavilion in the Snow
Katsukawa Shunsen
ca. 1800
Mechanical table, Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with mahogany and marquetry of bois satiné, sycamore, holly, ebonized holly fillets, and bayberry, the top with an amaranth border; gilt-bronze mounts; mirror glass; iron and brass fittings; green velvet (not original), French, Paris
Mechanical table
Jean Henri Riesener
Allegorical frieze attributed to Louis Simon Boizot
and Nicolas-Antoine Damerat
1781
Five Tanka Poems, Yosano Akiko 与謝野晶子 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and gold- and silver-decorated paper, Japan
Five Tanka Poems
Calligrapher Yosano Akiko 与謝野晶子
1933
The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics, 1st series, vol. 1, Rudolph Ackermann, London British, Illustrations: hand-colored etching, woodcut, and textile samples
The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics, 1st series, vol. 1
Multiple artists/makers
January–June 1809
Two-Line Calligraphy, Soejima Taneomi Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on satin, Japan
Two-Line Calligraphy
Soejima Taneomi
The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics, 1st series, vol. 2, Rudolph Ackermann, London British, Illustrations: hand-colored etching, engraving, woodcut, and textile samples
The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics, 1st series, vol. 2
Multiple artists/makers
July–December 1809