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The Poetry Cottage, Lin Shu  Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Lin Shu
dated 1914
"Memento Mori", Simon Costin, a) wood, metal, bone, claw, synthetic, jet, crystal, bone, hematite; b) paper, cotton, silk; c) paper, British
Designer Simon Costin
1986
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
Dinner dress, cotton, silk, wool, British
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
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
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)
Antislavery Medallion, Josiah Wedgwood  British, Jasperware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire
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
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
Piece, Cotton, British
British
ca. 1820
Autumn Forest, Anselm Kiefer  German, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on papers
Anselm Kiefer
1970
Saltash with the Water Ferry, Cornwall, Joseph Mallord William Turner  British, Oil on canvas
Joseph Mallord William Turner
1811
Sampler, Silk on wool canvas, British
British
1828
Poet Turning Into Heech, Parviz Tanavoli  Iranian-Canadian, Bronze
Parviz Tanavoli
2007
The Tama River at Ide, Yamashiro Province, Suzuki Harunobu  Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Suzuki Harunobu
probably 1766
Royal License and Copyright for Encyclopaedia Londinesis, Anonymous, British, 19th century  British, Engraving
Anonymous, British, 19th century
19th century
Anonymous, British, 19th century
19th century
Books and Cards, Reisai  Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan
Reisai
18th–19th century
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
Calligraphy by Shōkadō Shōjō
Underpainting attributed to Tawaraya Sōtatsu
early 17th century
Papyrus fragment with lines from Homer's Odyssey, Papyrus, Greek, Ptolemaic
Greek, Ptolemaic
ca. 285–250 BCE
Bush Warbler (Uguisu) in a Plum Tree, Sakai Hōitsu  Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk, Japan
Sakai Hōitsu
early 19th century
Walker Evans
March 1935
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
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
Calligrapher Yosano Akiko 与謝野晶子
1933
Two-Line Calligraphy, Soejima Taneomi  Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on satin, Japan
Soejima Taneomi