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Blind Homer Led by the Genius of Poetry, Edward Sheffield Bartholomew American, Marble, American
Blind Homer Led by the Genius of Poetry
Edward Sheffield Bartholomew
1851
Virginal, Wood, parchment, ivory, paint, Italian
Virginal
Italian
1540
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
Terracotta statuette of Aphrodite and Eros, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian
Terracotta statuette of Aphrodite and Eros
Greek, South Italian
3rd century BCE
Madonna and Child with Angels, Antonio Rossellino Italian, Marble with gilt details on halo and dress, Italian, Florence
Madonna and Child with Angels
Antonio Rossellino
ca. 1455–60
Inkstand with Apollo and the Muses, Patanazzi family Italian, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, Urbino
Inkstand with Apollo and the Muses
Workshop of the Patanazzi family
Probably after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
1584
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
Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (1407–1450), Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) Italian, Bronze, Italian
Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (1407–1450)
Medalist: Pisanello (Antonio Pisano)
School of Veronese
ca. 1441–44
De' ragguagli di Parnaso: Centuria prima-seconda, Johannes Blaeu Dutch
De' ragguagli di Parnaso: Centuria prima-seconda
Multiple artists/makers
1669
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
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)
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
Poets of Iran and Iranian Lion, Parviz Tanavoli Iranian-Canadian, Copper
Poets of Iran and Iranian Lion
Parviz Tanavoli
1961
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
Covered jar, Earthenware, burnished, with white paint and silver leaf, Mexican
Covered jar
Mexican
ca. 1675–1700
Glaive of the Bodyguard of Giovanni Battista Bourbon del Monte (1541–1614), Steel, wood, gold, brass, textile, Italian, Brescia
Glaive of the Bodyguard of Giovanni Battista Bourbon del Monte (1541–1614)
Italian, Brescia
ca. 1590–1600
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
Raffaello Maffei (1456–1522), Silvio Cosini Italian, Terracotta, Italian, Pisa
Raffaello Maffei (1456–1522)
Silvio Cosini
ca. 1529–32
Paul Verlaine, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Brush and pen and black ink on paper
Paul Verlaine
Pablo Picasso
1945
Triton, Giambologna Netherlandish, Bronze, Italian, Florence
Triton
Giambologna
1590s
Autumn Forest, Anselm Kiefer German, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on papers
Autumn Forest
Anselm Kiefer
1970
Sappho, Erastus Dow Palmer American, Marble, American
Sappho
Erastus Dow Palmer
1855; carved 1861
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
Samson and the Lion, Bronze, with red-brown natural patina, remains of dark brown lacquer, probably Italian
Samson and the Lion
probably Italian
17th century
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
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
Crouching Venus, Giambologna Netherlandish, Bronze, Italian, Florence
Crouching Venus
After a model by Giambologna
17th century
Minerva, Benvenuto Cellini Italian, Bronze, Italian
Minerva
Probably after Benvenuto Cellini
second half 16th century
Minerva, Benvenuto Cellini Italian, Bronze, Italian
Minerva
After a model by Benvenuto Cellini
second half 16th 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
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
The Abundance of the Mountains, Katsuma Ryūsai Japanese, Two volumes; polychrome woodblock printed book, Japan
The Abundance of the Mountains
Katsuma Ryūsai
1765
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Henry II of France, When Dauphin, Romain des Ursins Italian, Steel, gold, brass, Franco-Italian
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Henry II of France, When Dauphin
Armorer Attributed to Romain des Ursins
ca. 1490–1500, redecorated 1539
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
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
Comb, Elephant ivory, paint and gilding, French or Italian
Comb
French or Italian
15th or 16th century
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