seated Buddha; gilt and red and blue paint — Seated Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guanyin), late 11th-early 12th century
Unknown

G200

standing horse with legs slightly splayed outward; wide eyes; open mouth with exposed teeth; upward-pointed ears; green patina with white, blue and red pigment traces — Celestial Horse, 25-220
China

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Library and Rock Garden — The Studio of Gratifying Discourse, 1797
China

G216

face-covering helmet with back and sides curled upward; vertical opening at center from eye holes through bottom; organic design on forehead; curving eyebrows, connected at center — Corinthian helmet, c. 540 BCE
Greece

G241

chased silver dish decorated with scene from the "Former Red Cliff Ode" by Su Shi (1037-1101); engraved in painterly baimiao style showing the poet in court robes with two companions relaxing in a boat drifting on tranquil water, with a winepot and cups on the table in front of them; one figure playing a flute and the other holding an open book; rocky banks with grasses and tall reeds, a willow and a cassia tree; small waterfall spilling down from high cliffs at the far shore; sky with pair of birds flying to the left towards a constellation of seven stars drawn as circles joined by thin lines to form the Big Dipper seen through drifting clouds surrounding a full moon engraved with the legendary yu tu dao yaou scene of the Moon Rabbit under the cassia tree pounding a pestle in a mortar; shallow plain sides of octafoil bracket-lobed outline rising to a barbed everted rim — Silver plate decorated with chased “Red Cliff” scene, 13th century
China

G208

Standing Screen with Marble Panel, gray brown and white marble slab reminiscent of a misty mountain, set into a wood frame; twelve carved panels within frame depict chi dragons and scrolls; frame set into larger stand — Screen, 17th century
China

G217

standing horse balancing on three legs; mouth open; short tail pointing up; leaning slightly to proper left — Prancing Horse, 1st-3rd century
China

G215

The Wu Family Reception Hall, China — The Wu Family Reception Hall, early 17th century
China

G218

Seated figure, resting PR elbow on raised PR knee, PL leg bent and on ground and PL arm behind, hand resting on ground; wearing bracelets, long necklaces and elaborate crown — Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva in the Water-Moon Form (Shuiyue Guanyin), 12th century
China

G200

white-skinned male figure and red-skinned female figure embracing in central circle with 20 figures surrounding them inside a circle and a square; 9 seated figures at top and bottom edge; multicolored pigments; leather hanging cord — Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi Mandala, 1400-1500
Tibet

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squat, round, red lacquer covered box with black interior and bottom; cover decorated with flowers, foliage and 2 birds with long tail feathers; sides of box with flowers and foliage — Box, 13th century
China

Not on View

Bamboo and Rocks, Zheng Xie — Bamboo and Rocks, c. 1760
Zheng Xie

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The Englishman at the Moulin Rouge, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec — The Englishman at the Moulin Rouge, 1892
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

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woman wearing flowered dress, seated on a red sofa at R; man, seated on a stool, cleaning art brushes, at center; woman dressing, with face partially hidden, at L — Studio-End of the Day II, 1974
John Koch

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red spongelike rock with white striations — Scholar's Rock, early 19th century
China

G218

crouching rabbit with small ears and brown eyes; rectangular base with squared-off corners — Figure of a Rabbit, 8th-9th century
China

G204

Relief-carved Fragment from Persepolis, 486-465 BCE

Persian

G242

base with iridescent light green glaze and 2 animals, one standing on the back of the other; long post topped with openwork bird finial; 4 long branches at top: 3 depict figures dancing and holding objects and a figure under a canopy on top of branch and figures and radiating coins below branch; one depicts same scene except an animal replaces the figure under canopy; 20 rectangular branches, 19 with figures, horses, deer and figure under canopy with coins sprouting from branches; one with same scene except animal and figure(?) replace figure under canopy; 40 small branches with 3 radiating coins; pendant of monkey with a coin — Money Tree, 1st-2nd century
China

G201

Head and shoulder of a pharaoh, wearing headgear; black and tan flecked marble; has own mount — Portrait of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, 1391-1353 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G250

young Manchu woman seated by a lacquer table on a garden terrace with bamboo growing at L; woman wears blue robe with Shou characters and has stylish hairdo decorated with flowers and jewels; on the table are a snuff bottle, a fan, a ju-i scepter and a vase of peonies; blue and white vessel with plant LLC; butterfly-covered box on floor beside table — Birthday Portrait of a Young Manchu Lady, c. 1800-1850
China

G203

Ceremonial Gate, China — Ceremonial Gate, 1728
China

G217

standing figure with arms bent at elbows, PL forearm slightly lower than PR forearm; unfinished back; looping drapery folds — Standing Shakyamuni Buddha, late 6th century
China

G207

Still Life with Pascal’s "Pensées", Henri Matisse — Still Life with Pascal’s "Pensées", 1924
Henri Matisse

G351

folding chair with woven seat; inlaid iron decorations on arms and footrest; carved open-mouthed animals where arms attach to seat — Folding round-back armchair, late 16th century
China

G217

standing female figure holding an apple in her proper left hand — Eve with Apple, c. 1902
Aristide Maillol

G324

Figure, arrived with own plexi base — Standing Female Nude, 1908
Elie Nadelman

G367

crouching female figure with swags of a variety of flowers on an oblong octagonal base — Flora Kneeling, c. 1871
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

G324

Triptych — Triptych: Prisoners of the Mountain Mist, c. 1910
Giovanni Battista Crema

G310

Barbizon landscape, northeastern France, Fontainebleau forest — The Crossroads of the Eagle’s Nest, Fontainebleau Forest, 1843-1844
Charles-François Daubigny

G321

pieces of wood painted with enamel in light blue, bright yellow and white in a geometric design; painted relief — Relief, New York, 1936, 1936
Charles Biederman

G377

Cosmetic Case and Mirror Stand, China — Cosmetic Case and Mirror Stand, early 17th century
China

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Woman in a Bathtub, 1889 modeled (cast 1920-21) no. 26/C
Edgar Degas

G351

woman seated at a table with another woman behind her, arranging the seated woman's hair; third woman making a bed at right — Lady at Dressing Table, 1657
Wang Qiao

G203

deep relief carving; Buddha at L seated on a throne with PL hand on head of kneeling Bodhisattva with clasped hands; 7 other figures stand behind and to R and L — Buddha Stroking the Head of a Follower, late 8th century
China

G200

small green glazed plate with incised molded decoration of 5 boys and 2 dogs playing among plants — Plate, c. 1150
China

G204

male figure seated on a chair placed on a small podium; man has PL hand on thigh and PR hand on belt; glazed in green, blue, brown and yellow; dragon on front of man's garment — Figure of Wenchang, Deity of Literature, 12th-13th century
China

G217

quadrilobed design; edges decorated with applied stamped scroll and floral designs; green and tan glaze — Brushwasher, 10th century
China

G208

deep bowl with low, slightly flaring ring foot; curved sides; blue-black glaze over brown on interior and exterior; brown slip on foot — Bowl, 12th century
China

G204

low box with straight sides, forming a cylinder; low flaring foot ring; slightly domed cover with bud-shaped finial; brown glazed exterior; olive green on interior of box — Covered Box, 10th century
China

G204

brown glaze; wide shoulder with short narrow neck; 4 bands of cut away (sgraffiato) decoration (from top) leafy scroll, key-fret, floral with twisting vines, stylized leaves and flowers; has fitted blue box — Ovoid Bottle, late 12th century
China

G204

standing woman wearing a long robe with very long sleeves; woman holds her hands up in front of her shoulders; straight hair pulled back into a low ponytail; cloth-covered mount — Female "Long Sleeve" Dancer, 2nd century BCE
China

G215

ceramic pillow shaped like a reclining tiger with tail against PR side of body; flat top section decorated with floral designs and insect; brown and orange glaze — Tiger Pillow, late 12th century
China

G204

rounded body on raised foot; slightly inward-curving lip; surface decorated with abstracted floral shapes in brown glaze 5 on interior, 4 at lip and outer edge, separated by brown ovals — Bowl, 9th century
China

G204

small round-bottomed bowl with short foot; sides slightly flaring inward; slightly domed lid with wide lip; small finial; brown glaze — Covered Bowl, 11th-12th century
China

G204

jug shaped with flat bottom; inward-flaring shoulder to narrow, short neck and flaring lip; white glaze with lightly incised pattern on body; 2 brown stripes and brown scrolling designs below a brown band with incised curves — Beehive-shaped Vase, 12th-13th century
China

G204

pear-shaped body with long flaring neck; carved floral pattern; knife-cut, slightly flared foot; light tan glaze with light grey stoneware — Bottle Vase, 13th century
China

G204

ovoid-shape with vertical incised lines; angled neck with persimmon glaze with streaks on bottom half; dark red glaze on body; unglazed foot — Bottle, 12th-13th century
China

G204

Armchair with Continuous Yoke Back, one of a pair, China — Armchair with Continuous Yoke Back, one of a pair, c. 1600
China

G218

Roundback Armchair, 17th century

China

G218

five pointed leaf motif with six leaved flower (in plain and twisted wire) within it; a multiple leaved blossom at center; pin extends down from center — Hair Ornament, one of a pair, 11th century
China

G208

thistle-shaped cup on slender, horizontally ribbed oviform stem pierced with 6 rows of short vertical slits above inverted cup-shaped foot — Ceremonial Stem Cup, 3000-2000 BCE
Longshan

G204

Shortback armchair carved to simulate bamboo, one of a pair, huanghuali hardwood, Ming Dynasty, China — Pair of Low Back Armchairs, late 17th century
China

G216

small ivory bowl, lotus blossom inside well with circular foot on bottom — Tea Bowl, 11th century
China

G204

shallow bowl fused to the rim of a deeper bowl with open foot; incised with a floral design in the center and a lotus leaf pattern around the outside — Brush Washer, 10th-11th century
China

G204

Ruyi Scepter, China — Ruyi Scepter, late 17th-early 18th century
China

G217

standing figure with right hand out in front and clenched, left hand down at hip; triangular heads with black features painted on pink ground; .1 wearing a breast plate over baggy trousers; .2 wearing a striped tunic over baggy trousers — Footsoldier, one of a pair, 2nd century BCE
China

G215

for Indonesian export market; white glaze; globular body surmounted by ringed neck tapering toward a flattened stylized phoenix head with applied details, below a trumpet-form mouth — Pheasant-Head Ewer, 10th-11th century
China

G204

Yokeback Armchair, China — Yokeback Armchair, c. 1550
China

G218

bowl, flared sides with finger groove below rim; interior design, prunus branch and crescent moon; dark brown glaze; knife cut foot with no glaze — Tea Bowl, 10th-11th century
China

G204

Hand Exerciser, China — Hand Exerciser, 18th century
China

G217

rectangular top frame divided by central stretcher, two cylindrical rollers set to either side, straight waist, beaded apron, short stout legs with hoof feet — Footstool (gundeng), c. 1600
China

G216

seven strings attached to jade feet on back, orange tassels attached to jade tuning pegs on back; 13 gilded circles to the right of strings; symmetrical carved design at bottom; two carved pegs on back near top; scattered blue and gold specks — Zither (Qin), 1634 (dated by inscription)
China

G216

upright rectangular shape with five shelves; center shelf has two drawers below; square drawer pulls mounted to chrysanthemum back plates — Bookshelf, late 17th century
China

G216

thin rectangular table; unadorned; feet emphasized; curved leg support reaches from under table top — Lute table, c. 1600
China

G216

Incense Boxes and Burners, China — Incense Boxes and Burners, late 16th-early 17th century
China

G217

Footstool, China — Footstool, 16th-17th century
China

G216

dark brown glaze splashed with pale blue on the vessel's shoulder; rare phosphatic glaze; unglazed foot — Jar, 8th century
China

G204

character 'shou' as written in grass script as one continuous stroke of a brush — Stylized Shou Character, c. 1800
China

G217

bamboo image inscribed; Sotheby's London, 6/12/95 Lot 516 — Archer’s thumb ring, 1662-1722
China

G217

conical bowl with blue glaze and splashes of purple glaze on interior and exterior; with storage box — Bowl, 12th-13th century
China

G204

flat circular ceramic seal paste box with celadon glaze; unadorned, tapered lower half to a 1-3/8 inch concave unglazed base — Seal Paste Box, 12th century
China

G204

Portable huang hua-li table; deconstructs into nine pieces; scroll ends at table top; open work panes in legs; cloud design sides at leg joint; apron completely around — Portable Long Table, 16th-17th century
China

G218

huang hua-li painting table; sides four-square with large leg to table top bracing; hoof feet; minimal key pattern band at underside of table to top third of legs — Corner-leg Painting Table, late 17th century
China

G216

huang hua-li yoke back arm chair; cane seat, s-shape arms and splat, round legs, apron at underside of seat — Yokeback Armchair, one of a pair, c. 1600
China

G218

white pottery cup, unglazed foot with incised circle at underside of base, has own storage box — Cup, 7th-10th century
China

G204

man standing with proper right foot on head on sea serpent; proper left leg bent backward with square brushwasher resting on heel; man holds brush in proper right hand and small shell-shaped cap in proper left hand — Kui Xing (God of Literature), 16th century
China

G201

earthenware bean shaped headrest carved at center with ribbon tied spray of lotus and sagittarius blossoms against a dense ground of scrolling vines; green glaze — Pillow, 12th century
China

G204

conical shaped tea bowl; dark brown glaze with single leaf design at interior; foot unglazed; has own storage box — Teabowl with Leaf Decor, 12th-13th century
China

G204

chair with arms and straight back; seat of woven natural fibers; each arm and back decorated with straight spindles and two pairs of interlocked rings — Spindleback Rose Chair, one of a pair, c. 1600-1675
China

G218

reddish brown wood chair with protruding crest rail and arms — Yokeback Armchair, 16th-17th century
China

G218

octagonal-shaped box-like form; glazed white with central area of brown containing 14 Chinese characters in white slip on top; two flanking areas decorated with brown foliate designs — Octagonal Pillow, late 12th-early 13th century
China

G204

Round, straight legs; curving support from each leg to underside of tabletop; six scroll elements at corners of short apron — Small Occasional Table, late 17th century-early 18th century
China

G218

Shallow conical bowl with a very small foot; glazed light blue — Small Conical Bowl, 12th-13th century
China

G204

Egg-shaped bottle with brown teadust glaze; nearly flat shoulder; short neck with flaring, thick mouth; bottom section unglazed — Bottle, 12th-13th century
China

G204

Top shaped like an abstracted leaf; top carved with a blooming peony in brown-black glaze; brown-black stripe around edge; cream ground — Pillow, late 11th-early 12th century
China

G204

Pear-shaped body with narrow neck and flaring mouth; flared foot ring; 'oilspot' glaze in shiny black with russet sport and small metallic flecks — Pear-shaped Bottle, 12th century
China

G204

rounded body; short, straight neck with flaring lip; tapering handle; pair of square decorative handles; chicken head spout; black glaze — Chicken-Head Ewer, 4th century
China

G204

reddish brown wood chair with protruding crest rail and arms — Yokeback Armchair, 16th-17th century
China

G218

chair with arms and straight back; seat of woven natural fibers; each arm and back decorated with straight spindles and two pairs of interlocked rings — Spindleback Rose Chair, one of a pair, c. 1600-1675
China

G218

Rectangular in design with T-shaped supports which fold flat and top sections close on top of each other like a book — Folding Bookstand, 18th century
China

G216

round wood box with lid; lip at box bottom; convex circle on box top — Round Seal Box, 18th century
China

G216

ornately carved wood table mount for framed marble insert; inscription and seal at UL — Table screen, c. 1800
China

G216

dark wood rectangular stand with open sides topped with grey and white marble — Rectangular stand, 18th century
China

G216

robin's egg blue glaze; stand has scalloped edge on bottom with perforated repeated design at base; cup has scalloped edge — Wine Cup and Stand, 11th century
China

G204

small foot; wide flaring sides; rust brown glaze with splashed black drips on exterior and radiating stripes on interior; white rim — Bowl with White Rim, 11th-12th century
China

G204

Armchair with Continuous Yoke Back, One of a Pair, China — Armchair with Continuous Yoke Back, One of a Pair, c. 1600
China

G218

Square Corner Cabinet with Latticework Upper Doors, China — Square Corner Cabinet with Latticework Upper Doors, c. 1600
China

G216

Roundback Armchair, one of a pair, China — Roundback Armchair, one of a pair, 17th century
China

G218

shallow sides divided into six petal-shaped lobes separated by narrow raised ribs; metal edge bordering the lip — Dish, 960-1279
China

G204

crisp relief around the sides with four figural scenes two officials standing beside waves lapping at a pair of closed doors inscribed on a panel above with 'Dong Hai' (the Eastern Sea), a closed umbrella beneath a leafy tree to one side; a scene of an immortal and album-bearing attendant standing on a balustrated terrace overlooking plantains, a doorway to one side; a figure in a pavillion looking out at a figure with clasped hands standing before a ding censer emitting smoke atop an altar stand; an attendant bearing a stack of books and a scholar wielding a brush before a gate he has inscribed 'Sheng Xian Qiao' (Arch of the Ascending Immortals); all above a band of stiff leaf lappets, applied on the interior, exterior and interior footring with a sea-green glaze — Celadon jar, 14th century
China

G216

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