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few dwelling huts in an atmospheric rocky riverside setting; in a wood case — Misty Trees and Mountain Range, early 17th century
Dong Qichang

G203

rectangular board with protruding carved arrow at top; text from Qur'an written in ink on either side of board, surrounded by delicate border; one side has decorations of square spirals across C; the other side has geometric zigzag pattern — Qur'anic writing board, mid 20th century
Nigeria

G242

tall, narrow wooden board with two-pronged base, rounded, carved top; widely spaced, horizontal lines of writing on each side of board — Qur'anic writing board, mid 20th century
Somalia

G254

22 volumes; who's who in Ancient China; gift of Liu Xiyu — Worthy Friends, 1666 printed
China

G216

fisherman riding on a boat and playing a flute at lower right corner; three people inside a building just below center at left edge; mountains in background — Riverside Scene with Scholar and Fisherman, c. 1500
Liu Jun

G203

towering rock formations in clouds at top; river at center; bearded figure at center bottom looking at waterfall in LLC; 2 other figures between trees — Landscape with Scholar Viewing a Waterfall, 1722
Cai Jia

G203

Brahma, Richard Pynn — Brahma, 1954
Richard Pynn

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A Scholar Contemplating a Waterfall, Zhang Lu — A Scholar Contemplating a Waterfall, c. 1525
Zhang Lu

G203

roughly rectangular with curved top; multiple pieces of cow hide sewn together with a cowhide border sewn with white threads; suede side decorated with central round element; quadruped bird-like animal in LRC; four-legged, three-lobed insect-like animal in LLC; red snake, URC; six-legged football-shaped insect (scorpion?) with checkerboard design on its back in ULC; various lines of text written overall; some grids and geometric designs; text and drawings in red, green, purple and black; grid on back in black with purple text inside squares — Ritual mat, mid 20th century
Hausa

G242

Scholar in Landscape, Liu Yuanqi — Scholar in Landscape, 1601
Liu Yuanqi

G203

Skeleton Father and Son Doing the Bon Dance, second half 19th century

Doi Gōga

G237

thin, tall bamboo sprigs at R in gray and black — Southern Mountain Bamboo, 1822
Ema Saikō

G237

gnarled branches with dense flower blossoms made of spots of ink and ink wash — Plum Drawn from the Mind, first half 19th century
Baichi Dōjin

G237

rocky landscape with scruffy green trees sparsely interspersed; primarily orange, green, and light brown pigments; mount is robin's egg blue and gold — Mount Kumgang (Kongōzan) in Korea, 20th century
Tsuji Kakō

G239

Hill # R-21 — Swallow on a Lotus [right of a pair of Swallow and Heron], late 17th-early 18th century
Kano Tsunenobu

G221

in a wooden box with inscription on outside of lid; has ivory knobs; image of a monkey on the R side hanging from a branch and leaning to touch the ground/water; inscription along L edge — Monkey Playing with the Moon Reflected on the Water, 20th century
Fukuda Kodōjin

G225

close up of tops of onion plants, frond tips, and blossoms in varying stages against olive green background — Onion flowers, 1966
Tanaka Ryōhei

G226

narrow lane with two trees; stone wall at L; buildings at L and R and in background; shadows from tree leaves on lane — Roadway in Shade No. 2, 2007
Tanaka Ryōhei

G226

sparrow perched at L on delicate blossoming branch; another sparrow flying, about to land at R — Birds on a Plum Tree, 1795
Itō Jakuchū

G225

head of dragon with head at top; swirl leading down R edge; gold, floral, brocade border — Dragon [right of a pair of Tiger and Dragon], 1868
Mori Ippo

G222

snow-covered trees on large boulders lining small inlet at bottom; a few small buildings lower center visible behind trees and inlet; in background, mountain tops rise through clouds; inscription URQ — Sudden Snow Dances in the Whirlwind, 1875
Yasuda Rōzan

G223

snow-covered trees and rocks in foreground; snow-covered mountains in background; figure with straw cape walking across bridge at LL carrying objects hanging from pole over PL shoulder — Landscape in the Snow, first half 19th century
Imaōji Yūzan

G223

Dragon [right of the pair Dragon and Tiger], Yamada Dōan — Dragon [right of the pair Dragon and Tiger], 16th century
Yamada Dōan

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Sheriff I Deliver Ramerrez, the Highway Man to Your Charge. Justice Must Be Done., Nicolas Africano — Sheriff I Deliver Ramerrez, the Highway Man to Your Charge. Justice Must Be Done., 1963
Nicolas Africano

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Egrets in Willow [left of the pair Egrets in Plum and Willow], Sesson Shūkei — Egrets in Willow [left of the pair Egrets in Plum and Willow], second half 16th century
Sesson Shūkei

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Hanging scroll — Landscape, 18th century
Unknown Japanese

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Game in a White Room, Robert Collins — Game in a White Room, c. 1954
Robert Collins

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zigzag mountain range; foreground dominated by large empty pavilion and low hills above this a village is nestled in a valley; background has a band of clouds and towering peaks with misty mountains beyond — Floating Mist on Distant Peaks, 1858
Hidaka Tetsuō

G223

three men and boat at bottom; one man pulls boat toward shore while another drives a stake into the ground and the third sits inside boat; rocky mountain landscape above — Mooring a Boat on the River, late 16th century
Che Ming Yu

G203

Priest Riding a Donkey, attributed to Kano Naonobu — Priest Riding a Donkey, 17th century
attributed to Kano Naonobu

G221

dark image of dragon flying through air towards L; flame or lightening-like forms extend from neck; waves at bottom — Dragon in Clouds, 17th century
Unknown Chinese

G103

Fatimid dynasty; text from chapter six of the Koran. Vertical parchment Koran pages with seven lines of Maghribi (North African-Spanish) version of Neshki. Black ink for consonants and diacritical marks. The text starts on the side with the shaped decoration; the first word is Sura 6, middle left starts with the middle of verse 151 ( ) and ends toward the end of verse 152 ( ) on the reverse. The interlaced decoration marks the end of a single verse, and the decoration the end of a fifth verse (145). The two pages in between are missing (verses 146-151). Two other leaves of this manuscript are in the Freer Gallery of Art (Nos. 29.68 and 29.69); they contain sections of Sura 5.; two sheets of parchment with text on recto and verso on each. — Page from Koran, 12th century
G242

River Landscape, c. 1300

China

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Winter Tree, Tanaka Ryōhei — Winter Tree, 1967
Tanaka Ryōhei

G226

Map Showing the Present Boundaries of the Ojibwa, Menomonee, Winnebago, and Dakotah Tribes of Indians 1851, Seth Eastman — Map Showing the Present Boundaries of the Ojibwa, Menomonee, Winnebago, and Dakotah Tribes of Indians 1851, 1851
Seth Eastman

G301

Hill # R-21 — Heron and Reeds [left of a pair of Swallow and Heron], late 17th-early 18th century
Kano Tsunenobu

G221

Man wearing a garment with folds, standing on an elaborate staff on rolling waves; man looks up into sky over his proper left shoulder and holds a small flaming ball in his proper right hand; drag in dark clouds at upper right — Bodhidharma Crossing the Sea, 1368-1643
Unknown Chinese, 14th - 17th century

G103

block of text with 4 seals at top; irregularly-shaped rock below, with holes and crevices — Immortal Rock, 1878
Wang Yin

G218

seated tiger with no ears visible; gold brocade border — Tiger [left of a pair of Tiger and Dragon], 1868
Mori Ippo

G222

linear portrait of a man with a beard, long eyebrows and large ears, wearing a hood; block of text above — The Buddhist Layman Vimalakīrti, 18th century
Hakuin Ekaku

G221

The Gathering at Orchid Pavilion, 1581

You Qiu

G218

black ink and red chop marks on white; bull seen from behind at bottom, in black outline with round white center and gray horns; three lines of vertical characters at top; one red chop mark ULC, two red chop marks below line of characters at left; blue-green silk mount; black scroll bar — White Ox in the Open Air, 19th-20th century
Takeda Mokurai

G221

unsigned — Taima Mandala, early 14th century
Unknown Japanese

G333

Manuscript of the Baharistan, confronting illuminated pages and double frontispiece miniature. The Beharistan by Jami; Manuscript by Mir Husain Al Husaini the year 908 of Hijra Miniature, double fonts, Executed in Bukhara for the Sultan Abu'l-Ghazi 'Abdu'l-'Aziz Behadur Miniature is signed Mahmud al-Mudhahhib (in Fehzadian Tradition) Binding is made in Half size mold, inside paper is filigree Identification by Attinghausen-March 1957. (Fine Quality) — Manuscript of the Baharistan (Spring Garden), 1551
Mir Husain al-Husaini; Painter: Mahmud al-Muzahhib (Mahmud "the gilder")

G243

abstract image with ovoid forms and wavy lines; black, blue, grey, red and dark rose; received in distressed wood frame — Black Ravine, 1949
George Morrison

G261

figure with 11 heads and 6 arms at center, flanked by 2 white dogs; 5 figures on lotus blossoms at each side; figures in clouds above at top corners; musicians and figures offering food and objects at bottom — Thangka of an eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara, late 18th century
Tibet

G212

two figures on small bridge at LL walking towards open pavilion within a small grove of trees; robed figure on trail at lower center approaches pavilion; towering, bulbous rock formation in background at R; waterway and richly foliated landscape — Meeting Along the River, c. 1492-1518
Zhu Duan

G218

towering rock at L top; figure at R standing on a high plateau; rushing water at bottom; figure with bare legs and feet seated on a rock at bottom center; touches of red on tips of branches of tree above seated figure — A Scholar Washing his Feet in a Mountain Stream, 16th-17th century
Chen Guan

G203

mountainous landscape in green and tan; buildings nestled in trees; seated figure in LLQ; bridge right of center over calm water; inscription in URQ with two red seals — Landscape after Gao Kegong, 1679
Lü Huancheng

G203

low rolling mountains at top; figures with boats and on peninsulas of land at center; buildings at bottom with figures on porches and in interiors; two men wearing furs on a boat at bottom center; muted colors; bare trees around buildings — Winter at Villa on the River, 12th-14th century
China

G203

seated man wearing pale red garment with bushy beard and black loop earrings; seated on dark blue pillow with green flowers; matching smaller pillow in front with sandals on it — Daruma, 1917
Tsuji Kakō

G239

group of drunken men clustered around tables, attempting calligraphy, leading and riding a horse; man at UR standing behind banner — Eight Immortals Indulged in Wine, early 19th century
Watanabe Nangaku

G237

Boy on a Bull, Ueda Kōchū — Boy on a Bull, late 19th century
Ueda Kōchū

G237

fan-shaped painting; bald man with bushy white eyebrows and bushy white beard, eyes squinted shut; wearing light green robe, hands clasped in front under robe; brown gourd at man's PR — Jurojin, early 20th century
Tsuji Kakō

G239

man in tattered clothing holding a cane glances up toward a miniaturized figure caught up in what looks like a swirl of smoke — Chinese Immortals [one of a pair], 1804
Hara Zaichū

G237

smiling, round-bellied man holds a white lizard on his shoulders; the lizard's neck cranes upward to catch a whiff of the swirling smoke stream above him — Chinese Immortals [one of a pair], 1804
Hara Zaichū

G237

image of a hammerhead shark lying on piece of land; body of water in washy red pigment on L, with mountains in the background; red sky that gradates to blue at horizon line, with black diagonal scribbles throughout; red building on the R, with two palm trees at entrance; boat in CR; anchor in ULC — Untitled (Hammerhead Shark), 1974
H. C. Westermann

G353

black ink and red chop marks on cream; seated male figure at bottom with three round objects placed before him, oval behind figure; three vertical lines of characters above figure; red chop mark in ULC, two red chop marks below line of characters at R; beige and olive silk mount; red scroll bar — Budai, 19th century
Shunsō Shōju

G221

two horizontal rows with sketches of four standing birds on each row, with watercolor backgrounds and highlights, with the title written below each row — People came from far and wide to see the giant birds, 1971
June Leaf

G353

pair of six-paneled folding screens; dark blue cloth backing; black frames; a (left): abstract image in mostly black, white and red pigments; fiery red and orange section, with swirling, looping linear pattern on left-most section of screens; several repeating patterns of circular shapes, in many different sizes, and arranged in rows L and R sides; large circular shape in C, with two smaller circles at lower edges of larger circle, in washy black pigments; thick white pigment with linear surface treatments on lower section of three right-most screens; b (right): abstract image with biomorphic forms including human arms primarily in black on tan with pale blue and red highlights; forms are more dense/taller at right side and taper toward left; textured designs of circles and wavy lines at top in grey, blue, and white — Chaos, 1983
Matsubara Ken

G333

zigzagging path up a mountain with buildings along route; round area at top of mountain with buildings; some figures walking along path; muted colors; inscription in black with one red seal, LRC; ivory roller ends — Pilgrims Climbing Mount Fuji, 19th century
Kameisai

G237

standing heavy-set man with long hair, beard and moustache, scowling, and wearing slippers, belted robe with an additional belt across his chest and a hat; demon figure behind man, holding a sword; ivory roller ends — Shōki with Demon, early 20th century
Mano Kyōtei

G219

mountain landscape with trees: at LL, a figure with straw rain cape crosses a bridge into a grove of trees at R; mountains at center with rooftops emerging from the fog at center R; larger mountain range in background; bands of diagonal, light grey brushstrokes allude to rain — Summer Mountains, Sudden Shower, 1840s
Nakabayashi Chikutō

G223

woman in multi-colored kimono standing on back of demon figure who is on all fours; the woman is reaching up into a tree — Wisteria Maiden and Demon Priest, c. 1872
Kawanabe Kyōsai

G219

bearded man in green robe holding a sword in one hand and holding a bag of demons aloft in the other hand; eyes, feet, claws, fur of demons spilling out of bag; writing in black ink and red seal BL; border of dark green fabric with gold floral pattern; green-gold fabric border top and bottom; bone roller at bottom; housed in plain wooden lidded box with 2 paper labels with writing on one end — Shōki, the Demon Queller, late 19th century
Kawanabe Kyо̄sui

G219

Description Young girl showing her invention of spinning to the ladies. 'The Spinners' is a delightful miniature. The colors are very good and the subject matter and the treatment of the landscape-half Persian, half Chinese- is of special interest. R.E. The daughter of Haftwad increases her daily spinning in the mountain side iwth the help of the appleworm. Haftwad's daughter is with the other girls of the city of Kujarn. (Warner and Warner Vol. VI, p. 233). — Story of Haftvad, c. 1300
Western Iran or Baghdad

G243

Landscape in the blue-green style, Unknown — Landscape in the blue-green style, c. 1700
Unknown

G203

male figure in gray and white striped kimono grabs the wrist of a young female attendant who was handing him a red dish; other young women and geisha serve tea, play instruments, and dance around the man; small feast in front of man on ground, including large red snapper; scene takes place on a green dock over water — Summer Party on the Bank of the Kamo River, around 1800
Utagawa Toyohiro

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Sources of Strength, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith — Sources of Strength, 1990
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

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standing Confucius facing to his proper right, wearing a green coat; hands held together in front; long white fingernails; red shoes curl up from under edge of robe — Portrait of Confucius, late 14th century
China

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2 figures, one very small carrying a basket, in lower left corner standing on a bridge; 2 buildings near top; tall trees in middle ground and mountains in background; inscription and 2 seals in upper left corner — Gathering Herbs, 1612
Xie Daoling

G203

old Daoist magician stands on a bluff by a pond, a small boy at his side, bamboo stick he throws into the air is transforming into a dragon; matted — Fan Painting of a Daoist Magician, c. 1650
Wan Shouqi

G103

water bodies and seaways wind through seaside villages and around island oasis; throughout fishermen and birds speckle the water with activity — Misty River and Layered Peaks, Wanli period, 1608
Gu Deyi

G203

scholar and attendant in LL corner on a riverbank looking at a waterfall at L; rocky landscape; scattered trees with gnarled trunks — Listening to the Waterfall, c. 1450
Unknown Zhe school artist

G203

new frame and border; central seated male with two children next to him, surrounded by people in a garden; scattered groups of people within nearby buildings and out of doors engaged in activities — General Guo Ziyi's Banquet, mid 19th century
Unknown Korean

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Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī, early 15th century

Kichizan Minchō

G221

2 buildings at bottom with three figures; frost on trees throughout; rocky mountain peak at top — Thatched Huts Among Ridges in Winter, 1649
Lan Ying

G203

snow-covered rocks at L with wilted, snow-covered reeds; hazy snowy mountain in background; patches of light gold wash; inscription at R — “River and Sky in Evening Snow,” from the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, c. 1602-1603
Kaihō Yūshō; Author: Inscribed by Saishō Jōtai

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continuous landscape in mountains with river; buildings, small figures and flowering trees throughout; several boats on river — Scenic Beauty Along Rivers and Mountains, 1614
Bian Wenyu

G203

depicting a composition of objects associated with the scholar's study — Books and Scholar’s Objects (Chaekgeori), 19th century
Unknown Korean

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rocky outcroppings on a beach with building at left and monkeylike figure walking on sand; sun at horizon on water — Finger Painting, from an album of ten, 1684
Gao Qipei

G218

blocky rock island with three small buildings near water; five boats — Finger Painting, from an album of ten, 1684
Gao Qipei

G218

Finger Painting, from an album of ten, 1684

Gao Qipei

G218

Minnehaha Falls, 1, Wuxie Wang — Minnehaha Falls, 1, 1985
Wuxie Wang

G301

two horned animals with fingerprint bodies at top of a bluish-grey hill; large empty space in middle ground, blue and grey mountains beyond — Finger Painting, from an album of ten, 1684
Gao Qipei

G218

spider at the center of a web with a flowering branch in front, across bottom and left edge — Finger Painting, from an album of ten, 1684
Gao Qipei

G218

horse with a small pack on its back galloping across waves — Finger Painting, from an album of ten, 1684
Gao Qipei

G218

white swooping bird at center; curving flowering branch at top and right — Flower-and-Bird Finger Painting from an Album of Ten Leaves, 1684
Gao Qipei

G218

two small buildings on stilts at the base of a waterfall; rocky outcropping above — Finger Painting, from an album of ten, 1684
Gao Qipei

G218

small, towerlike pagoda partially covered by dark grasses; rolling, rust colored mountains behind — Finger Painting, from an album of ten, 1684
Gao Qipei

G218

circle of a single brushstroke at right; text at left; 2 seals in LLC, 1 in ULC — Ensō, 19th century
Taidō Sōtō

G221

The Execution of Mazdak, Western Iran or Baghdad — The Execution of Mazdak, c. 1300
Western Iran or Baghdad

G243

three men in ULC-one man chisels at rock; two men push wheelbarrows filled with clay; black, gold, and red lacquer frame — Excavating the Clay, 19th century
Unknown Chinese

G209

woman with child at window, URC; man in yellow tunic, LRC; man with yoke follows another figure carrying a small basket; seated man stokes a firing kiln; black, gold and red lacquer frame — Kiln-firing the Porcelain, 19th century
Unknown Chinese

G209

man at L beats a clump of clay; two figures at center load bowls into large baskets; figure at R emerges from a room with a rack of decorated ceramics; black, gold and red lacquer frame — Removing the Kiln-fired Wares, 19th century
Unknown Chinese

G209

two men in LRC standing near bricks; man in URC with barrels; two men at L stir contents of barrels and kneed in a low vat; another figure seen through window, ULC; black, gold and red lacquer frame — Pulverizing the Clay and Building the Kiln, 19th century
Unknown Chinese

G209

standing woman with child at R; seated man splitting a reed or twig, LRC; man in LLC carries a yoke; small figure seated between the two men; black, gold and red lacquer frame — Breaking up the Clay, 19th century
Unknown Chinese

G209

two men working with barrels in foreground; man in blue tunic opening a barrel at center; man with fan at R; two men pack ceramics in a barrel behind man in blue; black, gold and red lacquer frame — Packing the Finished Porcelain for Shipment, 19th century
Unknown Chinese

G209

two phoenixes at center, perched on a gnarled tree branch; waves at L; greens, blues, pink and white; seal and inscription, LRC — Phoenixes and Paulownia [right of a pair], early 18th century
Kano Tanshin

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unsigned; musicians and actors on stage at L with audience outdoors, looking on and talking to one another; fence and banners erected behind audience; building at R with men standing and talking behind walls, and others outside sitting and chatting — Okuni Kabuki, first quarter 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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