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Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; 10 1/8 x 14 15/16 in.; ca. 1830–32
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 JP1847
Egypt, Middle Kingdom
Faience, ca. 1961–1878 BCE
Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917 17.9.1
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Oil on canvas, 28 7/8 x 36 3/4 in., 1889
Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 1993 1993.132
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)
Oil on canvas, 36 1/2 x 29 in., 1899
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 29.100.113
Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944)
Oil on canvas, 19 1/2 x 19 1/2 in., 1921
Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, 1998 1999.363.57
French and South Netherlandish
Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts; 1495–1505
Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937 37.80.6
Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)
Oil on canvas, 26 x 21 7/8 in., 1881
The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002 2003.20.10
British
Canvas worked with silk thread; tent, Gobelin, and couching stitches; first half 17th century
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964 64.101.1305
Mesopotamia, Babylon (modern Hillah)
Ceramic, glaze; ca. 604–562 BCE
Fletcher Fund, 1931 31.13.2
Painting attributed to Bichitr (Indian, active ca. 1610–60)
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, 18 1/8 x 12 5/8 in., ca. 1640
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1996 1996.98a
Painting by Habiballah of Sava (Iranian, active ca. 1590–1610)
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; 11 7/8 x 8 in.; ca. 1601–6
Purchase, Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, The Edward Joseph Gallagher III Memorial Collection, Edward J. Gallagher Jr. Bequest, and Richard S. Perkins and Margaret Mushekian Gifts, 1992 1992.51
Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862–1918)
Oil on canvas, 59 x 43 1/2 in., 1912–13
Gift of André and Clara Mertens, in memory of her mother, Jenny Pulitzer Steiner, 1964 64.148
Indonesia (Java)
Bronze, ca. 14th century
Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987 1987.142.259
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784)
Soft-paste porcelain, 1753–58
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Garbat, 1961 61.107.432
China
Marble, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Gift of Mrs. Vincent Astor, 1979 1979.457.1
China
Marble, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Gift of Mrs. Vincent Astor, 1979 1979.457.2
Iran, said to be from Ziwiye
Glazed ceramic, ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1951 51.29.1
Iran, said to be from Ziwiye
Glazed ceramic, ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1955 55.121.2
Proto-Elamite, Southwestern Iran
Silver, ca. 3100–2900 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1947 47.100.89
Assyrian; Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Gypsum alabaster, ca. 883–859 BCE
Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1932 32.143.2
Assyrian; Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Gypsum alabaster, ca. 883–859 BCE
Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1931 31.72.2
Assyrian; Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Gypsum alabaster, ca. 883–859 BCE
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 17.190.2081
From Egypt, Old Kingdom
Granite, ca. 2458–2446 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1910 10.175.137
Charles K. Wilkinson (American, 1897–1986)
Tempera on Paper; 11 5/16 x 12 1/2 in.; 1920–21, original ca. 1479–1458 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1930 30.4.99
Charles K. Wilkinson (American, 1897–1986)
Tempera on paper; 18 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.; 1922, original 1479–1425 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1930 30.4.53
From Egypt, Early Dynastic Period
Granite, ca. 2880 BCE
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1960; Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1975 60.144
Antoine-Emile Bourdelle (French, 1861–1929)
Gilt bronze, 1909
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Millett, 1924 24.232
Probably by Jean-Pierre Defrance (French, 1694–1768)
Limestone, ca. 1750–60
Purchase, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1964 64.93.3
Probably by Jean-Pierre Defrance (French, 1694–1768)
Limestone, ca. 1750–60
Purchase, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1964 64.93.2
Made in Iran
Wood (teak), carved; dated [8]70 AH/1466 CE
Rogers Fund, 1935 35.127a, b
Made in India
Red sandstone; pierced, carved; second half 16th century
Rogers Fund, 1993 1993.67.2
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