Artworks

Howard Van Doren Shaw

Pencil on tracing paper

John Angus Chamberlain

Chromogenic print

Kinkoku

Hanging scroll, ink and light colors on paper

Sumatra

Center in formalized floral design woven by tied-dye process known as ikat, giving effect of shot silk; colors blue, green, black and light reds; two borders in gold thread in geometric design; corners have floral motif in gold

Ancient Greek

terracotta

Chen Wu

Album of 12 leaves, ink on paper

Chen Wu

Album of 12 leaves, ink on paper

Chen Wu

Album of 12 leaves, ink on paper

Chen Wu

Album of 12 leaves, ink on paper

Ancient Greek

terracotta

Katsukawa Shunsen (Shunko II)

Color woodblock print

Ernest Cole

Gelatin silver print

Lega

Plant fiber, buttons, cowrie shells, glass beads and elephant tail hair

Kuba

Raffia and natural dye

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ink and red pigment on paper

Dawit L. Petros

Inkjet print

Jürgen Schadeberg

Gelatin silver print

Hamada Shôji

Glazed stoneware

Tai Xiangzhou

Ink on silk

John Massey

Color lithograph on white wove paper

Silvestro Lega

Bone

Suiseki Sato

Color woodblock print, surimono

Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi

Bronze

Islamic

Earthenware with gilding and underglaze painting in cobalt blue and turquoise