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Small brown bird beside cattails and grasses on a gold-leaf ground, with a red seal in the lower left corner.

Bird and Cattails

Shibata Zeshin, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Ink and watercolor drawing of a domed pavilion with terraces and a stylized plant beneath swirling clouds.

Dhanasri Ragini

Unknown artist, 18th century

Oil portrait of a man with long brown hair, black cloak and white lace collar and cuffs against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Sébastien Bourdon, 1657-58

Gold leaf painting with brown ink washes suggesting a mountain ridge and a dark ink mass at upper left.

Mountain and Landscape

Shibata Zeshin, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Tibetan thangka of Amitayus Buddha at center, surrounded by rows of one hundred smaller seated Buddhas against blue sky.

Amitayus Buddha Surrounded by One Hundred Buddhas

Unknown artist, 18th-19th century

Oil portrait of an elderly man seated in a chair, head resting on his hand, holding a cane, against a dark background.

Old Age

Jozef Israëls, c. 1895

Dark mountain ridge and bare trees against a gold background, with a small bird and red seal at right.

Water Scene with Mountain

Shibata Zeshin, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Mughal-style painting of a royal procession with an elephant, horsemen, musicians and courtiers passing a red gateway.

A Procession Scene with Musicians, from a copy of the Padshanama

Unknown artist, c. 1650

Hanging scroll of a bearded figure in a blue robe glancing upward, with calligraphy and a red seal at upper right.

Shoki the Demon Queller

Matsumura Goshun, 17th to 19th century

Painting of a waterfall with pale curving strokes over gold leaf, framed by dark rock, with a red seal in the lower right.

Waterfall

Shibata Zeshin, Meiji period 1868-1912

Portrait of a Beauty

Unknown artist, 17th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a bare plum tree, and scholars in a riverside pavilion complex.

Viewing Plum Blossoms with Warm Wine 溫酒賞梅圖

Yuan Jiang, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1717

Small gold-ground painting of loose ink plant sprigs and grass with a red seal at lower right.

Youth with Fish Net

Shibata Zeshin, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Interior scene: a woman in satin plays a lute as a man with a baton leads, a sleeping spaniel and violin nearby.

The Music Lesson

Gérard ter Borch, c. 1670

Black-and-white image of the Holy Family with infant St. John, the Virgin holding a sleeping Christ child, Joseph behind with

Holy Family with the Infant St. John

Francesco Trevisani, c. 1700

Painting of a dark reddish flower and small pale blossom on a slender branch against a gold background, with a red seal.

Flower Blossom

Shibata Zeshin, Miji period (1868-1912)

Miniature battle scene from a Persian Shahnama manuscript showing mounted warriors, horses, and tents on a gold ground.

Manuchehr Kills Tur, Manuscript from Shahnama

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century, dated 1580/1590

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair and blue eyes in a dark coat against a blue sky background.

Portrait of Patrick Stewart

John Thomas Barber Beaumont, c. 1794/1806

Brown ink brushstrokes sweep across a gold leaf background, with a red seal and signature at the lower right.

Calligraphy

Shibata Zeshin, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Miniature painting of seated men in a palace courtyard with musicians, a tree, and an upper balcony, framed by a gold border.

Courtyard of a Palace

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century

Portrait of the Marchioness of Granby

Attributed to Richard Crosse, c. 1785

Ink painting of mushrooms and grass blades on a gold leaf ground, with a signature and red seal at lower right.

Mushrooms

Shibata Zeshin, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a blue coat and white cravat, against a pale blue background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Richard Cosway, 1808

Portrait of a Man

Richard Crosse, Late 18th century

Ink wash landscape on gold leaf with diagonal rain streaks, dark pine foliage at lower left, and small birds in flight.

Landscape

Shibata Zeshin, Meiji period ( 1868-1912)

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair in a blue coat and white cravat against a grey background.

Portrait of a Youth

Henry Edridge, c. 1800/21

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled dark hair, blue drapery and pearl earring, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Woman

John Cox Dillman Engleheart, 19th century

Ink rabbit sketch on gold-leaf ground with a curved brown wash above and a red seal in the lower right.

Rabbit

Shibata Zeshin, Meiji period 91868-1912)

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with grey curls, white dress and lace collar, against a pale blue background.

Portrait of Mary Worge

George Hayter, Early 19th century

Oval miniature portrait of a man with white curled hair in a blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Sir John Stewart

Andrew Plimer, 1787