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Gray wash drawing of the Marriage of St. Catherine with the Virgin, Christ Child, angels and columns.

Marriage of St. Catherine

Attributed to Ermenegildo Costantini, n.d.

Woodblock print of a bearded seated man in a patterned robe holding a fan beneath a blossoming tree.

No. 1: Liu Bei (Sono ichi: Ryubi), from the series "Three Heroes of Shu (Shoku sanketsu)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1824

Etching of a shaded creek winding between dense trees and undergrowth, with leaning trunks arching over still water.

The Creek

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1880

Woodblock print of the warrior woman Tomoe in armor with a naginata, framed by a patterned border and poem text.

Lady Tomoe (Tomoe jo), from the series "Framed Pictures of Women for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren gakumen fuj…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1822

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a brush beside a stack of paper and a red writing box.

Woman About to Write a Poem

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1824

Woodblock print of two court ladies in patterned kimono beside a bare tree and wooden railing, with Japanese calligraphy.

Two Court Ladies Admiring Cherry Blossoms

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese print of Mount Fuji above clouds, with a pine tree on a grassy slope and poem text in a patterned border.

Mt. Fuji and Pine Tree

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a patterned kimono holding a book, with long hairpins and calligraphy.

Osaka: Courtesan of the Shinmachi, from an untitled series of the three capitals

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820s/30s

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono beside a basket with a fish, with calligraphy at upper left.

Ebisu (Shobishin), from the series "A Parody of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Mitate shichifukujin)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Pen and brown ink drawing of soldiers and robed figures gathered before a seated ruler on a raised throne under a canopy.

Saint Peter Brought before Nero

Ercole Setti, n.d.

Woman in patterned robe examining thread and a spider web over a lacquered box, in a Japanese woodblock print with pine motif

Two Chinese Women Examining Thread and a Spider’s Web in a Box, from the series "Diptych for the Drum Group"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1824

Brown ink drawing of a standing draped male figure with bowed head and hatched shading.

Study of Levi

Alonso Berruguete, 1526/32

Japanese woodblock print of dancing women in kimono and a standing man on a veranda beneath lanterns and pine trees.

Dancing Courtesan and a Man (possibly poet Hisakataya), Two, from the pentaptych series of "Furuichi Dance Performanc…

Yashima Gakutei, mid 1820s

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono dancing on a veranda under lanterns, with pine trees behind.

Dancing Courtesans, Three, from the pentaptych series of "Furuichi Dance Performance (Furuichi odori)" for the Hisaka…

Yashima Gakutei, mid 1820s

Red chalk and pen sketch of a woman lifting an infant, with several studies of figures and heads around the central group.

Finding of Moses

Antonio Molinari, c. 1680-1720

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of dancing women in patterned kimono on a veranda beneath lanterns and pine trees.

Dancing Courtesans, Four, from the pentaptych series of "Furuichi Dance Performance (Furuichi odori)" for the Hisakat…

Yashima Gakutei, mid 1820s

Pen and brown wash sketch of figures gathered around an altar with a putto and clouds above.

Figures at an Altar

Giuseppe Diamantini, c. 1650/1700

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of women dancing on a veranda under paper lanterns, with pine trees behind.

Dancing Courtesans, Five, from the pentaptych series of "Furuichi Dance Performance (Furuichi odori)" for the Hisakat…

Yashima Gakutei, mid 1820s

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors: a seated man in a floral kimono pointing a fan, and a standing woman with a plum branch

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Umegae

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1821

Brown wash drawing of a funerary monument with a battle relief of horsemen and shielded warriors flanked by two bearded male

Design for Funerary Monument to the Marchese Francesco Gonzaga

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Detailed monochrome print of a macabre forest with skeletons in trees, skulls on the ground, and a seated man beside a pond.

The Comedy of Death (La comédie de la mort)

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1854

Woodblock print of shops and pedestrians along a Shinagawa harbor shoreline at dusk, with women in kimono and red lanterns.

Pedestrians and Shops by the Harbor of Shinagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 19th century

Woodblock print of travelers and kite-flying boys near plum blossoms, a lattice gate and fence, by Totoya Hokkei, 1833.

Kamata, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima, a Set of Sixteen (Enoshima kiko, jurokuban tsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Workers process seaweed on a shore beside a thatched hut, with drying racks and barrels, under a pale sky with calligraphy.

Hamagawa, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima (Enoshima kiko)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Pen and ink architectural sketch of an altar with twisted columns, scrolled pediment, cartouche and handwritten measurements.

Sketch for an Altar of Saint Bartholomew

Attributed to Andrea Pozzo, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of porters and a woman near a teahouse, with Mount Fuji rising behind them above the sea.

Fujisawa, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima (Enoshima kiko)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1833

Brown ink drawing of winged Cupid overpowering the horned figure of Pan, with a hilltop town in the background.

Cupid Overcoming Pan

Orazio Samacchini, n.d.

Etching of a lame beggar on a crutch holding out his cap, with a sack over his shoulder, walking across open ground.

Lame Beggar Asking for Alms, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing)

Pieter Jansz. Quast, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, infant Christ, shepherds, oxen and angels.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Attributed to Agostino Carracci, c. 1580-1600

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man seated on stones, holding an open book, with white highlights on a grey-blue ground.

Standing Prophet Holding a Book

After Lattanzio Gambara, n.d.