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Hand-colored drawing of a seated woman and a bearded seated man under a tree, with a saddled pink horse and canopy at left.

Layla Visiting Majnun in the Desert

Becharam Das Dutta, August 26, 1856

Triptych woodblock print of three kabuki actors in ornate robes, the center one with white face makeup and a large black wig.

The Actors Mimasu Daigorō IV as Umako Daijin (right), Ichikawa Ebizō V as Umaya Daijin (center), and Jitsukawa Ensabu…

Gosōtei Hirosada, 1849

Polychrome woodblock print of two kabuki actors with blue and pale makeup, one in a blue robe and one holding a sword in mesh

The Actors Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Outlaw Nippon Daemon (right) and Kataoka Gadō as Tokushima Gohei

Gosōtei Hirosada, 1849

Pencil sketch of a seated demon king and warriors with tridents threatening a kneeling devotee.

Hiranyakashipu commands his demon warriors to threaten and injure Prahlada. Preparatory drawing from the ‘Small Bhaga…

Manaku, ca. 1740-50

Pen sketch of Krishna grasping a giant crane demon's beak as herders and cattle watch in a hilly landscape.

Krishna killing the crane demon Bakasura. Preparatory drawing for Bhagavata Purana series

family of Manaku, ca. 1780-90

Two hand-colored woodcut panels of Hindu goddesses under arches, one dark and armed, one seated on a lion with attendants.

Kali and Jagaddhatri

Sri Hemchandra Das, ca. 1850-70

Woodblock print of a woman and children kneeling before a large screen painting of a fierce Chinese lion, with a peacock feat

Mother and her Children in Front of a Freestanding Screen of a Chinese Lion

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1786

Triptych woodblock print of samurai in battle, a massive wooden gate collapsing onto fallen warriors and a mounted rider.

The Wada Rebellion: Yoshihide Breaks Down the Great Gate

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

Woodblock print of an armored crew on a sailing ship in stormy blue waves, with ghostly figures in dark clouds above.

Ghosts of the Taira at Daimotsu Bay

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1849-52

Triptych woodblock print of armored samurai fighting in a rocky pine landscape, with a mounted warrior at left.

Shōtoku Taishi Destroying Mononobe no Moriya

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock triptych of a warrior on a black horse charging over a red bridge amid battling soldiers and a river.

Changban Bridge, from Records of the Three Kingdoms

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Triptych woodblock print of samurai in armor battling by a river, with a mounted warrior on a black horse under pine trees.

Battle of Awazugahara

Utagawa Kunisada, mid-19th century

Woodblock print of armored samurai fighting along a shoreline with banners, spears and distant mountains.

One of Fifteen Triptychs of Famous Battlescenes

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

Triptych woodblock print of samurai on horseback and soldiers in boats fighting in a river battle.

The Fourth Battle at Kawanakajima

Utagawa Yoshitsuna, ca. 1847-52

Triptych woodblock print of samurai battling at a castle gate, with mounted warriors, banners and stone walls.

Nagao Kagetora Attacking Nagao Harukage

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1847-52

Triptych woodblock print of samurai fighting a naval battle on boats amid rough dark sea waves, with labeled cartouches.

The Great Battle of Yashima

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1848

Triptych woodblock print of a mounted samurai in red armor leading warriors in battle beside a river and trees.

Ashikaga Takauji at the Battle of Hyōgo

Utagawa Yoshitsuru, 1847-52

Triptych woodblock print of samurai fighting a fierce battle on a wooden fortress beneath pine trees.

The Great Battle at Horikawa

Utagawa Yoshitsuya, 1847-52

Triptych Japanese print of a night sea battle with burning ships, smoke, and armored warriors fighting on the decks.

The Battle of Tsukushi, from the Earlier Chronicle of Grand Pacification (Zen Taiheiki)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1848

Triptych woodblock print of armored warriors fighting on a tiled rooftop with a red gable, one figure in red leaping along th

The Hōryūkaku, from Hakkenden (Tale of eight dogs)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1840

Cover design showing a man in a top hat walking a white dog on a leash, with Paris scenery and title lettering.

Cover Design for "Les Vieilles Histoires"

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Pen and wash drawing of a thatched farmhouse among trees beyond a tall wheat field in the foreground.

Hamlet in a Wheat Field, Vichy

Jean-François Millet, 1867

Watercolor of a sandy shore with rocks, a sailboat, a castle on a hill, and two figures beside an easel.

La Bocca

Henry Victor Burgy, 1882

Watercolor landscape of a rocky path winding past trees toward distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, ca. 1840

Etching of a mounted rider in a plumed hat lancing a charging bull in an arena, with diagonal light across the background.

Charles V spearing a bull in the ring at Valladolid, plate 10 from "La Tauromaquia"

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etching of a bullfighter vaulting over a charging bull with a pole in a bullring, spectators watching from the stands.

The agility and audacity of Juanito Apiñani in [the ring] at Madrid, plate 20 from "La Tauromaquia"

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etching of a bull tossing a man in a bullring while a figure with a cape stands nearby and spectators watch from behind.

A Moor Caught by the Bull in the ring, plate 8 from "La Tauromaquia"

Francisco Goya, 1816

Etched frieze of putti, satyrs and a centaur in a wooded landscape with grapevines and a pool.

Bacchanal

Pierre Brébiette, 1600-1642

Etching of a blind guitarist with a raised cape riding on the horns of a charging bull.

'Barbarous Entertainment', a blind guitarist on the horns of a bull

Francisco Goya, 1800-1804 (published 1828-67)

Madame Lisle

Edgar Degas, ca. 1866-70