Images at Librifly

Street scene in the Yoshiwara, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1680, Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, 10 1/8 x 15 1/5 in. (25.7 x 38.6 cm), Prints, Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, died 1694), The customers, one with his face

Terracotta bust of a satyr, Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Terracotta, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Terracottas, The fragmentary condition of this small sculpture in no way detracts from the vitality of the

Tweezers, Bronze, Other: 5/8 x 4 1/4 x 1/4 in. (1.6 x 10.8 x 0.6 cm), Bronzes

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Peonies, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1882, Japan, Lacquer and gold on paper, 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (19.1 x 16.5 cm), Paintings, Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891), The strong color effect seen in this

Statuette of Poseidon, 4, Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead

Bell (Zhun or Dui), Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220), China, Bronze, H. 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm); Diam. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm), Metalwork

Plaque fragment, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 0.83 x 0.75 x 0.35 in. (2.11 x 1.91 x 0.89 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, Built by the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, the palaces

Ukeji, Akiba no Keidai, 名所江戸百景 請地秋葉の境内, Inside the Akiba Shrine at Ukeji, Edo period (1615–1868), 8th month, Snake year 1857, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 13 1/4 x 8 23/32 in. (33.7 x

Design for mosaic birdbath, ca. 1917, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor, brown ink, graphite on artist board, 13 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (35.2 x 30.2 cm), Drawings, Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New

Box with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Sprinkled gold on lacquer (maki-e), L. 12 in. (30.5 cm), Lacquer, This covered box, part of a wedding trousseau, comprised of thirty-one

Bell (Zhong), Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220), China, Bronze, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Metalwork

百人一首　乳母かゑとき　猿丸太夫, Poem by Sarumaru Dayū, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), Edo period (1615–1868), 1839, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color

うし和歌春, Two Women, from the series Spring Poems on Ushiwaka for the Year of the Ox (Ushiwaka haru), Edo period (1615–1868), 1805, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 5/16 x 6 11/16 in. (13.5 x 17

Still life, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 9/16 x 7 5/8 in. (21.7 x 19.4 cm), Prints, Unidentified Artist

Chalcedony scaraboid seal, Classical, ca. 5th–4th century B.C., Greek, Chalcedony, Length: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Gems, Zebu bull preparing to lie down

Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane, Edo period (1615–1868), 1852–53, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861

Bird Near Water (from Album of Studies by Modern Artists, no. 62), Ming (1368–1644) or Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, China, Albun leaf; ink and color on silk, Image: 10 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (26 × 26 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, Formerly

Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana), 2nd–3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Gray schist, H. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); W. 6 3/16 in. (41.1 cm); D. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Sculpture

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Late Classical, mid-4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, probably Paestan, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 18 1/8 in. (46 cm), Vases, The Judgment of Paris. Among the rare black-figure works made in Southern

Two Young Men, One with a Priest's Robe, the Other Playing a Flute, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1785, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 26 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (68.3 x 12.1 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese,

Cherry Blossoms and a Snail, Edo period (1615–1868), 1816, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (14.3 x 18.4 cm), Prints, Unidentified Artist

Doll Tearsheet, Falstaff, Henry and Poins (Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 2, Act 2, Scene 4), March 25, 1795, Stipple engraving; published state, Image: 19 1/2 x 14 3/16 in. (49.6 x 36 cm), Prints, After Henry Fuseli (Swiss, Zürich

Recto: Temple Types: Amphiprostyle (Vitruvius, Book 3, Chapter 2, no. 4); Verso: Temple Types: Pseudodipteral (Vitruvius, Book 3, Chapter 2, no. 6)., 1530–45, Pen and dark brown ink, sheet: 5 7/8 x 10 7/16 in. (15 x 26.5 cm), Drawings,

Tweezers, Early Bronze Age, ca. 3200–2000 B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 2 3/4in. (7cm), Bronzes

Ladies at a Picnic, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1790, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm), Prints, Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829

Merced River, ca. 1872, printed ca. 1876, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Attributed to Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916

Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle), Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group II, H.: 4 in. (10.2 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue with same color handles and base-knob; trails in opaque

Terracotta squat lekythos (oil jar), Classical, late 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Vases, Aphrodite and Eros flanking an incense burner

東海道五十三次之内　三島　朝霧, Mishima, Asa Kiri, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1833–34, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 15/32 x 14 7/8 in. (24.1 x 37.8 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese,

Dagger, grip and blade, 16th century; guard, hallmarked for 1774–89, Turkish, Steel, ivory, gold, silver, L. 12 1/4 in. (31.12 cm); Wt. 6 oz. (175 g); blade L. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Daggers, The green-stained ivory grip is carved with a

東海道五十三次　日阪　倭園琴桜, Nissaka; Sayo no Naka Yama, pass in the Bayo Mountains, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); W. 6 3/8 in. (16.2

Vase (one of a pair), early 18th century, decoration ca. 1729–32, Chinese with Bohemian, Kronstadt decoration, Hard-paste porcelain (Jingdezhen ware), Height (each): 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm); Diameter (each): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm),

Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar), Hellenistic, ca. 213 B.C., Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan, Terracotta, h. 17 5/8 in (44.8 cm); d. 9 7/8 in (25.1 cm), Vases, inscribed 'Theudotos' The relatively firm date of this hydria is provided by its

Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle), Hellenistic, 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group III, H.: 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm), Glass, Translucent yellowish green; base-knob and handles in translucent light

Statuette of a youth, Archaic, ca. 500 B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 4 1/16 in. (10.4 cm), Bronzes

Creamer, ca. 1800, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (14 x 14.6 cm); 5 oz. 16 dwt. (180.9 g), Silver, Hugh Wishart (active ca. 1793–1824

Ichikawa Omezō as Tomita Hyōtarō and Ōtani Oniji III as Ukiyo Tohei, Edo period (1615–1868), 1794–95, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper; white mica ground, 14 3/5 x 9 3/4 in. (37.1 x 24.8 cm), Prints, Tōshūsai

Glass krater (mixing bowl), Hellenistic, 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Glass; cast and cut, Overall: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Glass, Translucent deep honey yellow., Outsplayed horizontal rim with slightly rounded edge; hemispherical body with

Feathered Tunic, 13th–14th century, Peru, Wari, Cotton, feathers, W. 30 x H. 35 in. (76.2 x 88.9 cm), Feathers-Costumes

Pair of elephant-head vases (vases à tête d'éléphant), ca. 1758, French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, 1983.185.10: 13 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (34.3 × 21.6 cm); 1983.185.11: 13 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (34.9 × 21.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Relatively

[Peel Ross with Hunting Trophies], ca. 1856–59, Albumen silver print, 18.7 x 22.2 cm (7 3/8 x 8 3/4 in.), Photographs, Horatio Ross (British, Rossie Castle, near Montrose, Scotland 1801–1886 Scotland

Windybank, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Unknown (British

東海道五十三次　平塚, early 20th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo

Seeing a Performance, Edo period (1615–1868), 1789, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806), A monkey performance is being

Banded agate ring stone, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Italic, Agate, banded, Length: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Gems, Warrior consulting an oracle

Micaceous schist spindle whorl, Late Cypriot III, ca0–1050 B.C., Cypriot, Micaceous schist, H. 1/2 (1.3 cm); Diam. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone

Pair of candlesticks, Manner of Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (French, Turin 1695–1750 Paris), 1735–50, French, Paris, Gilt bronze, Height (each): 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); Diam. of base (each): 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Metalwork-Gilt Bronze, Manner

Box, ca. 1800, German, Stuttgart, Silver, Overall: 4 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in., 1.7lb. (11.4 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm, 748g), Metalwork-Silver, These silver boxes are part of larger silver service. The set was presumably used to keep sweets and

Textile piece, early 20th Century, Silk, L. 13, W. 6-1/2 in. (33 x 16.5 cm), Textiles-Trimmings

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Terracotta; black-figure, H.: 8 5/16 in. (21.2 cm), Vases, Around vase, procession of figures to an altar. Of the major regions in Southern Italy

Collar, 12th–14th century, Peru, Chimú, Spondylus shell and black stone beads, cotton, H. 17 1/2 x W. 15 in. (44.5 x 38.1 cm), Beads-Costumes

Poncho, 17th century (?), Peru, Quechua, Wool, H. 30 x W. 52 l/2 in. (76.2 x 133.4 cm), Textiles-Woven

[Colin and Horatio Ross Reading with Jessie Macrae], ca. 1858, Albumen silver print, 23.2 x 19.4 cm (9 1/8 x 7 5/8 in.), Photographs, Horatio Ross (British, Rossie Castle, near Montrose, Scotland 1801–1886 Scotland

Wall painting fragment with a swan, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, ca. A.D. 14–68, Roman, Fresco, Overall: 6 1/4 x 5 1/16 in. (15.8 x 12.8 cm), Miscellaneous-Paintings, Swan

千代田の大奥　茶の湯辺り花, Chiyoda Inner Palace: No.20 Flower Arranging in Turn (Chiyoda no Ōoku: Chanoyu mawaribana), Meiji period (1868–1912), August 1895, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on

Mrs. Rigby, 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews, Scotland 1821–1848 St. Andrews, Scotland

The Ramparts of Carcassonne, 1851, Salted paper print from waxed paper negative, Image: 23.5 x 33.2 cm (9 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.), Photographs, Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884), Auguste Mestral (French, Rans 1812–1884 Rans), For the

Bowl, Faience, 2 1/16 × 7 3/8 in. (5.2 × 18.7 cm), Miscellaneous-Faience

Fragment of a Cornice Panel, 10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; molded, applied, and carved, H. 28 1/16 in. (71.3 cm), Sculpture, This panel comes from the site of Tepe Madrasa in Nishapur. The excavators found this and other

Figure in Pensive Pose, Northern Wei dynasty (386–534), early 6th century, China, Limestone, H. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm); W. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Sculpture

Sallet, ca. 1450–1500, Aragon, Spanish, Steel, H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); D. 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 8 oz. (2050 g), Helmets, Close-fitting helmets of this distinctive form, with the brow shaped over the eyes

Lamp, Roman, Cypriot, Terracotta, Overall: 1 x 3 3/4 in. (2.5 x 9.5 cm), Terracottas, With wreath

Glass mosaic fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 9/16 x 1 3/16 in. (1.5 x 3.1 cm), Glass, Thick-walled body fragment., Translucent blue, deep purple (?) appearing black,

Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Classical, ca. 450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm), Vases, Obverse and reverse, Dionysos, the god of wine, with his followers, satyrs and

Creamer, ca. 1799, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, silver, 5 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (14 x 13 x 7 cm) 6 oz. 3 dwt (191.6g), Silver, John McMullin (1765–1843

Doitsukokukan naibu kikai, The Interior Works of an Armed Japanese Battleship, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1874 (Meiji 7), Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Oban; 14 1/8 x 28 3/8 in. (35.9 x 72.1 cm),

諸國名橋奇覧　摂洲阿治川口天保山, Tenpōzan at the Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Sesshū Ajikawaguchi Tenpōzan), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran), Edo period

Title to Topographia Variarum Regionum, 1611, Etching; first state of two, plate: 3 15/16 x 6 1/16 in. (10 x 15.4 cm), Prints, Simon Wynhoutsz Frisius (Netherlandish, Harlingen ca. 1580–ca. 1628 The Hague), After Matthijs Bril the Younger

[View in Calcutta], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 17.4 x 23.3 cm (6 7/8 x 9 3/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Fragment, early 19th century, Attributed to probably Greece, Linen, silk, metal wrapped thread; plain weave, embroidered, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Nine Arch Bridge outside Foochow, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 9 3/4 × 13 3/16 in. (24.7 × 33.5 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1837–1921 London

Bowl with Eagle, ca. 1000, Attributed to Egypt, Earthenware; luster-painted on opaque white glaze, H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Ceramics, Muslim Ibn al-Dahhan, The signature of the artist Muslim appears beneath the eagle's right claw and underneath

Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Classical, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, H.: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, with handles in same color; trails in opaque

Ivory disk with rosette, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1600–1050 B.C., Cypriot, Ivory, H.: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm), Ivory was imported to Cyprus from the Near East or Egypt. The rosette was a popular decorative motif originally inspired by designs on

Handle with a head of a satyr, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek or Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 1 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 5/8 in. (4.1 x 5.2 x 1.6 cm), Bronzes

Bronze batillum (incense shovel), Mid-Imperial, late 1st–early 2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, L. 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm), Bronzes, With short handle

Glass amphoriskos with horizontal ribs, Early Imperial, 2nd half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in a two-part mold, H. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); diameter 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Glass, Translucent greenish yellow, with handles in cobalt

Buckle, Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 1 15/16in. (4.9cm), Bronzes

Terracotta oinochoe (jug) in the form of a woman's head, Archaic, ca. 500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. of body 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm), Vases, Oinochoe in the form of a woman's head

Lotus, Ming dynasty (?) (1368–1644), China, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 8 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (22.2 x 24.1 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, Copy after (?) Huang Qüan (Chinese, active ca. 950

Folding Game Board, 15th century, Made in Venice, Italy, Italian, Bone, wood, horn, stain and gilding over wood core with metal mounts, Overall (closed): 16 5/8 x 9 15/16 x 2 9/16 in. (42.2 x 25.2 x 6.5 cm), Ivories-Bone, This folding game

Nubie. Vue Cavalière de la Seconde Cataracte, 1850, Salted paper print (Blanquart-Évrard process) from paper negative, Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894

Lamp, Roman, Cypriot, Terracotta, Overall: 1 x 3 1/2 in. (2.5 x 8.9 cm), Terracottas

View of Clovelly, Devon, ca. 1848–49, Watercolour, gouache, black chalk and graphite, sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 15/16 in. (27 x 38 cm), Drawings, Samuel Palmer (British, London 1805–1881 Redhill, Surrey

Sleeping Figure Bottle, 12th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Ceramic, H. 9 x W. 4 13/16 in. (22.9 x 12.2cm), Ceramics-Containers

東海道五十三次　平塚, Hiratsuka, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Overall: 8 3/4 x 13 3/4in. (22.2 x 34.9cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo)

Cosmetic Container in the Form of a Bes-image, Late Period, Dynasty 27, 525–404 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, h. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in); w. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in); d. 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in), This squat human form with leonine features is commonly identified

The Snow Ball, Edo period (1615–1868), 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770

Ornament or casing, engraved, Bronze, H.: 3/4 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in. (1.9 x 2.7 x 1 cm), Bronzes

Mosaic glass bowl fragment, Hellenistic, 2nd–mid-1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; cast, Overall: 1 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (4.4 x 7.3 cm), Glass

Ichimura Kamezo and Arashi Tomonosuke, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1748, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyomasu I (Japanese, active 1696–1716

A man pulling a net with two figures behind him, from the series 'Figurine', ca. 1656–1657, Etching and Drypoint, Sheet: 5 9/16 × 3 9/16 in. (14.1 × 9 cm), Prints, Salvator Rosa (Italian, Arenella (Naples) 1615–1673 Rome

Caster, 1740–60, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 5 3/16 x 1 3/4 in. (13.2 x 4.4 cm); 2 oz. 11 dwt. (78.6 g), Silver, Samuel Edwards (1705–1762

Terracotta bil-bil, Late Cypriot, ca. 1600–1050 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; Base-Ring Ware, H. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm), Vases, Two vases side by side joined by one handle

Marble right hand and wrist with a supporting strut, Imperial, 1st or 2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, L., 5 3/4', W., 5', Stone Sculpture, The strut supported the arm against the side of the (now lost) statue

Summer Willow in the Breeze, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1748, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 7/32 x 5 5/8 in. (31.1 x 14.3 cm), Prints, Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711–1785

Marsh-Bowl of Rennefer, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1504–1447 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb of Neferkhawet, west chamber A, Burial of Rennefer (II), in coffin, near head, 1934–35, Faience, paint, h.

[Man], 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews, Scotland 1821–1848 St. Andrews, Scotland

Virginia City, 1875, printed ca. 1876, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916

Inkwell, 1820–45, Made in United States, American, Blown-molded glass, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Glass