Images at Librifly

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95), Tibet, Leaded brass with pigment, lost-wax cast, H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (9.3 cm), Sculpture

東都名所　浅草金龍山年の市, Year End Fair at Kinryuzan Temple, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1836, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 15/16 x 14 5/8 in. (25.2 x 37.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige

Landscape with Man on Horseback, Ming dynasty (?) (1368–1644), China, Miniature from album of eleven paintings; ink and color on silk, 5 x 6 3/4 in. (12.7 x 17.1 cm), Paintings, Liu Yen

東海道五十三次　関　本陣早立, Seki, Stations No. 48, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1834, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 3/4 x 14 7/16 in. (24.8 x 36.7cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese,

Bronze statuette of Mercury, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, H. to top of wing 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm), Bronzes, Mercury, the god of commerce, wears a winged petasos on his head and holds a money pouch in his right hand

Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel), Middle Cypriot III, ca. 1725–1600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; Black slip ware, H. 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm), Vases, Fantastic vase with loop handle, spout, and animal's head, incised designs

Lead figure of a winged goddess, possibly Artemis Orthia, Archaic, late 7th–6th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 3/16 in. (3.1 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great

Gaming Die, 1st–3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or Afghanistan, Ivory, H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm), Ivories

Design for hanging wall-mounted lantern, late 19th–early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on off-white tracing paper on a light weight multi-ply paper board, Overall: 22 1/16 x

Terracotta mold of a grotesque figure, Late Hellenistic, 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, 3 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. (7.9 x 8.9 cm), Terracottas, The modern impression displayed with the mold illustrates the form made from the ancient mold

Terracotta amphora (jar), Late Archaic, ca. 500–490 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm), Vases, Obverse, satyr with pelta (crescent-shaped shield) and thyrsos (fennel stalk with ivy), Reverse, satyr with

Frets, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 8 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (21.8 x 24.1 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London

The Salon of 1852, 1852, Salted paper print from waxed-paper negative, Image: 24.1 × 38 cm (9 1/2 × 14 15/16 in.), Photographs, Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884), Gustave Courbet's Young Women from the Village is visible in Le Gray's

明/清, 王鐸, 書札, 冊頁, Letter, late Ming (1368–1644)–early Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, China, Album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper, 10 3/4 x 6 in. (27.3 x 15.2 cm), Calligraphy, Wang Duo (Chinese, 1592–1652), This letter,

近江八景　三井晩鍾, Vesper Bells at Mii Temple, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1857, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm); W. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese,

Tile, second half 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; polychrome glaze within black wax resist outlines (cuerda seca technique), H. 8 5/8 in. (21.8 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, This tile, depicting a male youth with delicate features, would

Vue de la Ville Chinoise (Cholen) Feuille No. 3, Saïgon, Cochinchine, 1866, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 22.3 x 30.1 cm (8 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.), Photographs, Emile Gsell (French, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 1838–1879 Vietnam

Den 1' Flyvning i Europa Sen 12 September 1906., 1905–19, Gelatin silver prints from glass negatives, Image: 4 9/16 × 3 1/16 in. (11.6 × 7.7 cm), Photographs, Jacob Christian Hansen Ellehammer (Danish, 1871–1946), Vilhelm Ellehammer

Seiryu Edo, Courtesan District of Edo, Edo period (1615–1868), 1756–1829, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 x 10 1/8 in. (38.1 x 25.7 cm), Prints, Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829

Standing Warrior, Bronze and Iron Age period, ca. 500 B.C.–A.D. 300, Indonesia (Java), Bronze, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Sculpture

Bamboo Sprouts, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Album leaf; lacquer on paper, 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.4 x 8.9 cm), Paintings, Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891

Bronze shield boss, 8th–7th century B.C., Italic, Bronze, Diam.: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm), Bronzes, Slightly convex with patterns arranged in concentric bands

The Card Party, ca. 1665, Oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (50.2 x 45.1 cm), Paintings, Caspar Netscher (Dutch, Heidelberg 1639?–1684 The Hague

江戸高名会亭尽　本所小梅　小倉庵, Honjo Komme (Ogura-an), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 14 7/16 in. (36.7 cm), Prints, Utagawa

The New Mill, near Lynton, North Devon, 1856, Albumen silver print, Photographs, John Percy (British

Dendérah (Tentyris), Temple d'Athôr - Face Postérieure, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 24.7 x 30.0 cm. (9 3/4 x 11 13/16 in.), Photographs, Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892

Embroidery Fragment, 14th century, Swiss, Silk embroidery on linen plain weave, Overall: 13 1/4 x 21 1/16 in. (33.7 x 53.5 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Glass inlay fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass, Other: 9/16 x 2 in. (1.5 x 5.1 cm), Glass, Translucent deep cobalt blue and opaque white., Fragment of thin, slightly curved strip, with

[Bird in Flight], 1886, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 3.3 x 17.3 cm (1 5/16 x 6 13/16 in.), Photographs, Etienne-Jules Marey (French, 1830–1904

Gold ring with garnet ring stone, Hellenistic, late 4th–2nd century B.C., Greek or Cypriot, Gold, garnet, Diam.: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Gold and Silver, Of thin foil with a round garnet in a box setting

Glass perfume bottle, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass, Overall: 2 3/16in. (5.6cm), Glass, Small unguentarium. Translucent light yellow brown. Rim folded out, over, and in; flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, tapering downwards

Necklace, Kofun period (ca. 300–710), 6th century, Japan, Amber, serpentine, and soda glass, L. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Jewelry

Ariadne, 1894, Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm), Paintings, George Frederic Watts (British, London 1817–1904 London

Wreaths, 6, Greek, Laconian, Lead, Diameter: 15/16 in. (2.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead

Terracotta Nolan amphora (jar), Classical, ca. 480–470 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 13 11/16 in. (34.8 cm), Vases, Obverse, warriors fighting Persian archer, Reverse, warrior. The almost miraculous Greek victory in 480

A Prince Hunting Boars with His Retinue, late 18th–early 19th century, Western India, Rajasthan, Jhilai, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 11 3/8 x 15 7/8 in. (28.9 x 40.3 cm), Paintings, The distinctive style of painting that

A Young Woman and a Cavalier, early 1660s, Oil on canvas, 38 1/2 x 34 3/4 in. (97.8 x 88.3 cm), Paintings, Cornelis Bisschop (Dutch, Dordrecht 1630–1674 Dordrecht

Terracotta askos (flask) with two spouts, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Native Italic, Daunian, Canosan, Terracotta, H.: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm), Vases, The addition of a second spout and the more varied polychromy are features of late Daunian

Giraffe with Two Keepers, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Framed painting; ink and color on silk, Image: 53 3/4 x 33 1/2 in. (136.5 x 85.1 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist Chinese, 17th century or later, In 1414, a giraffe—a creature

The New Fields at Ōno in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ōno shinden), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), 冨嶽三十六景　駿州大野新田, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830–32, Japan, Polychrome

The Lovers O-Hatsu and Tokubei, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm); W. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm), Prints, Ippitsusai Bunchō (Japanese, active 1760–1794

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 3/4 × 10 1/8 in. (37.5 × 25.7 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865

Sepulchral Monument of Ermengol X, Count of Urgell, ca. 1300–1350, Catalan, Limestone, Overall: 51 1/4 x 82 5/8 x 26 1/2 in. (130.2 x 209.9 x 67.3 cm), Sculpture, In his will, Ermengol X ordered a fine tomb to be installed in the chapel of

東海道五十三次之内　藤澤　遊行寺, Fujiwara; Yugyoji, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1834, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 15/32 x 14 in. (24.1 x 35.6 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo

The Actor Segawa Kichiji as a Daimyo's Young Son, and Sanogawa Ichimatsu as a Samurai Attendant, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1750, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 17 7/32 x 12 7/32 in. (43.8 x 31.1 cm), Prints,

Gold spiral, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1600–1100 B.C., Cypriot, Gold, Length: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm), Gold and Silver, Of plain wire with one turn

[Child Posed with Hoop], 1856, Salted paper print, Photographs, Unknown (French

Vase fragment, Geometric, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 5 5/8 x 4 5/8in. (14.3 x 11.7cm), Vases

Man of Sorrows with the Three Marys and the Evangelists, n.d., Engraving, 8 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (21 x 25.1 cm), Prints, Adriaen Collaert (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1560–1618 Antwerp), After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Netherlandish,

Violin, ca. 1685, Hamburg, Germany, German, Spruce, maple, Height (Of body): 14 in. (35.6 cm), Chordophone-Bowed, Joachim Tielke (German, 1641–1719), Italy was not the only country that produced fine violins. Germany was the birthplace

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1895, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, L. (page) 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm); W. (page) 9 1/4 in. (23.4 cm), Prints, Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

Lamp Stand, A.H. 1027–29/A.D 1617–18, Attributed to Iran, Brass; cast, engraved, and inlaid with black compound and applied cinnabar, H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3cm), Metal, This distinctive tall, cylindrical shape is characteristic of a group of

唐 胡人樂舞紋玉帶板（十件）, Set of Ten Belt Plaques, Tang dynasty (618–907), 7th–early 8th century, China, Jade (nephrite), Each square piece: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm); end piece: 4 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (11.1 x 5.7 cm),

Lady and Attendant, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Hanging scroll; paint on paper, 63 3/4 x 24 3/8 in. (161.9 x 61.9 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist Chinese, 19th century

Glass cup, Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Height: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm), Glass, Translucent pale yellow green. Knocked-off, uneven rim; slightly bulging collar below rim; sides expanding downward, then angled in to join

Terracotta lydion (perfume jar), Archaic, 6th century B.C., Lydian, Terracotta, H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Vases, Decorated with horizontal black bands; high, partly hollow foot

Glass-Wares with Plum Blossoms, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 13/16 x 7 7/16 in. (14.8 x 18.9 cm), Prints, Hachifusa Shūri (Japanese, 18th–19th century

Jérusalem, Village de Siloam, Monolithe de forme égyptienne, 2, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.1 x 32.4 cm (9 1/8 x 12 3/4 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872

Brazier of Sultan al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn 'Umar, second half 13th century, From Egypt, Brass; cast, chased, inlaid with silver and black compound, H. 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm), Metal, Braziers served as portable grills and

Carnelian seal set in a gold ring, Archaic, mid–6th century B.C., Greek, Carnelian, gold, Length: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm), Gems, Youth seizing a crouching girl by the hair

Album of Landscape Paintings, Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th century, Japan, Album of fourteen paintings and one calligraphy; Ink and color on paper, Image (each): 8 7/8 x 5 7/16 in. (22.5 x 13.8 cm), Paintings, Kuwayama Gyokushū

Uno dei Colossi di Campedoglio, 1848–52, Albumen print from glass negative, Image: 11 5/16 × 8 11/16 in. (28.8 × 22 cm), Photographs, Eugène Constant (French, active Italy, 1848–55

'Rustam Overpowers the King of Hamavaran', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), late 15th century, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Image: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Codices

Agate oval, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Greek, Agate, Other: 1 x 9/16 x 1/8 in. (2.5 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm), Gems, Aphrodite holding a fan

The Tree of Life, first half 17th century, British, Canvas worked with silk thread; tent, Gobelin, and couching stitches, H. 22 1/2 x W. 24 1/8 inches (57.2 x 61.3 cm); Framed dim.: H. 25 1/2 x W. 27 1/4 x D. 2 1/4 inches (64.8 x 69.2. x 5.7

Tai Fish and Top-Shells, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 x 7 1/8 in. (20.3 x 18.1 cm), Prints, Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820

Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, late 13th century–early 14th century, Made in Lower Saxony, German, Copper alloy, Overall: 9 7/16 x 10 15/16 x 4 in., 4lb. (24 x 27.8 x 10.2 cm, 1827g), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Fragment of a limestone crown belonging to a statue of the Great Goddess, Hellenistic, 2nd half of the 4th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: H. 7 1/2 x W.:7 5/8 x D. 2 in. (19.1 x 19.4 x 5.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, Fragment of large

Upper part of a limestone warrior from a chariot group, Archaic, first half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 6 x 6 x 3 1/4 in. (15.2 x 15.2 x 8.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, Head an part of torso of warrior with helmet and

Bronze ring, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Length: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Gems, Deer suckling fawn

Sphaera Mundi, 1485, Printed book with woodcut illustrations printed or colored with stencils in one, two, and three colors. Many marginal notes and sketches in brown ink., 7 5/8 x 5 3/8 x 1/2 in. (19.4 x 13.6 x 1.2 cm), Books, The publisher

Vase fragment, Helladic, Greek, Laconian, Terracotta, 2 7/16 x 2 3/4in. (6.2 x 7cm), Vases

Vase fragment, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/2in. (4.7 x 3.8cm), Vases

Catafalque for the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia (Front Elevation)., 1796, Pen and gray-black ink, brush and watercolor, over traces of graphite of leadpoint, sheet: 28 1/4 x 23 3/8 in. (71.7 x 59.4 cm), Vincenzo Brenna (Italian,

Tankard, 1640–50, Estonian, Tallinn (Reval), Silver-gilt, Overall (confirmed): 9 1/8 x 7 3/4 x 5 3/8 in., 38oz. (23.2 x 19.7 x 13.7 cm, 1078g), Metalwork-Silver

Caire près du Mokkatam, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Félix Bonfils (French, 1831–1885

Bronze situla (bucket) handle with panthers attacking deer, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 1 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. (3.8 x 10.5 cm), Bronzes, On either side of rings, panther attacking deer

[Countess de Castiglione as the Queen of Etruria], before 1865, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Window: 7 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (19 × 14 cm), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913), et al, Painted and retouched by

明/清 陳洪綬、陳字 雜畫 冊 絹本, Figures, flowers, and landscapes, late Ming (1368–1644)–early Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, one leaf dated 1627, China, Album of eleven leaves; ink and color on silk, Image: 8 3/4 x 8 9/16 in.

Fibula, Cypriot, Silver, Other: 1 1/16 x 1 1/8 x 3/16 in. (2.8 x 2.8 x 0.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Pyxis, Late Classical, ca. 325–300 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 11.91 cm., Vases, On the lid, head of a woman

Vase, ca. 1897, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Favrile glass, 13 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. (34 cm), Glass, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902

[Entrance to Botanical Gardens, Calcutta], 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 18.1 x 23.9 cm (7 1/8 x 9 7/16 in.), Photographs, Captain R. B. Hill

東海道五十三次之内　品川　日之出, Daybreak at Shinagawa, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1834, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 15/32 x 14 3/5 in. (24.1 x 37.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige

Vase, ca. 1912, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Favrile glass, H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Glass, Tiffany Furnaces, This object form part of a group of glass vessels and enamel containers Louis Comfort Tiffany

Bone hairpin, ca. 1st century A.D., Roman, Bone, H.: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm), With plain round knob

Terracotta Megarian bowl, Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, h. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); w. 3 1/2 in. (9 cm), Vases, Nike crowning a trophy, Poseidon, Ariadne with Dionysos supported by a satyr, and Athena with shield and spear.

Glass perfume bottle, Imperial, 1st–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Height: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green. Rim folded out, down, round, and in, with bevelled innner lip; broad, flaring mouth; cylindrical neck

Monk Nichiren in Exile on Sado Island, from the series 'Illustration of Famous Monks', Edo period (1615–1868), 1835–36, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Oban: 9 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (24.8 x 37.5 cm), Prints, Utagawa

Awa no Naruto, 雪月花　阿波鳴門之風景, The Whirlpools of Awa, Edo period (1615–1868), 1857, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Image (triptych): 14 1/2 × 29 1/2 in. (36.8 × 74.9 cm), Prints,

Covered Sauce Tureen, ca. 1786, Made in China, Chinese, for American market, Porcelain, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Diam. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm), Ceramics

The Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Samurai, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1780–85, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (32.7 x 14.6 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunkō (Japanese, 1743–1812

Skyphos fragment, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 1 3/4 x 15/16in. (4.4 x 2.4cm), Vases

Brocade Hall, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, 11 7/8 x 97 in. (30.2 x 246.4 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase), Classical, 5th–4th century B.C., Cypriot, Calcite (alabaster), H. 6 9/16 x 2 in. (16.7 x 5.1 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The elongated alabastron has two vertical lugs above a short trapezoidal tab in

Bronze bowl, Cypro-Archaic, 7th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, 2in. (5.1cm), Bronzes, In the tondo, four wild goats in a stand of papyrus The large bowl has a pair of handles and a rim ornamented with small knobs. The central, slightly

Terracotta statuette of a seated woman, Late Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm), Terracottas

Scene in the Yoshiwara, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1680, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 1/4 x 17 31/32 in. (28.6 x 45.7 cm), Prints, Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, died 1694), Courtesans are seen from the

Boating Parties under the Ryōgoku Bridge, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1785, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Each sheet: 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (38.7 x 26 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese,

View of the Garden of the Rubenshuis, Antwerp, 1675–1732, Engraving, plate: 11 5/16 x 14 1/16 in. (28.7 x 35.7 cm), Prints, Engraved by Jacobus Harrewijn (Dutch, 1660–after 1732), After J. van Croes