Lost wax cast pendant / Akan peoples, Ghana18th century-20th century / Lost wax cast in brass / 1 5/8”x2” / British Museum, London
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Snarling Tiger NetsukeEarly 19th century / Ivory, eyes inlaid in horn / 1 3/4” high/ British Museum, London
c.1790 / Opaque watercolor on paper / 7 1/2”x7 1/2” / Victoria & Albert Museum, London
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Frog and Mouse by GetsujuLate 18th-early 19th century / Ink on paper /
65”x35” / Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN
c.1705-10 / Watercolor & opaque watercolor with gum arabic on vellum / 13 5/8”x19 1/2” / Royal Collection Trust
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c.1762 / Oil on canvas / 115”x97” / The National Gallery, London
Black Buck and Doe / Mughal EmpireLate 17th century / Painting on paper / 10 1/3”x7 1/5”
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai
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17th–19th century / Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay / 6”x4 3/8”x2 3/8” / The Met
The Bull by Paulus Potter1647 / Oil on canvas / 92 3/4”x133 1/2” / Mauritshuis, The Hague, Netherlands
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The Floating Feather by Melchior d’Hondecoeterc.1680 / Oil on canvas / 62 1/2””x56 5/8” / Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
15th century-17th century / Brass / 7”x7 13/16”x2 1/2” / The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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A Goat and a Sheep in an Italianate Landscape by Philipp Peter Roosc.1690 / Oil on canvas / 38 1/2”x28 3/4” / Private collection
Mounted ruler (so-called Horseman) / Edo peoples, Benin kingdom, Nigeria16th century / Copper alloy / 18”x11” / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Puppy Playing with a Pheasant Feather / Attributed to Yi Am16th century / 12.25”x17.25” / Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk / Philadelphia Museum of Art
1515 / Woodcut | Image: 8 3/8”x11 5/8” / Various impressions/various collections
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Before 1584 / Watercolor and gouache on vellum / Sheet: 8 1/8”x12 1/16” / The Met
Tribute Giraffe with Attendant16th century / Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
/ 31 1/2”x16” / Philadelphia Museum of Art
1600-1699 / Oil on canvas / 8”x6” / National Trust, Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset, England
Miniature of a Crocodile from the “Rochester Bestiary” / South East Englandc.1230-14th century / Parchment pages / 11 4/5”x8 1/2” / Royal 12 F XIII, f. 24, The British Library
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c.1400 / Copper alloy / 12 9/16”x4 5/8”x12 1/2” / The Met
The Misty Miss Christy 