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Footed Bowl

Unrecorded maker

early 13th century · Bronze; inlaid with silver and black compound

Inkwell with Twelve Zodiac Medallions

Unrecorded maker

late 12th–early 13th century · Brass; cast, inlaid with silver and copper

Ewer

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1180–1210 · Brass; raised, repoussé, inlaid with silver and a black compound

Ewer Base with Zodiac Medallions

Unrecorded maker

first half 13th century · Brass; engraved, inlaid with silver and copper

Bowl

Unrecorded maker

13th century · Stonepaste; overglaze luster-painted on an opaque white glaze

Tray

Unrecorded maker

late 13th–early 14th century · Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver and black compound

Tray Made for the Rasulid Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Da'ud ibn Yusuf

Unrecorded maker

early 14th century · Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver and black compound

Flask with Zodiac Medallions

Unrecorded maker

first half 14th century, with additions first half 20th century · Stonepaste; molded, blue-glazed, overpainted, and gilded

Flask with Medallion

Unrecorded maker

early 15th century · Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)

Design for the Decoration of a Ceiling with the Allegories of the Four Continents and the Signs of the Zodiac

Anonymous, French, 17th century (d. 1700)

ca. 1680–1710 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, gray, and red wash, heightened with white, over red and black chalk

Karako with an Oversized Sake Cup

Isoda Koryūsai (d. 1790)

ca. 1770–72 (Meiwa 7–An’ei 1) · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Flask with bats and medallions of longevity

Unrecorded maker

late 18th century · Porcelain painted in overglaze blue and red enamels (Jingdezhen ware)