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The Ten Largest, No. 2, Childhood (1907) by Hilma af Klint (1862–1944)

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Gold necklace with blue glass, Byzantine, early 7th century

from Dumbarton Oaks

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“Miko - Japanese shrine maiden.” Hand-colored photo, 1880’s, Japan. Photographer Kusakabe Kimbei.. Image via noel45 of Flickr

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TANAKA Ryōhei（田中良平 Japanese, 1933-2019）

Kamo Road 1994 Copperplate etching with aquatint 17.5 x 14.5 inches via more

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Beauford Delaney's The Picnic (1940)

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Box set with Colombian emeralds and gold trim, Mughal India, circa 1635

from The Khalili Collection

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Imogen Cunningham - Two Callas, 1925–29, gelatin silver print, 30 x 22.6 cm

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Astronomisch-astrologische Handschrift für König Wenzel IV. von Böhmen - BSB Clm 826, c. 1400

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The 42nd Traditional Kaga-Yuzen Crafts ExhibitionSilver Award: Visiting dress ‘New York, New York’ Miyoji Ishida

Author’s Comment : The lights of the skyscrapers in Manhattan are beginning to turn on, and I created this work with a bird’s eye view of New York City, which is being transformed into a vibrant city.

The 42nd Annual Exhibition of Traditional Kaga Yuzen Crafts is being held at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, from September 16 (Wed) to 22 (Tue).

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Osman Hamdi Bey (1842-1910, Turkish) ~ Kur’an Tilaveti / Reciting the Quran, 1910 @ Sakıp Sabancı Museum

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Leif Engström (Swedish, 1992) - The Invisible Weave (2024)

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Leif Engström (Swedish, 1992), The Invisible Weave, 2024. Oil on canvas, walnut frame, 81 x 118 cm.

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Hajime Katō (1925–2000) — Southern Flight (oil on canvas, 1990)

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Icon with the Heavenly Ladder of Saint John Climacus, late 12th century, tempera and gold on panel, 41.3 x 29.9 x 2.1 cm. The Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai, Egypt.