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Painting studies · 5

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The reference works belong to the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection and are not offered for sale here. Records and images use the museum’s CC0 open-access release; there is no museum partnership. Sources and methodology.

1235 · Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

Arhat

Artist not recorded · Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk

1855 · France, 19th century

Arion on a Sea Horse

William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905) · oil on fabric

1855 · France, 19th century

Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair)

William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905) · oil on fabric

c. 1891 · France, 19th century

Armand Berton

Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906) · oil on fabric

c. 1600 · Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians"

Artist not recorded · Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper

c. 1600 · Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians"

Artist not recorded · One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper

c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

As punishment, the jester’s wife and the Zangi are thrown into fire and the emir’s wife and the mahout are trampled by an elephant, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Twenty-second Night

Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1863 · France, 19th century

Attributes of Music

François Bonvin (French, 1817–1887) · oil on fabric

c. 1800 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Augury of the crow (Vasakasajja Nayika)

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

1862 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Autumn in a Mountain Valley

Fujimoto Tesseki (Japanese, 1816–1863) · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

late 1600s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Autumn in Takao

Kiyohara Yukinobu (Japanese, 1643–1682) · hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

c. 1590 · India, Mughal school, 16th century

Babur meeting with Sultan Ali Mirza at the Kohik River, from a Babur-nama (Memoirs of Babur)

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

c. 1596–1597 or 1604 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Babur receives booty and Humayun’s salute after the victory over Sultan Ibrahim in 1526, from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602)

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

1855 · France, 19th century

Bacchante on a Panther

William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905) · oil on fabric

1808–11 · England, 19th century

Bacchus and Ariadne

Henry Bone (British, 1755–1834); Titian (Italian, c. 1488–1576) · enamel, in original gilt-wood and gesso carved frame

late 1100s · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Bamboo and Insects

Wu Bing (Chinese, active 1190–1194) · Album leaf; fan painting, ink on silk

1500s · Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Bamboo and Plum

Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, active 1504-c. 1589) · hanging scroll; ink on paper

1279–1368 · China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Bamboo in Four Seasons: Summer

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll; ink on silk

1500s · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Bamboo in Moonlight

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll; ink on paper

early 1500s · Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Bamboo in Rain

Genga (Japanese) · hanging scroll; ink on silk

1818 · China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Bamboo in Snow

Hong Fan (Chinese, active late 1700s–early 1800s) · hanging scroll; ink on paper

1300s · China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

Bamboo in the Wind

Puming (Xuechuang) (Chinese, active before 1274–after 1329) · Hanging scroll; ink on silk

1271–1368 · China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

Bamboo, Rocks, and Lonely Orchids

Zhao Mengfu (Chinese, 1254–1322) · Handscroll; ink on paper

c. 1588 · China, Jiaxing, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Baoyang Lake

Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606) · Album leaf; ink and color on silk