Ink On Paper Collection

Hotei Pointing at the Moon, 1650. Creator: Fugai Ekun
Hotei Pointing at the Moon, 1650

Owl on a Pine Branch, early 17th century. Creator: Soga Nichokuan
Owl on a Pine Branch, early 17th century. Edo period

The Selden Map of China. Artist: Chinese Master
The Selden Map of China. Found in the collection of the Bodleian Library, Oxford

Young Artist Asleep by a Stream, c1859. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Young Artist Asleep by a Stream, c1859

Illustration to the book Le Morte d Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, 1893-1894. Artist: Beardsley, Aubrey (1872?1898)
Illustration to the book Le Morte d Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, 1893-1894. Private Collection

A Condottiere, 1480, (1932). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
A Condottiere, 1480, (1932). From the collection of the British Museum, London. From Master Draughtsmen No. 2 - Leonardo Da Vinci 1452-1519

Haboku, Splashed Ink Landscape, 1400s-early 1500s century. Creator: Sessh? T?y? (Japanese
Haboku, Splashed Ink Landscape, 1400s-early 1500s century

Procavia capensis (Rock hyrax or dassie), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Procavia capensis (Rock hyrax or dassie), 1777-1786

From the Black Notebook, ca 1923. Creator: Kafka, Franz (1883-1924)
From the Black Notebook, ca 1923. Found in the collection of the National Library of Israel

Gama Sennin (Chinese Hou Xiansheng) and his three-legged toad, Edo period, 18th century
Gama Sennin (Chinese Hou Xiansheng) and his three-legged toad, Edo period, mid-late 18th century

Ticket to a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson, June 25, 1959
The World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between African-American Floyd Patterson (1935-2006) and Swede Ingemar Johansson (1932-2009) was held at the Yankee Stadium in New York City

Big Fish Eat Little Fish, 1556. Artist: Bruegel (Brueghel), Pieter, the Elder (ca 1525-1569)
Big Fish Eat Little Fish, 1556. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

Shade of Pines in a Cloudy Valley, 1660. Creator: Wang Jian (Chinese, 1598-1677)
Shade of Pines in a Cloudy Valley, 1660

Illuminated Leaf with Writing by Muhammad Ali, 1788. Creator: Unknown
Illuminated Leaf with Writing by Muhammad Ali, 1788

The Dragon among Clouds, 1849. Creator: Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849)
The Dragon among Clouds, 1849. Found in the Collection of Musee Guimet, Paris

A Female Satyr, 1527. Creator: Giulio Romano
A Female Satyr, 1527

A Satyr, 1527. Creator: Giulio Romano
A Satyr, 1527

Dynamism of the Human Body: Boxer, 1913. Creator: Umberto Boccioni
Dynamism of the Human Body: Boxer, 1913

Les bêcheurs (The diggers), 1855-1856. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Les becheurs (The diggers), 1855-1856

Christ And Disciples On The Sea Of Galilee, c1560s. Creator: Taddeo Zuccaro
Christ And Disciples On The Sea Of Galilee, c1560s

Submarine, 1806
1574367 Submarine, 1806; (add.info.: Submarine Vessel, Submarine Bombs and Mode of Attack for the United States government. Vessel sighting mechanism details.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Galloping Horse, 1944-45 (ink on paper)
1764897 Galloping Horse, 1944-45 (ink on paper) by Xu Beihong (1895-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galloping Horse. Xu Beihong (1895-1953). Ink on paper

accompanied by the animal, 1926. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
accompanied by the animal, 1926. Private Collection

Avalokiteshvara, 18th century. Creator: Chinese Master
Avalokiteshvara, 18th century. Private Collection

Labaz. Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin
Labaz. Selkups, 1920. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

La Sainte Vierge, 1920. Creator: Picabia, Francis (1879-1953)
La Sainte Vierge, 1920. Found in the Collection of Musee national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris

Portrait of Louis VauxcellesLouis Vauxcelles, 1917. Creator: Picabia, Francis (1879-1953)
Portrait of Louis VauxcellesLouis Vauxcelles, 1917. Private Collection

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov as Hamlet, 1924. Artist: Vysheslavtsev, Nikolai Nikolayevich (1890-1952)
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov as Hamlet, 1924. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Graphiurus ocularis (Spectacled dormouse), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Graphiurus ocularis (Spectacled dormouse), 1777-1786

Leaflet for Club de Memo, ca. 1944. Creators: Unknown, R. C. Lombardi
A light blue paper leaflet for Club de Memo in Los Angeles, California. The leaflet features the clubs name, address and a woman holding bubbles standing in a glass. The back of the leaflet is blank

The Chinese Taoist Immortals, Han-shan and Shih-te (Kanzan and Jittoku), Meiji era, 1886

Ticket for boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston, 1965. Creator: Unknown
The fight, known as " Ali vs. Liston II" (the pair boxed previously in 1964 in Miami Beach, Florida), was Alis first after changing his name from Cassius Clay

Two Girls Under Plum Tree. Creator: Nishikawa Sukenobu
Two Girls Under Plum Tree

Four anecdotes from the life of Wang Xizhi, 1310s. Creator: Zhao Mengfu
Four anecdotes from the life of Wang Xizhi, 1310s

Landscapes, dated 1814. Creator: Yi Bingshou
Landscapes, dated 1814

Oxherding, first half of the 15th century. Creator: Sekkyakushi
Oxherding, first half of the 15th century. Perhaps illustrating the fifth verse, Herding the Ox of the Ten Verses on Oxherding, a Zen parable. Muromachi period (1392-1573)

Bamboo in Wind and Rain, ca. 1694. Creator: Shitao
Bamboo in Wind and Rain, ca. 1694

Mask of Fudo Myoo, 18th-19th century. Creator: School of Katsushika Hokusai
Mask of Fudo Myoo, 18th-19th century. Edo period

A page from a Ramayana: Vamana avatar of Vishnu (Trivikrama), c. 1710. Creator: Unknown
A page from a Ramayana: Vamana avatar of Vishnu (Trivikrama), c. 1710

Dragon and Tiger, 1500s. Creator: Sesson Sh?kei (Japanese, 1504-1589)
Dragon and Tiger, 1500s. These paired creatures represent the elements of water and wind in Chinese cosmology: the dragons swirling form conjures rain clouds

Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, 1897. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, 1897. Private Collection

Male Nude (Self-Portrait), 1912. Creator: Schiele, Egon (1890-1918)
Male Nude (Self-Portrait), 1912. Found in the Collection of Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz

A Sleeping Dervish, 1650. Found in the Collection of State Oriental Art Museum, Moscow

Khusraw conversing with Buzurg Ummid (Miniature From the Cycle of Eight Poetic Subjects), 1431. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Koala
Alexander Adiels

Two lawyers shake hands // Deux avocats: la poignée de main, 1818-1879. Creator: Honore Daumier
Two lawyers shake hands // Deux avocats: la poignee de main, 1818-1879

Amaurornis flavirostra (Black crake), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Amaurornis flavirostra (Black crake), 1777-1786

Dendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal woodpecker)and Estrilda astrild (Common waxbill), 1777-1786

Oreotragus oreotragus (Klipspringer), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oreotragus oreotragus (Klipspringer), 1777-1786. Klipspringer (Oreotragus Oreotragus), the ram, on a mountain plateau; with Rhenish (Rijnlandse) scale

Old Woman in Red Cap, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Old Woman in Red Cap, 1852-1866

Woman Under an Umbrella in a Market, mid 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Woman Under an Umbrella in a Market, mid 19th century

Man in Apron and Cap, c1855. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Man in Apron and Cap, c1855

Peasant Woman with Two Young Children, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Peasant Woman with Two Young Children, 1852-1866

The Twelve Months: November, 1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
The Twelve Months: November, 1866

Young Man and Woman by a Gate, c1860. Creator: Augustus Hoppin
Young Man and Woman by a Gate, c1860. A youth appears to be flirting with a bashful young woman at a garden gate

Pull-Up Charley, 1825-1870. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Pull-Up Charley, 1825-1870

Mauvais Coucheur, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Mauvais Coucheur, 1852-1866

Half-length Male Figure in Sixteenth-century Costume, 1855-1867. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Half-length Male Figure in Sixteenth-century Costume, 1855-1867

Man in a Clown Suit, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Man in a Clown Suit, 1852-1866

Melancholia, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Melancholia, 1852-1866

Two Men at a Table with Wine, c1859. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Two Men at a Table with Wine, c1859

Peasant Woman with Jar, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Peasant Woman with Jar, 1852-1866

Old Woman, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Old Woman, 1852-1866

Woman Supporting a Man, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Woman Supporting a Man, 1852-1866

Sailor, 1855-1857. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Sailor, 1855-1857. A lone sailor is depicted against a rocky outcrop, looking a little awkward off shipboard in his distinctive clothes

Old Lady in Red Shawl, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Old Lady in Red Shawl, 1852-1866

Head of an Old Man, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Head of an Old Man, 1852-1866

Man Walking, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Man Walking, 1852-1866

Lady on Sofa, c1850. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Lady on Sofa, c1850

Woodcutter, 1855-1857. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Woodcutter, 1855-1857

Peasant, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Peasant, 1852-1866

Peasant Woman Leaning on Wall, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Peasant Woman Leaning on Wall, 1852-1866

Fusuma: Tigers and Dragon, 1813-1838. Creator: Kishi Ganku
Fusuma: Tigers and Dragon, 1813-1838. These "fusuma, " Japanese sliding door panels, were designed to cover two walls of a room forming an "L" shape

Kamigamo Shrine in Summer, 1860-1870. Creator: Mori Kansai
Kamigamo Shrine in Summer, 1860-1870. The Kamigamo Shrine is the oldest Shinto shrine in the former Japanese capital of Kyoto

Peacock and Peahen with Flowering Prunus, c1840-1850. Creator: Mori Ippô
Peacock and Peahen with Flowering Prunus, c1840-1850

Bringing in the Boar's Head, 1845. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville
Bringing in the Boar's Head, 1845

Allegorical Sketch, 1815. Creator: Benjamin West
Allegorical Sketch, 1815. This ink drawing is a "holograph"- a document written entirely by the hand of the person whose signature it bears

Beach at Cape May, c1840. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Beach at Cape May, c1840. Two men seated on folding stools sit on the sand despite clouds of annoying insects. Cape May, New Jersey, is among the oldest American seaside resorts

Afflicted with the Jim-Jams, 1872. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Afflicted with the Jim-Jams, 1872. A street-car passenger tries to befuddle the ticket collector with nonsensical conversation

Byodo-in Temple in Winter, 1860-1870. Creator: Mori Kansai
Byodo-in Temple in Winter, 1860-1870. The roof and one wing of the Hoodo, the phoenix hall and main building, at the Byodo-in in Uji appears rising above the trees in this graden setting

Peacock and Peahen with Chick and Peonies, c1840-50. Creator: Mori Ippô
Peacock and Peahen with Chick and Peonies, c1840-50. The season is summer, and there is order in the world: on the left, poppa peacock, big rock, and white peonies; on the right, momma peahen

Designs for Inro and Other Lacquers, 1801. Creator: Hara Yoyusai
Designs for Inro and Other Lacquers, 1801. A very rare Japanese pattern book which contains 373 tipped-in slips of paper with sketches in ink, some lightly coloured

Grotto with Two Boats, 1987. Creator: Minol Araki
Grotto with Two Boats, 1987

Un Siècle, 1852-1865. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Un Siecle, 1852-1865

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"Ink on Paper: A Timeless Artistic Expression" In the realm of art, it has long been revered as a medium that captures the essence of creativity and storytelling. From ancient Chinese maps to intricate Japanese landscapes, from Leonardo da Vinci's masterful strokes to Aubrey Beardsley's enchanting illustrations, it has left an indelible mark throughout history. The Selden Map of China, crafted by a Chinese Master, transports us back in time with its meticulous details and cartographic precision. Its delicate lines reveal not only geographical accuracy but also the cultural significance of this ancient civilization. Haboku, Splashed Ink Landscape by Sessh? T?y?, showcases the fluidity and spontaneity inherent in ink painting. This 15th-16th century masterpiece captures nature's beauty through bold brushstrokes and subtle washes, evoking a sense of tranquility that transcends time. Leonardo da Vinci's A Condottiere is a testament to his unparalleled artistic genius. The use of ink brings depth and texture to this portrait, capturing every nuance of expression in exquisite detail. It serves as a reminder that even great masters found solace in the simplicity and elegance of ink on paper. Soga Nichokuan's Owl on a Pine Branch takes us into the mystical world where reality blends seamlessly with imagination. Through skillful manipulation of ink tones and shading techniques, he breathes life into this nocturnal creature perched upon nature's emblematic symbol - the pine tree. Beardsley's Illustration to Le Morte d Arthur transports us into Sir Thomas Malory's legendary tale with its intricate linework and ornate patterns. The black ink dances across the page like knights jousting for honor while encapsulating both darkness and chivalry within its strokes.