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- Title
- Isia, Slex, Carlos, Eddie and Eliot with Memorials, from "Let Them Kill Themselves, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY"
- Artist
- Danny Lyon
- Physical Description
- Five men on a front stoop of a building covered in graffiti. Three of them are wearing baseball caps, the man in the center is in motion, putting on his sunglasses.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1942
- Object Creation Date
- 1992-1993; printed 2010
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.352
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.74112
- Secondary Keywords
- scale
- buildings and the land
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by function
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- roads
- roads by form
- settlements
- settlements and landscapes
- settlements by form
- transportation spaces
- Title
- Picture of the Cinnabar Peak
- Artist
- Sun Yi (Sun I)
- Physical Description
- This is a delicate landscape. There are mountain crags, dispersed trees and bushes, and some houses/huts depicted. There is calligraphy on the upper right hand corner with one red seal, and towards the upper left corner with a red seal. There is also another red seal on the lower left hand corner. The colors are muted and are barely discernable from one another. There is a central jutting rock in the center of the painting that takes up a lot of horizontal space, and encourages the eye to travel upwards.
- Artist Life Dates
- active mid-17th century
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1657
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.155
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.73852
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- genres
- geography
- houses
- inorganic material
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- plants
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Taiyo no hana (Sunflower)
- Artist
- Nakayama Tadashi
- Physical Description
- There is a girl on the right facing left, and there are two huge sunflowers on the left and in the background.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1927
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1976
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.35
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.73752
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- flowers
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- the natural world
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Cloud Shadows, Study 1, Mont St. Michel, France
- Artist
- Michael Kenna
- Physical Description
- Foggy image with the silhouettes of buildings in the background.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. England, 1953
- Object Creation Date
- 1994
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.149
- Medium and Support
- sepia-toned gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.73752
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by function
- plants
- roads
- settlements and landscapes
- transportation spaces
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Homage to Atget, Parc de Sceaux, Paris, France
- Artist
- Michael Kenna
- Physical Description
- A row of cone-shaped plants, road in front with a pool in the distance.
- Object Creation Date
- 1988; printed 1990
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.148
- Medium and Support
- sepia and selenium toned gelatin silver print on board
- relevance
- rank 7.73752
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by function
- plants
- roads
- settlements and landscapes
- transportation spaces
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Incense Container in the Shape of a Flower
- Artist
- Kôyama Kiyoko
- Physical Description
- Flower shaped incense container consisting of two halves, which open horizontally. The top of the container has a subtle flower pattern that compliments the shape of the container and appears to have been stamped on the top. The color is a dark red on the very top of the container, with the color transitioning to a lighter reddish orange for the rest of the container.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1936
- Object Creation Date
- circa 2000
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.219
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with natural ash glaze
- relevance
- rank 7.72810
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by function or context
- descriptors
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Red Trees, Blue Mountains
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- Landscape colored with the bright hues of autumn. Pavilions are nestled among clouds and mountain forests. A rustic staircase appears between wisps of clouds and trees, winding up the slope next to waterfalls.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1975
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.135
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.72810
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Incense Container in the Shape of a Flower
- Artist
- Kôyama Kiyoko
- Physical Description
- Flower shaped incesnse container consisting of two halves, which open horizontally, and fit together very precisely. Decorated with ash glaze, which gives the pottery a deep red color, deeper on the top and slightly lighter on rest of the container, with black as an accent color primarily on two sides of the container in a line going from the top of the piece to the bottom. The top of the container is very dramatically textured is a symetrical series of ridges which create the petals and shape of the flower.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1936
- Object Creation Date
- circa 2000
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.220
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with natural ash glaze
- relevance
- rank 7.72810
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by function or context
- descriptors
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Sailor Watching Man Play Flute on Street, NYC
- Artist
- Ken Heyman
- Physical Description
- A street scene. There is a man playing the flute and a sailor standing. There is a man in a suit behind him, next to a trash can. There is litter all over the ground.
- Object Creation Date
- 1962; printed 1973
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.358
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.72535
- Secondary Keywords
- scale
- arts
- arts and related disciplines
- buildings and the land
- disciplines
- humanities
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by function
- people and culture
- performing arts
- roads
- roads by form
- settlements
- settlements and landscapes
- settlements by form
- transportation spaces
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with eight family crests
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Circular tsuba, made of iron. Inside an exterior circle, eight smaller circles are placed with the same spacing. The eight circles are connected to the exterior circle as well as to the three center holes where kôgai, blade, and kozuka are placed. Each of the eight circles have a different family crests. The openwork technique seen here is called "marubori" (round carving). The surface is slightly textured by minute stippling.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.7
- Medium and Support
- iron and gold
- relevance
- rank 7.72065
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- edged weapon components
- heraldic motifs
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- motifs
- natural landscapes
- plant components
- settlements and landscapes
- trees (components)
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- weapon components
- woody plants
- Title
- Portrait of a lady under a willow
- Artist
- India, Andhra Pradesh, Golconda School
- Physical Description
- The lady stands against a bright green background with only a hint of physical setting. There are some ground lines at her feet with springs of red flowers and a simple stylized willow tree that curves around the figure. She stands with her body turning towards her right with her head in profile. She lifts a flower up in her right hand and hangs her left arms down past her waste. She wears tight lavender colored trousers with a diaphanous skirt covering them with a gold and colored brocaded scarf hanging down the center. Her breasts appear bare, but actually the blouse is also sheer, with a darker color at the shoulders and below her breasts. She wears gold brocade slippers and wide bracelets with black pompoms and rings, necklaces, earrings and a scarf hangs from her shoulders. A gold turban with a black aigrette crowns her. The portrait is framed with some gold and black lines and placed on a simple, buff colored border. An inscription in nastaliq‘ script is above the painting.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1760
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.80
- Medium and Support
- opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.71866
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- deciduous trees
- gardens
- lady
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- the natural world
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- women
- woody plants
- Title
- Nude Horseman on the Beach
- Artist
- Max Liebermann
- Physical Description
- In this lithograph both a man and horse stand in the water. The man is nude and his bent leg appears to be placed firmly against the horse's chest. The horse's leg is bent and it's mouth open.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1847-1935
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1908-1909
- Accession Number
- 1962/2.22
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.71187
- Secondary Keywords
- relation to water
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- figures (representations)
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by position
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- people by gender
- settlements and landscapes
- shores (landforms)
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Orchid and Colophon
- Artist
- Shitao (Shih-t'ao)
- Physical Description
- The painting depicts an orchid on the left, with calligraphical texts on the right-hand half. Paper is faded, and ink is black.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1642-1707
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1644-1707
- Accession Number
- 1955/2.12
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.70952
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- flowers (plants)
- herbaceous plants
- image-making processes and techniques
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- writing (processes)
- Title
- Battle for Kamenka Village, Near Moscow, 1941
- Artist
- Dmitri Baltermants
- Physical Description
- An open doorway depicting soldiers in action during the Battle for Kamenka Village near Moscow.
- Artist Life Dates
- Russian, 1912-1990
- Object Creation Date
- 2003
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.67
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.69249
- Secondary Keywords
- scale
- armed conflicts
- asia (continent)
- buildings and the land
- events
- geographic and political locations
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in military occupations
- photographic prints
- photographic prints by process
- photographs
- photographs by form
- positives
- settlements
- settlements and landscapes
- settlements by form
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Mountain Landscape with Travelers
- Artist
- Anonymous
- Physical Description
- This pen and ink, wash and watercolor pictures a vast vista of a town on the water surrounded by mountains. In the foreground on a hill in the lower right of the composition there is a group of traveling figures including a woman riding a mule. On the left another group of three figures overlook the body of water in the distance.
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century - 18th century
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.222
- Medium and Support
- pen and ink, wash, and watercolor on laid paper, laid down on wove paper
- relevance
- rank 7.69155
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- natural landscapes
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- settlements and landscapes
- Title
- Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia), from "Woodland Portraits"
- Artist
- Jeannette Klute
- Physical Description
- Three cone-shaped foawflower blooms in the upper portion of the print. There is a lightsource from the top illuminating some of its leaves, making them visible against a dark background.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1917 - 2009)
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.14.11
- Medium and Support
- vintage dye transfer print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68805
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- electromagnetic radiation
- energy
- energy and related concepts
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- light (energy)
- natural landscapes
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- physics concepts
- plants
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Amaryllis
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- Single amaryllis flower againast a white background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1990
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.595
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Thistle-Solar, from "The Secret Garden 100 Floral Radiographs"
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- Black background, thistle stem and flower in center, lit from behind.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1990-2000
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.591
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Cyclamen-Frilly
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- Three flowers and stems against a white background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1990
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.597
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Tulip with Bud, from "The Secret Garden 100 Floral Radiographs"
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- A single tulip bulb with two leaves on either side, angled from the left and corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1990
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.593
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Chinese Lanterns, from "The Secret Garden 100 Floral Radiographs"
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- Five chinese lanterns on a single branch, white background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1996
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.586
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Calla Lilly, from "The Secret Garden 100 Floral Radiographs"
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- A single calla lilly and partial stem, black with light grey background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1996
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.603
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Elderberry, from "The Secret Garden 100 Floral Radiographs"
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- Overhead view of a section of elderberry with berries and twigs, light grey background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1998
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.588
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Daisy, from "The Secret Garden 100 Floral Radiographs"
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- A single daisy, stem and small leaf.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1990
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.605
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Thistle, from "The Secret Garden 100 Floral Radiographs"
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- A single milk thistle with multiple stems, black on front of light grey background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1990-2000
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.590
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Amaryllis-Solar
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- A single amaryllis flower against a black background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1990
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.596
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Tulip, from "The Secret Garden 100 Floral Radiographs"
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- A single tulip with two leaves, light grey background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1996
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.592
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Cyclamen-Frilly-Solar
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- Three flowers and stems against a black background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1990
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.598
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Amaryllis (Horizontal), from "The Secret Garden 100 Floral Radiographs"
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- As single amarylis flower and partial stem on an angle.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1990-2000
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.602
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Cyclamen-Frilly, from "The Secret Garden 100 Floral Radiographs"
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- Three blooms on their individual stems, light grey background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1990-2000
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.587
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Cup and Saucer Campanula, from "The Secret Garden 100 Floral Radiographs"
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- Two campanula with stems and leaves, the one on the left is positioned higher than the other one.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1990-2000
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.604
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Hibiscus, from "The Secret Garden 100 Floral Radiographs"
- Artist
- Albert G. Richards
- Physical Description
- A single hibiscus flower and stem coming from the bottom to the center of the image, light grey background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2008
- Object Creation Date
- 1996
- Accession Number
- 2014/1.589
- Medium and Support
- radiograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68630
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by form
- woody plants
- Title
- Day Lily and Bulb
- Artist
- Li Shan
- Artist Life Dates
- 1686 - after 1762
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1686 - after 1760
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.31
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.68339
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- herbaceous plants
- image-making processes and techniques
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- plants
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- writing (processes)
- Title
- Daphnis and Chloe
- Artist
- Anonymous
- Physical Description
- This work depicts a lively outdoor scene in pen and ink with grey wash and pink and blue watercolor. The setting is replete with lush foliage and populated by several figures and animals. A nude female figure stands holding onto a slender fruit tree looking over a body of water in which a winged boy wades holding his hands to his head. Another nude female figure is shown seated on the right holding a dog tied to a leash. Two playful birds and another winged boy are shown in the bottom foreground.
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.217
- Medium and Support
- pen and ink, wash and watercolor on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 7.67893
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- design elements
- figure- and animal-derived motifs
- figures (representations)
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- motifs
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- woody plants
- Title
- Gogo (Hana to shojo to cho) Afternoon (Flowers, Girl and Butterfly)
- Artist
- Nakayama Tadashi
- Physical Description
- A girl on the right is looking at the big bright coloured flowers on the left, and there is a butterfly right behind the flowers.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1927
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1972
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.22
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.67489
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- arthropods
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- insects
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
- Title
- Day Lily, one of a pair of album leaves
- Artist
- Jin Nong (Chin Nung)
- Physical Description
- Ink on paper. Foliage and calligraphy.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1687 - 1764
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1754-1756
- Accession Number
- 1996/2.29
- Medium and Support
- album leaf, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.67489
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- asian
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- forms
- herbaceous plants
- image-making processes and techniques
- landscapes (environments)
- making art
- natural landscapes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- writing (processes)
- Title
- Mountain Landscape with Boat
- Artist
- Totoki Baigai
- Physical Description
- A landscape of mountains with a boat at the bottom. A calligraphical poem lies above the mountain.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1749-1804
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.256
- Medium and Support
- watercolor and ink on paper, silk and paper backing, wooden scroll ends
- relevance
- rank 7.67381
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- writing (processes)
- Title
- Swallow's Mouth Cave
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- A view, perhaps from inside a cave, that provides a glimpse of a small strech of highway through mountainous terrain. A river flows below, cutting a path between the mountains.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1978
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.109
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.67381
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Calendar
- Artist
- Serizawa Keisuke
- Physical Description
- This print of a calendar for the month of January, 1964, is dominated by red. Blues and purples round out the composition. Sundays are indicated with red numbers and purple boxes, while the rest of the calendar days sit in red boxes with the numbered date showing as paper through negative space. The year 1963 is printed at top center in a rounded and pointed red rectangular shape. Birds, flowers, and kanji are used to decorate the upper register.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1895-1984
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1962
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.48.1
- Medium and Support
- color print (kataezome) on handmade mulberry paper
- relevance
- rank 7.67381
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- document genres
- document genres by form
- herbaceous plants
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- prints by function
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
- Title
- Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 6
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.141
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.67381
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Ray God and Cat, Ica, Peru
- Artist
- Marilyn Bridges
- Physical Description
- A black and white aerial landscape image of a desert valley. The walls and ridges of the downward-sloping desert are marked with a series of ancient Peruvian characters.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born 1957
- Object Creation Date
- 1989
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.11
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.67244
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- photographic techniques
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- picture-taking techniques
- picture-taking techniques by location or context
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- Title
- Pink fukuro obi with woven designs of green and white plants and landscapes in hexagonal medallions
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Fukuro obi made from pink silk with hexagonal medallion pattern. Inside the medallions are images of plants and abbreviated landscapes.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.337
- Medium and Support
- pink silk with woven designs in green and white
- relevance
- rank 7.67138
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- buildings and the land
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- ornament areas
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Pottery Snuff Bottle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1825-1900
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.126
- Medium and Support
- stoneware and glass
- relevance
- rank 7.67138
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal use
- containers for smoking and tobacco use
- descriptors
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Cat under Flowers
- Artist
- Chen Zun (Ch'en Tsun)
- Physical Description
- In this painting a well-fed cat nestles contentedly among the grass and flowers, relaxing on the bank of a stream.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Chia-hsing, Chekiang, 1573 - 1619)
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1612
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.17
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.66866
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- herbaceous plants
- image-making processes and techniques
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- writing (processes)
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with design of blowfish, shrimp and plant
- Artist
- Seishinsai
- Physical Description
- This small, flat piece made of light brown brass (called "sentoku" in Japanese) has a round diamond shape. It has a triangular shaped hole in the center and another round hole on one side. Artist’s name is signed between the two holes. The surface is slightly concaved from the rim. The front has relief design of a shrimp, blowfish, and bamboo branch. On the back, there are designs of a spiral shell, a barnacle, and water drops. The sea motifs are inlayed with gold, silver, copper, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy).
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.3
- Medium and Support
- brass with gold, silver, copper, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
- relevance
- rank 7.66489
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- arthropods
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- crustaceans
- edged weapon components
- edged weapons
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- weapon components
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Shallow Buncheong ware bowl with rope curtain and chrysanthemum design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Shallow stoneware bowl with white slip and colorless glaze. The interior is decorated with a stamped rope-curtain pattern, incised bands of lines and a repeating stylized lotus petal pattern. In the center of the bowl lie three inlaid chrysanthemum florets. Three scars on the inside of the bowl indicate the piece was fired in a stack for large-scale production.
- Century
- 15th century
- Object Creation Date
- 15th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.262
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with white inlaid stamped and brushed decoration under colorless glaze
- relevance
- rank 7.66265
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- flowers (plants)
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels
- woody plants
- Title
- Cypripedium Euphrasia var. Oyamazaki M.S.K., from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
- Artist
- Ikeda Zuigetsu
- Physical Description
- Single, white, dark red, and yellow orchid on stem with six leaves at the base. Ink on paper, print.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.27.2
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.64801
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and occupations
- plants
- printer
- prints
- prints by process or technique
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
- Title
- The Break-up of the Ice (La Débâcle or Les Glaçons)
- Artist
- Claude Monet
- Physical Description
- A sweeping winter river scene opens up from the foreground and sweeps away towards the left. Ice floes dot the river surface and snowy hills frame trees that stand along the riverbank in the middle distance. The palette of this painting is restricted to mauves, blues, greens, and whites.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1840-1926
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1880
- Accession Number
- 1976/2.134
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 7.64549
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- ice
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- settlements and landscapes
- the natural world
- Title
- Lakeside
- Artist
- Ilse Bing
- Physical Description
- A fence next to a beach with the sun shining on the water.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
- Object Creation Date
- 1935
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.267
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.64431
- Secondary Keywords
- relation to water
- buildings and the land
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by position
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- settlements and landscapes
- shores (landforms)
- soil
- soil by composition or origin
- Title
- Base of Barton
- Artist
- Samuel Ritter
- Physical Description
- Image of water and edge of structure in water, reflections of leaves.
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.258
- Medium and Support
- digital chromogenic print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.63662
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- energy and related concepts
- energy-related concepts
- landscapes (environments)
- light-related concepts
- materials
- materials by origin
- natural landscapes
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- physics concepts
- plant material
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes