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Title

Boating on a River in Autumn

Artist

Chen Huan (Ch'en Huan)

Physical Description

A lone boatman appears from behing the rocks, looking forward. Above him and slightl foregrounded arches a tree, and behind him lay a series of trees and rocks. Black dots are used to accent the rocks, and repeating patterns indicate leaves on trees. Red seals are in the lower left and lower right corners, and a third is at the end of the block of calligraphic text at top right.

Artist Life Dates

early 17th century

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1596

Accession Number

1976/1.224

Medium and Support

album leaf matted to frame, ink on gold paper

relevance

rank 4.94548

Primary Keywords

autumn

boats

calligraphy

landscapes (environments)

painting

painting (image-making)

paintings

rocks

Title

Andrew Goodman

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A portrait of Andrew Goodman. His face is oval-shaped and expression slightly worried. His hair looks swept to the side via a series of long brush strokes. Above his portrait is his name written in orange-brown ink.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2011/1.107

Medium and Support

serigraph on paper

relevance

rank 4.94548

Primary Keywords

calligraphy

ink

man

political concepts

political ideologies and attitudes

portraits

social issues

Title

Crossing the Yangtze on a Sword

Artist

Soga Shôhaku

Artist Life Dates

(Ise , 1730 - 1781)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1963/1.96

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.94548

Primary Keywords

buddhism

calligraphy

figures

hanging scroll

japan

rivers

sword

zen

zen masters

Title

Bodhidharma, from triptych of Three Zen Masters: Linji, Bodhidharma and Deshan

Artist

Yiran Xingrong (J. Itsunen)

Artist Life Dates

1601-1668

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1658

Accession Number

1975/2.182

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 4.94461

Primary Keywords

buddhism

calligraphy

portraits

triptych

zen

zen masters

Title

Plum Blossoms and Bird

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

A black crow is seated on a plum branch above calligraphic text and cascades of open blossoms.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1949/1.192

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.94461

Primary Keywords

bird

calligraphy

flowers

plumb blossoms

plumb trees

Title

Recto: Drinking Tea in Mt. Lu; Verso: Calligraphy in running style

Artist

Zekai Tan Guo (Tse-k'ai T'an)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1912-1980

Accession Number

1980/1.225

Medium and Support

folding fan, ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.94461

Primary Keywords

calligraphy

figures

figures in landscape

huts

landscapes

teapot

Title

Calligraphy, One of a Pair

Artist

Chen Shu-chen

Physical Description

Vertical hanging scroll of calligraphic text consisting of five Chinese characters in black ink. One of a pair.

Artist Life Dates

1908-2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.130.1

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.94461

Primary Keywords

calligraphy

hanging scroll

hanging scrolls

ink

painting

Title

Scholars in a Thathed Hut Under an Old Tree

Artist

Tanomura Chokunyû

Artist Life Dates

1814-1907

Century

late 18th-early 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century - early 19th century

Accession Number

1986/1.162

Medium and Support

album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 4.92401

Primary Keywords

autumn

calligraphy

figures

figures in landscape

gates

hills

landscapes

mountains

rivers

thatched

trees

Title

Gazing at a Waterfall

Artist

Yamanaka Shinten'ô

Artist Life Dates

1822-1885

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.21

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on silk

relevance

rank 4.92401

Primary Keywords

calligraphy

figures

figures in landscape

hanging scroll

huts

japan

mountains

seated

trees

waterfalls

Title

Peach Blossom Spring

Artist

Qiu Ying (Ch'iu Ying)

Physical Description

In this fan painting mounted as an album leaf, a fishing boat is moored at shore. Water stretches to the right, and above it calligraphic text recounting the story of Peach Blossom Spring. To the left of the boat, are green riverbanks, blossoming peach trees, and a man in a small cave.

Artist Life Dates

c.1495-1552

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1542

Accession Number

1976/1.212

Medium and Support

ink and color on gold paper

relevance

rank 4.89845

Primary Keywords

boats

calligraphy

fans (costume accessories)

mythology (literary genre)

peach blossoms

peach trees

spring

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 4.89695

Primary Keywords

calligraphy

cats

flowers (plants)

plants

rock

Title

Broadway Melody

Artist

Mark Tobey

Physical Description

abstract painting, tempera on board

Artist Life Dates

1890-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1945

Accession Number

1949/1.152

Medium and Support

tempera on board

relevance

rank 4.89695

Primary Keywords

abstraction

calligraphy

city

cityscapes

new york city

Title

Suiten kyo (Sutra of Varuna, Deity of the Waters)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This is a long horizontal scroll with several calligraphic inscriptions on the right portion of the paper. On the left are 3 figural scenes. The one closest to the writing shows a male figure wearing a large headdress seated in the lotus position within a circle. Next there is a figure with four arms who stands on the back of a dragon. Two people stand on either side- one a short blue-skinned man who holds a bowl and the other a smaller figure who holds a brush and paper. The third scene shows a male figure, seated in the lotus position, who holds a sword, a wheel, a brush and paper in his four hands.

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1300-1335

Accession Number

1964/2.104

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 4.64846

Primary Keywords

buddhism

calligraphy

deity

dragon

dragons

figures

figures (representations)

handscroll

handscrolls

japan

japan (nation)

Title

Calligraphy of a Zen epigram

Artist

Hamada Shôji

Physical Description

Calligraphic text of Zen epigram, signature to bottom right.

Artist Life Dates

(Tokyo, 1894 - 1978, Mashiko)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

1980/2.219

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.63002

Primary Keywords

calligraphy

zen

zen buddhism

Title

Oriya manuscript (unidentified), folio: A Courtier Visits an Ascetic. (Images and text on both sides; pair with 1985/2.144)

Artist

India, Orissa

Physical Description

In this scene, a young prince, seen at right in his bejeweled splendor, offers reverence to an ascetic. The sage, nearly naked and with matted hair, sits on an animal skin. His right hand is in the gesture of exposition, suggesting that he is preaching to his courtly audience.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1997/2.40

Medium and Support

charcoal dust and washes of color on incised palm leaf

relevance

rank 4.60216

Primary Keywords

ascetic

calligraphy

figures

figures (illustrations)

leaf

leaf (object component)

manuscripts

Title

Deshan, from triptych of Three Zen Masters: Linji, Bodhidharma and Deshan

Artist

Yiran Xingrong (J. Itsunen)

Artist Life Dates

1601-1668

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1658

Accession Number

1975/2.181

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 4.55503

Primary Keywords

buddhist

calligraphy

figures

religious figures

triptych

zen

zen masters

Title

Calligraphy: "And naturally ripens into fruit"

Artist

Tetsugen (Ôbaku) Doko

Physical Description

Hanging scroll with five large calligraphic kanji characters. The lower right contains further text and orangish read seals. The background brocade on which it is mounted is green and gold and has a floral design. Two strips of other material lie across the top and bottom of the white material on which teh calligraphy is painted. These strips also have a floral design and a light gold/yellow background.

Artist Life Dates

active 1630-1682

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1660-1682

Accession Number

1968/2.19

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.55503

Primary Keywords

buddhism

calligraphy

ch'an

fruit

ink

zen

zen buddhism

Title

Linji, from triptych of Three Zen Masters: Linji, Bodhidharma and Deshan

Artist

Yiran Xingrong (J. Itsunen)

Artist Life Dates

1601-1668

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1658

Accession Number

1975/2.183

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 4.55503

Primary Keywords

buddhist

calligraphy

figures

religious figures

triptych

zen

zen masters

Title

"Snow": calligraphy scroll

Artist

Muan Xingtao (aka (J. Ôbaku Mokuan))

Physical Description

The large character for snow in block script is juxtaposed with lines of smaller characters in running script. The large character is drawn with unhurried, thick, even strokes in dense, unbroken black ink with blunt contours, while the smaller characters are brushed rapidly, with strokes of varying thickness, a pronounced diagonal tilt, and sharp edges.

Artist Life Dates

1611-1684

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1655-1675

Accession Number

1986/1.205

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.48059

Primary Keywords

buddhism

calligraphy

hanging scrolls

snow

zen

zen buddhism

Title

Album of Letters and Sketches, with Poet Portrait as frontispiece (28 pages)

Artist

Sakai Hôitsu

Physical Description

An album of 28 pages. Cover is brown with a faded image at the center, possibly of leaves on an off-white background. The inside of the album primarily contains hand-written text, though some of the text has faded images in the background, and some of the pages are completely images. The first page depicts a seated man in formal attire. and across from him is a seperate painting of a landscape with green mountains. Other images contained within are of various topics with various colors and styles.

Artist Life Dates

1761-1828

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1828

Accession Number

1968/2.55

Medium and Support

album, ink, color and gold leaf on paper

relevance

rank 4.42176

Primary Keywords

album leaf

albums

bamboo

birds

calligraphy

cherry tree

deer

designs

fans (costume accessories)

figures

flowers

gold

grasses

japan

lutes

mount fuji

mountains

ocean

pines

poetry

rocks

trees

waves

willows