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Six-armed Bodhisattva Mañjusri, standing, with two celestial attendants; Artist Unknown, India
- Title
- Six-armed Bodhisattva Mañjusri, standing, with two celestial attendants
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Physical Description
- Mañjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, standing with two celestial attendants. This representation of Manjushri includes six arms, one of which holds a sword, while a narrow book (modeled after books made from palm leaves) lays across his upper hand. Manjushri is wearing an ornamented crown and necklace, and is encircled by a halo of flames.
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.109
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 1.18097
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- associated concepts
- buddhist doctrinal concepts
- descriptors
- design elements
- doctrinal concepts
- edged weapons
- motifs
- natural element motifs
- objects we use
- people
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- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- plant-derived motifs
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
- south asian
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
Iceberg #11, Disko Bay, Greenland, 1988; Lynn Davis
- Title
- Iceberg #11, Disko Bay, Greenland, 1988
- Artist
- Lynn Davis
- Physical Description
- Two icebergs in Disko Bay, Greenland composed of two portions of an iceberg on either side with rather still water in the foreground. The ice on the left is a shape reminicent of a wave while the iceberg on the right, behind the first, is tall and looming, almost invisible in the fog.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born 1944
- Object Creation Date
- 1988; printed 1988-1989
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.96
- Medium and Support
- selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.18031
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- bodies of water by state
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- geographic and political locations
- image-making processes and techniques
- inorganic material
- lancaster (county)
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- north and central america (continent)
- pennsylvania (state)
- photographic processes
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- united states (nation)
Trees in Fall - France; Ilse Bing
- Title
- Trees in Fall - France
- Artist
- Ilse Bing
- Physical Description
- A tree-lined field with trees losing their leaves scattered throughout.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
- Object Creation Date
- 1935
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.39
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.18010
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- design elements
- earth sciences concepts
- image-making processes and techniques
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- ornament areas
- people and culture
- photographic processes
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- physical sciences concepts
- plants
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scientific concepts
- seasons
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
Happy Couple; Mike Disfarmer
- Title
- Happy Couple
- Artist
- Mike Disfarmer
- Physical Description
- A seated couple seen from the waist up. He wears a short sleeve collared shirt and leans to his left, towards the woman. His left arm is around her back. She is to the viewer's right and wears a short sleeve button up shirt. Her arms are bent at the elbows and held in front of her.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, 1884 - 1959
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.26
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17975
- Secondary Keywords
- components and systems
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- object groupings
- object groupings and systems
- object groupings by general context
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- photographic processes
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- sets (groups)
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Vachere au Bord de l'Eau; Camille Pissarro
- Title
- Vachere au Bord de l'Eau
- Artist
- Camille Pissarro
- Physical Description
- A woman sits at the left on a grassy bank looking at a group of cows standing in water. Behind are trees and a hill rising up in the distance.
- Possible watermark at center left (of verso); image shows a fleur de lis over a triangle. Paper size: lh 26 2/5cm & rh 26 1/2cm x w 19 1/2cm. Plate size: lh 19 7/10cm & rh 19 9/10cm x w 13 2/5cm. Image size: lh 19 1/10cm & rh 19cm x tw 12 2/5cm & bw 12 1/2cm.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1830-1903
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.401
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint printed in brown/black ink on light blue laid paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17958
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio prints
- mammals
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- printing
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Rubbing of Journey of the Soul to the Paradise of the Queen Mother of the West (2000/2.1) - Front; Bo Yang
- Title
- Rubbing of Journey of the Soul to the Paradise of the Queen Mother of the West (2000/2.1) - Front
- Artist
- Bo Yang
- Physical Description
- Rubbing of limestone slab carved bas-relief with six registers. The lower register depicts a chariot procession above fish-inhabited waters. The central three registers depict figures carrying out funerary rites. The top register shows a winged creature with a human face flanked by two writhing dragons and other animals, including two rabbits and a nine-tailed fox.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1961
- Century
- 21st century
- Object Creation Date
- 2008
- Accession Number
- 2008/1.154.1
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17913
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- freewheeled vehicles
- freewheeled vehicles by form or function
- inorganic material
- land vehicles
- land vehicles by form
- legendary creatures
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by location or context
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- scientific concepts
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Wulai Falls Based on Sketches; Chang Ku-nien
- Title
- Wulai Falls Based on Sketches
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- The Wulai Waterfalls are shown in a “Y” shape configuration, and painted in simple light ink washes. On a hill-path on the center right several tourists are represented as riding some kind of rickshaw.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906-1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1981
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.121
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17884
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- components of bodies of water
- descriptors
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Raku Style Gray Tea Bowl; Sen Sôshu X
- Title
- Raku Style Gray Tea Bowl
- Artist
- Sen Sôshu X
- Physical Description
- Deep, thick-walled gray teabowl with intentionally unever lip and body texture that brings out a range of gray tones in the glaze.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1913 - 1999
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.71
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with nezumi-iro (mouse-gray) glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.17854
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- drinking vessels
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
Panel of Bizarre Silk; Artist Unknown, France
- Title
- Panel of Bizarre Silk
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, France
- Physical Description
- This brilliant coral-colored silk features an elaborate brocaded pattern consisting of exuberant sprays of flowers in yellow, blue, white, and gold thread joined to bunches of fruit and other ornament woven with silver thread. The ground is enlivened by a damask pattern of more schematic vegetal and geometric ornament that echoes these dominant motifs.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1700-1715
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.237
- Medium and Support
- silk, silver and gold threads
- relevance
- rank 1.17834
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- textile materials
- textile materials by composition or origin
- textile materials by process or technique
- textile materials by weaving technique
I-Hising Teapot with Lid (Yixing); Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- I-Hising Teapot with Lid (Yixing)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- Stoneware teapot with round handle, smooth body, lid, and short spout. The lid contains two ridges and a small rounded knob at top center. Below the lid on the body is also a concentric ridge.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.206
- Medium and Support
- stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.17825
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
Kharanah Castle, Qasr-Al Kharahah, Jordan (Palace #15); Lynn Davis
- Title
- Kharanah Castle, Qasr-Al Kharahah, Jordan (Palace #15)
- Artist
- Lynn Davis
- Physical Description
- The outer walls of Karanah Castle in Jordan. The desert ground makes up the entire foreground with the horizon line almost reaching the half-point of the photograph. Just below the horizon is the base of the structure. The castle itself is a rectangular brick wall with three rounded pillars built into it, two at the corners and one in the center. The sky above it is clear and cloudless.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born 1944
- Object Creation Date
- 1995-1996
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.98
- Medium and Support
- selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17795
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- fortifications
- geographic and political locations
- image-making processes and techniques
- israel (nation)
- landscapes (environments)
- middle east (general region)
- natural landscapes
- photographic processes
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Yoshida, Toyokawa Bridge; Andô Hiroshige
- Title
- Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Yoshida, Toyokawa Bridge
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Several workers are building a castle by the waterscape. Across the water is a bridge that leads to a village in the distance.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.129
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17783
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.44
- Medium and Support
- wood with beads
- relevance
- rank 1.17774
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- beads and sets of beads
- beadwork
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- object genres
- object genres by form
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- southern nigerian styles
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- tools and equipment
- west african styles
Jeannette Wearing a Bonnet; Mary Cassatt
- Title
- Jeannette Wearing a Bonnet
- Artist
- Mary Cassatt
- Artist Life Dates
- 1845-1926
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.423
- Medium and Support
- drypoint on cream laid paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17774
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- engraving (printing process)
- hats
- headgear
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio printing processes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
Relax; Buky Schwartz
- Title
- Relax
- Artist
- Buky Schwartz
- Physical Description
- A vertical line of pills from the top of the canvas to the bottom. Stamped with information on the lower right indicating date, title, type of pills and signature.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1932
- Object Creation Date
- 1971-1972
- Accession Number
- 2012/1.222
- Medium and Support
- pills and paint on canvas
- relevance
- rank 1.17774
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- disciplines
- european
- european styles and periods
- health sciences
- image-making processes and techniques
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- science
- science and related disciplines
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Kubera, god of wealth, seated in lalitasana on double lotus dais; Nepal
- Title
- Kubera, god of wealth, seated in lalitasana on double lotus dais
- Artist
- Nepal
- Century
- 10th century
- Object Creation Date
- 10th century
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.156
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 1.17760
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- descriptors
- design elements
- form attributes
- motifs
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- plant-derived motifs
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- size (extent)
- size by specific type
- south asian
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Formal gray crested kimono with shibori and embroidered shifuku (tea caddy pouch) designs; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Formal gray crested kimono with shibori and embroidered shifuku (tea caddy pouch) designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Gray silk damask woven in an arare pattern, with partial hon hitta shibori designs and shifuku (tea caddy pouch) design embroidered with silk and metallic thread
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1970-1979
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.374
- Medium and Support
- gray twill silk with shibori and embroidery with silk and metallic thread
- relevance
- rank 1.17755
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for storing or transporting food
- costume
- costume by form
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- main garments
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- resist dyeing
- textile dyeing processes and techniques
- textile finishing processes and techniques
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
Berlin is Taken, May 1945; Dmitri Baltermants
- Title
- Berlin is Taken, May 1945
- Artist
- Dmitri Baltermants
- Physical Description
- Taken Berlin. In the foreground is a cannon while in the back hollowed-out buildings burn.
- Artist Life Dates
- Russian, 1912-1990
- Object Creation Date
- 2003
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.80
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17688
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- europe (continent)
- firearms
- geographic and political locations
- germany (nation)
- objects we use
- photographic prints
- photographic prints by process
- photographs
- photographs by form
- physicochemical processes
- positives
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- projectile weapons
- projectile weapons with explosive propellant
- small arms
- small arms by form
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
Buddha, standing, in vitarka mudra; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Buddha, standing, in vitarka mudra
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A small, solid gilt bronze image of the Budddha, shown standing in a slighly swayback pose with both right and left hands in vitarka mudra, the gesture ot teaching. His robe is draped over both shoulders and falls in large, symmentrical V-shaped folds in shallow relief over his torso. His head is small, with the canonical snail-shell curls suggested by tiny knobs of bronze. He has full cheeks, a well-defined mouth, and incised slits for his eyes. There are two incised rings at his neck (instead of the canonical three). He stands on a pedestal of upward, double-petal lotus petals, raised on a hollow base. Some turquoise patina is visible on tthe base and head.
- Century
- 7th century
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.97
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 1.17597
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- descriptors
- design elements
- educating
- educational functions
- figures (representations)
- form attributes
- functions
- functions (activities)
- functions by specific context
- motifs
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant-derived motifs
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- size (extent)
- size by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
Plate with white plum blossom design; Arakawa Toyozô
- Title
- Plate with white plum blossom design
- Artist
- Arakawa Toyozô
- Physical Description
- It is a round, stoneware plate. Clay is red covered with mottled grayish glaze and painted with underglaze iron and white slip. Imperfection of clay was resulted in occasional bumps on surface. Six spur marks are visible on the bottom. Slab is roughly cut (deliberately); the plate is in slightly convex shape. Artist’s seal with underglaze iron appears on the bottom.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1894 - 1985
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.64
- Medium and Support
- Stoneware with iron and white slip painting
- relevance
- rank 1.17597
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- deciduous trees
- descriptors
- dishes
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- woody plants
Late Autumn Landscape; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Late Autumn Landscape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- The entire top portion of this painting is seemingly blank, but represents the air and atmosphere. Below are mountains hugged by clouds and trees and vegetation in the phase of autumn.
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1966/2.1
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17581
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- image-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- painting and painting techniques
- painting techniques
- painting techniques by medium
- paintings
- paintings by form
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scientific concepts
- scroll paintings
- seasons
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
(Landscape); Ernest Albinson
- Title
- (Landscape)
- Artist
- Ernest Albinson
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1971
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1898-1940
- Accession Number
- 1940.134
- Medium and Support
- linocut on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17536
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- geography
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- waterscapes
Small White Square (Wedding Dress); Julia Jacquette
- Title
- Small White Square (Wedding Dress)
- Artist
- Julia Jacquette
- Physical Description
- This is a square shaped print in tones of white, beige and brown. It shows a lacy floral pattern with white dots that resemble pearls.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, 1964
- Object Creation Date
- 2004
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.41
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on Rives BFK
- relevance
- rank 1.17536
- Secondary Keywords
- colors
- descriptors
- design elements
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- textile construction processes and techniques
- textile processes and techniques
- visual and tactile
Bracelet; Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia, Galla, Arusi Group
- Title
- Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia, Galla, Arusi Group
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.37
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.17535
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- east african
- eastern hamitic
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects of adornment
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Bencharong Ware Jar (tho); Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Bencharong Ware Jar (tho)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- Covered ceramic jar with brilliantly colored overglaze enamel painting in repreating floral patterns. A small base curves into a deep, wide bowl with a flaring mouth, in which the lid rests. The lid can be turned upside down to provide a shallow bowl, the base of which (or topmost portion of the lid) is encircled by gold and green bands.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.476A&B
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with overglaze enamel painting
- relevance
- rank 1.17511
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- ceramics
- chinese
- chinese ceramics styles
- chinese styles
- chinese styles and periods
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- east asian
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- pottery (object genre)
- stoneware
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Bencharong Ware Jar (tho); Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Bencharong Ware Jar (tho)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- Covered ceramic jar with brilliantly colored Thai-inspired overglaze enamel painting in floral patterns. The lid mimics the spires of Thai Buddhist architecture, rising from the gentle curve of the lower portion of the lid and alternating between solid bands of green, and multicolored floral patterns. The green covers what would be the underside of each of the colorful three tiers of "roof" segments, culminating in what appears to be a red and gold lotus bud at the top of the lid.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.465A&B
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with overglaze enamel painting
- relevance
- rank 1.17511
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- ceramics
- chinese
- chinese ceramics styles
- chinese styles
- chinese styles and periods
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- east asian
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- pottery (object genre)
- stoneware
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Death of Chatterton, from "Pictures of Chocolate"; Vik Muniz
- Title
- Death of Chatterton, from "Pictures of Chocolate"
- Artist
- Vik Muniz
- Physical Description
- Photograph of a drawing executed using chocolate syrup on a piece of white plexi-glass.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1961
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.153
- Medium and Support
- Cibachrome mounted on aluminum on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17508
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- events
- historical, theoretical and critical concepts
- image-making processes and techniques
- modern european styles and movements
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- personal life events
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Plate with gourd and vine design (one of five with 1964/1.100 and 102-104); Artist Unknown, Nabeshima ware, Japan
- Title
- Plate with gourd and vine design (one of five with 1964/1.100 and 102-104)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Nabeshima ware, Japan
- Physical Description
- The circular, smaller white porcelain plate has a design of gourds, flowers, vines and leaves around the rim. The gourds are outlined with blue underglaze and colored with yellow overglaze. Blue underglaze and transparent green overglaze are used for the leaves. The flowers and vines are drawn with red. The red enamel is worn off from some of the tendrils, a characteristic of 18th century Nabeshima. The reverse side has four clustered jewel or treasure motifs with four bows and streamers repeated three times. On the shallow foot, bold lines are drawn in a row like a comb. The design on the back is all drawn with blue underglaze. (Referencce: Becker, Sister Johanna. “A Group of Nabeshima Porcelain.")
- Century
- Early 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1964/1.101
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue underglaze and enamel overglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 1.17508
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- design elements
- dishes
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- woody plants
Virgin of the Apocalypse; Gaetano Gandolfi
- Title
- Virgin of the Apocalypse
- Artist
- Gaetano Gandolfi
- Physical Description
- A woman dressed in a rose-colored robe with a blue mantle and flowing white veil stands on a silver crescent moon among a bank of dark clouds. A halo of stars encircles her head. She clasps both hands before her. The heads of two putti peak out from beneath her mantle next to her left hip. Her right foot treads upon a long serpent that curves back upon itself with an open mouth.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1728 - 1781)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1770-1780
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.537
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas, mounted on board
- relevance
- rank 1.17508
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- design elements
- earth sciences concepts
- figure- and animal-derived motifs
- image-making processes and techniques
- motifs
- natural element motifs
- painting and painting techniques
- painting techniques
- painting techniques by medium
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scientific concepts
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
Model of a round granary; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Model of a round granary
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Object Creation Date
- late 3rd century BCE - 2nd century BCE
- Accession Number
- 1993/1.76
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with calcinated green lead glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.17495
- Secondary Keywords
- agricultural buildings
- agricultural structures
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by function
Wedding Jacket; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Wedding Jacket
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1989/2.66
- Medium and Support
- embroidered silk
- relevance
- rank 1.17495
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- design elements
- motifs
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- object genres
- object genres by material
- plant-derived motifs
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
Red Raku ware teabowl with imprinted leaf designs; Raku Tan'nyû
- Title
- Red Raku ware teabowl with imprinted leaf designs
- Artist
- Raku Tan'nyû
- Physical Description
- This rustic, earth tone ceramic tea bowl has a rough, natural feeling texture. Impressed into the outer sides of the tea bowl are the imprints of pine needles.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1795 - 1854
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1820 - circa 1840
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.537
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with red and gray glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.17495
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by form
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- drinking vessels
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- vessels
- vessels for serving and consuming food
Textile; African, Morocco
- Title
- Textile
- Artist
- African, Morocco
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1930.46
- Medium and Support
- silk with metallic thread
- relevance
- rank 1.17472
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- design elements
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- geometric patterns
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- textile materials
- textile materials by composition or origin
Daikoku-ten (God of Good Fortune); Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Daikoku-ten (God of Good Fortune)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This woodwork depicts Daikoku, the god of good fortune, who is associated with farmers. Here he is sitting astride two large barrels of rice, while carrying over his shoulder a large sack, brimming with treasure. In his right hand he holds a magic mallet, said to be able to produce anything the heart desires when struck.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.85
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 1.17423
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- genres in the arts
- literary, oral and motion picture genres
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Knife (Power Emblem); Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi
- Title
- Knife (Power Emblem)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.48
- Medium and Support
- iron blade with wood handle
- relevance
- rank 1.17370
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- gur-speaking peoples styles
- inorganic material
- iron and iron alloy
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- west african styles
- western sudanese styles
Seated Male Nude; Jean Paul Slusser
- Title
- Seated Male Nude
- Artist
- Jean Paul Slusser
- Physical Description
- A male nude sits on an orange pillow with his knees up and hands on them. The figure, which fills much of the space, is in an interior. The walls, a doorway, and a chair are visible.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1886 -1981
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1935
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.394
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 1.17370
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- painting and painting techniques
- painting techniques
- painting techniques by medium
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by activity
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
Head of a Man Wearing a Turban; George Chinnery; Attributed to
- Title
- Head of a Man Wearing a Turban
- Artist
- George Chinnery
- Physical Description
- This sketch depicts a man in profile, facing toward his right. He wears a turban and an elaborate collar.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1774 - 1852)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1802-1825
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.525
- Medium and Support
- pen, ink and pencil on wove paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17370
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- accessories worn on the head
- asia (continent)
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- drawing and drawing techniques
- geographic and political locations
- headgear
- image-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- views
- views by vantage point or orientation
- visual works
- visual works by form
Bovist ("Lacemaker" model) pouf; Hella Jongerius; Manufactured by Vitra
- Title
- Bovist ("Lacemaker" model) pouf
- Artist
- Hella Jongerius
- Physical Description
- A large fabric ottoman with two main colors, beige and maroon. Over the top of the fabric is a blue embroidered design of a woman's profile and upper body. Has a large green tag attached to the bottom.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1963
- Century
- 21st century
- Object Creation Date
- designed 2005; produced 2013
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.289
- Medium and Support
- viscose, linen, embroidery and polystyrene bead filling
- relevance
- rank 1.17370
- Secondary Keywords
- arts and related disciplines
- arts-related disciplines
- descriptors
- disciplines
- footstools
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture by form or function
- humanities
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- single seating furniture
- stools
- stools by form
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.), from "Woodland Portraits"; Jeannette Klute
- Title
- Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.), from "Woodland Portraits"
- Artist
- Jeannette Klute
- Physical Description
- A close-up image of small blue flowers blooming from tall grass-like shoots. The background is out of focus, green with a few bright colors of other plants.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1917 - 2009)
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.14.6
- Medium and Support
- vintage dye transfer print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17340
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- herbaceous plants
- 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
- plants
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
Ôtsu-e: The Thunder God Fishing for His Drum; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Ôtsu-e: The Thunder God Fishing for His Drum
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This painting portrays the Thunder God (Raijin), a powerful and ferocious figure, is fishing for his drum, carelessly dropped in the ocean.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.368
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17284
- Secondary Keywords
- cord (fiber product)
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- membranophones
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- physical activities
- physical activities by location
- physical activities by specific context
- sound devices
- sound devices by acoustical characteristics
- water activities
Pot and Stone; Takahashi Suigaku
- Title
- Pot and Stone
- Artist
- Takahashi Suigaku
- Physical Description
- Japanese style ink painting of a pot with vegetation inside of it next to a stone. The image is colored, with the rock painted in a grayish ink and the vegetation a green color. The pot has no color but is outlined in black ink only. There is writing in the top right corner of the paper.
- Artist Life Dates
- (c. 1840)
- Object Creation Date
- mid 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.101
- Medium and Support
- ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17284
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for cooking food
- cookware
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- east asian
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- rock
- rock by form
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels for cooking food
Roma, The Arch of Titus; Luigi Kasimir
- Title
- Roma, The Arch of Titus
- Artist
- Luigi Kasimir
- Physical Description
- Etching depicting the Arch of Titus in Rome (Roma). The etching is colored, possibly after the image had already been printed. The perspective of the image is one from the ground level looking directly through the arch to the buildings on the other side.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1881, active 1905-1925
- Object Creation Date
- 1923
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.96
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17277
- Secondary Keywords
- arches and arch components
- architectural elements
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- europe (continent)
- geographic and political locations
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio printing processes
- italy (nation)
- lazio (region)
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- spanning and projecting structural elements
- structural elements
- structural elements and structural element components
Ken Moody, New York City (Dancer #31); Lynn Davis
- Title
- Ken Moody, New York City (Dancer #31)
- Artist
- Lynn Davis
- Physical Description
- A nude posing in front of a white background. The man is posed with a slight lean and flexing his muscles, with a light source from the top-right casting a shadow on the background wall.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born 1944
- Object Creation Date
- 1985; printed 1990
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.99
- Medium and Support
- selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17257
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- energy and related concepts
- energy-related concepts
- figures (representations)
- image-making processes and techniques
- light-related concepts
- objects we use
- people and culture
- photographic processes
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- physical sciences concepts
- physics concepts
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scientific concepts
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
Nativity; Albrecht Dürer
- Title
- Nativity
- Artist
- Albrecht Dürer
- Physical Description
- Paper trimmed to frame. Tacked down to mat on all four sides. Paper size: h 13 x tw 10 1/10cm & bw 10cm.
- Artist Life Dates
- Nüremberg, 1471-1528
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.402
- Medium and Support
- woodcut on cream laid paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17249
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- design elements
- groups of people
- kinship groups
- motifs
- natural element motifs
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- social groups
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
The Labors of Hercules: The Nemean Lion (one of the set of 13 prints); Heinrich Aldegrever
- Title
- The Labors of Hercules: The Nemean Lion (one of the set of 13 prints)
- Artist
- Heinrich Aldegrever
- Artist Life Dates
- 1502- circa 1561
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1550
- Accession Number
- 1956/1.62
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17244
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- animals
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- figures
- figures (representations)
- iconography
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- the natural world
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- woods
- woody plants
Courtesan Relaxing with Attendant; Okumura Masanobu
- Title
- Courtesan Relaxing with Attendant
- Artist
- Okumura Masanobu
- Physical Description
- A colored image depicting a woman lounging in her chambers. She wears a kimono of red and blue with an artistic stylized pattern. Outside is a cherry tree blooming and the woman's young attendant in a grey kimono.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1686-1764
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1963/1.94
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- relevance
- rank 1.17212
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- costume
- costume by form
- deciduous trees
- descriptors
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by form
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
Mauve and periwinkle crested haori with wax-resist designs of floral clusters and embroidery in metallic threads; Minagawa Gekka
- Title
- Mauve and periwinkle crested haori with wax-resist designs of floral clusters and embroidery in metallic threads
- Artist
- Minagawa Gekka
- Physical Description
- Overall wax-resist dyed pattern of crackled pale mauve on periwinkle ground, decorated with wax-resist dyed patterns of foral clusters in red, yellow, purple and white, and embroidery in gold, silver, and red metallic threads. White plain weave silk lining with wax-resist designs of fabric samples, predominantly red, blue, and gold. Silver and red red cords with tassles. Crest on the back of paired oak leaves (kashiwa) embroidered with gold couched threads and red and white bokashi silk thread.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1892-1987
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.350
- Medium and Support
- crepe silk with colorful wax resist design and metallic thread embroidery
- relevance
- rank 1.17180
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- design elements
- embroidery
- image-making processes and techniques
- objects
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- photographic processes
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- salted paper processes
White Clouds Over the Creek, in the Style of Xinluo; Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)
- Title
- White Clouds Over the Creek, in the Style of Xinluo
- Artist
- Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)
- Physical Description
- A man sits under a tree beside a creek. Behind him is a rock. He is contemplating and stares out of the picture frame with his back to the viewer.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1882-1954
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.116
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.17170
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- bodies of water
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- bodies of water by size
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- riverine bodies
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
Carpet; African, Morocco
- Title
- Carpet
- Artist
- African, Morocco
- Century
- Early 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.181
- Medium and Support
- wool textile
- relevance
- rank 1.17161
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- animal material
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by form
- coverings and hangings by specific type
- descriptors
- fabric
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- geographic and political locations
- hair
- hair and hair components
- hair by form
- keratinous material
- materials
- materials by origin
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- rugs
- rugs by form
Portrait of a Woman; Anonymous American
- Title
- Portrait of a Woman
- Artist
- Anonymous American
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1940.385
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas, mounted on panel
- relevance
- rank 1.17152
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- figures
- image-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- painting and painting techniques
- painting techniques
- painting techniques by medium
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by subject type