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Title

Snuff bottle with red peony design on black ground

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890-1930

Accession Number

1980/2.103

Medium and Support

porcelain with overglaze enamel, ivory, and brass

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

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Title

Blue-and-white jar with design of magpies, camellia & bamboo, Chongzheng era

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

17th–18th century?

Object Creation Date

1628-1644

Accession Number

1975/1.82

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting and incised designs

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

ceramics

descriptors

grass (plant material)

landscapes (environments)

materials

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Title

Longquan ware covered jar with peony scroll design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Covered jar of celadon glaze, body decorated with peony scroll, with base decorated with lotus petals. The circular contours of a peony scroll have been slightly compressed to complement the squat belly of the jar.

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

14th century

Accession Number

1962/1.101A&B

Medium and Support

Porcelaneous stoneware with molded decoration under celadon glaze

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

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Title

Ivory snuff bottle with design of peonies and mandarin ducks

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1875-1925

Accession Number

1980/2.77

Medium and Support

ivory with green and white jadeite stopper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

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Title

Jar with sgraffiato peony design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

stone ware jar coated with white slip, decorated with a broad band of sgraffiato designs of peony in brown slip

Century

late 11th century

Object Creation Date

late 11th century

Accession Number

1993/1.44

Medium and Support

stoneware with carved decoration on brushed white and brown slips underglaze

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

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Title

Blue-and-white jar with floral and leaf design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Hizen ware, Japan

Physical Description

A medium size, well potted jar with round shoulder and shorter neck. Inside is not totally glazed. On the body, pine, bamboo, and plum trees are finely painted with blue underglaze. Then a translucent glaze is applied, which turns into milky, white color. It has three floral decorations on the shoulder; the decoration is originated in functional elements of “ears” to which ropes were tied for transportation. The neck has a band of double lines and spray design of peony flowers and leaves. The rim of the neck is unglazed. The foot is unglazed; eye is glazed. Some imperfections of glaze are seen toward the bottom. Glaze is scraped off on one part. Many speckles on the surface.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1643

Accession Number

1964/1.99

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

deciduous trees

descriptors

evergreens

grass (plant material)

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

trees

trees by leaf life

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Title

Beauty under Cherry Blossoms

Artist

Hosoda Eishi

Physical Description

This is a portrait of a courtesan and her two attendants. The courtesan wears a red cloak with a peacock flying over peonies and a pale green color kimono with “shippô” (seven treasures) pattern. Her green obi, tied in the front, has design of red and blue clouds with gold plants. She is turning away from a viewer to show the gorgeous cloak. Her hair is sculpted in a butterfly shape on the top and has wings to the side. Tortoise-shell combs and multiple hairpins adorn the hair. Her two attendants flank the courtesan; they wear matching, dark green kimono with chrysanthemum flower design and red underkimono. Their kimono have especially long sleeves (furisode), whose openings are tied with ribbons. Their obi are in brocade and tied on their backs. Their hair is sculpted in round shape on their tops and has side wings like the courtesan. They wear silver hair accessories of cherry blossoms and tassels, long hairpins and red silk ribbons. The attendant on the left holds a battledore pad and the right attendant holds a ball. All the women wear black platform sandals. There is a cherry tree in full blossom on the right, from which some petals fall on the women and the ground. There are the artist’s signature and seal on the lower right corner. It has mounting of beige silk and two strips of floral pattern brocade on the top and bottom of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

1756-1829

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1810

Accession Number

1977/1.180

Medium and Support

ink and color on silk

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

deciduous trees

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

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people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by occupation

people in service occupations

plants

prostitutes

recreational artifacts

settlements and landscapes

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Title

Shaving bowl with design of long-tail bird and flowers

Artist

Artist Unknown, Imari ware, Japan

Physical Description

A medium size, shallow bowl with a semi-circular cut out on the rim. The bowl has flat surface on the rim and is concaved in the middle like a soup bowl. It has two holes on the opposite side of the cut out and a short foot. There is a blue band around the rim. There are two long-tailed birds in red, pale orange and yellow, perched on a blue pine tree which grows underneath the birds. Behind the pine tree trunk, there is a cherry tree in full blossom, its brunches extends in circle around the rim. The cherry tree and blossoms are in red, pale orange and yellow. More cherry flowers adorn the background of the birds. There are also red peonies on the left side of the pine tree; peony flowers also appear as spray on the four sides of the rim, backed by blue cloud design.

Century

Mid-17th century

Object Creation Date

mid 17th century

Accession Number

2002/2.7

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze, and enamel overglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

deciduous trees

evergreens

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

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plants

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Title

Large serving plate with design of lion romping among peonies

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

1969/1.83

Medium and Support

Porcelain with blue and black underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

dishes

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plants

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Title

Charger with lion and peony design, one of pair

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

early to mid 19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1850

Accession Number

2002/2.1

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze and enamel overglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

dishes

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

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platters

serving dishes

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Title

Charger with lion and peony design, one of pair

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

early to mid 19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1850

Accession Number

2002/2.2

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze and enamel overglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

dishes

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

platters

serving dishes

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels for serving and consuming food

woody plants

Title

Imari jardiniere with stylized floral designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.3

Medium and Support

Porcelain, blue underglaze and enamel overglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

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Title

Imari bowl with blue-and-white lion and peony center, festival drums and flowers on sides

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.16

Medium and Support

Porcelain, blue underglaze and enamel overglaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

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Title

One of a pair of six-fold screens

Artist

Attributed Kanô Tan'yû

Physical Description

These panels represent six of the twelve months. The panels each have calligraphy and a red seal in one corner. In each panel there is a bird and a type of plant, which are suggestive of particular months. On the top left panel there is bamboo, the bow of the boat with a small lamp attached to it, and a type of water fowl. In the bottom middle panel is a blooming sakura tree and a pheasant. In the bottom left panel is blue and white wisteria ans small sparrows. In the bottom right panel there is a willow slowly coming back to life after winter over a thatched building.

Artist Life Dates

(Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1965/1.179

Medium and Support

ink and light color on paper, one of pair of Six fold screens

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

asian

associated concepts

birds

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

descriptors

dwellings

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east asian

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

grass (plant material)

herbaceous plants

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Title

Blue-and-white vase with large floral designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It has a long, thin neck and flat oval body. The wide foot is rather shallow but deeply recessed on the underside. The entire of surface is decorated with peony blossom design printed in cobalt blue sigment.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1392-1910

Accession Number

1962/1.93

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Ewer in the shape of a melon with inlaid floral and butterfly designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It is in the shape of a sectioned melon. The body is vertically divided into ten sections and to create an embossed effect, the grooves between each two sections were pressed down slightly. The lid has a loop attached at the top. It is decorated on all sides with black and white inlaid design of butterfly, chrysanthemum and peony with stem and foliage. The spout and handle was broken and restored. The lid seems to be fake.

Century

12th-13th century

Object Creation Date

circa 12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1973/2.33

Medium and Support

stoneware with celadon glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

descriptors

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

plants

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

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Title

Cup with incised fret pattern at rim and peony sprays on the side

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Rounded tea bowl with celadon glaze. A lightly incised peony design is spaced along the widest stretch of the cup, and below the rim is an incised fret pattern.

Century

early 12th century

Object Creation Date

early 12th century

Accession Number

2004/1.226

Medium and Support

stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

cups

cups by function

descriptors

design elements

drinking vessels

geometric patterns

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

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Title

Blue-and-white small jar with peony and 'cloud collar' designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.285

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

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Title

Blue-and-white tilted jar with peony and 'cloud collar' designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.293

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

descriptors

design elements

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natural landscapes

object genres

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plants

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Title

Peonies and Rock

Artist

Kumashiro Yûhi

Physical Description

Peonies in full bloom grow as if from a rock or tree stump. A calligraphic inscription is on the left side.

Artist Life Dates

(Nagasaki, 1713? - 1772)

Century

third quarter of the 18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750-1772

Accession Number

1978/2.59

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Crested kimono with elaborate floral wax resist designs (hageito, nandina, biwa, camelia, daffodils, omoto, plums, thistles) against crackled pink-on-taupe ground, with embroidery in metallic threads

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

It is a pink silk crepe kimono with wax-resist patterns, hand-painted design and metallic threads embroidery. The kimono is in full length and has elongated sleeves. The fabric is dyed with pink, leaving the family crest under the collar and the floral design part white. The red scale pattern is added using wax-resist technique. Then the design of multiple kinds of plants is hand-painted with white, red, yellow, and pale and blue green colors. There are mix of fall and winter flowers and trees: nandin on the left sleeve, plum, chrysanthemums, thistles, amaranths, camellias and narcissus on the front and back, makino (Chloranthus glaber, with red berries) and more camellias on the right sleeve. Embroidery is added in various metallic threads around the contours of flowers and leaves.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2005/1.357

Medium and Support

crepe silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

deciduous trees

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants