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Title

The Orchid Pavilion Gathering

Artist

Sheng Maoye (Sheng Mao-yeh)

Physical Description

Handscroll depicting figures (42 men and 6 boys) in a landscape, most of whom are sitting along the banks of a stream as cups on lotus leaves float by. A small cluster of figures sits in a shelter over the water examining a handscroll. The painting includes an inscription, six artist’s seals and one collector’s seal.

Artist Life Dates

active 1594-164

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1621

Accession Number

1974/1.244

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 3.46424

Secondary Keywords

architecture

asian

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

bridges (built works)

bridges by function

buildings and the land

chinese

chinese painting styles

chinese styles

chinese styles and periods

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

east asian

figures

flowers

geography

grass (plant material)

history

how we live

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

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physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant material

plants

riverine bodies

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settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Vessel with four faces carved on rim

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1985/2.3

Medium and Support

carved wood and tkoola powder residue

relevance

rank 3.40630

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

biological components

central and equatorial african styles

central democratic republic of congo styles

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

heads

objects we use

people and culture

sculpture

sculpture by technique

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

Jain Tirthankara and a monk with animal forest scene, no. 12 from a Digambara series

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

Two distinct registers divide a page in half. At the top, a yellow-orange colored nude jina sits in lotus position upon a three tiered throne [a patterned blue level at the bottom on feet, with an orange section with gold and red decoration and a green level at the top with gold vertical stripes]. He sits against a red background adorned with a pattern of three white dots. The background takes the shape of an elegant cusped arch with a green and white pattern along its outside with a gold pattern at its sides. To the right of the seated figure a nude Digambara monk sits with his legs folded and one knee up on a less elaborate throne with a lota or pot at the corner and a crossed bookstand to the side holding a book with some devanagari writing on it. He raises his right arm and holds his left to his ear.

Placed under a band of curving yellow stripes, the bottom register represents animals in a landscape. At the bottom are clumps of grass with four stylized mountain forms in blue at the right. Above the mountains stands a tiger facing a family of antelope striding towards him. The family consists of the blue male with his long spiraling horns and a yellow doe below him with a flesh-colored in front of her. Another small yellow fawn takes up the rear. Clumps of light blue and green grasses fill in the background.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.178

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 3.36188

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

descriptors

figures (representations)

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

mammals

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

plant material

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious (people)

settlements and landscapes

vessels

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Sawankhalok Ware Covered Box with a conch handle, a band of star, and a band of vegetal scroll design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand, Sawankhalok ware

Physical Description

Small-size covered box, with a handle surrounded by a raised stylized calyx, which imitates the growth pattern of the top of a mangosteen, and a band of star points at the rim of the lid. The body has a band of vegetal scrolls. Brown-and-cream glaze.

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

14th century - 15th century

Accession Number

2005/1.462A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with brown and cream glaze

relevance

rank 3.35559

Secondary Keywords

asian

ceramics

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

materials

materials by composition

motifs

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

scrolls (motifs)

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

southeast asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

thai

thai pottery styles

Title

Transport Braila, Rumania, from "Hungarian Memories"

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

A man sits in the street with legs crossed and hands clasp, leaning against his wagon. The wagon is filled to the brim with various wooden objects. The man's gaze is transfixed on two dogs sitting beside wooden crates.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

October 19, 1918; printed 1981

Accession Number

1985/1.125.8

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.34149

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

cargo vehicles

cargo vehicles by form

components and systems

containers

containers by form

environments (object groupings)

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

mammals

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by specific context

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

religions

religions and religious concepts

transportation vehicles

vehicles

Title

Basket with cover

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/2.5

Medium and Support

woven raffia and wood

relevance

rank 3.33353

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

central and equatorial african styles

central democratic republic of congo styles

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by function

object genres by material

object-making processes and techniques

objects

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

Hemlock Canyons

Artist

Mike Irolla

Physical Description

Large, turned wood vessel. Fire has been used to color and texture the surface. Bark has been left on to provide texture. The mouth of the vessel is jagged.

large burnt wood vessel with bark marking the top irregular edge

Artist Life Dates

born 1974

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

2001

Accession Number

2002/2.147

Medium and Support

hemlock

relevance

rank 3.32819

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

descriptors

fluvial landforms

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by formation process

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

plant components

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

surface marking processes and techniques

trees (components)

wood and wood products

Title

Stove God and Wife with Calendar

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

This print is typical, depicting the Stove God and his wife with halos and elegant clothing. Before them is a table with common worship instruments, including candles, an incense burner, and flowers. Standing in the bottom corners are two officials, and between them a container of jewels. The jewels are flanked by a dog and rooster; animals thought to be symbols of domesticity with auspicious connotations. Above the scene a calendar for the year 1949 is framed by an auspicious dragon motif.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1948

Accession Number

1989/2.116

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.29842

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

calendars

containers

containers by function or context

document genres

document genres by form

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

herbaceous plants

information forms

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

mythology

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

people by state or condition

plants

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

spouses

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Abstract Form

Artist

Peter Voulkos

Physical Description

Large stoneware abstract sculpture with two balanced lateral crescent-shaped forms branching off a central conical structure. Brown with loosely-painted broad brushstrokes in black and incised decoration of rows of dots in a “stitching-like” pattern

Artist Life Dates

(1924 - 2002)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960

Accession Number

1960/1.181

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 3.29630

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

genres

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Untitled (Cactus)

Artist

Steve Keister

Physical Description

Drawing on spiral sketchbook paper in green, blue and orange gouache inscribed with graphite pencil.

Artist Life Dates

(1949 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2008/2.237

Medium and Support

gouache on paper

relevance

rank 3.26865

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

native american

native north american styles

natural landscapes

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people and culture

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

sculpture

sculpture by material

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

united states (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Floral Still Life

Artist

Hans Zatzka

Physical Description

A wide gladd vase rests upon a table partly covered by a cloth in a blue pattern. The vase contains a tall floral arrangement. Some flowed include pink, white, red and yellow roses, hydrageas, and lillies, among other flowers and greens. Floating around the flowers are three blue and white butterflies. The background behind the flower arrangement transitions from an almost black background from the left to a distant landscape scene, either through a window view or a painting.

Artist Life Dates

1859-1945

Object Creation Date

1877-1977

Accession Number

2009/2.92

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 3.23281

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for storage and support furniture

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

support furniture

table coverings

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Scholar's Winter Retreat

Artist

Gai Qi (Kai Ch'i)

Physical Description

A scholar sits in a relaxed posture at his desk looking at cut plum blossoms in a white vase; before him is an empty sheet of paper and ink stone, and by his side an attendant is boiling water for tea. A crane tucks her head and leg to keep herself warm in the cold winter air. The scholar seems to be contemplating a subject to be drawn or written, perhaps related to the flowers.

Artist Life Dates

(1774 - 1829)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1820

Accession Number

1981/2.133

Medium and Support

fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 3.16024

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

birds

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

containers

containers by form

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

crane (bird)

deciduous trees

descriptors

form attributes

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by degree of qualification

plants

settlements and landscapes

shape

support furniture

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Akbar's Bounty

Artist

Michael Mode

Physical Description

A wide-mouthed bowl narrows steeply to a small base. A brown and white checker board pattern covers the interior and exterior and scales down as the diameter decreases toward the bottom.

wood bowl with geometric patterning in concentric rings, decreasing in size top to bottom

Artist Life Dates

born 1946

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.166

Medium and Support

holly and morado

relevance

rank 3.14506

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

asian

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

forms of expression

geometric patterns

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

indian

indian styles and periods

islamic indian styles and periods

materials

materials by origin

mughal

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

wood and wood products

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

La Mode élégante

Artist

V. Muchot

Physical Description

This colored engraving features what appear to be three generations of women in elaborate dress in an interior space. A young girl in a brown dress is positioned with her back to the viewer on the left of the composition. She presents an object to a woman in a blue-grey dress who is seated in the center of the composition holding a piece of paper in her right hand. A young woman in a dark and pale turquoise dress stands on the right of the composition looking down at the child. Between the two adult figures is a table decorated with a vase of pink flowers.

Object Creation Date

circa 1870

Accession Number

2012/2.201

Medium and Support

wood engraving with hand coloring on paper

relevance

rank 3.11769

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

associated concepts

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

headgear

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

seating furniture

settlements and landscapes

single seating furniture

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Interior of a Pompeiian Home with Figures (The Impluvium)

Artist

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Physical Description

An ink drawing in shades of gray with very exact detailing of objects and architectural elements in the scene. It shows the interior of a Roman house with sunlight streaming into an open courtyard with a fountain. The stone fountain has a square basin supported by a pedestal and a standing nude sculpture above it. One wall of the courtyard is decorated with floral designs and two figural scenes. A small bush is growing in a dirt area of the floor and there are two large vessels against the wall. Two figures are standing in a colonnade to the left of the courtyard. One is a woman dressed in a toga who is looking at a man dressed in a short sleeved tunic. The decorations of the floor, walls and ceiling depict ancient classical designs such as ascanthus leaves, meander and scroll patterns and the roof tiles have floral plume decorations and lion's head spouts.

Artist Life Dates

1814-1879

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1873

Accession Number

1976/2.20

Medium and Support

ink and wash over graphite on cream wove paper

relevance

rank 3.08386

Secondary Keywords

architecture

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

descriptors

dwellings

figures

genres

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

residential structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Progress of Beauty 2

Artist

Mark Kostabi

Physical Description

Line drawing in felt tip marker on ivory ~ 10x13” paper with shading. Woman’s arm and dress filled in completely with black, as well as a pane of the stained glass window that she holds. The wall, pitcher, parts of the woman’s head and shoulder covering and bodice, and cash register have been modeled in stylized “half tone” of zigzag separating white and black; shadows take the form of dense curlicues. The tablecloth bears splotches of black ink that were possibly made by blowing air on wet ink through a straw. The map has been filled in with ink drips and splatters.

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2008/2.238

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.08005

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

business and related functions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

containers

containers by form

derivative objects

descriptors

european

european regions

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

image-making processes and techniques

netherlandish

object genres

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

originals and derivative objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

windows and window components

Title

Progress of Beauty 1

Artist

Mark Kostabi

Physical Description

Line drawing in felt tip marker on ivory ~ 10x13” paper.

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2008/2.241

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.08005

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

business and related functions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

containers

containers by form

derivative objects

descriptors

european

european regions

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

image-making processes and techniques

netherlandish

object genres

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

originals and derivative objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

windows and window components

Title

Progress of Beauty 3

Artist

Mark Kostabi

Physical Description

Line drawing in felt tip marker on ivory ~ 10x13” paper with shading. Woman’s arm and dress and the cash register are partially filled in with black, as well as a pane of the stained glass window that she holds. The wall, pitcher, parts of the woman’s head and shoulder covering and bodice, and cash register have been modeled in stylized “half tone” of zigzag separating white and black; shadows take the form of dense curlicues. The tablecloth bears a “pattern” of crosses and eye-shaped forms. The map has been filled in with fingerprints.

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2008/2.239

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.08005

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

business and related functions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

containers

containers by form

derivative objects

descriptors

european

european regions

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

image-making processes and techniques

netherlandish

object genres

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

originals and derivative objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

windows and window components

Title

The Terrace, Luxembourg

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Six figures, women and girls, sit or stand in front of a balustrade. On the left side is an urn holding a plant; the upper portion of a young tree projects above the balustrade at center; in the distance on the right appears the upper portion of a building with a mansard roof

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1894

Accession Number

1954/1.448

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 3.07302

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

architecture

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

europe

europe (continent)

figures

france

france (nation)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

locality

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

seating furniture

settlements and landscapes

single seating furniture

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

œle-de-france (region)

Title

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: #107 Fukagawa, Susaki and the Jumantsubo Plain

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

This vertical print frames a view of a landscape with an up close view of a bird in the upper right corner that takes up about thirty percent of the image.

The viewer is positioned alongside the bird, circling the sky above the twin peaks of a mountain. A crate floats in the water below while smaller birds flocking around it. Snow covers the ground.

The signature and title markings are in the upper right corner, and in the middle along the left side above the landscape.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1856-1857

Accession Number

1960/2.143

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.06235

Secondary Keywords

image form

level

upward

animals and creatures

asian

associated concepts

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

east asian

inorganic material

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

noncompetitive play equipment

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Container

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Red lacquered wooden duck-shaped container wth lid

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.43A&B

Medium and Support

cinnabar-laquered wood with metal band

relevance

rank 3.03108

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

Title

Round Three-Tiered Box

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.37A-D

Medium and Support

black, red and gold lacquer on wood

relevance

rank 3.03108

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by function

objects we use

Title

Round Lacquer box

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1974-1975

Accession Number

2006/2.45A&B

Medium and Support

wood with cinnabar, yellow and green lacquer

relevance

rank 3.02154

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

Title

Casket with inscription in floriated Kufic script

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1959/1.113

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 2.97250

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Duck-shaped covered box

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.496A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with clear glaze

relevance

rank 2.94194

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

ceramics

containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Blue-and-white covered box with painted design of duck and plants

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1993/2.25.1-2

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 2.94194

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Hen-shaped covered box

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.495A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with clear glaze

relevance

rank 2.94194

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Blue-and-white covered box with abstracted floral scroll designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1993/2.26.1-2

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 2.92661

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

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Title

Canton Ware Tiered 4-part Cylindrical Box

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2006/2.52A-E

Medium and Support

porcelain with overglaze enamels in pastel blue, pink and green

relevance

rank 2.92392

Secondary Keywords

containers

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Title

Box with Lid

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

This ovular box, although flat on the bottom, has a lid decorated with curved ridges and protrusions that arch across the surface. The entire exterior is speckled with tiny craters, breaking up the illusion of a perfectly smooth surface. The ash glaze decorates the lidded box with an earthy brown color. The glaz pools in the valleys of the lid and small craters throughout, creating areas of darker hue. The meeting of the lid and box body is not a straight line, but rugged.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.210

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 2.90802

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

descriptors

object genres

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pottery (object genre)

Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and devotees

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

Multi-colored ink on paper. Reds and golds make up the primary focus colors and are accented by dark blues. Features five figures, two larger figures on the top half of the page and three smaller figures on the bottom. Scene of worship.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.177

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 2.90442

Secondary Keywords

layout features

asian

bowl-shaped drums

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Title

scripted

Artist

Ann Hamilton

Physical Description

A long wooden box divided into two compartments, one small and one large. The small compartment contains an intricately worked gold thimble inscribed with a poem. The long compartment contains a silver thimble in which horse hairs have been threaded. The tuft of horse hair runs the length of the long compartment.

Artist Life Dates

born 1956

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

1999/2.15

Medium and Support

gold thimble, silver thimble, horsehair, wood and glass

relevance

rank 2.88122

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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Title

Northern Summer Window

Artist

Marsden Hartley

Physical Description

A vase with flowers sits before a window, between two books that lie on a table, and framed by open red curtains. The landscape outside the window shows a blue cloud sky above a body of water.

Artist Life Dates

1877 - 1943

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1936

Accession Number

1949/2.89

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.86204

Secondary Keywords

animals

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paintings by material or technique

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processes and techniques

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vessels

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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Title

Sunrise at Susaki Point (New Year's Print)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

A geisha is shown strolling in the countryside, with her right hand over her forehead--as if looking into the distance--and a basket in her left hand. The backdrop is the rising sun-the give-away that this is a New Year’s print—seen over distant mountains. A poem lies on the left-hand side of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1820

Accession Number

1954/1.472

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 2.85376

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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single built works

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writing (processes)

Title

Container for vegetable tannin for ohaguro [square box with cover], from a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.162A&B

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

relevance

rank 2.71133

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

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Title

Stacked cylindrical container for oil (the smaller of two), from a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.164A-C

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

relevance

rank 2.71133

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

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descriptors

materials

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Title

Container for vegetable tannin for ohaguro [square box with cover; the larger of two], from a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.161A&B

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

relevance

rank 2.71133

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

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Title

Stacked cylindrical container for oil (the larger of two), from a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.163A-C

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

relevance

rank 2.71133

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

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descriptors

materials

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Title

Incense Container, (cylindrical box with cover), from a Bridal Trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.166A&B

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

relevance

rank 2.71133

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

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descriptors

materials

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Title

Shaver container (rectangular box with cover and divider), from a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.160A-C

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

relevance

rank 2.71133

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

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containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

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social structure

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Title

Mizusashi (cold water jar for the tea ceremony)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1893-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.515A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with celadon glaze and inlaid white slip design

relevance

rank 2.68984

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

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pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Jar

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

This cylindircal jar has a circular lid with a small handle. The natural ash glaze creates a mix of green, black, gray, and reddish hues.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.214

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 2.65011

Secondary Keywords

containers

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

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object genres by material

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pottery (object genre)

Title

Blue-and-white covered box with chrysanthemum design

Artist

Kiln Unknown, Vietnam

Physical Description

A round ceramic box (that is, a bowl with a fitted lid), decorated with chrysanthemum scrolls drawn in blue outline against a blue background. The blue is cobalt pigment painted before the application of a clear glaze.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

1965/2.60A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 2.55367

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers by form

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

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objects we use

plants

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vegetation components

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Title

Rectangular covered box with hand-painted chrysanthemum painting

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.513

Medium and Support

Porcelain with crackled clear glaze and overglaze white and iron slip painting

relevance

rank 2.40698

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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descriptors

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Title

Part of a set of cosmetic boxes: Rectangular Box with Cover and Inner Tray

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.158

Medium and Support

wood with black, red and gold lacquer

relevance

rank 2.38409

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

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descriptors

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materials

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Title

Shallow open box with three compartments, adorned with women's faces

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

An open box with three components. It is made of earthenware and has blue and black decorations depicting female faces.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1957/1.99

Medium and Support

earthenware with blue and black underglaze painting

relevance

rank 2.35388

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

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descriptors

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heads

middle east (general region)

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religions

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upper body

Title

Test Pilot Ahmet Khan Sultan, Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Enjoys a Cigarette

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A portrait of a test pilot. He is wearing his uniform and helmet while smoking a cigarette.

Artist Life Dates

1912-1990

Object Creation Date

1961; printed 2003

Accession Number

2014/2.311

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.14429

Secondary Keywords

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coverings and hangings by location or context

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furnishings

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vehicles

Title

Mirror Box

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This mirror box is decorated with lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid designs. Thelid of the box opens upwards, and has brass hinges and a closure in the sahpe of a flower. The lower drawer has a handle in the shape of a bat.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2006/2.61

Medium and Support

lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay and brass? fittings

relevance

rank 2.13248

Secondary Keywords

ball game equipment

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