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Title

Necklace

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet

Physical Description

A necklace of faceted coral beads, in graduated sizes, with a coral-inlaid silver clasp.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1995/1.61

Medium and Support

faceted coral beads with silver and coral clasp

relevance

rank 2.27734

Secondary Keywords

asian

beads and sets of beads

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

jewelry

jewelry by location

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people and culture

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Comb with Head

Artist

African, Congo (Zaire), Songye

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1983

Accession Number

1983/1.155

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 2.27633

Secondary Keywords

grooming, hygiene and health car

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

figures (representations)

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

the human body

tools and equipment

upper body

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Ceramic Sculpture

Artist

Yagi Kazuo

Physical Description

It is a long, rectangular unglazed ceramic piece, intended to be shown in horizontal position. Two thick slabs are connected with bridges inside. The front part has almost flat surface; there is a deep cut on the left side, in which mass of worm-like inner surface can be seen. The same surface is revealed in the middle, as well as on the right edge. The top of the slab has a several shallow holes and one deep cut, inside of which has worm-like surface, as explained above. There is also a dent on the top and on the right, from which worm-like mass seems to be coming out. Reddish shadows cast on left side, in the middle, and the right. There is a patch of clay on left side near the left cut. The bottom is flat.

Artist Life Dates

1918 - 1979

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1958

Accession Number

1963/2.73

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 2.27595

Secondary Keywords

abstract expressionist

descriptors

international post-1945 styles and movements

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

sculpture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Crucifixion

Artist

Oskar Kokoschka

Physical Description

A traditional crucifixion scene, with Christ on the cross, and Mary and John at his feet gazing upward. The background is a series of watercolor washes, and parts of the figures, particularly most of the sitting figure of John, is "inked" in over the background washes. A goblet (the cup of Christ) is inked in at the foot of the cross. Signed by the artist, b.r., followed by "VI - 58."

Artist Life Dates

1886 - 1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1958

Accession Number

2007/2.90

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 2.27408

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

cups

cups by function

descriptors

drinking vessels

holy figures and saints

new testament

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

religion

subject matter

themes (religious)

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Girl with Newspaper

Artist

Isabel Bishop

Physical Description

This etching features one woman who appears to be reading a newspaper. She has one foot in front of the other and has her hair pulled back with a large headband.

Artist Life Dates

1902-1988

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1945

Accession Number

2009/1.474

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.27291

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

information forms

intaglio prints

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

publications

serials

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Porcelain Inkwell with flowers and butterfly and rounded corners

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A porcelain inkwell with rounded corners. Painted flowers and butterflies decorate the base and the lid. The flowers are blue while the butterfly is gold.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.268

Medium and Support

porcelain, metal

relevance

rank 2.27008

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

herbaceous plants

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

stoneware

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Hanging a Poem on a Cherry Tree

Artist

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Physical Description

A color woodblock print of a young woman hanging a paper with poem on a cherry tree. The woman is in a kimono with intricate design of cherry blossom, hemp leaves, birds and swirls, pine trees and diamond patterns. She also wears broad obi (sash) in checkerboard patterns, which is bow- tied on her back. There is also a white sash underneath the obi, which supports her long kimono. Her hair is tied on the back and adorn with tortoise-shell comb and pin. The cherry tree is in full bloom; there is a curtain with a family crest behind the woman and the tree; a certain kind of platform with swirling vine pattern is peaking below the curtain. The overall color scheme is in yellow, orange, black and white (the color of the paper). There are artist’s signature and two seals on the right bottom corner, and smaller seal on the left bottom corner.

Artist Life Dates

1711-1785

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1746-1749

Accession Number

1955/1.130

Medium and Support

Urushi-e (color woodblock print) on paper

relevance

rank 2.26885

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for openings

deciduous trees

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

information forms

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Bowl with inscriptions in Kufic and another script

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

A wide-mouth bowl with a small base. Sections of the bowl were broken and were replaced. The bowl has inscriptions for decorations.

Century

early 13th century

Object Creation Date

early 13th century

Accession Number

1957/1.60

Medium and Support

fritware with blue underglaze painting and gold lustre overglaze painting

relevance

rank 2.26821

Secondary Keywords

arabic scripts

asian

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by form

geographic and political locations

information form components

information forms

making art

middle east (general region)

objects

objects we use

script and type forms

scripts (writing)

scripts by form

types

Title

Illuminated Manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Brown ink notes and lettering with red staff lines and some red lettering with a decorated letter.

Accession Number

2015/2.7A&B

Medium and Support

ink and gold leaf on paper

relevance

rank 2.26809

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

european

european styles and periods

information form components

information forms

layout features

medieval styles and periods

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Illuminated Manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Illuminated leaf with floriated border, Arabic lettering with gold leaf, blue and red designs with black lettering.

Accession Number

2015/2.1A&B

Medium and Support

ink and gold leaf on paper

relevance

rank 2.26809

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

european

european styles and periods

information form components

information forms

layout features

medieval styles and periods

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Illuminated Manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

One coumn of text on right with decorated border on left, brown and red lettering and two decorated letters.

Century

15th century

Accession Number

2015/2.4A&B

Medium and Support

ink and gold leaf on paper

relevance

rank 2.26809

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

european

european styles and periods

information form components

information forms

layout features

medieval styles and periods

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Illuminated Manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Two columns of text with a large decorated letter and an ornate floral border of blue, gold and brown.

Accession Number

2015/2.3A&B

Medium and Support

ink and gold leaf on paper

relevance

rank 2.26809

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

european

european styles and periods

information form components

information forms

layout features

medieval styles and periods

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Illuminated Manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Two columnbs of black and red text wtih decorated letters in blue, red and gold leaf.

Accession Number

2015/2.5

Medium and Support

ink and gold leaf on paper

relevance

rank 2.26809

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

european

european styles and periods

information form components

information forms

layout features

medieval styles and periods

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

Wooden staff covered with beads, displaying a zigzag pattern in blue, white, red, yellow, green and pink along the shaft, with an iron point at the base. The finial (top of the staff) consists of an equestrian, mostly in green, wearing elaborate red-and-yellow headgear, holding a staff and riding a multicolored horse, which stands on a rectangular platform adorned with a veil of ropes of beads.

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2001/2.45

Medium and Support

wood with beads, metal, cloth

relevance

rank 2.26168

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

horsemen

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

walking sticks

Title

Bodhisattva (Jokaisho Bosatsu): esoteric Buddhist iconographic drawing

Artist

Takuma Tametô

Artist Life Dates

active 1132-1174

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

mid 12th century

Accession Number

1963/1.99

Medium and Support

handscroll fragment, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 2.26168

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

descriptors

design elements

doctrinal concepts

document genres

document genres by form

figures (representations)

information forms

motifs

objects we use

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Twol

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1984/2.28

Medium and Support

carved redwood

relevance

rank 2.26163

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Incense Container in the Shape of a Plum Flower

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

Incense container in the shape of a plum blossom. The container consists of two halves opening horizontally, with the top of the container being very textured with a pattern of ridges. The container is bi-colored, with a whitish gray and reddish orange coloring.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.218

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 2.26020

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

deciduous trees

descriptors

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Eve Tempted by the Serpent

Artist

Defendente Ferrari

Physical Description

A nude woman with long hair flowing down her back grasps a tree branch with her right hand and bends it downward in order to more easily pluck the green fruit dangling at its tip with her left hand. Her white body contrasts starkly with the darker tones of the surrounding landscape. The less conspicuous figure of a serpent with the head of a bearded man coils about the trunk of the tree next to the woman and fixes her with his stare.

Artist Life Dates

active 1500-1535

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1520-1525

Accession Number

1967/1.38

Medium and Support

tempera on panel

relevance

rank 2.25999

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

bible

buildings and the land

descriptors

document genres

document genres by function

europe (continent)

food

fruit

geographic and political locations

information forms

italy (nation)

materials

materials by function

objects we use

old testament

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

religious texts

reptiles

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Male Ibeji Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1978

Accession Number

1978/2.15

Medium and Support

carved wood and pigment

relevance

rank 2.25866

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

sculpture

sculpture by technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Mask (Kasangu)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Sala Mpasu Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Face mask made of wood, covered in white kaolin; face has round, bulging forehead, deep set narrow eyes, small round ears, fiber beard, open rectangular mouth and pointed teeth; basketry weave that held mask on the dancer’s head is visible at back and sides; raffia attachment on top of head frayed and missing.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920-1960

Accession Number

1971/2.44

Medium and Support

wood, raffia, kaolin and fiber

relevance

rank 2.25856

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

costume

costume by function

descriptors

events

masks (costume)

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

sculpture

sculpture by material

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Sogdian groom, from a set of funerary sculptures

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Standing male figure with bushy beard wearing a robe and black boots, decorated with red and black pigment.

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

7th century

Accession Number

1950/2.13

Medium and Support

earthenware with slip and painted decoration

relevance

rank 2.25600

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial objects

descriptors

object genres

object genres by function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sculpture

sculpture by function

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Sheet of Sketches and Caricatures

recto: studies for a group of figures (religious or allegorical) and two studies of standing women, one with child

verso: two sets of couples in caricature in contemporary dress

Artist

Anonymous French

Physical Description

First side: Various people, one holding her hands below her waist, one speaking to a little boy, a group clustered together.

Second side: two fashionably dressed couples (man and woman) walking.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1866

Accession Number

2013/2.563.1-2

Medium and Support

graphite on paper (double-sided drawing)

relevance

rank 2.25536

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

associated concepts

components and systems

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

hats

headgear

information forms

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

objects we use

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by family relationship

sets (groups)

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by subject type

walking sticks

youth

Title

Courtesan in procession

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This is a portrait of courtesan and her attendant. The courtesan wears a kimono with overall cherry blossom patterns and a darker color cloak with fan, plover and wave design lining with overall cherry blossom design silk; the cloak is slipping from her right shoulder. Her obi is draped in front; it has overall hollyhock pattern. Her face is white; Her hair is sculpted like a balloon on the top and has broad wings to the side. Tortoise-shell comb and multiple hairpins adorn the hair. She is strolling toward the right. Her attendant is walking behind her, her face and body partially hidden by the courtesan. She wears the matching kimono with plover and wave design; her kimono has long sleeves (furisode), whose openings are tied with ribbons. Her obi, with peony and geometric design, is tied at the back. Her hair is in the similar shape as the courtesan but not too exaggerated. But she wears an enormous hair accessory consisting of cherry blossoms and tassels, made of silver. Her face is also in white. The painting is accompanied by poem written by Santô Kyôden with his signature and two seals. On the lower left, there are the artist's signature and seal. The mounting is made of silk brocade with embroidery in the design of clematis and millets.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1793-1795

Accession Number

1962/1.104

Medium and Support

ink, white pigment, and red color on paper

relevance

rank 2.25476

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

costume

costume by form

descriptors

genres in the arts

image-making processes and techniques

literary, oral and motion picture genres

main garments

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by occupation

people in service occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

prostitutes

writing (processes)

youth

Title

Senatus populusque Romanus / monumenta marmorea magistratuum / triumphorumque ab urbe condita ad / tempora divi Augusti ruderibus in foro / egestis eruta impensa Al ex(andri) Farnesii card(inalis) / Pauli III Pont(ificis) Max(imi) nepot(is) in Capitolio p(osita), from Piranesi's Lapides Capitolini (1762)

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Physical Description

Large double-folio print, with fold marks. Contains various monuments and their text from ancient Rome. Title plate beneath print indicates that the fragments were from ancient Rome and found in various ancient ruins, with the exception of fragment XLIX, currently (at time of print) in the collection of the Collegio Romano, a building then housing the Jesuits' Rome seminary.

Print is patched. Separate plate marks are visible between image and inscription. The image is patched from four segments, while the text below is patched from two segments. Paper bears no watermark. Folio fold marks are noted on copy in file. Large text portions read as follows:

Inscription 1 (in image plate, center): senatus populusque Romanus / monumenta marmorea magistratuum / triumphorumque ab urbe condita ad / tempora divi Augusti ruderibus in foro / egestis eruta impensa Al ex(andri) Farnesii card(inalis) / Pauli III Pont(ificis) Max(imi) nepot(is) in Capitolio p(osita)

Inscription 2 (in separate text plate attached at bottom): Lapides Capitolini / Sive Fastorum fragmenta, quos Verrius Flaccus, Caii et Lucii, Augusti Nepotum, praeceptor ase dispositos in inferiore fori parte conlocaverat, nunc primum edita prout cermuntur in Capitolio servata / nempe characteris et Lapidum forma, additis ad ornatum degantioribus aliquot veteribus sigillis, et anaglyplus / Fragmentum XLIX in Collegio Romano Patrum Societatis Jesu adservatum

Artist Life Dates

Venice, 1720 - 1778, Rome

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1762

Accession Number

2007/2.117

Medium and Support

engraving, printed in black ink on paper

relevance

rank 2.25325

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

document genres

document genres by form

early western world

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

information forms

italy (nation)

lazio (region)

mediterranean

objects we use

people and culture

roma (province)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Silver Cuff Bracelet with Green and Yellow Decoration

Artist

Artist Unknown, African

Physical Description

A silver cuff bracelet with braided carvings and green and yellow decorations. A chain is attached to one side to keep it closed.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2010/2.12

Medium and Support

silver

relevance

rank 2.25249

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume components

descriptors

jewelry

jewelry by location

jewelry worn on arms and hands

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

Pedestal Cup or bowl with handle, on cut-out pedestal foot

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It has deep cylindrical bowl supported by a little flared pedestal foot. Five raised band lines encircle the middle of the bowl. A single handle is attached to the body of the bowl. The foot is separated into two parts and has a lot of rectangular holes located in altering position. There is no design on the surface of the bowl and foot.

Century

late 5th-early 6th century

Object Creation Date

late 5th century - early 6th century

Accession Number

2004/1.180

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 2.25249

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Silver Cuff Bracelet

Artist

Artist Unknown, African

Physical Description

A silver cuff bracelet that has a pin lock to keep it closed. The bracelet is decorated with silver beads.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2010/2.11

Medium and Support

silver

relevance

rank 2.25249

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume components

descriptors

jewelry

jewelry by location

jewelry worn on arms and hands

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

Golddust Spoon

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.363

Medium and Support

hammered brass

relevance

rank 2.25139

Secondary Keywords

culinary equipment

culinary equipment by function

culinary equipment for serving and consuming food

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

tools and equipment

utensils for serving food

Title

Tall Ceremonial Stand for Jar

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Tall hourglass-shaped stand. Composed of three separate parts: two bowls and a connecting cylinder. The pieces are unified with appliquéd bands encircling the cylinder horizontally as well as evenly spaced cut-out shapes of rectangles and triangles leading up the stand vertically in lines.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

5th century

Accession Number

2004/1.178

Medium and Support

unglazed stoneware with cutout decoration

relevance

rank 2.25139

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

descriptors

masts

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Bracelet with Orange Beads and Metal Squares

Artist

Artist Unknown, African

Physical Description

a bracelet consisting of horizontal orange beads and metal squares. The metal squares are painted with a blue and green design.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2010/2.13

Medium and Support

beads, metal, string

relevance

rank 2.25139

Secondary Keywords

beads and sets of beads

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

inorganic material

jewelry

jewelry by location

jewelry worn on arms and hands

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

Title

Model of house-shaped granary

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

206 BCE - 220 CE

Accession Number

1990/1.213

Medium and Support

earthenware, red, with green lead glaze

relevance

rank 2.25042

Secondary Keywords

agricultural buildings

agricultural structures

buildings and the land

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Accession Number

2001/2.41

Medium and Support

wood with metal

relevance

rank 2.24608

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

southern nigerian styles

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

tools and equipment

west african styles

Title

Lady meeting her lover from the Rasamanjari of Bhanudatta series

Artist

India, Rajasthan, Mewar School

Physical Description

Brightly colored painting with three primary registers. The uppermost and smallest register contains a poem. The lower two are larger and similar in size. The bottommost depicts stairs, architectural structures, snakes, and flowering plants. Above, the middle register frames a seated man under a canopy-like architectural form, who reaches out to grasp the wrist of a woman. Behind her is a flowering tree, and and the far right, and open door.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1630

Accession Number

1980/2.242

Medium and Support

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 2.24581

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

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deciduous trees

descriptors

document genres

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image-making processes and techniques

information forms

landscapes (environments)

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painting and painting techniques

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people

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people and culture

people by activity

plants

processes and techniques

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stair components

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trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

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writing (processes)

Title

The birth of the Kauravas from a Mahabharata series

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Physical Description

A scene takes place in a red box, lined with black and red diamond and triangle designs for borders. In the center, a woman sites with a child in her lap. She wears a spotted dress, her hair up, and a nose ring and bindi. The child reaches one hand and places it atop her head, and the other down towards her own upward hands. Surrounding them are seven other figures. One kneels before them, offering his hands up, and another fans the woman from behind. The remaining five figures seem to play together in front of the throne on which the woman and child sit.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1969/2.19

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 2.24553

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

events

information forms

objects we use

people

people (agents)

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performing artists

personal life events

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Covered Food Basket

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/1.159

Medium and Support

natural fiber

relevance

rank 2.24356

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for cooking food

containers for storing or transporting food

culinary containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

object genres

object genres by function

objects

objects we use

vessels

Title

Sancai Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Chinese ceramic Sancai figure of a man in robe and tall hat, standing on an octagonal platform. The figure is colored; his robes are green, while his sash, end of sleeves and collar are a reddish/oragne color, which also corresponds to the colors on the platform. His tall hat is colored black. The head of the figure is detachable from the body of the figure.

Object Creation Date

1368-1644

Accession Number

2009/2.105

Medium and Support

ceramic

relevance

rank 2.24271

Secondary Keywords

asian

chinese ceramics styles

chinese styles

chinese styles and periods

descriptors

east asian

object genres

object genres by material

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Standing Male Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1925

Accession Number

1985/1.136

Medium and Support

carved wood, chicken feathers and blood patination

relevance

rank 2.24266

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures

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objects we use

people

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sculpture

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Kanage Mask

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1971/2.27

Medium and Support

wood, metal and paint

relevance

rank 2.24189

Secondary Keywords

african

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costume

costume by function

descriptors

gur-speaking peoples styles

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

Drum

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Banwa-Bamboum

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1981/2.145

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 2.24150

Secondary Keywords

double-headed

descriptors

drums (membranophones)

membranophones

musical instruments

object genres

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objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by technique

sound devices

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struck drums

tubular drums

visual works

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Title

Star-shaped tile with floral and calligraphic patterns

Artist

Iran, Kashan

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

1193

Accession Number

1960/1.133

Medium and Support

fritware with blue underglaze & lustre overglaze painting

relevance

rank 2.24133

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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descriptors

form attributes

materials

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object genres

object genres by material

people and culture

religions

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shape

Title

Art Deco Red Satin Glass Inkwell, applied silver corners, brass sculptured lid

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A square, red satin glass inkwell with a flat, brass lid. Silver designs are applied to the corners.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.280

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 2.24076

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

european

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glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metalwork

modern european styles and movements

object genres

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people and culture

styles and periods

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Title

Nail figure (nkisi nkondi)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Vili Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Wood-carved, standing male figure 40 inches in height. Its shoulders and torso are impaled with iron blades, nails and fragments. The torso is long, arms at side are bent at elbow and hands rest on lower abdomen. The right wrist wears a bracelet with attachments. The legs are truncated, with twisted metal anklet on right foot. The face is naturalistic, the mouth slightly open, the nose long and narrow with slightly flared nostrils. Eyes are almost shaped, may have had inlay that is now gone. The top of the head shows a tiered, "layer cake like" coiffure. The figure has a long and deep crack down the entire length of its left side, from top of the head to the left ankle.

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2005/1.192

Medium and Support

wood, iron nails, blades and fragments, fiber cord

relevance

rank 2.23954

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components

components and systems

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descriptors

events

fetish figures

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visual works

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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

relevance

rank 2.23953

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

descriptors

design elements

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natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

stoneware

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Textile

Artist

African, Morocco

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1930.48

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 2.23867

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

fabric

fiber and fiber products

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materials

materials by form

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object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

textile materials

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Title

Surimono: The Lover in the Snow

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

The print depicts a figure in black walking in the snow with an umbrella. The snow covers the road, the well and the trees. Inscriptions of two poems appear on the upper right-hand corner, and the artist's signature can be found on the bottom edge of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1760-1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1817-1849

Accession Number

1948/1.152

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 2.23722

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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descriptors

document genres

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vegetation components

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visual works by subject type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Pot

Artist

Maria Martínez

Physical Description

A blackware bowl with black on black decoration. The bowl is nearly spherical in profile, with a narrow and wide mouth. Around the upper half is a feather design, which looks like individual feathers hanging down from the mouth forming a ring around the circumference.

Artist Life Dates

1887 - 1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1991/1.88

Medium and Support

blackware

relevance

rank 2.23684

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

modern and contemporary art

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objects

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the americas

Title

Sancai Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Chinese ceramic Sancai figure of a man in robes and tall hat on his head, standing on an octagonal platform. The figure is painted; the robes and cuffs of the sleeves are a dark green color, and the sleeves and under robe are a reddish orange color. The hat of the figure is also colored white and reddish orange. The head of the figure can detache from the body of the figure.

Object Creation Date

1368-1644

Accession Number

2009/2.106

Medium and Support

ceramic

relevance

rank 2.23592

Secondary Keywords

asian

chinese

chinese styles

chinese styles and periods

descriptors

east asian

object genres

object genres by material

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Vairocana Buddha (J. Dainichi Nyorai)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2003/2.59.3

Medium and Support

cypress wood with gesso, lacquer, polychrome, and gilding

relevance

rank 2.23592

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Sterling Silver Pen Holder with Two Pens, Scroll, and Two Ornate Silver Pens

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A pen holder with two pens. Both the pens and the holder are sterling silver and have scroll patterns.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.267

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 2.23564

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

drafting, drawing and writing equipment

drafting, drawing and writing equipment by specific type

equipment

equipment by process

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inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

metalwork

object genres

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tools and equipment

Title

Dish with Floral Motifs

Artist

Anonymous Hispano-Mooresque

Physical Description

This dish features a recessed center with a central boss decorated with a rosette design. The recessed area and rim are painted with floral motifs and leaf designs arranged in concentric rings.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1972/2.120

Medium and Support

earthenware with luster

relevance

rank 2.23564

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

object genres

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objects we use

patterns (design elements)

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pottery (object genre)

vessels for serving and consuming food