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Title
Embroidery fragments (phoenix and dragons)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.39.12
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.19739
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
processes and techniques
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textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
Title
Embroidery fragments (flowers)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.36.4
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.19739
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
needleworking
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Title
Embroidery fragments (phoenix and dragons)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.39.5
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.19739
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
needleworking
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textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
Title
Embroidery fragments (phoenix and dragons)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.39.14
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.19739
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
processes and techniques
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textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
Title
Embroidery fragments (phoenix and dragons)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.39.7
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.19739
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
Title
Embroidery fragments (phoenix and dragons)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.39.1
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.19739
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
Title
Study for an Overdoor Decoration in the Sala Regia of the Vatican
Artist
Taddeo Zuccaro
Physical Description
This drawing depicts two addorsed female figures reclining on a triangular slope. The women are partly clothed, and the one on the left wears an elephant-shaped headpiece. Between their shoulders appears a blank escutcheon held by two putti. Nude men in the background strain to hold back piles of objects that include shields and spears.
Artist Life Dates
(1529 - 1566)
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1564
Accession Number
1966/1.93
Medium and Support
pen and brown ink with brown wash on buff paper
relevance
rank 1.19718
Secondary Keywords
artistic concepts
artistic devices
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
descriptors
drawing and drawing techniques
drawings
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europe (continent)
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Title
Man with Apple Peeler, Virginia late 1930's / printed later
Artist
Arthur Rothstein
Physical Description
A black and white photograph of an older, bearded man with a large machine to peel apples. The man, wearing a straw hat, looks down at his hands as he works peeling the apple, whose skin hangs down in one long ribbon.
Artist Life Dates
1915 - 1985
Object Creation Date
circa 1930
Accession Number
2012/1.218
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.19717
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
descriptors
food
fruit
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image-making processes and techniques
materials
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objects we use
people
people (agents)
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photographic processes
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Title
River Valley in the Vosges (?)
Artist
Gustave Doré
Artist Life Dates
1832-1883
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1832-1883
Accession Number
1972/1.159
Medium and Support
watercolor on white paper
relevance
rank 1.19714
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
geography
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
modern british styles and movements
modern british styles by reign
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
people and culture
plants
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the natural world
Title
Purple shibori kimono with overall pattern of tiny squares in diagonal rows
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Purple silk crepe with hitta miura and hand tie-dyed design achieving the effect of many diagonal rows of tiny squares. Upper lining is plain weave momi (red silk) and lower and cuff linings are mauve pink.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1930s-1940s
Accession Number
2005/1.376
Medium and Support
purple silk crepe with tie dye design
relevance
rank 1.19705
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
costume
costume by form
descriptors
geometric concepts
geometric figures
main garments
mathematical concepts
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people and culture
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resist dyeing
scientific concepts
textile dyeing processes and techniques
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Title
Shallow Bowl with Peony Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Shallow bowl with celadon glaze. Four peony designs encapsulated by a double-ringed circle float equally spaced along the inner curve of the bowl. A wavy fret design marks the inner rim, while the outer is marked by two or three incised lines.
Century
13th century
Object Creation Date
13th century
Accession Number
2004/1.233
Medium and Support
stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze
relevance
rank 1.19683
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
descriptors
design elements
image-making processes and techniques
object genres
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Title
Washing Clothes
Artist
Kensel Franklin
Physical Description
A group of women gather to wash clothes in a river while a man looks on.
Artist Life Dates
Haitian, 1945-1975 (?)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2011/2.184
Medium and Support
oil on masonite
relevance
rank 1.19677
Secondary Keywords
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by size
buildings and the land
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
painting and painting techniques
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Title
Untitled
Artist
Sergio di Giusti
Physical Description
A sculpture with a man wrapped in cloths, covering his face. One arm is behind him, the other across his chest and is bare. The colors are reds, gold, blue and black paints. The sculpture has a base and it looks like a corner of a wall with the man standing on the end.
Object Creation Date
1980
Accession Number
2013/2.303
Medium and Support
bronze, wood, plaster, paint
relevance
rank 1.19676
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
figures (representations)
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
textile materials
textile materials by form
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
Silk underkimono with bokashi dye in large squares of aqua and white
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Silk crepe damask with alternating weaves in checkerboard design
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1980s
Accession Number
2005/1.394
Medium and Support
Silk crepe with twill geometric design
relevance
rank 1.19676
Secondary Keywords
costume
costume by form
descriptors
design elements
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
main garments
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
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patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
textile materials
textile materials by composition or origin
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Title
Phulkari Shawl with Stylized Floral Patterns arranged in 54 squares
Artist
India, Eastern Punjab
Physical Description
This piece of brick red cloth is covered with geometric patterns in tones of red, greenish yellow, white and orange. Along the top and bottom edges (if the piece were vertical) are border grids made up of 6 squares with triangular patterns of thread inside them. The main body of the phulkari is a 6 by 9 square grid, each box housing a stylized floral pattern made from embroidery.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of 20th century
Accession Number
2005/2.10
Medium and Support
silk embroidery on homespun cotton cloth
relevance
rank 1.19676
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
descriptors
design elements
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
geometric concepts
geometric figures
materials
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people and culture
plane figures
polygons
scientific concepts
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Title
Sortie de la Maison Cochin
Artist
Johan Barthold Jongkind
Physical Description
Paper size: lh 25 4/5cm & rh 25 9/10cm x tw 33 2/5cm & bw 33 1/2cm. Plate size: lh 15 1/2cm & rh 15 7/10cm x w 24cm. Image size: h 14cm w 23cm.
Accession Number
2008/2.393
Medium and Support
etching and drypoint on beige laid paper
relevance
rank 1.19654
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
cultural landscapes
cultural landscapes by location or context
descriptors
engraving (printing process)
europe (continent)
france (nation)
geographic and political locations
image-making processes and techniques
intaglio printing processes
landscapes (environments)
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
settlements and landscapes
ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)
œle-de-france (region)
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Title
Two Statues' Shadows
Artist
André Kertész
Physical Description
Square photograph with brown/amber/white color tones. Two glass objects sit in an abstract shape of a human figure. They are placed in the foreground with the heads tilted toward each other. On the right side there is a partial view of a table that is shown out of focus. Light is reflected on the rounded forms of the figures and their shadows are projected on a blank wall behind them. There is a large shadow profile of a man also projected onto the wall.
Artist Life Dates
1894-1985
Object Creation Date
1979
Accession Number
2009/2.13
Medium and Support
Polaroid SX-70-Cibachrome on paper
relevance
rank 1.19588
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
glass and glassmaking mixtures
inorganic material
light-related concepts
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
scientific concepts
sculpture
sculpture by subject type
the human body
upper body
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Deer in the Woods
Artist
Gustave Courbet
Physical Description
A deer stands in front of a tree, with tail towards the viewer. There is a creek that runs along the left side of the image. It is a heavily wooded area with stones in the creek and brighter green grass on the right side.
Artist Life Dates
1819-1877
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1839-1877
Accession Number
1958/1.135
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 1.19565
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by size
buildings and the land
cultural landscapes
cultural landscapes by location or context
descriptors
inorganic material
landscapes (environments)
mammals
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
plants
riverine bodies
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
wilderness
woody plants
Title
Yamabushi (mountain ascetic) (okimono)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2002/2.45
Medium and Support
ivory
relevance
rank 1.19561
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
descriptors
form attributes
objects we use
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by general context
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
religious ideologies
sculpture by material
size (extent)
size by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Jina and a devotee from a Digambara Jain manuscript
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
Nude (Jina, center) and a devotees (nude on left, and other clothed figures) depicted in a folio of a Jain manuscript.
The image contains trees, lotus flowers and dark clouds. The the colors are composed of vivid reds, browns, yellows, greens and blues. The image is surrounded by a red and green pattereed border which resembles a chain.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 18th century
Accession Number
1975/2.174
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 1.19523
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
descriptors
design elements
herbaceous plants
landscapes (environments)
motifs
natural landscapes
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
physical activities
physical activities by general context
plant-derived motifs
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by subject type
woody plants
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Title
Four-Armed Esoteric Deity, probably Avalokitesvara
Artist
Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java
Century
10th century
Object Creation Date
circa 10th century
Accession Number
2005/2.77
Medium and Support
bronze with copper, tin and zinc
relevance
rank 1.19517
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
buddhism
buddhist doctrinal concepts
descriptors
doctrinal concepts
form attributes
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
size (extent)
size by specific type
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Title
Chest (in three pieces)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
A chest in three pieces, all stacked on top of on another. The two chest pieces feature small center doors with decorative iron fittings around the handles and the hinges. Highly decorative iron fittings are added at intervals around the edges of the chest.
Object Creation Date
1875-1925
Accession Number
2009/2.26A-C
Medium and Support
wood and iron fittings
relevance
rank 1.19473
Secondary Keywords
applied decoration
asian
descriptors
design elements
east asian
inorganic material
iron and iron alloy
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
people and culture
plant material
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
wood and wood products
Title
Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsa Mudrâ
Artist
Artist Unknown, Thailand
Physical Description
Gilt bronze Buddha with glass inlay in bhumisparsa mudra (the gesture of touching the earth with his right hand, palm inward), signaling his victory over Mara. He has elongated earlobes, wears a crown and tight-fitting intricate robes, and is seated on a pedesal.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2005/1.454
Medium and Support
gilt bronze with glass inlay
relevance
rank 1.19452
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
copper alloy
copper and copper alloy
descriptors
glass and glassmaking mixtures
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
nonferrous metal
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people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by general context
religions
religions and religious concepts
visual works
visual works by subject type
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Title
Boy
Artist
Ben Shahn
Physical Description
A boy stands at the front of the painting, arms crossed and face solemn. He is wearing an oversized white shirt that comes down to his knees. A figure, most likely a woman, stands behind him with her back turned. Her head is covered in a long black headscarf that is traditional to Jewish culture. Behind them is a blue horizon.
Artist Life Dates
American, born Lithuania, 1898-1969
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1944
Accession Number
1950/1.203
Medium and Support
tempera on cardboard
relevance
rank 1.19429
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
figures (representations)
object genres
object genres by location, context or origin
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by age group
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
physical sciences concepts
scientific concepts
visual works
visual works by subject type
youth
Title
Bracelet
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1988/1.143
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 1.19423
Secondary Keywords
bracelets (jewelry)
copper alloy
copper and copper alloy
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
descriptors
inorganic material
jewelry by location
jewelry worn on arms and hands
materials
materials by composition
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
nonferrous metal
objects we use
Title
Cymbidium Okagami, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist
Ikeda Zuigetsu
Physical Description
Pink and yellow orchids on a light green background. The flowers are arranged so that the descend from the upper right corner to the lower left. There are three long grass-like leaves in the background in the lower half of the image.
Artist Life Dates
1877-1944
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1958
Accession Number
1983/1.371.6
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 1.19423
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
descriptors
flowers (plants)
herbaceous plants
image-making processes and techniques
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
plants
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
Title
Bowl with Chrysanthemum Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Stoneware bowl with celadon glaze. The bowl is decorated by an incised line stretching parallel to the rim, bounding a chrysanthemum design below.
Century
10th-11th century
Object Creation Date
10th century - 11th century
Accession Number
2004/1.220
Medium and Support
stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze
relevance
rank 1.19412
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
containers
containers by form
descriptors
flowers (plants)
herbaceous plants
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
plants
pottery (object genre)
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
settlements and landscapes
surface marking processes and techniques
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
vessels
woody plants
Title
Shallow Bowl with Litchi and Chrysanthemum Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Shallow bowl with celadon glaze. Four concentric circles grace the exterior of the bowl, with a chrysanthemum roundel centered in the inner circle. Above these designs, three thinly incised bands stretch across the bowl parallel to the rim. In this location on the inside of the bowl is a cross-hatched pattern, flanked by one incised line above and two below. Also decorating the inside of the bowls are four sprays of litchis.
Century
14th century
Object Creation Date
14th century
Accession Number
2004/1.244
Medium and Support
stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze
relevance
rank 1.19380
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
ceramics
containers
containers by form
descriptors
flowers (plants)
herbaceous plants
image-making processes and techniques
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
plants
pottery (object genre)
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
vessels
woody plants
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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
This 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
2005/1.358
Medium and Support
crepe silk with colorful wax resist design and metallic thread embroidery
relevance
rank 1.19346
Secondary Keywords
animal material
buildings and the land
costume
costume by form
costumes
deciduous trees
descriptors
design elements
embroidery
fibroinous material
landscapes (environments)
main garments
materials
materials by origin
natural landscapes
objects we use
patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
plants
settlements and landscapes
trees
trees by leaf life
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
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Title
Untitled
Artist
Pamela Sumner
Physical Description
A print done in black ink with a red circle in the background.
Object Creation Date
1950-2000
Accession Number
2011/1.64
Medium and Support
Chinese ink on paper
relevance
rank 1.19336
Secondary Keywords
relation to water
buildings and the land
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by position
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by function
natural landscapes
objects we use
photographic prints
photographic prints by color
photographs
photographs by form
positives
settlements and landscapes
shores (landforms)
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Boats in a Tempest in the Trough of the Waves off the Coast of Choshi
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai
Physical Description
The print depicts two boats that are caught in storms, one in the foreground and one in the background. The parallel waves form a strong diagonal in the image and the boats could hardly stay upright.
Artist Life Dates
1760 - 1849
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1817-1859
Accession Number
1948/1.153
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 1.19332
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
equipment
equipment by context
events
natural events
objects we use
patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
people and culture
tools and equipment
transportation vehicles
vehicle equipment
vehicles
visual works
visual works by subject type
watercraft
watercraft by general type
watercraft equipment
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Title
Watching Geese
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
This landscape makes use of the wide range of tones possible from black ink and water. A man stands in a mountain clearing, gazing at geese in the distance. Calligraphic text is written vertically in the upper left corner.
Artist Life Dates
1906-1987
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
last quarter of 20th century
Accession Number
2006/1.124
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 1.19302
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
document genres
document genres by form
document genres for literary works
information forms
materials
materials by function
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
scroll paintings
settlements and landscapes
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Chrysanthemum and Rock
Artist
Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
Physical Description
A cluster of chrysanthemum grow upwards, standing out over a rock below. Next to them, in the upper left corner, is calligraphic text.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1980
Accession Number
2006/1.133
Medium and Support
ink and light color on paper
relevance
rank 1.19302
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
herbaceous plants
image-making processes and techniques
inorganic material
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
materials by function
natural landscapes
plants
processes and techniques
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Title
Cathedral Ruins, Mexico
Artist
Don Worth
Physical Description
Black and white image of an arched walkway that has been filled in with stone and concrete. There are trees and foliage above and below.
Artist Life Dates
1924-2009
Object Creation Date
1972
Accession Number
2013/1.294
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.19295
Secondary Keywords
arches and arch components
architectural elements
buildings and the land
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inorganic material
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Title
Headpiece
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bwa
Accession Number
2003/2.49
Medium and Support
wood with pigment
relevance
rank 1.19263
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
african
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Title
Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Physical Description
A hollow cast bronze sculpture of the Buddha, including a lotus base. The bronze has a dark, shiny patina over most of its surface.
The Buddha sits with his legs crossed in the padmasana pose; his right hand reaches down, palm inwards, to touch the earth, in an elegant gesture with just the tip of his third finger making contact, while his right hand rests in his lap. His torso is tall and erect. His dhoti (a skirt-like garment) is tied high on his torso, while his outer robe covers his left shoulder completely and just brushes against his right shoulder. His face is shaped like a tall and narrow "U," with wide, gently arching brows, downcast eyes under swelling lids, a long and high nose, and full, cupid's-bow lips. The urna, an auspicious mark on his forehead, is indicated here by a small bump with an incised outline. His hair is arranged in rows of snail-shell curls, which are repeated in a larger size on his ushnisha, culminating in a lotus bud.
The upward-pointing lotus petals on the dais are in high relief, with curling tips.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1995/1.58
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 1.19216
Secondary Keywords
asian
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Title
Elephant Mask (mbap mteng)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon
Physical Description
Face mask embroidered extensively wtih glass beads. Two long panels hang down the front and back of the wearer. Humanoid face at top has two round eye holes allowing the wearer to see, a strip of fabric for nose and open, upturned mouth. Ears are protruding disks attached on either side of the face . Top of the head is covered with small, corklike knobs covered with black cloth. The beadwork is predominantly green, with intricate, scallop-shaped patterns along edge of panels, and vertical, star-like patterns filling center of the panels. Interior of panels is lined with damask.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1950-1999
Accession Number
1997/1.319
Medium and Support
cloth, glass beads, fiber
relevance
rank 1.19207
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
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beads and sets of beads
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Title
Standing Buddha, in double abhaya mudrâ
Artist
Artist Unknown, Thailand
Physical Description
Standing gilt bronze Buddha with glass inlay in royal costume. Stands on a lotus pedestal with both hands raised in abhaya mudra.
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
early 20th century
Accession Number
2005/1.475
Medium and Support
gilt bronze with glass inlay
relevance
rank 1.19207
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Title
Seascape
Artist
Alice Hunt
Physical Description
Waves crashing on the rocks which are mostly situated on the right bottom half of the image. The sky is gray and blue while the water is a mix of greens, blues and white.
Artist Life Dates
1848-1930
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1848-1930
Accession Number
1972/2.15
Medium and Support
watercolor on paper
relevance
rank 1.19190
Secondary Keywords
bodies of water
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Title
Post
Artist
African, Nigeria, Nupe
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1981/2.143
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 1.19190
Secondary Keywords
african
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benue-congo branch
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niger-congo language groups
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Title
Staff
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bambara
Accession Number
2001/2.7
Medium and Support
wood with metal
relevance
rank 1.19190
Secondary Keywords
african
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edged weapons
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Title
Cherry Tomatoes
Artist
Sally Mann
Physical Description
Two people laying in the background with towel hanging in the foreground.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1951
Object Creation Date
late 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.185
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver workprint on paper
relevance
rank 1.19188
Secondary Keywords
cloth
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fiber and fiber products
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Title
Untitled, #56, from "Infanta Series"
Artist
Ralph Gibson
Physical Description
Bare leg and foot being outstretched towards the viewer. The background is very dark.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1939
Object Creation Date
1991
Accession Number
2013/2.367
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.19152
Secondary Keywords
image form
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Title
Untitled, #95, from "Infanta Series"
Artist
Ralph Gibson
Physical Description
A nude woman and an arched column. Her back is arched and she has her right hand on the column leaning into it.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1939
Object Creation Date
2008
Accession Number
2013/2.369
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.19152
Secondary Keywords
image form
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Title
Redoubt
Artist
Charles Clough
Physical Description
High-gloss abstract expressionist painting of a large Africa-shaped form in red against black ground. Clough’s unique way of applying paint to the canvas results in a highly articulated and densely textured surface. “In place of the brush and other typical painter's tools, Clough uses an instrument he calls the ‘Big Finger,’ a large balloon-like contraption that he invented to spread poured house enamel on masonite into broad gestural constellations.” (Max Henry, “charles clough,” http://www.artnet.com/magazine_pre2000/reviews/henry/henry2-5-99.asp)
Artist Life Dates
b. 1951
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1990
Accession Number
2008/2.225
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 1.19152
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
international post-1945 styles and movements
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Title
Untitled, #55, from "Infanta Series"
Artist
Ralph Gibson
Physical Description
A nude woman from the top of the chest to the knees leaning up against a wooden fence. The rustic fence is held together by tounge and groove joints.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1939
Object Creation Date
1994
Accession Number
2013/2.366
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.19152
Secondary Keywords
image form
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Title
Untitled, #78, from "Infanta Series"
Artist
Ralph Gibson
Physical Description
A side view of a nude woman with her left leg raised. Her body is against a wooden board and she is leaning forward.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1939
Object Creation Date
2011
Accession Number
2013/2.368
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.19152
Secondary Keywords
image form
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Title
Untitled, #96, from "Infanta Series"
Artist
Ralph Gibson
Physical Description
A side view of a nude woman with one leg straight and the other bent back. She is leaning forward.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1939
Object Creation Date
2007
Accession Number
2013/2.370
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.19152
Secondary Keywords
image form
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Title
Untitled, #47, from "Infanta Series"
Artist
Ralph Gibson
Physical Description
The rear view of a nude woman, lower back down. Her left leg is lifted and the right is straight. Her body is very overexposed and the background is very dark.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1939
Object Creation Date
2009
Accession Number
2013/2.365
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 1.19152
Secondary Keywords
image form
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Title
"The Sound of Rustling Leaves" (Chinese poem, calligraphy)
Artist
Rai San'yô
Physical Description
This is a hanging scroll. It is mounted on olive green fabric and includes a poem in Chinese calligraphic text about nature. Has three red seals: two in the lower left side, one in the upper right corner.
Artist Life Dates
1780-1832
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1811-1832
Accession Number
2002/1.164
Medium and Support
ink on paper
relevance
rank 1.19146
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
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