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Mantel clock with a priestess and Cupid offering a sacriffice to Venus; Joseph Buzot

Title
Mantel clock with a priestess and Cupid offering a sacriffice to Venus
Artist
Joseph Buzot
Physical Description
The dial of this elaborately decorated clock stands upon a two-tiered base. The lower tier consists of a hollow base made of ebony and adorned with a frieze of gilded bronze scrollwork and palmette motifs. The upper tier, made entirely of gilded bronze, features six fluted pilasters with a decorative panel centered on the front below the dial. This panel is composed of a pair of doves touching beaks before a crossed quiver of arrows and a flaming torch framed by leaves. A woman in long flowing robes stands to the right of the dial and empties a small cup onto a dove held by a winged putto who lies on a rocky projection. Behind the dove burns a fire on a small altar inscribed "Altar of Venus" [Autel à Venus].
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1780
Accession Number
2001/2.82
Medium and Support
gilded bronze, ebony, porcelain, and glass
relevance
rank 2.65135

Bala-Krishna; Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India

Title
Bala-Krishna
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 18th century
Accession Number
1975/2.133
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.65135

Head of a Young Man (after a drawing by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta); Johann Haid

Title
Head of a Young Man (after a drawing by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta)
Artist
Johann Haid
Artist Life Dates
1702-1750
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1702-1750
Accession Number
1978/2.27
Medium and Support
mezzotint on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Candlestick (one of a pair); John Carter

Title
Candlestick (one of a pair)
Artist
John Carter
Physical Description
This silver candlestick, one of a pair, is in the shape of a fluted column topped by a composite capital composed of a double row of acanthus leaves and four volutes at the corners. The column rests upon a stepped base made of four squares of diminishing size, the first and fourth of which are marked with a pattern of strigillations.
Artist Life Dates
(active ca. 1767 - 1789)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1770-1771
Accession Number
1968/1.48
Medium and Support
silver
relevance
rank 2.65135

Design for a Vertical Panel (1 of a set of 12); Henri Salembier

Title
Design for a Vertical Panel (1 of a set of 12)
Artist
Henri Salembier
Artist Life Dates
1753-1820
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1781
Accession Number
1959/2.76
Medium and Support
pen and black ink with black and brown wash
relevance
rank 2.65135

Tureen with floral patterns and glass knob; Artist Unknown, France

Title
Tureen with floral patterns and glass knob
Artist
Artist Unknown, France
Physical Description
This ovoid tureen stands on four curved, leaf-like feet that sprout upward and join together to form a pair of handles at either end of the vessel. The body of the tureen, composed of gentle undulating curves, is decorated with bright red and yellow flowers and leaves painted with overglaze enamel. A scallion, modeled in relief, rests bundled together with sprigs of parsley on top of the lid, introducing a playful trompe-l'oeil element. An onion forms the knob on the top of the lid.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1750
Accession Number
1969/2.41
Medium and Support
tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with overglaze enamel
relevance
rank 2.65135

The Annunciation; Mariano Salvador de Maella

Title
The Annunciation
Artist
Mariano Salvador de Maella
Physical Description
In this painting, rendered entirely in gray monochrome, a technique known as grisaille, an angel descends on a bank of clouds toward a woman who kneels on the floor before a prie-dieu. She looks downward and turns away from the angel in a gesture of humility, and her head is illuminated by the light from a luminescent dove in the cloud above her. A bearded man looks down from the summit of the cloud, nearly engulfed in light, and a number of cherubim appear throughout the scene. The robust forms and grounded materiality of the woman's body and the furniture around her give way to light-filled clouds and diffused forms in the upper part of the canvas as the heavenly and worldly realms come together.
Artist Life Dates
1739-1819
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1780
Accession Number
1967/1.37
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 2.65135

No.4 of the 12 print series; Artist Unknown, China

Title
No.4 of the 12 print series
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1788-1789
Accession Number
1953/1.60
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Textile; Anonymous Italian or French?

Title
Textile
Artist
Anonymous Italian or French?
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1700-1710
Accession Number
1972/2.277
Medium and Support
red silk with warp satin weave and silk and linen wefts with leaves and peacock
relevance
rank 2.65135

A Rake's Progress. Plate VIII (In Bedlam); William Hogarth

Title
A Rake's Progress. Plate VIII (In Bedlam)
Artist
William Hogarth
Artist Life Dates
1697-1764
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1735
Accession Number
1962/1.114
Medium and Support
etching and engraving on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Strolling in the Mountains; Soga Shôhaku; Attributed to

Title
Strolling in the Mountains
Artist
Soga Shôhaku
Artist Life Dates
(Ise , 1730 - 1781)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1963/1.97
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Brocaded Silk; Anonymous French or British?

Title
Brocaded Silk
Artist
Anonymous French or British?
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1730-1740
Accession Number
1972/2.311A
Medium and Support
gold silk in a tabby weave with warp floats and extra pattern wefts
relevance
rank 2.65135

Seven Gods, with a Scroll on Which Appear the Two Characters, Good Luck and Long Life; Hosoda Eishi

Title
Seven Gods, with a Scroll on Which Appear the Two Characters, Good Luck and Long Life
Artist
Hosoda Eishi
Artist Life Dates
1756 - 1829
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century
Accession Number
1948/1.189
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Esther Before Ahasuerus; Robert Strange; After Guercino

Title
Esther Before Ahasuerus
Artist
Robert Strange
Physical Description
The Persian king Ahasuerus sits at right on a throne, wearing a turban with a crown, a cape with ermine around the neck and shoulders, and a gold chain around his neck. He holds a slender scepter towards a woman in elaborate dress and crown, who has fainted at left. This woman, Queen Esther, is supported by two handmaidens who each looks towards the king.
Artist Life Dates
1721-1792
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1767
Accession Number
1969/2.18
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Bizarre Silk, Brocaded; Anonymous French or British?

Title
Bizarre Silk, Brocaded
Artist
Anonymous French or British?
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1700-1720
Accession Number
1972/2.249
Medium and Support
brocade
relevance
rank 2.65135

Illusionistic Decoration of a Cupola with Alternative Suggestions; Flaminio Innocenzo Minozzi

Title
Illusionistic Decoration of a Cupola with Alternative Suggestions
Artist
Flaminio Innocenzo Minozzi
Artist Life Dates
1735-1817
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1772
Accession Number
1959/2.60
Medium and Support
pen and brown ink with watercolor
relevance
rank 2.65135

Powder blue and famille verte saucer dish, Kangxi era; part of a garniture set; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Powder blue and famille verte saucer dish, Kangxi era; part of a garniture set
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1662-1722
Accession Number
1982/1.213
Medium and Support
porcelain with powder blue glaze, famile verte decoration on reserved areas
relevance
rank 2.65135

An Urn Decorated with Rosettes and Eagles Holding in their Beaks the Tails of Me; Anonymous Italian

Title
An Urn Decorated with Rosettes and Eagles Holding in their Beaks the Tails of Me
Artist
Anonymous Italian
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
mid 18th century
Accession Number
1959/2.43
Medium and Support
graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash
relevance
rank 2.65135

Ragamala series: Ragini Minavati; Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Title
Ragamala series: Ragini Minavati
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1750
Accession Number
1975/2.152
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

La Fête de la Federation; Jean-Baptiste Huet

Title
La Fête de la Federation
Artist
Jean-Baptiste Huet
Artist Life Dates
1745-1811
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1791
Accession Number
1972/2.336
Medium and Support
silk
relevance
rank 2.65135

Dorje Legpa Votive Plaque; Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Title
Dorje Legpa Votive Plaque
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Physical Description
A bas-relief carving made of bone and in the shape of a lotus petal, depicting Pehar, a guardian of the Tibetan Buddhist faith, in wrathful form. At the base of the "petal" are the tops of mountains, with the waves of the sea visible between them; in the rounded part of the "petal," a border of flames encircles a dynamic image of Pehar, his garments flowing in the wind as he rides on a snow lion. The background behind Pehar is incised with closely spaced wavy lines, again suggesting flames.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1985/2.50
Medium and Support
bone
relevance
rank 2.65135

Brocaded Silk; Anonymous French

Title
Brocaded Silk
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1740-1760
Accession Number
1972/2.256
Medium and Support
blue and polychrome silk with metallic thread and flowers and berries
relevance
rank 2.65135

L'Alliance de la Poésie et de la Musique (The Alliance of Poetry and Music); Charles Joseph Natoire

Title
L'Alliance de la Poésie et de la Musique (The Alliance of Poetry and Music)
Artist
Charles Joseph Natoire
Physical Description
Two women clad in flowing robes sit beneath a curved colonnade at the center of this delicately painted scene. The woman on the left, wearing a blue mantle, holds a lyre in her right hand and leans toward her companion, who holds open a musical score on her lap to which she points with her right hand. Books are piled on the steps next to the woman on the left and a putto sits next to her with a scroll unrolled across his lap. A second putto stands next to the other seated woman and plays a viol. A winged putto hovers over the heads of the two women, holding a small trumpet in his left hand and a laurel crown in his right, which he is about to place on the head of the woman with the lyre. Two bust-length portraits of men in oval frames wreathed with laurel hang from the columns in the background.
Artist Life Dates
1700-1777
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1746
Accession Number
1994/1.81
Medium and Support
oil on panel
relevance
rank 2.65135

Flap from a cope?; Anonymous Italian

Title
Flap from a cope?
Artist
Anonymous Italian
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1995/2.5
Medium and Support
silk embroidery on pale blue damascus silk, with glass beads
relevance
rank 2.65135

A Mountain Landscape with a Waterfall (Taiga side of screen); Landscapes and Flower Studies (Gyokuran side of screen); Ikeno Taiga

Title
A Mountain Landscape with a Waterfall (Taiga side of screen); Landscapes and Flower Studies (Gyokuran side of screen)
Artist
Ikeno Taiga
Artist Life Dates
1723-1776
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1750-1776
Accession Number
1958/1.90
Medium and Support
tsuitate screen, ink on gold-coated paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Rinaldo Abandoning Armida; Lorenzo Tiepolo; After Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 1696-1770, Italian (Venetian)

Title
Rinaldo Abandoning Armida
Artist
Lorenzo Tiepolo
Artist Life Dates
(1736 - before 1776)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1751-1753
Accession Number
1996/2.2
Medium and Support
etching on medium, textured dark cream laid paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Brocaded Silk; Anonymous French

Title
Brocaded Silk
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1770-1780
Accession Number
1972/2.254
Medium and Support
ivory silk with satin weave and polychrome brocaded silk with twill weave and floral design
relevance
rank 2.65135

Landscape; Aoki Shukuya; Attributed to

Title
Landscape
Artist
Aoki Shukuya
Artist Life Dates
1737-1802
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1760-1802
Accession Number
1967/2.3
Medium and Support
ink on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Râmâyana series, folio 183 from the "Balakanda"; India, Rajasthan, Mewar School; After

Title
Râmâyana series, folio 183 from the "Balakanda"
Artist
India, Rajasthan, Mewar School
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1725
Accession Number
1983/2.110
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Siva; Artist Unknown, India

Title
Siva
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1980/2.271
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.65135

Silk Panel; Anonymous French

Title
Silk Panel
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1770-1780
Accession Number
1972/2.259
Medium and Support
blue silk
relevance
rank 2.65135

The Engraver, Laurent Cars (1699-1771); Jean-Baptiste Perronneau

Title
The Engraver, Laurent Cars (1699-1771)
Artist
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau
Physical Description
A man in a powdered wig is shown in a bust-length pose, looking to the right. He is dressed in a silk coat with a blue and bronze-colored silk scarf at his throat.
Artist Life Dates
1715-1783
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1750
Accession Number
1960/2.126
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 2.65135

Coin; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Coin
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1736-1795
Accession Number
1982/1.257
Medium and Support
copper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Tsuba (Sword guard) with inlaid design of egrets and reeds(attached to 1973/2.88); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Tsuba (Sword guard) with inlaid design of egrets and reeds(attached to 1973/2.88)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
This tsuba is a flat iron plate with quatrefoil design. It has three holes: one for blade (middle) flanked by oval-shape hole (for kougai) and oval with bump shape (for kozuka). Egrets and reeds decorate the surface, distributed in a curve that climbs counter-clockwise from the bottom left register, culmiating in the top left with a lone egret in flight. Egrets on the bottom of the piece perch on the ground or nest in the golden reeds.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1868
Accession Number
1978/2.12
Medium and Support
iron with gold and silver inlays
relevance
rank 2.65135

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and devotees; Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

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 2.65135

Male Figure; Artist Unknown, India

Title
Male Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.107
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.65135

Sode ga ura, the Bay of Sleeves, part of triptych; Utagawa Toyokuni I

Title
Sode ga ura, the Bay of Sleeves, part of triptych
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist Life Dates
1769 - 1825
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
early 1790s - mid 1790s
Accession Number
1948/1.181
Medium and Support
Large full-color woodblock print (ôban nishiki e), triptych
relevance
rank 2.65135

Study of a Standing Male Nude; Gaetano Gandolfi; Attributed to

Title
Study of a Standing Male Nude
Artist
Gaetano Gandolfi
Physical Description
A nude, muscular man, seen from behind, leans upon his left leg, which is propped on a rock. He grasps a stick for support with his left hand, while bending his torso to the right and looking downward. The lighting and colors vaguely suggest an outdoor environment.
Artist Life Dates
(1728 - 1781)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1760-1780
Accession Number
2008/2.199.2
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 2.65135

Divers Manners of Ornamenting Chimneys Series. Pl. 48. Mantlepiece with frieze decorated with the head of Medusa between two centaurs. (Ch. dont la frise est décorée d'une tête de Méduse entre deux centaures.); Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title
Divers Manners of Ornamenting Chimneys Series. Pl. 48. Mantlepiece with frieze decorated with the head of Medusa between two centaurs. (Ch. dont la frise est décorée d'une tête de Méduse entre deux centaures.)
Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist Life Dates
Venice, 1720 - 1778, Rome
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1769
Accession Number
1960/1.123
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Ganesha with four arms, in a seated posture; Artist Unknown, India, South India

Title
Ganesha with four arms, in a seated posture
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 18th century
Accession Number
1975/2.116
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.65135

Krishna Stealing Butter; Artist Unknown, India

Title
Krishna Stealing Butter
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
mid 18th century
Accession Number
2007/2.128
Medium and Support
ink and opaque watercolor on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Landscape in the Style of Huang Gongwang; Wang Yuanqi (Wang Yüan-ch’i)

Title
Landscape in the Style of Huang Gongwang
Artist
Wang Yuanqi (Wang Yüan-ch’i)
Artist Life Dates
1642-1715
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1705
Accession Number
1959/2.81
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Iscrizione del Mausole della Famiglia de' Plauzi a Ponte Lugano (XI of t. III, L; Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title
Iscrizione del Mausole della Famiglia de' Plauzi a Ponte Lugano (XI of t. III, L
Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist Life Dates
Venice, 1720 - 1778, Rome
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1756?
Accession Number
1974/2.45
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Four-armed Durga; Artist Unknown, India, South India

Title
Four-armed Durga
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.66
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.65135

Figure of a Female Drummer; Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Title
Figure of a Female Drummer
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 18th century
Accession Number
1987/1.250
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 2.65135

Duck and Lotus; Gao Qipei (Kao Ch'i-p'ei)

Title
Duck and Lotus
Artist
Gao Qipei (Kao Ch'i-p'ei)
Physical Description
In this large scroll Gao depicts a duck swimming among aquatic plants in the shade of a cluster of lotus.
Artist Life Dates
1660-1734
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1690-1734
Accession Number
1961/1.162
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Judgment of Solomon; Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Title
Judgment of Solomon
Artist
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel
Artist Life Dates
1726 - 1798
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1782
Accession Number
2007/2.145
Medium and Support
etching and aquatint on paper
relevance
rank 2.65135

Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi); Kitagawa Utamaro

Title
Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)
Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Physical Description
This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.
The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.
Artist Life Dates
1754-1806
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1798
Accession Number
1948/1.185
Medium and Support
oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych
relevance
rank 2.65135

Silk Embroidery; Anonymous British

Title
Silk Embroidery
Artist
Anonymous British
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1700-1730
Accession Number
1972/2.271
Medium and Support
polychrome silk with metallic thread and silk taffeta linen and tabby weave
relevance
rank 2.65135

Eight-armed Durga; Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra

Title
Eight-armed Durga
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1978/2.87
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 2.65135
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