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Title

Quilt with Central Diamond Pattern

Artist

Anonymous Amish, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Physical Description

A black diamond in the center is positioned within a lavender square surrounded by a pink frame. The entire is surrounded by thick frame of black.

Century

early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

2000/2.321

Medium and Support

cotton and wool

relevance

rank 3.76086

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

animal material

artistic concepts

associated concepts

bed coverings

bedcovers

christianity

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

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coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

descriptors

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people and culture

protestantism

quilt components

religions

religions and religious concepts

textile materials

textile materials by composition or origin

visual and tactile

Title

Genji espies Murasaki for the first time, from the Wakamurasaki chapter of The Tale of Genji

Artist

Kanô Tsunenobu

Physical Description

Among a gold and bright mineral pigmented landscape, Genji stands below a cherry tree in full bloom and watches Murasaki, who stands in an architectural structure. A distant stream and hilltops indicate the isolated setting.

Artist Life Dates

active 1636-1713

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1670-1680

Accession Number

2002/1.168

Medium and Support

ink, color, and gold pigment and foil on paper

relevance

rank 3.75272

Secondary Keywords

upward

allegory and literature

architecture

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associated concepts

bodies of water

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deciduous trees

descriptors

document genres

gold and gold alloy

houses

information forms

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landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

mine

natural landscapes

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

plants

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

symbolism

the natural world

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Bust of a Buddha (Chieng Sen Style)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

1993/2.47

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 3.75201

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

devotional images

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religions

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visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Fishermen Returning in the Evening Snow

Artist

Jiang Song (Chiang Sung)

Physical Description

Swift, spontaneous brushwork is used to capture a winter landscape. Two fishermen, wearing wide-brimmed straw hats and thatched grass rain capes, work their way through the heavy snow as they cross a bridge, carrying nets on their shoulders.

Artist Life Dates

(1478 - after 1567)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

early 16th century

Accession Number

1976/2.139

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on silk

relevance

rank 3.75077

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

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descriptors

earth sciences concepts

fishing vessels

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hats

headgear

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painting and painting techniques

people

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people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

processes and techniques

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scientific concepts

scientists and people in science-related occupations

seasons

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by specific type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Kalpasutra manuscript page: Monks and Devotees

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Physical Description

The horizontal folio from a Kalpasutra manuscript consists of seven lines of text to the left and center broken by a squarish gold symbol framed in a red line and cusped blue lines. Gold diamond shapes framed in red are at the sides, with a vertical red line between the one on the left and the text. Between the text and the right diamond shape there is a painting consisting of three registers of figures against a red ground. The top row depicts three laymen wearing crowns, the middle two monks and a nun and the bottom row three nuns.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1400-1450

Accession Number

1970/2.116

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 3.74813

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

information forms

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious (people)

religious figures

text-based art

Title

Buddha's Footprint at Zhutang Temple, from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)

Artist

Gao Cen (Kao Ts'en)

Artist Life Dates

act. 1643-1679

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

late 17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1970/2.159.9

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 3.74813

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

document genres

document genres by form

information forms

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

Title

Untitled

Artist

Robert Barry

Physical Description

Diptych of two square sheets of paper printed with words and lines. Left: Four lines along the diagonal divide the sheet into four triangles. The lines do not intersect in the middle, and stop just short of the corner of the paper. On each line are two words, one right side up, the other upside down. The “pairs” are (from center out, clockwise from top left): inner/ most; obtain/ clarity; come/ startle; replace/ toward. Right: A square is printed just inside the edges of the sheet. On each line are two words, one right side up, the other upside down. The “pairs” are (from top, left to right): lure/ handle; never/ given; random/ roam; diminish/ scale.

Artist Life Dates

(1936 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1976

Accession Number

2008/2.221

Medium and Support

transfer type on paper

relevance

rank 3.74730

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

genres in the arts

information form components

international post-1945 styles and movements

layout features

literary, oral and motion picture genres

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Untitled

Artist

Robert Barry

Physical Description

Transfer type on square sheet of paper. Four lines divide the sheet into quadrants. The lines do not intersect in the middle, and stop just short of the edge of the paper. On each line are two words, one right side up, the other upside down. The “pairs” are (from center out, clockwise from top): aged/ fair; mess/ change; lovely/ private; trap/ hope.

Artist Life Dates

(1936 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1976

Accession Number

2008/2.222

Medium and Support

transfer type and ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.74730

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

genres in the arts

information form components

international post-1945 styles and movements

layout features

literary, oral and motion picture genres

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

California Orange Grove

Artist

David Courlander

Physical Description

Painting of landscape scene with blue sky and green field. Mountains and three houses in background in the upper-left quadrant. Grove with orange trees in center. Two men fishing along the banks of a stream in the lower right foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1866-1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/2.89

Medium and Support

oil on canvas board

relevance

rank 3.74296

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

upward

americas

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

deciduous trees

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

equipment

equipment by context

fishing and trapping tools and equipment

food

fruit

geographic and political locations

geography

houses by location

houses by location or context

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

locality

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

north & central america

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

physical sciences concepts

plant communities

plants

residential structures

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

tools and equipment

trees

trees by leaf life

united states

united states (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

water activities

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woods

woody plants

Title

Flora

Artist

Richard James Wyatt

Physical Description

White marble sculpture of female figure, partially nude with a cloth draped loosely around her waist and over her left forearm. She holds a cluster of flowers in her left hand, and a single bloom in her right; a basket of flowers located on base to left and slightly behind figure.

Artist Life Dates

1795 - 1850

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1850

Accession Number

1931.17

Medium and Support

marble

relevance

rank 3.74287

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

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associated concepts

buildings and the land

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european

european styles and periods

figures

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genres

genres in the arts

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

literary, oral and motion picture genres

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

plants

sculpture by subject type

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

symbolism

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Leaf from a Gradual with St. Lawrence

Artist

Ludovico de Gaci

Physical Description

This leaf from a manuscript contains seven lines of Latin text with musical notation. The initial letter, "C," of the opening word "Confessio" is made from a curved vegetal form. The text is preceded by a painted miniature in a circular frame that is, in turn, enclosed by a golden square. The miniature depicts a man with a tonsure and a golden halo standing in a verdant landscape. He holds a palm leaf in his left hand and rests his right hand on a grill. The left and upper margins of the page are decorated with green and pink leaves and flowers and small gold circles.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1489

Accession Number

1986/2.85

Medium and Support

ink, tempera and gold on parchment

relevance

rank 3.74076

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

barrier elements

barriers and barrier elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

document genres by function

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

information forms

italy (nation)

liturgical texts

lombardy (region)

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious texts

Title

Lamp

Artist

Artist Unknown, Syria

Century

12th-13th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1961/1.191

Medium and Support

glass with enameled decoration

relevance

rank 3.73763

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

drinking vessels

furnishings components

lighting device components

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Boaz and the Elders. from the Story from Ruth in Gerard de Jode's "Thesaurus Sacrarum historiarum Veteris et Novi Testamenti"

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A group of men in an outdoor setting of a stone structure all seated having a conversation. Towards the one side you can see two houses in the distance. The men are all wearing cloaks.

Century

16th century

Accession Number

2013/2.534

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 3.73608

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the legs or feet

associated concepts

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

footwear

footwear by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Progress of Beauty 3

Artist

Mark Kostabi

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2008/2.239

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.73523

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

business and related functions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

containers

containers by form

derivative objects

descriptors

european

european regions

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

image-making processes and techniques

netherlandish

object genres

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

originals and derivative objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

windows and window components

Title

Progress of Beauty 2

Artist

Mark Kostabi

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2008/2.238

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.73523

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

business and related functions

components

components and systems

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containers

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descriptors

european

european regions

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people

people (agents)

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people by gender

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styles and periods

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vessels

windows and window components

Title

Progress of Beauty 1

Artist

Mark Kostabi

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2008/2.241

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.73523

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

business and related functions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

containers

containers by form

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descriptors

european

european regions

functions

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netherlandish

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originals and derivative objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

windows and window components

Title

Preacher on the Street, New York City, USA

Artist

Leonard Freed

Physical Description

A man preaching on a public street. There are people passing by him. He is holding a bible in one hand.

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2014/2.340

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.72944

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

information forms

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

religions and religious concepts

roads

roads by form

transportation spaces

Title

Napoleon Standing Next to Chair

Artist

Larry Rivers

Physical Description

Sketch of a standing male figure outlined in dark blue spray paint to the left of a color rendering of the same male figure outlined in light blue standing next to a chair. The name “DAVID” stenciled at bottom left of center. Composed of various materials, including patent leather, felt, plastic, wool and spray paint on canvas.

Artist Life Dates

1923 - 2002

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

1997/1.135

Medium and Support

patent leather, felt, plastic, wool and spray paint on canvas

relevance

rank 3.72711

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

emperor

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

seating furniture

single seating furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Tile fragment with inscription, Molded calligraphy in depressed band in the tile, glazed in bluish-turquoise, slight incrustation and iridescence.

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

12th-13th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1972/2.153

Medium and Support

molded fritware with turquoise glaze

relevance

rank 3.72234

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

forming

image-making processes and techniques

information form components

layout features

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

people and culture

processes and techniques

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religions

religions and religious concepts

writing (processes)

Title

Nuwa Repairing the Columns that Support the Earth

Artist

Ren Yi (Jen I)

Artist Life Dates

1840 - 1896

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1877

Accession Number

2006/2.15

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 3.72215

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

genres in the arts

image-making processes and techniques

literary, oral and motion picture genres

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by state or condition

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

writing (processes)

Title

Buddha, seated in the ardha padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra (Chieng Sen style)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

The Buddha in bhumisparsa mudra (the gesture of touching the earth with his right hand, palm inward), signaling his victory over Mara. In Southeast Asian contexts, this hand gesture is often referred to as Maravijaya mudra, or "victory over Mara." The Buddha’s elongated earlobes refer to his early life as a prince, when he wore heavy earrings. Texts that describe how a Buddha’s face should look often use comparisons to natural forms such as eyes like lotus petals, eyebrows like an archer’s bow, and a chin like a mango stone. The artist who created this sculpture clearly followed similar instructions.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1500-1599

Accession Number

1993/2.48

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 3.71743

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

devotional images

figures (representations)

motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1993/2.42

Medium and Support

sandstone

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha (Ayutthaya style)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1993/2.41

Medium and Support

stone

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 15th century

Accession Number

1977/2.27

Medium and Support

sandstone

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Century

2nd-3rd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Accession Number

1996/2.32

Medium and Support

gray schist

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

10th century

Accession Number

2001/2.129

Medium and Support

andesite stone

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha, adorned with a crown

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 16th century

Accession Number

1978/2.47

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha, Lopburi Style (fake)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1993/2.39

Medium and Support

sandstone

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Century

3rd century

Object Creation Date

3rd century

Accession Number

1981/2.67

Medium and Support

stone

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

devotional images

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

14th century - 15th century

Accession Number

1974/2.6

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

2005/1.452

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

1975/1.67

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Head of a Buddha, with flaming topknot

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.46

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Head of a Buddha (Sukhothai style)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th Century

Accession Number

1993/2.53

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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components

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people

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the human body

upper body

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Title

Head of a Buddha

Artist

Indonesia

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

2000/1.26

Medium and Support

stone

relevance

rank 3.70984

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Yungdron Dorje Pal (1284–1365) subduing a wrathful demon while attended by a meditation deity, Mahakala and other monks.

Artist

Workshop Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A portable painting done in ink and gouache on loose-weave, primed cotton, surround by two strips of fabric. This painting has suffered greatly from water damage, running the pigments together.

Century

18th-20th century

Object Creation Date

1700-1750

Accession Number

1973/1.719

Medium and Support

ink and gouache on cotton

relevance

rank 3.70615

Secondary Keywords

asian

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buddhism

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Title

Teacher and adept in a garden, with a yab-yum figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or China

Physical Description

A painting in ink, gouache, and gold pigment on cotton, with considerable damage.

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1955/1.94

Medium and Support

ink, gouache, and gold on cotton

relevance

rank 3.70504

Secondary Keywords

asian

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south asian

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Title

Tosyodaiji (Tôshôdai-ji)

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

1958/2.31

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.70205

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Tôto Meisho Series: White Rain on Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi no shirazame)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Rainy scene in a village. There is a bridge in the foreground, with several figures walking across with umbrellas. Houses and mountains appear in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840-1841

Accession Number

1948/1.139

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.70045

Secondary Keywords

layout features

transfer method

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illustrations

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Title

Journey of the Soul to the Paradise of the Queen Mother of the West

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Limestone slab carved bas-relief with six registers. The lower register depicts a chariot procession above fish-inhabited waters. The central three registers depict figures carrying out funerary rites. The top register shows a winged creature with a human face flanked by two writhing dragons and other animals, including two rabbits and a nine-tailed fox.

Century

2nd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century

Accession Number

2000/2.1

Medium and Support

carved limestone slab

relevance

rank 3.69980

Secondary Keywords

agricultural equipment

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Title

One of a pair of six-fold screens

Artist

Attributed Kanô Tan'yû

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

(Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1965/1.179

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 3.69816

Secondary Keywords

upward

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asian

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Title

Buddha, standing on a table-like pedestal, with a flame mandorla

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

4th century

Object Creation Date

4th century

Accession Number

1964/1.92

Medium and Support

cast and incised bronze

relevance

rank 3.69774

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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descriptors

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religions

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Title

Mandolin Woman (Femme-mandoline), Plate IV, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Physical Description

A highly abstracted photographic composition in which the viewer catches glimpses of a female nude seen in the stomach at center and the keyhole glimpse of a breast to the viewer's right; the overall composition is dark with patterned, textured overlapping fabrics

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.4

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

relevance

rank 3.69771

Secondary Keywords

plucked

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

breasts

chordophones

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european

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figures

figures (representations)

forms of expression

genres

lutelike chordophones

lutelike chordophones with short neck

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people

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Title

Tray

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1959/1.110

Medium and Support

bronze with inlaid silver and copper

relevance

rank 3.69636

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

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culinary containers

descriptors

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religions

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vessels for serving and consuming food

writing (processes)

Title

Pehar Gyalpo

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A portable painting in mineral pigments and gold on a primed cotton ground; the painting is designed to be rolled up when not in use. The painting was folded at some time in its history, resulting in a loss of pigment along two vertical lines.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century?

Accession Number

1980/2.211

Medium and Support

ink, gouache, and gold pigment on cotton

relevance

rank 3.69522

Secondary Keywords

african

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asian

associated concepts

descriptors

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motifs

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Title

Bombed-out Church, World War II Liberation, Limousin, Haute-Vienne, Oradour-sur-Glane, France

Artist

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Physical Description

A bombed out church with debris all around.

Artist Life Dates

1908-2004

Object Creation Date

1944

Accession Number

2014/2.323

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.68426

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Crossbow fibula with vegetal ornament on the catchplate

Artist

Anonymous Gallo-Roman

Physical Description

This fibula, a type of brooch used to pin outer garments, features a crossbar that ends in three onion-shaped terminals, which give the fibula a shape reminiscent of a crossbow. An arched bow connects the crossbar to the longer catchplate, which is ornamented with vegetal motifs.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

450-500

Accession Number

1966/2.17

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 3.68321

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

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descriptors

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Title

An imaginary portrait of the Tibetan monk and scholar Go Lotsawa (1392–1481)

Artist

Workshop Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1972/2.347

Medium and Support

ink on silk?

relevance

rank 3.67771

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

Heavy Burden, Esztergom, from "Hungarian Memories"

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

A woman makes a physical trek up the hillside that overlooks her small village. She balances two heavy buckets held together by a piece of wood. In the horizon of the photo, beyond the village, lies a body of water.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1916; printed 1981

Accession Number

1985/1.125.7

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.67669

Secondary Keywords

upward

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vessels

Title

Egôro (ritual censer)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

It is a bronze incense burner with a long handle. The circular bowl is a brazier, in which incense is burnt in Shinto rituals. The brazier has a fluted mouth and double-lines on the outside body. A circular foot, in a chrysanthemum shape, is attached to the brazier. There is a support that connects between the brazier and the foot. The brazier’s lid has an intricate openwork design of lotus flower scrolls with a knob in the shape of a lotus bud. The rim has an incised, stylized design of clouds. The mounting between the brazier and the handle is in the shape of Buddhist jewel with two semi-precious stones. The handle has carved lotus flower scrolls, and the end of which is bent at a right angle and joined to a round pedestal. Rising from the pedestal is a small statue of a lion on a lotus-shape pedestal, which serves as a knob handgrip when the incense burner is held.

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

1583-1650

Accession Number

2007/2.6

Medium and Support

gilt bronze with semiprecious stones

relevance

rank 3.67162

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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containers by function or context

descriptors

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