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Title

Panch Mukha Shiva Riding a Horse (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.88

Medium and Support

bronze

Primary Keywords

deity

hinduism

horse

Title

Portrait of Maharao Ram Singh II of Kotah (r. 1827-66; on Horseback, with Two Attendants)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Kotah School

Physical Description

Image of a man on horseback with two men flanking him

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840

Accession Number

1992/1.118

Medium and Support

opaque watercolor on paper

Primary Keywords

horse

horses

portrait

prince

Title

Rock crystal snuff bottle with man on horse and Chinese text

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920-1940

Accession Number

1980/2.151

Medium and Support

rock crystal, jadeite and brass

Primary Keywords

horse

snuff bottle

Title

Snuff bottle with painted hunt scene on interior of glass

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1885-1910

Accession Number

1980/2.150

Medium and Support

glass with ivory stopper

Primary Keywords

deer

horse

hunter

hunting

landscape

snuff bottle

Title

The Road to Shu

Artist

Matsumura Goshun

Physical Description

Travelers are seen on a winding mountain pathway, among overlapping layers of mountains.

Artist Life Dates

1752-1811

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century - early 19th century

Accession Number

1970/2.152

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Primary Keywords

bridge (built work)

bridges

child

emperor

figures

figures in landscape

horse

horses

landscapes

mountains

passes

rivers

road

saint

snow

travelers

trees

warriors

winter

Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with inlaid design of samurai on horseback at the shore

Artist

Harunori

Physical Description

This small, flat metal piece has a quartrefoil shape. Three holes in the middle. Some chips can be seen around the center hole, which mended with silver and copper. A samurai on horseback is charging into the sea from steep hill; he is wearing a helmet, armor, and sword, and holding a fan. A pine tree is standing on the samurai’s right side; there are rocks and bamboo grass by the ocean. The motifs of the ocean, pine tree, bamboo grass and rocks also appear on the reverse side. Gold and some silver and copper inlays are applied on pine branches, samurai's helmet, horse's mane and bridle, bamboo grass on the shore, and spray from waves.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.2

Medium and Support

iron with gold, silver, and copper inlays

Primary Keywords

bamboo

horse

ocean

pine tree

samurai

Title

Untitled [Zebra] or horse

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

The sweeping stripes of black and white that arch across the body of this galloping creature give the appearance of a zebra, yet the long, flowing mane is characteristic of a horse. A series of circles and crescents over and underlay the horse, and the background uses gold leaf.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1958

Accession Number

1998/2.22

Medium and Support

color woodblock print with gold on paper

Primary Keywords

abstraction

circles (plane figures)

horse

stripes

Title

Warriors

Artist

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Physical Description

A woodblock print of two men entangled in combat at the base of a tree. Tree trunk takes up left side of print, in the distance are two green mountain peaks. A brown horse and rider are in the background (center right).

Artist Life Dates

1797 - 1861

Object Creation Date

1849-1853

Accession Number

2011/2.194

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Primary Keywords

fighting

horse

kabuki

men

mountains

trees

woodblock prints