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Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Gyôsho Edition): #15 Yoshiwara

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

On the right hand side of the print, two figures are standing in front of a market shop, talking to the store owner. In the distance is another figure walking along the path, and beyond him is what appears to be another market stall with other figures. Writing in the upper left corner. Title in the upper right corner in a red box.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1841-1842

Accession Number

1998/2.30

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.71955

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

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Title

Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Nissaka, Sayo Mountain Pass

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A mountain path which forms a diagonal of the print. Several travelers are walking along the road with trees on both sides.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1948/1.126

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.71812

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Design for an Altar

Artist

Ludovico Cardi Da Cigoli

Physical Description

Two kneeling winged figures in niches on the first level of this design flank a tree growing at the top of a small doorway. These elements are contained within a larger structure with pilasters and a coifered ceiling. Above the ceiling are two winged figures holding small branches. Situated directly above the tree on the first level are a coat of arms surmounted by a crown and another, larger crown sits above the architecture.

Artist Life Dates

1559-1613

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1559-1613

Accession Number

1958/2.54

Medium and Support

pen and bistre ink with ink and blue wash

relevance

rank 6.71738

Secondary Keywords

layout features

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Title

La Regata

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A color lithograph depicts four white sailboats sailing on the green colored sea.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2011/2.71

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 6.71136

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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Title

The Labors of Hercules: The Lernean Hydra (one of the set of 13 prints)

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.64

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 6.71019

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

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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

relevance

rank 6.70790

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Autumn Moon at Mt. Dongting

Artist

Wu Qingyun (Wu Ch'ing-yun)

Physical Description

Dark, wet ink wash and light accents of color capture the lyrical mood of an autumnal moonlit night at Lake Tai and Mount Dongting. A round moon hangs low in the sky at top right, with a diffuse glow slightly brightening the clouds and sky below. Two islands sit in the water below, the larger (closer) of the two has four boats moored just offshore. Up close the boats appear as freely brushed lines, and yet at a distance, their forms come into focus. A building sits on the closer island, light shining in the windows. The silhouette of a pagoda can be seen on the further island.

Artist Life Dates

died 1916

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1903

Accession Number

1998/2.7

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 6.70420

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Gyosho Edition): #8 Hiratsuka

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A woodblock print of three men and a horse ladened with packages in the foreground. They are beside a river and two grey mountain peaks and one central white mountain peak are set in the background. A small boat with men wearing large white hats is to the viewer's left.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1841-1842

Accession Number

2011/2.196

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.70419

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Sudden Shower at Shôno

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Here, caught in a sudden downpour, people rush along the steep hillside. Bamboo bends under the force of wind and rain, and the people in the foreground mimic this downward motion in order to shield their eyes from the water streaming upon them in torrents. Masterfully depicted, the viewer can almost feel the bullets of rain, and sense of sympathy for these unfortunate travelers.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1948/1.130

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.70248

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Untitled (Reflective Water)

Artist

Henry Gilpin

Physical Description

An aerial view of a pond that creates a reflective pool and a silver ring around it. The surrounding area is an intense black.

Artist Life Dates

1922-2011

Accession Number

2012/1.242

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.70128

Secondary Keywords

image form

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Title

Plate with painted design of a covered jar, 'Fragrant Orchid'

Artist

Tomimoto Kenkichi

Physical Description

Porcelain plate with raised brown rim. The inner circle uses blue underglaze painting to illustrate a jar with a lid that reads in kanji "fragrant orchid"

Artist Life Dates

1886-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1963

Accession Number

1978/1.165

Medium and Support

Porcelain with blue underglaze painting and iron glaze

relevance

rank 6.68869

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Landscape

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

The print depicts the landscape of hills by the sea, with some residential houses and a bridge in the left foreground. The print also illustrats ships floating on the water and birds flying above the sea from the distant mountain.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of the 19th century

Accession Number

1984/2.38

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.68706

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

Orchids Room

Artist

Unge (Taigan)

Physical Description

Horizontally oriented. Begins with two large characters then a series of folliage imagery proceeded by calligraphy. Ink on paper, hand scroll.

Artist Life Dates

1773-1850

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1823

Accession Number

1968/2.25

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 6.67104

Secondary Keywords

animals

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Title

Arita ware shallow dish with landscape scene of fishing boats by a willow tree

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1987/1.304

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 6.66483

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Aqueduct of Nerone, Tivoli

Artist

Joseph Antoine David de Marseille

Physical Description

This drawing depicts a landscape with two figures against a tree in dark wash in the lower left foreground and a faintly washed mid-ground scene of a relief of a crowd of figures on an architectural element. An arch of an aqueduct and a faint castle tower somewhat in ruins appear in the background surrounded by lush foliage.

Artist Life Dates

1725-1789

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

2012/2.191

Medium and Support

pen and ink, black chalk and grey wash over graphite on laid paper, laid down

relevance

rank 6.65741

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

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Title

Rue de la Tonnellerie (Maison dite de Molière)

Artist

Maxime Lalanne

Artist Life Dates

1827-1886

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1863

Accession Number

1973/1.779

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 6.65587

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Cathedral, Florence

Artist

Fratelli Alinari

Artist Life Dates

(active 1854 - 1920)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860

Accession Number

1984/1.311

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 6.64800

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #30 Hamamatsu

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A procession on horseback travels through the village of Homatsu with castles in the background. Red tones in the sky indicate a setting sun, and a distant mountain is visible. It is accompanied by text.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.323

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.64616

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Plum Blossoms at Tsukigase

Artist

Nakabayashi Chikkei

Physical Description

The painting is nearly entirely dominated by mountains, yet nestled among them lie two small buildings. Around these structures and near the placement of the viewer are dark plum trees with spiky branches and pink and white blossoms.

Artist Life Dates

1816-1867

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

1987/1.362

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 6.63201

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Parícutin Volcano Project

Artist

Peter Hutchinson

Physical Description

Two photographs of Parícutin volcano (central Mexico) mounted on cardboard, one below the other.

Artist Life Dates

(1930 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

2008/2.233

Medium and Support

photographs on cardboard

relevance

rank 6.62988

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

Sara la Baigneuse

Artist

Henri Fantin-Latour

Physical Description

A dark pen drawing with white highlights on a white colored background. It shows a nude female figure seated on a swing. The setting is a wooded area with vegetation and leaves depicted with multiple short strokes that cover the entire area around the figure. The woman is posed facing the viewer with her legs intertwined and her arms above her head, grasping th ropes of the swing. She is gazing out to the left, beyond the viewer and has a joyful expression on her face.

Artist Life Dates

1836-1904

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1884

Accession Number

1962/1.115

Medium and Support

pen, brush and brown ink, heightened with white on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 6.62817

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and monk with Lakshmi-Narayana & Ardhanarishvara (fol. No. 42)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

This work is painted in tones of red, green, dark blue, and orange/gold, against a light background. At the top is a sun with a many rays and a human face. Below this are two seated figures who are unclothed. They are seated on thrones decorated with colorful designs. One has reddish skin and is shown in profile, looking at the sun with hands raised. The other has orange skin and is seated in a lotus posiiton, facing front. Below them is a scene that shows two figures, a woman and a blue-skinned man, turned toward a half-man, half-woman figure who is seated on a tiger rug. These figures are dressed in colorful clothing and adorned with jewelry and hold various objects in their hands.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.166

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 6.62812

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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hindu

hinduism

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named gods and goddesses

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woody plants

Title

Plum Blossoms in Snow

Artist

Chang Ku-nien, Chen Shu-chen

Physical Description

In this snowy scene a plum tree and rock seem are seen atop a hill. The elegant, contorted trunk and branches of the tree create a visual arch over the image, framing the rock, snow, and block of calligraphic text below.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.129

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 6.62754

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

The Red Army Crosses the Oder River into Germany, December

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A group of Red Army soldiers transporting a small cannon through the Oder River to enter Germany.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

1944; printed 2003

Accession Number

2012/2.73

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.60740

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 4)

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

A panoramic view of the highway cutting across the Tarako Gorges, laid out in four connecting hanging scrolls.

Inscription: “sublime and bright--what opens in this enormous curtain (the connected hanging scrolls).”

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

2006/1.104.4

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 6.60433

Secondary Keywords

upward

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writing (processes)

Title

Marché aux Légumes, Amiens (The Vegetable Market)

Artist

Auguste Louis Lepère

Physical Description

Three gondolas in the foreground are in a river, steering toward a bridge on the right side of the scene. Two figures are steering in the foremost, center gondola, of which only a section can be seen. In the middle ground is a group of buildings, with a cluster of trees on the left. In the background, a cathedral rises up in the center left. The cathedral is created with much lighter lines, and blends in to the background.

Artist Life Dates

1849-1918

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1907

Accession Number

1967/2.44

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 6.60071

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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buildings and the land

churches

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Title

The Four Times of Day: Evening

Artist

William Hogarth

Physical Description

This print is vertically oriented with gray markings. A cream border surrounds it and it has “EVENING” written below it. The lower half of the print has a pastoral scene with several adults and children by a stream at the bottom of the print. Behind them, someone milks a cow. The upper half shows the tops of buildings and rolling hills. A sunset is taking place with dramatic clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1738

Accession Number

1971/2.58

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 6.59365

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Title

Red Trees on a Blue Lofty Peak

Artist

Pu Ru (P'u Ju)

Physical Description

A blue and green mountain looms over a lake, taking up the right portion of the picture. Above and to the left is calligraphic text and three red seals. In the lake below is a boat.

Artist Life Dates

1896-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1951

Accession Number

1970/2.5

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 6.58552

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Title

Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 4

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2006/1.139

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 6.58552

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Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #13 Numazu

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Small group of figures with a palanquin and horse along with shops and a rounded hill in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.319

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.58334

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Title

Hemlock Canyons

Artist

Mike Irolla

Physical Description

Large, turned wood vessel. Fire has been used to color and texture the surface. Bark has been left on to provide texture. The mouth of the vessel is jagged.

large burnt wood vessel with bark marking the top irregular edge

Artist Life Dates

born 1974

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

2001

Accession Number

2002/2.147

Medium and Support

hemlock

relevance

rank 6.58156

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Title

A Cottage

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Physical Description

A two-story cottage with two chimneys is in the middle of the page. The view of it is obstructed by the large mound that takes up the right half of the image. There is a green tree on the left side of the cottage.

Artist Life Dates

1775-1851

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1775-1851

Accession Number

1985/1.100

Medium and Support

watercolor and graphite on off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 6.55574

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Title

Footbridge

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

Wooden footbridge in a mountain valley.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.35

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.54347

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Title

Mount Hood from The Dalles

Artist

John Stanley

Physical Description

Landscape painting with white mountain peak in center background, body of water in foreground, and a Native American encampment to left.

Artist Life Dates

1814-1872

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1871

Accession Number

1940.426

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 6.54288

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Title

Niagara Falls

Artist

Yoshida Hiroshi

Physical Description

This print is a depiction of the Niagara Falls.

Artist Life Dates

1876 - 1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

1993/2.30

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.52331

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Stove God and Wife with Calendar

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

This print is typical, depicting the Stove God and his wife with halos and elegant clothing. Before them is a table with common worship instruments, including candles, an incense burner, and flowers. Standing in the bottom corners are two officials, and between them a container of jewels. The jewels are flanked by a dog and rooster; animals thought to be symbols of domesticity with auspicious connotations. Above the scene a calendar for the year 1949 is framed by an auspicious dragon motif.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1948

Accession Number

1989/2.116

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.52269

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

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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

relevance

rank 6.51882

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Title

Pagoda of Hommon Temple, Ikegami

Artist

Kawase Hasui

Physical Description

Tall color print of Hommon Temple. A bright blue sky characterizes the top portion of the image, getting darker in the lower registers. The spire of the red temple stretches up into the sky.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

1982/1.202

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.51694

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Title

Devotees of the Buddha (fragment of a frieze from a stupa, from Nagarjunakonda?)

Artist

India, Andhra Pradesh

Century

2nd-3rd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Accession Number

1972/2.42

Medium and Support

limestone

relevance

rank 6.51149

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #17 Yui

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of a cliff and four shops on the right and a marine view with sailboats on the left. There is red glow along the ede of the horizon. Writing in various places along the top edge of the print. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.321

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.50304

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

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Title

Nagoya-style Obi with wax-resist overall pattern of crackled pink-on-white, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of colorful tropical orchids

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

The obi is made of satin damask silk woven with “flower in tortoise-shell” patterns. “Cracked ice” pattern in red is dyed with wax-resist technique. Orchid flowers, leaves, ginger leaves, and ferns are hand painted in white, yellow, black, red, and green. Silver threads are embroidered in the rim of orchid flowers and other plants; more colored metallic and velvet threads are applied. The “cracked ice” patterns are broader adjacent to plants and red dye outlines them; that suggests that the artist designed flowers and foliage before the wax-resist application. The plant designs are located on two parts of the obi; when wearing, one will appear in front, and other will appear on the back bow.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.326

Medium and Support

satin damask silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery

relevance

rank 6.50304

Secondary Keywords

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descriptors

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Title

The Small Cloud Dwelling

Artist

Lu Hui

Physical Description

The piece includes a large title section, landscape image of the garden,

two seals of the artist, and a portion of calligraphic text.

The text reads: "The Small Cloud Dwelling occupies a corner of Mr. Dingfu's Green Surrounded Mountain Villa in Nanxun. His respected wife, Lady Pang, used to meditate and chant sutras there… In the 8th month, fall of 1909, Lu Hui completed this painting …"

Artist Life Dates

1851-1920

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1909

Accession Number

1981/1.308

Medium and Support

Handscroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 6.50088

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Title

Battle of the Sea Gods

Artist

Daniel Hopfer

Physical Description

This black and white print depicts an animated and detailed scene of nude figures and mythical beasts on the surface of the sea.Two men, with seaweed hair and riding half horse/half fish creatures, strike out at each other. A man and a woman ride a beast with a scaly body and the head of a fierce dog. In the background, a man holding a trident stands with his back to the viewer. Action and motion are expressed with billowing drapery, flowing hair and moving waves. The wide mouthed expressions of the figures and animals suggest yelling and noise in this chaotic scene. Among the many details depicted by the artist is a plaque held by the woman that has his initials.

Artist Life Dates

ca. 1470-1536

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

early 16th century

Accession Number

1996/2.1

Medium and Support

etching on iron on medium, slightly textured light beige laid paper

relevance

rank 6.49942

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Title

Courtesan and client: parody of the Kiritsubo Chapter of the Tale of Genji (Mitate Genji Kiritsubo)

Artist

Okumura Masanobu

Physical Description

A monochrome print depicting two standing women and a reclining man in a room. The taller woman, a courtesan, wears an elaborate kimono of butterfly design and under-kimono of geometric patterns; her hair is tied on the back, wearing tortoise shell comb and hairpin. She is holding skirts of kimono and under-kimono with her right hand and is hiding her left hand under the kimono. The second woman, an attendant, is standing behind the courtesan, holding a doll of a boy and her face turning away. She wears a plain kimono with pine tree design and obi (sash) with striped patterns. The man is reclining and looking toward the courtesan. They seem to engage in conversation. The man wears kimono with design of coins and short jacket with plaid patterns. His hair is shaved on top and tied on the back. There is a folded screen behind him, depicting a plum tree by river. In front of him, there are a sake pitcher, sake cup and its stand, and a bowl with food accompanied by a tray and chopsticks. There is a title of the print in cartouche at upper right.

Artist Life Dates

1686-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1711-1716

Accession Number

1948/1.198

Medium and Support

Oban (large-size) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper

relevance

rank 6.48603

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Belle Vue

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A picnic area shaded by trees overlooking the edge of a mountainside.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.41

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.46555

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Untitled (Cactus)

Artist

Steve Keister

Physical Description

Drawing on spiral sketchbook paper in green, blue and orange gouache inscribed with graphite pencil.

Artist Life Dates

(1949 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2008/2.237

Medium and Support

gouache on paper

relevance

rank 6.46381

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Pont de l'Estacade

Artist

Stanislas Victor Edouard Lépine

Physical Description

This painting shows a view of the Seine river in Paris, including the wooden bridge, the Pont de l'Estacade. The foreground is filled is small boats and a dock winch, while the in the distance the bridge and buildings of Paris glow in late afternoon light.

Artist Life Dates

1835-1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880-1885

Accession Number

1938.21

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 6.45730

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

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œle-de-france (region)

Title

Gasshôzukuri Farmhouses in Snow

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Physical Description

A native of Sakamoto in Fukushima Prefecture, the artist here depicts his far northern hometown with the snow-covered imagery to present a view of traditional Japan in a innovative and modern way.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1958

Accession Number

1994/2.4

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.45634

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

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Title

Ancona with a View of the Arch of Trajan

Artist

Samuel Prout

Physical Description

This small watercolor shows the view of an arch by a city waterfront. A wall closes off the left side of the street leading up to the arch, and creates a powerful sense of recession into space leading from the foreground to the monument in the middle distance. Scattered figures inhabit the street. Beyond the arch may be glimpsed the waters of a bay and a hill rising above the far shore.

Artist Life Dates

(1783 - 1852)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1824-1852

Accession Number

2009/1.511.4

Medium and Support

watercolor, bodycolor, pen with brown ink on paper

relevance

rank 6.45144

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

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Title

Comparisons between Mountains and Seas: Mt. Rokuso in Kazusa Province, Kazusa Kanozan

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The dark color pallette and black strip across the top indicate that the image is set at night. A mountain with pine trees and steps leading to the top loom over the image. The sea appears behind the mountain in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1858

Accession Number

1948/1.136

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.44370

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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stairs and stair components

steps and step components

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants