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Title

Calavera de la Catrina

Artist

José Guadalupe Posada

Artist Life Dates

1851-1913

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1910

Accession Number

1958/1.124

Medium and Support

relief etching on paper

relevance

rank 5.55165

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

clothing

descriptors

feathers

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

objects

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Polycandelon for six oil lamps

Artist

Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt

Physical Description

This bronze light fixture consists of a central circular celestial motif from which extend twelve arms in a radial pattern. Six of these arms, embellished with maltese crosses, end in omega-shaped terminals. These decorated arms alternate with six unadorned arms that terminate in rings designed to hold glass oil lamps. The entire disk is suspended from three bronze chains joined to a large hook.

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

500-599

Accession Number

1965/2.54

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.54768

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

christianity

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

crosses (motifs)

descriptors

design elements

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

geographic and political locations

inorganic material

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

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metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

middle east (general region)

motifs

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of corn

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890-1930

Accession Number

1980/2.74

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 5.54233

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

dentin

descriptors

food

materials

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materials by function

objects we use

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Pear-shaped ivory snuff bottle with depiction of people

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.64

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 5.54193

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

dentin

descriptors

form attributes

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and culture

shape

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Solitary Leisure in a Quiet Pavilion

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

This L-shaped composition uses soft yet bright colors to depict a curving road through rolling green mountains covered with the varing red tones of autumn trees. A solitary figure sits in a pavillion, and the scene is obscured by wisps of white clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

2006/1.108

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 5.54143

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

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materials

materials by function

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

seasons

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Peonies and Rock

Artist

Kumashiro Yûhi

Physical Description

Peonies in full bloom grow as if from a rock or tree stump. A calligraphic inscription is on the left side.

Artist Life Dates

(Nagasaki, 1713? - 1772)

Century

third quarter of the 18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750-1772

Accession Number

1978/2.59

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 5.53640

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

natural landscapes

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Bizen ware water jar with lid (mizusashi)

Artist

Kaneshige Tôyô

Physical Description

This is an unglazed stoneware bizen jar fired in a wood-burning kiln.

It has a hard, smooth surface with decorative incisions near the top of the jar. The lower portion has effect of color gradation of reds and browns. The lid seems to dip into the jar, and has a know handle. The entire piece is not perfectly formed, but has an organic aesthetic.

Artist Life Dates

1896-1967

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1950-1963

Accession Number

1963/2.72

Medium and Support

stoneware, unglazed

relevance

rank 5.52795

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.7

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 5.52568

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

genres

human body

materials

materials by origin

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Tibetan Thangka Hanging Scroll

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet

Physical Description

A silk hanging scroll with images of members of a pantheon of gods.

Accession Number

2012/1.271

Medium and Support

silk on hanging scroll

relevance

rank 5.52568

Secondary Keywords

animal material

descriptors

fibroinous material

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Happy Life of Fishermen

Artist

Qian Gong (Ch'ien Kung)

Physical Description

A group of fishermen and families sit in reeds, resting, playing, drinking, eating, and chatting. Birds fly in the backgrounf, and the reeds bend under the wind. At top center is calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

(active Suzhou, ca. 1573 - ca. 1620)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1610

Accession Number

1985/2.29

Medium and Support

fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on gold paper

relevance

rank 5.52462

Secondary Keywords

books

books by internal form

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

descriptors

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

plants

scientists and people in science-related occupations

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

water activities

watercraft

watercraft by general type

woody plants

Title

Spring in Connecticut, or, Joe Knoche Builds a New Stone Wall

Artist

Mahonri MacIntosh Young

Artist Life Dates

1877 - 1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1877-1942

Accession Number

1942.1

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 5.51674

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

assembling

atmospheric effects

descriptors

figures

houses

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

rock

rock by form

seasons

the natural world

Title

Mouri jang (chest with 3 drawers and central double doors and butterfly brass fittings)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This is a low pear wood storage chest, with three drawers and two doors. The butterfly and bat brass fittings for the hinges and drawer pulls add 'feminine' touches.

Century

mid-19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.311

Medium and Support

pear wood with brass fittings

relevance

rank 5.51461

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

ball game equipment

ball striking or snaring and throwing equipment

case furniture

chests

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture by form or function

insects

materials

materials by origin

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plant material

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

sports and athletic equipment

storage and display furniture

wood and wood products

Title

Kettle—Used in Tea Ceremony

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.175

Medium and Support

iron

relevance

rank 5.51384

Secondary Keywords

asia

containers

containers by form

descriptors

inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

locality

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

objects we use

religion

rites and rituals

vessels

Title

Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of a citron

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.70

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 5.51370

Secondary Keywords

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

dentin

descriptors

food

fruit

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

objects we use

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Set of Male Kimono, Brown

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

A set of brown silk male kimono with two symbols of a flower inside a cicle in the front, and one image of the same symbol on the back.

Object Creation Date

early 20th century

Accession Number

2009/2.102.1-10

Medium and Support

silk

relevance

rank 5.51139

Secondary Keywords

animal material

asian

costume

costume by form

descriptors

east asian

fibroinous material

main garments

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Varahi

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nandu, Kanchipuran

Physical Description

Varahi has a crowned boar’s head on a woman’s body. She sits with her ankles crosses and originally had four arms, the back two have broken away as has the front right hand which had probably been held up in a reassuring gesture. Her left from hand is held down at her left knee with the palm held facing out in a gesture of giving. Her body is softly modeled with a narrow waist and full breasts. She wears jewelry that is in sharp but low relief and includes a series of necklaces forming a collar of decoration and a longer one that falls between her breasts which suggests the sacred thread extending down to her waist at her right. She is naked from the waist up and the lower garment is merely suggested by the heavier folds at the waist. Her head is tilted and her chin/snout had jutted out to the left, but the lower snout is broken away. She wears a conical crown that accents the long diagonal of her face. Originally there was an arch behind the image which would have supported her back arms, so the image would have appeared denser, with only the cut away empty space to the sides of her waist.

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

circa early 10th century

Accession Number

1960/1.113

Medium and Support

granite

relevance

rank 5.51139

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

rock

rock by form

Title

Wooden Bowl

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A large and rectangularly shaped carved wooden bowl. Two of the sides of the bowl are closer to being flat surfaces than round.

Object Creation Date

1875-1925

Accession Number

2009/2.32

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.51139

Secondary Keywords

asian

containers

containers by form

descriptors

east asian

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

wood and wood products

Title

Wooden Bowl

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A large and rectangularly shaped carved wooden bowl. Two of the sides of the bowl are closer to being flat surfaces than round.

Object Creation Date

1875-1925

Accession Number

2009/2.31

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.51139

Secondary Keywords

asian

containers

containers by form

descriptors

east asian

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

wood and wood products

Title

Ganesha, seated on a double lotus throne

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Physical Description

Ganesha is shown here seated on a double lotus throne, in a royal posture with the soles of his feet together. He has four arms, and holds two of his attributes in the rear pair: an ax and a rosary. His trunk curls down across his rotund belly to reach for a bowl of sweets that rests in his left forward arm. The cobra slung across his shoulder, now hard to make out because of the centuries of wear of the stone, indicates Ganesha's lineage as the son of the Shiva, in his aspect as the great ascetic. Almost 27 inches high, this sculpture of the Hindu god Ganesha is carved of andesite, a volcanic stone common to the island of Java in Indonesia. Andesite is a soft stone and erodes easily, which is why the carving is no longer crisp.

Century

11th century

Object Creation Date

11th century

Accession Number

1957/2.56

Medium and Support

andesite (volcanic stone)

relevance

rank 5.51139

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

rock

rock by form

Title

Sharing a Boat in the Wind and Rain

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Three figures in a boat withstand wind and rain as they navigate river waters. Trees along the banks seem to bend under the force of the wind. Water saturdated ink and washes blur distinctions and imply the extremity of the weather.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

2006/1.125

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 5.50760

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

materials

materials by function

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Untitled (February)

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Woman standing in the ocean, water up to her knees.

Object Creation Date

2002

Accession Number

2014/2.122

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.50364

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographs

photographs by form

positives

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Wet Sands

Artist

Lucien Clergue

Physical Description

A black and white photo of wavy lines drawn in wet sand.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2011/2.160

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.50364

Secondary Keywords

color

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

photographs

photographs by form

soil

soil by composition or origin

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Black kimono with painted and gilt floral designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This black silk crepe kimono is decorated with chrysanthemum motifs, and has an inner red lining.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1940s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.389

Medium and Support

silk crepe with painted designs

relevance

rank 5.48966

Secondary Keywords

animal material

costume

costume by form

descriptors

design elements

fibroinous material

main garments

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.8

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 5.48949

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

genres

materials

materials by origin

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

standing

Title

Bleeding Skull

Artist

Helmut Weitz

Artist Life Dates

born 1918

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1960/2.91

Medium and Support

watercolor, tempera and crayon on white paper

relevance

rank 5.48949

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

blood

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Waterfall at Milky Way Cave

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

An intricate ecology of plants grows up this mountainside landscape. Two men walk in a clearing below a building. A waterfall flows downward on the upper left, below calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970-1990

Accession Number

2006/1.143

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 5.48900

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

components of bodies of water

descriptors

landform components

landforms and landform components

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Star-shaped Tile with cheetah among foliage

Artist

Iran, Kashan

Physical Description

A tile in the shape of a an 8 pointed star with animal depiction.

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

mid 13th century - mid 14th century

Accession Number

1957/1.73

Medium and Support

molded fritware, blue and turquoise underglaze, overglaze copper lustre painting

relevance

rank 5.48725

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

geographic and political locations

mammals

materials

materials by origin

middle east (general region)

people and culture

plant material

religions

religions and religious concepts

shape

Title

Chrysanthemum and Rock

Artist

Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong

Physical Description

A cluster of chrysanthemum grow upwards, standing out over a rock below. Next to them, in the upper left corner, is calligraphic text.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2006/1.133

Medium and Support

ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 5.47218

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

natural landscapes

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Oval water tray, part of a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

late 18th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century

Accession Number

1955/1.167

Medium and Support

wood with black and red lacquer, with gold designs

relevance

rank 5.46829

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

materials

materials by function

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

Title

#97-18

Artist

Gary Johnson

Physical Description

wood vase with geometric patterning that wraps across a top-bottom, left-right diagonal

Artist Life Dates

(active Webster City, Iowa, 1936 - )

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2002/2.149

Medium and Support

maple, paela, bloodwood

relevance

rank 5.46829

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Display figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Osei Bonsu, Asante (Akan) Peoples, Ghana

Physical Description

A poised, naturalistic male figure sits on a stool, holding an egg in his right hand, his left hand resting on his left knee. The head is round, almost egg-shaped, with a high, sloping forehead rising from pronounced eyebrows. The eyes are almond-shped, the nost long and slender, the mouth a small straight line. The neck is long and ringed. Its surface is smooth, and carefully finished, golden brown in color, though worn or mottled in places.

Artist Life Dates

1900-1977

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2001/2.33

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.45410

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

egg and egg components

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

seating furniture

single seating furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

west african styles

western guinea coast styles

Title

Chair (model B33)

Artist

Marcel Breuer

Physical Description

Cantilever chair frame formed by a continuous line of thin steel tubing (connected under the seat with an additional piece of tubular steel), with separate lengths of black canvas wrapped around it at the seat and back.

Artist Life Dates

(Pécs, Hungary [now Romania], 1902 - 1981, New York City, New York)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

designed 1927-1928; produced circa 1935

Accession Number

2012/1.284

Medium and Support

chrome-plated tubular steel and canvas

relevance

rank 5.44286

Secondary Keywords

arts and related disciplines

arts-related disciplines

descriptors

disciplines

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

humanities

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Chair (model B33)

Artist

Marcel Breuer

Physical Description

Cantilever chair frame formed by a continuous line of thin steel tubing (connected under the seat with an additional piece of tubular steel), with separate lengths of black canvas wrapped around it at the seat and back.

Artist Life Dates

born Hungary, 1902-1981

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

designed 1927-1928; produced circa 1935

Accession Number

2012/1.286

Medium and Support

chrome-plated tubular steel and canvas

relevance

rank 5.44286

Secondary Keywords

arts and related disciplines

arts-related disciplines

descriptors

disciplines

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

humanities

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Chair (model B33)

Artist

Marcel Breuer

Physical Description

Cantilever chair frame formed by a continuous line of thin steel tubing (connected under the seat with an additional piece of tubular steel), with separate lengths of black canvas wrapped around it at the seat and back.

Artist Life Dates

(Pécs, Hungary [now Romania], 1902 - 1981, New York City, New York)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

designed 1927-1928; produced circa 1935

Accession Number

2012/1.285

Medium and Support

chrome-plated tubular steel and canvas

relevance

rank 5.44286

Secondary Keywords

arts and related disciplines

arts-related disciplines

descriptors

disciplines

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

humanities

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Le pinchet noir et la tête de mort (Black Pitcher and Death's Hand)

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1973

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1968/1.114

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.44092

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Rispah, 2nd Book of Samuel. Chap. 21

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist Life Dates

1775-1851

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1812

Accession Number

1997/1.277

Medium and Support

etching on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 5.43985

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

figures

materials

materials by origin

moons

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

skeleton and skeleton components

stars

the natural world

time

tools

Title

In the Spirit of Li Bai's Poetry

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Green mountains create the edge of a river. Red flowers grow on the hill framing the scene in the right corner, and two boats sail the waters below. In the upper center of the painting is calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2006/1.120

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 5.43024

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

concepts in the arts

descriptors

genres in the arts

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

literary, oral and motion picture genres

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Pair of Mandarin Ducks (Fan)

Artist

Wang Mengbai

Physical Description

Chinese ink painting on a fan with drawings on the front and a poem on the back.

Artist Life Dates

1888-1934

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

2011/2.189

Medium and Support

ink and color on on paper

relevance

rank 5.43024

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asian

birds

coating (material)

coating by form

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

east asian

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

writing (processes)

Title

Spring Warms River Nu

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Two men rafting in the waves of River Nu.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

last quarter of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2006/1.144

Medium and Support

horizontal hanging scroll, ink on rice paper

relevance

rank 5.42111

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

seasons

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Magpies and Hibiscus

Artist

Yamamoto Baiitsu

Physical Description

Two magpies rest among hibiscus flowers. “Boneless” washes for the hibiscus flowers are contrasted with ink outlines of bamboo.

Artist Life Dates

1783-1856

Century

early to mid-19th century

Object Creation Date

1831

Accession Number

1986/1.165

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 5.41790

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

descriptors

grass (plant material)

herbaceous plants

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

plant material

plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Wooden Table

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A short wooden rectangular table with beveled corners. Directly underneath the tabletop there are cut-out as well as carved arch shapes as decoration.

Object Creation Date

1825-1875

Accession Number

2009/2.38

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.41536

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

asian

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

east asian

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

structural element components

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

support furniture

wood and wood products

Title

South Polar Quadrille

Artist

John Tunnard

Artist Life Dates

1900-1971

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1954/2.49

Medium and Support

ink, colored crayons, watercolor and gouache on white wove paper

relevance

rank 5.41487

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

atmospheric effects

automata

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for costume

genres

geography

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects we use

skeleton and skeleton components

southern cross

the natural world

tools and equipment

Title

Scabbard (of set of knife and scabbard)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)

Century

Possibly 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900

Accession Number

1984/2.54B

Medium and Support

Iron, copper, leather, string, wood and brass tacks

relevance

rank 5.40016

Secondary Keywords

cases (containers)

containers

containers by form

descriptors

inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

objects we use

sheaths

weapons and ammunition

Title

Skeleton Chasing Woman

Artist

Eli Levin

Physical Description

A skeleton chasing a woman who is holding on to a piece of clothing that she was wearing, while her bra is also being torn off of her body. The woman has a very scared look on her face as she is trying to get away.

Artist Life Dates

(Chicago, IL, 1938 - )

Accession Number

2012/1.230

Medium and Support

etching and aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 5.39745

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

skeleton and skeleton components

Title

Tent Hanging

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Fulani

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1984/1.268

Medium and Support

woven wool

relevance

rank 5.39738

Secondary Keywords

animal material

buildings and the land

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by general type

demountable buildings

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

hair

hair and hair components

hair by form

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

portable buildings

single built works

single built works by design

single built works by specific type

Title

White Clouds

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Cloudy mountain scene with calligrapic text in the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

2006/1.126

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 5.38268

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

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landforms by shape or position

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materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Hanging Wall Case

Artist

George Nakashima

Physical Description

A rectangular, wooden hanging wall case with three sliding screen doors, topped with an overhanging, free-edge slab.

Artist Life Dates

1905-1990

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

designed circa 1955; created 1963

Accession Number

2010/2.46

Medium and Support

walnut and pandanus cloth

relevance

rank 5.38137

Secondary Keywords

arts and related disciplines

arts-related disciplines

case furniture

descriptors

disciplines

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

humanities

materials

materials by origin

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

storage and display furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

Title

Wherefore War

Artist

Marian Spore Bush

Physical Description

Grey, black and white in color. There is a large black creature (snake-like) in the center. Below is dark (water or underground), and there are hundreds of skulls floating. In the grey areas (possibly land?), there are hundreds of soldiers wearing black, in formation.

Artist Life Dates

1878-1946

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

2014/2.200

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 5.37723

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

people and culture

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Pomdo Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Sierra Leone, Benin

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1978

Accession Number

1978/2.16

Medium and Support

soapstone

relevance

rank 5.35360

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Inro (four-case medicine box), ojime, and netsuke of Hanshan?

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1972/2.103

Medium and Support

lacquer on wood with ivory ojime and netsuke

relevance

rank 5.31936

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

sculpture

sculpture by function

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique