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Title

Black shibori kimono with overall design with overall design of small dots (hitta kanoko shibori)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

White silk with tie-dye pattern in dark indigo. Lining is plain weave white silk above; plain weave gray silk below.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1950s-1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.363

Medium and Support

white silk with indigo tie-dye design

relevance

rank 4.75404

Secondary Keywords

animal material

costume

costume by form

descriptors

fibroinous material

main garments

materials

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objects we use

processes and techniques

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resist dyeing

textile dyeing processes and techniques

textile finishing processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

Title

Carved ivory ball with interlaced monkeys (okimono)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1940

Accession Number

1980/2.157

Medium and Support

ivory with red glass stopper in silver collar

relevance

rank 4.74879

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

bone

bone by form

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dentin

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solids (geometric)

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Leopard Box Lid

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Benin

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1875

Accession Number

1985/2.12

Medium and Support

wood and copper

relevance

rank 4.74541

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

closures

components

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inorganic material

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Title

Lacquer burgaute snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

late 19th century–early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850-1925

Accession Number

1980/2.154

Medium and Support

lacquer on brass ground

relevance

rank 4.73915

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of seashell and fish

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.68

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 4.73840

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

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containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

dentin

descriptors

materials

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objects we use

shell and shell material

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

The Labors of Hercules: The Cerynean Hind (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

1956/1.73

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 4.73529

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

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costume

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Title

Scholar by a Mountain Stream

Artist

Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)

Physical Description

A scholar in the mountains leans on rocks under a tree and stares into the distance. The pine tree is a metaphor for a man of integrity. He is contemplating over the sound of the waterfall.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.119

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 4.73156

Secondary Keywords

upward

bodies of water

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Title

Large bowl

Artist

Asami Ryûzô

Physical Description

Stoneware teabowl with dark green glaze coating the inside and outer top three-quarters of the dently curving sides. The green glaze drips off the side of the bowl near the base, frozen in suspension. At the rim of the bowl the color of the stoneware shows through a thin layer of glaze.

Artist Life Dates

1894 - 1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1894-1963

Accession Number

1963/2.79

Medium and Support

stoneware with iron tenmoku glaze

relevance

rank 4.73022

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

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materials

materials by function

objects we use

vessels

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Bamboo

Artist

Kobayashe Kanrin

Physical Description

A hanging scroll painting of bamboo.

Artist Life Dates

(1813 - 1887)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1972-1975

Accession Number

2011/2.165

Medium and Support

sumi on paper

relevance

rank 4.72426

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

grass (plant material)

image-making processes and techniques

materials

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objects we use

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paintings

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plant material

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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 4.72352

Secondary Keywords

upward

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religions

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vessels

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 4.70651

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

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seasons

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

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Title

Crested kimono with elaborate floral wax resist designs (hageito, nandina, biwa, camelia, daffodils, omoto, plums, thistles) against crackled pink-on-taupe ground, with embroidery in metallic threads

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

This is a pink silk crepe kimono with wax-resist patterns, hand-painted design and metallic threads embroidery. The kimono is in full length and has elongated sleeves. The fabric is dyed with pink, leaving the family crest under the collar and the floral design part white. The red scale pattern is added using wax-resist technique. Then the design of multiple kinds of plants is hand-painted with white, red, yellow, and pale and blue green colors. There are mix of fall and winter flowers and trees: nandin on the left sleeve, plum, chrysanthemums, thistles, amaranths, camellias and narcissus on the front and back, makino (Chloranthus glaber, with red berries) and more camellias on the right sleeve. Embroidery is added in various metallic threads around the contours of flowers and leaves.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2005/1.358

Medium and Support

crepe silk with colorful wax resist design and metallic thread embroidery

relevance

rank 4.69041

Secondary Keywords

animal material

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

costumes

deciduous trees

descriptors

design elements

embroidery

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materials

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objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Cathedral Ruins, Mexico

Artist

Don Worth

Physical Description

Black and white image of an arched walkway that has been filled in with stone and concrete. There are trees and foliage above and below.

Artist Life Dates

1924-2009

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

2013/1.294

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 4.68840

Secondary Keywords

arches and arch components

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rock

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spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

The Three Abundant Blessings

Artist

Wang Yingxiang (Wang Ying-hsiang)

Physical Description

Throngs of people appear active in this landscape. Some gather in the house, while others play in the garden. This scene is set among rocks, trees, and mountains.

Artist Life Dates

act. late 18th to early 19th century

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1818

Accession Number

1965/1.181

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 4.68273

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

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descriptors

dwellings

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houses

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Title

Dakini

Artist

Artist Unknown, Nepal

Physical Description

A small stone sculpture in bas-relief, depicting a tantric goddess. The back of the image is carved in a stylized petal shape, while the figure is crudely carved in relief on the front.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1983/1.111

Medium and Support

stone

relevance

rank 4.68003

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

asian

associated concepts

descriptors

materials

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people

people (agents)

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religions

religions and religious concepts

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Carved Elephant Tusk

Artist

Artist Unknown, Burma

Century

19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

19th century - early 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.459

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 4.68003

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

dentin

descriptors

mammals

materials

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sculpture

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tooth and tooth components

tooth components

visual works

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Title

Courtyard, Bologna

Artist

Anonymous Italian?

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880

Accession Number

1980/1.167

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 4.67837

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

descriptors

europe

hydraulic structures

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inorganic material

italy

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materials

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objects

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rock

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visual works

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water distribution structures

Title

Rome - Fountain of Trevi

Artist

Anonymous Italian?

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1865

Accession Number

1980/1.161

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 4.67837

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

descriptors

europe

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

inorganic material

italy

locality

materials

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objects

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rock

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water distribution structures

Title

Le Follet

Artist

Gabrielle Toudaesq

Physical Description

This colored engraving features two women in elaborate dress on a beach with a wavy ocean behind them. The woman on the left wears a blue dress accented with pink and a hat in the same colors. The woman on the right wears a beige dress accented in brown and white and a hat in the same colors decorated with flowers. She also holds a small parasol above her head. The women appear engaged in conversation as they both gesture with their hands. In the distance in the water on the right there are three ships. On the left in the distance a rock formation is depicted.

Object Creation Date

circa 1870

Accession Number

2012/2.203

Medium and Support

wood engraving with hand coloring on paper

relevance

rank 4.67051

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

associated concepts

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descriptors

headgear

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main garments

materials

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people

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Title

Coconut Cup

Artist

Artist Unknown, Germany

Physical Description

This cup is fashioned from a coconut shell set in a shallow bowl supported on a long, narrow stem and held in place by three straps and a tall neck band. The shallow domed lid has a plain, overhanging rim and terminates in a finial with a statuette of a nude sea nymph and serpent. The metalwork is densely decorated with various masks, animals, fantastic creatures, and vegetal ornament.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 16th century

Accession Number

1969/2.36

Medium and Support

coconut shell with gilded silver

relevance

rank 4.66817

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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standing cups

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Untitled, (Pond, Boulder & Plants)

Artist

Brett Weston

Physical Description

A black and white photo of two boulders in a pond. Plant life extends out of the water in the bottom of the photo.

Artist Life Dates

1911-1993

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

2011/2.155

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 4.66808

Secondary Keywords

color

bodies of water

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Title

Untitled, (Roadside Pond, California)

Artist

Brett Weston

Physical Description

A black and white photo of a pond with plant life growing out of it.

Artist Life Dates

1911-1993

Object Creation Date

1952

Accession Number

2011/2.156

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 4.66808

Secondary Keywords

color

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Title

"Hôki" (Treasure Tortoise): Seto ware tea caddy, Taikai type, with ivory lid

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This squat tea caddy has brown and black glaze, two small ornamental handles, and an ivory lid.

Century

17th century?

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1955/1.151A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with brown and black glaze, ivory lid

relevance

rank 4.66601

Secondary Keywords

asia

bone

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culinary containers

dentin

descriptors

locality

materials

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medium

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 2)

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

2006/1.104.2

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 4.65416

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

coating (material)

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descriptors

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settlements and landscapes

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writing (processes)

Title

Ivory snuff spatula

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850-1925

Accession Number

1980/2.158

Medium and Support

ivory and teakwood

relevance

rank 4.64943

Secondary Keywords

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

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dentin

descriptors

equipment

equipment by general type

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

tools

tools and equipment

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Night Rain on the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

In this landscape a misty, meandering river is depicted with two boathouses along its banks. Reeds and other foliage grow lush along the banks, partially obscuring the boathouse in the foreground. Accompanying text is in the upper register.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.127

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.64828

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

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visual works

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watercraft

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weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Yoshida, Toyokawa Bridge

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Several workers are building a castle by the waterscape. Across the water is a bridge that leads to a village in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1948/1.129

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.62899

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

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prints

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relief prints

single built works

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Title

(Landscape)

Artist

Ernest Albinson

Artist Life Dates

1898-1971

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1898-1940

Accession Number

1940.134

Medium and Support

linocut on paper

relevance

rank 4.61931

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

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settlements and landscapes

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visual works

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Title

Red Raku ware teabowl with imprinted leaf designs

Artist

Raku Tan'nyû

Physical Description

This rustic, earth tone ceramic tea bowl has a rough, natural feeling texture. Impressed into the outer sides of the tea bowl are the imprints of pine needles.

Artist Life Dates

1795 - 1854

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1820 - circa 1840

Accession Number

1954/1.537

Medium and Support

earthenware with red and gray glaze

relevance

rank 4.61769

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

food

materials

materials by function

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

White Clouds Over the Creek, in the Style of Xinluo

Artist

Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)

Physical Description

A man sits under a tree beside a creek. Behind him is a rock. He is contemplating and stares out of the picture frame with his back to the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.116

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 4.60490

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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buildings and the land

coating (material)

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landscapes (environments)

materials

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people and culture

physical sciences concepts

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

The two elders stoned by the people (one from the set of four prints, The Story

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1555

Accession Number

1956/1.51

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 4.59235

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

events

figures

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genres

groups

groups of people

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how we live

inorganic material

materials

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objects we use

people

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rock

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visual works

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Title

Clearing After Snow

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

In this scene mountains and a pavillion are covered by snow and dormant trees bear no leaves. Calligraphic text is in the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1906 - 1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2006/1.110

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.58451

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

evergreens

landscapes (environments)

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Title

Beige and brown Shibori haori with abstract design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

White silk with yokobiki kanoko dyed pattern with contrasting beige/brown tatebiki kanoko dyed pattern.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950-1960

Accession Number

2005/1.346

Medium and Support

white silk with brown design and yellow and white silk lining

relevance

rank 4.57974

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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fibroinous material

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Title

Dark indigo Shibori haori with lining depicting children at play

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This haori demponstrates a variety of geometric patterns of repeating white shapes against a dark indigo ground. It also has an inner silk lining.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.348

Medium and Support

white silk tie-dyed dark indigo

relevance

rank 4.57974

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Dark indigo shibori haori

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

White silk hand tie-dyed with dark indigo, in two techniques: makiage shibori and kanako shibori. Cream or pale peach-colored plain weave silk lining. Cord silver and white braided silk (kumihimo)

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.347

Medium and Support

white silk tie dyed dark indigo

relevance

rank 4.57974

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Tea bowl with flaring rim

Artist

Hara Masao

Physical Description

Footed stoneware bowl with tenmoku 'oil spot' glaze and unglazed foot. The bowl black tenmoku glaze blends to brown at the flared rim.

Artist Life Dates

20th century

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1975-1980

Accession Number

1980/2.164

Medium and Support

stoneware with "oil spot" tenmoku glaze

relevance

rank 4.56849

Secondary Keywords

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Title

On a Spring Day

Artist

Kanemoto Shunsho

Physical Description

A stand of trees beside water foregrounds a central mountain that seems to rise lightly to the left. To the right of the mountain is calligraphic text and two orange seals. A small building is tucked to the right behind the stand of trees. Depth of the mountains is indicated with the use of wash.

Artist Life Dates

1726-1793

Object Creation Date

1885

Accession Number

2010/2.29

Medium and Support

sumi ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.56754

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Title

Plum Blossoms, after Jin Nong

Artist

Li Jishou (Li Chi-shou)

Physical Description

The branches of a plum tree stretch skyward, skillfully utilizing the vertical space of this hanging scroll. Black dots are used as accents along the branches, making them look knotted and full of texture. These heavy features are offset by the delicate depiction of plum blossoms. Calligraphic text is in the upper right corner, with two seals.

Artist Life Dates

active 19th century

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.28

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.56572

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Doriforo di Policleto

Artist

James Anderson

Artist Life Dates

1813-1877

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880

Accession Number

1980/1.199

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 4.56136

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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Title

Détails de la frise de la retraite des Apôtres, Valée de Hinnom, Jérusalem

Artist

Auguste Salzmann

Physical Description

A large stone carving occupies the center of the image. Above is rough-cut stone, indicating that the carving is part of a larger stone setting; below is a recess and darkness, indicating that the carving acts as a kind of decorative lintel above a cave entrance. The carving itself consists of eight square zones (or metopes) and within each is a decorative pattern of radial symetry (circles) or vegetative imagery.

Artist Life Dates

1824-1872

Object Creation Date

1854-1856

Accession Number

2014/2.104

Medium and Support

Blanquart-Evrard process salted paper print from a paper negative on cream colored plate paper

relevance

rank 4.56073

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

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Title

The Seven Sages Passing Through a Gate

Artist

Sheng Maojun (Sheng Mao-chün)

Physical Description

A temple lies in the not-so-distant background of tree and mountains. Travellors weave their way along the path, some on horseback. They have their heads covered--some with cloth and some with hats.

Artist Life Dates

act. 1600-1645

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

early 17th century

Accession Number

1990/2.1

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 4.55461

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Sandwich and Soda, from "Ten Works + Ten Painters"

Artist

Roy Lichtenstein

Physical Description

This work shows a plate on which is placed a sandwich, a glass and drinking straws. These items are shown as white forms against a band of red in the upper area and a band of blue in the lower portion of the work that serve as a background. The image looks like a comic book page with the items created in outline form against contrasting colors.

Artist Life Dates

10/28/1923 - 9/29/1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1964

Accession Number

1986/1.194.7

Medium and Support

screenprint on mylar

relevance

rank 4.54809

Secondary Keywords

containers

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descriptors

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Title

Untitled

Artist

André Masson

Physical Description

This abstracted drawing in black ink contains a series of lines and shapes that evoke a sense of motion from the upper right to the lower left of the composition. Long parallel lines on a diagonal from the top right to bottom left reinforce this sense of movement. Swirling abstracted forms surround these lines and the composition is speckled with very fine splatterings of ink throughout.

Artist Life Dates

1896-1987

Accession Number

2012/2.175

Medium and Support

pen and ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 4.54449

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Untitled vessel

Artist

Ray Allen

Physical Description

A bulbous vessel with a narrow base and wide mouth that is flanged. The vessel is made up of small, glued pieces of wood that are then turned, creating an intricate pattern in the wood's fine, finished surface. The predominate decorations are bands of diamonds and triangles that run around the widest point of the vessel and beneath the flanged mouth.

Large wood vessel with rings of Native American-inspired design patterns

Artist Life Dates

(Dickson, Tennessee, 1930 - 2000, Yuma, Arizona)

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

2002/2.119

Medium and Support

mesquite, satin wood, blood wood, rose wood, curly maple, ebony, dyed veneer

relevance

rank 4.52451

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Milking Time, Livingston County, Michigan

Artist

D. James Galbraith

Physical Description

A back view of a man walking holding two metal buckets. There is a dark colored dog walking next to him.

Artist Life Dates

(1930 - 2002)

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2014/2.238

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper, laid down on board

relevance

rank 4.52203

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Jue wine cup

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Bronze oval cup with a rounded base supported on three slender legs of triangular cross section; each leg tapers to a point. The vessel has one loop handle attached to the side, a long pouring spout with a U-shaped channel on one side balanced by a pointed tail on the other, and a pair of capped finials rise from the rim. The piece has a rich green patina and minimal surface decoration.

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE

Accession Number

1974/1.170

Medium and Support

cast bronze with green patina

relevance

rank 4.50391

Secondary Keywords

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Title

St. Christopher carrying the Christ Child

Artist

Artist Unknown, England

Physical Description

A standing, bearded figure of St. Christopher, broken off at the knees, holds the Christ child on his right shoulder while leaning upon a staff in his left hand. The child, whose head is encircled by a halo, wears a long cloak over his robe and rests his left hand upon an orb in his lap. The red and brown polychromy is a later addition.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 15th century

Accession Number

1961/1.178

Medium and Support

alabaster with polychrome and gilding

relevance

rank 4.50074

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Temple in the Mountains

Artist

Kanô School

Physical Description

The composition is a well-established type: a complex of temple buildings is tucked into a mountainside, on the shore of a broad body of water, with mists rising to obscure the distant peaks. The artist provides a path leading from the viewer’s space to the temple. Two travelers go before us, a hooded figure riding a donkey over a rustic bridge, and another man striding along on foot, further ahead. The temple buildings themselves are hidden behind thick foliage, as if protected from the secular world.Here the forms of the rocky outcroppings, the trees, and even the mountains are starkly outlined, and there are strong contrasts of light and dark. These features suggest that this is a work of by a professional Kanô School artist, probably of the seventeenth century.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1955/1.263

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.49521

Secondary Keywords

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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 4.49304

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Necklace

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1984/2.25

Medium and Support

glass beads, shells, cloth, natural fibers and pigment

relevance

rank 4.48288

Secondary Keywords

beads and sets of beads

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