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Title

Stacked cylindrical container for oil (the larger of two), from a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.163A-C

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

Title

Stacked cylindrical container for oil (the smaller of two), from a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.164A-C

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

Title

Incense Container, (cylindrical box with cover), from a Bridal Trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.166A&B

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

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

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

Deep washbowl used in preparation of ohaguro, from a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.168

Medium and Support

black and gold lacquer on wood

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

vessels

Title

Kettle—Used in Tea Ceremony

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.175

Medium and Support

iron

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

Carpet

Artist

African, Morocco

Century

Early 19th century

Object Creation Date

early 19th century

Accession Number

1955/1.181

Medium and Support

wool textile

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

animal material

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by form

coverings and hangings by specific type

descriptors

fabric

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

geographic and political locations

hair

hair and hair components

hair by form

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

rugs

rugs by form

Title

Credenza

Artist

Artist Unknown, Italy

Physical Description

The front of this handsome oak credenza, or sideboard, is divided into halves by three pilasters. Each half is outfitted with a drawer and a door below. The decorative and functional components are artfully arranged across the front of the piece to form a balanced composition of repeated geometric shapes and harmonious proportions.

Century

Early 16th century

Object Creation Date

1500-1530

Accession Number

1955/1.228

Medium and Support

oak wood

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

case furniture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant material

storage and display furniture

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

wood and wood products

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

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Scholars Playing Go by a Waterfall

Artist

Maruyama Ôkyo

Artist Life Dates

(Tamba Province, 1733 - 1795)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1778

Accession Number

1955/1.265

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

Secondary Keywords

asia

asian

descriptors

figures

forms

geography

inorganic material

locality

making art

materials

materials by composition

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Untitled

Artist

Ben-Zion

Artist Life Dates

Ukraine, 1897-1987

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.64

Medium and Support

lithograph and aquatint on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

portraits

religious figures

tools and equipment

walking sticks

Title

Chrysanthemum and Rock, from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1955/1.67

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

flowers

geography

inorganic material

leaves

making art

materials

materials by composition

plants

the natural world

Title

A Squall

Artist

William Trost Richards

Artist Life Dates

1833-1905

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1955/1.84

Medium and Support

watercolor on white paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

events

geography

inorganic material

masts

materials

materials by composition

natural events

objects we use

people and culture

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

ships

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Shore Scene

Artist

Samuel Triscott

Artist Life Dates

1846-1925

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1846-1925

Accession Number

1955/1.86

Medium and Support

watercolor on white paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

ships

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Via Appia Antica

Artist

Arturo Montrone

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/2.7

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

atmospheric effects

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

plants

roads

rock

rock by form

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

events

figures

figures (representations)

genres

groups

groups of people

groups of people by activity

how we live

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

personal life events

physical activities

physical activities by general context

rites of passage

rock

rock by form

stand

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

The Labors of Hercules: The Nemean Lion (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

1956/1.62

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

descriptors

figures

figures (representations)

iconography

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

mammals

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

plants

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woods

woody plants

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

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

clubs

descriptors

figures

figures (representations)

geography

iconography

inorganic material

landform components

landforms and landform components

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

skeleton and skeleton components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

The Labors of Hercules: The Dragon of the Garden of the Hesperides (one of the s

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.68

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

massing or shape

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

architecture

building divisions

buildings and the land

clubs

components

components and systems

components by specific context

creatures

descriptors

fights

figures

figures (representations)

gardens

houses

iconography

inorganic material

legendary creatures

materials

materials by composition

mythology

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

percussive weapons

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

single built works

single built works by form

single built works by specific type

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

The Labors of Hercules: Centaurs and Hippodamia (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

1956/1.70

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

clubs

descriptors

fights

figures

figures (representations)

iconography

inorganic material

legendary creatures

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

religion

subject matter

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

The Labors of Hercules: Nessus and Deianira (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

1956/1.71

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

clothing

descriptors

figures

figures (representations)

iconography

inorganic material

legendary creatures

mammals

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

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

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

clothing

costume

costume by form

descriptors

figures

figures (representations)

geography

iconography

inorganic material

landform components

landforms and landform components

landscapes (environments)

mammals

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

outerwear

people and occupations

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

waterscapes

Title

The Sea Monster

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

Two figures are seen riding through the water in the foreground; the woman is nude save for an elaborate headdress, the man holds a tortoise shell as a shield and has an antler-like object on his head and has a serpent-like body which supports the woman. Behind is a minutely described landsape with walled town, castle, and along the opposite bank o the water, nude females swimming and a man running in alarm to the water's edge.

Artist Life Dates

1471-1528

Century

Late 15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1498

Accession Number

1956/1.74

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

fortifications

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

intaglio prints

legendary creatures

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

printing

printing and printing processes and techniques

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

reptiles

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

shell and shell material

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Abraham Entertaining the Angels

Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist Life Dates

1606-1669

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1656

Accession Number

1956/1.76

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

bible

child

descriptors

figures

geography

how we live

materials

materials by function

objects

objects we use

old testament

people and occupations

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

religion

subject matter

vessels

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

No. 9 of the series of 12 prints;

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1788-89, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912)

Accession Number

1956/1.84

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

army

descriptors

fighting

fights

figures

geography

how we live

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

military

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Landscape in the style of Bai Shiweng (a pseudonym of Shen Zhou, 1427-1509)

Artist

Wang Jian

Artist Life Dates

1598-1677

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1661

Accession Number

1956/2.13

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and color on gold-flecked paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

plants

text-based art

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Landscape in the style of the Lay Master Xiangguang (Xiangguang jushi)

Artist

Wang Jian

Artist Life Dates

1598-1677

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1661

Accession Number

1956/2.14

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and color on gold-flecked paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

text-based art

the natural world

Title

Landscape Painted on New Year's Day, 1661

Artist

Wang Jian

Artist Life Dates

1598-1677

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1661

Accession Number

1956/2.15

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and color on gold-flecked paper

Secondary Keywords

scale

buildings and the land

descriptors

geography

houses

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

plants

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

text-based art

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Landscape in the Style of Beiyuan (a pseudonym of Tung Yüan of the Five Dynasties (907-960); Fourth page of a six-leaf album

Artist

Wang Jian

Artist Life Dates

1598-1677

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1661

Accession Number

1956/2.16

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and color on gold-flecked paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

geography

houses

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

plants

text-based art

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Landscape in the Style of Ju Ran (active 960-980)

Artist

Wang Jian

Artist Life Dates

1598-1677

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1661

Accession Number

1956/2.17

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and color on gold-flecked paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

plants

text-based art

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Landscape, Lakes and Mountains to the Farthest Distance

Artist

Wang Jian

Artist Life Dates

1598-1677

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1661

Accession Number

1956/2.18

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and color on gold-flecked paper

Secondary Keywords

scale

architecture

buildings and the land

descriptors

genres

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

plants

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Vaulted Passageway

Artist

M. Vuillemin

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1956/2.5

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

roads

rock

rock by form

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

vaults and vault components

Title

Star-shaped Tile with flying crane among flowers

Artist

Iran, Kashan

Physical Description

A tile in the shape of a 8 pointed star with a bird depiction and inscriptions.

Century

early 14th century

Object Creation Date

early 14th century

Accession Number

1957/1.102

Medium and Support

fritware with blue underglaze painting and brown luster overglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

birds

buildings and the land

crane (bird)

descriptors

design elements

document genres

document genres by form

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

information forms

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

middle east (general region)

motifs

natural element motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Hunger

Artist

George Grosz

Physical Description

This sparely executed lithograph depicts, from left to right, a young boy, an aged man in a hat, and an aged woman in a shawl looking at the food on display in a shop window, bananas, cheese, sausage, and wine, among other items.

Artist Life Dates

1893-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

1957/1.105

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

figures

image-making processes and techniques

lithography

materials

materials by function

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

movement

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

planographic printing processes

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stores

stores by commodity sold

windows and window components

Title

Bowl with bird holding leaf and inscription

Artist

Iran, Kashan

Physical Description

A wide-mouth, narrow-base bowl with overglaze lustre decorations of a bird holding leaf. There are inscriptions as part of the decorations.

Century

12th-13th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1957/1.63

Medium and Support

fritware with overglaze lustre painting

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animals and creatures

associated concepts

biological material

containers

containers by form

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

geographic and political locations

information forms

materials

materials by origin

middle east (general region)

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels

Title

Tile with molded lion

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

Tile with molded lion motif.

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1957/1.68

Medium and Support

earthenware with turquoise glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

forming

geographic and political locations

mammals

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

middle east (general region)

object genres

object genres by material

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

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

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

Vajra bell (Lontjeng) (one of a pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Physical Description

This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”

Century

16th -17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1957/2.54

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

associated concepts

bells and sets of bells

biological components

buddhism

buddhist doctrinal concepts

chordophones

components

components and systems

components by specific context

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

doctrinal concepts

heads

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects

objects we use

people and culture

percussion idiophones

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

the human body

upper body

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)

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

Death Appearing on Horseback

Artist

Héctor Xavier

Artist Life Dates

Born 1921

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1954

Accession Number

1958/1.112

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

family

figures

how we live

mammals

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

relationships

rites of passage

skeleton and skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Calavera Huertista

Artist

José Guadalupe Posada

Artist Life Dates

1851-1913

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1910

Accession Number

1958/1.122

Medium and Support

relief engraving on metal

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

how we live

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

rites of passage

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Calavera Zapatista

Artist

José Guadalupe Posada

Artist Life Dates

1851-1913

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1851-1913

Accession Number

1958/1.123

Medium and Support

relief engraving on metal

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

clothing

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

objects

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

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

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

Deer in the Woods

Artist

Gustave Courbet

Physical Description

A deer stands in front of a tree, with tail towards the viewer. There is a creek that runs along the left side of the image. It is a heavily wooded area with stones in the creek and brighter green grass on the right side.

Artist Life Dates

1819-1877

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1839-1877

Accession Number

1958/1.135

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

mammals

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

plants

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

wilderness

woody plants

Title

Standing Figure

Artist

Alberto Giacometti

Physical Description

An elongated figure with minimal features stands on a small rectangular base with left foot slightly forward. The metal has a texture resembling molten wax.

Artist Life Dates

1901 - 1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

1958/1.137

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

figures

forming

forms of expression

genres

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Madonna by the Wall

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

A young woman, dressed in long robes with her veil drawn over her head, sits next to a wall holding an infant in her lap. She is turned slightly to her right and gazes sweetly upon the child who twists to face the viewer and holds an apple in his left hand. A stream meanders through the landscape of trees and city walls behind them.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1514

Accession Number

1958/1.95

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bavaria (state)

descriptors

europe (continent)

food

fruit

geographic and political locations

germany (nation)

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by function

mittelfranken (national district)

objects we use

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Milk

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

1907-1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

1958/2.10

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

excretions and secretions

materials

materials by origin

Title

A Plant

Artist

Zhu Da (Chu Ta)

Physical Description

A plant is shown against the blank background, with a long stem, some leaves on the top, and a apricot-like fruit at the bottom. Above the plant are some calligraphic texts, with the artist's signature and seal.

Artist Life Dates

1626-1705

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1645-1705

Accession Number

1958/2.57

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

writing (processes)

Title

Illusion of the Sea

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

1958/2.6

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

figures

geography

materials

materials by composition

people and occupations

shell and shell material

Title

Mirror, Lion-and-Grape type

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

bronze mirror with highly polished surface, back side deocrated with lions and grape motif and an animal shaped knob in the center.

Century

7th-10th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1958/2.74

Medium and Support

cast bronze with black patina

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

food

fruit

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

grape (fruit)

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects we use