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Captain Collins; Artist Unknown, American

Title
Captain Collins
Artist
Artist Unknown, American
Accession Number
2008/2.196.16
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:14:26
Secondary Keywords
objects we use
organizations
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in military occupations
visual works
visual works by subject type

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

Title
Tsuba (sword guard) with inlaid design of samurai on horseback at the shore
Artist
Harunori
Physical Description
This small, flat metal piece has a quartrefoil shape. Three holes in the middle. Some chips can be seen around the center hole, which mended with silver and copper. A samurai on horseback is charging into the sea from steep hill; he is wearing a helmet, armor, and sword, and holding a fan. A pine tree is standing on the samurai’s right side; there are rocks and bamboo grass by the ocean. The motifs of the ocean, pine tree, bamboo grass and rocks also appear on the reverse side. Gold and some silver and copper inlays are applied on pine branches, samurai's helmet, horse's mane and bridle, bamboo grass on the shore, and spray from waves.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1978/2.2
Medium and Support
iron with gold, silver, and copper inlays
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:13:06
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
descriptors
evergreens
grass (plant material)
landscapes (environments)
mammals
marine bodies
materials
materials by origin
natural landscapes
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in military occupations
plant material
plants
settlements and landscapes
trees
trees by leaf life
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott), illustration #29 from Timotheus Klein's Martin Luther (Berlin: Fritz Gurlitt Verlag, 1920-21); Lovis Corinth

Title
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott), illustration #29 from Timotheus Klein's Martin Luther (Berlin: Fritz Gurlitt Verlag, 1920-21)
Artist
Lovis Corinth
Physical Description
An approaching army in the foreground, with pikes or lances held in fists. A mounted soldier in the background carries a lance. At the top of the image is the phrase, left to right: "EINE feste Burg ist unser GOTT" — the first line to Martin Luther's hymn, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."
Artist Life Dates
1858 - 1925
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1920
Accession Number
2007/2.108
Medium and Support
lithograph on handmade beige paper
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:12:32
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
europe
european
european styles and periods
how we live
locality
military
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
religions and religious concepts
renaissance-baroque styles and periods
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type

Armor and Helmet with Paulownia Crests; Workshop of Mitsusada

Title
Armor and Helmet with Paulownia Crests
Artist
Workshop of Mitsusada
Physical Description
The armor is comprised of a round helmet with a neck protector and a crescent-moon shaped ornament; a mask with fake mustache; an upper-body protector with sleeves from waist down and paulownia crest in the middle; a thigh cover; two metal leg protectors; two arm and hand protectors. The suit is stored in a black lacquered box with the gold crest.
The helmet is made of red-painted metal lined with indigo-died cotton fabric and deer skin leather trim, which is attached to the metal helmet. The cotton is quilted with indigo-dyed cotton threads. There are two loops on side and one loop in the back, to hold a code for tying below the wearer’s chin. The code is indigo-dyed and then plaited; there are some fading areas. On the outside of helmet, the paulownia crest is on side flaps (to protect ears). There is a hole in the middle of the helmet for a head ornament. The metal leaves are interlaced with cotton strings. Ceremonial knots of yellow code on the back. It weights about 10 pounds.
The helmet ornament is in crescent moon shape and made of lacquered wood in gold color. There is a slot on the back to place the ornament in the helmet. The slot is nailed to the wood; it looks like a later creation.
The mask covers below the wearer’s eyes, ears, nose and mouth, and down to front neck. The upper part is made of metal; the neck is in metal pieces and cotton codes. The mustache is made of animal hair. The mouth has fake teeth painted with gold.
The arm and hand protectors are made of red-painted metal shell and silk fabric with small flower motifs lined with deerskin and indigo-dyed cotton fabric. The shell is consisted of small metal panels connected with chains. The hand protectors have three different crests. The protectors are tied with indigo dyed cotton codes on back.
The leg protectors are also made of red-painted metal with silk fabric lining. On the metal surface of each piece, there are the artist’s signature and seal.
The body is consisted of metal panels, lacquered with gold in design of peonies and vines. The family crest appears in the middle. Metal knots are in chrysanthemum design. Inside is lined with leather printed with lions and peonies. The shoulder pads are made of cotton quilt in tortoise shell design.
The apron for thighs is made of silk fabric quilt and metal panels. The metal panels protect thighs. The apron belt is made of cotton kasuri; the back is lined with indigo dyed cotton.
The thick belt for the body is made of padded silk fabric.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2006/1.146A-M
Medium and Support
metal, lacquer, silk cords, and silk fabric
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:12:16
Secondary Keywords
costume
costume by function
descriptors
design elements
heraldic motifs
motifs
natural element motifs
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in military occupations
protective wear

Sword scabbard ornament (menuki): lion (pair w/ dragon, 1982/2.18); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Sword scabbard ornament (menuki): lion (pair w/ dragon, 1982/2.18)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1982/2.17
Medium and Support
copper with gold
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:11:41
Secondary Keywords
animals
army
mammals
military
objects
people and occupations
the natural world
warriors

Rustam Takes Prisoner the Khan of China, from the Shahnama of Firdausi; Shiraz and Timurid Schools

Title
Rustam Takes Prisoner the Khan of China, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.52
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:11:40
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
animals
army
how we live
literary
mammals
military
people and occupations
the natural world
war

Funerary Sculpture as a Warrior; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Funerary Sculpture as a Warrior
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
8th - 9th century
Object Creation Date
8th century - 9th century
Accession Number
2003/2.23
Medium and Support
unbaked clay with traces of polychrome
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:10:35
Secondary Keywords
army
figures
military
objects
people and occupations
standing
weaponry

Corselet Bearers; Giulio Campagnola; After Andrea Mantegna

Title
Corselet Bearers
Artist
Giulio Campagnola
Physical Description
This print shows a procession of men walking from right to left across the foregound of the picture.They are dressed in short tunics and have laurel wreaths on their heads and some have swords.Some carry poles on which there are breast plates and helmets and some are holding litters piled with furniture, vessels and cups. There is an elephant that is partially shown at the far left.The background area is blank.
There are traces of additional diagonal hatching marks that had been added at a later date; those lines have been removed.
Artist Life Dates
ca.1482-1515
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1498
Accession Number
1997/1.534
Medium and Support
engraving on laid paper
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:10:12
Secondary Keywords
ceremonies
costume
costume by function
cultural ceremonies
events
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in military occupations
protective wear

Waterside Castle Under Siege, sheet 1; Utagawa Yoshitora

Title
Waterside Castle Under Siege, sheet 1
Artist
Utagawa Yoshitora
Artist Life Dates
(Tokyo, ca. 1815 - ca. 1880)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1850-1880
Accession Number
before6/30/46.1
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Secondary Keywords
animals
army
asia
geography
houses
locality
mammals
military
objects we use
people and occupations
the natural world
transportation vehicles
vehicles
visual and tactile
watercraft
watercraft by general type
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