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Title

Palm Leaf from an Unidentified Manuscript with Devanagiri (?) script

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Century

17th century?

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1997/2.41

Medium and Support

incised palm-leaf darkened with coal dust

Secondary Keywords

plants

text-based art

the natural world

trees

Title

Vishnu on Ananta

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Kashmir

Physical Description

Two figures in a landscape; one a reclining blue-skinned figure, the other a seated female

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1985/1.132

Medium and Support

opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

asian

figures

hindu

named gods and goddesses

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

plants

religion

religions

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

subject matter

the natural world

Title

Warriors going into battle from a Mahabharata series

Artist

India, Maharashtra, Paithan School

Physical Description

Three warriors march forward, taking up nearly the entire frame. Blue soldiers carring weapons and shields bring up the front and rear. They appear to move through a stylized tree landscape.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

early 19th century - mid 19th century

Accession Number

1975/2.150

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

buildings and the land

document genres

document genres by function

events

information forms

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plants

religious texts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weapons and ammunition

woody plants

Title

Syamatara

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1977/2.2

Medium and Support

black chlorite (stone)

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Drawing for a Ramayana series: Rama, Lakshmana and Sugriva in conference (fol. 204)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Punjab Hills

Physical Description

Rama and Lakshmana sit under a tree with the King of the monkeys, surrounded by monkeys. Some monkeys have taken to flight in the upper corners of the drawing. With a few deft strokes the artist conveys the swiftly changing emotions of the moment, as the monkeys respond with astonishment, empathy, and action to Rama’s pleas.

Century

late 18th century - early 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century - early 19th century

Accession Number

1975/2.149

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

crown (headdress)

headgear

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Nayika series; Demon frightens a woman in the forest

Artist

India, Punjab Hills, Kangra?

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.142

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

people and occupations

plants

standing

the natural world

woods

Title

Krishna massaging the feet of Radha (a scene from the Gita Govinda?)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Punjab Hills, Mankot School

Physical Description

Bold colors depict Krishna, one of human manifestations of the Hindu god Vishnu, is seated with a woman, Radha, above him. He touches her leg, and the tips of her hands and feet glow red. She sits erect and holds a large flower, looking straight off the left edge of the picture. The two are framed in an architectural structure.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1730

Accession Number

1979/1.160

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and beetle thorax casings on paper

Secondary Keywords

image form

associated concepts

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

legs

lower body

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by state or condition

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

the human body

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Man with two ladies

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Punjab Hills, Nurpur School

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750-1760

Accession Number

1997/2.43

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

man

people and occupations

plants

standing

the natural world

Title

Baramasa series: The Eleventh Month

Artist

India, Rajasthan, Bundi School

Century

mid 18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1985/2.141

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

castles and palaces

palaces

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

plants

standing

the natural world

Title

Ragamala series: Ragini Madhumadhavi of Hindola Raga 18

Artist

India, Rajasthan, Bundi-Kotah School

Century

late 18th-early 19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800

Accession Number

1985/2.135

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

genres

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Iconography series: Princess mounted on an elephant

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840

Accession Number

1985/2.136

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

atmospheric effects

landscapes

mammals

people and occupations

plants

political figures

royalty

the natural world

Title

Iconography series: "Danu" [Sagittarius]: Archer-centaur

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840

Accession Number

1985/2.137

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

landscapes

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plants

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

the natural world

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Iconography series: "Budha" [Mercury], elephant-headed goddess on a white bird

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840

Accession Number

1985/2.138

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

landscapes

mammals

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plants

the natural world

Title

Ragamala series: Hindola Raga (folio no. 13?)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750

Accession Number

1975/2.155

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

plants

the natural world

Title

Ragamala series: Ragini Gujari

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750

Accession Number

1975/2.157

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

architecture

birds

figures

genres

music

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

tools

Title

Ragamala series: Nata Ragini 3 (Battle scene)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750

Accession Number

1975/2.158

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

how we live

mammals

objects

plants

the natural world

war

Title

A celebration of the rains

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Kotah School

Physical Description

Fresh greens for the foliage and dark blue clouds sprinkled with lightning set the rain celebration scene. Court ladies have gathered on the lawn, and some swing under a blossoming tree, while the raja and a woman watch the exciement below from a balcony of his white palace.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

early 19th century

Accession Number

1964/2.114

Medium and Support

Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

building divisions

buildings and the land

card, table and board game elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

descriptors

dwellings

events

game pieces

houses

houses by occupants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

official residences

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

recreation

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

residential structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by form

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Durga blessing a Raja and his entourage

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Jodhpur

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.147

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

mammals

music

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

plants

snails

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Lady meeting her lover from the Rasamanjari of Bhanudatta series

Artist

India, Rajasthan, Mewar School

Physical Description

Brightly colored painting with three primary registers. The uppermost and smallest register contains a poem. The lower two are larger and similar in size. The bottommost depicts stairs, architectural structures, snakes, and flowering plants. Above, the middle register frames a seated man under a canopy-like architectural form, who reaches out to grasp the wrist of a woman. Behind her is a flowering tree, and and the far right, and open door.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1630

Accession Number

1980/2.242

Medium and Support

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

deciduous trees

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Râmâyana series, modern work in an 18th century style

Artist

India, Rajasthan, Mewar School

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1975

Accession Number

1983/2.106

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

geography

people and occupations

plants

religious figures

the natural world

Title

Râmâyana series, modern work in an 18th century style

Artist

India, Rajasthan, Mewar School

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1975

Accession Number

1983/2.107

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

geography

people and occupations

plants

religious figures

the natural world

Title

Râmâyana series, folio 204 from the "Balakanda"

Artist

India, Rajasthan, Mewar School

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1725

Accession Number

1983/2.109

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

people and occupations

plants

religious figures

the natural world

Title

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

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

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

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.166

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

herbaceous plants

hindu

hinduism

landscapes (environments)

named gods and goddesses

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by general context

physical sciences concepts

plants

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

subject matter

suns

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk, layman, and cobras

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

A naked Jina sits on a throne with a naked monk to his left offering praise. A devotee sits in a lotus pond that is surrounded by flames, yet his face appears serene ans he holds his rosary. Two cobras appear next to the flames, with a three in the background.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.171

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

events

figures (representations)

gathered matter components

information form components

information forms

landscapes (environments)

leaves (folded sheets)

motifs

natural element motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plants

reptiles

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Jina and a monk in a landscape from a Digambara Jain manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

This painting illustrates a verse from a Digambara Jain manuscript that likens the capacity of praising the Jina to destroy sins to the way the sun obliterates darkness; it shows a sun with the face of a Jina illuminating the sky. The golden-hued Jina and the monk who venerate a Jina are nude, identifying them as belonging to the Digambara (sky-clad) sect of Jainism.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.172

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

figures

figures (representations)

herbaceous plants

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

people by occupation

people by state or condition

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Jina venerated by a monk and a royal devotee from a Digambara Jain manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

This painting is a rare depiction of the Jina’s first preaching. It is said that the speech of the Jina is like no other and that miracles occur upon hearing it. Here the Jina is depicted with four heads, representing the miraculous ability to see from all four directions at once. The golden-hued Jina and the monk who venerate a Jina are nude, identifying them as belonging to the Digambara (sky-clad) sect of Jainism.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.173

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

massing or shape

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plants

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by form

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and devotees

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

Multi-colored ink on paper. Reds and golds make up the primary focus colors and are accented by dark blues. Features five figures, two larger figures on the top half of the page and three smaller figures on the bottom. Scene of worship.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.177

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

layout features

asian

bowl-shaped drums

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

drums (membranophones)

figures (representations)

forms

herbaceous plants

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

landscapes (environments)

layout features

making art

membranophones

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

religious visual works

settlements and landscapes

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

sound devices by function

struck drums

text-based art

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Durga, seated, with sixteen arms

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Physical Description

Durga sits with her legs in a half lotus position, crossed in front of her, but not interlaced. She has a narrow waist and rounded pointy breasts with broad shoulders. Her front two hands hold a rosary (also in a reassuring gesture) and a pot. Her other hands fan out around her. Reading clockwise, she carries a wide assortment of weapons, an arrow, sword, feather, club, discus, trident and [?] on her right and conch, bell, noose, trident, club?, shield, bow and a kapala (skull cup). She has large open eyes and a full mouth and nose. She wears jewelry including necklaces and shoulder loops, armlets, bracelets and large floral earrings. Her crown rest atop her head, but there are wing-like elements that fan out behind her ears. She sits on a squared base with stylized lotus petals over simpler moldings.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1981/2.59

Medium and Support

copper

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

animal material

associated concepts

beads and sets of beads

bells and sets of bells

buildings and the land

chordophones

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

edged weapons

figures

herbaceous plants

keratinous material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

percussion idiophones

percussive weapons

plants

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

religions

religions and religious concepts

sets of beads

settlements and landscapes

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

spears (weapons)

spears by form

sports and athletic equipment

staff weapons

struck idiophones

track and field sports equipment

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weapons

weapons and ammunition

woody plants

Title

In a wooded background with a small temple sheltering the lingam. Floral

foreground. From a Ragamala Series.

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Uttar Pradesh, Chaurapancasika Style

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550-1575

Accession Number

1983/2.105

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on birch bark

Secondary Keywords

hindu

named gods and goddesses

people and occupations

plants

religion

religions

religious figures

subject matter

the natural world

Title

Villagers Bringing Home a Boar

Artist

Indonesia, Bali

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

2001/1.369

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

mammals

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

Katherine Anne (North) Lady Glenbervie

Artist

Jean Ingres

Artist Life Dates

1780-1867

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1820

Accession Number

1954/1.298

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

clothing

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

seating furniture

single seating furniture

the natural world

Title

Sunset

Artist

George Inness

Physical Description

Landscape scene depicting trees silhouetted against a reddening sky with a dead fallen tree trunk lying diagonally across the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1825-1894

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1886

Accession Number

1954/1.170

Medium and Support

oil on canvas, laid down on panel

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

earth sciences concepts

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

modern american styles and periods

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

modern north american fine arts styles and movements

modern north american styles and movements

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

wilderness

woods

woody plants

Title

Medicinal plants; Leaf from an Arabic translation of the "De Materia Medica," by Dioscorides

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

13th century

Accession Number

1957/2.1

Medium and Support

tempera on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

asian

genres

making art

plants

the natural world

types

Title

MS Leaf: Garden (Gulistan) of Roses by Saadi with Miniature Painting

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

late 18th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century

Accession Number

1959/1.154

Medium and Support

ink on glazed paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

asian

landscapes

leaves

making art

plants

text-based art

the natural world

types

Title

Textile fragment

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1930.41

Medium and Support

embroidery

Secondary Keywords

asian

figures

human body

making art

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

types

Title

Textile fragment

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1930.43

Medium and Support

printed cotton

Secondary Keywords

asian

figures

human body

making art

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

types

Title

Textile fragment

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1930.40.1

Medium and Support

wool embroidery on red wool fabric

Secondary Keywords

asian

figures

human body

making art

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

types

Title

Textile fragment

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1930.40.2

Medium and Support

silk brocade with metallic threads

Secondary Keywords

animals

asian

figures

human body

making art

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

types

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

Hanging a Poem on a Cherry Tree

Artist

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Physical Description

A color woodblock print of a young woman hanging a paper with poem on a cherry tree. The woman is in a kimono with intricate design of cherry blossom, hemp leaves, birds and swirls, pine trees and diamond patterns. She also wears broad obi (sash) in checkerboard patterns, which is bow- tied on her back. There is also a white sash underneath the obi, which supports her long kimono. Her hair is tied on the back and adorn with tortoise-shell comb and pin. The cherry tree is in full bloom; there is a curtain with a family crest behind the woman and the tree; a certain kind of platform with swirling vine pattern is peaking below the curtain. The overall color scheme is in yellow, orange, black and white (the color of the paper). There are artist’s signature and two seals on the right bottom corner, and smaller seal on the left bottom corner.

Artist Life Dates

1711-1785

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1746-1749

Accession Number

1955/1.130

Medium and Support

Urushi-e (color woodblock print) on paper

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for openings

deciduous trees

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

information forms

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Courtesan Tasting a Morning-glory Bud

Artist

Isoda Koryûsai

Artist Life Dates

active 1764 - 1788

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

early 1770

Accession Number

1948/1.166

Medium and Support

Pillar-format full-color woodblock print (hashira e nishiki e)

Secondary Keywords

asian

entertainers

forms

making art

people and occupations

plants

schools of japanese paintings and prints

the natural world

Title

First Designs of Model Young Leaves: the Courtesan Karauta of the Chôjiya, accompanied by her attendants Matsuno and Takeno

Artist

Isoda Koryûsai

Physical Description

This is a color woodblock print of a courtesan and her two attendants. They are walking toward the left. The courtesan wears red and brown kimono with geometric designs and a pink cloak with plum tree and cloud design. Her green obi (sash), tied in front, has peacock feather and geometric patterns. Her hair is sculpted in the shape of “lantern” style, with the broad wings to the side of the head. Three large tortoise-shell comb and four pins adorn the hair. The two young attendants wear matching clothes and hair accessories; their kimono design has the same plum and cloud patterns as the courtesan but in brownish colors. Their obi is in green color with wavy stripes, loosely tied on their backs. They also have tortoise shell combs, hairpins, and ornaments in the shape of pine leaves. One attendant is looking at a ground, and other attendant toward the right. All three wear high platform sandals. There are artist’s signature and publisher’s seal on the lower left corner, as well as the title on the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

active 1764 - 1788

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1777-1782

Accession Number

1960/1.145

Medium and Support

Oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

deciduous trees

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by occupation

people in service occupations

plants

prostitutes

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

youth

Title

Children Playing on the Beach

Artist

Josef Israels

Artist Life Dates

1824-1911

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1824-1911

Accession Number

1953/2.16

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

geography

grasses

modern and contemporary art

plants

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Cuttings from an illuminated manuscript consisting of several decorative border pieces, containing dolphins, cherubs, portrait cameos and the arms of Cardinal Antonio Pallavicini.

Artist

Anonymous Italian (Florentine?)

Century

late 15th century

Object Creation Date

1489(?)

Accession Number

1971/2.10

Medium and Support

tempera and gold leaf on vellum

Secondary Keywords

family

how we live

illumination

people and occupations

plants

relationships

text-based art

the natural world

Title

Brocaded Silk

Artist

Anonymous Italian or French?

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1760-1780

Accession Number

1972/2.304

Medium and Support

brocaded silk

Secondary Keywords

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

Brocaded Silk

Artist

Anonymous Italian or French?

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1730-1755

Accession Number

1972/2.293

Medium and Support

brocaded silk

Secondary Keywords

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

Textile

Artist

Anonymous Italian or Spanish

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1930.58

Medium and Support

silk and linen

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

Brocaded silk liturgical textiles

Artist

Anonymous Italian or Spanish?

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1700-1740

Accession Number

1972/2.301A

Medium and Support

brocaded silk

Secondary Keywords

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

Brocaded silk liturgical textiles

Artist

Anonymous Italian or Spanish?

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1700-1740

Accession Number

1972/2.301B

Medium and Support

brocaded silk

Secondary Keywords

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

A Boar Hunt

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1670-1680

Accession Number

1951/2.33

Medium and Support

pen, brush, brown ink, brown wash and graphite on white paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

horsemen

hunting

mammals

plants

the natural world