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Title

Courtesan and client: parody of the Kiritsubo Chapter of the Tale of Genji (Mitate Genji Kiritsubo)

Artist

Okumura Masanobu

Physical Description

A monochrome print depicting two standing women and a reclining man in a room. The taller woman, a courtesan, wears an elaborate kimono of butterfly design and under-kimono of geometric patterns; her hair is tied on the back, wearing tortoise shell comb and hairpin. She is holding skirts of kimono and under-kimono with her right hand and is hiding her left hand under the kimono. The second woman, an attendant, is standing behind the courtesan, holding a doll of a boy and her face turning away. She wears a plain kimono with pine tree design and obi (sash) with striped patterns. The man is reclining and looking toward the courtesan. They seem to engage in conversation. The man wears kimono with design of coins and short jacket with plaid patterns. His hair is shaved on top and tied on the back. There is a folded screen behind him, depicting a plum tree by river. In front of him, there are a sake pitcher, sake cup and its stand, and a bowl with food accompanied by a tray and chopsticks. There is a title of the print in cartouche at upper right.

Artist Life Dates

1686-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1711-1716

Accession Number

1948/1.198

Medium and Support

Oban (large-size) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper

relevance

rank 9.58366

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Title

Incense Container in the Shape of a Ginko Leaf

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

This incense burner is composed of two equal halves. It opens to be used for incense storage, and takes the shape of a ginko leaf. The glaze gives the piece a red color.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.216

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 9.53001

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Title

Pine Trees, Snowy Slope

Artist

Brett Weston

Physical Description

Pine trees in the snow on top of a mountain. Dark trees, grey shadows and white snow.

Artist Life Dates

1911-1993

Object Creation Date

1959; printed 1960s

Accession Number

2013/1.284

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.49844

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Title

Edo Meisho: Gotenyama, Cherry-blossom Viewing

Artist

Andô Hiroshige II

Physical Description

People are appreciating the beauty of the cherry blossoms and some are having picnics under the trees. Below the highland where the cherry trees and the people are, the land leads to the fields and hills in the distance. The sky appears to be red along the edge of the hill, suggesting the time as early evening.

Artist Life Dates

1829-1869

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

1948/1.147

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 9.49844

Secondary Keywords

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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

relevance

rank 9.48506

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Title

Palmaras

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white lithograph depicts a number of palm trees.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

2011/2.89

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 9.48434

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Title

Peach Blossom Spring

Artist

Qiu Ying (Ch'iu Ying)

Physical Description

In this fan painting mounted as an album leaf, a fishing boat is moored at shore. Water stretches to the right, and above it calligraphic text recounting the story of Peach Blossom Spring. To the left of the boat, are green riverbanks, blossoming peach trees, and a man in a small cave.

Artist Life Dates

c.1495-1552

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1542

Accession Number

1976/1.212

Medium and Support

ink and color on gold paper

relevance

rank 9.47056

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Waiting for a Ferry by a River in Autumn

Artist

Yao Yunzai (Yao Yün-tsai)

Physical Description

Bright green mountains dominate this tranquil autumn landscape. Figures wait beneath trees alongside a riverbank for a ferry in the lower portion of the scroll.

Artist Life Dates

active 16th century

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1641

Accession Number

1974/1.93

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 9.41919

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

Chalcedony ornamental snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.29

Medium and Support

chalcedony and glass

relevance

rank 9.41554

Secondary Keywords

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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

relevance

rank 9.30409

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Japanese Beauty in a Red Maple Leaf Robe

Artist

Yamaguchi Soken (Sojun)

Physical Description

This image is of a lone female figure centrally located on the scroll. The dominate color of the image is red. The figure's outer kimono is decorated with red and gold maple leaves.

Artist Life Dates

1759-1818

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

early 19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.7

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 9.29887

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Title

Scholar's Winter Retreat

Artist

Gai Qi (Kai Ch'i)

Physical Description

A scholar sits in a relaxed posture at his desk looking at cut plum blossoms in a white vase; before him is an empty sheet of paper and ink stone, and by his side an attendant is boiling water for tea. A crane tucks her head and leg to keep herself warm in the cold winter air. The scholar seems to be contemplating a subject to be drawn or written, perhaps related to the flowers.

Artist Life Dates

(1774 - 1829)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1820

Accession Number

1981/2.133

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 9.23406

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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 9.15624

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Fourteen Fruit and Flower Sketches

Artist

Yong-chin Kim

Physical Description

Various sketches of fruits and flowers each with accompanying calligraphy.

Image 1: Large white flower in the upper left balanced by a large gray rock in the lower right. A smaller pink flower completes the visual triangle.

Image 2: A branch bearing two clusters of small orange fruits begins in the upper left and ends lower, center.

Image 3: A branch of white and pink flowers starts center right and moves off the page at upper center.

Image 4: A branch bearing three large green fruits starts and the upper left corner and ends just right of center. Two fruits centrally located and the third is in the upper left.

Image 5: Rock-mass in the upper right with green grass-like plants and light green orchids.

Image 6: Fruit-bearing vine moves across the top of the page and crosses over the lower right corner.

Image 7: Two large orange blooms are located slightly left of center and near the top. Opposite those the lower right half is dominated by a large rock formation.

Image 8: Two large orange-ish red fruits are located slightly below the center of the paper.

Image 9: Green leaves move from the upper right corner towards the lower left. In the lower left is a rock formation.

Image 10: Two large orange fruits are slighly off center and a small branch is in the upper right corner.

Image 11: A plant with red leaves moves from the upper right to the lower left. It is visually divided by a rock formation.

Image 12: One cluster of red fruits is slight below the center of the page, while another cluster is located more towards the upper right corner.

Image 13: Blooms of flowers curve up the page from the lower left to the center. There are three white blooms near the bottom left and two yellow ones near the top of the page.

Image 14: Three large blooming flowers are centrally located on the page. Two are slightly toward the left while the third is slightly toward the right.

Artist Life Dates

born 1881

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1952/2.5

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 9.15277

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Title

Landscape

Artist

Alice Hunt

Physical Description

A stream with trees on either side. Rocks in and around the stream and a fence in the grass on the left side of the image.

Artist Life Dates

1848-1930

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1848-1930

Accession Number

1944.11

Medium and Support

watercolor on white paper

relevance

rank 9.14666

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Title

Teabowl, white glaze with overglaze copper painting of pine tree (1 of 2)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.494

Medium and Support

porcelain with Hagi-style glaze and copper overglaze painting

relevance

rank 9.06021

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Title

Blue-and-white brush holder with human figures and pine tree

Artist

Artist Unknown Hirado ware, Japan

Physical Description

A hexagonal container of white porcelain. Each of six rectangular panels has delicate rendering of figures or plants with blue underglaze. On one panel there is a male figure dancing and playing a drum. On another panel, dancing male figure appears as well. Next to the drumming figure, a pine tree is drawn.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1966/2.25

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 8.94451

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Belle Vue

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A picnic area shaded by trees overlooking the edge of a mountainside.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.41

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 8.82830

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Tao Yuanming Appreciating Chrysanthemums

Artist

Ni Tian (Ni T'ien)

Physical Description

Pastoral poet Tao Yuanming (372–427) and a boy-servant bearing chrysanthemums on his back are shown. Two pine trees dominate the composition. Tao Yuanming’s forward gaze and slightly hunched posture exhibit his full inner exhilaration when chrysanthemums were collected. The subtle smile on the poet’s face seems also to reflect a moment of transcendence.

Has signature and seal of the artist

Artist Life Dates

1855 - 1919

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1855-1919

Accession Number

1987/1.275

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 8.77688

Secondary Keywords

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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 8.77518

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Title

Genji espies Murasaki for the first time, from the Wakamurasaki chapter of The Tale of Genji

Artist

Kanô Tsunenobu

Physical Description

Among a gold and bright mineral pigmented landscape, Genji stands below a cherry tree in full bloom and watches Murasaki, who stands in an architectural structure. A distant stream and hilltops indicate the isolated setting.

Artist Life Dates

active 1636-1713

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1670-1680

Accession Number

2002/1.168

Medium and Support

ink, color, and gold pigment and foil on paper

relevance

rank 8.77213

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

Blossoming Prunus Branch, after Wang Yüan-chang (Wang Mien)

Artist

Yamamoto Baiitsu

Physical Description

The prunus branch depicted by Baiitsu makes use of the long vertical form provided by the hanging scroll format. The branch enters the visual field from the top right, and curves downward toward the bottom of the scroll. On either side of the branch are sections of calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

1783-1856

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1847

Accession Number

1970/2.156

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 8.69538

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Black Nagoya-style obi with embroidered pine needle designs in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black silk damask with some interwoved black lacquered threads; pine-needle design embroidery in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s

Accession Number

2005/1.330

Medium and Support

black silk damask with mettalic thread embroidery

relevance

rank 8.56345

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

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Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #12 Mishima

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of a village by the river. Two pine trees and several cherry blossom trees are standing by the river. Several travelers are walking across the bridge, carrying parcels and goods. The river meanders and leads to the mountains in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.328

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 8.53710

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vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Blue Mountains and White Clouds

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

The green mountains in this fan painting appear truly vertical and solid. The clouds, too, in spite of their rounded edges appear to be frozen in space. A pine tree bends over the side of the cliff, with its foliage over a traveler in white crossing a bridge below.

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

14th century (or later)

Accession Number

1970/2.157

Medium and Support

fan mounted as hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 8.45661

Secondary Keywords

upward

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trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

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Title

Au Marais

Artist

Auguste Louis Lepère

Physical Description

This graphite and watercolor piece on paper contains thirteen slender trees on its horizon. There are multiple buildings in the background, with a large structure in the left center. The foreground is hilly and grassy.

Artist Life Dates

1849-1918

Object Creation Date

1875-1918

Accession Number

2009/1.505

Medium and Support

graphite and watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 8.28771

Secondary Keywords

upward

biological components

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residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

trees (components)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Ring

Artist

Carol Hepper

Physical Description

An abstract sculpture made out of wood. Composed of three parts with a wooden ring encircling the other two additions.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1953

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2011/1.85

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 8.26770

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

materials

materials by origin

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people and culture

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plant material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

trees (components)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood and wood products

Title

Black Roses, Sept. 30

Artist

Donald Sultan

Physical Description

Dense foliage concentrated in the center of the paper. Signature, date and title are largely written and on the top and side of the work in pencil. Chunks of charcoal stuck on the paper in small areas.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1951

Object Creation Date

1989

Accession Number

2014/2.16

Medium and Support

charcoal on paper

relevance

rank 8.09303

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

european

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people and culture

plant components

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

trees (components)

Title

Field Notes II

Artist

Larry Cressman

Physical Description

Small, thin raspberry twigs are organized in horizental rows to form a square on a white background.

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Object Creation Date

2009

Accession Number

2009/2.103

Medium and Support

raspberry twigs, polymer, pins

relevance

rank 8.03563

Secondary Keywords

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by function

descriptors

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equipment

equipment by process

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landscapes (environments)

objects we use

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painting techniques by medium

piercing tools

plant components

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

tools and equipment

trees (components)

Title

Hemlock Canyons

Artist

Mike Irolla

Physical Description

Large, turned wood vessel. Fire has been used to color and texture the surface. Bark has been left on to provide texture. The mouth of the vessel is jagged.

large burnt wood vessel with bark marking the top irregular edge

Artist Life Dates

born 1974

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

2001

Accession Number

2002/2.147

Medium and Support

hemlock

relevance

rank 7.96493

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

biological components

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descriptors

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settlements and landscapes

surface marking processes and techniques

trees (components)

wood and wood products

Title

Battle of the Genji and Heike Forces

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This 6-fold screen is a depiction of the Battle of Genji and Heike. In samurai armor, the Heike forces approach by ship from the left, while Genji forces rush to the shore on horseback and on foot—drawing the viewer’s attention to the center of the screens, where their confrontation will finally take place. The Heike forces can be identified by the red banners on their ships, while the Genji clan carries white banners.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1573-1650

Accession Number

1964/2.64

Medium and Support

6-fold screen, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 7.80630

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

associated concepts

bodies of water

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bodies of water by size

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events

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furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

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mammals

marine bodies

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

physical sciences concepts

plants

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

scientific concepts

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transportation vehicles

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Paraders with Flowering Tree Branches, Moscow

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A parade in Moscow. Presumably this parade is in the springtime, participants hold flowering tree branches. In the center a father and his young daughter, who is sitting on his shoulders, smile as they walk down the street.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.92

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 7.77562

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

associated concepts

biological components

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descriptors

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photography and photographic processes and techniques

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scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

trees (components)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

woody plants

Title

Eight Views of Ômi: #2 Night Rain at Karasaki

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Vertical lines stream downward across the print indicate torrents of rain. The dark color pallette and black strip across the top indicate that the image is set at night. A giant tree on an island looms over the image, surrounded by water. A poem in the upper left corner reads:

"Elsewhere will they talk of the music of the evening breeze

that has made the pine of Karasaki famous; the voice of the

wind is not heard through the sound of the rain in the night."

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1834

Accession Number

1948/1.135

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 7.75221

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

visual arts

artistic concepts

asian

associated concepts

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forms of expression

japanese

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physical sciences concepts

plants

precipitation

prints

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relief prints

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

trees

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vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Buddha, seated under a canopy of 3 leaves on a double lotus dais in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra, flanked by two stupas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India

Physical Description

The Buddha in bhumisparsa mudra (the gesture of touching the earth with his right hand, palm inward), signaling his victory over Mara. He is shown under three leaves, indicating the bodhi tree under which he sat while meditating before reaching an awakening. He is shown flanked by two stupas, or reliquary monuments, symbolizing his attainment of nirvana.

Century

11th century

Object Creation Date

11th century

Accession Number

1983/1.396

Medium and Support

black schist

relevance

rank 7.74331

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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attributes and properties by specific type

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components

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descriptors

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plant components

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

size (extent)

size by specific type

trees (components)

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Brewing Tea under Pines by a Stream

Artist

Zhou Chen (Chou Ch'en)

Physical Description

Vertically oriented. Ink on silk with silk edging. Three figures at a stream in a wooded area.

Artist Life Dates

active 1515-1535

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

mid 16th century - late 16th century

Accession Number

1963/2.3

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 7.69054

Secondary Keywords

layout features

upward

bodies of water

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containers

containers by function or context

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culinary containers

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landforms and landform components

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medium

natural landscapes

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plants

riverine bodies

scrolls

settlements and landscapes

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels for serving and consuming food

vessels for serving drinks

woody plants

Title

One of a pair of six-fold screens

Artist

Attributed Kanô Tan'yû

Physical Description

These panels represent six of the twelve months. The panels each have calligraphy and a red seal in one corner. In each panel there is a bird and a type of plant, which are suggestive of particular months. On the top left panel there is bamboo, the bow of the boat with a small lamp attached to it, and a type of water fowl. In the bottom middle panel is a blooming sakura tree and a pheasant. In the bottom left panel is blue and white wisteria ans small sparrows. In the bottom right panel there is a willow slowly coming back to life after winter over a thatched building.

Artist Life Dates

(Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1965/1.179

Medium and Support

ink and light color on paper, one of pair of Six fold screens

relevance

rank 7.60243

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

asian

associated concepts

birds

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bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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dwellings

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east asian

furnishings

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grass (plant material)

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shrubs

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vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

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Title

California Orange Grove

Artist

David Courlander

Physical Description

Painting of landscape scene with blue sky and green field. Mountains and three houses in background in the upper-left quadrant. Grove with orange trees in center. Two men fishing along the banks of a stream in the lower right foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1866-1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/2.89

Medium and Support

oil on canvas board

relevance

rank 7.53169

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

upward

americas

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fruit

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materials

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visual works

visual works by subject type

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weather-related phenomena

woods

woody plants

Title

Willow

Artist

Nishiyama Kan'ei

Artist Life Dates

1833-1897

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 19th century

Accession Number

1990/1.199

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 6.32094

Secondary Keywords

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

Kimono Fragment, with Embroidered and Couched Designs of Plum, Bamboo and Pine

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1860-1900

Accession Number

1930.38

Medium and Support

silk crepe (chirimen) with embroidery and couched metallic threads

relevance

rank 6.32094

Secondary Keywords

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

Tea Blossoms, Pine Branches and Mynah Bird

Artist

Ren Xiong (Jen Hsiung)

Artist Life Dates

1820-1857

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1835-1857

Accession Number

1986/2.12

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 6.32094

Secondary Keywords

animals

the natural world

trees

Title

Colored Landscape after Gongxian / Red Bird on a Branch

Artist

Jin Cheng and Jin Zhang

Artist Life Dates

(Wuxing, Zhejiang, 1878 - 1926)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1980/1.223A

Medium and Support

folding fan, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 6.25220

Secondary Keywords

animals

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

Tea Bowl

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1997/1.206

Medium and Support

Raku pottery with green underglaze and black painting

relevance

rank 6.25220

Secondary Keywords

objects

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

Teabowl, white glaze with overglaze copper painting of pine tree (with 1954/1.494)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.493

Medium and Support

porcelain with Hagi-style glaze and copper overglaze painting

relevance

rank 6.25220

Secondary Keywords

objects

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

Flowers and Plum Blossoma

Artist

Qian Juying (Ch'ien Chü-ying)

Artist Life Dates

1771-1827

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1861

Accession Number

1969/1.102

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 6.25220

Secondary Keywords

genres

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

Bird of Longevity on Pine Branch

Artist

Ding Yanyong (Ting Yen-yung)

Artist Life Dates

(Guangdong province, 1902 - 1978, Hong Kong)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1902-1978

Accession Number

1983/2.154

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 6.18494

Secondary Keywords

animals

genres

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

Palermo - Botanic Garden, Avenue of the Palms

Artist

Giorgio Sommer

Artist Life Dates

1834-1914

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1870

Accession Number

1980/1.173

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 6.18494

Secondary Keywords

gardens

plants

streets

the natural world

trees

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

relevance

rank 6.11912

Secondary Keywords

plants

text-based art

the natural world

trees

Title

Pines at Winchelsea

Artist

Alfred Hutty

Artist Life Dates

1877-1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1877-1954

Accession Number

1954/1.221

Medium and Support

graphite on white paper

relevance

rank 6.11912

Secondary Keywords

modern and contemporary art

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

Plum Blossoms and Rock, from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1955/1.68

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.11912

Secondary Keywords

branches

making art

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

Spruce Cones

Artist

Warren Lombard

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934

Accession Number

1940.101

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 6.11912

Secondary Keywords

modern and contemporary art

plants

the natural world

trees