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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)

relevance

rank 9.94640

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Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #52 Ishibe

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

View of an interior of an inn, with tatami-matted rooms and sliding doors. The rooms have doors open. Men and women wearing yukata are resting in one of the rooms. The other room seems to be a public bathroom, with one man taking a bath in the deep soaking tubs, and the other sitting on the stool to put on his clothes.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.330

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 9.92350

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Richard Dokas

Physical Description

Peaceful river next to a large tree with white flowering tree along rocky shoreline.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1945

Accession Number

2013/1.245

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.91813

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Jack East, Jr.

Physical Description

Tree trunk fallen over onto rocks in a stream.

Accession Number

2013/1.246

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.91813

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

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Title

Longquan ware covered jar with peony scroll design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Covered jar of celadon glaze, body decorated with peony scroll, with base decorated with lotus petals. The circular contours of a peony scroll have been slightly compressed to complement the squat belly of the jar.

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

14th century

Accession Number

1962/1.101A&B

Medium and Support

Porcelaneous stoneware with molded decoration under celadon glaze

relevance

rank 9.91530

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Au dessu du col de vara

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A lone upright plant amongst tangled branches and grasses of other flora on the mountainside.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.40

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.90373

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

Standing Woman with Corsage, Striped Background

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

Young woman standing in a party dress, next to a striped wall. She is wearing a corsage.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.115

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.87835

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Title

Flowers and Girl

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

The girl on the left is facing the big red and purple flower to the right.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

2011/2.54

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 9.87835

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Roses and Flowers in a Glass

Artist

Henri Fantin-Latour

Physical Description

This painting depicts a glass vase with roses, phlox, and other flowers standing on a table. One pink rose lies next to the vase on the table; the background is an undifferentiated background of brown/tan.

Artist Life Dates

1836-1904

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1870-1890

Accession Number

1955/1.76

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 9.87835

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Deer in a Deep Woods

Artist

Ralph Albert Blakelock

Physical Description

Landscape painting depicting trees with a solitary deer in the center of the canvas

Artist Life Dates

1847-1919

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

1862-1904

Accession Number

1983/1.83

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 9.87445

Secondary Keywords

animals

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Title

Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Dusk at Numazu

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Several travellers are walking along the river. There are trees on both sides of the road. A big round moon is above the village houses in the distance. One the other side of the river is a lush forest.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1948/1.121

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 9.87189

Secondary Keywords

scale

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Title

Landscape

Artist

Huang Yue (aka Huang Yueh)

Physical Description

This painting (and the one adjacent) comes from an album of four landscape paintings.

Artist Life Dates

1750-1841

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1831

Accession Number

2006/2.22.2

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 9.87171

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

A Waterfall by Moonlight

Artist

Stephen Greeling Putnam

Physical Description

A landscape in a vertical format with hills on either side and a large tree on the right. There is a small stream going through the center of the two hills.

Artist Life Dates

1852- circa 1931

Century

19th century

Accession Number

2013/2.536

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

relevance

rank 9.87171

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Black Tree and Sunset

Artist

Wynn Bullock

Physical Description

A dark and stormy scene full of fog. There is a dark silhouette of a tree on top of a hill in the lower right hand side of the image, while the other mountains in the background are faded. The moon is lighting the sky and coming through the clouds and fog.

Artist Life Dates

(Chicago, IL, 4/18/1902 - 11/16/1975)

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2012/1.240

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.87171

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Two Youths Conversing by a Stream

Artist

Paul Sandby

Physical Description

A landscape with two seated figures in the lower right corner, multiple cows in the landscape as well. There are many hills and trees full of leaves. The sky is mostly clear with a few clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1725-1809

Century

18th century

Accession Number

2013/2.532

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

relevance

rank 9.86631

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Beech and Red Maple Leaves, from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

A close-up image of a cluster of dried beech leaves with one red maple leaf on top at the base of a mossy tree.

Artist Life Dates

(1917 - 2009)

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2012/2.14.9

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

relevance

rank 9.86619

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Charity (La Charité)

Artist

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Physical Description

Painting of a woman holding two sleeping nude babies, wearing white fabric draped over her head and shoulders with abundant blue-green fabric wrapped and loosely gathered around the rest of her body standing in front of a lush background with areas of blue sky peaking through the foliage.

Artist Life Dates

1825-1905

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1859

Accession Number

1895.96

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 9.85653

Secondary Keywords

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family

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Title

Rectangular covered box with hand-painted chrysanthemum painting

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.513

Medium and Support

Porcelain with crackled clear glaze and overglaze white and iron slip painting

relevance

rank 9.84154

Secondary Keywords

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Title

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

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2005/1.357

Medium and Support

crepe silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery

relevance

rank 9.84154

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

costume

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Title

Moon Over Cypress

Artist

Italo Scanga

Physical Description

This is a colorful abstract print with geometric shapes in blue, yellow, green and red outlined in black. There are also three white areas with black line drawings that depict a plant in a flower pot and two cypress trees in the bottom section and a landscape with mountains and a yellow moon in the upper right portion.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1932

Object Creation Date

1989

Accession Number

2010/2.40

Medium and Support

lithograph on cream Rives BFK

relevance

rank 9.84154

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Title

Glass snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1790-1880

Accession Number

1980/2.141

Medium and Support

glass

relevance

rank 9.81965

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

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Title

Hagi ware flower vase

Artist

Miwa Jusetsu

Physical Description

It is a vertically long, rectangular shaped vase. The body is slightly tilted; its four corners are shaved from the top to the bottom. The clay color is orange-yellow; the body is glazed with porous, milky white ash glaze. The bottom edge of the body and the bottom are unglazed. It has no foot.

Artist Life Dates

born 1910

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960

Accession Number

1963/2.65

Medium and Support

stoneware with feldspar and ash glaze

relevance

rank 9.81340

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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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

relevance

rank 9.81340

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Landscape

Artist

Huang Yue (aka Huang Yueh)

Physical Description

This painting (and the one adjacent) comes from an album of four landscape paintings.

Artist Life Dates

1750-1841

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1831

Accession Number

2006/2.22.1

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 9.80066

Secondary Keywords

upward

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descriptors

dwellings

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Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #7 Fujisawa

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of a village by the water, with many shops and travellers in the street. On the right foreground there is an arched bridge with figures crossing. A gate that looks like the entrance of a shrine appears by the end of the bridge.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.324

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 9.79380

Secondary Keywords

scale

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Title

Rose - Top View

Artist

Albert G. Richards

Physical Description

A white background and x-ray top view of a rose.

Artist Life Dates

1917-2008

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2013/2.16

Medium and Support

radiograph on paper

relevance

rank 9.78612

Secondary Keywords

color

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Title

Gladolia Bouquet

Artist

Robert Wilbert

Physical Description

A pencil drawing of a vase containing a bouquet of flowers. The flowers appear to be a mix of lillies and irises.

Artist Life Dates

born 1929

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

2010/2.54

Medium and Support

pencil on paper

relevance

rank 9.78612

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Shigaraki Ware Flower Vase

Artist

Takahashi Rakusai III

Physical Description

The vase uses Shigaraki clay and the wood-firing process. The deformities and imperfections are intentional, and in Iga style. It has a lopsided lip edge at the top, with a deep indentation circling the vase just below it. The texture of this piece is splotchy and ridged, and the colors are earth tones, ranging from tans to dark, forest greens.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1976

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960-1963

Accession Number

1963/2.77

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 9.78612

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Iris-German

Artist

Albert G. Richards

Physical Description

A white background with x-ray image of an iris flower and part of the stem.

Artist Life Dates

1917-2008

Object Creation Date

1990-2000

Accession Number

2013/2.13

Medium and Support

radiograph on paper

relevance

rank 9.78612

Secondary Keywords

color

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Title

Fringed Gentian (Gentiana crinita), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

A close-up image of a cluster of light purple flowers, three fully bloomed, against a dark out of focus background.

Artist Life Dates

(1917 - 2009)

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2012/2.14.8

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

relevance

rank 9.78612

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Rose

Artist

Albert G. Richards

Physical Description

A white background and x-ray image of a rose from the side with stem and small set of three leaves.

Artist Life Dates

1917-2008

Object Creation Date

1990

Accession Number

2013/2.15

Medium and Support

radiograph on paper

relevance

rank 9.78612

Secondary Keywords

color

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Title

Daffodil

Artist

Albert G. Richards

Physical Description

A white background and x-ray image of a daffodil and part of the stem with a small leaf.

Artist Life Dates

1917-2008

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2013/2.17

Medium and Support

radiograph on paper

relevance

rank 9.78612

Secondary Keywords

color

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Title

Lilly-Solar

Artist

Albert G. Richards

Physical Description

Black background and up-close view of a lily.

Artist Life Dates

1917-2008

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2013/2.12

Medium and Support

radiograph on paper

relevance

rank 9.78612

Secondary Keywords

color

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Title

Poppylove

Artist

Bela T. Kalman

Physical Description

A color photograph of four poppies positioned above one another for a vertically-oriented rectangular frame.

Artist Life Dates

(1921 - 2011)

Object Creation Date

1994

Accession Number

2012/1.233

Medium and Support

color photograph on paper

relevance

rank 9.78612

Secondary Keywords

color

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Title

Jack in the Pulpit

Artist

Albert G. Richards

Physical Description

A white background with x-ray image of two Jack in the Pulpit flowers and part of their stems side by side.

Artist Life Dates

1917-2008

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2013/2.14

Medium and Support

radiograph on paper

relevance

rank 9.78612

Secondary Keywords

color

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Title

Procession

Artist

Howard Bond

Physical Description

Large tree trunks surrounded in a fog.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1931

Object Creation Date

1984

Accession Number

2013/2.104

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.76124

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

open spaces

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plants

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walkways

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Title

Summer Retreat

Artist

Xie Shichen (Hsieh Shih-ch'en)

Physical Description

This is a very dense landscape painting. There are waterfalls, clouds, trees and cliffs present in the painting. The colors consist of muted greens and browns. Towards the lower half of the painting, there is a view of an interior with four figures present, three of which are sitting at a low table. There is a staircase on the lower right, with a man standing on it, looking upwards. There is also a house on a cliff towards the upper right of the painting. There is calligraphy in the upper right hand corner, with a red seal. There is another red seal, although a bit faded, in the lower left corner of the image.

Artist Life Dates

1478- after 1567

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

mid 16th century

Accession Number

1961/1.161

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk

relevance

rank 9.75627

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #27 Kakegawa

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Figures surrounded by large pines and a monumental gate that seems to be entrance of a shrine. There is a statue standing on the side of the gate. The red glow on the edge of the hills in the distance suggest the time as at dawn or at dusk. Writing in upper left and right corners, title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.318

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 9.75536

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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Title

The Bendiction

Artist

Kay Denton

Physical Description

A girl wearing only underwear and flowers around her neck. Her head is down and she is standing next to a pine tree. On the other side of her is a cluster of planted flowers.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

1998; printed 2000

Accession Number

2013/2.117

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.74826

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Tree, Levisham

Artist

Dick Arentz

Physical Description

A lone flowering tree in a grassy scene, black background. The branches of the tree expand to either edge of the image and the ground appears to be slightly curved.

Artist Life Dates

(Detroit, Michigan, 1935 - )

Object Creation Date

1978

Accession Number

2012/1.234

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.74826

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Star Tulip

Artist

Richard Dokas

Physical Description

Black background, close-up of a star tulip.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1945

Accession Number

2013/1.243

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.74826

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Tôto Meisho Series: Flower-viewing at Asukayama

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Landscape with water and mount Fuji in the background. People are wandering on the green grassland, having picnics, and enjoying the pleasant weather and the beauty of cherry blossoms.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1833-1843

Accession Number

1948/1.141

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 9.74170

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Crane, Pine and Bamboo

Artist

Ren Xun (Jen Hsün)

Physical Description

This painting inculdes the seal of the artist Ren Xun. A crane stands in the foreground, with it's head and beak turned toward the viewer, revealing a patch of orangish red on its face. A pine tree arches across the background above.

Artist Life Dates

1835-1893

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1893

Accession Number

1987/1.265

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 9.74170

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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descriptors

evergreens

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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

relevance

rank 9.73684

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Imari jardiniere with stylized floral designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.3

Medium and Support

Porcelain, blue underglaze and enamel overglaze painting

relevance

rank 9.72810

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Agate snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750-1850

Accession Number

1980/2.31

Medium and Support

agate and jadeite

relevance

rank 9.72810

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

View of the Bridge of Serignano

Artist

Victor Jean Nicolle

Physical Description

This ink, gouache, and watercolor painting depicts a stone bridge with three rounded arches standing over a meandering river. Five figures stand in a group on the bridge’s right side. There is a sort, shrubby tree in the lower right corner and a small protruding structure in right center.

Artist Life Dates

(1754 - 1826)

Object Creation Date

1775-1826

Accession Number

2009/1.508

Medium and Support

ink, gouache and watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 9.72127

Secondary Keywords

arches and arch components

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Title

Birds in a Banana Tree

Artist

Xu Wei (Hsü Wei)

Physical Description

A banana plant is shown with long and lush leaves. Behind it is a rock with grass growing from it. Three birds rest on the rock and the leaves of the banana tree. On the right-hand top lies the calligraphic inscription wrtten by the artist, along with his signature and seals.

Artist Life Dates

1521-1593

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1521-1593

Accession Number

1970/2.154

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 9.71052

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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deciduous trees

descriptors

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Title

"Martin Bros." London, 296.S patt. 4-sided inkwell, pot liner, bird, blue & gray stone ware, flowers on panels

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A square ceramic inkwell with a motif of a bird on a branch on one side and a motif of flowers on the other. The base of the inkwell is beige and the pictures are green and black.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.245

Medium and Support

ceramic

relevance

rank 9.70915

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Canoe-Birch and Ground-Pine (Betula papyrifera and Lycopodium complanatum), from the series "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

A color image of the base of two birch trees and the green ground-pines growing around them through the dry leaves of the forest floor.

Artist Life Dates

(1917 - 2009)

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2012/2.14.4

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

relevance

rank 9.70577

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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