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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

Title

Majolica Platter

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

1978/2.40

Medium and Support

earthenware with tin glaze

Secondary Keywords

geography

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Silk Brocade

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.215

Medium and Support

lined coral and silver silk brocade with silver braid

Secondary Keywords

drapery

europe

locality

medium

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

Damask

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.217

Medium and Support

red damask

Secondary Keywords

europe

locality

plants

the natural world

Title

Damask

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.218

Medium and Support

red damask

Secondary Keywords

europe

locality

plants

the natural world

Title

Cut Velvet

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.220

Medium and Support

lined green, pink, purple and blue velvet with white braid

Secondary Keywords

europe

locality

objects

plants

the natural world

Title

Velvet

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

1680-1720

Accession Number

1972/2.294

Medium and Support

velvet

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

Embroidery

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1972/2.303

Medium and Support

ebroidered silk

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

mammals

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

the natural world

Title

Needlework

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1972/2.309

Medium and Support

silk embroidery

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

A Roman Sacrifice

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1510-1530

Accession Number

1974/2.2

Medium and Support

Niello print on paper

Secondary Keywords

figures

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

A variant of the same composition in reverse, in black chalk (verso)

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century

Accession Number

1970/2.41

Medium and Support

red chalk

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

figures

greek

iconography

mythology

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Child's Twill Dress

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.219

Medium and Support

blue, green, yellow, and red twill with silver lace trim

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

St. Dominic Distributing the Rosaries

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

Late 16th or early 17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600

Accession Number

1970/2.103

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with brown wash and black chalk on paper

Secondary Keywords

audiences

figures

people and occupations

plants

religious figures

the natural world

Title

Acquedotto con Ponticello, Rome

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

1987/1.341

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

figures

geography

motion

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

trees

waterscapes

Title

Rome - Appian Way

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1865

Accession Number

1980/1.149

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

europe

geography

italy

locality

plants

streets

the natural world

Title

Ercolanna. Casa di Argo

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860

Accession Number

1980/1.180

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

figures

locality

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

An Urn Decorated with Rosettes and Eagles Holding in their Beaks the Tails of Me

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.43

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

figures

mermaids

objects

people and occupations

plants

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn with Garlands and Snakes as Handles and Two Seated Mermaids Holding a Cro

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.44

Medium and Support

graphite, pen, bistre ink and gray wash on white paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

mermaids

objects

people and occupations

plants

reptiles and amphibians

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with a Classical Relief, Two Seated Figures, and Rams' Heads Su

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.47

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

mammals

objects

people and occupations

plants

sheep

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with Draped Winged Mermaids, and in the Center an Oval Relief u

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.48

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Secondary Keywords

faces

figures

mermaids

objects

people and occupations

plants

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with Two Seated Female Figures, Each Accompanied by a Putto, th

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.49

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and gray ink with ink wash

Secondary Keywords

animals

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

mammals

materials

materials by composition

motifs

plants

shell and shell material

study

the natural world

Title

Urn Decorated with Two Seated Putti, Rams' Heads as Handles, Garlands and Cornuc

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.50

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures

mammals

motifs

objects

people and occupations

plants

sheep

spears

study

the natural world

vessels

weaponry

Title

Christ Healing the Lame Man (?)

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

17th century?

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1970/2.82

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

bible

figures

healing

miracles

new testament

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Textile

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1775

Accession Number

1930.52

Medium and Support

hand-painted silk taffeta

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

food

fruit

materials

materials by function

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

Rooster on a Branch

Artist

Itô Jakuchû

Artist Life Dates

1716-1800

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1965/1.156

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

asia

asian

branches

chickens

forms

locality

making art

plants

the natural world

Title

At Adams', Night - December

Artist

Joseph Jachna

Artist Life Dates

Born 1935

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1978

Accession Number

1981/2.19

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

atmospheric effects

modern and contemporary art

plants

seasons

the natural world

time

Title

Cascade, Middle Fork of the Gallatin, M.T.

Artist

William Jackson

Artist Life Dates

1843-1942

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1872

Accession Number

1978/2.29

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

Niagara Horseshoe Falls

Artist

William Jackson

Artist Life Dates

1843-1942

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1870

Accession Number

1983/1.297

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Secondary Keywords

geography

plants

the natural world

Title

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Artist

William Jackson

Artist Life Dates

1843-1942

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1871

Accession Number

1990/2.20

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Secondary Keywords

geography

plants

rivers

the natural world

Title

Firescreen for Chateau de Tuilleries

Artist

Jacob-Desmalter and Company

Artist Life Dates

active 1803-1813

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1804

Accession Number

1977/2.22

Medium and Support

carved wood, silk fabric and glass

Secondary Keywords

animals

atmospheric effects

objects we use

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

The Fruits of Victory - National War Garden Commission

Artist

Leonebel Jacobs

Physical Description

Text: The Fruits of Victory - Write for Free Book to National War Garden Commission - Washington, D.C. - Charles Lathrop Pack, President - P.S. Ridsdale, Secretary

Artist Life Dates

1883-1967

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.53

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

clothing

how we live

objects

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

posters

stand

text-based art

the natural world

war

Title

Sheep Drinking at a River (L'Abreuvoir aux Moutons)

Artist

Charles Emile Jacque

Artist Life Dates

1813-1894

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

1878

Accession Number

1977/2.154

Medium and Support

drypoint on heavy wove paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

clothing

grasses

mammals

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Sheep beside Five Leafless Trees

Artist

Charles Emile Jacque

Artist Life Dates

1813-1894

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1868

Accession Number

1954/1.299

Medium and Support

etching on chine collé on moderately thick, slightly textured cream wove paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

atmospheric effects

grasses

mammals

plants

the natural world

Title

Tir à la Becasse

Artist

Charles Emile Jacque

Artist Life Dates

1813-1894

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1813-1894

Accession Number

1930.15

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

hunting

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

plants

the natural world

Title

Masures (Huts)

Artist

Charles Emile Jacque

Artist Life Dates

1813-1894

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1846

Accession Number

1997/1.273

Medium and Support

etching on dark cream wove paper

Secondary Keywords

business and industry

houses

movement

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

La Villa Madama

Artist

Jean-François Janinet

Physical Description

This etching, in a pale blue, brown and gray color scheme, depicts an outdoor scene with a large Roman style building and several human figures in the foreground. One giant wall, with two large arches, with semi-circular apses behind, crosses the middle section of the composition from left to right. It intersects a massive building that has a series of vaulted chambers. Both structures have crumbling stonework and overgrown vegetation. There are several groups of women in the foreground on both sides of a river. Some are in the water washing laundry and some are standing with wash hanging on lines. There is a small dog on the shore.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1752 - 1814, )

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1778

Accession Number

1973/1.737

Medium and Support

etching and lavis-manner engraving printed in color on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

arches and arch components

architectural elements

architecture

bridges by form

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

landscapes (environments)

laundry

mammals

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

service industry buildings

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Flowers

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th century?

Object Creation Date

17th century (?)

Accession Number

1955/1.96

Medium and Support

framed panel, ink, color, gold, and silver on paper

Secondary Keywords

asia

leaves

locality

panels

plants

the natural world

Title

Flowers

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1955/1.97

Medium and Support

framed panel, ink, color, gold and silver on paper

Secondary Keywords

asia

locality

panels

plants

the natural world

Title

Iro-Nabeshima Plate with Chrysanthemums (Leaves and Tendrils) Design, one of five

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

Early 18th century

Object Creation Date

early 18th century

Accession Number

1964/1.102

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting and overglaze enamels

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

concepts relating to the creative process

descriptors

design elements

flowers

leaves

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

plants

the natural world

Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with mushroom design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Circular tsuba, made of iron. It has two holes in the middle. There are two openwork motifs of mushrooms on the lower left. Rusts on some parts of the piece.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1966/1.100

Medium and Support

iron

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

edged weapons

inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

natural landscapes

nonwoody plants

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Priest's Robe, Satin Brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.187

Medium and Support

tan, green and gold satin brocade with purple insets

Secondary Keywords

animals

asia

clergy

descriptors

drapery

locality

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

people and occupations

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

religion

religious figures

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

the natural world