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Title

Stool with traditional spider motif

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamoun

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.313

Medium and Support

wood

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

arthropods

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture by form or function

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

single seating furniture

the natural world

Title

Porcelain Inkwell with flowers and butterfly and rounded corners

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A porcelain inkwell with rounded corners. Painted flowers and butterflies decorate the base and the lid. The flowers are blue while the butterfly is gold.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.268

Medium and Support

porcelain, metal

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

herbaceous plants

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

stoneware

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Fireflies

Artist

Keith Carter

Physical Description

Two boys standing in a lake holding a glass container, catching fireflies.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1948

Object Creation Date

1992; printed 1993

Accession Number

2013/2.110

Medium and Support

platinum-palladium print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

lacustrine bodies

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

settlements and landscapes

Title

Snuff bottle with painted design of a cricket

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1821-1850

Accession Number

1980/2.106

Medium and Support

porcelain with overglaze painting; stopper of glass and horn

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

objects we use

Title

Snuff bottle with enamel-painted butterflies and relief taotie masks (?)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Brass and enamel stopper.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1821-1850

Accession Number

1980/2.117

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze and overglaze enamel painting

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

costume

costume by function

insects

objects we use

Title

Chalcedony ornamental snuff bottle with floral and butterfly design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.28

Medium and Support

chalcedony

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

design elements

insects

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

Title

Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of corn

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.72

Medium and Support

ivory

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

dentin

descriptors

food

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of corn

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890-1930

Accession Number

1980/2.74

Medium and Support

ivory

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

dentin

descriptors

food

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

objects we use

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Wood snuff bottle in the shape of an eggplant with dragonply

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.87

Medium and Support

wood

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

food

materials

materials by function

objects we use

Title

Blue-and-white jar with design of magpies, camellia & bamboo, Chongzheng era

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

17th–18th century?

Object Creation Date

1628-1644

Accession Number

1975/1.82

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting and incised designs

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

ceramics

descriptors

grass (plant material)

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

plant material

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

stoneware

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Tourmaline snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1930

Accession Number

1980/2.33

Medium and Support

tourmaline and yellow serpentine

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Lapis lazuli snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.41

Medium and Support

lapis lazuli with gold and silver

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

herbaceous plants

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Turquoise? snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880-1925

Accession Number

1980/2.44

Medium and Support

turquoise (?)

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

food

materials

materials by function

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

vegetables

Title

Glass snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.49

Medium and Support

glass with coral and turquoise

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

food

fruit

insects

materials

materials by function

objects we use

Title

Ivory snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.73

Medium and Support

ivory

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

food

materials

materials by function

objects we use

Title

Abstract Circles

Artist

Fukui Ryonosuke

Physical Description

This print consists of nuetral, muted colors and abstract designs primarily of dots and circles. The print is designed to look as if thin cracks run through the image, and a lady bug is almost imperceptible near the bottom left of the image. The bottom edge of the print has a dark strip running across it.

Artist Life Dates

1924-1986

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

2010/2.33

Medium and Support

color print on paper

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

animals and creatures

arthropods

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

geometric concepts

geometric figures

mathematical concepts

objects we use

people and culture

plane figures

scientific concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with chrysanthemum and butterfly design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

The flat iron plate with quatrefoil design. It has three holes: one for blade (middle) flanked by oval-shape hole (for kougai) and oval with bump shape (for kozuka). Chrysanthemums, autumn grass and a rock are carved on lower-right side; a butterfly is descending toward the flowers. Gold inlays are applied to the flowers, grass, part of the rock, and butterfly. The surface is finely granulated by etching (“ishime-ji”).

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.11

Medium and Support

iron with gold inlays

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

edged weapon components

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weapon components

woody plants

Title

Ivory ornament snuff bottle with design of frogs climbing over a lotus leaf

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1875-1920

Accession Number

1980/2.80

Medium and Support

Ivory

Secondary Keywords

amphibians

animals and creatures

arthropods

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

objects we use

Title

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Brocades in Various Traditional Pattern

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

A checkered gold brocade foregrounds five fragments of textile: a square in the middle surrounded by four cornerpieces. Each textile has a different design, some with butterflies, birds, and other floral motifs.

Century

19th to 20th centuries

Object Creation Date

1860-1926

Accession Number

1972/2.44.9

Medium and Support

silk brocade (nishiki) and silk brocade with gilt paper (kinran)

Secondary Keywords

patterning

animals and creatures

arthropods

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume components

descriptors

design elements

gold and gold alloy

inorganic material

insects

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metalwork

motifs

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by material

plant-derived motifs

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

textile weaving processes and techniques

textile weaving techniques

weft patterning

Title

Pipe holder in the form of Ashinaga and crab-shaped tobacco pouch

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1810-1849

Accession Number

2002/2.42

Medium and Support

bone and stag antler

Secondary Keywords

smoking and tobacco use

animal material

animals and creatures

arthropods

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

crustaceans

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

keratinous material

leaf (plant material)

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

tools and equipment

Title

Do yu Get it

Artist

Martin Johnson

Physical Description

7-sided frame made of reclaimed wood moulding and slats nailed together and backed with strips of green felt, possibly from a pool table. Gold wire traces the wood frame, and is accented with a fuzz ball or googly eye at each corner. A toy car is placed on the gold wire “track” at bottom center; car racing flag stickers attached to the frame in a couple places. Three pieces of thread are strung horizontally across the frame, a “spider web” attached to top two lines with puffy paint. A wood (?) cutout of a smiling joker mouth hung from web by wire.

Artist Life Dates

(1951 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2008/2.235

Medium and Support

mixed media consruction, paint, wood, wire, toy car

Secondary Keywords

abstract expressionist

animals and creatures

applied decoration

arthropods

associated concepts

biological components

biological concepts

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

faces

found object sculpture

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

heads

image-making processes and techniques

international post-1945 styles and movements

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

leisure and competition vehicles

life

life stages

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

recreation areas

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by material

sculpture techniques

sports complexes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

transportation vehicles

upper body

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Kelsey and Butterfly

Artist

Gina Meyer Kelly

Physical Description

A girl lying on concrete, arms crossed over her body, there is a butterfly on one corner.

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2014/2.161

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on Kodak paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Ewer in the shape of a melon with inlaid floral and butterfly designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It is in the shape of a sectioned melon. The body is vertically divided into ten sections and to create an embossed effect, the grooves between each two sections were pressed down slightly. The lid has a loop attached at the top. It is decorated on all sides with black and white inlaid design of butterfly, chrysanthemum and peony with stem and foliage. The spout and handle was broken and restored. The lid seems to be fake.

Century

12th-13th century

Object Creation Date

circa 12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1973/2.33

Medium and Support

stoneware with celadon glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

descriptors

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

plants

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Maebyeong (wine storage jar) with design cranes, butterflies, & stylized clouds

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

The vase has a slightly outward-turned rim and a short neck. The elegantly-shaped bottle flares out to a broad shoulder, then tapers gradually to a slim waist before flaring out once more at the base. The shoulder, mid-belly and base of the vase are decorated with black and white clay-inlaid cloud, crane and butterfly motifs.

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1972/2.80

Medium and Support

Stoneware with inlaid with white and black slip under celadon glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

associated concepts

birds

containers

containers by form

earth sciences concepts

insects

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

vessels

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Mouri jang (chest with 3 drawers and central double doors and butterfly brass fittings)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This is a low pear wood storage chest, with three drawers and two doors. The butterfly and bat brass fittings for the hinges and drawer pulls add 'feminine' touches.

Century

mid-19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.311

Medium and Support

pear wood with brass fittings

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

ball game equipment

ball striking or snaring and throwing equipment

case furniture

chests

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture by form or function

insects

materials

materials by origin

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plant material

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

sports and athletic equipment

storage and display furniture

wood and wood products

Title

Cho (Butterflies)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A color print of a young girls facing into the wind. Two buterflies take up the majority of the right side of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2011/2.14

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Hana ni natta cho (Butterfly Which Became a Flower)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A color print of a butterfly becoming a red and purple violet. A young girl's face watches the flower.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

2011/2.15

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Kiiroi cho to shojo (Yellow Butterfly and Girl)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A color print of a girl and a butterfly. The girl's face is turned towards the butterfly, whose wings are divided into four sections.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

2011/2.17

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Chiheisen no cho (Butterflies Above the Horizon)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

Color print of a girl and two butterflies.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2011/2.19

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Watashi mo tobitai (I Want to Fly Too)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A colorful butterfly is depicted in the center of the printing and the girl on the right is looking at the butterfly.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2011/2.21

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Gogo (Hana to shojo to cho) Afternoon (Flowers, Girl and Butterfly)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A girl on the right is looking at the big bright coloured flowers on the left, and there is a butterfly right behind the flowers.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

2011/2.22

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

herbaceous plants

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Fatatsu no cho (Two Butterflies)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

The girl on the right, with a butterfly sitting on her hair, is looking at the big butterfly on the left, which the right side of the big butterfly's body is shown in the print.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

2011/2.23

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

insects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Yokomuki no shojo (Profile of a Girl)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A girl, who has a butterfly sitting on her hair, is holding a bunch of flowers and looking to the left.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

2011/2.24

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

herbaceous plants

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Cho to shojo to (Butterflies and Girl)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A girl, who has a butterfly sitting on her hair, is looking to the left. There is a big butterfly in the background which only the top half of the butterfly can be seen.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

2011/2.29

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Watashi no gogo (My Afternoon)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A girl is facing left, while there is a unicorn on the left and a butterfly on the bottom left of the printing. The sun is above the unicorn indicating it is in the middle of the day, in the afternoon.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2011/2.31

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

associated concepts

earth sciences concepts

insects

mammals

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

Title

Mittsu no cho (Three Butterflies)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

There are three butterflies depicted in the printing, one big one, which is only showing half of the butterfly's body, on the left, and a smaller one in the middle, then another small on one sitting on the girl's hair on the right.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1976

Accession Number

2011/2.33

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Kinkaku (Golden Pavilion)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

There is a big golden pavilion in the middle of the background. And there are two butterflies in the printing, one on the bottom left, and one sitting on the girl's hair.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1976

Accession Number

2011/2.34

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

garden structures

insects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

single built works

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

Title

Cho, shojo to soshite hana (Butterfly, Girl and Flowers)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A girl on the right is facing left. There are flowers on the bottom left of the printing and a huge butterfly right in the middle on the background.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1977

Accession Number

2011/2.37

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

herbaceous plants

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Cho no shojo (Butterfly Girl)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A girl with opened eyes is facing left, looking forward, while there is a butterfly landing on her hand and another butterfly sitting on her hair.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1977

Accession Number

2011/2.38

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Aoi Cho (Blue Butterfly)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

The girl, with opened eyes, is facing right, looking at the big blue butterfly on the right edge of the printing, while there is a smaller green butterfly on the bottom center.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1978

Accession Number

2011/2.39

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Guncho (Group of Butterflies)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

The girl on the right is surrounded by seven butterflies.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1978

Accession Number

2011/2.40

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Nijiro no cho (Rainbow Butterflies)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

There is a rainbow colored butterfly sitting on the girl's hair, and there are a few more butterflies on the left side of the girl.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

2011/2.43

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

associated concepts

earth sciences concepts

insects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Furuto o fuku shojo (Girl Playing the Flute)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A girl in patterned dress, with a rainbow colored butterfly sitting on her hair, is playing flute.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1982

Accession Number

2011/2.42

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

aerophones

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

musical instruments

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Title

Cho to toranpetto (Girl and Trumpet)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

There is a big trumpet sitting right in the middle of the printing, while the girl is standing next to the trumpet on the right and they are surrounded by three butterflies.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1985

Accession Number

2011/2.44

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

bowed

animals and creatures

arthropods

chordophones

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

zitherlike chordophones

Title

Cho no gotoku (Like Butterflies)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A rainbow colored butterfly is sitting on the girl's hair, while there are a few more butterflies surrounding the girl. There is a Japanese style pangoda right in the center of the background behind the girl.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1985

Accession Number

2011/2.45

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

insects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Cho no shojo (B) (Butterfly Girl (B))

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

The girl in the center of the paintng is facing left with a green butterfly sitting on her hair. And there are three gold butterflies in the background.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1986

Accession Number

2011/2.46

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Cho no shojo (C) (Butterfly Girl C)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

There is a purple colored butterfly sitting on the girl's hair on the right edge of the printing, and there is a huge green patterned butterfly in the center of the background.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1986

Accession Number

2011/2.47

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Cho no kaze (Butterfly Wind)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

The girl with a butterfly sitting on her hair on the bottom left is looking at a group of cclourful patterned hourses running to the right.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2011/2.48

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

insects

mammals

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Kocho (B) Butterflies

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

The girl on the right is looking at the butterflies in the center of the printing. The butterflies are in blue, yellow, white and pink colors, and they respond to the color and patterns in the background.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1993

Accession Number

2011/2.49

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

colors

descriptors

design elements

insects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

visual and tactile

Title

Road of the Butterflies - Spring

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

The girl in the middle of the printing is surrounded by lots of butterflies, and the butterflies have similar color and pattern with the background. The background consists of a variation of colors and shapes.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

2011/2.50

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

insects

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

seasons

transportation spaces