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Title

A Han Dynasty Envoy Navigating on a Tree-Raft

Artist

Yu Zhiding (Yü Chih-ting)

Physical Description

This is a dense but muted landscape painting. The lines are very well defined. The colors consit of muted greens and browns, with a bid of red in some places. There is a river flowing through the center of the painting, running down the landscape and toward the viewer. There is a figure sitting on a gnarled tree-raft towards the bottom left of the painting, with another figure looking upon the scene from the opposite bank of the river. There are ornate buildings present toward the top of the panting. The viewer can see a lone figure in an interior covered by stylized clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1647 - circa 1705

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1696

Accession Number

1985/2.30

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk

Secondary Keywords

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animals and creatures

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

displacement vessels

dwellings

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

surface craft

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by displacement

watercraft by operating environment

watercraft by specific type

woody plants

Title

A Solitary Fisherman at Kajikasawa, Kai Province (Kajikasawa, Kai)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

The print depicts a fisherman standing on a seaside cliff perfoming loneline fishing. There are great waves below him striking the cliff and there is a mountain in the background. The print mainly applies the color of white and shades of blue. The artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature on the upper left-hand corner.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1823-1829

Accession Number

1948/1.150

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size

Secondary Keywords

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buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

water activities

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by specific type

Title

Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 1

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees.

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2006/1.136

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

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buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

paintings

paintings by form

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

transportation spaces

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 2

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2006/1.137

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

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buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

paintings

paintings by form

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

transportation spaces

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 3

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2006/1.138

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

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buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

paintings

paintings by form

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

transportation spaces

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 4

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2006/1.139

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

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associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

writing (processes)

Title

Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 5

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2006/1.140

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

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associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 6

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2006/1.141

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

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buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Andernache

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Physical Description

Line drawing that extends from upper left corner and down diagonally. Bottom Left corner has handwritten note that says " Andernache."

Artist Life Dates

1775-1851

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1844

Accession Number

1983/2.238

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Secondary Keywords

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buildings and the land

drawings

drawings by technique

europe (continent)

fortifications

geographic and political locations

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Atlanta

Artist

Joel Meyerowitz

Physical Description

In the foreground is the top of a hill with a man facing the opposite direction towards the cityscape of Atlanta's downtown.

Artist Life Dates

born 1938

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2012/2.124

Medium and Support

vintage chromogenic contact print on paper

Secondary Keywords

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buildings and the land

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by subject type

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

Secondary Keywords

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buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

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

Secondary Keywords

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biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

dwellings

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

plant components

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

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

Secondary Keywords

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buildings and the land

descriptors

evergreens

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

support furniture

tables (support furniture)

tables by function

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Bisontennial

Artist

Harold Allen

Artist Life Dates

born 1912

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1976

Accession Number

1981/2.29

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

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animals and creatures

buildings and the land

geography

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

mammals

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

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

Secondary Keywords

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associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

evergreens

garden structures

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Blue-and-green landscape handscroll

Artist

Tao Cheng (T'ao Ch'eng)

Physical Description

Among the rolling green mountains, figures in this scroll go about their lives, leading cattle to drink along the riverside and dangling fishing lines over the edge of small boats in hopes of catching something for dinner. Highlights of red pigment add brilliance to a grove of trees near the middle of the scroll. The detail work in the trees is spectacular, with twisted and knotted trunks that seem to refuse to stand upright, but bend against gravity, in some cases revealing networks of tangled roots.

Artist Life Dates

active 1450-1500

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1470

Accession Number

1978/1.163

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on silk

Secondary Keywords

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buildings and the land

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

water activities

woody plants

Title

Blue-and-white plate with landscape design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Hizen ware, Japan

Physical Description

A medium size plate has blue-and-white underglaze painting of landscape. There are two groups of mountains; one of the left has two large rocks flanked by two smaller mountains with a few trees on the tops. Three smaller rocks peek from the water. On the right side, a range of gently sloped mountains and a rock are drawn. There are two fishing boats with masts can be seen in front of the mountain range. The crescent moon, shadowed by one side, is in the sky. The drawing is executed in thick underglaze and painted in lighter glaze. There are brown speckles on the surface; reddish color stains on the top of the rim. Some chips on the rim and on the back. The foot is unglazed; eye is glazed. There is a single band around the rim.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1643

Accession Number

1963/2.62

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

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bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

dishes

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

lacustrine bodies

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

motifs

natural element motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by specific 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

Secondary Keywords

layout features

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bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

evergreens

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

layout features

making art

medium

natural landscapes

objects we use

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

Bridge over a Waterfall

Artist

Eugène Cicéri

Physical Description

A watercolor image of a bridge over a small mountain waterfall. The focal point of the image is the bridge, a bit off-center, that connects two small mountains that split at the point of a river. The waterfall flows down a short ways into a low, wide river. At its bank there is a dark figure, possibly a man standing by the water. Over the bridge in the background are tall and far away mountains covered in trees, they are painted in a way to seem like they are blanketed in fog.

Artist Life Dates

(Paris, 1813-1890, Marlotte, Fontainebleau)

Object Creation Date

1850-1890

Accession Number

2009/1.497

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

Secondary Keywords

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bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

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

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

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americas

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

deciduous trees

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

equipment

equipment by context

fishing and trapping tools and equipment

food

fruit

geographic and political locations

geography

houses by location

houses by location or context

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

locality

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

north & central america

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

physical sciences concepts

plant communities

plants

residential structures

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

tools and equipment

trees

trees by leaf life

united states

united states (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

water activities

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woods

woody plants

Title

Canyon

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A mountain canyon with a cloudy sky above.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.36

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

fluvial landforms

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by formation process

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

Title

Champigny

Artist

Camille Pissarro

Physical Description

A bridge with three arches extends from the left edge towards the right near the center of the image. There are trees behind it and different types of trees cut the right edge of the bridge off from view. Squiggly lines indicate a hill or water along the bottom half.

Artist Life Dates

1830-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1863

Accession Number

1997/1.98

Medium and Support

pen, brown ink and graphite on cream laid paper

Secondary Keywords

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bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Cloudy Mountains and Misty Trees, after Dong Yuan

Artist

Zha Shibiao (Cha Shih-piao)

Physical Description

This vertical composition consists of tall, thin trees in the foreground, with a lone boatman floating beneath and behind them. As the scene stretches upwars, mountains take up a dominant position in the picture, stretching toward the sky. Above them is calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

(Haiyang, Anhui, 1615 - 1698)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 17th century

Accession Number

1975/1.73

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

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buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Cold Light and Snowy Mountains

Artist

Hine Taizan

Physical Description

Purple cloth background with a scene of a mountain. The top of the mountain is on the right side.

Artist Life Dates

1813-1869

Object Creation Date

1868

Accession Number

2014/2.249

Medium and Support

watercolor and ink on silk, paper backing

Secondary Keywords

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buildings and the land

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

natural landscapes

settlements and landscapes

Title

Comparisons between Mountains and Seas: Mt. Rokuso in Kazusa Province, Kazusa Kanozan

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The dark color pallette and black strip across the top indicate that the image is set at night. A mountain with pine trees and steps leading to the top loom over the image. The sea appears behind the mountain in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1858

Accession Number

1948/1.136

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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architectural elements

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

marine bodies

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

settlements and landscapes

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Conversing Midway up the Mountain in Late Autumn

Artist

Zha Jizuo (Cha Chi-tso)

Physical Description

A small gathering of buildings is nestled at the bottom of a tall, rounded mountain range. Slightly above the settlement, two travelers make their way along the mountain path. A few trees crow up out of the mountains. The mountain range near the small village cuts diagonally across the picture plane, from bottom left to middle right. The top left of the image also contains mountains, taller still. Across from these on the top right is calligraphic text and two seals.

Artist Life Dates

1604-1676

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

late 17th century

Accession Number

1974/1.94

Medium and Support

ink and light color on silk

Secondary Keywords

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architecture

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

geography

landform components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Crater and Cracked Earth, Andagua Valley, Peru

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

Bird's eye view of a valley that has a large dome shaped mound in the center of it.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1957

Object Creation Date

1989

Accession Number

2014/2.277

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

buildings and the land

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

settlements and landscapes

Title

Creek Valley

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A mountain valley in the sunlight, with a stone bridge and an old stone structure to the left.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.32

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

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Title

Cross-Island Highway Based on Sketches

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Painted and inscribed on the occasion of Veterans’ Day. The artist depicts a view of the narrow, winding roadway cutting through a magnificent rocky mountain.

In his inscription, Chang claims to use methods of Song masters that were adopted in painting the scene. A small detail on the lower right of the painting represents a couple of tiny figures standing aside the road. One figure is depicted as making life-sketches of the scene.

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2006/1.111

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

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Title

Delirium (Alessandria, Italy)

Artist

Jill Mathis

Physical Description

A black and white photo of a field with tracks carved into it. Mountains rise in the background. The word "delirium" appears in the field.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1964

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2011/2.173

Medium and Support

digital image, chromogenic print on paper

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Title

Dusty rose (azuki iro) crested kimono with subtle woven landscape patterns

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Silk crepe damask with woven design of tiny mountain landscapes. Lining is plain weave silk, white above and pale rose below.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.384

Medium and Support

silk crepe with woven design

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Title

Eight Views of Ômi: #1 Evening Snow on Mount Hira

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The snowy mass of Mount Hira rises behind a snow-covered village and clumps of bamboo by an inlet of Lake Biwa. The attendant poem in the upper left corner reads:

He who would see the beauty of the evening on the peaks of

Hira must behold it after the snows have fallen and before the

flowers are fully blown.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1834

Accession Number

1948/1.134

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

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Title

Footbridge

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

Wooden footbridge in a mountain valley.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.35

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

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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

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Title

Grave Circle, Mycenae, Greece

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

An bird's eye view of a site of ruins. Very hilly and full of foliage.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1957

Object Creation Date

1984

Accession Number

2014/2.273

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

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Title

Hammock Reader

Artist

Milton Avery

Physical Description

Painting depicting a featureless female figure, in tones of aqua and light blue extending across the center of the canvas in a light gray hammock. There is a bright white shape, perhaps a book, in the middle of the figure. Behind the figure, the rest of the composition is organized in horizontal sections. At top, a yellow sky; below that are two gently-curved mountains in dark brown, followed by two horizontal planes of color in tan and light brown.

Artist Life Dates

1885 - 1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1951

Accession Number

1974/2.37

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

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Title

Heavy Burden, Esztergom, from "Hungarian Memories"

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

A woman makes a physical trek up the hillside that overlooks her small village. She balances two heavy buckets held together by a piece of wood. In the horizon of the photo, beyond the village, lies a body of water.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1916; printed 1981

Accession Number

1985/1.125.7

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

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Title

Hills, Bitterwater Valley, Gabilar Rouge, California

Artist

Steve Crouch

Physical Description

In the foreground there is a horizontal white fence. Behind that are two mountains that overlap eachother in the center of the image and a larger mountain in the back that is in between the two. The mountain in the back is darker because of the cloud cover above.

Artist Life Dates

(1915 - 1983)

Accession Number

2012/1.238

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

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Title

Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Kakegawa, Distant View of Mount Akiba

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A bridge forms a diagonal on the print. Three travellers are passing the bridge, while two monks are walking down toward them. Landscape of water and mountains is shown in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1948/1.127

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

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Title

Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Nissaka, Sayo Mountain Pass

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A mountain path which forms a diagonal of the print. Several travelers are walking along the road with trees on both sides.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1948/1.126

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

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Title

Hôeido Tôkaidô Series: Sakanoshita, Fudesute-mine (Toss-away-the-brush Mountain)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A print of tavelers in the mountains. Some are walking, some resting in the tent, some looking into the distance at the mountains across the canyon.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1983/2.94

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

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Title

In the Fog

Artist

Warren Lombard

Physical Description

The bottom half of this print's composition shows a rocky outcropping, with a triangular shadow in the center right. On the bottom left is some foliage. The top half of the composition shows three trees in the center right. The left-most tree is darker than the other two. The trees are set against a flat background.

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923

Accession Number

1940.21

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

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Title

In the Mountain Fastness

Artist

Daniel Huntington

Physical Description

Dark landscape set atop a rocky mountain with sparse vegetation. There is a small boulder in the left foreground space with a dead tree standing beside it; in the right foreground there is what appears to be a small cave. A dead and broken tree lies across the bottom of the picture frame. There are mountains in the distance and a dark stormy sky above with a break in the clouds near the center of the canvas that reveals a sunny blue sky.

Artist Life Dates

1816 - 1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1850

Accession Number

1916.1

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

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Title

Italian Hill Town

Artist

William Morgan

Physical Description

In the center and right foreground, taking up most of the scene, are clustered buildings with tiled roofs, casting large dark shadows. In the background, at the upper left portion, the hillside can be seen, depicted by trees and a river that cuts through diagonally. In the upper left-most portion, the geometric shapes of plowed fields can be seen.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1903

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

1949/1.138

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

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Title

Jade Mountain, Auspicious Snow

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Though this painting was not dated, it should be most possibly painted after Chang moved to Michigan in 1974. Perhaps it is because of the cold winter, during this time, Chang created many works on landscape of snow. This is a scene of clearing after snow.

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.113

Medium and Support

unmounted scroll, ink on paper

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Title

Jain Tirthankara and a monk with animal forest scene, no. 12 from a Digambara series

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

Two distinct registers divide a page in half. At the top, a yellow-orange colored nude jina sits in lotus position upon a three tiered throne [a patterned blue level at the bottom on feet, with an orange section with gold and red decoration and a green level at the top with gold vertical stripes]. He sits against a red background adorned with a pattern of three white dots. The background takes the shape of an elegant cusped arch with a green and white pattern along its outside with a gold pattern at its sides. To the right of the seated figure a nude Digambara monk sits with his legs folded and one knee up on a less elaborate throne with a lota or pot at the corner and a crossed bookstand to the side holding a book with some devanagari writing on it. He raises his right arm and holds his left to his ear.

Placed under a band of curving yellow stripes, the bottom register represents animals in a landscape. At the bottom are clumps of grass with four stylized mountain forms in blue at the right. Above the mountains stands a tiger facing a family of antelope striding towards him. The family consists of the blue male with his long spiraling horns and a yellow doe below him with a flesh-colored in front of her. Another small yellow fawn takes up the rear. Clumps of light blue and green grasses fill in the background.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.178

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

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Title

Kintai Bridge, Province of Suô (Suô no kuni, Kintaibashi)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

The prints features an arch bridge that crosses over the water, with four figures walking over. In the foreground there are trees by several little houses. There is a mountain in the background, with cloud surrounding. The artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature on the upper right-hand corner of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1831-1832

Accession Number

1948/1.151

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

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Title

La Plaine de Harlem (after a painting by Philip Koninck)

Artist

Gustave Greux

Artist Life Dates

1838-1919

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1877?

Accession Number

1973/1.766

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

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Title

Lake Suwa, Province of Shinano

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

Two trees growing in different directions form the shape of a fork on an small island in the foreground. There is a tiny house and some plants behind the trees, a small boat on the lake, and mountains along the bank of the lake. The title of the work is inscribed on the upper left-hand corner, along with the artist's signature.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1823-1829

Accession Number

1948/1.148

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

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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

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