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Title

300-Year Old Louisiana Oak

Artist

Sam Stauffer

Physical Description

Large oak tree.

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2013/1.260

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

motifs

natural landscapes

north and central america (continent)

plant-derived motifs

plants

settlements and landscapes

united states (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

A Cottage

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Physical Description

A two-story cottage with two chimneys is in the middle of the page. The view of it is obstructed by the large mound that takes up the right half of the image. There is a green tree on the left side of the cottage.

Artist Life Dates

1775-1851

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1775-1851

Accession Number

1985/1.100

Medium and Support

watercolor and graphite on off-white laid paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

grass (plant material)

houses

houses by form

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

open spaces and site elements

paintings

paintings by material or technique

plant material

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

site elements

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

A Plant

Artist

Zhu Da (Chu Ta)

Physical Description

A plant is shown against the blank background, with a long stem, some leaves on the top, and a apricot-like fruit at the bottom. Above the plant are some calligraphic texts, with the artist's signature and seal.

Artist Life Dates

1626-1705

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1645-1705

Accession Number

1958/2.57

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

writing (processes)

Title

A Sunset Landscape by a River

Artist

John Varley I

Physical Description

A watercolor painting of a sunset scene in a woodland river area. In the foreground the river is tinted orange from the sunset reflection. A man sits in his boat facing the bends of the river that lead to the homes located further back. The winding riverbanks are lined with tall trees. The sky above is cloudy, but through the holes a light-blue sky is visible.

Artist Life Dates

1778-1842

Object Creation Date

1800-1875

Accession Number

2009/1.519

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical sciences concepts

plant communities

residential structures

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

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

upward

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

Bamboo in Snow

Artist

Obaku Seikon (Taiho)

Physical Description

Gold and tan colored cloth with a scene of two bamboo shoots.

Artist Life Dates

1691-1774

Object Creation Date

circa 1760-1774

Accession Number

2014/2.252

Medium and Support

ink on silk, silk and paper backing

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

grass (plant material)

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plant material

plants

precipitation

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Base of Barton

Artist

Samuel Ritter

Physical Description

Image of water and edge of structure in water, reflections of leaves.

Accession Number

2013/1.258

Medium and Support

digital chromogenic print on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

descriptors

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

landscapes (environments)

light-related concepts

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

plant material

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

Title

Beech and Red Maple Leaves, from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

(1917 - 2009)

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2012/2.14.9

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animal material

biological material

buildings and the land

descriptors

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

nonwoody plants

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Bethlehem, CT

Artist

David Vestal

Physical Description

Tree branches with rain drops.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1924

Object Creation Date

November 29, 2006

Accession Number

2014/2.196

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on copy paper

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

plant components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bethlehem, CT, January

Artist

David Vestal

Physical Description

Close cropped view of bare trees and branches.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1924

Object Creation Date

1999

Accession Number

2014/2.128

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

plant components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Birds in a Tree

Artist

Nakabayashi Chikutô

Physical Description

A family of birds rest among willow branches. Three chicks rest below, while the larger parents perch above

Artist Life Dates

1776-1853

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1840

Accession Number

1976/2.103

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll, ink on silk

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

grass (plant material)

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

plant material

plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Black Roses, Sept. 30

Artist

Donald Sultan

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

b. 1951

Object Creation Date

1989

Accession Number

2014/2.16

Medium and Support

charcoal on paper

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

european

european styles and periods

image-making processes and techniques

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

plant components

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

trees (components)

Title

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

Artist

Yamamoto Baiitsu

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1783-1856

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1847

Accession Number

1970/2.156

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

plant components

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

trees (components)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

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

Blue-and-white jar with floral and leaf design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Hizen ware, Japan

Physical Description

A medium size, well potted jar with round shoulder and shorter neck. Inside is not totally glazed. On the body, pine, bamboo, and plum trees are finely painted with blue underglaze. Then a translucent glaze is applied, which turns into milky, white color. It has three floral decorations on the shoulder; the decoration is originated in functional elements of “ears” to which ropes were tied for transportation. The neck has a band of double lines and spray design of peony flowers and leaves. The rim of the neck is unglazed. The foot is unglazed; eye is glazed. Some imperfections of glaze are seen toward the bottom. Glaze is scraped off on one part. Many speckles on the surface.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1643

Accession Number

1964/1.99

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

deciduous trees

descriptors

evergreens

grass (plant material)

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin) with a willow branch and vase

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th-10th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1964/2.20

Medium and Support

Molded terracotta votive plaque

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

descriptors

design elements

doctrinal concepts

landscapes (environments)

motifs

natural landscapes

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

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

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India

Physical Description

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

Century

11th century

Object Creation Date

11th century

Accession Number

1983/1.396

Medium and Support

black schist

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

figures (representations)

form attributes

objects we use

people and culture

plant components

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

size (extent)

size by specific type

trees (components)

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

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

upward

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

Chalcedony ornamental snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.29

Medium and Support

chalcedony and glass

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

food

leaf (plant component)

materials

materials by function

objects we use

plant components

trees (components)

Title

Chest (in three pieces)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A chest in three pieces, all stacked on top of on another. The two chest pieces feature small center doors with decorative iron fittings around the handles and the hinges. Decorative iron fittings are added at each wood inlay location.

Object Creation Date

1875-1925

Accession Number

2009/2.25A-C

Medium and Support

wood and iron fittings

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

plant material

the human body

torsos

wood and wood products

Title

Comb

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.327

Medium and Support

wood

Secondary Keywords

grooming, hygiene and health car

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

the human body

tools and equipment

upper body

wood and wood products

Title

Crane, Pine and Bamboo

Artist

Ren Xun (Jen Hsün)

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1835-1893

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1893

Accession Number

1987/1.265

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

descriptors

evergreens

grass (plant material)

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Credenza

Artist

Artist Unknown, Italy

Physical Description

The front of this handsome oak credenza, or sideboard, is divided into halves by three pilasters. Each half is outfitted with a drawer and a door below. The decorative and functional components are artfully arranged across the front of the piece to form a balanced composition of repeated geometric shapes and harmonious proportions.

Century

Early 16th century

Object Creation Date

1500-1530

Accession Number

1955/1.228

Medium and Support

oak wood

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

case furniture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant material

storage and display furniture

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

wood and wood products

Title

Dakini

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A bronze image of a dancing figure, cast in the cire perdue (lost wax) technique in one piece with its lotus-petal base.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

2000/2.157

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

arts

arts and related disciplines

asian

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

design elements

disciplines

form attributes

humanities

materials

materials by origin

motifs

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

performing arts

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

size (extent)

size by specific type

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Drum with handles

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880

Accession Number

1984/2.35

Medium and Support

wood, leather, plant fibers and tkoola powder

Secondary Keywords

single-headed

components

components and systems

components by general context

descriptors

drums (membranophones)

materials

materials by origin

membranophones

objects we use

plant material

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck drums

tubular drums

wood and wood products

Title

Duck and Lotus

Artist

Gao Qipei (Kao Ch'i-p'ei)

Physical Description

In this large scroll Gao depicts a duck swimming among aquatic plants in the shade of a cluster of lotus.

Artist Life Dates

1660-1734

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1690-1734

Accession Number

1961/1.162

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

motifs

natural landscapes

plant-derived motifs

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

Title

Egôro (ritual censer)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

It is a bronze incense burner with a long handle. The circular bowl is a brazier, in which incense is burnt in Shinto rituals. The brazier has a fluted mouth and double-lines on the outside body. A circular foot, in a chrysanthemum shape, is attached to the brazier. There is a support that connects between the brazier and the foot. The brazier’s lid has an intricate openwork design of lotus flower scrolls with a knob in the shape of a lotus bud. The rim has an incised, stylized design of clouds. The mounting between the brazier and the handle is in the shape of Buddhist jewel with two semi-precious stones. The handle has carved lotus flower scrolls, and the end of which is bent at a right angle and joined to a round pedestal. Rising from the pedestal is a small statue of a lion on a lotus-shape pedestal, which serves as a knob handgrip when the incense burner is held.

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

1583-1650

Accession Number

2007/2.6

Medium and Support

gilt bronze with semiprecious stones

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

descriptors

design elements

events

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

mammals

motifs

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Engaged capital with vine rinceau, palmette leaves, and rosettes

Artist

Anonymous French

Physical Description

Engaged capital carved in grayish, coarse sandstone (arkose). The bell-shaped drum is decorated with a pattern of vine rinceau that encircles palmette leaves in a roughly symmetrical arrangement on each face of the capital. These ornamental plant forms are deeply undercut to highlight the pattern in sharp relief. A pair of volutes decorated with vertical striations springs from the vine rinceau in the upper portion of each face of the capital. A rosette enclosed in a circle appears at the top edge of the center of each face of the capital, above the point where the branches of the volutes diverge.

Century

First quarter of 12th century

Object Creation Date

1100-1125

Accession Number

1982/1.273

Medium and Support

sandstone

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

capitals and capital components

column components

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

motifs

object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

plant-derived motifs

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

relief

rock

rock by form

scrollwork

sculpture techniques

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Eroding Earthen Wall

Artist

Brett Weston

Physical Description

An eroding earth wall and a few sparse trees below.

Artist Life Dates

1911-1993

Object Creation Date

1972; printed 1973-1977

Accession Number

2013/1.278

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on Strathmore mount

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

plant components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

walls and wall components

Title

Female Antelope Headdress (Chi-Wara)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/1.137

Medium and Support

wood, leather

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by origin

plant material

the human body

upper body

wood and wood products

Title

Field Notes II

Artist

Larry Cressman

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Object Creation Date

2009

Accession Number

2009/2.103

Medium and Support

raspberry twigs, polymer, pins

Secondary Keywords

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by function

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

equipment

equipment by process

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

landscapes (environments)

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

piercing tools

plant components

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

tools and equipment

trees (components)

Title

Fish and Coral

Artist

Gary Moore

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1994

Accession Number

2002/2.167

Medium and Support

ebony

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

descriptors

islands

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

plant material

settlements and landscapes

wood and wood products

Title

Flower Basket

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.35

Medium and Support

woven bamboo

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

descriptors

grass (plant material)

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Flowers and Grasses

Artist

Watanabe Shikô

Physical Description

Realistic flowers and grasses, painted with vivid colors on a hanging scroll.

Artist Life Dates

1683-1755

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 18th century

Accession Number

1964/2.65

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

plant-derived motifs

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Fourteen Fruit and Flower Sketches

Artist

Yong-chin Kim

Physical Description

Various sketches of fruits and flowers each with accompanying calligraphy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Artist Life Dates

born 1881

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1952/2.5

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

food

image-making processes and techniques

materials

materials by function

materials by origin

plant components

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

trees (components)

writing (processes)

Title

Full Title Value

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Physical Description Notes Value

Century

Century Value

Object Creation Date

2020

Accession Number

2020/2.22.TEST

Medium and Support

Medium Value on Support Value

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

biological components

birds

components

components and systems

components by specific context

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plant components

Title

Grasshopper

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

The painting depicts a grasshopper resting on the leaves. The artist signed his pen name, A-chih, and sealed his pen names, Pai-shih mountain hermit, and Pai-shih hermit.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920-1935

Accession Number

1949/1.201

Medium and Support

ink on rice paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

plant components

settlements and landscapes

trees (components)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

Title

Grotto volgarmente detta di Nettuno a Tivoli

Artist

Gaetano Cottafavi

Physical Description

Two men standing at a waterfall, surrounded by foliage.

Artist Life Dates

1807-1864

Object Creation Date

1834

Accession Number

2014/2.203

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

descriptors

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

plant material

settlements and landscapes

Title

Hat with hair points

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Tikar

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1983/1.95

Medium and Support

cotton and dye

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animal material

clothing

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

fiber

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

hair and hair components

headgear

keratinous material

materials

materials by form

materials by origin

materials by physical form

natural fiber

objects

objects we use

plant fiber

textile materials

textile materials by composition or origin

Title

Heddle Pulley for a Loom

Artist

African, Ivory Coast, Guro

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/2.34

Medium and Support

carved wood and patination

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

the human body

upper body

wood and wood products

Title

Hemlock Canyons

Artist

Mike Irolla

Physical Description

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

large burnt wood vessel with bark marking the top irregular edge

Artist Life Dates

born 1974

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

2001

Accession Number

2002/2.147

Medium and Support

hemlock

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

descriptors

fluvial landforms

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by formation process

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

plant components

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

surface marking processes and techniques

trees (components)

wood and wood products

Title

Hunting Whistle

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/2.47

Medium and Support

carved wood

Secondary Keywords

aerophones

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

duct flutes

flutes (aerophones)

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

the human body

upper body

wood and wood products

Title

Incense Container in the Shape of a Ginko Leaf

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.216

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

descriptors

leaf (plant component)

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plant components

pottery (object genre)

trees (components)

Title

Indian-pipe (Monotropa uniflora), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

Small white blossom in the bottom left portion of the print. The bloom itself is a long and vertical flower growing on the ground, which is covered in dried leaves. The foreground and the flower are in focus, while the background is dark and out of focus.

Artist Life Dates

(1917 - 2009)

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2012/2.14.14

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Indian-pipe (Monotropa uniflora), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

A small cluster of white plants growing out a floor covering of brown leaves.

Artist Life Dates

1917-2009

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2014/2.287

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

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

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

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

descriptors

figures (representations)

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

mammals

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

plant material

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious (people)

settlements and landscapes

vessels

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Jina and a devotee from a Digambara Jain manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

Nude (Jina, center) and a devotees (nude on left, and other clothed figures) depicted in a folio of a Jain manuscript.

The image contains trees, lotus flowers and dark clouds. The the colors are composed of vivid reds, browns, yellows, greens and blues. The image is surrounded by a red and green pattereed border which resembles a chain.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.174

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant-derived motifs

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

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

2006/2.22.4

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

natural landscapes

plant material

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Landscape

Artist

Alice Hunt

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1848-1930

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1848-1930

Accession Number

1944.11

Medium and Support

watercolor on white paper

Secondary Keywords

biological components

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

descriptors

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

plant components

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

trees (components)

visual works

visual works by subject type