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A Raja with his Ladies; Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Jodhpur?

Title
A Raja with his Ladies
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Jodhpur?
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
mid 18th century
Accession Number
1985/2.140
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 7.56291
Primary Keywords
buildings
figures
males
sword
torch

A Soldier Killing a Naked Man; Hieronymous Hopfer; After Agostino Veneziano (di Musi)

Title
A Soldier Killing a Naked Man
Artist
Hieronymous Hopfer
Artist Life Dates
(Augsburg, ca. 1500 - 1563(?), Nuremberg)
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1530
Accession Number
1983/1.376
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 7.48155
Primary Keywords
death
figures
nudes
seated
soldier
sword

Kagoshima Senki [Records of the Battle of Kagoshima]; left page of triptych; Toyohara Chikanobu

Title
Kagoshima Senki [Records of the Battle of Kagoshima]; left page of triptych
Artist
Toyohara Chikanobu
Artist Life Dates
Takada, Niigata-ken, 1838 - 1912
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1877
Accession Number
1954/1.71
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper, one of triptych
relevance
rank 7.48155
Primary Keywords
battle
buildings
figures
horses
saint
sword

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga; Alonzo Chappel

Title
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Artist
Alonzo Chappel
Artist Life Dates
1828-1887
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
before 1856
Accession Number
1895.37
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 7.48155
Primary Keywords
candles
fort ticonderoga
groups
males
sword

Portrait of Maharaja Balbir Sen of Mandi; Artist Unknown India, Mandi, Himechal Predesh

Title
Portrait of Maharaja Balbir Sen of Mandi
Artist
Artist Unknown India, Mandi, Himechal Predesh
Physical Description
Balbir Sen of Mandi sits with his legs tucked under him against a purplish bolster on an oval orange carpet with a green border. He wears a white garment with green borders and some jewelry: a ring, bracelets, an armlet, necklaces, earrings and wears a green turban with a turban jewel across the front, surmounted by a black feathered aigrette. A sword signifying his rank lies across his body. He sits in strict profile with a heavy black beard and mustache. The paper is plain and uncolored except around the figure, which is painted against a white wash taking the shape of the seated man and his setting.
Inscriptions in devanagari script are above the painting.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1825
Accession Number
1964/2.119
Medium and Support
opaque watercolor and gold on paper
relevance
rank 7.48155
Primary Keywords
jewelry
portraits
royalty
sword
turban
warriors

Virabhadra plaque; Artist Unknown, India, South India

Title
Virabhadra plaque
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
17th–18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.43
Medium and Support
brass (?)
relevance
rank 7.48155
Primary Keywords
deity
goddess
ram's heads
sword

The Conversion of Paul; Georg Pecham

Title
The Conversion of Paul
Artist
Georg Pecham
Artist Life Dates
d. 1604
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
before 1604
Accession Number
1960/2.73
Medium and Support
pen, wash and watercolor on cream paper
relevance
rank 7.48155
Primary Keywords
armor
clouds
deity
horses
lances
sword

A Scholar Riding on a Sword; Kanô School, after Kanô Motonobu (1476-1559)

Title
A Scholar Riding on a Sword
Artist
Kanô School, after Kanô Motonobu (1476-1559)
Century
mid- to late 16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1650-1700
Accession Number
1969/2.89
Medium and Support
ink on paper
relevance
rank 7.48155
Primary Keywords
daoism
figures
mythology
sword
water
waves

Yao Ritual Scroll; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Yao Ritual Scroll
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
mid 19th century–mid 20th century
Object Creation Date
19th century - mid 20th century
Accession Number
1983/2.123
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on cotton
relevance
rank 7.48155
Primary Keywords
calligraphy
figures
horses
rites and rituals
sword

Hanuman; Artist Unknown, India, Northwest India

Title
Hanuman
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Northwest India
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.50
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 7.48155
Primary Keywords
casts (sculpture)
hanuman
hinduism
maces
sword

Judith Seated in an Arch; Hans Sebald Beham

Title
Judith Seated in an Arch
Artist
Hans Sebald Beham
Artist Life Dates
1500-1550
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1547
Accession Number
1998/2.16
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 7.48155
Primary Keywords
arches
figures
head
nudes
seated
sword

Yao Ritual Scroll; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Yao Ritual Scroll
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
mid 19th century–mid 20th century
Object Creation Date
19th century - mid 20th century
Accession Number
1983/2.136
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on cotton
relevance
rank 7.48155
Primary Keywords
buildings
figures
gods
rites and rituals
sword

Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu) seated on a lion; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu) seated on a lion
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
18th century?
Object Creation Date
18th century (?)
Accession Number
1986/2.49
Medium and Support
ema, ink and color on wood panel
relevance
rank 7.48155
Primary Keywords
bodhisattva
buddhism
lion
lotus
manjusri
sword

The Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington; Anonymous British

Title
The Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington
Artist
Anonymous British
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1785
Accession Number
1972/2.337B
Medium and Support
silk
relevance
rank 7.48155
Primary Keywords
cart
figures
seated
sword
water
wheel

Melencolia I; Albrecht Dürer

Title
Melencolia I
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Artist Life Dates
(Nüremberg, 1471 - 1528)
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1514
Accession Number
1959/2.90
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 7.40193
Primary Keywords
animals
bridges
buildings
seated
sword
water
winged

Tsuba (sword guard) with iris design; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Tsuba (sword guard) with iris design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
It is a round, openwork iron tsuba, in the design of three interconnected irises. The two holes are plugged with gold.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1780
Accession Number
1978/2.8
Medium and Support
iron and gold
relevance
rank 7.40193
Primary Keywords
flowers (plants)
iron
leaf (plant material)
sword

The Denial of Peter; Schelte Adams Bolswert; after Gerard Seghers

Title
The Denial of Peter
Artist
Schelte Adams Bolswert
Artist Life Dates
ca. 1581 - 1659
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1610-1638
Accession Number
1994/2.3
Medium and Support
engraving on medium weight, lightly textured beige laid papaer
relevance
rank 7.40193
Primary Keywords
cards
figures
money
spear
st. peter
sword

The Slaying of Laius, Plate 3 from 'The Myth of Oedipus'; Kurt Seligmann

Title
The Slaying of Laius, Plate 3 from 'The Myth of Oedipus'
Artist
Kurt Seligmann
Artist Life Dates
1900-1962
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1944
Accession Number
1986/2.97.3
Medium and Support
etching on off-white wove paper
relevance
rank 7.40193
Primary Keywords
birds
chariots
laius
mythology
oedipus
surrealism
sword

Ajax; Carlo Naya

Title
Ajax
Artist
Carlo Naya
Artist Life Dates
Active from the late 1860s
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1860
Accession Number
1989/2.96
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
relevance
rank 7.40193
Primary Keywords
helmet
males
nudes
sculpture
stone
sword
walking

Faramurz taken Prisoner, Shah-nameh of Ferdowski; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title
Faramurz taken Prisoner, Shah-nameh of Ferdowski
Artist
Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description
A leaf from a manuscript with two sections of calligraphy and one section of painting at the middle.
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1965/1.180
Medium and Support
tempera on paper
relevance
rank 7.40193
Primary Keywords
armor
calligraphy
iran (nation)
islamic
shahnama
sword

St. Demetrius; Joannes Charalampos

Title
St. Demetrius
Artist
Joannes Charalampos
Artist Life Dates
18th century
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1757
Accession Number
1976/2.78
Medium and Support
oil, gold and silver on panel
relevance
rank 7.40193
Primary Keywords
arrows
buildings
figures
horses
lances
saint
sword

Design For a Fireplace; Artist Unknown, Germany

Title
Design For a Fireplace
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
late 16th century
Accession Number
1968/2.63
Medium and Support
pen, ink and wash
relevance
rank 7.40193
Primary Keywords
figures
interiors
portraits
scales (weighing devices)
sword

Protective Amulet; Artist Unknown Taiwan

Title
Protective Amulet
Artist
Artist Unknown Taiwan
Physical Description
Plaque in the form of a snarling lion's face holding a double-edged "severn star" (here only three of the seven stars are depicted as large dots connected by lines) sword in its mouth and ornamented with a red octagon containing the characters for "daqi" surrounded by eight trigrams on its forehead.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2006/2.44
Medium and Support
polychrome on wood
relevance
rank 7.40193
Primary Keywords
amulet
demon
lion
plaque (flat object)
sword

Scène de pillage d'une maison de paysans; Jacques Callot

Title
Scène de pillage d'une maison de paysans
Artist
Jacques Callot
Artist Life Dates
1592-1635
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1627-1628
Accession Number
1970/1.192
Medium and Support
black chalk and bistre wash
relevance
rank 7.32398
Primary Keywords
cart
dogs
horses
house
soldiers
sword
trees
villages

Triumph of St. Michael; Verso: Female Head; Anonymous Italian (Venetian)

Title
Triumph of St. Michael; Verso: Female Head
Artist
Anonymous Italian (Venetian)
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1948/1.39
Medium and Support
pen, wash, crayon and Sanguine on white paper
relevance
rank 7.32398
Primary Keywords
armor
figures
michael
saint
satan
standing
sword
winged

Pallas (one of a set of three with Venus and Juno); Hendrick Goltzius

Title
Pallas (one of a set of three with Venus and Juno)
Artist
Hendrick Goltzius
Artist Life Dates
1558 - 1617
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1596
Accession Number
1975/1.83
Medium and Support
engraving on laid paper
relevance
rank 7.32398
Primary Keywords
armor
musical instruments
seated
sword
venus
weaponry
weapons

Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard III, 1764; William Hogarth

Title
Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard III, 1764
Artist
William Hogarth
Physical Description
A figure in elaborate costume with a fur-lined cloak, ruff collar, and medal leans on a bed or couch, a sword in his left hand and right raised with palm outstretched. He faces the viewer but does not look at the viewer. Overturned at his feet is a suit of armor. He is placed within a military tent and to the left is a distant landscape with other tents and figures gathered around a fire, suggesting this is a nocturnal scene.
Artist Life Dates
1697-1764
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1746
Accession Number
1971/2.60
Medium and Support
etching and engraving with stipple on paper
relevance
rank 7.32398
Primary Keywords
actors
armor
crucifix
king
lamp
sword
tent
theaters

A Scene from 'La Gerusalemme Liberata:' Tancred and Clorinda; Laurent de La Hyre

Title
A Scene from 'La Gerusalemme Liberata:' Tancred and Clorinda
Artist
Laurent de La Hyre
Artist Life Dates
1606-1656
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
before 1630
Accession Number
1970/2.88
Medium and Support
black and white chalk on brown paper, laid down
relevance
rank 7.32398
Primary Keywords
child
children
figures
nudes
reclining
soldier
standing
sword

Lot and His Daughters; Lucas Van Leyden

Title
Lot and His Daughters
Artist
Lucas Van Leyden
Artist Life Dates
1494-1533
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1530
Accession Number
1953/1.49
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 7.32398
Primary Keywords
cups
males
nudes
pitcher
seated
sword
trees
vessels

Bhairava; Artist Unknown, India, South India

Title
Bhairava
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
16th – 19th century
Object Creation Date
16th century - 19th century
Accession Number
1981/2.55
Medium and Support
copper
relevance
rank 7.24765
Primary Keywords
deity
drums
hinduism
hounds
musical instruments
shiva
standing
sword

The Sword is Drawn, the Navy Upholds it!; Kenyon Cox; The H. C. Miner Litho. Co. (printer)

Title
The Sword is Drawn, the Navy Upholds it!
Artist
Kenyon Cox
Physical Description
Text: "The Sword is Drawn The Navy Upholds It!" - U.S. Navy Recruiting Station - 115 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn - (scroll text) We Can Do No Otherwise
Artist Life Dates
1856-1919
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1917-1919
Accession Number
1954/2.35.25
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 7.24765
Primary Keywords
cape
clouds
paper
posters
sword
wars
water
world war i

Bodhisattva Mañjusri; Tibet

Title
Bodhisattva Mañjusri
Artist
Tibet
Physical Description
A woodblock print, with monochromatic black ink. The impression is good, especially given the detail of the design, although the block appears to have been worn at the outside edges.
Century
20th century?
Object Creation Date
20th century (?)
Accession Number
1973/1.808A
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 7.24765
Primary Keywords
bodhisattva
buddhism
himalayan
lion
lotus
manjusri
moon
sun
sword

Devimahatmya manuscript: A Demon Warrior Worships Devi (fol. no. 44r); Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School; Attributed to

Title
Devimahatmya manuscript: A Demon Warrior Worships Devi (fol. no. 44r)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1985/2.139
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 7.24765
Primary Keywords
buildings
calligraphy
deity
figures
glass
interiors
seated
sword
vessels

A Frieze of Horsemen; Polidoro da Caravaggio

Title
A Frieze of Horsemen
Artist
Polidoro da Caravaggio
Artist Life Dates
c. 1495-c.1543
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
16th century
Accession Number
1951/2.32
Medium and Support
pen, bistre and wash on white paper
relevance
rank 7.24765
Primary Keywords
armor
drums
figures
frieze
horn
horses
musical instruments
sword

Six-armed Bodhisattva Mañjusri, standing, with two celestial attendants; Artist Unknown, India

Title
Six-armed Bodhisattva Mañjusri, standing, with two celestial attendants
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
Mañjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, standing with two celestial attendants. This representation of Manjushri includes six arms, one of which holds a sword, while a narrow book (modeled after books made from palm leaves) lays across his upper hand. Manjushri is wearing an ornamented crown and necklace, and is encircled by a halo of flames.
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1978/2.109
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 7.24765
Primary Keywords
bodhisattva
buddhism
deity
flames
himalayan
lotus
manjusri
sword
vajrayana

Bodhisattva Mañjusri; Nepal

Title
Bodhisattva Mañjusri
Artist
Nepal
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1980/2.278
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 7.17290
Primary Keywords
bodhisattva
buddhism
himalayan
lotus
manjusri
miniature (size attribute)
sword
vajrayana

Der Traum Vom Krieg, plate X, from 'Day and Dreams'; Max Beckmann

Title
Der Traum Vom Krieg, plate X, from 'Day and Dreams'
Artist
Max Beckmann
Artist Life Dates
1884-1950
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1946
Accession Number
1983/2.235
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 7.17290
Primary Keywords
armor
cart
expressionism
figures
head
helmet
horses
reclining
sword
wheel

The Betrayal of Christ, No. 3 of the Series of 8 Prints from "The Passion"; Hans Sebald Beham

Title
The Betrayal of Christ, No. 3 of the Series of 8 Prints from "The Passion"
Artist
Hans Sebald Beham
Artist Life Dates
1500-1550
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1535
Accession Number
1949/1.103
Medium and Support
woodcut on paper
relevance
rank 7.09967
Primary Keywords
armor
figures
fishing
jesus christ
soldiers
st. peter
sword
torch
woman

Portrait of a Warrior (Minamoto no Yoritomo); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Portrait of a Warrior (Minamoto no Yoritomo)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1955/1.266
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
relevance
rank 6.88870
Primary Keywords
dragon
figures
full-length
hanging scrolls
hats
interiors
japan
males
seated
sword
table
warriors

The Concert; Antoine Duclos; After Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Title
The Concert
Artist
Antoine Duclos
Artist Life Dates
1742-1795
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1773
Accession Number
1956/1.53
Medium and Support
etching and engraving on laid paper
relevance
rank 6.82114
Primary Keywords
cellos
chairs
costume
curtain
flutes
harps
interiors
males
music
musical instruments
sculpture
seated
sword
window

Unidentified Kabuki Actor as Sword-face; Ueno Tadamasa

Title
Unidentified Kabuki Actor as Sword-face
Artist
Ueno Tadamasa
Physical Description
Color woodblock print of a kabuki actor on gray mica ground. Actor appears to be playing the role of a samurai, with his hair in a top-knot, a family crest on the arm of his kimono, and a sword complete with scabbard ornament. His head tilts downward seriously as his hand reaches to unsheath his sword.
Artist Life Dates
1904-1970
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
2009/2.18
Medium and Support
ink and gray mica on paper
relevance
rank 6.73502
Primary Keywords
actor
kabuki
prints
sword
theater
ukiyo-e
woodblock prints

Crossing the Yangtze on a Sword; Soga Shôhaku; Attributed to

Title
Crossing the Yangtze on a Sword
Artist
Soga Shôhaku
Artist Life Dates
(Ise , 1730 - 1781)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1963/1.96
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 6.70794
Primary Keywords
buddhism
calligraphy
figures
hanging scroll
japan
rivers
sword
zen
zen masters

Durga, seated, with sixteen arms; Artist Unknown, India, South India

Title
Durga, seated, with sixteen arms
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Physical Description
Durga sits with her legs in a half lotus position, crossed in front of her, but not interlaced. She has a narrow waist and rounded pointy breasts with broad shoulders. Her front two hands hold a rosary (also in a reassuring gesture) and a pot. Her other hands fan out around her. Reading clockwise, she carries a wide assortment of weapons, an arrow, sword, feather, club, discus, trident and [?] on her right and conch, bell, noose, trident, club?, shield, bow and a kapala (skull cup). She has large open eyes and a full mouth and nose. She wears jewelry including necklaces and shoulder loops, armlets, bracelets and large floral earrings. Her crown rest atop her head, but there are wing-like elements that fan out behind her ears. She sits on a squared base with stylized lotus petals over simpler moldings.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1981/2.59
Medium and Support
copper
relevance
rank 6.56363
Primary Keywords
arrow
bell (idiophone)
club (weapon)
conch shell
deity
discus
feather
flower (plant)
hindu
hinduism
jewelry
rosary
seated
sword
trident

The Martyrdom of Sts. Valerian and Cecilia; Lorenzo Peracini

Title
The Martyrdom of Sts. Valerian and Cecilia
Artist
Lorenzo Peracini
Artist Life Dates
18th century
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1970/2.52
Medium and Support
pen and black and brown ink with gray wash, laid down
relevance
rank 6.41546
Primary Keywords
dogs
figures
kneeling
praying
saint
seated
soldiers
spears
st. cecilia
st. joseph
st. valerian
sword

Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Circular tsuba, made of iron. It has two holes in the middle. Two figures, Kanzan and Jittoku, are carved on the lower right corner. Kanzan, who holds a scroll on his hand, and Jittoku, who holds a bloom stick and pointing to the sky, are looking upward. The two figures are carved slightly higher than the surface. On the back, there is the moon partially obscured by clouds. Gold and silver alloy inlays are applied to the moon and the clouds. Gold is also inlayed in their eyes, parts of the garments, and Kanzan's scroll. Shakudô (copper-gold alloy) is inlayed in Jittoku's bloom and his jacket collars.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
early 18th century
Accession Number
1978/2.5
Medium and Support
iron with gold, silver, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
relevance
rank 6.28028
Primary Keywords
hilt
monks
moon
scroll (motif)
scroll painting
sword
zen
zen masters
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