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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

relevance

rank 6.15891

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

Voodoo Ritual

Artist

Y. Verne

Physical Description

Cardboard showing people performing ritual.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2011/2.187

Medium and Support

inlaid banana leaves and cane on cardboard

relevance

rank 6.15891

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

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materials by origin

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objects we use

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settlements and landscapes

tools and equipment

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

walking sticks

woody plants

Title

Jerusalem Plant

Artist

Jim Dine

Physical Description

A print of a multi-leaved plant. The plant is in black in white but the image is framed in red.

Artist Life Dates

1935

Object Creation Date

1982

Accession Number

2011/1.70

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 6.15595

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

michigan (state)

natural landscapes

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

photographic prints

photographic prints by color

photographs

photographs by form

positives

settlements and landscapes

united states (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

washtenaw (county)

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

relevance

rank 6.15359

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

Shojo to akai hana (Pechunia) Girl and Flowers (Petunias)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A girl is depicted on the right side of the printing and is facing two huge red and white colored flowers on the left.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

2011/2.28

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.15359

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Flower Girl

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A yound girl, with yellow and purple flowers on her hair on her clothes, is in the center of the printing, facing front.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

2011/2.51

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.15359

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

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people by gender

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Orchid and Rock

Artist

Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong

Physical Description

A rock dominates the image, with orchids and grasses growing next to it. Calligraphic text accompanies the image, places above the rock, with three seals.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.131

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 6.15359

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

natural landscapes

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Mountain Village

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A village situated in a mountain valley. There is a picket fence in the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.37

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.14792

Secondary Keywords

downward

scale

upward

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

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with design of three pawlownia crests and vines

Artist

Kinai School

Physical Description

This small, flat metal piece has a circular shape and an openwork design. It has a triangular shaped sword hole in the center, flanked by two other holes, which are filled with shakudô (copper-gold alloy). The sword hole is mended with gold. Three crests, consisting of pawlownia leaves and flowers, are interconnected with vines. There are some abrasions on the center oval shape around the sword hole. The surface is slightly textured by minute stippling. The outer rim is slightly elevated from the inner design. This openwork carving technique is called "marubori" (round carving).

Artist Life Dates

17th century - 19th century

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750

Accession Number

1978/2.4

Medium and Support

iron, gold and shakudô (copper-gold alloy)

relevance

rank 6.14792

Secondary Keywords

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

edged weapon components

heraldic motifs

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

motifs

natural landscapes

plant components

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees (components)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weapon components

woody plants

Title

Star-shaped Tile with flying crane among flowers

Artist

Iran, Kashan

Physical Description

A tile in the shape of a 8 pointed star with a bird depiction and inscriptions.

Century

early 14th century

Object Creation Date

early 14th century

Accession Number

1957/1.102

Medium and Support

fritware with blue underglaze painting and brown luster overglaze painting

relevance

rank 6.14538

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

birds

buildings and the land

crane (bird)

descriptors

design elements

document genres

document genres by form

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

information forms

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by form

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middle east (general region)

motifs

natural element motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Hedge-laying

Artist

Stanley Anderson

Artist Life Dates

(1884 - 1966)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1945

Accession Number

1954/1.84

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 6.14413

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

cutting equipment

cutting tools

dwellings

equipment

equipment by process

landscapes (environments)

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

tools and equipment

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Porcelain Inkwell with flowers and butterfly and rounded corners

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

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

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.268

Medium and Support

porcelain, metal

relevance

rank 6.13869

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

herbaceous plants

insects

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

stoneware

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Fern, NY Botanical Garden

Artist

Brett Weston

Physical Description

Close-up of fern leaves that are leaning to either side in an arched shape.

Artist Life Dates

1911-1993

Object Creation Date

1945; printed circa 1973

Accession Number

2013/1.280

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on Strathmore mount

relevance

rank 6.13521

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

gardens

gardens by function

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

nonwoody plants

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

Title

Mercedes, Grand Canyon, Arizona, U.S.A. (R20), from "The Ryoichi Excavations"

Artist

Patrick Nagatani

Physical Description

Car being excavated out of the side of the Grand Canyon.

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Object Creation Date

1994; printed 2001

Accession Number

2012/2.150

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.13247

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

fluvial landforms

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

geographic and political locations

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by formation process

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

passenger vehicles

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

united states (nation)

vehicles

Title

Cadillac Town Car, The Great Gallery, Horseshoe Canyon, Utah, U.S.A. (R17), from "The Ryoichi Excavations"

Artist

Patrick Nagatani

Physical Description

Car under excavation at the Great Galery, Horsehoe Canyon, Utah.

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Object Creation Date

1992; printed 2001

Accession Number

2012/2.147

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.13247

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

fluvial landforms

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

geographic and political locations

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landforms

landforms and landform components

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landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

passenger vehicles

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

united states (nation)

vehicles

Title

Purple haori with supplementary weft brocade woven bird-and-flowers designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Purple silk damask (rinzu) in T-paper pattern (sayagata), bokashi dyed so that the shoulders are a darker purple than the lower half of the haori. Woven designs of phoenixes, paulownia, cranes, chysanthemums, etc., incorporate metallic threads. Lining is orange and white silk. There are purple and white kumihimo (a kind of cord) with tassels.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930-1939

Accession Number

2005/1.355

Medium and Support

purple silk damask with woven designs

relevance

rank 6.13042

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

main garments

main garments for the upper body

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Umagome no tsuki (Moon at Umagome), from the series Tôkyô nijûkei (Twenty Views of Tokyo)

Artist

Kawase Hasui

Physical Description

A large, dark tree looms over a field with neat rows of crops. A full moon hangs low in the sky, peeking from behind tree branches and thin gray clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1930

Accession Number

1993/2.29

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.12822

Secondary Keywords

agricultural complexes

associated concepts

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

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descriptors

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earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

ornament areas

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Ancient Olive Tree, Andriake, Turkey

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

A knotted and ancient olive tree in Andriake, Turkey.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2012/2.59

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.12016

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

middle east (general region)

natural landscapes

objects we use

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

plants

positives

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Yellow House

Artist

Blanche Ackers

Artist Life Dates

b. 1916

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1990-1999

Accession Number

2002/1.195

Medium and Support

crayon on paper

relevance

rank 6.11573

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

colors

descriptors

dwellings

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and occupations

plant material

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residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

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single built works by specific type

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Saqqara I, Dynasty III

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

Pyramid in the background with sand in the front.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1944

Object Creation Date

1989; printed 1999

Accession Number

2014/2.316

Medium and Support

selenium toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.11360

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

funerary structures

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

soil

soil by composition or origin

tombs

tombs by form

Title

Incense Container in the Shape of a Plum Flower

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

Incense container in the shape of a plum blossom. The container consists of two halves opening horizontally, with the top of the container being very textured with a pattern of ridges. The container is bi-colored, with a whitish gray and reddish orange coloring.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.218

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 6.11196

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

deciduous trees

descriptors

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Untitled [Woodpeckers perched on the side of a tree]

Artist

Kawano Kaoru

Physical Description

This print, as the title indicates, portrays woodpeckers percehed on the side of a tree.

Artist Life Dates

1916 - 1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

1998/2.25

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.11192

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asia (continent)

biological components

buildings and the land

components

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descriptors

geographic and political locations

heads

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

the human body

upper body

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

wood and wood products

woody plants

Title

Pale yellow silk underkimono with designs of maple leaves

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Silk crepe with woven satin maple leaf designs ("crepe-backed satin") enhanced by hand-painted yellow accents. Sleeves are lined and main part of body is not.

Century

second half of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.395

Medium and Support

Silk crepe with woven and painted designs

relevance

rank 6.11185

Secondary Keywords

animal material

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

deciduous trees

descriptors

fibroinous material

landscapes (environments)

main garments

materials

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natural landscapes

objects we use

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

TOP: A Group of People Talking before the City Wall at the Edge of the Seine (Vor der Stadtmauer am Seine-Ufer diskutierende Menchengruppe), originally sheet 2 of Views of the Seine (Vues de la Seine)

BOTTOM: In the Adriani Villa (In der Villa Adriani), originally sheet 11 in the folio First Folio of Regions and Old Fragmented Edifices (Erste Folge von Gegenden und Bruchstücken Alter Gebaeude)

Artist

Franz Edmund Weirotter

Physical Description

Left edge displays small tears, indicating former binding.

TOP IMAGE. A river tapers from the bottom edge to the right. In the right bottom corner a row boat is steered by a man standing with a pole, while a passenger sits astern. A thatched-roof structure, possibly multiple structures, dominates the left-hand side of the composition, while a windmill - identifying the scene as taking place in Holland - appears in the bottom right distance. Other structures line the left riverbank in the right corner, perhaps denoting a village. Boulders fill the bottom left.

BOTTOM IMAGE. A river fills the bottom right corner, along whose banks two or three travelers - one standing, one sitting, a third possibly lying down - rest with their gear. Boulders fill the bottom left, covered with scraggly vegetation. The largest boulder is topped by a nearly dead tree, while to the distant left another boulder is topped with another pair of travelers, one figure standing and pointing with walking stick, a second at his feet.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1761-1765

Accession Number

2007/2.114

Medium and Support

engraving in black ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 6.10901

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

business and industry

components of bodies of water

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

netherlands (nation)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

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residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

windmills

Title

The Broad Bridge

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A man in a small boat with oars sits in front of a bridge, a pier of which is just behind and to the left of the boat. The viewer is also positioned on the water as only the bottom of the span is visible. Several other piers, also framed and clad with wood to protect against collision are visible on either side of the image. The distant view, seen between the piers, include a suspension bridge to the left of the central pier and the tower of a church or other buildings to the right.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1878

Accession Number

1954/1.417

Medium and Support

lithotint with scraping, printed in brown ink on Japan paper, laid down on heavy wove paper

relevance

rank 6.10174

Secondary Keywords

architecture

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

First Designs of Model Young Leaves: the Courtesan Karauta of the Chôjiya, accompanied by her attendants Matsuno and Takeno

Artist

Isoda Koryûsai

Physical Description

This is a color woodblock print of a courtesan and her two attendants. They are walking toward the left. The courtesan wears red and brown kimono with geometric designs and a pink cloak with plum tree and cloud design. Her green obi (sash), tied in front, has peacock feather and geometric patterns. Her hair is sculpted in the shape of “lantern” style, with the broad wings to the side of the head. Three large tortoise-shell comb and four pins adorn the hair. The two young attendants wear matching clothes and hair accessories; their kimono design has the same plum and cloud patterns as the courtesan but in brownish colors. Their obi is in green color with wavy stripes, loosely tied on their backs. They also have tortoise shell combs, hairpins, and ornaments in the shape of pine leaves. One attendant is looking at a ground, and other attendant toward the right. All three wear high platform sandals. There are artist’s signature and publisher’s seal on the lower left corner, as well as the title on the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

active 1764 - 1788

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1777-1782

Accession Number

1960/1.145

Medium and Support

Oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper

relevance

rank 6.08986

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

deciduous trees

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by occupation

people in service occupations

plants

prostitutes

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

youth

Title

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

relevance

rank 6.08832

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

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landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

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processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Tetrapylon, Palmyra, Syria

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

Four columns ruins with stone slabs in front.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1944

Object Creation Date

1995; printed 1996

Accession Number

2014/2.317

Medium and Support

selenium toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.08832

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

columns and column components

combination inorganic/organic material

components

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components by specific context

descriptors

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

settlements and landscapes

soil

soil by composition or origin

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Skunk-cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

A close-up of skunk cabbage beginning to grow from a reddish tear-drop shaped pod. It is sprouting from a wet, mossy area where snow, still visible in the background, has melted.

Artist Life Dates

(1917 - 2009)

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2012/2.14.7

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

relevance

rank 6.08814

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

wetlands

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #9 Oiso

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A village of black and gray houses in front of a row of pines by the water. Several sailboats appear in the distance in front of the mountains.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.325

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.07794

Secondary Keywords

scale

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Tao Yuanming Appreciating Chrysanthemums

Artist

Ni Tian (Ni T'ien)

Physical Description

Pastoral poet Tao Yuanming (372–427) and a boy-servant bearing chrysanthemums on his back are shown. Two pine trees dominate the composition. Tao Yuanming’s forward gaze and slightly hunched posture exhibit his full inner exhilaration when chrysanthemums were collected. The subtle smile on the poet’s face seems also to reflect a moment of transcendence.

Has signature and seal of the artist

Artist Life Dates

1855 - 1919

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1855-1919

Accession Number

1987/1.275

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 6.07710

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

evergreens

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

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Title

Travelers on a Mountain Pass

Artist

Wu Wei

Physical Description

This large hanging scroll depicts a man on a donkey traveling along a mountain pass, accompanied by two other men and surrounded by huge overhanging craggy cliffs on both the left and right sides in the background with several overlapping vertical layers.

Artist Life Dates

1459-1508

Century

15th-16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1490-1508

Accession Number

1981/1.312

Medium and Support

Hanging Scroll, ink and light color on silk

relevance

rank 6.07584

Secondary Keywords

downward

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Title

Man Working

Artist

Rudiger Berlit

Physical Description

Man leaning over in a field, working.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1939

Object Creation Date

late 19th century - early 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.217

Medium and Support

black crayon on Japan paper

relevance

rank 6.07475

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

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Title

Springtime

Artist

John Costigan

Physical Description

In the middle of a wooded setting is a woman carrying a child on her back. A few sheep surround her, with a lamb in the center left foreground. A boy stands at the right side of the composition. The trees and the clothing of the figures are mostly in shadow.

Artist Life Dates

1888-1972

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1980/2.175

Medium and Support

drypoint and etching on cream-colored paper

relevance

rank 6.07217

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Cymbidium No. 351, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'

Artist

Ikeda Zuigetsu

Physical Description

Several pink and white buds dominate the center of the image. The flowers are arranged in a curved form that goes counterclockwise from top to bottom. They are on a dark green backgound.

Artist Life Dates

1877-1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1958

Accession Number

1983/1.371.5

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.06245

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Wooded Landscape with a Distant Sunset

Artist

John Varley I

Physical Description

A watercolor painting of a wide path leading down to a waterfront. The path is flanked by small hills and shaded with large trees. In the distance across the water are faint outlines of buildings, possibly a city on the shore, and a sunset indicated by the orange tint in the clear sky.

Artist Life Dates

1778-1842

Object Creation Date

1800-1842

Accession Number

2009/1.518

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 6.05941

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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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

relevance

rank 6.05929

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

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deciduous trees

descriptors

evergreens

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shrubs

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Title

The Hermit Tao Yuanming Enjoying Chrysanthemums

Artist

Li Shida (Li Shih-ta)

Physical Description

Inscription: Painted in the fall of 1619. Li Shida

Two seals of the artist

Ten collectors’ seals, including five imperial seals of the Qing dynasty

Tao Yuanming intently watches an attendant water the chrysanthemums. His brushwork is detailed and the composition elegant.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1573 - 1619)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1619

Accession Number

1960/1.184

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 6.05676

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Blue-and-white tilted jar with peony and 'cloud collar' designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.293

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 6.05606

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

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design elements

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Title

Geese and Reeds (two of a pair)

Artist

Ki-hun Yang

Physical Description

A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. A goose swoops into the scene from the top left, while the neck of the grounded goose follows a graceful curve to look at the approaching bird. The swaying reeds and grass around the grounded goose add lightness to the composition. Between the two geese are three lines of calligraphy.

Artist Life Dates

(1843 - 1898)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2009/1.488.2

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 6.05606

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Kokon Jôruri zukushi series: 'Ishidômaru' (Kûkai as a child)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

This print illustrates a scene in a jôruri play based on history. Ishidômaru is the childhood name of a figure better known to history as Kûkai, the early 9th-century founder of the Shingon sect of Buddhism in Japan. In this scene, the child Ishidômaru has come to the remote mountain of Mt. Kôya in search of his father, a warrior who had taken the tonsure. When the two finally met, the father refused to recognize his son. The rejection of family ties was one of the basic tenets of monastic life in Buddhism.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa late 1840s

Accession Number

1985/1.180

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.05606

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Geese and Reeds (one of a pair)

Artist

Ki-hun Yang

Physical Description

A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. The goose is the water has its head turned to watch the descent of the goose flying in from the right. The upper left corner contains calligraphic text, and creating ripples in the water in the foreground is a goose with its head below the surface, and bottom in the air. Reeds come in from the right.

Artist Life Dates

1843-1898

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2009/1.488.1

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 6.05606

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with mushroom design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

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

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1966/1.100

Medium and Support

iron

relevance

rank 6.05606

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

edged weapons

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Title

Untitled, San Francisco

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

A black and white photo of a man holding his hands behind his back. In his hands is a white rose.

Artist Life Dates

born 1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960

Accession Number

2011/2.144

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.04881

Secondary Keywords

color

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Title

Reading "The Book of Changes" at a Pavilion in Autumn

Artist

Zhang Hong [Chang Hung]

Physical Description

Inscription: … painted at Mr. Zhu’s Plum Hut Studio in the winter of 1639. Zhang Hong of Suzhou

Two seals of the artist

One collector’s seal

A solitary scholar, dwarfed by the surrounding autumnal landscape, seated inside a pavilion as he contemplates the ancient classic, The Book of Changes.

Artist Life Dates

1577 - after 1668

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1639

Accession Number

1978/2.60

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 6.04705

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

Iceberg #10, Disko Bay, Greenland

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

A large iceberg in Disko Bay, Greenland.

Artist Life Dates

born 1944

Object Creation Date

1988; printed 1995-1998

Accession Number

2012/2.95

Medium and Support

selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.04554

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Baby Krishna Taken by Father Across Jumna River

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan

Physical Description

A elief of the baby Krishan being taken across the Jumna River on top of the head of his father. The father and baby are in the lower right corner of the frieze, with the image of a tail following them going diagonally behind.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2012/2.163

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 6.03980

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Plum Blossoms and Bird

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

A black crow is seated on a plum branch above calligraphic text and cascades of open blossoms.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1949/1.192

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 6.03750

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Aqua and gold ffukuro obi with gold daffodil design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Aqua-gold fabric woven from turquoise warp and aqua-and pale gold-covered paper (kinran) weft, for a shimmering aqua-gold ground. The deco-style daffodil patterns are surihaku in three shades of gold. Plain weave aqua silk lining.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

late 1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.333

Medium and Support

aqua-gold fabric woven from turquoise silk warp and gold-covered paper weft

relevance

rank 6.03516

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Monkeys by a Waterfall (pair with 1986/2.61.2)

Artist

Mori Sosen

Physical Description

Two monkeys are seen at the base of a waterfall. They are painted in soft shades of gray and sit among plants. The monkey on the right fidgits with its hands, while the other looks over its shoulder at the waterfall.

Artist Life Dates

(Nagasaki or Nishinomiya, 1747 - 1821)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1807-1821

Accession Number

1986/2.61.1

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 6.03516

Secondary Keywords

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