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Bamboo (pair with 1986/1.167.2); Tomioka Tessai

Title: Bamboo (pair with 1986/1.167.2)
Artist: Tomioka Tessai
Physical Description: Long, thing hanging scroll with a black/grey ink painting on a gold cloth backing. Writing is in the upper left side of the painting. The painting itself depicts stalks of bamboo.
Artist Life Dates: 1836-1924
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1865-1875
Accession Number: 1986/1.167.1
Medium and Support: ink on paper
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Primary Keywords: bamboo; calligraphy

Sutra Writings; Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu

Title: Sutra Writings
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 19th century
Accession Number: 1997/1.180
Medium and Support: incised palm-leaf, darkened with charcoal dust
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; leaf

MS Leaf: Greek Liturgy with Byzantine Greek Notation #6; Anonymous Byzantine

Title: MS Leaf: Greek Liturgy with Byzantine Greek Notation #6
Artist: Anonymous Byzantine
Century: 15th century
Object Creation Date: 15th century
Accession Number: 1959/1.150
Medium and Support: ink on glazed paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; leaf

Shrimps; Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Title: Shrimps
Artist: Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
Physical Description: Blank background. The painting depicts four lobsters, with calligraphic texts and seal on the right edge of the painting.
Artist Life Dates: (1864 - 1957)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1931
Accession Number: 1949/1.200
Medium and Support: ink on rice paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; lobsters

MS leaf: Bible lessons; Artist Unknown, Armenia

Title: MS leaf: Bible lessons
Artist: Artist Unknown, Armenia
Century: Early 15th century
Object Creation Date: early 15th century
Accession Number: 1987/1.195.5
Medium and Support: ink and color on glazed paper
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Primary Keywords: bible; calligraphy

Dressing room of the Nakamura-za Theatre in Edo (part of a triptych); Utagawa Kunisada

Title: Dressing room of the Nakamura-za Theatre in Edo (part of a triptych)
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Artist Life Dates: 1786-1864
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: mid 19th century
Accession Number: 1969/2.143
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper, one of triptych
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; interiors

Prawn; Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Title: Prawn
Artist: Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
Physical Description: Two shrimps are shown in the middle of the print. The artist inscribed "Baishi at the age of ninty-five" on the upper left-hand corner with seal.
Artist Life Dates: (1864 - 1957)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1948
Accession Number: 1990/1.185
Medium and Support: woodblock "water printing" with ink on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; shrimp

Calligraphy; Sutejo

Title: Calligraphy
Artist: Sutejo
Century: 17th century?
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1986/1.157
Medium and Support: ink on paper, album leaf
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Primary Keywords: abstraction; calligraphy

Sutra Writings; Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu

Title: Sutra Writings
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 19th century
Accession Number: 1997/1.175
Medium and Support: incised palm-leaf, darkened with charcoal dust
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; leaf

Rubbing of Three Versions of Wang hsi-chih's Lan-ting Pavilion; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Rubbing of Three Versions of Wang hsi-chih's Lan-ting Pavilion
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1616
Accession Number: 1959/1.161
Medium and Support: ink on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; seated

Glass snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Glass snuff bottle
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1912-1949
Accession Number: 1980/2.134
Medium and Support: glass with carnelian
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; snuff bottle

Bird of Longevity on Pine Branch; Ding Yanyong (Ting Yen-yung)

Title: Bird of Longevity on Pine Branch
Artist: Ding Yanyong (Ting Yen-yung)
Artist Life Dates: (Guangdong province, 1902 - 1978, Hong Kong)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1902-1978
Accession Number: 1983/2.154
Medium and Support: hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Primary Keywords: birds; calligraphy; pines

Orchid and Colophon; Shitao (Shih-t'ao); Attributed to

Title: Orchid and Colophon
Artist: Shitao (Shih-t'ao)
Physical Description: The painting depicts an orchid on the left, with calligraphical texts on the right-hand half. Paper is faded, and ink is black.
Artist Life Dates: 1642-1707
Century: 17th-18th century
Object Creation Date: 1644-1707
Accession Number: 1955/2.12
Medium and Support: ink on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; orchids; plants

Calligraphy; Wang Duo

Title: Calligraphy
Artist: Wang Duo
Artist Life Dates: 1592-1652
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1620-1652
Accession Number: 1974/1.243
Medium and Support: hanging scroll, ink on satin
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; hanging scrolls

Nayika who casts away her jewels; Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Kotah School; Attributed to

Title: Nayika who casts away her jewels
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Kotah School
Century: late 18th century
Object Creation Date: late 18th century
Accession Number: 1980/2.245
Medium and Support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; night; prince

Blue-and-white water dropper with landscape design; Artist Unknown, Korea

Title: Blue-and-white water dropper with landscape design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description: It is simple in shape, like a donut but with a sharply trimmed rim in the manner of a metal vessel. The hole in the middle is believed to be a symbol of Eastern philosophy. Designs are painted on the surface in cobalt blue pigment.
Century: 17th–18th century
Object Creation Date: late 17th century - early 18th century
Accession Number: 1965/2.57
Medium and Support: porcelain with blue underglaze painting
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; ceramics; vessel

Bamboo; Gao Shiqi (Kao Shih-ch'i)

Title: Bamboo
Artist: Gao Shiqi (Kao Shih-ch'i)
Artist Life Dates: 1645-1704
Century: 17th-18th century
Object Creation Date: 1645-1704
Accession Number: 1955/2.14
Medium and Support: handscroll, ink on paper
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Primary Keywords: bamboo; calligraphy; plants

MS Leaf: Bible Stories; Anonymous Russian

Title: MS Leaf: Bible Stories
Artist: Anonymous Russian
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: late 18th century
Accession Number: 1959/1.160
Medium and Support: ink on rough grey paper
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Primary Keywords: bible; calligraphy; leaf

Ragamala series: Purvi Ragini 24; Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Title: Ragamala series: Purvi Ragini 24
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Century: Late 18th-Early 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1800
Accession Number: 1980/2.298
Medium and Support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; courtyards; women

Side 1: Three Goats by Chin Cheng; Jin Zheng (Chin Cheng) and Luo Zhenyu ( Lo Chen-yü)

Title: Side 1: Three Goats by Chin Cheng
Artist: Jin Zheng (Chin Cheng) and Luo Zhenyu ( Lo Chen-yü)
Artist Life Dates: Chin Cheng: 1878-1926
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1926
Accession Number: 1980/1.222
Medium and Support: folding fan, ink and light color on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; goats; trees

Duck; Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Title: Duck
Artist: Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
Physical Description: Blank background. On the right half of the painting, there is a duck and a few plant leaves. The artist signed his pen name, "Host of the Eight-inkstone Mansion," with seal on the right edge of the painting.
Artist Life Dates: (1864 - 1957)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1930
Accession Number: 1949/1.202
Medium and Support: ink on rice paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; ducks; plants

Ragamala: Ramkali Ragini; Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Title: Ragamala: Ramkali Ragini
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Century: Late 18th-Early 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1800
Accession Number: 1980/2.300
Medium and Support: ink and opaque watercolor on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; courtyards; woman

The Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Masuzô as Shintokumaru; Torii Kiyotsune

Title: The Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Masuzô as Shintokumaru
Artist: Torii Kiyotsune
Artist Life Dates: (active Edo, c. 1757 - 1780, Edo)
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1750
Accession Number: 1948/1.164
Medium and Support: two color woodblock print (benizuri e)
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; kimono; sword

Calligraphy of a Zen epigram: Yesterday I was in my rustic home, today I am not there; tomorrow I will be elsewhere. [signature]; Hamada Shôji

Title: Calligraphy of a Zen epigram: Yesterday I was in my rustic home, today I am not there; tomorrow I will be elsewhere. [signature]
Artist: Hamada Shôji
Physical Description: Calligraphy of a Zen epigram with signature: Yesterday I was in my rustic home, today I am not there; tomorrow I will be elsewhere.
Artist Life Dates: (Tokyo, 1894 - 1978, Mashiko)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1967
Accession Number: 1980/2.220
Medium and Support: ink on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; zen buddhism

Ragamala series: Nata ragini 3 (Battle scene); Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Title: Ragamala series: Nata ragini 3 (Battle scene)
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Century: 18th-19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1800
Accession Number: 1981/2.49
Medium and Support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; horses; warriors

Mohammedan Law, manuscript page; Turkey

Title: Mohammedan Law, manuscript page
Artist: Turkey
Century: late 18th century
Object Creation Date: late 18th century
Accession Number: 1987/1.195.9
Medium and Support: ink and color, burnished gold on egg-white glazed paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; islamic; manuscripts

Ragamala: Bhairava Ragini; Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Title: Ragamala: Bhairava Ragini
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1800
Accession Number: 1980/2.297
Medium and Support: ink and opaque watercolor on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; courtyards; woman

Caligraphic Landscape; Misch Kohn

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Title: Caligraphic Landscape
Artist: Misch Kohn
Artist Life Dates: Born 1916
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1962
Accession Number: 1983/1.195
Medium and Support: sugarlift on paper
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Primary Keywords: abstraction; calligraphy; landscapes

Round Plaque; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Round Plaque
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1997/1.240
Medium and Support: lacquer and wood
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; figures; plaque

Fish; Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Title: Fish
Artist: Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
Physical Description: The painting depicts three fishes below a calligraphic poem. The poem goes: "I once painted Three Fish and inscribed it: painting is what I did in the time remaining after work, poetry in the time remaining after sleep, and calligraphy in the time remaining after carving. This is what I call the three remaining." (in Chinese, "fish" and "remaining" are pronounced the same)
Artist Life Dates: 1864-1957
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1920-1949
Accession Number: 1949/1.194
Medium and Support: ink on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; fish; poems

Ragamala: Lalit Ragini; Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Title: Ragamala: Lalit Ragini
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Century: Late 18th-Early 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1800
Accession Number: 1980/2.295
Medium and Support: ink and opaque watercolor on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; courtyards; woman

A Plant; Zhu Da (Chu Ta)

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
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; fruit; plants

Qur’an manuscript leaf in Maghribi script; Artist Unknown, North Africa

Title: Qur’an manuscript leaf in Maghribi script
Artist: Artist Unknown, North Africa
Physical Description: Arabic calligraphic script on paper; script is in Maghribi style, written in black ink with touches of green and rec ochre. Shadows of script (from reverse or opposite page, transferred while closed?) show through. Beige paper is browned with age at edges; upper left has repaired tear.
Century: 13th century
Object Creation Date: 13th century
Accession Number: 1959/1.146
Medium and Support: ink, red ochre, paper on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; islam; manuscripts

Mohammedan Law, manuscript page; Turkey

Title: Mohammedan Law, manuscript page
Artist: Turkey
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1794
Accession Number: 1959/1.153
Medium and Support: ink on egg-glazed paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; islamic; manuscripts

Decorative calligraphy, manuscript page; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Decorative calligraphy, manuscript page
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1967/2.2
Medium and Support: ink on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; islamic; manuscripts

Leaf from a Book of Hours (Calendar for October); Anonymous French

Title: Leaf from a Book of Hours (Calendar for October)
Artist: Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates: ()
Century: 15th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1440
Accession Number: 1958/1.164
Medium and Support: ink, tempera and gold on parchment
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; decorated initial

Portrait of Hakuin; Suiô

Title: Portrait of Hakuin
Artist: Suiô
Artist Life Dates: (Kôzuke Province, 1716 - 1789)
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1760-1789
Accession Number: 1987/2.39
Medium and Support: hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; half-length

MS leaf: Bifolio from a Missal; Anonymous Italian (Florentine)

Title: MS leaf: Bifolio from a Missal
Artist: Anonymous Italian (Florentine)
Century: 15th century
Object Creation Date: mid 15th century
Accession Number: 1993/2.7
Medium and Support: ink, tempera and gold on parchment
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; decorated initial

Side 1: Flowers; Side 2: Calligraphy; Wu Guxiang (Wu Ku-hsiang)

Title: Side 1: Flowers; Side 2: Calligraphy
Artist: Wu Guxiang (Wu Ku-hsiang)
Artist Life Dates: 1848-1903
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1901
Accession Number: 1980/1.224
Medium and Support: folding fan, ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; flowers; plants

I Think Continuously of Those Who Were Truly Great; Ben Shahn

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Title: I Think Continuously of Those Who Were Truly Great
Artist: Ben Shahn
Physical Description: A black and white silkscreen lettering of a dove with its right wing outstretched, neck turned. The bird's beak is a brilliant shade of orange. There is a poem titled, "I Think Continuously of Those Who Were Truly Great." below the dove, and names of various people above the dove. The poem was written by Stephen Spender.
Artist Life Dates: 1898-1969
Object Creation Date: 1965
Accession Number: 2011/1.100
Medium and Support: white and black silkscreen lettering and watercolor wash on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; doves; poetry

Plaque with Kufic Inscription, from the Tower of Toghril, from Rayy; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Plaque with Kufic Inscription, from the Tower of Toghril, from Rayy
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Century: 12th century
Object Creation Date: 1140 (end of Rajab 534 A.H.)
Accession Number: 1965/1.167
Medium and Support: iron
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; islamic; plaque

Meisho koshikake hakkei: Young woman with a glass goblet; Kitagawa Utamaro

Title: Meisho koshikake hakkei: Young woman with a glass goblet
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro
Artist Life Dates: (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: mid 1790s
Accession Number: 1972/2.116
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper with mica ground
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; goblets; ukiyo e

Ragamala Series: Scene of a lady and her maid; Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Title: Ragamala Series: Scene of a lady and her maid
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Century: Late 18th-Early 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1800
Accession Number: 1980/2.301
Medium and Support: ink and opaque watercolor on paper
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Primary Keywords: calligraphy; courtyards; women

Mountain Landscape with Boat; Totoki Baigai

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Title: Mountain Landscape with Boat
Artist: Totoki Baigai
Physical Description: A landscape of mountains with a boat at the bottom. A calligraphical poem lies above the mountain.
Artist Life Dates: 1749-1804
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 2014/2.256
Medium and Support: watercolor and ink on paper, silk and paper backing, wooden scroll ends
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Primary Keywords: boats; calligraphy; mountains