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Title

Figures from Chinese History: Liu Kuan

Artist

Huang Shen

Artist Life Dates

1687-1766

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1687-1766

Accession Number

1983/2.155

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 8.60526

Secondary Keywords

containers

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Title

Untitled (bird cage, re-lynching)

Artist

Tyree Guyton

Physical Description

A splatter painted bird cage stand with a rounded top cage on top in red, green, orange, white and blue. There is mesh on one side of the bottom of the cage that is also splatter painted. Inside the cage hanging from the top is a small bell, part of an American flag and a replica of a human penis, painted black, hanging upside down.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1955

Object Creation Date

1980-2010

Accession Number

2013/2.312

Medium and Support

metal bird cage stand, American flag, rubber elements, metal bell and rectangular-shaped screen

relevance

rank 8.59157

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

american regions

animal husbandry containers

bells and sets of bells

chordophones

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north american

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the americas

Title

Arita ware shallow dish with landscape scene of fishing boats by a willow tree

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1987/1.304

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 8.58797

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Charger with lion and peony design, one of pair

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

early to mid 19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1850

Accession Number

2002/2.2

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze and enamel overglaze painting

relevance

rank 8.58650

Secondary Keywords

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platters

serving dishes

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shrubs

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Title

Charger with lion and peony design, one of pair

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

early to mid 19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1850

Accession Number

2002/2.1

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze and enamel overglaze painting

relevance

rank 8.58650

Secondary Keywords

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shrubs

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vessels for serving and consuming food

woody plants

Title

Bencharong Ware Spitton with Buddhist dieties Thapanom and Norasingh, and Chinese fire patterns

Artist

Artist Unknown, China, Bencharong ware

Physical Description

Bencharong ware spittoon made in a private kiln in Jingdezhen, China, for Thai market. Probably ordered from Thai royalty, under the reign of Rama II (r. 1809-1824). It is the porcelain ware enameled with multiple colors, in the style called “five colors” (“bencharong” refers to five colors in Sanskrit). It has a large mouth and bulbous shape, with design of minor Buddhist deities Thepanom and Norasingh, and Chinese fire patterns.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

early 19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.464

Medium and Support

porcelain with overglaze enamel painting

relevance

rank 8.54725

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

chinese

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east asian

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people and culture

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religions and religious concepts

southeast asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

thai

thai pottery styles

vessels

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Jue wine cup

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Bronze oval cup with a rounded base supported on three slender legs of triangular cross section; each leg tapers to a point. The vessel has one loop handle attached to the side, a long pouring spout with a U-shaped channel on one side balanced by a pointed tail on the other, and a pair of capped finials rise from the rim. The piece has a rich green patina and minimal surface decoration.

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE

Accession Number

1974/1.170

Medium and Support

cast bronze with green patina

relevance

rank 8.53389

Secondary Keywords

containers

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copper alloy

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descriptors

drinking vessels

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materials

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metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

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styles and periods

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three-age system

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Large serving plate with design of lion romping among peonies

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

1969/1.83

Medium and Support

Porcelain with blue and black underglaze painting

relevance

rank 8.52079

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of seashell and fish

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.68

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 8.48139

Secondary Keywords

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bone

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dentin

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shell and shell material

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Blue-and-white square incense burner

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1844

Accession Number

1985/2.47

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 8.43892

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

ceramics

containers

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descriptors

legendary creatures

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stoneware

Title

Tall Ceremonial Stand for Jar

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Tall hourglass-shaped stand. Composed of three separate parts: two bowls and a connecting cylinder. The pieces are unified with appliquéd bands encircling the cylinder horizontally as well as evenly spaced cut-out shapes of rectangles and triangles leading up the stand vertically in lines.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

5th century

Accession Number

2004/1.178

Medium and Support

unglazed stoneware with cutout decoration

relevance

rank 8.37610

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

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descriptors

masts

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structural elements

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Title

"Martin Bros." London, 296.S patt. 4-sided inkwell, pot liner, bird, blue & gray stone ware, flowers on panels

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A square ceramic inkwell with a motif of a bird on a branch on one side and a motif of flowers on the other. The base of the inkwell is beige and the pictures are green and black.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.245

Medium and Support

ceramic

relevance

rank 8.36274

Secondary Keywords

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Title

"Hôki" (Treasure Tortoise): Seto ware tea caddy, Taikai type, with ivory lid

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This squat tea caddy has brown and black glaze, two small ornamental handles, and an ivory lid.

Century

17th century?

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1955/1.151A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with brown and black glaze, ivory lid

relevance

rank 8.35182

Secondary Keywords

asia

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Title

Untitled (bird cage with plane)

Artist

Tyree Guyton

Physical Description

A red bird cage stand with a half-circle red cage on top. Inside the cage there is a plastic green, yellow and red airplane toy hanging from the top. There is a white and black figure inside the plane.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1955

Object Creation Date

1980-2010

Accession Number

2013/2.311

Medium and Support

metal bird cage stand, plastic toy airplane with plastic figurine

relevance

rank 8.33341

Secondary Keywords

air and space transportation vehicles

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heavier than air aircraft

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recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

transportation vehicles

vehicles

Title

Proto-Yue Ware Chicken-Headed Ewer

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Green-glazed ewer with spout in the shape of a chicken's head and handle in the form of a dragon's head and neck

Century

4th-5th c

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

2005/2.92

Medium and Support

stoneware with celadon glaze

relevance

rank 8.32893

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Ivory snuff spatula

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850-1925

Accession Number

1980/2.158

Medium and Support

ivory and teakwood

relevance

rank 8.32214

Secondary Keywords

bone

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tools

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Title

Binary Teapot

Artist

Hugh McKay

Physical Description

two hollow spheres with caps joined at center, with a hollow "spout" and "handle" joined by an overarching piece of wood with bark

Artist Life Dates

(active Long Beach, California, 1951 - )

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2002/2.162

Medium and Support

maple

relevance

rank 8.30879

Secondary Keywords

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vessels for serving and consuming food

vessels for serving drinks

wood and wood products

Title

Sword (original) and later handle, sword guard, and scabbard

Artist

Ietsugu

Physical Description

The sword is long and slightly curved; the handle cover is wrapped with black cords, mostly worn out. The round tsuba (sword guard) is made of steel and has two holes. The scabbard is painted with lacquer and has a string for hanging. There is a pair of lion-shaped menuki (fitting) on the handle.

Artist Life Dates

(active Ôei era, 1394 - 1427)

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

1394-1427

Accession Number

1973/2.87

Medium and Support

forged steel blade and lacquer

relevance

rank 8.29009

Secondary Keywords

cases (containers)

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descriptors

edged weapon components

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objects we use

sheaths

weapon components

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Harlequin Inkwell with porcelain clown, "D&P" 5406

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A porcelain inkwell in the shape of a clown. The clown is sitting with his arms around his legs. He is wearing a green costume with a light purple ruff, trimmed in black.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.275

Medium and Support

porcelain

relevance

rank 8.28570

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

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Title

Formal gray crested kimono with shibori and embroidered shifuku (tea caddy pouch) designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Gray silk damask woven in an arare pattern, with partial hon hitta shibori designs and shifuku (tea caddy pouch) design embroidered with silk and metallic thread

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1970-1979

Accession Number

2005/1.374

Medium and Support

gray twill silk with shibori and embroidery with silk and metallic thread

relevance

rank 8.28360

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Title

Plate with white plum blossom design

Artist

Arakawa Toyozô

Physical Description

It is a round, stoneware plate. Clay is red covered with mottled grayish glaze and painted with underglaze iron and white slip. Imperfection of clay was resulted in occasional bumps on surface. Six spur marks are visible on the bottom. Slab is roughly cut (deliberately); the plate is in slightly convex shape. Artist’s seal with underglaze iron appears on the bottom.

Artist Life Dates

1894 - 1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960

Accession Number

1963/2.64

Medium and Support

Stoneware with iron and white slip painting

relevance

rank 8.27252

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Title

Plate with gourd and vine design (one of five with 1964/1.100 and 102-104)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Nabeshima ware, Japan

Physical Description

The circular, smaller white porcelain plate has a design of gourds, flowers, vines and leaves around the rim. The gourds are outlined with blue underglaze and colored with yellow overglaze. Blue underglaze and transparent green overglaze are used for the leaves. The flowers and vines are drawn with red. The red enamel is worn off from some of the tendrils, a characteristic of 18th century Nabeshima. The reverse side has four clustered jewel or treasure motifs with four bows and streamers repeated three times. On the shallow foot, bold lines are drawn in a row like a comb. The design on the back is all drawn with blue underglaze. (Referencce: Becker, Sister Johanna. “A Group of Nabeshima Porcelain.")

Century

Early 18th century

Object Creation Date

early 18th century

Accession Number

1964/1.101

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze and enamel overglaze painting

relevance

rank 8.26621

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Glassu ni sashita hana (Flowers in a Glass)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A girl with patterned dress is holding and looking at a drinking wine glass, in which there is a flower inside the wine glass.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2011/2.30

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 8.24181

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Fang ding (“square tripod” cooking vessel) with taotie mask and gui dragon design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

square ding (ting) tripod with four legs, the body as well as the upper portion of the four legs is decorated with "t'ao-t'ieh" zoomorphic design. One of the leg was recast after the rest of the body has been completed, thus had a less refined craftmanship and joint line at its base. The double loop handles are also decorated with zoomorphic design. A group of three inscription is cast on the upper portion of the interior wall, which reads as Fu (father) Ji (day name), followed by an symbolic representation of a chariot, possibly a clan emblem. The interior is plain, the animal bone remains attached to the bottom and variations in patina patterns with a line running through the middle indicates that the vessel was once filled with cooked meat offerings, presumably in a Shang elite burial in late second millennium B.C.E.

Century

12th century BCE

Object Creation Date

12th century BCE

Accession Number

1961/2.82

Medium and Support

cast bronze with malachite patina

relevance

rank 8.22329

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

culinary equipment

culinary equipment by function

culinary equipment for preparing and cooking food

equipment

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people and culture

tools and equipment

Title

Sugar Caster (one of a pair)

Artist

Monogrammist CO

Physical Description

This sugar caster consists of an octagonal body topped by a domed lid. The body stands on a molded, octagonal base with alternating concave sides, a design carried through the rest of the body and the lid. The lid is pierced with geometric and floral patterns that alternate on each facet, and is surmounted by a rounded finial. The tall, slender proportions of the caster are counterbalanced by the horizontal moldings that decorate the base, body and lid. An unidentified coat of arms appears on the body of the caster.

Artist Life Dates

active 1739-1742

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1739

Accession Number

1966/2.6

Medium and Support

silver

relevance

rank 8.21712

Secondary Keywords

casters (vessels)

condiment vessels

containers

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culinary containers

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Title

Sugar Caster (one of a pair)

Artist

Monogrammist CO

Physical Description

This sugar caster consists of an octagonal body topped by a domed lid. The body stands on a molded, octagonal base with alternating concave sides, a design carried through the rest of the body and the lid. The lid is pierced with geometric and floral patterns that alternate on each facet, and is surmounted by a rounded finial. The tall, slender proportions of the caster are counterbalanced by the horizontal moldings that decorate the base, body and lid. An unidentified coat of arms appears on the body of the caster.

Artist Life Dates

active 1739-1742

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1739

Accession Number

1966/2.5

Medium and Support

silver

relevance

rank 8.21712

Secondary Keywords

casters (vessels)

condiment vessels

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vessels for serving and consuming food

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 8.21367

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

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insects

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Title

Pear-shaped ivory snuff bottle with depiction of people

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.64

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 8.20163

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

bone

bone by form

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tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Top Hat and Umbrella Inkwell, metal with cane, ivory handle

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A metal inkwell in the shape of a black tophat. A pen shaped like a cane is included. The handle of the cane is ivory.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.272

Medium and Support

metal, ivory

relevance

rank 8.17012

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

bone

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costume

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equipment

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hats

headgear

materials

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tools and equipment

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

walking sticks

Title

Peasants in an Interior

Artist

Bartholomeus Molenaer

Physical Description

Groups of figures sit crowded around tables in a dark, smoky interior. In the foreground a man dressed in white hose and a red cap leans on a barrel, his tankard placed at his feet, and looks directly ahead out of the scene. To his left several men cluster around a table to drink and smoke, while other dimly lit figures sit and move about in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1618-1650

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1635-1645

Accession Number

1985/1.196

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 8.13778

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

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culinary containers

farmers

objects we use

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Title

Teabowl, white glaze with overglaze copper painting of pine tree (1 of 2)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.494

Medium and Support

porcelain with Hagi-style glaze and copper overglaze painting

relevance

rank 8.11987

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

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culinary containers

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drinking vessels

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Title

Art Deco Red Satin Glass Inkwell, applied silver corners, brass sculptured lid

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A square, red satin glass inkwell with a flat, brass lid. Silver designs are applied to the corners.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.280

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 8.10759

Secondary Keywords

containers

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european

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Title

Blue-and-white plate with floral motif painting, Imari ware

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1965/2.65

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 8.10458

Secondary Keywords

arita

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dishes

east asian

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Title

Blue-and-white plate with landscape design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Hizen ware, Japan

Physical Description

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

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1643

Accession Number

1963/2.62

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 8.06278

Secondary Keywords

upward

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hunting and commercial fishing vessels

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Title

Plate with painted design of a covered jar, 'Fragrant Orchid'

Artist

Tomimoto Kenkichi

Physical Description

Porcelain plate with raised brown rim. The inner circle uses blue underglaze painting to illustrate a jar with a lid that reads in kanji "fragrant orchid"

Artist Life Dates

1886-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1963

Accession Number

1978/1.165

Medium and Support

Porcelain with blue underglaze painting and iron glaze

relevance

rank 8.05580

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Platinum Kairagi Shino Bowl

Artist

Takuro Kuwata

Physical Description

A contemporary tea drinking bowl.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1981

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2011

Accession Number

2012/2.7

Medium and Support

porcelain, platinum slip and paint

relevance

rank 8.05555

Secondary Keywords

asian

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drinking vessels

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Title

Vanitas (Still Life), with globe, skull, candle, tazza, and covered cup

Artist

Willem Claesz Heda

Physical Description

This remarkable still life depicts a table crowded with, among other things, a gilded covered goblet, a wide saucer-shaped silver tazza, a celestial globe painted with images of the constellations, a skull wearing a laurel wreath, and an extinguished candle, all rendered in exquisite detail with careful attention paid to the effects of light and texture. While the arrangement of objects may appear casual, the composition is artfully balanced along two diagonal axes centered on the two cups that lie crossed on the table. The repetition of ovoid shapes throughout the painting and the monochrome tonality with its restricted range of hues and values, a hallmark of Heda's style, assures the seamless integration of the sundry objects into a unified whole.

Artist Life Dates

1594-1680

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1633-1635

Accession Number

1965/2.55

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 8.04334

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

candleholders

candles and candleholders

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

european

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furnishings

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Title

Censer with Maltese crosses, birds, and columns

Artist

Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt

Physical Description

The body of this cylindrical censer is decorated with eight columns spaced at regular intervals. The lid of the censer consists of an openwork dome divided into sections by eight vertical ribs that converge at its apex. An arched horizontal band intersects the midpoint of the ribs, and these eight junctures are marked with a projecting bird that holds a small bronze ball dangling from its beak. Two segments of the dome are decorated with Maltese crosses while another two feature curved plant forms. The apex is surmounted by a finial comprised of a globe topped by a Maltese cross on which a bird holding a piece of fruit perches.

Century

6th-7th century

Object Creation Date

500-699

Accession Number

1960/2.4

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 8.03757

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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associated concepts

ceremonial containers

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components

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crosses (motifs)

descriptors

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Title

Long-necked hu (wine storage jar) with molded low-relief taotie masks at the waist and bands of grooved decoration

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

lead glazed jar of deep green color, flared neck, and globular body

Century

1st-2nd century

Object Creation Date

1st century - 2nd century

Accession Number

1993/1.83

Medium and Support

Red earthenware with green lead glaze

relevance

rank 8.02732

Secondary Keywords

art genres

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bottles

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descriptors

object genres

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vessels

Title

Large covered hu (wine storage jar) with molded taotie masks and painted designs of stylized clouds and Mount Penglai

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

greyware jar with lid, pained with polychrome mystic cloud design, flared neck, globular body, tall foot

Century

1st century BCE

Object Creation Date

1st century BCE

Accession Number

1993/1.77.1-2

Medium and Support

grey earthenware with polychrome pigments

relevance

rank 8.02732

Secondary Keywords

art genres

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Title

Brewing Tea under Pines by a Stream

Artist

Zhou Chen (Chou Ch'en)

Physical Description

Vertically oriented. Ink on silk with silk edging. Three figures at a stream in a wooded area.

Artist Life Dates

active 1515-1535

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

mid 16th century - late 16th century

Accession Number

1963/2.3

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 7.98018

Secondary Keywords

layout features

upward

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plants

riverine bodies

scrolls

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trees by leaf life

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woody plants

Title

Plate with Floral Design, one of five

Artist

Shibata Zeshin

Physical Description

Autumn flowers are painted in colored lacquer on plates of gold leaf. The quiet, natural plant motifs stand out against the glittering square of gold.

Artist Life Dates

1807-1891

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1879-1890

Accession Number

1968/2.56

Medium and Support

clear lacquer over gold leaf and polychrome lacquer painting on paper

relevance

rank 7.95826

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Plate with Floral Design, one of five

Artist

Shibata Zeshin

Physical Description

Autumn flowers are painted in colored lacquer on plates of gold leaf. The quiet, natural plant motifs stand out against the glittering square of gold.

Artist Life Dates

1807-1891

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1879-1890

Accession Number

1968/2.58

Medium and Support

clear lacquer over gold leaf and polychrome lacquer painting on paper

relevance

rank 7.95826

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Plate with Floral Design, one of five

Artist

Shibata Zeshin

Physical Description

Autumn flowers are painted in colored lacquer on plates of gold leaf. The quiet, natural plant motifs stand out against the glittering square of gold.

Artist Life Dates

1807-1891

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1879-1890

Accession Number

1968/2.60

Medium and Support

clear lacquer over gold leaf and polychrome lacquer painting on paper

relevance

rank 7.95826

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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Title

Plate with Floral Design, one of five

Artist

Shibata Zeshin

Physical Description

Autumn flowers are painted in colored lacquer on plates of gold leaf. The quiet, natural plant motifs stand out against the glittering square of gold.

Artist Life Dates

1807-1891

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1879-1890

Accession Number

1968/2.57

Medium and Support

clear lacquer over gold leaf and polychrome lacquer painting on paper

relevance

rank 7.95826

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Plate with Floral Design, one of five

Artist

Shibata Zeshin

Physical Description

Autumn flowers are painted in colored lacquer on plates of gold leaf. The quiet, natural plant motifs stand out against the glittering square of gold.

Artist Life Dates

1807-1891

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1879-1890

Accession Number

1968/2.59

Medium and Support

clear lacquer over gold leaf and polychrome lacquer painting on paper

relevance

rank 7.95826

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Cup with incised fret pattern at rim and peony sprays on the side

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Rounded tea bowl with celadon glaze. A lightly incised peony design is spaced along the widest stretch of the cup, and below the rim is an incised fret pattern.

Century

early 12th century

Object Creation Date

early 12th century

Accession Number

2004/1.226

Medium and Support

stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze

relevance

rank 7.94006

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

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shrubs

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Title

Flores de Campo

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white print of flowers in a glass of water.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2011/2.101

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 7.86090

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Plate with incised floral scrolls

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

A plate with incised floral patterns and splashed green glaze.

Century

11th-12th century

Object Creation Date

11th century - 12th century

Accession Number

1957/1.52

Medium and Support

earthenware with cream-colored slip and splashed green glaze

relevance

rank 7.79937

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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middle east (general region)

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vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Large Pedestal Bowl or Stand

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Large pedestal bowl with flaring mouth and base cut with evenly spaced triangular designs. Three side-by-side horizontal bands decorate the lip of the bowl, while six bands are spaced along the sides encompass the exterior of the bowl. In between these bands incised wavy lines stretch around the body horizontally.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

5th century

Accession Number

2004/1.179

Medium and Support

stoneware with traces of natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 7.74367

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

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containers

containers by function or context

descriptors

masts

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structural elements

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