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- Title
- Daphnis and Chloe
- Artist
- Anonymous
- Physical Description
- This work depicts a lively outdoor scene in pen and ink with grey wash and pink and blue watercolor. The setting is replete with lush foliage and populated by several figures and animals. A nude female figure stands holding onto a slender fruit tree looking over a body of water in which a winged boy wades holding his hands to his head. Another nude female figure is shown seated on the right holding a dog tied to a leash. Two playful birds and another winged boy are shown in the bottom foreground.
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.217
- Medium and Support
- pen and ink, wash and watercolor on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27473
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- design elements
- figure- and animal-derived motifs
- figures (representations)
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- motifs
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- woody plants
- Title
- Food is Ammunition--Don't Waste It
- Artist
- John E. Sheridan
- Artist Life Dates
- 1880-1948
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1917-1918
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.86.1
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27473
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- armed conflicts
- army
- atmospheric effects
- declaratory and advertising artifacts
- descriptors
- events
- horsemen
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by function
- information forms
- mammals
- materials
- materials by function
- military
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- plants
- text-based art
- the natural world
- world wars
- Title
- Food is Ammunition--Don't Waste It
- Artist
- John E. Sheridan
- Artist Life Dates
- 1880-1948
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1917-1918
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.86
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27473
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- armed conflicts
- army
- atmospheric effects
- declaratory and advertising artifacts
- descriptors
- events
- horsemen
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by function
- information forms
- mammals
- materials
- materials by function
- military
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- plants
- text-based art
- the natural world
- world wars
- Title
- Shallow open box with three compartments, adorned with women's faces
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Iran
- Physical Description
- An open box with three components. It is made of earthenware and has blue and black decorations depicting female faces.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1957/1.99
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with blue and black underglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 1.27469
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- biological components
- borders (ornament areas)
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- heads
- middle east (general region)
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- ornament areas
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- the human body
- upper body
- 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 1.27406
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for writing equipment
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in the arts
- people in the arts and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- people in the performing arts
- performing artists
- pottery (object genre)
- stoneware
- Title
- Dark green kimono with wax-resist white lines
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- White silk crepe with mottled green ground and white lines achieved through hand-applied discharge paste (hako roketsu). Lining is plain weave silk, white above and green below.
- Century
- second half of 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1985
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.388
- Medium and Support
- white silk with tye-dyed mottled green ground and wax resist white lines
- relevance
- rank 1.27406
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- main garments
- objects we use
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by location or context
- photographic processes
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- salted paper processes
- Title
- Day Lily, one of a pair of album leaves
- Artist
- Jin Nong (Chin Nung)
- Physical Description
- Ink on paper. Foliage and calligraphy.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1687 - 1764
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1754-1756
- Accession Number
- 1996/2.29
- Medium and Support
- album leaf, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27406
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- asian
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- forms
- herbaceous plants
- image-making processes and techniques
- landscapes (environments)
- making art
- natural landscapes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- writing (processes)
- 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
- relevance
- rank 1.27388
- Secondary Keywords
- 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
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- writing (processes)
- Title
- Swallow's Mouth Cave
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- A view, perhaps from inside a cave, that provides a glimpse of a small strech of highway through mountainous terrain. A river flows below, cutting a path between the mountains.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1978
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.109
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27388
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 6
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.141
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27388
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Ray God and Cat, Ica, Peru
- Artist
- Marilyn Bridges
- Physical Description
- A black and white aerial landscape image of a desert valley. The walls and ridges of the downward-sloping desert are marked with a series of ancient Peruvian characters.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born 1957
- Object Creation Date
- 1989
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.11
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27366
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- photographic techniques
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- picture-taking techniques
- picture-taking techniques by location or context
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- Title
- Pottery Snuff Bottle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1825-1900
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.126
- Medium and Support
- stoneware and glass
- relevance
- rank 1.27348
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal use
- containers for smoking and tobacco use
- descriptors
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
![Untitled [Zebra] or horse; Nakayama Tadashi](https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1998-sl-2.22/1998_2.22.JPG?back=back1338531664;lasttype=boolean;lastview=reslist;resnum=2013;size=50;sort=relevance;start=2001;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=musart_keywords2;q1=descriptors){kind=link}
- Title
- Untitled [Zebra] or horse
- Artist
- Nakayama Tadashi
- Physical Description
- The sweeping stripes of black and white that arch across the body of this galloping creature give the appearance of a zebra, yet the long, flowing mane is characteristic of a horse. A series of circles and crescents over and underlay the horse, and the background uses gold leaf.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1927
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1998/2.22
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print with gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27348
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- animal
- animals and creatures
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- design elements
- forms of expression
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- geometric patterns
- mammals
- mathematical concepts
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- plane figures
- scientific concepts
- Title
- Pink fukuro obi with woven designs of green and white plants and landscapes in hexagonal medallions
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Fukuro obi made from pink silk with hexagonal medallion pattern. Inside the medallions are images of plants and abbreviated landscapes.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.337
- Medium and Support
- pink silk with woven designs in green and white
- relevance
- rank 1.27348
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- buildings and the land
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- ornament areas
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Chest of Drawers
- Artist
- Norman Bel Geddes
- Physical Description
- Four-legged black chest of drawers in metal, with contrasting chrome-plated metal in the drawer handles and a thin strip outlining the facade.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1893-1958
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- designed 1928; produced 1929-1932
- Accession Number
- 2012/1.293
- Medium and Support
- enameled steel, chrome-plated metal, brass and wood
- relevance
- rank 1.27348
- Secondary Keywords
- arts and related disciplines
- arts-related disciplines
- building divisions
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- disciplines
- humanities
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- people and culture
- rooms and spaces
- rooms and spaces by function
- sleeping spaces
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.64
- Medium and Support
- seeds, thread and cowrie shells
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects of adornment
- objects we use
- shell and shell material
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Tan background of four separate rectangles, hemmed edges throughout. One side is diamonds, one is an interlocking "V" pattern, one is joined diamonds and the other is "S" shapes pattern.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.89
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.21
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects of adornment
- objects we use
- shell and shell material
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Tan and black geometric design of triangles intersecting.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.82
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Two pieces of fabric connected by a seam in the center. Two separate diamond patterns, both in dark brown and tan.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.91
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.23
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects of adornment
- objects we use
- shell and shell material
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Three panels, all the same background color sewn together. Interlocking triangles on both sides are dark brown and yellow diamonds in center mixed with brown.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.84
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Belt ornament in the shape of a shell
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.48
- Medium and Support
- glass beads, leather, woven natural fibers
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects we use
- ornamental
- shell and shell material
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Tan with light beige and dark brown diamond design. Edges are hemmed in tan.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.93
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.25
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects of adornment
- objects we use
- shell and shell material
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Gold and tan in color, interlocking diamond shapes with grass fringe on the sides.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.86
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Necklace with pendant in form of a shell
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1975
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.81
- Medium and Support
- fiber and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- jewelry
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects of adornment
- shell and shell material
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Varying diamond and triangle patterns in tan and brown. Hemmed edge.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.95
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Tan and dark brown design in four separate squares - interconnected forms, smaller horizontal diamonds, medium sized diamonds and large diamonds.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.88
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.20
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects of adornment
- objects we use
- shell and shell material
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Dark tan chevron stripes on a light tan background. The lighter tan is textured and is in a notched "V" pattern.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.81
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Tan squares with interlocking multiple sized triangles. The edges are tan and hemmed.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.90
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.22
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects of adornment
- objects we use
- shell and shell material
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Dark brown rectangled with two rounded edges on one end. Interlocing triangles of tan and brown. Textured and braided designs.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.83
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Background is dark brown and over the top is a large interlocking square pattern with smaller squares. The insides of the larger squares are half dark brown and half tan.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.92
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.24
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects of adornment
- objects we use
- shell and shell material
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Back in tan in color and textured with dark brown and lighter brown diamnd shapes. There are four sections and a long brown running stripe. All the edges are hemmed.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.85
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Interlocking diamonds in beige and off-white. Tan hemmed edges.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.94
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.26
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects of adornment
- objects we use
- shell and shell material
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Tan background with dark brown and white trimmed diamond pattern throughout. The sides are all hemmed with a tan fabric.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.87
- Medium and Support
- raffia and pile cloth
- relevance
- rank 1.27321
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Cat under Flowers
- Artist
- Chen Zun (Ch'en Tsun)
- Physical Description
- In this painting a well-fed cat nestles contentedly among the grass and flowers, relaxing on the bank of a stream.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Chia-hsing, Chekiang, 1573 - 1619)
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1612
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.17
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27303
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- herbaceous plants
- image-making processes and techniques
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- writing (processes)
- Title
- White Satin Underkimono with Woven Auspicious Designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Satin damask woven designs of pine, bamboo, and plum (shochikubai) and the takarazukushi
- Century
- Second half of 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd half of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.399
- Medium and Support
- satin damask with woven designs
- relevance
- rank 1.27303
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- buildings and the land
- costume
- costume by form
- deciduous trees
- descriptors
- evergreens
- fibroinous material
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- materials
- materials by origin
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Sainte et Chardon
- Artist
- Odilon Redon
- Physical Description
- Paper folded under on bottom approximatly 7cm. Partial label remnants are at lower center of verso. Image size: h 28 3/5cm x tw 21 4/5cm & bw 20 7/10cm.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1840-1916
- Object Creation Date
- 1891
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.452
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on beige wove paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27239
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- lithography
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- planographic printing processes
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Tea pot from 3-piece tea service
- Artist
- Wiener Werkstätte
- Physical Description
- One of a three-piece tea service, the tea pot is a small silver container with a lobed shape, a simple spout, a bone handle positioned at a right angle to the spout, and a flat, hinged lid with a bone finial. Both the finial and the handle are carved into four lobes to match the body of the pot. The surface of the silver is not glassy-smooth; it has a hand-worked, hammered surface. The overall design impression is of satisfying geometric proportions with a slightly organic feel.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1905-1915
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.88.1
- Medium and Support
- silver with bone handles
- relevance
- rank 1.27239
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Creamer, from Three-Piece Tea Service
- Artist
- Wiener Werkstätte
- Physical Description
- One of a three-piece tea service, the creamer is a small silver container with a lobed shape, a simple spout, and a bone handle positioned at a right angle to the handle. The handle is carved into four lobes to match the body of the vessel. The surface of the silver is not glassy-smooth; it has a hand-worked, hammered surface. The overall design impression is of satisfying geometric proportions with a slightly organic feel.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1905-1915
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.88.3
- Medium and Support
- silver on bone handles and finials
- relevance
- rank 1.27239
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Shallow Buncheong ware bowl with rope curtain and chrysanthemum design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Shallow stoneware bowl with white slip and colorless glaze. The interior is decorated with a stamped rope-curtain pattern, incised bands of lines and a repeating stylized lotus petal pattern. In the center of the bowl lie three inlaid chrysanthemum florets. Three scars on the inside of the bowl indicate the piece was fired in a stack for large-scale production.
- Century
- 15th century
- Object Creation Date
- 15th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.262
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with white inlaid stamped and brushed decoration under colorless glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.27203
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- flowers (plants)
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels
- woody plants
- Title
- Vase
- Artist
- Kôyama Kiyoko
- Physical Description
- This rectangular vase is decorated in one corber with a wheel or foral design carved into the clay. The opening edges of the vase are not straight, but asymmetrical. The natural ash glaze decorates the vase with varyig shades of gray.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1936
- Object Creation Date
- circa 2000
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.204
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with natural ash glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.27203
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- flowers (plants)
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels
- woody plants
- Title
- Drawing of a jar
- Artist
- Hamada Shôji
- Physical Description
- Ink painting on paper of footed vase or jar with design. Calligraphic text is to the right of the image, most likely a signature.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1894 - 1978
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.222
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper, unmounted
- relevance
- rank 1.27165
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- vessels
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- writing (processes)
- Title
- Wig
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Zulu peoples South Africa
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1983
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.98
- Medium and Support
- woven wool and red dye
- relevance
- rank 1.27165
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- descriptors
- hair
- hair and hair components
- hair by form
- keratinous material
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Wooden Table
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Small wooden table with a beveled table top. The legs consist of two attached pieces of wood with a center square cutout with rounded corners. The design element of rounded edges is reflected in the corners of the table tops.
- Object Creation Date
- 1825-1875
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.28
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 1.27165
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- descriptors
- east asian
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- support furniture
- wood and wood products