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Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies); Artist Unknown, China

Title
Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.38.6
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.32013
Secondary Keywords
animals
butterflies
descriptors
insects
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
the natural world

Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies); Artist Unknown, China

Title
Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.38.1
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.32013
Secondary Keywords
animals
butterflies
descriptors
insects
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
the natural world

Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies); Artist Unknown, China

Title
Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.38.8
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.32013
Secondary Keywords
animals
butterflies
descriptors
insects
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
the natural world

Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies); Artist Unknown, China

Title
Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.38.10
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.32013
Secondary Keywords
animals
butterflies
descriptors
insects
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
the natural world

Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies); Artist Unknown, China

Title
Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.38.3
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.32013
Secondary Keywords
animals
butterflies
descriptors
insects
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
the natural world

Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies); Artist Unknown, China

Title
Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.38.5
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.32013
Secondary Keywords
animals
butterflies
descriptors
insects
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
the natural world

Silk Embroidery, One of 5 fragments of a waistcoat; Anonymous French

Title
Silk Embroidery, One of 5 fragments of a waistcoat
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1700-1770
Accession Number
1972/2.267E
Medium and Support
satin silk weave backed with taffeta leather linen and embroidery blue silk
relevance
rank 1.32013
Secondary Keywords
costumes
descriptors
medium
modern and contemporary art
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
objects we use
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques

Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies); Artist Unknown, China

Title
Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.38.7
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.32013
Secondary Keywords
animals
butterflies
descriptors
insects
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
the natural world

Satin Brocade; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Satin Brocade
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.204
Medium and Support
tan, purple and green satin brocade
relevance
rank 1.32013
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
drapery
fabric
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
objects we use
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
the natural world

Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies); Artist Unknown, China

Title
Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.38.9
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
relevance
rank 1.32013
Secondary Keywords
animals
butterflies
descriptors
insects
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
the natural world

Large Plate with Incised Decoration; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Large Plate with Incised Decoration
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
A dark-glazed flat, wide round plate.
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2013/1.336
Medium and Support
buff firing stoneware body with low grog content
relevance
rank 1.32004
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
vessels for serving and consuming food

Small Dessert Stand; Josef Riedl

Title
Small Dessert Stand
Artist
Josef Riedl
Physical Description
A stand with a narrow, decorated post and a wide, shallow plate top. The column is made of a young male child holding a large grouping of flowering plants. At his feet on the base are large leaves with fruit throughout.
The white earthenware body is molded with a figural putto column beneath stylized flowers and fruit above a round foot. The piece is hand decorated in multiple bright and natural colors in the Vienna Secessionist palette. The round foot is cobalt blue, the whole was overglazed in a glossy, clear glaze.
Object Creation Date
circa 1915
Accession Number
2013/1.311
Medium and Support
white earthenware
relevance
rank 1.32004
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
vessels for serving and consuming food

Long-Necked Vase; Kuratsu Kyushu

Title
Long-Necked Vase
Artist
Kuratsu Kyushu
Physical Description
A tall vase with a narrow neck and broad top, where it flattens out and a tall narrow neck extends with a narrow mouth. Blue-green ceramic with black and brown specks.
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2013/1.302
Medium and Support
stoneware
relevance
rank 1.32004
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
vessels for serving and consuming food

Small Hip Flask (Dachibin); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Small Hip Flask (Dachibin)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
A jar of a half-moon shape. Tan high gloss glaze with copper green and iron brown glaze, and incised and glazed radish designs on each side.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
mid 20th century
Accession Number
2013/1.301
Medium and Support
fine textured brown stoneware
relevance
rank 1.32004
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
vessels for serving and consuming food

Lion-form Incense Burner; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Lion-form Incense Burner
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
A container with an animal (dragon) shaped head as a lid; four paws at the bottom of the container. Glazed stoneware, sculpted with teeth incisions. Tan with red spots of coloring, partiallyy covered with olive colored gloss over a high-fire red clay. Small swirl design on sides and front area has carving to indicate the front/chest of the animal, sculpted with teeth and incisions.
Object Creation Date
1615-1868
Accession Number
2013/1.331A&B
Medium and Support
finely textured stoneware
relevance
rank 1.32004
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
vessels for serving and consuming food

Large Bowl; Kyushu Koishibara

Title
Large Bowl
Artist
Kyushu Koishibara
Physical Description
Large, deep and wide ceramic bell-lipped bowl. It sits on a narrow base and curves outward. It is a greenish-gray color; the outside is streaked ith copper and dark brown colored streaks. Celadon glaze with crackle on the inside, with temoku register on the outside; red-color clay.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
late 1960s - early 1970s
Accession Number
2013/1.330
Medium and Support
dark stoneware
relevance
rank 1.32004
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
vessels for serving and consuming food

Small Saki Serving Bottle (Tokuri); Kawajiri Yumiko

Title
Small Saki Serving Bottle (Tokuri)
Artist
Kawajiri Yumiko
Physical Description
Blue ceramic vase with fat round bottom and a short narrow neck with a round opening at the top. Blue is flecked with white spots. Dark brown/black design near base going up the side of the case. Similar design on the neck of the vase.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
mid 1980
Accession Number
2013/1.309
Medium and Support
wheel thrown tan stoneware
relevance
rank 1.32004
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
vessels for serving and consuming food

Do you think Fluxus made a difference?, from the Haven Hall Installation 2012; Benjamin Patterson

Title
Do you think Fluxus made a difference?, from the Haven Hall Installation 2012
Artist
Benjamin Patterson
Physical Description
Ink print on paper reading "Do you think Fluxus made a difference?" signed by the artist. Matted and framed.
Object Creation Date
2012
Accession Number
2012/2.110.4
Medium and Support
plastic frame with plexi glass, stickers, and ink on paper with blue matting
relevance
rank 1.32004
Secondary Keywords
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
materials
materials by function
printing and printing processes and techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type

Plate; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Plate
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
A cross-hatched ceramic plate with a glazed bowl. The glaze is a thick pale to dark green with a significant pooling to one side.
Accession Number
2013/1.306
Medium and Support
stoneware
relevance
rank 1.32004
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
vessels for serving and consuming food

Small Wide Rimmed Vase or Small Sake Serving Bottle; Takeda Toshio

Title
Small Wide Rimmed Vase or Small Sake Serving Bottle
Artist
Takeda Toshio
Physical Description
A short wide vase with a short neck and wide lip. The bottom portion of the vase is grey with black and white specks and the rest is brown rigged ceramic. Smooth and rough sections of gray high gloss glaze.
Artist Life Dates
born 1932
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
late 1960s - early 1970s
Accession Number
2013/1.326
Medium and Support
stoneware
relevance
rank 1.32004
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
vessels for serving and consuming food

Small Sake Serving Bottle (Tokuri); Kawajiri Hiroshi

Title
Small Sake Serving Bottle (Tokuri)
Artist
Kawajiri Hiroshi
Physical Description
Small vase with a wide round bottom and narrow opening done under a copper reduction fire. Tan underglaze. Dark red and black pattern on one side going from the base to the top.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
mid 1980
Accession Number
2013/1.314
Medium and Support
wheel thrown brown stoneware
relevance
rank 1.32004
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
vessels for serving and consuming food

Small Sake Tokuri or Vase; Artist Unknown, Japan; Arita Pottery

Title
Small Sake Tokuri or Vase
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Small elongated vase with a slim body and narrow neck. Neck is a shiny brown glaze. The lower half is white with blue circular designs.
Object Creation Date
late 19th century- early 20th century
Accession Number
2013/1.332
Medium and Support
white porcelain
relevance
rank 1.32004
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
vessels for serving and consuming food

Ceramic Dish; Hamanaka Gesson

Title
Ceramic Dish
Artist
Hamanaka Gesson
Physical Description
A white, ceramic dish with a red and black design. Black stripes decorate parts of the dish with red circles on the right side of the dish.
Artist Life Dates
(1943 - )
Accession Number
2012/1.269
Medium and Support
glazed ceramic
relevance
rank 1.32004
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
vessels for serving and consuming food

Indian Terracottas; Artist Unknown, India

Title
Indian Terracottas
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
Terracotta fragment carved on one side with an intricate patters of lines. There is a small hole on the bottom of the patterned side of the piece that does not go all the way through to the undecorated side.
Object Creation Date
n. d.
Accession Number
2009/2.162
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 1.31988
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

New Lane, Vermont; Fred Picker

Title
New Lane, Vermont
Artist
Fred Picker
Physical Description
Snow and ice melting against rocks.
Artist Life Dates
1927-2002
Object Creation Date
1995
Accession Number
2013/2.204
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print mounted on board
relevance
rank 1.31978
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
precipitation
scientific concepts
water
water by form
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena

Frederick Douglass; Ben Shahn

Title
Frederick Douglass
Artist
Ben Shahn
Physical Description
A man is potrayed with curly hair and beard, a stern facial expression, and a formal suit and bowtie. His head and gaze is turned to the right of the piece. The words "Frederick Douglass" border the piece along with two copies of the artist's signature and the screenprint number .
Artist Life Dates
1898-1969
Object Creation Date
1965
Accession Number
2011/1.108
Medium and Support
serigraph on paper
relevance
rank 1.31978
Secondary Keywords
coating (material)
coating by form
costume
costume by form
descriptors
main garments
materials
materials by function
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
visual works
visual works by subject type

Ely, VT; Fred Picker

Title
Ely, VT
Artist
Fred Picker
Physical Description
Ice and snow on rocks.
Artist Life Dates
1927-2002
Object Creation Date
1995
Accession Number
2013/2.202
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print mounted on board
relevance
rank 1.31978
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
precipitation
scientific concepts
water
water by form
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena

Two Cows; Jean-François Millet

Title
Two Cows
Artist
Jean-François Millet
Physical Description
A shepherdess stands between two cows who are grazing at the center of the image. In the foreground is the indication of a rough track leading towards the distance at left. At the right is a woman bending over beneath a tree.
Artist Life Dates
1814-1875
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1814-1875
Accession Number
1930.18
Medium and Support
drypoint and roulette on pale blue laid paper
relevance
rank 1.31952
Secondary Keywords
animals
descriptors
engraving (printing process)
figures
grasses
image-making processes and techniques
inorganic material
intaglio printing processes
mammals
materials
materials by composition
people and occupations
plants
printing
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
the natural world
trails

Courage, Comrades, I'm Coming; Lucien Hector Jonas

Title
Courage, Comrades, I'm Coming
Artist
Lucien Hector Jonas
Physical Description
Text: Courage, Comrades, I'm Coming - Hold Allies!! Stand England! Stand France! Stand Italy! Hold the lines against the Hun a few months longer - Our boys are coming - a million men are on the way & millions more to follow - Behind them stands America - that means you & me! - 100,000,000 strong - American Says: Down With Autocracy! - Up With Democracy! - I'll Save. I'll Sacrifice. I'll Serve. I'll Endure. - To the End that the World = "under God shall have a new birth of freedom and that the government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth" - Issued by Connecticut State Council of Denfense
Artist Life Dates
1880-1947
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1917
Accession Number
1954/2.35.54
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 1.31843
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
army
declaratory and advertising artifacts
descriptors
events
figures
how we live
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
military
modern and contemporary art
objects
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
soldiers
statues
text-based art
war
world wars

Courtesan in an iris-patterned robe: "June" in a series of Twelve Months; Kaigetsudô Dohan

Title
Courtesan in an iris-patterned robe: "June" in a series of Twelve Months
Artist
Kaigetsudô Dohan
Physical Description
This is a large monochrome print of a courtesan wearing kimono with iris design. The courtesan is standing with her right hand in the sleeve that she raises to her chin and left hand gathering up her kimono; Her cloak with bamboo leaf and gentian flower design is slipping off her shoulder and revealing her dark kimono with iris roundels. She has long hair; her hair is tied and draped on the back. She is looking toward the right side. There is the artist’s signature and seal, and publisher’s seal on the right.
Artist Life Dates
active 1710 - 1716
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1714
Accession Number
1955/1.128
Medium and Support
Kakemono-e (oversize) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper
relevance
rank 1.31753
Secondary Keywords
costume
costume by form
descriptors
grass (plant material)
main garments
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in service occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
plant material
prostitutes

Vaulted Passageway; M. Vuillemin

Title
Vaulted Passageway
Artist
M. Vuillemin
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1956/2.5
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 1.31753
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
architecture
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
enclosing structural elements
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
roads
rock
rock by form
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
the natural world
vaults and vault components

Soldier figure; African, West Africa, Kamba

Title
Soldier figure
Artist
African, West Africa, Kamba
Physical Description
Carved wooden figure of a soldier. The general shape is cyclindrical and elongated on the vertical axis. The helmet, uniform, and gun are styled after WW2 era armaments. The jacket, gun, and face are detailed.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/2.193
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 1.31753
Secondary Keywords
costume
costume by function
descriptors
figures
object genres
object genres by material
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
uniforms
visual works
visual works by subject type
weaponry
weapons and ammunition
whip

Medallion with Lion and Crown; Artist Unknown, African

Title
Medallion with Lion and Crown
Artist
Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description
A brass medallion with the image of a lion standing on top of a crown stamped in raised relief on the top of the piece.
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
2010/1.177
Medium and Support
brass
relevance
rank 1.31753
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
coins
coins by origin
descriptors
exchange media
later western world coins
later western world coins by denomination name
mammals
medals
metalwork
money
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
shilling coins
visual works
visual works by form

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
relevance
rank 1.31741
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
objects we use
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
religions
religions and religious concepts
writing (processes)

Roof Tile-End with Lotus Design; Artist Unknown, Korea

Title
Roof Tile-End with Lotus Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Earthenware roof tile-end with molded lotus design.
Century
late 6th century
Object Creation Date
late 6th century
Accession Number
2004/1.196
Medium and Support
earthenware with molded decoration
relevance
rank 1.31741
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
forming
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
motifs
object genres
object genres by material
plant-derived motifs
pottery (object genre)
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type

Roof Tile-End with Floral Medallion Design; Artist Unknown, Korea

Title
Roof Tile-End with Floral Medallion Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Earthenware roof tile-end with molded floral pattern.
The floral medallion on this tile-end consists of bosanghwa(Buddhist floral pattern) motifs which has four heart-shaped petals. The rim is decorated with a chain of beads.
Century
8th-9th century
Object Creation Date
8th century - 9th century
Accession Number
2004/1.200
Medium and Support
earthenware with molded decoration
relevance
rank 1.31741
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
forming
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
motifs
object genres
object genres by material
plant-derived motifs
pottery (object genre)
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type

Couple Seated on Table, Striped Background; Mike Disfarmer

Title
Couple Seated on Table, Striped Background
Artist
Mike Disfarmer
Physical Description
A couple seated on a table in front of a striped wall. The man wears a fedora and is seated to the woman's left. The woman wears a short sleeve, white, knee length dress and short white socks and sandals.
Artist Life Dates
American, 1884 - 1959
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
2012/2.17
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper
relevance
rank 1.31724
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
objects we use
photographic processes
photography and photographic processes and techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

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

Title
Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu), seated on a lion: architectural fragment
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1605
Accession Number
1963/1.91
Medium and Support
wall painting fragment,ink and color on wood panel
relevance
rank 1.31724
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
buddhist doctrinal concepts
descriptors
doctrinal concepts
mammals
object genres
object genres by form
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts

Marcel Duchamp Art Medal 28/100, based on Sink Stopper (Bouche Évier), 1964; Marcel Duchamp

Title
Marcel Duchamp Art Medal 28/100, based on Sink Stopper (Bouche Évier), 1964
Artist
Marcel Duchamp
Physical Description
A small, thin silver disk. In the center are seven convex circular protrusions (one in the center surrounded symmetrically by the six others) that appear like balls set within individual depressions. There are other less uniform depressions surrounding the center design. An incised line runs around the circumference.
Artist Life Dates
1887 - 1968
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
1997/1.122
Medium and Support
silver
relevance
rank 1.31671
Secondary Keywords
coins
components
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descriptors
medals
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objects we use
plumbing and stormwater system components
plumbing fixtures
system components
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Bodhisattva Padmapani (Avalokiteshvara; Japanese, Kannon), from Kôfukuji; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Bodhisattva Padmapani (Avalokiteshvara; Japanese, Kannon), from Kôfukuji
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
The figure is standing on a lotus-shaped pedestal; the hair is tied as a knot on top of the head; a crown is also on the top. The face has two elongated ears, round eyeblows, eyes looking downward; the lips are shut; sloping sholders are wrapped with thin robe, which hung toward the knees. Right hand, showing a palm, is raised to the chest while the left hand is by the lower abdomen, as if holding something. The three wrinkles can be seen on the neck. All are made of wood.
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1969/1.106
Medium and Support
wood with trace of color
relevance
rank 1.31671
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
bodhisattva
buddhist doctrinal concepts
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figures (representations)
motifs
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people and culture
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religions
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
visual works
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Untitled (Female nude); Aristide Maillol

Title
Untitled (Female nude)
Artist
Aristide Maillol
Physical Description
Delineated image of a nude female figure viewed from the side bending over in a shallow body of water
Artist Life Dates
1861 - 1944
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1931
Accession Number
1996/1.42
Medium and Support
lithograph on heavy off-white laid Montval paper
relevance
rank 1.31657
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
figures (representations)
forming
inorganic material
materials
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modern and contemporary art
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Ogre tile from the roof of the Great South Gate (Namdaemon) of Seoul; Artist Unknown, Korea

Title
Ogre tile from the roof of the Great South Gate (Namdaemon) of Seoul
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Ceramic tile with grimacing face.
Object Creation Date
circa 1398
Accession Number
2004/1.258
Medium and Support
earthenware
relevance
rank 1.31610
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
asia (continent)
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rooms and spaces
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Near Rome (Environs de Rome); Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Title
Near Rome (Environs de Rome)
Artist
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Physical Description
The foreground is trees which frame, in the distance, a church-like structure. On the right are two tree trunks with little foliage. The left side from the bottom and halfway up is darkened area. There are 3 distinguishable trees near the center of the image that are full of foliage. Just to the right of those trees is a tree just as big as the church-like structure.
Artist Life Dates
1796-1875
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1866
Accession Number
1930.7
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 1.31610
Secondary Keywords
downward
architecture
buildings and the land
descriptors
inorganic material
landforms
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landscapes (environments)
materials
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natural landscapes
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Lamp Stand in the shape of a teapot with floral designs; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Lamp Stand in the shape of a teapot with floral designs
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
18th century - 19th century
Accession Number
1986/2.103
Medium and Support
porcelain with blue underglaze painting
relevance
rank 1.31593
Secondary Keywords
candleholders
candles and candleholders
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furnishings
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Wine bottle with Ten Symbols of Longevity design; Artist Unknown, Korea

Title
Wine bottle with Ten Symbols of Longevity design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Porcelain wine bottle with ten cobalt pigment depicting Chinese Daoist ten symbols of longevity—sun, cloud, mountain, rock, water, crane, deer, turtle, pine tree, and the mushroom of eternal youth. A blue band rings the foot of the bottle, as well as just below the main register of the body. The ten symbols of longevity design stretches around the bulbous body above, tapering off as the body begins to taper into the tubular neck, culminating in a slightly flared rim.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2004/1.281
Medium and Support
porcelain with cobalt pigment under colorless glaze
relevance
rank 1.31593
Secondary Keywords
bottles
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containers
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pottery (object genre)
stoneware
vessels
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Dragon pendant; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Dragon pendant
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Highly stylized depiction of dragon design with tiger head, lower right portion broken off
Century
13th-11th century BCE
Object Creation Date
circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE
Accession Number
1960/2.113
Medium and Support
dark brown hard stone with white calcification
relevance
rank 1.31593
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
costume
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descriptors
inorganic material
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rock
rock by form

Female Figure; African, Nigeria, Ibo

Title
Female Figure
Artist
African, Nigeria, Ibo
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1983/2.192
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 1.31427
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
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Suiteki, water dropper in shape of flower and leaf; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Suiteki, water dropper in shape of flower and leaf
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1987/1.309
Medium and Support
stoneware
relevance
rank 1.31321
Secondary Keywords
components
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containers
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writing (processes)

Longquan ware covered jar with peony scroll design; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Longquan ware covered jar with peony scroll design
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Covered jar of celadon glaze, body decorated with peony scroll, with base decorated with lotus petals. The circular contours of a peony scroll have been slightly compressed to complement the squat belly of the jar.
Century
14th century
Object Creation Date
14th century
Accession Number
1962/1.101A&B
Medium and Support
Porcelaneous stoneware with molded decoration under celadon glaze
relevance
rank 1.31321
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
containers
containers by form
descriptors
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
shrubs
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
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Cock Fight; Frank Robuste

Title
Cock Fight
Artist
Frank Robuste
Physical Description
A group of people gather around two fighting roosters. Some of the women in the group carry baskets on their heads, while two men carry more roosters.
Artist Life Dates
c.1940-2012
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2011/2.183
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 1.31321
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
birds
descriptors
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painting and painting techniques
painting techniques
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people and culture
physical activities
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processes and techniques
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