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- 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
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- processes and techniques
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- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
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- 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
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- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- 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
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- 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
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- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- 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
- 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
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- 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
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- objects we use
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels
- woody plants
- Title
- Wooden Table
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Wooden table with a dodecagon table top and rounded out legs.
- Object Creation Date
- 1800-1850
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.34
- 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
- Title
- Smiling Woman in Striped Dress
- Artist
- Mike Disfarmer
- Physical Description
- A young woman smiling for the camera. She is very curly hair that has been pinned up. She is wearing a button down blouse, the background is a solid color.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1884-1959
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.281
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27165
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- descriptors
- hair
- hair and hair components
- image-making processes and techniques
- keratinous material
- materials
- materials by origin
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- 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
- Title
- Wooden Table
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Small rectangular table with a beveled tabletop and beveled corners. Lightly decorated, the wood is tinted with a red color.
- Object Creation Date
- 1825-1875
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.33
- 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
- Title
- Wooden Table
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Wooden table with a dodecagon table top with a geometric band underneath. Legs are s-shaped and tapered at the foot.
- Object Creation Date
- 1750-1850
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.35
- 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
- Title
- Ile Ore (Shrine of the Head)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1880-1940
- Accession Number
- 1991/2.92
- Medium and Support
- leather, carved wood, cloth, metal and cowrie shells
- relevance
- rank 1.27165
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- biological components
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- shell and shell material
- the human body
- the natural world
- upper body
- Title
- Medium Sized Bowl
- Artist
- Nagakura Sui
- Physical Description
- A tall ceramic bowl with a flared mouth. A flat bottom sits on a narrow base and a 90 degree angle creates the bowl itself. Rough red matte ceramic, no glaze. Spattered lines of lighter tan color.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 1960s - early 1970s
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.298
- Medium and Support
- red stoneware, wheel thrown and distressed
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Spouted Bowl or Kataguchi
- Artist
- Hayakawa Yushinori
- Physical Description
- A green-grey bowl with a narrow, red ceramic base. At the top there is a wide spout. The glaze of the bowl dripped down into thick streaks. Matte ash glaze with green and brown drippings.
- Object Creation Date
- early 1970s
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.320
- Medium and Support
- red-brown stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Large Sake Bottle (Matsushiro ware?)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- A tall, round vase that tapers into a tall neck with lipped mouth. The neck of the vase is blue-green and brush strokes extend onto the white-grey surface of the body of the vase. Green glaze over ash glaze.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 1960s - early 1970s
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.315
- Medium and Support
- reduction fired gray stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Faceted Jar (Tea Ceremoy Water Container or Mizusashi)
- Artist
- Jinnai Toru
- Physical Description
- A container with a cylinder shaped body and a wide opening, it has a pattern of lines on the outer body. Dark brown coloring. Small series of lines near the top of the bowl that go all the way around. Rest of the bowl has slightly curved beveled edges that go from top ot bottom.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 1960s - early 1970s
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.308
- Medium and Support
- Bizen style reduction fired dark red/brown heavily grogged body
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Covered Bowl (Casserole)
- Artist
- Gen Murata
- Physical Description
- Ceramic bowl with a lid on top. Matte grey with concentric rings of different tonalities, varrying shades of brown and grey. White glaze drip around lid.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1904-1988
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 1960s - early 1970s
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.307A&B
- Medium and Support
- pale terracotta colored fine-grained stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Small Plate
- Artist
- Old Mashiko Ware
- Physical Description
- Small round ceramic plate. Brown and green, mostly a matte finish.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.299
- Medium and Support
- brown stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Small Flared Bowl
- Artist
- Takeda Toshio
- Physical Description
- Small ceramic bowl with narrow bottom and wide top. Brown-grey color with dark brown speckles. Pattern of brush strokes spiraling down into the center of the bowl.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1932
- Object Creation Date
- late 1960s - early 1970s
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.322
- Medium and Support
- brown stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Square Plate
- Artist
- Nagakura Sui
- Physical Description
- Green square shape plate with four corners of the plate curving upward. There are ten rough irregular shell shaped pattern in the center.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 1960s - early 1970s
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.329
- Medium and Support
- thick brown drape-molded stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Terracotta Mold
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Physical Description
- This is a wood-colored, stump-like figure that is narrower on the bottom and blossoms towards its top. The surface has multiple, engraved designs. The top and bottom have jagged edges.
- Century
- ca. 1st Century BC
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1st century BCE
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.57
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- fragments
- object genres
- object genres by form
- object genres by function
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Plate
- Artist
- Shimaoka Tatsuzo
- Physical Description
- Plate with strips and dots of blue and white pattern surrounding on the outer loop of the plate, a dark color in the center. Outer ring of plate has mishima rope pattern and inlay of circles with six dots. Center is a green copper matte glaze with white cross shape and temmoku dots.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1919-2007
- Object Creation Date
- late 1960s - early 1970s
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.333
- Medium and Support
- wheel thrown brown stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Small Plate
- Artist
- Old Mashiko Ware
- Physical Description
- Small round plate of a creamy matte white color and irregular pattern of oribe green on one side and black on half of the edge of the plate, gritty clay finish.
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.321
- Medium and Support
- white stoneware with turned foot ring
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Medium Sized Plate
- Artist
- Takeda Toshio
- Physical Description
- Large round plate with rough surface and a gloss footed base. Brown bamoo sumie on rust color matte glaze ground with grog bits added to clay, fired on nine kiln struts.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1932
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 1970s
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.327
- Medium and Support
- drape-molded brown stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Horse-Eye Plate
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Glazed stoneware tan colored plate with dark brown oval swirl designs going around the outside edge. Center of plate is outlined in same dark brown color. Outside rim of plate is also dark brown. Resembles a "horse-eye" pattern.
- Century
- late Edo Period
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of the 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.334
- Medium and Support
- dark brown stained buff clay body with grog
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Pie
- Artist
- Wayne Thiebaud
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Mesa, California, 11/15/1920 - )
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1963
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.267
- Medium and Support
- ink on wove paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- dishes
- materials
- materials by function
- medium
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Prestige Axe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bandja
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.107
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood handle
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonial weapons
- cutting equipment
- cutting tools
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- equipment
- equipment by process
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- tools and equipment
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Large Plate
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- A flat, wide ceramic plate. Jumping kana chatter decoration. Pattern of slightly wavy lines explodes out from the center. Rust-bronze coloring.
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.337
- Medium and Support
- wheel thrown brown stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Tall Sake Bottle
- Artist
- Kuratsu Kyushu
- Physical Description
- Dark brown container with a slim body and a short narrow neck. There are some kanji and writings in white on the body of the jar.
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.312
- Medium and Support
- brown stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Square Plate
- Artist
- Gen Murata
- Physical Description
- Square shape plate with white and black dotted pattern on two sides of the edge and brown and black on the other two sides of edge. Interior of plate is glossy tan glaze.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1904-1988
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 1960s - early 1970s
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.305
- Medium and Support
- drape molded brown stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Bottle with Flattened Sides (Moon Vase Form)
- Artist
- Shimaoka Tatsuzo
- Physical Description
- A jar with rectangular shaped body and a narrow neck opening. It has lines and strokes of black patterns on the outer body of the jar. Body rope mishima imprint in rows. Tan and brown matte glaze.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1919-2007
- Object Creation Date
- late 1960s - early 1970s
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.325
- Medium and Support
- medium brown stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Large Plate
- Artist
- Kamoda Shoji
- Physical Description
- A wide and shallow bowl in a grey-brown ceramic with dark brown specks. Plain matte tan ash glaze.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1933-1983
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1970-1975
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.324
- Medium and Support
- wheel thrown tan stoneware
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Large Storage Jar
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- A vase made of slab on wheel with long bottom and a circular opening at the top. Dark brown with ribbing/striped pattern on the upper half, chatter marks on upper 3"; rolled lip and a greenish brown semi-gloss glaze.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.338
- Medium and Support
- red brown stoneware, coil built on a wheel
- relevance
- rank 1.27070
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Rocks and Surf
- Artist
- Wilfred Byron Shaw
- Artist Life Dates
- 1881 - 1959
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1938
- Accession Number
- 1940.216
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27035
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- geographic and political locations
- geography
- inorganic material
- institutional buildings
- materials
- materials by composition
- modern and contemporary art
- north and central america (continent)
- schools
- schools by level of education
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
- united states (nation)
- universities and colleges
- washtenaw (county)
- waterscapes
- Title
- Seated Woman, Cloud Background
- Artist
- Mike Disfarmer
- Physical Description
- A seated woman smiling at the camera. She is wearing a sailor type dress.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, 1884 - 1959
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.28
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27034
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- Title
- Smiling Couple
- Artist
- Mike Disfarmer
- Physical Description
- A couple is shown from the chest up. The woman wears a dark jacket with thin vertical stripes. The round collar of her blouse overlaps the lapel of the jacket. The man is to her left and has his right arm around her shoulder. He wears a long sleeve collared shirt.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, 1884 - 1959
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.21
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27034
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
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- Title
- Little Girl Seated on Table
- Artist
- Mike Disfarmer
- Physical Description
- Portrait of a young girl seated on a table. She wears a knee length, pleated, checkered jumper and a long sleeve white blouse.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, 1884 - 1959
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1957
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.23
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27034
- Secondary Keywords
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- Title
- Nun with Recorder
- Artist
- Ilse Bing
- Physical Description
- A nun holding a recording tool.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
- Object Creation Date
- 1935
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.45
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27034
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- Title
- Two Well-Dressed Women Standing, Man Seated, Shell Background
- Artist
- Mike Disfarmer
- Physical Description
- Two women posing behind a man, who is seated all in formal outfits.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, 1884 - 1959
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.29
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.27034
- Secondary Keywords
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- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.225
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 1.27026
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
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- Title
- Offspring II
- Artist
- Bruce Beasley
- Physical Description
- A bronze, multi-colored work that has two triangles that form an entrance way on one side.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Los Angeles, CA, 1939 - )
- Accession Number
- 2012/1.274
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 1.26989
- Secondary Keywords
- copper alloy
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- Title
- Thai Walking Buddha
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- A bronze figure of a walking man. He is wearing a spiked headdress and is holding up his left hand.
- Accession Number
- 2012/1.272
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 1.26989
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- Title
- Oka and Walmacho
- Artist
- Victor Higgins
- Physical Description
- In this painting, done in broad brush strokes, the figures of two women fill the composition. One is seated in profile view and the other, standing behind her, gazes out into the distance. The forms of their bodies are set againist a plain white wall creating a strong outline, especially around the area of their hair and faces. There is also a strong color contrast between the dark black shawl worn by the standing woman and light pink shawl of the seated one. There is an amulet made of bone and feathers hanging on the wall in the upper right corner of the painting.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1884-1949
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1915
- Accession Number
- 1931.13
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 1.26971
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
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- the americas
- Title
- Young Couple
- Artist
- Mike Disfarmer
- Physical Description
- A young couple posed for the camera. He is wearing a white buttondown shirt with the sleeves rolled up. She is wearing a floral dress.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, 1884 - 1959
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.30
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.26971
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- Title
- Lakeside
- Artist
- Ilse Bing
- Physical Description
- A fence next to a beach with the sun shining on the water.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
- Object Creation Date
- 1935
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.267
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.26899
- Secondary Keywords
- relation to water
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- Title
- Netsuke of seated sage with lion dog
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 18th century-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.35
- Medium and Support
- ivory
- relevance
- rank 1.26899
- Secondary Keywords
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- Title
- Woodblock (from set of 7 woodblocks and 33 sample prints)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Century
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- TC2006.26.2
- Medium and Support
- wood, ink, paper
- relevance
- rank 1.26864
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