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Ceramic Sculpture; Yagi Kazuo
- Title
- Ceramic Sculpture
- Artist
- Yagi Kazuo
- Physical Description
- It is a long, rectangular unglazed ceramic piece, intended to be shown in horizontal position. Two thick slabs are connected with bridges inside. The front part has almost flat surface; there is a deep cut on the left side, in which mass of worm-like inner surface can be seen. The same surface is revealed in the middle, as well as on the right edge. The top of the slab has a several shallow holes and one deep cut, inside of which has worm-like surface, as explained above. There is also a dent on the top and on the right, from which worm-like mass seems to be coming out. Reddish shadows cast on left side, in the middle, and the right. There is a patch of clay on left side near the left cut. The bottom is flat.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1918 - 1979
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1958
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.73
- Medium and Support
- stoneware
- relevance
- rank 6.25319
- Secondary Keywords
- abstract expressionist
- descriptors
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- sculpture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Crucifixion; Oskar Kokoschka
- Title
- Crucifixion
- Artist
- Oskar Kokoschka
- Physical Description
- A traditional crucifixion scene, with Christ on the cross, and Mary and John at his feet gazing upward. The background is a series of watercolor washes, and parts of the figures, particularly most of the sitting figure of John, is "inked" in over the background washes. A goblet (the cup of Christ) is inked in at the foot of the cross. Signed by the artist, b.r., followed by "VI - 58."
- Artist Life Dates
- 1886 - 1980
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 2007/2.90
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.24805
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- bible
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cups
- cups by function
- descriptors
- drinking vessels
- holy figures and saints
- new testament
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- religion
- subject matter
- themes (religious)
- vessels for serving and consuming food
Stirrup cup with inlaid sgraffito chrysanthemum and scroll designs; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Stirrup cup with inlaid sgraffito chrysanthemum and scroll designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Earthenware stirrup cup with sgraffito design and celadon glaze. A chrysanthemum blossom decorates the tapered base of the cup, and widens into a large middle register with four stylized chrysanthemum medallions. The cup curves back inward toward the rim of the cup, decorated with a fret pattern just below.
- Century
- 13th century
- Object Creation Date
- 13th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.230
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze
- relevance
- rank 6.24304
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- drinking vessels
- flowers (plants)
- herbaceous plants
- image-making processes and techniques
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- woody plants
Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
- Physical Description
- Wooden staff covered with beads, displaying a zigzag pattern in blue, white, red, yellow, green and pink along the shaft, with an iron point at the base. The finial (top of the staff) consists of an equestrian, mostly in green, wearing elaborate red-and-yellow headgear, holding a staff and riding a multicolored horse, which stands on a rectangular platform adorned with a veil of ropes of beads.
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.45
- Medium and Support
- wood with beads, metal, cloth
- relevance
- rank 6.21398
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- horsemen
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by activity
- sculpture
- sculpture by subject type
- statues
- tools and equipment
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- walking sticks
Twol; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Title
- Twol
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.28
- Medium and Support
- carved redwood
- relevance
- rank 6.21384
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- sculpture
- sculpture by technique
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Male Ibeji Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Title
- Male Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1978
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.15
- Medium and Support
- carved wood and pigment
- relevance
- rank 6.20569
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- sculpture
- sculpture by technique
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
Mask (Kasangu); Artist Unknown, African, Sala Mpasu Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Title
- Mask (Kasangu)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Sala Mpasu Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Face mask made of wood, covered in white kaolin; face has round, bulging forehead, deep set narrow eyes, small round ears, fiber beard, open rectangular mouth and pointed teeth; basketry weave that held mask on the dancer’s head is visible at back and sides; raffia attachment on top of head frayed and missing.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1920-1960
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.44
- Medium and Support
- wood, raffia, kaolin and fiber
- relevance
- rank 6.20543
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- costume
- costume by function
- descriptors
- events
- masks (costume)
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- social science concepts
- social status
- sociological concepts
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Sogdian groom, from a set of funerary sculptures; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Sogdian groom, from a set of funerary sculptures
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- Standing male figure with bushy beard wearing a robe and black boots, decorated with red and black pigment.
- Century
- 7th century
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century
- Accession Number
- 1950/2.13
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with slip and painted decoration
- relevance
- rank 6.19839
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonial objects
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- sculpture
- sculpture by function
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Sheet of Sketches and Caricatures; recto: studies for a group of figures (religious or allegorical) and two studies of standing women, one with child; verso: two sets of couples in caricature in contemporary dress; Anonymous French
- Title
- Sheet of Sketches and Caricatures
- recto: studies for a group of figures (religious or allegorical) and two studies of standing women, one with child
- verso: two sets of couples in caricature in contemporary dress
- Artist
- Anonymous French
- Physical Description
- First side: Various people, one holding her hands below her waist, one speaking to a little boy, a group clustered together.
- Second side: two fashionably dressed couples (man and woman) walking.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1866
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.563.1-2
- Medium and Support
- graphite on paper (double-sided drawing)
- relevance
- rank 6.19664
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- associated concepts
- components and systems
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- culture and related concepts
- culture-related concepts
- document genres
- document genres by form
- document genres for literary works
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- hats
- headgear
- information forms
- object groupings
- object groupings and systems
- object groupings by general context
- objects we use
- parents
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- people by family relationship
- sets (groups)
- tools and equipment
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- walking sticks
- youth
Silver Cuff Bracelet with Green and Yellow Decoration; Artist Unknown, African
- Title
- Silver Cuff Bracelet with Green and Yellow Decoration
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A silver cuff bracelet with braided carvings and green and yellow decorations. A chain is attached to one side to keep it closed.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.12
- Medium and Support
- silver
- relevance
- rank 6.18875
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume components
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
Silver Cuff Bracelet; Artist Unknown, African
- Title
- Silver Cuff Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A silver cuff bracelet that has a pin lock to keep it closed. The bracelet is decorated with silver beads.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.11
- Medium and Support
- silver
- relevance
- rank 6.18875
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume components
- descriptors
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
Golddust Spoon; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Title
- Golddust Spoon
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.363
- Medium and Support
- hammered brass
- relevance
- rank 6.18572
- Secondary Keywords
- culinary equipment
- culinary equipment by function
- culinary equipment for serving and consuming food
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by context
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- tools and equipment
- utensils for serving food
Bracelet with Orange Beads and Metal Squares; Artist Unknown, African
- Title
- Bracelet with Orange Beads and Metal Squares
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- a bracelet consisting of horizontal orange beads and metal squares. The metal squares are painted with a blue and green design.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.13
- Medium and Support
- beads, metal, string
- relevance
- rank 6.18572
- Secondary Keywords
- beads and sets of beads
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on arms and hands
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
Model of house-shaped granary; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Model of house-shaped granary
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Object Creation Date
- 206 BCE - 220 CE
- Accession Number
- 1990/1.213
- Medium and Support
- earthenware, red, with green lead glaze
- relevance
- rank 6.18306
- Secondary Keywords
- agricultural buildings
- agricultural structures
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
Tureen with floral patterns and glass knob; Artist Unknown, France
- Title
- Tureen with floral patterns and glass knob
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, France
- Physical Description
- This ovoid tureen stands on four curved, leaf-like feet that sprout upward and join together to form a pair of handles at either end of the vessel. The body of the tureen, composed of gentle undulating curves, is decorated with bright red and yellow flowers and leaves painted with overglaze enamel. A scallion, modeled in relief, rests bundled together with sprigs of parsley on top of the lid, introducing a playful trompe-l'oeil element. An onion forms the knob on the top of the lid.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1750
- Accession Number
- 1969/2.41
- Medium and Support
- tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with overglaze enamel
- relevance
- rank 6.18216
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- design elements
- earthenware
- european
- european styles and periods
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- pottery (object genre)
- renaissance-baroque styles and periods
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels for serving and consuming food
Stiff Box 12; Lucas Samaras
- Title
- Stiff Box 12
- Artist
- Lucas Samaras
- Physical Description
- Made of thick steel, this sculpture has two very distinct halves. One on side, the thick sheet of steel gracefully curves around and back on itself, making loops and rounded edges. On the reverse, the steel is angular, jagged, and sharp, jutting into the spaces in the sculpture's interior and the space around the whole. At the very center of the piece, along the implied dividing line between the two sides, is a relatively small box.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Greece, 1936
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1971
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.138
- Medium and Support
- Cor-Ten steel
- relevance
- rank 6.17981
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- concepts in the arts
- constructions (sculpture)
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- form attributes
- forms of expression
- genres
- metalwork
- modern and contemporary art
- motifs
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sculpture
- sculpture by technique
- shape
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Funerary Shrine Cloth; Okun Akan Abuje of Ikot Obong, Annang-Ibibio Peoples, Nigeria
- Title
- Funerary Shrine Cloth
- Artist
- Okun Akan Abuje of Ikot Obong, Annang-Ibibio Peoples, Nigeria
- Physical Description
- Square applique cloth with two narrative registers separated by two rows of squares, each bisected with solid and factory printed/plaid cloth; top and bottom border in similar checked motif. Red, black and white predominate. Top narrative panel has a stylized leopard and six human figures in festive dress, playing musical instruments. Lower panel shows 4 figures in festive dress, and an ox feeding from a bucket. All images and figures in applique.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.251
- Medium and Support
- cotton applique and patchwork
- relevance
- rank 6.17149
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.41
- Medium and Support
- wood with metal
- relevance
- rank 6.17112
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- southern nigerian styles
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- tools and equipment
- west african styles
Covered Food Basket; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Title
- Covered Food Basket
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.159
- Medium and Support
- natural fiber
- relevance
- rank 6.16420
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by form
- containers by function or context
- containers for cooking food
- containers for storing or transporting food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by function
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels
Saint Maria, Saint Claude, Saint Norbert, and Saint Robert from Israel Henriet's "Images of the Saints" (Plate 48); Jacques Callot
- Title
- Saint Maria, Saint Claude, Saint Norbert, and Saint Robert from Israel Henriet's "Images of the Saints" (Plate 48)
- Artist
- Jacques Callot
- Physical Description
- Four oval illustrations of different scenes of saints helping others.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1592-1635
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1636
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.540
- Medium and Support
- etching on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 6.16216
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- bishops (prelates)
- christian clergy
- clergy
- descriptors
- document genres
- document genres by function
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information forms
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people by state or condition
- people in religion
- people in religion and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- prelates
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- religious texts
- tools and equipment
- walking sticks
Sancai Figure; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Sancai Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- Chinese ceramic Sancai figure of a man in robe and tall hat, standing on an octagonal platform. The figure is colored; his robes are green, while his sash, end of sleeves and collar are a reddish/oragne color, which also corresponds to the colors on the platform. His tall hat is colored black. The head of the figure is detachable from the body of the figure.
- Object Creation Date
- 1368-1644
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.105
- Medium and Support
- ceramic
- relevance
- rank 6.16187
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- chinese ceramics styles
- chinese styles
- chinese styles and periods
- descriptors
- east asian
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Standing Male Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
- Title
- Standing Male Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.136
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, chicken feathers and blood patination
- relevance
- rank 6.16172
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- figures
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- sculpture
- sculpture by technique
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Kanage Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
- Title
- Kanage Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.27
- Medium and Support
- wood, metal and paint
- relevance
- rank 6.15961
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- costume
- costume by function
- descriptors
- gur-speaking peoples styles
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- west african styles
- western sudanese styles
Drum; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Banwa-Bamboum
- Title
- Drum
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Banwa-Bamboum
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.145
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 6.15854
- Secondary Keywords
- double-headed
- descriptors
- drums (membranophones)
- membranophones
- musical instruments
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- sculpture
- sculpture by technique
- sound devices
- sound devices by acoustical characteristics
- struck drums
- tubular drums
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Star-shaped tile with floral and calligraphic patterns; Iran, Kashan
- Title
- Star-shaped tile with floral and calligraphic patterns
- Artist
- Iran, Kashan
- Century
- 12th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1193
- Accession Number
- 1960/1.133
- Medium and Support
- fritware with blue underglaze & lustre overglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 6.15807
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- descriptors
- form attributes
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- shape
Art Deco Red Satin Glass Inkwell, applied silver corners, brass sculptured lid; Artist Unknown
- Title
- Art Deco Red Satin Glass Inkwell, applied silver corners, brass sculptured lid
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- A square, red satin glass inkwell with a flat, brass lid. Silver designs are applied to the corners.
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1975
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.280
- Medium and Support
- glass, metal
- relevance
- rank 6.15652
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for writing equipment
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- glass and glassmaking mixtures
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- metalwork
- modern european styles and movements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Plate with painted design of a covered jar, 'Fragrant Orchid'; Tomimoto Kenkichi
- Title
- Plate with painted design of a covered jar, 'Fragrant Orchid'
- Artist
- Tomimoto Kenkichi
- Physical Description
- Porcelain plate with raised brown rim. The inner circle uses blue underglaze painting to illustrate a jar with a lid that reads in kanji "fragrant orchid"
- Artist Life Dates
- 1886-1963
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1963
- Accession Number
- 1978/1.165
- Medium and Support
- Porcelain with blue underglaze painting and iron glaze
- relevance
- rank 6.15601
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by form
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- dishes
- flowers (plants)
- herbaceous plants
- image-making processes and techniques
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- stoneware
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- woody plants
- writing (processes)
Nail figure (nkisi nkondi); Artist Unknown, Vili Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Title
- Nail figure (nkisi nkondi)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Vili Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Wood-carved, standing male figure 40 inches in height. Its shoulders and torso are impaled with iron blades, nails and fragments. The torso is long, arms at side are bent at elbow and hands rest on lower abdomen. The right wrist wears a bracelet with attachments. The legs are truncated, with twisted metal anklet on right foot. The face is naturalistic, the mouth slightly open, the nose long and narrow with slightly flared nostrils. Eyes are almost shaped, may have had inlay that is now gone. The top of the head shows a tiered, "layer cake like" coiffure. The figure has a long and deep crack down the entire length of its left side, from top of the head to the left ankle.
- Century
- Late 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.192
- Medium and Support
- wood, iron nails, blades and fragments, fiber cord
- relevance
- rank 6.15317
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- events
- fetish figures
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- people and culture
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
- sculpture
- sculpture by function
- tool and equipment components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
Textile; African, Morocco
- Title
- Textile
- Artist
- African, Morocco
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1930.48
- Medium and Support
- cotton
- relevance
- rank 6.15077
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- fabric
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- textile materials
- textile materials by composition or origin
Untitled; Charles Clough
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Charles Clough
- Physical Description
- Abstract expressionist painting done on a paper collage that has been cut along the edges of the brushstrokes. Some images visible under the paint: page from pornographic magazine (penis); text: “TOY GUNS”; reproductions of expressionist painting; close-up of a butterfly from National Geographic-type publication; car.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1951
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1983
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.226
- Medium and Support
- enamel on paper collage
- relevance
- rank 6.15058
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- derivative objects
- descriptors
- found object sculpture
- image-making processes and techniques
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- originals and derivative objects
- people and culture
- philosophical concepts
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Sancai Figure; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Sancai Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- Chinese ceramic Sancai figure of a man in robes and tall hat on his head, standing on an octagonal platform. The figure is painted; the robes and cuffs of the sleeves are a dark green color, and the sleeves and under robe are a reddish orange color. The hat of the figure is also colored white and reddish orange. The head of the figure can detache from the body of the figure.
- Object Creation Date
- 1368-1644
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.106
- Medium and Support
- ceramic
- relevance
- rank 6.14322
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- chinese
- chinese styles
- chinese styles and periods
- descriptors
- east asian
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Vairocana Buddha (J. Dainichi Nyorai); Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Vairocana Buddha (J. Dainichi Nyorai)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.59.3
- Medium and Support
- cypress wood with gesso, lacquer, polychrome, and gilding
- relevance
- rank 6.14322
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- sculpture
- sculpture by subject type
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
Sterling Silver Pen Holder with Two Pens, Scroll, and Two Ornate Silver Pens; Artist Unknown
- Title
- Sterling Silver Pen Holder with Two Pens, Scroll, and Two Ornate Silver Pens
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- A pen holder with two pens. Both the pens and the holder are sterling silver and have scroll patterns.
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1975
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.267
- Medium and Support
- glass, metal
- relevance
- rank 6.14243
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- drafting, drawing and writing equipment
- drafting, drawing and writing equipment by specific type
- equipment
- equipment by process
- image-making equipment
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- tools and equipment
Textile Storage Box; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Title
- Textile Storage Box
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.169
- Medium and Support
- wood and rattan fiber
- relevance
- rank 6.14101
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- merchant vessels
- merchant vessels by cargo type
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by function
- watercraft by specific type
Shino ware flask-shaped bottle with bamboo design; Takuo Katô
- Title
- Shino ware flask-shaped bottle with bamboo design
- Artist
- Takuo Katô
- Physical Description
- Flask-shaped bottle with short, narrow neck. Bamboo leaves design in brown color is applied on one shoulder toward the bottom. The porous surface of white glaze shows the orange color of the clay. The spout is narrow and has an elevated rim. The foot is short and glazed.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2005
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1958
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.69
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with white feldspathic glaze and underglaze painting in iron
- relevance
- rank 6.14089
- Secondary Keywords
- bottles
- bottles by form
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- grass (plant material)
- materials
- materials by origin
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plant material
- vessels
Mat; Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Title
- Mat
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Flat raffia mat with woven geometric, diamond-lke pattern of interlocking lines in green, natural and purple.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1970
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.165
- Medium and Support
- Raffia fiber
- relevance
- rank 6.13708
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by location or context
- coverings and hangings by specific type
- coverings and hangings for surface elements
- descriptors
- design elements
- floor coverings
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- motifs
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- social science concepts
- social status
- sociological concepts
Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.50
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 6.13660
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- central and equatorial african styles
- chokwe-lunda
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- tools and equipment
- walking sticks
- western democratic republic of congo styles
Satsuma Ware Jar; Artist Unknown, Japanese
- Title
- Satsuma Ware Jar
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japanese
- Physical Description
- Medium-sized Satsuma ware jar. The body of the jar is brown while the upper portion around the mouth is a rich blue glaze.
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1650
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.1
- Medium and Support
- ceramic
- relevance
- rank 6.13480
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- east asian
- japanese
- japanese ceramics styles
- japanese decorative arts styles
- japanese styles
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels
Arita ware shallow dish with landscape scene of fishing boats by a willow tree; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Arita ware shallow dish with landscape scene of fishing boats by a willow tree
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.304
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue underglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 6.13405
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- deciduous trees
- descriptors
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical activities
- physical activities by location
- physical activities by specific context
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- settlements and landscapes
- stoneware
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- water activities
- woody plants
Belt Ornament in the Form of a Ram's Head; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Title
- Belt Ornament in the Form of a Ram's Head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.212
- Medium and Support
- glass beads, shells and leather
- relevance
- rank 6.13402
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- beads and sets of beads
- beadwork
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- design elements
- figure- and animal-derived motifs
- mammals
- motifs
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects
- objects we use
- ornamental
- sheep
- the human body
- the natural world
- upper body
Chief’s Caryatid Stool (citwamo ka kaponya); Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola
- Title
- Chief’s Caryatid Stool (citwamo ka kaponya)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola
- Physical Description
- This hour-glass shaped stool is supported by two caryatid figures who sit in a pose of lamentation—crouched with head in hands. Scarified patterned abstracted tears spill from their lower eyelids. Brass studs adorn the perimeter of the stool’s seat, base, and figures. Both figures wear strings of black, red and white beads around their necks.
- Century
- Late 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd half of 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.204
- Medium and Support
- wood, glass beads, and brass tacks
- relevance
- rank 6.13189
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- political concepts
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- sculpture by technique
- social science concepts
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
The Lord's Prayer, sheet 8 - And Lead Us Not into Temptation (Das Vaterunser - Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung); Max Pechstein
- Title
- The Lord's Prayer, sheet 8 - And Lead Us Not into Temptation (Das Vaterunser - Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung)
- Artist
- Max Pechstein
- Physical Description
- A nude man and woman at center struggle with one another; a snake and a seated figure are visible in the background. The two central figures with intertwined limbs suggesting a struggle are positioned above a sharp-toothed mammal resembling a fox.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1881 - 1955
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1921
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.430
- Medium and Support
- woodcut with hand-coloring on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.12657
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- components and systems
- document genres
- document genres by form
- document genres for literary works
- european
- european styles and periods
- information forms
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- movement
- object groupings
- object groupings and systems
- object groupings by general context
- object groupings by specific context
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
- reptiles
- sets (groups)
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works groupings
Box with Double-Dragon Design; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Box with Double-Dragon Design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Lacquered wooden box with inlaid mother-of-pearl in double-dragon design. The heads of each dragon stretch diagonally inward from opposite corners of the box, with wide eyes and open mouths. Their bodies curve in and out of the top plane of the box, creating an opposing effect with symmetrical balance. The dragons reach forward towards a flaming orb in the center of the box, called a cintamani, or Buddhist wish-granting jewel. Among the dragons are swirling cloud designs made of inlaid nacre and copper wire.
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2007/2.8
- Medium and Support
- lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, and copper wire inlays
- relevance
- rank 6.12620
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- legendary creatures
- materials
- materials by function
- materials by origin
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plant material
- wood and wood products
Jewish Child; Fanny Rabel
- Title
- Jewish Child
- Artist
- Fanny Rabel
- Physical Description
- A child sits inside a fence of barbed wire upon the bare dirt ground; beyond the fence lies nothing but burnt tree trunks. He is dressed in rags, and his feet are completely bandaged. Eyes sunken and lips pursed, he holds his hands up in a surrender-like state. It is implied by the title that this child is Jewish and is most likely being depicted inside one of the death camps during the Holocaust.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1924
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1924-1958
- Accession Number
- 1958/1.109
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.12530
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- built complexes and districts
- complexes
- complexes by function
- descriptors
- detention complexes
- object genres
- object genres by location, context or origin
- open spaces and site elements
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- site elements
- youth
Plate; Tamura Kôichi
- Title
- Plate
- Artist
- Tamura Kôichi
- Physical Description
- Square shaped ceramic plate with iron black/brown glaze. Areas of raised black glaze with speckled texture sharply contrast lighter brown sections. Together they forn the shapes of circles, cracks, and lines.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1919 - 1986
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960-1963
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.74
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with iron brown/black glaze
- relevance
- rank 6.12446
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- dishes
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- mathematical concepts
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- vessels for serving and consuming food
Ornament; Hans Sebald Beham
- Title
- Ornament
- Artist
- Hans Sebald Beham
- Physical Description
- This small print depicts an ornamental pattern composed of curled acanthus leaves and spiralling vines terminating in flowers or buds. The plant ornament forms a symmetrical pattern around a central motif inscribed with the initials "HSB," which are conjoined. This motif is framed by two horn-shaped containers that end in monsters' heads.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1500-1550
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.26
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.12446
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- descriptors
- design elements
- europe (continent)
- geographic and political locations
- intaglio prints
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- scrollwork
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Prestige Axe; Artist Unknown, African, Benin, Toma
- Title
- Prestige Axe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Benin, Toma
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.85
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood handle
- relevance
- rank 6.12063
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- ceremonial weapons
- cutting equipment
- cutting tools
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- equipment
- equipment by process
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- social science concepts
- social status
- sociological concepts
- tools and equipment
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
Covered fang hu (square-shaped wine vessel) with painted cloud scroll designs; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Covered fang hu (square-shaped wine vessel) with painted cloud scroll designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 1st century BCE
- Object Creation Date
- 1st century BCE
- Accession Number
- 1993/1.57.1-2
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with polychrome decoration
- relevance
- rank 6.12006
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- closures
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- container components
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- scientific concepts
- vessels
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
Altar; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin
- Title
- Altar
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.359
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 6.11783
- Secondary Keywords
- altars and altar components
- animals and creatures
- architectural elements
- architectural elements by building type
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- mammals
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- religious building fixtures
- sculpture
- sculpture by technique
- sheep
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Wand (oshe Shango); Artist Unknown, African, Shango
- Title
- Wand (oshe Shango)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Shango
- Physical Description
- Carved wooden wand. A discoid grip at one end of the shaft, and a double-headed projection at the other.
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.22
- Medium and Support
- wood with leather
- relevance
- rank 6.11205
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects
- people and culture
- southern nigerian styles
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the human body
- upper body
- west african styles