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Negative print IV from "Six Negatives"; Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn
- Title
- Negative print IV from "Six Negatives"
- Artist
- Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn
- Physical Description
- This is a black image with white lettering and white marked out areas. There are vertical columns of words organized by Roman numerals and numbers. One column has words that are marked out.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1968-1969
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.118.12
- Medium and Support
- photo-mechanical reproduction on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.25259
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- information form components
- layout features
- objects we use
- photographs
- photographs by form
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Negative print III from "Six Negatives"; Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn
- Title
- Negative print III from "Six Negatives"
- Artist
- Mel Ramsden and Ian Burn
- Physical Description
- This is a black image with white lettering and white marked out areas. There are vertical columns of words organized by Roman numerals and numbers. Two columns have their words marked out.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1968-1969
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.118.10
- Medium and Support
- photo-mechanical reproduction on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.25259
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- information form components
- layout features
- objects we use
- photographs
- photographs by form
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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 1.25205
- 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
Sheet of Studies with Male Portrait; Artist Unknown, Italy
- Title
- Sheet of Studies with Male Portrait
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Italy
- Physical Description
- This graphite and ink drawing is of a bearded man who wears a large hat. There are two stamps in the center left side near his head.
- A bust-length study of a bearded man appears on one side of this sheet. His torso faces frontally, but his head is turned in ? profile to his left. He wears a shirt with a collar and a hat with a plume. The reverse of the sheet is filled with approximately 12 small sketches of heads, faces, limbs, and full-length figures. A sketch of a radial star shaped decorative pattern is on the right edge. In the middle of the sheet is a basket of fruit and flowers and in the upper left there is a drawing of a figure rowing a boat in a landscape.
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.495
- Medium and Support
- graphite, brown and black ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.25205
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- drawing and drawing techniques
- image-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
The Discovery of Mars and Venus; Jacob Cornelisz. Cobaert
- Title
- The Discovery of Mars and Venus
- Artist
- Jacob Cornelisz. Cobaert
- Physical Description
- A nude man and woman recline together on the right side of this octagonal plaque. They lay upon the mesh of a net, which is being pulled by a nude male figure seated nearby next to an anvil. Behind the seated man appear two standing figures working at a brick forge. Another pair of figures stands in the middle ground with a row of trees behind them. A diminutive figure mounted on horses appears against a disk in the sky.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1602-1621
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1602-1621
- Accession Number
- 1969/2.158
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 1.25199
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- europe (continent)
- genres in the arts
- geographic and political locations
- italy (nation)
- lazio (region)
- literary, oral and motion picture genres
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- roma (province)
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Bottle; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Title
- Bottle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.37
- Medium and Support
- brass, leather and cowrie shells
- relevance
- rank 1.25155
- Secondary Keywords
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects we use
- shell and shell material
- vessels
Yeemy Ceremonial Belt; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Title
- Yeemy Ceremonial Belt
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.76
- Medium and Support
- raffia, cowrie shells and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 1.25155
- Secondary Keywords
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects we use
- shell and shell material
MS Leaf: Hymnal; Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia
- Title
- MS Leaf: Hymnal
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia
- Century
- Mid-17th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1959/1.151
- Medium and Support
- Ink on vellum
- relevance
- rank 1.25151
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- gothic scripts
- information form components
- latin and greek alphabet scripts
- leaves
- materials
- materials by function
- materials by origin
- people and culture
- plant material
- religions and religious concepts
- script and type forms
- scripts (writing)
- scripts by form
- text-based art
Spiders Don't Work on Weekends 4#; John T. Scott
- Title
- Spiders Don't Work on Weekends 4#
- Artist
- John T. Scott
- Physical Description
- Two pieces of artwork consist of colorful shapes and lines.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1940-2007
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1977
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.186.3-4
- Medium and Support
- gouache on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.25106
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- arthropods
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- descriptors
- drawings
- drawings by technique
- form attributes
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- mathematical concepts
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- quadrilaterals
- rectangles
- scientific concepts
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
St. Jerome Reading; Jusepe de Ribera
- Title
- St. Jerome Reading
- Artist
- Jusepe de Ribera
- Artist Life Dates
- c.1591-1652
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1959/1.129
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.25106
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- animal material by form or function
- animals
- descriptors
- mammals
- man
- man on horseback
- materials
- materials by origin
- men on horseback
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- religious figures
- saint
- skeleton and skeleton components
- skeleton components
- the natural world
Ivory snuff bottle with landscape; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Ivory snuff bottle with landscape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1880-1930
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.75
- Medium and Support
- ivory
- relevance
- rank 1.25067
- Secondary Keywords
- bone
- bone by form
- buildings and the land
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal use
- containers for smoking and tobacco use
- dentin
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- settlements and landscapes
- tooth and tooth components
- tooth components
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #9 Oiso; Andô Hiroshige
- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #9 Oiso
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A village of black and gray houses in front of a row of pines by the water. Several sailboats appear in the distance in front of the mountains.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Object Creation Date
- late 1830s
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.325
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.25049
- Secondary Keywords
- scale
- upward
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- sailing vessels
- sailing vessels by size
- settlements
- settlements and landscapes
- settlements by form
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by method of propulsion
- watercraft by specific type
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 1.24963
- 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
Un Seigneur De Temps De Francois; Eugène Delacroix
- Title
- Un Seigneur De Temps De Francois
- Artist
- Eugène Delacroix
- Physical Description
- Paper size: lh 28 9/10cm & rh 28 7/10cm x tw 22 3/5cm & bw 22 1/2cm. Print/japan paper size: lh 17 4/5cm & rh 18 1/10cm x tw 13 3/10cm & bw 13 2/5cm.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1798-1863
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.378
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint on laid Japan paper chiné colle on wove plate paper
- relevance
- rank 1.24963
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- descriptors
- engraving (printing process)
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio printing processes
- mammals
- objects we use
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
Alexander Visiting Diogenes; Salvator Rosa
- Title
- Alexander Visiting Diogenes
- Artist
- Salvator Rosa
- Physical Description
- A standing man in a magnificent crested helmet addresses a bearded man in bedraggled clothes sitting on the ground before the mouth of a large barrel. The latter figure turns his head to respond and extends his right hand toward the other man. A group of soldiers crowd around.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1615-1673
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1673
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.109
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 1.24933
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio printing processes
- monarchs
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in government and administration
- people in military occupations
- people in the humanities
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- rulers (people)
Netsuke of the Daoist immortal Gama Sennin with a three-legged toad on his back; Masatsugu
- Title
- Netsuke of the Daoist immortal Gama Sennin with a three-legged toad on his back
- Artist
- Masatsugu
- Artist Life Dates
- active 19th c.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.32
- Medium and Support
- ivory
- relevance
- rank 1.24933
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- descriptors
- form attributes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- sculpture by function
- sculpture by material
- size (extent)
- size by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Untitled [Owls]; Kawano Kaoru
- Title
- Untitled [Owls]
- Artist
- Kawano Kaoru
- Physical Description
- This print portrays an owl in a more abstract way.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1916 - 1965
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/2.29
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.24933
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- asia (continent)
- descriptors
- geographic and political locations
- image-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- prints
- prints by process or technique
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- relief printing processes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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 1.24823
- 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
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 1.24776
- 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 1.24773
- 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
Family with a Baby, from "Uptown, Chicago"; Danny Lyon
- Title
- Family with a Baby, from "Uptown, Chicago"
- Artist
- Danny Lyon
- Physical Description
- A family of four standing against a brick wall with sunlight streaming in on the right. The woman is holding one girl's arm, the man is holding an infant.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1942
- Object Creation Date
- 1965; printed 2010
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.337
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.24730
- Secondary Keywords
- children (people by age group)
- descriptors
- groups of people
- image-making processes and techniques
- kinship groups
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- social groups
- youth
Woman in a Sweater and Hat, Diamond Border; Mike Disfarmer
- Title
- Woman in a Sweater and Hat, Diamond Border
- Artist
- Mike Disfarmer
- Physical Description
- A woman posing for a portrait. Her hands are together in her lap and she is wearing a full sleeve shirt and a dark hat.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1884-1959
- Object Creation Date
- 1935
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.279
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.24730
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- headgear
- image-making processes and techniques
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
Study of a Man Holding a Banner and Four Male Figures; Artist Unknown
- Title
- Study of a Man Holding a Banner and Four Male Figures
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- This ink drawing is of a standing male figure on the left side who holds a flag and points to the left. Four male figures are grouped to the right; three of them sit while one stands.
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.532
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.24730
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- identifying artifacts
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by function
- information forms
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
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 1.24730
- 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
Manuscript Cabinet; Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Title
- Manuscript Cabinet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Physical Description
- Manuscript cabinet decorated with two celestial beings making the gesture of worship and respect (anjalimudra) on front doors. The hands and faces of these figures are carved in particularly high relief, making them seem to interact with the worshipper, a feeling enhanced by the reflection of the background inserts.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1930-1949
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.467
- Medium and Support
- lacquered and gilt wood with glazed metal inserts
- relevance
- rank 1.24730
- Secondary Keywords
- case furniture
- descriptors
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information forms
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- storage and display furniture
- wood and wood products
Buddha, seated in the ardha padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra; Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
- Title
- Buddha, seated in the ardha padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
- Century
- Late 11th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa late 11th century
- Accession Number
- 1974/2.31
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 1.24730
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- descriptors
- figures (representations)
- form attributes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- size (extent)
- size by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
Ivory snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Ivory snuff bottle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1825-1900
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.63
- Medium and Support
- ivory
- relevance
- rank 1.24708
- Secondary Keywords
- bone
- bone by form
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal use
- containers for smoking and tobacco use
- dentin
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- people and culture
- tooth and tooth components
- tooth components
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 1.24708
- 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
Silvery white hitoe obi for summer with appliquéd patches of Saga brocade with rhododendrum blossom (shakunage) design; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Silvery white hitoe obi for summer with appliquéd patches of Saga brocade with rhododendrum blossom (shakunage) design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Single layer (hitoe) white silk weft with silver-coated threads for warp; appliqued patches in kinran brocade (paper, coated with gold in several tones) featuring rhododendrum blossoms.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960s-1970s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.338
- Medium and Support
- silk thread weft with silver-coated threads for warp, appliquéd patches
- relevance
- rank 1.24708
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- associated concepts
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- earth sciences concepts
- main garments
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- scientific concepts
- seasons
Double Totemic Sculpture; Mark Lindquist
- Title
- Double Totemic Sculpture
- Artist
- Mark Lindquist
- Physical Description
- rough-hewn hollowed wood sculpture in natural state with spalt, marks, holes, etc.
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1994-1995
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.156B
- Medium and Support
- oak burl
- relevance
- rank 1.24699
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- wood and wood products
Double Totemic Sculpture; Mark Lindquist
- Title
- Double Totemic Sculpture
- Artist
- Mark Lindquist
- Physical Description
- rough-hewn hollowed wood sculpture in natural state with spalt, marks, holes, etc.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1949
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1994-1995
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.156A
- Medium and Support
- oak burl
- relevance
- rank 1.24699
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- wood and wood products
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 1.24699
- 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
Spirit Dancer; Mark Bressler
- Title
- Spirit Dancer
- Artist
- Mark Bressler
- Physical Description
- hollowed burl with natural bark edges
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1951
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2001
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.79
- Medium and Support
- madrone burl
- relevance
- rank 1.24699
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- wood and wood products
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 1.24668
- 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
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- people and culture
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Mirror, Lion-and-Grape type; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Mirror, Lion-and-Grape type
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- bronze mirror with highly polished surface, back side deocrated with lions and grape motif and an animal shaped knob in the center.
- Century
- 7th-10th century
- Object Creation Date
- 618-907
- Accession Number
- 1958/2.74
- Medium and Support
- cast bronze with black patina
- relevance
- rank 1.24666
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- copper alloy
- copper and copper alloy
- descriptors
- food
- fruit
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- grape (fruit)
- inorganic material
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by function
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- nonferrous metal
- objects we use
Blue-and-white jar with floral and leaf design; Artist Unknown, Hizen ware, Japan
- Title
- Blue-and-white jar with floral and leaf design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Hizen ware, Japan
- Physical Description
- A medium size, well potted jar with round shoulder and shorter neck. Inside is not totally glazed. On the body, pine, bamboo, and plum trees are finely painted with blue underglaze. Then a translucent glaze is applied, which turns into milky, white color. It has three floral decorations on the shoulder; the decoration is originated in functional elements of “ears” to which ropes were tied for transportation. The neck has a band of double lines and spray design of peony flowers and leaves. The rim of the neck is unglazed. The foot is unglazed; eye is glazed. Some imperfections of glaze are seen toward the bottom. Glaze is scraped off on one part. Many speckles on the surface.
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1643
- Accession Number
- 1964/1.99
- Medium and Support
- porcelain, blue underglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 1.24665
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by form
- deciduous trees
- descriptors
- evergreens
- grass (plant material)
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plant material
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- shrubs
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels
- woody plants
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 1.24600
- 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
Geese and Reeds (one of a pair); Ki-hun Yang
- Title
- Geese and Reeds (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Ki-hun Yang
- Physical Description
- A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. The goose is the water has its head turned to watch the descent of the goose flying in from the right. The upper left corner contains calligraphic text, and creating ripples in the water in the foreground is a goose with its head below the surface, and bottom in the air. Reeds come in from the right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1843-1898
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.488.1
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.24599
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- birds
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Kokon Jôruri zukushi series: 'Ishidômaru' (Kûkai as a child); Andô Hiroshige
- Title
- Kokon Jôruri zukushi series: 'Ishidômaru' (Kûkai as a child)
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- This print illustrates a scene in a jôruri play based on history. Ishidômaru is the childhood name of a figure better known to history as Kûkai, the early 9th-century founder of the Shingon sect of Buddhism in Japan. In this scene, the child Ishidômaru has come to the remote mountain of Mt. Kôya in search of his father, a warrior who had taken the tonsure. When the two finally met, the father refused to recognize his son. The rejection of family ties was one of the basic tenets of monastic life in Buddhism.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa late 1840s
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.180
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.24599
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- settlements and landscapes
- youth
Blue-and-white tilted jar with peony and 'cloud collar' designs; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Blue-and-white tilted jar with peony and 'cloud collar' designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.293
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue underglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 1.24599
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- ceramics
- descriptors
- design elements
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- settlements and landscapes
- shrubs
- stoneware
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
Village Wedding; Georges Auguste
- Title
- Village Wedding
- Artist
- Georges Auguste
- Physical Description
- A wedding party on horseback leaves a village while a crowd watches.
- Artist Life Dates
- Haitian, born 1933
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1950-2000
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.185
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 1.24599
- Secondary Keywords
- scale
- buildings and the land
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- image-making processes and techniques
- painting and painting techniques
- painting techniques
- painting techniques by medium
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- rites of passage
- settlements
- settlements and landscapes
- settlements by form
Geese and Reeds (two of a pair); Ki-hun Yang
- Title
- Geese and Reeds (two of a pair)
- Artist
- Ki-hun Yang
- Physical Description
- A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. A goose swoops into the scene from the top left, while the neck of the grounded goose follows a graceful curve to look at the approaching bird. The swaying reeds and grass around the grounded goose add lightness to the composition. Between the two geese are three lines of calligraphy.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1843 - 1898)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.488.2
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.24599
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- birds
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Tsuba (sword guard) with mushroom design; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with mushroom design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Circular tsuba, made of iron. It has two holes in the middle. There are two openwork motifs of mushrooms on the lower left. Rusts on some parts of the piece.
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1966/1.100
- Medium and Support
- iron
- relevance
- rank 1.24599
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- inorganic material
- iron and iron alloy
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- natural landscapes
- nonwoody plants
- objects we use
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
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 1.24551
- 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
Mud cloth; Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
- Title
- Mud cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.198
- Medium and Support
- woven cotton
- relevance
- rank 1.24551
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- objects we use
- textile materials
- textile materials by composition or origin
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
Taima Temple Mandala: Amida Welcomes Chûjôhime to the Western Paradise; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Taima Temple Mandala: Amida Welcomes Chûjôhime to the Western Paradise
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- At the center of the mandala is Amidha Buddha, surrounded by other golden holy figures on clouds, indicated by the rings around their heads. On the ground surrounding the figures are seated men and women in variously colored robes. At the center and front of the holy beings is a man dressed in a grey robe seated under an awning. One of the holy figures is offering him a lotus blossom.
- Behind the Buddha is a temple. To the left and right of this are partial views of smaller buildings. The background of the image also contains buildings and mountains, partially obscured by mist. Among the back mountains is a trail of clouds with other holy figures heading into the sky.
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.169
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink, color and gold on silk
- relevance
- rank 1.24478
- Secondary Keywords
- buddhism
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- design elements
- geometric motifs
- motifs
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- plants
- religion
- religions
- religious buildings
- religious structures
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
The Tall Bridge; James McNeill Whistler
- Title
- The Tall Bridge
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Two piers of a bridge soar in the upper half of the image, including the span with pedestrians and the railing at the top of the work. In the foreground, the water and reflections at the foot of the bridge dominate. Between the piers smoke stacks can be seen in the distance.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1878
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.418
- Medium and Support
- lithotint with scraping, printed in black ink on white wove paper
- relevance
- rank 1.24478
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- figures
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- waterscapes
Pot; Maria Martínez
- Title
- Pot
- Artist
- Maria Martínez
- Physical Description
- A blackware bowl with black on black decoration. The bowl is nearly spherical in profile, with a narrow and wide mouth. Around the upper half is a feather design, which looks like individual feathers hanging down from the mouth forming a ring around the circumference.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1887 - 1980
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1935
- Accession Number
- 1991/1.88
- Medium and Support
- blackware
- relevance
- rank 1.24450
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- modern and contemporary art
- native american
- native north american styles
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- pottery (object genre)
- southwestern native american styles
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- the americas
Red cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Red cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1825-1900
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.155
- Medium and Support
- lacquer
- relevance
- rank 1.24450
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal use
- containers for smoking and tobacco use
- descriptors
- garden structures
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- single built works
- single built works by location or context
- single built works by specific type
Black silk michiyuki coat with flower and vine design; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Black silk michiyuki coat with flower and vine design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This michiyuki is made from black velvet and features a subtle flower and vine design (peony karakusa scroll). The inside lining is gray silk. It has small buttons down the front.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960s-1970s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.400
- Medium and Support
- black velvet with gray silk lining
- relevance
- rank 1.24450
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- brussels carpets
- costume
- costume by form
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by form
- coverings and hangings by specific type
- descriptors
- fibroinous material
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- main garments
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- pile-woven carpets
- rugs
- rugs by technique