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Title

A votive plaque depicting an image of the Buddha, housed within a small temple

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene.

Century

6th-7th century

Object Creation Date

late 6th century - early 7th century

Accession Number

1964/2.21

Medium and Support

terracotta, molded

relevance

rank 1.06320

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

buildings and the land

descriptors

form attributes

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious buildings

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size (extent)

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visual works

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Title

Tankard with Lid and scenes of Judith, Lucretia, and Venus

Artist

Artist Unknown, Germany

Physical Description

The body of the tankard is decorated with two narrow bands of gilded abstract vegetal ornament around the neck and base, separated by a wider band that features three repoussé medallions alternating with three bosses. Each medallion depicts a standing nude female: one of the nudes appears in an interior holding a dagger to her chest; another holds a sword and a man's head and stands beside a female companion; the third holds an elongated arrow with a blindfolded cupid at her feet. The cast handle consists of a clawed bird's foot grasping a ball at the base, followed by a satyr mask, a bound female nude, and, surmounting the handle, the bust of a warrior. The lid, a later addition, bears a wreath with a series of initials and the date 1639.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1600-1639

Accession Number

1966/2.18

Medium and Support

repoussé and engraved silver, partially gilded

relevance

rank 1.06296

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

events

legendary creatures

metal decorating techniques

metalwork

metalworking

metalworking and metalworking processes and techniques

object genres

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objects we use

patterns (design elements)

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people and culture

processes and techniques

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scrollwork

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Tate-e Edition): #11 Hakone, Crossing the Pass at Night

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Several travelers are walking up along the mountain path. Some carry heavy goods, and some hold touches. There are trees on the edge of the road. A river flows below cut a steep-sided canyon between the two mountains. The title is written in the red box on the right side of the print, and there is also a yellow box next to it and a red box on the lower left side.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855

Accession Number

1948/1.133

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 1.06153

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

inorganic material

landforms

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landforms by shape or position

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materials

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people

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prints

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relief prints

settlements and landscapes

torches and torch holders

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

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visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

3 square yellow #42/100

Artist

Josef Albers

Physical Description

This square screenprint is a color study in yellow. There are three squares all nestled within eachother.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

2012/2.4

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

relevance

rank 1.06142

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

image-making processes and techniques

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

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Title

Adze

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1998/1.96

Medium and Support

iron blade with wood handle

relevance

rank 1.06142

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

cutting equipment

cutting tools

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

gur-speaking peoples styles

inorganic material

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Title

Adze

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1998/1.97

Medium and Support

iron blade and handle with copper and brass decoration

relevance

rank 1.06142

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

cutting equipment

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objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

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tools

tools and equipment

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

The Alliance of Peace and Abundance

Artist

Bartolomeo Coriolano

Physical Description

Two women in long robes stand arm in arm in a landscape. One figure holds an olive branch in her right hand, and her companion cradles a cornucopia against her hip.

Artist Life Dates

(ca. 1599 - ca. 1676)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1642

Accession Number

1970/1.178

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 1.06116

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

descriptors

hardwood

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

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people by gender

plant material

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

symbolism

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood (plant material)

wood and wood products

wood by composition or origin

woodcuts

Title

Country Tenderness

Artist

Adriaen Jansz van Ostade

Physical Description

Fold to lower-left corner visible on verso. Paper size: lh 16 1/2cm & rh 16 4/5cm x w 13 1/2cm. Plate size: h 16cm x w 12 4/5cm. Image size: lh 14 1/2cm & rh 14 3/5cm x w 12 1/10cm.

Artist Life Dates

1610-1685

Accession Number

2008/2.413

Medium and Support

etching on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 1.06110

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

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sets (groups)

windows and window components

Title

A Cottage

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Physical Description

A two-story cottage with two chimneys is in the middle of the page. The view of it is obstructed by the large mound that takes up the right half of the image. There is a green tree on the left side of the cottage.

Artist Life Dates

1775-1851

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1775-1851

Accession Number

1985/1.100

Medium and Support

watercolor and graphite on off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 1.06030

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

grass (plant material)

houses

houses by form

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

open spaces and site elements

paintings

paintings by material or technique

plant material

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

site elements

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

A Monument in Rouen

Artist

Hughie O'Donoghue

Physical Description

A collection of abstract landscape and figure with a photographic image. The figure, Christlike in its pose, runs up roughly the middle of the painting, looking also like a road or a path across the bleak landscape. In the upper left is a photographic image of some military trucks and a scaffold tower. Along the left half of the landscape, names of towns are written in the paint.

Artist Life Dates

born 1953

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1999-2000

Accession Number

2001/2.80

Medium and Support

oil and inkjet on gampi tissue on linen

relevance

rank 1.05968

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

europe (continent)

events

france (nation)

geographic and political locations

haute-normandie (region)

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

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paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

processes and techniques

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psychological concepts

seine-maritime, dèpartement de la (department)

settlements and landscapes

social science concepts

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

wars

world wars

Title

Vitré—The Canal

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A French town, with houses along a canal or river in the foreground extends in the distance showing rooflines and towers under a blustery sky.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.435

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 1.05896

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

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components

components and systems

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cultural landscapes

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descriptors

dwellings

geography

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hydraulic structures by form

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materials

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openings and opening components

openings by form

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settlements and landscapes

single built works

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the natural world

waterscapes

windows and window components

Title

Firenze - Palazzo Pitti, La Fontana

Artist

Fratelli Alinari

Artist Life Dates

(active 1854 - 1920)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1832-1865

Accession Number

1982/1.229

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 1.05852

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

inorganic material

italy (nation)

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

plants

positives

rock

rock by form

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settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

tuscany (region)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

water distribution structures

Title

Console with bird in vine scroll, rinceau, and angel

Artist

Anonymous French (Burgundy)

Physical Description

A three-quarter length angel, robustly carved in high relief, emerges from a cloud bank on the curved inner face of the console. The outer face of the console bears a tightly wound vine scroll carved in shallower relief with a bird at its center. The bird grasps the vine with its left leg while stretching back to grasp a cluster of grapes in its beak.

Century

Third quarter of 12th century

Object Creation Date

1150-1175

Accession Number

1975/1.64

Medium and Support

limestone

relevance

rank 1.05850

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

doorframe components

doorframes and doorframe components

doorway components

doorways and doorway components

legendary creatures

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

religious structures

scrollwork

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Footbridge

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

Wooden footbridge in a mountain valley.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2012/2.35

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.05831

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

bridges (built works)

bridges by function

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

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settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

Title

Untitled

Artist

Robert Lobe

Physical Description

Pen drawing on paper printed with a blue rectangle frame; signed on verso.

Artist Life Dates

(1945 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

2008/2.244

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 1.05823

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

drafting, drawing and writing equipment

drafting, drawing and writing equipment by specific type

drawing and drawing techniques

equipment

equipment by process

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objects we use

processes and techniques

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sculpture

sculpture by form

sculpture by material

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Mount Hood from The Dalles

Artist

John Stanley

Physical Description

Landscape painting with white mountain peak in center background, body of water in foreground, and a Native American encampment to left.

Artist Life Dates

1814-1872

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1871

Accession Number

1940.426

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 1.05822

Secondary Keywords

upward

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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buildings and the land

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descriptors

geography

houses

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landforms

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landscapes (environments)

materials

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natural landscapes

people and culture

plants

portable buildings

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

single built works

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styles and periods

styles and periods by region

tents

the americas

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

N'Tomo Mask

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

1983/2.183

Medium and Support

wood, cowrie shells and red seeds

relevance

rank 1.05808

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

costume

costume by function

descriptors

manding

materials

materials by composition

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

Le Paysan rentrant du fumier (Man with a Wheelbarrow or Peasant Returning from the Dung Heap)

Artist

Jean-François Millet

Artist Life Dates

1814-1875

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

1855-1856

Accession Number

1968/2.32

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 1.05799

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

dung

farmers

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

man

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

printing

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientists and people in science-related occupations

service and utility vehicles

transportation vehicles

vehicles

Title

Temple bell with handle of a pair of addorsed lions and a dragon

Artist

Artist Unknown, Burma

Physical Description

Bronze temple bell with traces of polychrome, text, and lowermost handle in shape of a pair of addorsed lions. A decorated post threads through the space created by the back-to-back lions, on which an additional handle decorated with addorsed dragons is thread. The open space created between the dragons' connecting tails is where part of a frame would pass through, suspending the bell above the ground. This type of bell does not have a metal clapper, and is rung by striking with a wooden stick.

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1907

Accession Number

2002/2.237A-C

Medium and Support

bronze with traces of polychrome

relevance

rank 1.05787

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

animals and creatures

bells and sets of bells

buildings and the land

chordophones

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

inorganic material

legendary creatures

mammals

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects we use

percussion idiophones

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

Title

Chess Set (Chess Pieces and Base of Table)

Artist

Victor Vasarely

Physical Description

Acrylic chess set. The playing pieces are of various geometric shapes. The board and the space that surrounds it are covered with a colorful grid pattern in shades of blues and purples,.

Artist Life Dates

1908 - 1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2004/2.86A-EE & HH

Medium and Support

acrylic sculpture

relevance

rank 1.05765

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

forming

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game pieces

gameboards

geometric patterns

international post-1945 styles and movements

objects we use

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patterns by specific type

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Chess Set (Board)

Artist

Victor Vasarely

Physical Description

Acrylic chess set. The playing pieces are of various geometric shapes. The board and the space that surrounds it are covered with a colorful grid pattern, which each square filled with a circle.

Artist Life Dates

1908 - 1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2004/2.86II

Medium and Support

acrylic sculpture

relevance

rank 1.05765

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

forming

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game pieces

gameboards

geometric patterns

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objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Ropa Vieja

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

Pieces of white cloth are hanging on the laundry lines, being blown dry by the wind.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2011/2.75

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 1.05703

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

colors

commercial buildings

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

lithographs

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

objects we use

planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

service industry buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

textile materials

textile materials by form

visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Minor Court Official

Artist

August Sander

Physical Description

A minor court official standing inside of a court house. He is fully dressed in his uniform, standing in a doorway.

Artist Life Dates

1876-1964

Object Creation Date

1928; printed circa 1960

Accession Number

2012/2.105

Medium and Support

gelatin silver/ferrotype print on paper

relevance

rank 1.05693

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

judicial buildings

objects we use

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

public buildings

public buildings by function

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Ngbaka Throwing Knife

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1998/1.69

Medium and Support

metal blade with fabric and cord covered wood handle

relevance

rank 1.05599

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

central and equatorial african styles

descriptors

edged weapons

northern democratic republic of congo styles

northwest democratic republic of congo styles

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

weapons

weapons and ammunition

western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

Woman with Hat and Flowered Pin Inkwell, French porcelain

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

An inkwell made with porcelain has a trianglar shape body and hat-shape lid on top, there is a feather sticking on the hat-shape lid.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.285

Medium and Support

porcelain, feathers

relevance

rank 1.05548

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animal material

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

headgear

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

modern british ceramics styles

modern british decorative arts styles and movements

modern british styles and movements

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Bracelet with rope and button decorations

Artist

African, Ivory Coast?

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1925

Accession Number

1986/2.146

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 1.05529

Secondary Keywords

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

cord (fiber product)

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

inorganic material

jewelry

jewelry by location

jewelry worn on arms and hands

materials

materials by composition

materials by form

materials by physical form

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects

objects of adornment

objects we use

Title

Abstract Form

Artist

Peter Voulkos

Physical Description

Large stoneware abstract sculpture with two balanced lateral crescent-shaped forms branching off a central conical structure. Brown with loosely-painted broad brushstrokes in black and incised decoration of rows of dots in a “stitching-like” pattern

Artist Life Dates

(1924 - 2002)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960

Accession Number

1960/1.181

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 1.05427

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

genres

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Heddle Pulley for a Loom

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/2.33

Medium and Support

carved wood and patination

relevance

rank 1.05423

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

moving and transporting equipment

moving and transporting machinery

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

sculpture

sculpture by technique

the human body

tools and equipment

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

My Brothers, Budapest, from "Hungarian Memories"

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

Two men hold hands using the other to support themselves in a seated position. They appear to be playing in a wooden room where men in towels can be seen in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1919; printed 1981

Accession Number

1985/1.125.5

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.05394

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

descriptors

forming

health and welfare facilities

health facilities

institutional buildings

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

recreation

religions

religions and religious concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Devotees of the Buddha (fragment of a frieze from a stupa, from Nagarjunakonda?)

Artist

India, Andhra Pradesh

Century

2nd-3rd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Accession Number

1972/2.42

Medium and Support

limestone

relevance

rank 1.05314

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Capital from the palace-city of Medinat al-Zahara with stylized acanthus leaves, vine rinceau and fleurons

Artist

Artist Unknown, Cordova, Spain

Physical Description

This capital, based upon the Roman composite order, features stylized acanthus leaves and rinceau on the bell of the capital, which terminates in a band of bead-and-reel motif on the astragal. This, in turn, is capped by an echinus decorated with three fleurons and vine rinceau on each face as well as four projecting volutes also decorated with rinceau and fleurons. Originally the bell of the capital had two tiers of acanthus leaves, but the capital has been cropped below the top of the first tier and the tips of the leaves, which once curved outward from the surface of the capital, have been sheared off.

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

936-1010

Accession Number

1979/2.1

Medium and Support

marble

relevance

rank 1.05225

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

buildings and the land

capitals and capital components

column components

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

dwellings

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

houses

houses by occupants

official residences

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

residential structures

scrollwork

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Upright Ornament with Bull and Satyrs

Artist

Agostino Musi

Physical Description

This decorative image is organized along a vertical axis wtih fanciful creatures, grotesque heads, depictions of carved gems and harpies.

Artist Life Dates

Active 1514-1536

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1520

Accession Number

1960/2.133

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 1.05196

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animal material

animals and creatures

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

genres in the arts

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio prints

keratinous material

literary, oral and motion picture genres

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materials

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people

people (agents)

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Nagoya-style Obi with wax-resist overall pattern of crackled pink-on-white, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of colorful tropical orchids

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

The obi is made of satin damask silk woven with “flower in tortoise-shell” patterns. “Cracked ice” pattern in red is dyed with wax-resist technique. Orchid flowers, leaves, ginger leaves, and ferns are hand painted in white, yellow, black, red, and green. Silver threads are embroidered in the rim of orchid flowers and other plants; more colored metallic and velvet threads are applied. The “cracked ice” patterns are broader adjacent to plants and red dye outlines them; that suggests that the artist designed flowers and foliage before the wax-resist application. The plant designs are located on two parts of the obi; when wearing, one will appear in front, and other will appear on the back bow.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.326

Medium and Support

satin damask silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery

relevance

rank 1.05177

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

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costume by form

descriptors

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

needleworking

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nonwoody plants

objects we use

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settlements and landscapes

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #17 Yui

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of a cliff and four shops on the right and a marine view with sailboats on the left. There is red glow along the ede of the horizon. Writing in various places along the top edge of the print. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.321

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 1.05177

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

descriptors

inorganic material

landform components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

mercantile buildings

natural landscapes

objects we use

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Kneeling Monk Devotee (one of a pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Kneeling statue of Buddhist monk devotee Mogallana or Shariputra on a pedestal with round face, hair in tight curls, elongated ears, and hands placed together in mediatation. The pedestal is decorated with lotus petals, and the devotee wears an intricate, close-fitting robe.

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

1800-1932

Accession Number

2005/1.455.2

Medium and Support

lacquered and gilded copper alloy

relevance

rank 1.05146

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

components and systems

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

metal

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nonferrous metal

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object groupings and systems

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people

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religions

religions and religious concepts

religious (people)

sets (groups)

Title

Kneeling Monk Devotee (one of a pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Kneeling statue of Buddhist monk devotee Mogallana or Shariputra on a pedestal with round face, hair in tight curls, elongated ears, and hands placed together in mediatation. The pedestal is decorated with lotus petals, and the devotee wears an intricate, close-fitting robe.

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

1800-1932

Accession Number

2005/1.455.1

Medium and Support

lacquered and gilded copper alloy

relevance

rank 1.05146

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

components and systems

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious (people)

sets (groups)

Title

The Small Cloud Dwelling

Artist

Lu Hui

Physical Description

The piece includes a large title section, landscape image of the garden,

two seals of the artist, and a portion of calligraphic text.

The text reads: "The Small Cloud Dwelling occupies a corner of Mr. Dingfu's Green Surrounded Mountain Villa in Nanxun. His respected wife, Lady Pang, used to meditate and chant sutras there… In the 8th month, fall of 1909, Lu Hui completed this painting …"

Artist Life Dates

1851-1920

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1909

Accession Number

1981/1.308

Medium and Support

Handscroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 1.05142

Secondary Keywords

upward

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

houses

houses by form

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

residential structures

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

writing (processes)

Title

Battle of the Sea Gods

Artist

Daniel Hopfer

Physical Description

This black and white print depicts an animated and detailed scene of nude figures and mythical beasts on the surface of the sea.Two men, with seaweed hair and riding half horse/half fish creatures, strike out at each other. A man and a woman ride a beast with a scaly body and the head of a fierce dog. In the background, a man holding a trident stands with his back to the viewer. Action and motion are expressed with billowing drapery, flowing hair and moving waves. The wide mouthed expressions of the figures and animals suggest yelling and noise in this chaotic scene. Among the many details depicted by the artist is a plaque held by the woman that has his initials.

Artist Life Dates

ca. 1470-1536

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

early 16th century

Accession Number

1996/2.1

Medium and Support

etching on iron on medium, slightly textured light beige laid paper

relevance

rank 1.05119

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

creature

descriptors

edged weapons

events

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

landscapes (environments)

mammals

marine bodies

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

spears (weapons)

spears by form

staff weapons

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Tea Time

Artist

Dewey Blocksma

Physical Description

A parade car, with two wheels on the front, holds a teapot shape structure which has a barbie head on top of the teapot, and an American flag sticking on the barbie doll's head.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1943

Object Creation Date

2010

Accession Number

2011/2.62

Medium and Support

mixed media

relevance

rank 1.05010

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

figurines

food

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

tool and equipment components

vessels for serving and consuming food

vessels for serving drinks

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

At the Crossroads (En Rade)

Artist

Max Ernst

Physical Description

Three birds, executed with spare line and simple form, are set within an abstracted landscape of bright yellows and oranges.

Artist Life Dates

1891 - 1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

1983/1.414

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 1.04984

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

associated concepts

daylight

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

electromagnetic radiation

energy

energy and related concepts

european

european styles and periods

genres

image-making processes and techniques

light (energy)

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movement

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

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people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

Title

Colored

Artist

Betye Saar

Physical Description

Assemblage of found objects: salvaged wood frame, four portrait photographs of African American females, nine thread samples, and one hand mirror hanging on a decorative brass hook to the viewer's right of the frame.

Artist Life Dates

born 1926

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2002

Accession Number

2003/1.406

Medium and Support

mixed media assemblage with hand mirror

relevance

rank 1.04824

Secondary Keywords

color

constructions (sculpture)

descriptors

found object sculpture

image-making processes and techniques

modern american styles and periods

modern north american styles and movements

object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic prints

photographs by form

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positives

processes and techniques

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sculpture

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sculpture techniques

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Labors of Hercules: The Dragon of the Garden of the Hesperides (one of the s

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.68

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 1.04753

Secondary Keywords

massing or shape

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

architecture

building divisions

buildings and the land

clubs

components

components and systems

components by specific context

creatures

descriptors

fights

figures

figures (representations)

gardens

houses

iconography

inorganic material

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materials

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mythology

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people and culture

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percussive weapons

physical activities

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plants

single built works

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single built works by specific type

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Four-armed Vishnu

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan

Physical Description

Vishnu stands with his legs apart holding his four attributes in his hands. Reading in clockwise direction from his right front hand he holds: his club, discus, conch and lotus, here a rather flat object cupped in his palm. His back two arms are extremely short. The figure is encircled with a decorated arch with a line of beads and triangular shaped openings around them. A stylized sun and moon are to either side of Vishnu’s head. He wears a variety of simple, lumpy jewelry at his feet are a horse to his right and a bull or cow to his left and between them are three rings lying flat on the base. At the front of the base are seven stylized horses, identifying this as a combination figure: Vishnu and the sun god Surya, whose chariot is pulled by seven horses.

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1977/2.49

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 1.04746

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

design elements

hindu

mammals

materials

materials by composition

motifs

named gods and goddesses

natural element motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

percussive weapons

plant-derived motifs

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

sports and athletic equipment

subject matter

track and field sports equipment

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Nun Greeting Postman

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A nun and postman exchanging a signature for a package.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.43

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.04743

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

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people in the humanities

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

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public buildings

public buildings by function

religious (people)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Evening in Tokyo: Figures in Silhouette behind a Shoji screen

Artist

Takahashi Hiroaki

Physical Description

Near dusk, a woman in a kimono walks outside a Japanese style building with a shoji screen for a wall. The silhouettes of merry-makers inside can be seen, revealing the figure of a man and also a woman, probably a geisha, holding an instrument that appears to be a shamisen.

Artist Life Dates

1871-1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1921

Accession Number

1991/2.110

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 1.04741

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

asia (continent)

asian

assembling

associated concepts

costume

costume by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

east asian

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

japan (nation)

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

kanto (region)

main garments

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

sound devices

sound devices by function

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Le Chanteur Espinol ou le Guittarrero

Artist

Édouard Manet

Physical Description

Previously folded at center, not flat. Paper size: h 36cm x tw 27 4/5cm & bw 27 7/10cm. Image size: h 29 2/5cm x w 24 1/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1832-1883

Accession Number

2008/2.404

Medium and Support

etching, roulette, soft ground on cream laid paper printed in brown/black ink

relevance

rank 1.04639

Secondary Keywords

plucked

transfer method

chordophones

descriptors

european

european regions

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

lutelike chordophones

lutelike chordophones with long neck

objects we use

people and culture

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Commemorative Shrine Lamp

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Benin or Nigeria, Bariba Region

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.348

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 1.04571

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

buildings and the land

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

gur-speaking peoples styles

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

object genres

object genres by function

objects we use

people and culture

religious structures

sculpture

sculpture by material

single built works

single built works by function

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styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

Belle Vue

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A picnic area shaded by trees overlooking the edge of a mountainside.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.41

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.04571

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

evergreens

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

support furniture

tables (support furniture)

tables by function

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Untitled (Cactus)

Artist

Steve Keister

Physical Description

Drawing on spiral sketchbook paper in green, blue and orange gouache inscribed with graphite pencil.

Artist Life Dates

(1949 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2008/2.237

Medium and Support

gouache on paper

relevance

rank 1.04543

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

native american

native north american styles

natural landscapes

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people and culture

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

sculpture

sculpture by material

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

united states (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Sphere with Colour (Grey and White)

Artist

Barbara Hepworth

Physical Description

Oval-shaped piece of veined, green Swedish marble standing on one of its narrow ends. Three holes of different sizes penetrate into the object's center. The holes are painted respectively in a semi-gloss black and matte white.

Artist Life Dates

1903 - 1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

1967/1.43

Medium and Support

Swedish green marble and paint on wood base

relevance

rank 1.04504

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

concepts in the arts

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

form attributes

forms of expression

genres

geometric shapes

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

rock

rock by form

sculpture by technique

shape

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by medium or technique