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Title
Ivory ornament snuff bottle with design of frogs climbing over a lotus leaf
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1875-1920
Accession Number
1980/2.80
Medium and Support
Ivory
relevance
rank 6.35757
Secondary Keywords
amphibians
animals and creatures
arthropods
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
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Title
Kocho (A) Butterflies
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
The girl on the right is looking at the colorful butterfly in the middle of the printing, there are a few more butterflies flying around the girl. The background is composed of plain patterns and lines.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1993
Accession Number
2011/2.53
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 6.35757
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
descriptors
design elements
insects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
Title
Snuff bottle with painted design of a cricket
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1821-1850
Accession Number
1980/2.106
Medium and Support
porcelain with overglaze painting; stopper of glass and horn
relevance
rank 6.35205
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
containers
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Title
Kocho (B) Butterflies
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
The girl on the right is looking at the butterflies in the center of the printing. The butterflies are in blue, yellow, white and pink colors, and they respond to the color and patterns in the background.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1993
Accession Number
2011/2.49
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 6.32023
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
colors
descriptors
design elements
insects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
visual and tactile
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Title
Guncho (Group of Butterflies)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
The girl on the right is surrounded by seven butterflies.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1978
Accession Number
2011/2.40
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 6.29426
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
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Title
Cho to shojo to (Butterflies and Girl)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl, who has a butterfly sitting on her hair, is looking to the left. There is a big butterfly in the background which only the top half of the butterfly can be seen.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1974
Accession Number
2011/2.29
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 6.29426
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
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Title
Mittsu no cho (Three Butterflies)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
There are three butterflies depicted in the printing, one big one, which is only showing half of the butterfly's body, on the left, and a smaller one in the middle, then another small on one sitting on the girl's hair on the right.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1976
Accession Number
2011/2.33
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 6.29426
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
people
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people and culture
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Title
Cho no shojo (C) (Butterfly Girl C)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
There is a purple colored butterfly sitting on the girl's hair on the right edge of the printing, and there is a huge green patterned butterfly in the center of the background.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1986
Accession Number
2011/2.47
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 6.29426
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
people
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people and culture
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Title
Aoi Cho (Blue Butterfly)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
The girl, with opened eyes, is facing right, looking at the big blue butterfly on the right edge of the printing, while there is a smaller green butterfly on the bottom center.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1978
Accession Number
2011/2.39
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 6.29426
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
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Title
Cho no shojo (B) (Butterfly Girl (B))
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
The girl in the center of the paintng is facing left with a green butterfly sitting on her hair. And there are three gold butterflies in the background.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1986
Accession Number
2011/2.46
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 6.29426
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
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Title
Cho no shojo (Butterfly Girl)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl with opened eyes is facing left, looking forward, while there is a butterfly landing on her hand and another butterfly sitting on her hair.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1977
Accession Number
2011/2.38
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 6.29426
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
Title
Tourmaline snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900-1930
Accession Number
1980/2.33
Medium and Support
tourmaline and yellow serpentine
relevance
rank 6.04054
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
Title
Shrimps
Artist
Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
Physical Description
Blank background. The painting depicts four lobsters, with calligraphic texts and seal on the right edge of the painting.
Artist Life Dates
(1864 - 1957)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1931
Accession Number
1949/1.200
Medium and Support
ink on rice paper
relevance
rank 5.87076
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
crustaceans
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
writing (processes)
Title
Prawn
Artist
Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
Physical Description
Two shrimps are shown in the middle of the print. The artist inscribed "Baishi at the age of ninty-five" on the upper left-hand corner with seal.
Artist Life Dates
(1864 - 1957)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1990/1.185
Medium and Support
woodblock "water printing" with ink on paper
relevance
rank 5.87076
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
crustaceans
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
writing (processes)
Title
Crabs
Artist
Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
Physical Description
The painting depicts two crabs with aquatic plants. The artist signed his pen name, Qi Huang, and sealed another pen name, Wood Hermit.
Artist Life Dates
1864-1957
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1864-1949
Accession Number
1949/1.199
Medium and Support
ink on paper
relevance
rank 5.87076
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
crustaceans
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
writing (processes)
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Title
Furuto o fuku shojo (Girl Playing the Flute)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl in patterned dress, with a rainbow colored butterfly sitting on her hair, is playing flute.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1982
Accession Number
2011/2.42
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.80517
Secondary Keywords
aerophones
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
musical instruments
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
Title
Glass snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.49
Medium and Support
glass with coral and turquoise
relevance
rank 5.80496
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
descriptors
food
fruit
insects
materials
materials by function
objects we use
Title
Wood snuff bottle in the shape of an eggplant with dragonply
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.87
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 5.78233
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
descriptors
food
materials
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Title
Kelsey and Butterfly
Artist
Gina Meyer Kelly
Physical Description
A girl lying on concrete, arms crossed over her body, there is a butterfly on one corner.
Object Creation Date
1998
Accession Number
2014/2.161
Medium and Support
black and white photograph on Kodak paper
relevance
rank 5.78233
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Ivory snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.73
Medium and Support
ivory
relevance
rank 5.78233
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
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food
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Title
Watashi mo tobitai (I Want to Fly Too)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A colorful butterfly is depicted in the center of the printing and the girl on the right is looking at the butterfly.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1971
Accession Number
2011/2.21
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.78233
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Snuff bottle with enamel-painted butterflies and relief taotie masks (?)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Brass and enamel stopper.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1821-1850
Accession Number
1980/2.117
Medium and Support
porcelain with blue underglaze and overglaze enamel painting
relevance
rank 5.75643
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
costume
costume by function
insects
objects we use
Title
Turquoise? snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1880-1925
Accession Number
1980/2.44
Medium and Support
turquoise (?)
relevance
rank 5.68318
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
descriptors
food
materials
materials by function
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
vegetables
Title
Sencha pitcher with stamped dragonfly design (pair w/ 1954/1.512)
Artist
Seifû Yohei III
Artist Life Dates
1854-1914
Century
Late 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1893-1914
Accession Number
1954/1.503
Medium and Support
porcelain with clear glaze
relevance
rank 5.67872
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
ceramics
containers
containers by form
descriptors
food
materials
materials by function
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
pottery (object genre)
stoneware
vessels
Title
Chalcedony ornamental snuff bottle with floral and butterfly design
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.28
Medium and Support
chalcedony
relevance
rank 5.60329
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
descriptors
design elements
insects
objects we use
patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
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Title
Cho to toranpetto (Girl and Trumpet)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
There is a big trumpet sitting right in the middle of the printing, while the girl is standing next to the trumpet on the right and they are surrounded by three butterflies.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1985
Accession Number
2011/2.44
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.59846
Secondary Keywords
bowed
animals and creatures
arthropods
chordophones
insects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
zitherlike chordophones
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Title
Watashi no gogo (My Afternoon)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl is facing left, while there is a unicorn on the left and a butterfly on the bottom left of the printing. The sun is above the unicorn indicating it is in the middle of the day, in the afternoon.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1975
Accession Number
2011/2.31
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.56776
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
associated concepts
earth sciences concepts
insects
mammals
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
physical sciences concepts
scientific concepts
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Title
Fatatsu no cho (Two Butterflies)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
The girl on the right, with a butterfly sitting on her hair, is looking at the big butterfly on the left, which the right side of the big butterfly's body is shown in the print.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1972
Accession Number
2011/2.23
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.55165
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
insects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
Title
Cicada on a Willow Branch
Artist
Zhang Wendao (Chang Wen-tao)
Physical Description
A cicada perches on a willow branch.
Artist Life Dates
1764-1814
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1805
Accession Number
1981/2.132A
Medium and Support
fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on mica-coated paper
relevance
rank 5.46360
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
buildings and the land
deciduous trees
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
settlements and landscapes
trees
trees by leaf life
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
Title
Grasshopper
Artist
Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
Physical Description
The painting depicts a grasshopper resting on the leaves. The artist signed his pen name, A-chih, and sealed his pen names, Pai-shih mountain hermit, and Pai-shih hermit.
Artist Life Dates
(1864 - 1957)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1920-1935
Accession Number
1949/1.201
Medium and Support
ink on rice paper
relevance
rank 5.39866
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
biological components
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
insects
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
plant components
settlements and landscapes
trees (components)
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
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Title
Hana ni natta cho (Butterfly Which Became a Flower)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A color print of a butterfly becoming a red and purple violet. A young girl's face watches the flower.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1969
Accession Number
2011/2.15
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.38492
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
prints
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Chiheisen no cho (Butterflies Above the Horizon)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
Color print of a girl and two butterflies.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1971
Accession Number
2011/2.19
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.38492
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
prints
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Cho (Butterflies)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A color print of a young girls facing into the wind. Two buterflies take up the majority of the right side of the painting.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1965
Accession Number
2011/2.14
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.38492
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
prints
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Kiiroi cho to shojo (Yellow Butterfly and Girl)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A color print of a girl and a butterfly. The girl's face is turned towards the butterfly, whose wings are divided into four sections.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2011/2.17
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.38492
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
insects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
prints
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Kinkaku (Golden Pavilion)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
There is a big golden pavilion in the middle of the background. And there are two butterflies in the printing, one on the bottom left, and one sitting on the girl's hair.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1976
Accession Number
2011/2.34
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.30980
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
buildings and the land
garden structures
insects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
single built works
single built works by location or context
single built works by specific type
Title
Maebyeong (wine storage jar) with design cranes, butterflies, & stylized clouds
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
The vase has a slightly outward-turned rim and a short neck. The elegantly-shaped bottle flares out to a broad shoulder, then tapers gradually to a slim waist before flaring out once more at the base. The shoulder, mid-belly and base of the vase are decorated with black and white clay-inlaid cloud, crane and butterfly motifs.
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1972/2.80
Medium and Support
Stoneware with inlaid with white and black slip under celadon glaze
relevance
rank 5.27198
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
associated concepts
birds
containers
containers by form
earth sciences concepts
insects
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
scientific concepts
vessels
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
Title
Stool with traditional spider motif
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamoun
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.313
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 5.22626
Secondary Keywords
animals
animals and creatures
arthropods
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture by form or function
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
single seating furniture
the natural world
Title
Lapis lazuli snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.41
Medium and Support
lapis lazuli with gold and silver
relevance
rank 5.17231
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
buildings and the land
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
herbaceous plants
insects
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
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Title
Cho, shojo to soshite hana (Butterfly, Girl and Flowers)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl on the right is facing left. There are flowers on the bottom left of the printing and a huge butterfly right in the middle on the background.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1977
Accession Number
2011/2.37
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.15881
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
buildings and the land
herbaceous plants
insects
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
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Title
Yokomuki no shojo (Profile of a Girl)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl, who has a butterfly sitting on her hair, is holding a bunch of flowers and looking to the left.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
2011/2.24
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.15881
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
buildings and the land
herbaceous plants
insects
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
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Title
Fireflies
Artist
Keith Carter
Physical Description
Two boys standing in a lake holding a glass container, catching fireflies.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1948
Object Creation Date
1992; printed 1993
Accession Number
2013/2.110
Medium and Support
platinum-palladium print on paper
relevance
rank 5.13661
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by size
buildings and the land
lacustrine bodies
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by family relationship
settlements and landscapes
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Title
Cho no kaze (Butterfly Wind)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
The girl with a butterfly sitting on her hair on the bottom left is looking at a group of cclourful patterned hourses running to the right.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1988
Accession Number
2011/2.48
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.13319
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
associated concepts
descriptors
design elements
earth sciences concepts
insects
mammals
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
physical sciences concepts
scientific concepts
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
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Title
Abstract Circles
Artist
Fukui Ryonosuke
Physical Description
This print consists of nuetral, muted colors and abstract designs primarily of dots and circles. The print is designed to look as if thin cracks run through the image, and a lady bug is almost imperceptible near the bottom left of the image. The bottom edge of the print has a dark strip running across it.
Artist Life Dates
1924-1986
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
mid 20th century
Accession Number
2010/2.33
Medium and Support
color print on paper
relevance
rank 5.11606
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
abstraction
animals and creatures
arthropods
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Title
Ewer in the shape of a melon with inlaid floral and butterfly designs
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
It is in the shape of a sectioned melon. The body is vertically divided into ten sections and to create an embossed effect, the grooves between each two sections were pressed down slightly. The lid has a loop attached at the top. It is decorated on all sides with black and white inlaid design of butterfly, chrysanthemum and peony with stem and foliage. The spout and handle was broken and restored. The lid seems to be fake.
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
circa 12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1973/2.33
Medium and Support
stoneware with celadon glaze
relevance
rank 5.11606
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
buildings and the land
descriptors
flowers (plants)
herbaceous plants
insects
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
object genres
object genres by material
plants
settlements and landscapes
shrubs
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants
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Title
Nijiro no cho (Rainbow Butterflies)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
There is a rainbow colored butterfly sitting on the girl's hair, and there are a few more butterflies on the left side of the girl.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1983
Accession Number
2011/2.43
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.05812
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
associated concepts
earth sciences concepts
insects
people
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people and culture
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weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
Title
Tsuba (sword guard) with chrysanthemum and butterfly design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
The flat iron plate with quatrefoil design. It has three holes: one for blade (middle) flanked by oval-shape hole (for kougai) and oval with bump shape (for kozuka). Chrysanthemums, autumn grass and a rock are carved on lower-right side; a butterfly is descending toward the flowers. Gold inlays are applied to the flowers, grass, part of the rock, and butterfly. The surface is finely granulated by etching (“ishime-ji”).
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1978/2.11
Medium and Support
iron with gold inlays
relevance
rank 5.01089
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
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edged weapon components
flowers (plants)
herbaceous plants
insects
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
weapon components
woody plants
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Title
Cho no gotoku (Like Butterflies)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A rainbow colored butterfly is sitting on the girl's hair, while there are a few more butterflies surrounding the girl. There is a Japanese style pangoda right in the center of the background behind the girl.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1985
Accession Number
2011/2.45
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 4.99676
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
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religious buildings
religious structures
single built works
single built works by function
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Title
White teapot with stamped dragonfly design (pair w/ 1954/1.503)
Artist
Seifû Yohei III
Artist Life Dates
1854-1914
Century
Late 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1893-1914
Accession Number
1954/1.512
Medium and Support
porcelain with clear glaze
relevance
rank 4.98643
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
ceramics
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
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pottery (object genre)
stoneware
vessels for serving and consuming food
vessels for serving drinks
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Title
Road of the Butterflies - Spring
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
The girl in the middle of the printing is surrounded by lots of butterflies, and the butterflies have similar color and pattern with the background. The background consists of a variation of colors and shapes.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1991
Accession Number
2011/2.50
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 4.94982
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
associated concepts
buildings and the land
descriptors
design elements
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insects
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open spaces and site elements
open spaces by function
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
physical sciences concepts
scientific concepts
seasons
transportation spaces
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Title
Gogo (Hana to shojo to cho) Afternoon (Flowers, Girl and Butterfly)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl on the right is looking at the big bright coloured flowers on the left, and there is a butterfly right behind the flowers.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1972
Accession Number
2011/2.22
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 4.93087
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
buildings and the land
herbaceous plants
insects
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woody plants
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