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Title

Comb Chest (Jage Bitjeup)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This laquer comb chest with mother-of-pearl inlays has images of phoenixes and their babies, and deer on the top drawer, and tortoises and mandarin ducks on the bottom drawer, each in a pair. The handles are in the shape of bats.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.314

Medium and Support

wood with mother-of-pearl inlay

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

components and systems

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sets (groups)

Title

Guardian Lion

Artist

Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Physical Description

A buff sandstone sculpture of a lion, sitting erect with its front legs extended, all on a stone platform. The legs have been fully released from the stone, while surface details such as the curly mane and the tail are carved in low relief. In keeping with its role as a guardian figure, the lion has buldging eyes and its lips are drawn back to reveal sharp teeth.

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

2004/2.12

Medium and Support

sandstone

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

mammals

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Sancai tomb guardian (one of a pair w/2004/2.132.2) with animal face and horns

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Earthenware ceramic figure with tri-color glaze (in amber, cream and green) in the form of a creature with an animal face and horns

Century

7th-8th century

Object Creation Date

circa 675-750

Accession Number

2004/2.132.1

Medium and Support

earthenware with sancai (three-color) glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asian

buildings and the land

chinese

chinese ceramics styles

chinese styles

chinese styles and periods

creature

descriptors

east asian

funerary structures

legendary creatures

object genres

object genres by material

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

pottery (object genre)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Whistle (nsiba)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Vili Peoples, Congo Republic

Physical Description

Two components make up this vertical whistle. The superstructure is a wooden carving of two birds that face each other, bellies touching, with a small round object between them, so that each is holding it in their beaks. The birds' talons clutch the base of the sculpture. The base has a hole in the center into which the antelope horn is pegged.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1925-1975

Accession Number

2005/1.181

Medium and Support

wood, antelope horn

Secondary Keywords

aerophones

analytical functions

animals and creatures

disciplines

duct flutes

flutes (aerophones)

forest and nature activities

functions

functions (activities)

functions by general context

objects we use

occult sciences

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Title

Tatsumura brocade fukuro obi with woven pattern of Central Asian paired ducks

Artist

Tatsumura Silk Studio

Physical Description

Terracotta-colored plain weave silk with woven pattern of paired ducks within lozenge-shaped floral scrolls; brocade done in thick white, light blue, and apricot silk floss; turquoise and purple-metallic-wrapped threads; and kinran (metallic coated paper) in two shades of gold.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.336

Medium and Support

silk with woven patterns in silk floss, metallic wrapped threads and kinran

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

animals and creatures

birds

components and systems

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

main garments

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

objects we use

sets (groups)

Title

Red brocade fukuro obi with woven pattern of colorful medallions against a field of wavy gold stripes (tatewaku)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This is made of a thick brocade of red, gold and silver. Medallion patterns and wavy stripes are woven through the entirety of the fabric, rather than halfway, as is common in less intricate obi. Medallion motifs of tortoise shells, flowers, and bamboo leaves are spaced among the golden waves across the fabric.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1950s-1960s

Accession Number

2005/1.344

Medium and Support

red silk with woven and embroidered design and gold wrapped thread

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

animal material

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

descriptors

design elements

fibroinous material

flowers (plants)

grass (plant material)

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

main garments

materials

materials by origin

motifs

natural landscapes

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

plant material

plant-derived motifs

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

reptiles

settlements and landscapes

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Maru obi with woven designs of hexagonal medallions with phoenixes among floral scrolls

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black pain-weave satin interwoven with silk threads in light purple, rust, coral, maize, chartreuse, red, white, and ultramarine, and metallic threads in three shades of gold. The hexagonal shapes are definied by a weft of gold-coated paper (kinran) in pale greenish gold; the gold threads used in the medallions are wrapped. Inside each medallion is a phoenix design among a floral scroll.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.345

Medium and Support

black silk interwoven with silk floss and gold-covered paper threads

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

animal material

animals and creatures

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

descriptors

fibroinous material

legendary creatures

main garments

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

Title

Black supplementary weft brocade haori with woven design of sparrows and bamboo

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black crepe silk with woven metallic threads. Lining is made of white damask silk with sayagata pattern; white gofun painted lines between pattern repeats and then bokashizome in "stripes" of colors. Woven design of sparrow and bamboo is on the back only.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1940s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.353

Medium and Support

black crepe silk with woven metallic threads

Secondary Keywords

patterning

animals and creatures

costume

costume by form

descriptors

grass (plant material)

main garments

main garments for the upper body

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

textile weaving processes and techniques

textile weaving techniques

weft patterning

Title

Black jacquard woven haori with woven design of bird-and-flower motifs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Heavy black crepe silk with woven designs in lacquered rust-colored, silver, and gold metallic threads. Hand-painted design of Noh actors on light peach lining.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.354

Medium and Support

heavy black silk with woven designs in rust, silver and gold mettalic threads

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

costume

costume by form

descriptors

design elements

main garments

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

Title

Purple haori with supplementary weft brocade woven bird-and-flowers designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Purple silk damask (rinzu) in T-paper pattern (sayagata), bokashi dyed so that the shoulders are a darker purple than the lower half of the haori. Woven designs of phoenixes, paulownia, cranes, chysanthemums, etc., incorporate metallic threads. Lining is orange and white silk. There are purple and white kumihimo (a kind of cord) with tassels.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930-1939

Accession Number

2005/1.355

Medium and Support

purple silk damask with woven designs

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

main garments

main garments for the upper body

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Black crested haori with yûzen painted origami crane design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black crepe silk with origame crane designs hand-painted by paste-resist yûzen techinique, in colors and gold pigment. Lining is pink silk damask with woven pattern of truncated floral medallions. Double oak leaf crest (kashiwa) is embroidered with bokashi-dyed blue and white thread.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1940s-1960s

Accession Number

2005/1.356

Medium and Support

black crepe silk with painted design

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animals and creatures

birds

costume

costume by form

descriptors

fibroinous material

main garments

main garments for the upper body

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

paperworking techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Obidome (obi brooch) in shape of dancing lion

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Metal lion with flowing mane and tail. Gold inlaid spits decorate his body and color his eyes. The lion's head is thrown impossibly backwards, allowing a view of the head as if from above. The golden eyes look upwards.

Century

Second half of 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950-1975

Accession Number

2005/1.368

Medium and Support

metal with gold inlay

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

jewelry

jewelry by location

jewelry worn on costume

main garments

mammals

objects we use

pins (jewelry)

Title

Formal gray crested kimono with embroidered designs of suzume odori figures dancing in the rain

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Gray silk crepe (repp weave) shot through with metallic threads, with silk and metallic thread embroidered design of figures doing the suzume odori (crow dance) in the rain (suzume odori). Lining is plain weave silk, white above and gray below.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970s - 1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.382

Medium and Support

gray silk crepe with silk and metallic thread embroidery

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arts

arts and related disciplines

associated concepts

costume

costume by form

descriptors

disciplines

earth sciences concepts

humanities

main garments

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and culture

performing arts

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Ga no Tokyo: Shiroi kura [Pictures of Tokyo: Kikuzaka Street, White Storehouse]

Artist

Yoshida Toshi

Physical Description

This print depicts a street scene in Tokyo, in which women, a child and a dog are portrayed.

Artist Life Dates

1911-1995

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

2005/1.420

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asia (continent)

buildings and the land

geographic and political locations

japan (nation)

kanto (region)

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by gender

plants

roads

roads by form

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

storage facilities

tokyo (metropolis)

transportation spaces

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

youth

Title

Carved Elephant Tusk

Artist

Artist Unknown, Burma

Century

19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

19th century - early 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.459

Medium and Support

ivory

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

dentin

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by technique

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Peasant and His Wife at Market

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

A couple stand in a very dense and congested space, a broken wall behind them. The woman on the left holds a rooster by the feet and is looking at her husband, on the right, who has his hand extended and his holding a money bagin is left hand. At their feet is a stoppered jar and a basket full of eggs.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1519

Accession Number

2005/2.16

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

chickens

clothing

eggs

man

objects

people and occupations

the natural world

women

Title

Huzi (Tiger Pot)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

4th-5th c

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

2005/2.81

Medium and Support

stoneware with pale green glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Shallow Bowl with a goat figurine

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

3rd-4th century

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

2005/2.83

Medium and Support

earthenware with pale gray-green glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Shallow Bowl with a dog figurine

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

3rd century

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

2005/2.84

Medium and Support

earthenware with pale gray-green glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Shallow Bowl with bird figurine in center

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

3rd-4th century

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

2005/2.88

Medium and Support

earthenware with pale gray-green glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Proto-Yue Ware Chicken-Headed Ewer

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Green-glazed ewer with spout in the shape of a chicken's head and handle in the form of a dragon's head and neck

Century

4th-5th c

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

2005/2.92

Medium and Support

stoneware with celadon glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asia (continent)

asian

birds

chinese

chinese dynastic styles and periods

chinese styles and periods

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

east asian

geographic and political locations

jin (six dynasties)

legendary creatures

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

six dynasties

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Chicken-Headed Ewer

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

4th-5th c

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

2005/2.93

Medium and Support

stoneware with black glaze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Lone Rooster Summons the Spring

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

The Rooster is singled out by its expressive outlining brushwork and the vibrant red color of the comb. Its decorative flavor is also enhanced by using a specific type of paper called “cloud-dragon paper” (yunlong zhi), as the pattern of décor resembles motifs of cloud and dragon. Vertical calligraphic text in in the upper left corner.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2006/1.112

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

asian

atmospheric effects

birds

chickens

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

forms

making art

materials

materials by function

seasons

the natural world

Title

Geese Landing on Sandbars

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

A scene of geese in pond and on sandbars. The geese are congregated in the lower left hand side of the painting, as are most of the reeds growing from the sand bars. Some geese can also be seen flying in the middle of the painting, though they are not as prominent. Five lines of calligraphy are lcoated in the upper right of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.142

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

animals and creatures

birds

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Round Three-Tiered Box

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.37A-D

Medium and Support

black, red and gold lacquer on wood

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by function

objects we use

Title

"Longevity" Spirit Money, from Taiwan (2 prints)

Artist

Artist Unknown Taiwan

Physical Description

Print with floral design framing an inner square that contains six characters in the top and lower right, center, and left corners and a large character in the middle (“longevity”) with an image of two coins suspended from the wings of a stylized bat in the lower center.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.41.2A

Medium and Support

red ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

biological concepts

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

exchange media

image-making equipment

image-making processes and techniques

mammals

objects we use

people and culture

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing and printmaking equipment

printing surfaces

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

tools and equipment

Title

Container

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Red lacquered wooden duck-shaped container wth lid

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.43A&B

Medium and Support

cinnabar-laquered wood with metal band

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

Title

Protective Amulet

Artist

Artist Unknown Taiwan

Physical Description

Plaque in the form of a snarling lion's face holding a double-edged "severn star" (here only three of the seven stars are depicted as large dots connected by lines) sword in its mouth and ornamented with a red octagon containing the characters for "daqi" surrounded by eight trigrams on its forehead.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.44

Medium and Support

polychrome on wood

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

descriptors

edged weapons

legendary creatures

mammals

object genres

object genres by form

object genres by function

objects we use

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

The Rooster Protects the House from Suzhou

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Polychrome woodblock print of a rooster holding a praying mantis in its mouth with four characters at top center framed by a floral scrolling border

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.47

Medium and Support

color woodblock print mounted on stiff board with silk borders

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals and creatures

birds

objects we use

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Door Picture: Trader and Urban Worker

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

In this image a worker and peasant face one another, each with his own horse carrying the fruits of his labor. The text reads "Mutual aid between the cities and the countryside."

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1948

Accession Number

2006/2.48.1-2

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

prints

prints by function

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Everything You Wish in the Nine Heavens: Gods of Wealth Increase Good Fortune

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Two male figures wearing official robes and hats, sit side by side on thrones. The one on the right holds a shoe-shaped ingot and a scepter. The god on the left holds only a shoe-shaped ingot. In front of them is basin filled with coins and rarities such as jewels, branches of coral and shining ingots. On the right, a smaller male figure holds a horse on a tray while his counter part on the left holds a brush and a scroll. At the top is a sinuous dragon whose spine is composed of coins and above him is a horse bearing a stack of shoe-shaped ingots.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.49

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

exchange media

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

legendary creatures

mammals

money

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

symbols of office

Title

Egôro (ritual censer)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

It is a bronze incense burner with a long handle. The circular bowl is a brazier, in which incense is burnt in Shinto rituals. The brazier has a fluted mouth and double-lines on the outside body. A circular foot, in a chrysanthemum shape, is attached to the brazier. There is a support that connects between the brazier and the foot. The brazier’s lid has an intricate openwork design of lotus flower scrolls with a knob in the shape of a lotus bud. The rim has an incised, stylized design of clouds. The mounting between the brazier and the handle is in the shape of Buddhist jewel with two semi-precious stones. The handle has carved lotus flower scrolls, and the end of which is bent at a right angle and joined to a round pedestal. Rising from the pedestal is a small statue of a lion on a lotus-shape pedestal, which serves as a knob handgrip when the incense burner is held.

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

1583-1650

Accession Number

2007/2.6

Medium and Support

gilt bronze with semiprecious stones

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

descriptors

design elements

events

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

mammals

motifs

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Box with Double-Dragon Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Lacquered wooden box with inlaid mother-of-pearl in double-dragon design. The heads of each dragon stretch diagonally inward from opposite corners of the box, with wide eyes and open mouths. Their bodies curve in and out of the top plane of the box, creating an opposing effect with symmetrical balance. The dragons reach forward towards a flaming orb in the center of the box, called a cintamani, or Buddhist wish-granting jewel. Among the dragons are swirling cloud designs made of inlaid nacre and copper wire.

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century - early 19th century

Accession Number

2007/2.8

Medium and Support

lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, and copper wire inlays

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

containers by form

descriptors

legendary creatures

materials

materials by function

materials by origin

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Rubbing of Journey of the Soul to the Paradise of the Queen Mother of the West (2000/2.1) - Front

Artist

Bo Yang

Physical Description

Rubbing of limestone slab carved bas-relief with six registers. The lower register depicts a chariot procession above fish-inhabited waters. The central three registers depict figures carrying out funerary rites. The top register shows a winged creature with a human face flanked by two writhing dragons and other animals, including two rabbits and a nine-tailed fox.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1961

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2008

Accession Number

2008/1.154.1

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

inorganic material

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

legendary creatures

mammals

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

paintings

paintings by location or context

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

"Longevity" spirit money from Taiwan

Artist

Artist Unknown Taiwan

Physical Description

Print with floral design framing an inner square that contains six characters in the top and lower right, center, and left corners and a large character in the middle (“longevity”) with an image of two coins suspended from the wings of a stylized bat in the lower center. Swath of oranga paint and imitation gold foil in the middle.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2008/1.171

Medium and Support

orange paint, imitation gold foil, and red ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

biological concepts

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

exchange media

image-making equipment

image-making processes and techniques

mammals

objects we use

people and culture

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing and printmaking equipment

printing surfaces

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

tools and equipment

Title

Do yu Get it

Artist

Martin Johnson

Physical Description

7-sided frame made of reclaimed wood moulding and slats nailed together and backed with strips of green felt, possibly from a pool table. Gold wire traces the wood frame, and is accented with a fuzz ball or googly eye at each corner. A toy car is placed on the gold wire “track” at bottom center; car racing flag stickers attached to the frame in a couple places. Three pieces of thread are strung horizontally across the frame, a “spider web” attached to top two lines with puffy paint. A wood (?) cutout of a smiling joker mouth hung from web by wire.

Artist Life Dates

(1951 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2008/2.235

Medium and Support

mixed media consruction, paint, wood, wire, toy car

Secondary Keywords

abstract expressionist

animals and creatures

applied decoration

arthropods

associated concepts

biological components

biological concepts

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

faces

found object sculpture

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

heads

image-making processes and techniques

international post-1945 styles and movements

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

leisure and competition vehicles

life

life stages

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

recreation areas

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by material

sculpture techniques

sports complexes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

transportation vehicles

upper body

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

As Long as I Don't Have to Get Up Before 11:00

Artist

Mark Kostabi

Physical Description

Ink drawing on paper. Black wash ground, with two figures drawn in opaque black ink. A comic figure who is shirtless and in boxers, with his beer belly hanging out, and whose pointy rimmed hat is reminiscent of the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz, dances at the center of an ominous scene. His right leg has been kicked through a television set that he holds with his right hand. Scissors fall from his left hand towards what looks like a two-slot toaster. A black, horned beast lurks in the background, holding a phone overhead that has two earpieces, but no cradle. The scene is possibly set in a graveyard; the edifice silhouetting behind the scarecrow figure is shaped like a headstone.

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2008/2.240

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

layout features

animals and creatures

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

business and related functions

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

drawings

drawings by technique

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

funerary structures

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

legendary creatures

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

sepulchral monuments

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

system components

telecommunication systems components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Picchvai

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

Painting on cloth in an array of colors that depicts a religious scene. There are assorted animals such as monkeys and cows with red hand prints on them.

There is a river at the fore of the painting with flowers and lily pads in it. The painting has a colorful floral border.

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1700-1850

Accession Number

2008/2.288

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

visual works

visual works by function

Title

Picchvai

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

The piece portrays a central god, with many milkmaids surrounding him. There are louts flowers present, as well as hills and buildings at the top of the painting. There are also various incarnations of gods, which are the blue-skinned figures.

Object Creation Date

1700-1850

Accession Number

2008/2.289

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor and gold on cloth

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

descriptors

design elements

herdsmen

hindu

mammals

motifs

named gods and goddesses

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

plant-derived motifs

religion

subject matter

vishnu

workers

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #34 Futagawa

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Group of people carrying parcels and leading horses in front of a shop. Other travelers can be seen crossing in the distance. There is a tall tree by the store, and across the water is a smal hill with trees on it. The skyline is edged in pink, suggesting dawn or dusk. Writing in upper right and left corners. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.316

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

descriptors

dwellings

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

mammals

materials

materials by composition

mercantile buildings

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #13 Numazu

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Small group of figures with a palanquin and horse along with shops and a rounded hill in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.319

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

layout features

upward

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

dwellings

houses

houses by form

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

layout features

mammals

natural landscapes

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #30 Hamamatsu

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A procession on horseback travels through the village of Homatsu with castles in the background. Red tones in the sky indicate a setting sun, and a distant mountain is visible. It is accompanied by text.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.323

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

scale

upward

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

ceremonies

cultural ceremonies

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

events

fortifications

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people and culture

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation spaces

Title

La Cigarette

Artist

Jacques Villon

Physical Description

Colors: rose, brown, blue, green, grey, yellow. Paper size: lh 63 1/5cm & rh 63cm x w 45cm. Image size: lh 41 4/5cm & rh 41 1/2cm x w 34 2/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1875-1963

Accession Number

2008/2.369

Medium and Support

color etching and aquatint on calendered beige wove paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals and creatures

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

leaf (plant material)

mammals

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

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

tobacco

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Landscape

Artist

Carl Weber

Physical Description

Canvas size: h 50 3/5cm x tw 76 1/5cm & bw 76 1/2cm.

Artist Life Dates

(1850 - 1921)

Accession Number

2008/2.370

Medium and Support

oil on linen

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

agricultural complexes

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

dwellings

houses

houses by location

houses by location or context

mammals

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

residential structures

rural houses

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Le Brebis et les Deaux Agneaux

Artist

Charles Meryon

Physical Description

Paper size: h 17 3/10cm x w 24 2/5cm. Plate size: lh 8cm & rh 8 1/10cm x w 10 1/5cm. Image size: h 6 3/5cm x tw 91/5cm & bw9 3/10cm.

Artist Life Dates

1821-1868

Accession Number

2008/2.372

Medium and Support

etching and aquatint on cream wove paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals and creatures

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

mammals

objects we use

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

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Flemish Farrier

Artist

Théodore Géricault

Physical Description

Paper size: h 33 3/5cm x tw 42 1/2cm & bw 42 3/10cm. Image size: h 22 7/10cm x w 31 2/5cm.

This lithograph is printed is tones of brown ink on cream colored paper. There is a large dappled horse standing in a stall with its left rear hoof raised. On the left, a man, standing with feet braced and muscular arms extended, uses tools to attach a shoe to the horse's hoof. Steam billows from the hot metal shoe. On the right, a man stands leaning against the stall and a small child reaches up toward the horse's head. The horse bends its head down toward the child. There is an English inscription below this scene that identifies the artist, title and publisher.

Artist Life Dates

1791-1824

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1821

Accession Number

2008/2.374

Medium and Support

lithograph on cream wove paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals and creatures

groups of people

kinship groups

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

social groups

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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

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

Title

Jenue Tiger Jouant Avec Sa Mere

Artist

Eugène Delacroix

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 24 9/10cm & rh 24 1/2cm x tw 32cm & bw 31 /710cm. Plate size: lh 14 3/10cm & rh 14 1/5cm x tw 20 7/10cm & bw 20 2/5cm. Image size: h 11 1/5cm x w 18 4/5cm.

Accession Number

2008/2.379

Medium and Support

lithograph on cream wove paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals and creatures

mammals

objects we use

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Farm Landscape

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Some mold damage. Paper size: lh 20 7/10cm & rh 20 9/10cm x w 32 3/5cm. Image size: h 8 1/2cm x w 21 3/5cm.

Accession Number

2008/2.381

Medium and Support

etching on beige laid paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

agricultural complexes

agricultural functions

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

descriptors

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

mammals

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

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

religious buildings

religious structures

scientists and people in science-related occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Picador

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Physical Description

Colors: black, brown, beige. Paper size: h 37 7/10cm x tw 48 1/10cm & bw 48cm. Image size: h 16 3/5cm x tw 22 1/2cm & bw 22 3/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1973

Accession Number

2008/2.391

Medium and Support

color linoleum cut on beige wove paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

equipment

equipment by process

image-making equipment

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

printing and printmaking equipment

printing blocks

printing surfaces

tools and equipment