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Title

Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Mitsuke, Tenryû River

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Two fishemen rest on a boat standed in the shallow water, facing the viewer with their backs. They are looking at another group of fishermen in the distance standing on the lakebank. There are more boats on the lake across the land.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1948/1.128

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 17.22222

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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descriptors

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watercraft by general type

Title

Tommy's Pond

Artist

Gabor Peterdi

Physical Description

This print is constructed of five horizontal bands of color with a semicircular shape at the top center. The bottom-most band depicts tightly clustered organic shapes with dark borders. The next band has a short, thick, curving line in the center, and a couple other dark organic lines above it. The third and middle band has some hatching and some circular shapes. The fourth band, or the second band from the top, is made up of horizontal lines, with many hatched vertical lines over top of them, reminiscent of grass. The top most band depicts a cellular-like structure, consisting of a diamond pattern. The semicircular shape at the top cuts through the top band, and juts partially into the band underneath it. The semicircle has an organic, circular line formation in the center.

Artist Life Dates

Hungary, 1915 - 2001

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

1970/2.172

Medium and Support

color etching on paper

relevance

rank 17.17881

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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buildings and the land

european

european styles and periods

lacustrine bodies

landscapes (environments)

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

people and culture

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

St. Christopher carrying the Christ Child

Artist

Artist Unknown, England

Physical Description

A standing, bearded figure of St. Christopher, broken off at the knees, holds the Christ child on his right shoulder while leaning upon a staff in his left hand. The child, whose head is encircled by a halo, wears a long cloak over his robe and rests his left hand upon an orb in his lap. The red and brown polychromy is a later addition.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 15th century

Accession Number

1961/1.178

Medium and Support

alabaster with polychrome and gilding

relevance

rank 17.11911

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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equipment

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geographic and political locations

gypsum

information artifacts

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information forms

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

mineral

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

tools and equipment

united kingdom (nation)

walking sticks

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 17.09371

Secondary Keywords

upward

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descriptors

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single built works

single built works by design

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

tents

the americas

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

View of the River, Rome

Artist

James Anderson

Artist Life Dates

1813-1877

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890

Accession Number

1980/2.237

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 17.06960

Secondary Keywords

architecture

bodies of water

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cityscapes

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

europe

europe (continent)

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geography

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italy

italy (nation)

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lazio (region)

locality

materials

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people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

riverine bodies

roma (province)

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Spring Warms River Nu

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Two men rafting in the waves of River Nu.

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

last quarter of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2006/1.144

Medium and Support

horizontal hanging scroll, ink on rice paper

relevance

rank 17.04861

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

seasons

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Rural Village

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

The painting depicts three houses in a small village, surrounded by trees. There is a lake in the right-hand foreground of the painting. The artist signed his name with the seal of his pen name, Lao Pai (Pai the old man) on the upper left-hand corner.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1949/1.193

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 17.02390

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

dwellings

lacustrine bodies

landscapes (environments)

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

Stay Alert (Matauri Bay, New Zealand)

Artist

Jill Mathis

Physical Description

A black and white photo of a rocky coastline and the water that meets it. The words "stay alert" appear on the path leading to the edge of the cliff.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1964

Century

20th-21st century

Object Creation Date

1995-2005

Accession Number

2011/2.171

Medium and Support

digital image, chromogenic print on paper

relevance

rank 17.02228

Secondary Keywords

color

relation to water

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by location

buildings and the land

landform components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

photographs

photographs by form

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Spirit Surf, Big Sur, California

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

A black and white aerial photograph of an ocean surf approaching a ridged shore.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2012/2.13

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 17.01421

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

marine bodies

natural landscapes

photographic techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

picture-taking techniques

picture-taking techniques by location or context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

Title

Grotto volgarmente detta di Nettuno a Tivoli

Artist

Gaetano Cottafavi

Physical Description

Two men standing at a waterfall, surrounded by foliage.

Artist Life Dates

1807-1864

Object Creation Date

1834

Accession Number

2014/2.203

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 16.85495

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

descriptors

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

plant material

settlements and landscapes

Title

A River Landscape

Artist

Jan Brueghel

Physical Description

This gouache and ink drawing on paper is of a river, many people, and sailboats. In the foreground of the right side there is a tall, leafy tree. To the immediate left of the tree is a group of people varying in age. In the right background there are buildings.

The drawing depicts a river with at least a dozen boats of various sizes in the fore- and middle grounds. The ships range in size from a larger boat with a single tall mast, to smaller boats with and without sails, including a small boat in the lower left corner poled by a man standing in the stern that seems to be ferrying a group of people across the river. Many of the boats are docked and are being loaded or unloaded. The spires and rooftops of towns are visible on both riverbanks.

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

1575-1650

Accession Number

2009/1.493

Medium and Support

gouache and ink on paper

relevance

rank 16.82464

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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descriptors

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landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Iceberg #11, Disko Bay, Greenland, 1988

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

Two icebergs in Disko Bay, Greenland composed of two portions of an iceberg on either side with rather still water in the foreground. The ice on the left is a shape reminicent of a wave while the iceberg on the right, behind the first, is tall and looming, almost invisible in the fog.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1944

Object Creation Date

1988; printed 1988-1989

Accession Number

2012/2.96

Medium and Support

selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 16.81932

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by state

buildings and the land

descriptors

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

lancaster (county)

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

north and central america (continent)

pennsylvania (state)

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

united states (nation)

Title

Beside the Lake

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1943.150

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 16.80753

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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figures

geography

how we live

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landscapes (environments)

modern and contemporary art

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objects we use

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people

people (agents)

people and culture

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people by gender

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physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with inlaid design of samurai on horseback at the shore

Artist

Harunori

Physical Description

This small, flat metal piece has a quartrefoil shape. Three holes in the middle. Some chips can be seen around the center hole, which mended with silver and copper. A samurai on horseback is charging into the sea from steep hill; he is wearing a helmet, armor, and sword, and holding a fan. A pine tree is standing on the samurai’s right side; there are rocks and bamboo grass by the ocean. The motifs of the ocean, pine tree, bamboo grass and rocks also appear on the reverse side. Gold and some silver and copper inlays are applied on pine branches, samurai's helmet, horse's mane and bridle, bamboo grass on the shore, and spray from waves.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.2

Medium and Support

iron with gold, silver, and copper inlays

relevance

rank 16.79482

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

evergreens

grass (plant material)

landscapes (environments)

mammals

marine bodies

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Untitled

Artist

Ellen Driscoll

Physical Description

This is an ink drawing in shades of black and brown. In the center there is a figure of a seated nude woman with her back to the viewer. The top of her head is a swirl of dark black lines. In the upper right corner is a three-masted sailing ship.

Artist Life Dates

born 1953

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2010/2.58

Medium and Support

ink, gouche on paper

relevance

rank 16.73117

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

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marine bodies

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Sunrise at Benten Shrine, Suzaki Cape

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

Two geisha (itinerant musicians) are shown strolling in the countryside, with the roof of Benten Shintô shrine in the distance. The backdrop is the rising sun—the give-away that this is a New Year’s print—seen over distant mountains and a calm bay. One woman stoops to empty the ashes from her pipe, while the other draws her kimono closely about her. A poem lies just above the rising sun in the top left register of the morning sky.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1800-1820

Accession Number

1954/1.471

Medium and Support

koban surimono (privately published) color woodblock print (nishiki e) on paper

relevance

rank 16.68496

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

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buildings and the land

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costume

costume by form

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

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people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in service occupations

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

writing (processes)

Title

Waiting for a Ferry by a River in Autumn

Artist

Yao Yunzai (Yao Yün-tsai)

Physical Description

Bright green mountains dominate this tranquil autumn landscape. Figures wait beneath trees alongside a riverbank for a ferry in the lower portion of the scroll.

Artist Life Dates

active 16th century

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1641

Accession Number

1974/1.93

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 16.55675

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

bodies of water

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objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by specific type

woody plants

Title

Views of Ten Tea Houses: Takanawa

Artist

Torii Kiyonaga

Physical Description

In this print, one of a series of ten views of "tea house" districts, Kiyonaga has depicted two women and a child strolling along the shore by the sea wall at Takanawa. A woman at left shields her eyes from the summer sun with her fan, and has her obi tied in front of her. The younger looking companion holding her hand wears a gaily flowered kimono, which has fallen wide open. A child walks with them, gesturing to the side of the print. The front portion of a boat and wall of a town or temple lie behind them.

This is an especially well-preserved print, where even the indigo blue is still visible.

Artist Life Dates

1752 - 1815

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1783

Accession Number

1960/1.143

Medium and Support

Chûban (medium-size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper

relevance

rank 16.51282

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

marine bodies

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

relief prints

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

writing (processes)

Title

Barcos de Vela

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A number of sailboats are sailing on the deep green sea; and there are black and white clouds in the sky.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2011/2.87

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 16.50666

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

marine bodies

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Landscape

Artist

John Francis Murphy

Physical Description

Landscape of flat terrain; water, perhaps a small stream, in the foreground; four leafless trees (two large, two small) right of center, and two leafless trees left of center, below a cloud-filled sky.

Artist Life Dates

1853 - 1921

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1880

Accession Number

1954/1.80

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 16.47890

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

ornament areas

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

waterscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

wetlands

woody plants

Title

A Sunset in Ireland

Artist

Sir Francis Seymour Haden

Physical Description

A river starts at the bottom of the composition, taking up the foreground, and then winds back into the middle of the composition. A tree on the left bank of the river hangs down over the edge, its leaves almost touching the water. Reflections of the trees and banks can be seen along the edges of the river. In the background is a more heavily wooded area, and some birds can be seen in the sky. One bird is located in the middle of the sky, while a cluster of faintly depicted birds can be seen on the right. The edges of the composition mostly fade into simple hatching and line work, especially along the banks of the river in the bottom corners of the page, and where the trees meet the edges of the page on the left and right.

Artist Life Dates

1818-1910

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1863

Accession Number

1955/1.114

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 16.36576

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

light-related concepts

open spaces and site elements

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

plants

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

site elements

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Landscapes and Calligraphy

Artist

Rihua Li

Artist Life Dates

1565-1635

Century

Late 16th-Early 17th century

Object Creation Date

1575-1625

Accession Number

1989/2.113

Medium and Support

album, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 16.35457

Secondary Keywords

upward

asian

bodies of water

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buildings and the land

descriptors

east asian

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

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natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

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riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

writing (processes)

Title

Smoke and Fog (Udaipur, India)

Artist

Caleb Cain Marcus

Physical Description

A black and white photo of fog over a pond. A bridge can be seen through the fog.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1978 - )

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2005

Accession Number

2011/2.175

Medium and Support

black and white digital print on paper

relevance

rank 16.30361

Secondary Keywords

color

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

lacustrine bodies

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by form

natural landscapes

objects we use

photographs

photographs by form

settlements and landscapes

single built works

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transportation structures

transportation structures by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Waterfall and Valley

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A waterfall in a valley. Large mountains on the left hand side.

Artist Life Dates

born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

2014/2.269

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 16.30158

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

landforms

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landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

settlements and landscapes

Title

Ancona with a View of the Arch of Trajan

Artist

Samuel Prout

Physical Description

This small watercolor shows the view of an arch by a city waterfront. A wall closes off the left side of the street leading up to the arch, and creates a powerful sense of recession into space leading from the foreground to the monument in the middle distance. Scattered figures inhabit the street. Beyond the arch may be glimpsed the waters of a bay and a hill rising above the far shore.

Artist Life Dates

(1783 - 1852)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1824-1852

Accession Number

2009/1.511.4

Medium and Support

watercolor, bodycolor, pen with brown ink on paper

relevance

rank 16.25907

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by location

buildings and the land

coastline bodies of water

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

memorial arches

monuments

monuments by form

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

perspective and shading techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

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

Title

A Group of Eight Landscapes on Four Sheets

Artist

Franz Edmund Weirotter

Physical Description

Tears on left edge, indicating former binding.

TOP IMAGE. On the bottom right appears a river, with at least three boats moored against her banks. Along the shore, in the central bottom area of the image, is a large groups of figures, potentially a local market area. In the center of the image is a plank bridge with figures carrying bundles, and the bridge (ramp) leads from the center to the top left, where it connects with a large brink palazzo-type structure. In the central background stands a large thatched and planked group of dwellings. A pile of barrels fill the bottom left corner.

BOTTOM IMAGE. A three-arch stone bridge with crossing figures spans the image from center right edge to the bottom left corner. Underneath pass small rapids with rocks. At the bottom right corner is a group of three, perhaps with a fishing pole; the left and right figures kneel, while the central figure stands with pole in hands, pointing up. A cross - perhaps a medieval pilgrimage marker - stands at the left-hand end of the bridge. On the right-hand side behind the bridge are tall stone pediments, perhaps dwellings or fortress-like walls. A distant part of the river and its structures can be seen in the left-hand corner.

Century

18th century

Accession Number

2007/2.116

Medium and Support

engraving in black ink on white laid paper

relevance

rank 16.24274

Secondary Keywords

architecture

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

events

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

sales events

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

La Regata

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A color lithograph depicts four white sailboats sailing on the green colored sea.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2011/2.71

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 16.22623

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Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Gyosho Edition): #8 Hiratsuka

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A woodblock print of three men and a horse ladened with packages in the foreground. They are beside a river and two grey mountain peaks and one central white mountain peak are set in the background. A small boat with men wearing large white hats is to the viewer's left.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1841-1842

Accession Number

2011/2.196

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 16.20890

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Title

Untitled (Reflective Water)

Artist

Henry Gilpin

Physical Description

An aerial view of a pond that creates a reflective pool and a silver ring around it. The surrounding area is an intense black.

Artist Life Dates

1922-2011

Accession Number

2012/1.242

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 16.20186

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Title

Waterfall, Yosemite, California

Artist

Pirkle Jones

Physical Description

This vertical image is of a waterfall flowing down the side of a hill. It is the middle of the waterfall and the upper and lower portions are not visible. The water on the right hand side appears to be stronger than the left, creating a larger splash.

Artist Life Dates

1914-2009

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

2012/1.241

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 16.15377

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Title

Kronborg

Artist

Luigi Kasimir

Physical Description

Horizontal format etching of a Kronborg city square settled on the edge of a body of water. In the foreground are the roofs and upper levels of buildings, suggesting that the view is looking down on the square from a high-up window. The buildings are drawn with great detail, all the carvings in the stone of the foreground are pronounced, and the buildings further in the distance have their detailed work and brick patterns clearly visible. In the small area of the street square is a group of figures holding long objects, possibly for the purpose of playing a game of some sort. The sky above the buildings and sea is dark, grey and cloudy, whose color is reflected on the water. In the far distance another hilly shoreline is visible.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1881, act. 1905-1925

Object Creation Date

1919

Accession Number

2009/2.94

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 16.02773

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The View on the Taking of Quebec. Showing the manner of debarking of English forces of the resolute scrambling of the light Infantry up a Woody Precipice to dislodge the Captain's Post, which defended a small entrenched path, through which the troops were to pass. Also a view of the signal victory obtain'd over The French Regulars, Canadians and Indians which produc'd the Surrender of Quebec. Printed for Carrington Bowles, Map + Printseller, No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Ships coming upon the banks and disembarking for the battle that can be see on the left.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

September 13, 1759; executed 1760's

Accession Number

2013/2.561

Medium and Support

hand-colored engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 16.00864

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The Red Army Crosses the Oder River into Germany, December

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A group of Red Army soldiers transporting a small cannon through the Oder River to enter Germany.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

1944; printed 2003

Accession Number

2012/2.73

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 15.97487

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Title

Marché aux Légumes, Amiens (The Vegetable Market)

Artist

Auguste Louis Lepère

Physical Description

Three gondolas in the foreground are in a river, steering toward a bridge on the right side of the scene. Two figures are steering in the foremost, center gondola, of which only a section can be seen. In the middle ground is a group of buildings, with a cluster of trees on the left. In the background, a cathedral rises up in the center left. The cathedral is created with much lighter lines, and blends in to the background.

Artist Life Dates

1849-1918

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1907

Accession Number

1967/2.44

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 15.95871

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The Four Times of Day: Evening

Artist

William Hogarth

Physical Description

This print is vertically oriented with gray markings. A cream border surrounds it and it has “EVENING” written below it. The lower half of the print has a pastoral scene with several adults and children by a stream at the bottom of the print. Behind them, someone milks a cow. The upper half shows the tops of buildings and rolling hills. A sunset is taking place with dramatic clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1738

Accession Number

1971/2.58

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 15.94164

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Title

The Break-up of the Ice (La Débâcle or Les Glaçons)

Artist

Claude Monet

Physical Description

A sweeping winter river scene opens up from the foreground and sweeps away towards the left. Ice floes dot the river surface and snowy hills frame trees that stand along the riverbank in the middle distance. The palette of this painting is restricted to mauves, blues, greens, and whites.

Artist Life Dates

1840-1926

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1880

Accession Number

1976/2.134

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 15.90535

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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 15.71734

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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 15.71381

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Title

Kronborg Slot

Artist

Luigi Kasimir

Physical Description

Print depicting a grey and brown seashore with waves hitting the shore from the left side of the sheet. Grey sky with grey and white clouds take up half of the sky. A black and grey structure with towers and spires is in the top right half.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1881, active 1905-1925

Object Creation Date

1919

Accession Number

2009/2.95

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 15.69135

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Kokon Jôruri zukushi series: 'Ishidômaru' (Kûkai as a child)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

This print illustrates a scene in a jôruri play based on history. Ishidômaru is the childhood name of a figure better known to history as Kûkai, the early 9th-century founder of the Shingon sect of Buddhism in Japan. In this scene, the child Ishidômaru has come to the remote mountain of Mt. Kôya in search of his father, a warrior who had taken the tonsure. When the two finally met, the father refused to recognize his son. The rejection of family ties was one of the basic tenets of monastic life in Buddhism.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa late 1840s

Accession Number

1985/1.180

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 15.61467

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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Title

Pont de l'Estacade

Artist

Stanislas Victor Edouard Lépine

Physical Description

This painting shows a view of the Seine river in Paris, including the wooden bridge, the Pont de l'Estacade. The foreground is filled is small boats and a dock winch, while the in the distance the bridge and buildings of Paris glow in late afternoon light.

Artist Life Dates

1835-1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880-1885

Accession Number

1938.21

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 15.61197

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Comparisons between Mountains and Seas: Mt. Rokuso in Kazusa Province, Kazusa Kanozan

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The dark color pallette and black strip across the top indicate that the image is set at night. A mountain with pine trees and steps leading to the top loom over the image. The sea appears behind the mountain in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1858

Accession Number

1948/1.136

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 15.57910

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Descent of the River Ganges

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Central India, Bundelkhand

Physical Description

In this intensely lyrical painting from Bundelkhand in Central India, the great river is shown tumbling from the night sky. Ascetics sit cross-legged on the mountainside, offering their austerities to Shiva, while women come to venerate Ganga. The river teems with life—crocodiles, turtles, fish, and birds—while lions, leopards, jackals, monkeys, and rabbits cavort on its banks.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1775

Accession Number

1979/1.148

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 15.57361

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Monkeys by a Waterfall (pair with 1986/2.61.2)

Artist

Mori Sosen

Physical Description

Two monkeys are seen at the base of a waterfall. They are painted in soft shades of gray and sit among plants. The monkey on the right fidgits with its hands, while the other looks over its shoulder at the waterfall.

Artist Life Dates

(Nagasaki or Nishinomiya, 1747 - 1821)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1807-1821

Accession Number

1986/2.61.1

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 15.56079

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Title

Landscape

Artist

Aoki Shukuya

Artist Life Dates

1737-1802

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1760-1802

Accession Number

1967/2.3

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 15.54106

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Saint Sebastian

Artist

Master B of the Die

Artist Life Dates

active ca. 1530

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1983/1.154

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 15.52506

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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Title

View of a River Town with a Bridge

Artist

Jan van Goyen

Physical Description

This small sketch presents a view along a waterway that passes beneath a double-arched bridge. The triangular sail of a small boat is visible just before the bridge, moored to the quai next to some sheds. A tall church with a central steeple rises on the right bank in the foreground, and two other tall buildings punctuate the middle ground and distance. The chimneys and rooflines of humbler dwellings appear on the left bank. Despite the urban setting, only a few figures may be glimpsed, including a man crossing the bridge on horseback.

Artist Life Dates

1596-1656

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2008/2.199.5

Medium and Support

black chalk, gray wash on paper

relevance

rank 15.51341

Secondary Keywords

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Title

A Sunset Landscape by a River

Artist

John Varley I

Physical Description

A watercolor painting of a sunset scene in a woodland river area. In the foreground the river is tinted orange from the sunset reflection. A man sits in his boat facing the bends of the river that lead to the homes located further back. The winding riverbanks are lined with tall trees. The sky above is cloudy, but through the holes a light-blue sky is visible.

Artist Life Dates

1778-1842

Object Creation Date

1800-1875

Accession Number

2009/1.519

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 15.50836

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Champigny

Artist

Camille Pissarro

Physical Description

A bridge with three arches extends from the left edge towards the right near the center of the image. There are trees behind it and different types of trees cut the right edge of the bridge off from view. Squiggly lines indicate a hill or water along the bottom half.

Artist Life Dates

1830-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1863

Accession Number

1997/1.98

Medium and Support

pen, brown ink and graphite on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 15.49154

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Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Tate-e Edition): #38 Fujikawa

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A village by a lake is shown in the snow. Several travelers are walking in the streets. The snow is steadily fallling and covers their hats, the roofs of the houses, the trees and the mountains. The title is in the upper right corner in a red box.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855

Accession Number

1960/2.142

Medium and Support

full color woodblock print (nishiki e)

relevance

rank 15.38883

Secondary Keywords

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