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Title
Chrysanthemum and Rock
Artist
Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
Physical Description
A cluster of chrysanthemum grow upwards, standing out over a rock below. Next to them, in the upper left corner, is calligraphic text.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1980
Accession Number
2006/1.133
Medium and Support
ink and light color on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
flowers (plants)
ink
rock
Title
Courtesan in procession
Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Physical Description
This is a portrait of courtesan and her attendant. The courtesan wears a kimono with overall cherry blossom patterns and a darker color cloak with fan, plover and wave design lining with overall cherry blossom design silk; the cloak is slipping from her right shoulder. Her obi is draped in front; it has overall hollyhock pattern. Her face is white; Her hair is sculpted like a balloon on the top and has broad wings to the side. Tortoise-shell comb and multiple hairpins adorn the hair. She is strolling toward the right. Her attendant is walking behind her, her face and body partially hidden by the courtesan. She wears the matching kimono with plover and wave design; her kimono has long sleeves (furisode), whose openings are tied with ribbons. Her obi, with peony and geometric design, is tied at the back. Her hair is in the similar shape as the courtesan but not too exaggerated. But she wears an enormous hair accessory consisting of cherry blossoms and tassels, made of silver. Her face is also in white. The painting is accompanied by poem written by Santô Kyôden with his signature and two seals. On the lower left, there are the artist's signature and seal. The mounting is made of silk brocade with embroidery in the design of clematis and millets.
Artist Life Dates
1754-1806
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1793-1795
Accession Number
1962/1.104
Medium and Support
ink, white pigment, and red color on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
child
courtesan
kimono
poetry
Title
Birds in a Banana Tree
Artist
Xu Wei (Hsü Wei)
Physical Description
A banana plant is shown with long and lush leaves. Behind it is a rock with grass growing from it. Three birds rest on the rock and the leaves of the banana tree. On the right-hand top lies the calligraphic inscription wrtten by the artist, along with his signature and seals.
Artist Life Dates
1521-1593
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1521-1593
Accession Number
1970/2.154
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
banana trees
birds
calligraphy
plants
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Title
Hyakunin jorô shinasadame (One Hundred Types of Women), vol. 1 of 3
Artist
Nishikawa Sukenobu
Physical Description
Book containing detailed calligraphic text descriptions of various types of women, accompanied by woodblock prints depicting the types described.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1723
Accession Number
2003/1.381.2
Medium and Support
woodblock print picture book
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
ink
japan (nation)
women
Title
Dipak Raga from Ragamala series
Artist
India, Rajasthan, Bundi-Kotah School
Physical Description
Two lovers sit in an elaborate, symmetrical marble palace, decorated with inlaid stone and a domed roof. Inside, a highly individualized prince sits near his lover and caresses her chin. Above the scene is a box containing calligraphic text.
Century
late 18th-early 19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1800
Accession Number
1985/1.134
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
lovers
painting
palace
prince
Title
Qur'an manuscript leaf in early or Abbasid Kufic script, ch. 38, verses 21-23
Artist
Iraq
Century
8th century
Object Creation Date
late 8th century
Accession Number
1972/2.354
Medium and Support
brown ink with gold and touches of red on natural parchment
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
islamic
manuscripts
qur'an
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Title
A Picture of the Mountain Dwelling
Artist
Gong Xian (Kung Hsien)
Physical Description
A small thatched hut is nestled in the side of a mountain, above baren trees. Text is written in the upper left corner.
Artist Life Dates
c. 1618-1689
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1640 - circa 1689
Accession Number
1999/1.98
Medium and Support
Hanging scroll, ink on silk
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
huts
landscapes
mountains
trees
Title
Qur'an manuscript leaf, illuminated section heading in thuluth script
Artist
Artist Unknown, Iraq or Iran
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1996/2.54
Medium and Support
ink, color and gold on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
islamic
manuscripts
qur'an
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Title
Morning Glory, from a collaborative album of 11 pages
Artist
Kubota Kensen (?)
Artist Life Dates
(1875 - 1954)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1923
Accession Number
1982/2.7.4
Medium and Support
album leaf, ink and light color on paper
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Primary Keywords
album leaf
calligraphy
fences
flowers
Title
Day Lily and Bulb
Artist
Li Shan
Artist Life Dates
1686 - after 1762
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1686 - after 1760
Accession Number
1985/2.31
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
bulbs
calligraphy
flowers (plants)
lillies
Title
Mountain Freshet, Wind and Rain
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
A fan mounted as an album leaf. Writing on the mounting is an identification statement of the Song dynasty fan painting. The landscape depicted trees growing from rocks at the lake shore. The waves are whipping the shore due to a rain storm.
Century
13th century
Object Creation Date
13th century
Accession Number
1988/2.28
Medium and Support
fan mounted as album leaf, ink and light color on silk
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
landscapes
rocks
trees
wind
Title
Ragamala: Gorhalar Ragini
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Century
Late 18th-Early 19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1800
Accession Number
1980/2.299
Medium and Support
ink and opaque watercolor on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
courtyards
musical instruments
women
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
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
sea
women
woodblock prints
Title
No. 6 of the 12 print series
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1788-1789
Accession Number
1953/1.62
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
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Primary Keywords
battle
buildings
calligraphy
hills
trees
Title
Calligraphy: Watching Ducks on a Spring Morning
Artist
Nukina Kaioku
Physical Description
In this monumental scroll, Nukina Kaioku has brushed a Chinese poem of his own composition, on the enduring theme of nature as refreshment for the spirit. Note his masterful variation of thick and thin strokes, wet and dry ink, stately and rapid movement.
The verses may be tentatively rendered into English as follows:
Mandarin ducks enjoy the fresh water; their graceful forms glow as they pass through channels in the reeds.
Pushing beyond the thickets [to the open pond], they call to one another again and again in the dawn.
A crimson mist breaks through gaps in the glade, its glow warming hidden nests.
Waking up with nothing to do, [I came here] to playfully row among the spring waves.
Artist Life Dates
(Tokushima, Shikoku, 1778 - 1863, Kyoto)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1840s - 1863
Accession Number
1987/2.45
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
ducks
nature
poem
poetry
Title
"The Sound of Rustling Leaves" (Chinese poem, calligraphy)
Artist
Rai San'yô
Physical Description
This is a hanging scroll. It is mounted on olive green fabric and includes a poem in Chinese calligraphic text about nature. Has three red seals: two in the lower left side, one in the upper right corner.
Artist Life Dates
1780-1832
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1811-1832
Accession Number
2002/1.164
Medium and Support
ink on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
hanging scrolls
nature
poems
Title
Side 1: Landscape by Lan-chih Kuo; Side 2: Calligraphy by Feng Kao
Artist
Guo Lanzhi (Kuo Lan-chih) (aka Kuo Lan-chih)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1923
Accession Number
1980/1.221
Medium and Support
folding fan, ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
landscapes
rocks
spring
trees
Title
Qur'an manuscript leaf in small naskh script, chapter 22, verse 40
Artist
Turkey
Century
late 18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century (?)
Accession Number
1987/1.195.12
Medium and Support
ink, gold, and touches of red on fine paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
islamic
manuscripts
qur'an
Title
Metal enamelled snuff bottle decorated with the character "Shou" [Longevity]
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.56
Medium and Support
metal with enamel decoration
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
floral ornament
snuff bottle
Title
Qur’an manuscript page
Artist
African, Morocco
Physical Description
A page from a Qur'an manuscript.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century
Accession Number
1959/1.156
Medium and Support
Ink on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
islamic
manuscripts
qur'an
Title
Rabbit, from a collaborative album of 11 pages
Artist
Japan, Signature and/or Seal Unread
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1923
Accession Number
1982/2.7.7
Medium and Support
album leaf, ink and light color on paper
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Primary Keywords
album leaf
calligraphy
poem
rabbits
Title
Chrysanthemums, Cai Yushou /Tiger Lilies and Rock, Zhang Qingzheng & Cai Yushou (double-sided fan)
Artist
Cai Yushou
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1909
Accession Number
1980/1.218
Medium and Support
folding fan, ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
chrysanthemum
flowers
lily
plants
Title
A Pair of Camels
Artist
Mori Tetsuzan (Tessan)
Artist Life Dates
1775-1841
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of the 19th century
Accession Number
1986/1.164
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
camels
hanging scroll
japan
Title
Qur'an manuscript leaf in thuluth and naskh script, chapter 4, verses 480–90
Artist
Artist Unknown, Egypt or Syria
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1987/1.195.1
Medium and Support
ink and color on egg-glazed paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
islamic
manuscripts
qur'an
Title
Drawing of a jar
Artist
Hamada Shôji
Physical Description
Ink painting on paper of footed vase or jar with design. Calligraphic text is to the right of the image, most likely a signature.
Artist Life Dates
1894 - 1978
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
1980/2.222
Medium and Support
ink on paper, unmounted
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
drawing
ink
jar
sketch
Title
Tile fragment with inscription, Molded calligraphy in depressed band in the tile, glazed in bluish-turquoise, slight incrustation and iridescence.
Artist
Artist Unknown, Iran
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1972/2.153
Medium and Support
molded fritware with turquoise glaze
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
islamic
molded
text
tile
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Title
Hyakunin jorô shinasadame (One Hundred Types of Women), vol. 1 of 3
Artist
Nishikawa Sukenobu
Physical Description
Book containing detailed calligraphic text descriptions of various types of women, accompanied by woodblock prints depicting the types described.
Artist Life Dates
Kyoto, 1671 - 1751
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1723
Accession Number
2003/1.381.1
Medium and Support
woodblock print picture book
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
ink
japan (nation)
women
Title
Legend of the Cowherder and the Weaving Maiden
Artist
Gai Qi (Kai Ch'i)
Artist Life Dates
(1774 - 1829)
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1774-1829
Accession Number
1994/2.37
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
legendary figures
mythology
water
Title
Qur’an manuscript page
Artist
African, North Morocco
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century
Accession Number
1987/1.195.11
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
islamic
manuscripts
qur'an
Title
Pheasant in a Tree
Artist
Dianshu Jiang
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1943
Accession Number
1983/2.52
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
flowers
pheasants
plants
trees
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Title
Cross-Island Highway Based on Sketches
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
Painted and inscribed on the occasion of Veterans’ Day. The artist depicts a view of the narrow, winding roadway cutting through a magnificent rocky mountain.
In his inscription, Chang claims to use methods of Song masters that were adopted in painting the scene. A small detail on the lower right of the painting represents a couple of tiny figures standing aside the road. One figure is depicted as making life-sketches of the scene.
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1980
Accession Number
2006/1.111
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
hanging scrolls
ink
mountains
Title
Bird on a Bamboo Branch
Artist
Lang Shining (Lang Shih-ning; Guiseppe Castiglione)
Artist Life Dates
1688-1766
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1736-1766
Accession Number
1969/2.167
Medium and Support
folding fan, ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
bamboo
birds
calligraphy
flowers
plants
Title
Qur'an manuscript page
Artist
Artist Unknown, Iran
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1969/2.95
Medium and Support
tempera, ink and gold on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
islamic
manuscripts
qur'an
Title
Nishiki Hyakunin Isshu Azuma Ori [Eastern Brocade Collection of 100 Poems by 100 Poets]: Seated Poetess
Artist
Katsukawa Shunshô
Artist Life Dates
1726 - 1792
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1774
Accession Number
1978/2.56
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper, page of book
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
figures
poem
seated
ukiyo e
Title
Mountain Landscape after Hongren
Artist
Zhang Daqian (Chang Ta-ch'ien)
Artist Life Dates
(Neijiang, Szechuan, 1899 - 1983)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1935
Accession Number
1955/2.13
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
cliffs
landscapes
trees
waterfalls
Title
Ragamala series: Ragini Madhumadhavi of Hindola Raga 18
Artist
India, Rajasthan, Bundi-Kotah School
Century
late 18th-early 19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1800
Accession Number
1985/2.135
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
buildings
calligraphy
figures
trees
Title
Qur’an manuscript leaf in Abbasid Kufic script
Artist
Artist Unknown, Iraq or Iran
Century
8th-9th century
Object Creation Date
701-900
Accession Number
1970/2.109
Medium and Support
brown ink with touches of red on natural parchment
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
islamic
manuscripts
qur'an
Title
Panchakhyana Series, page 28: Court Scene
Artist
India, Rajasthan, Mewar School
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1725-1740
Accession Number
1997/2.42
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
figures
interiors
seated
walking
Title
Sailing under the Moonlight
Artist
Liu Yuanqi (Liu Yüan-ch'i)
Physical Description
Landscape painting album with a poem on the left leaf inscribed by artist Ge Yingdian. The landscape depicts a pagoda and houses in a lush forest near a creak under the misty moon light.
Artist Life Dates
1555 - after 1632
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1555-1632
Accession Number
1966/1.91
Medium and Support
album leaf, ink and color on silk
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Primary Keywords
boat
calligraphy
landscapes
rivers
rocks
trees
Title
Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: The Courtesan Kosha and the King's Charioteer (fol. no. 102v)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat
Physical Description
Alongside a block of calligraphic text a red rectable sets off an illustrative space. In the bottom right corner of the illustration a woman dances, and on the left a larger figure pulls an arrow taught in a bow.
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
early 15th century
Accession Number
1997/2.39
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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Primary Keywords
arrow
bow (weapon)
calligraphy
dancer
manuscripts
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Title
Warsaw
Artist
Ben Shahn
Physical Description
A black and white print that features a person holding his head in clenched fists. His clothing is creased by his dynamic position, back is haunched. Below the drawing is stylized Hebrew block print. Translated it reads "These martyrs I well remember, and my soul melts with secret sorrow. Evil men have devoured us and eagerly consumed us". The calligraphy is a prayer recited for the Musaf Service during Yom Kippur.
Artist Life Dates
1898-1969
Object Creation Date
1943; printed 1963
Accession Number
2011/1.101
Medium and Support
serigraph on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
jewish art
judaica
judaism
prayers
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Title
Calligraphy
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
The inscription is a famous discussion on the vulgarity and the elegance in painting by Qing Dynasty painter Zou Yigui (or Zou Xiaoshan).
Artist Life Dates
1906 - 1987
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2006/1.128
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on gold-flecked paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
gold (metal)
hanging scrolls
ink
Title
Ink Landscape
Artist
Zeng Xi (Tseng Hsi)
Physical Description
Hanging painting on white cloth. Painting is done in very stark blacks and whites with very little shading or faded color. A tree occupies the foreground and the left side of the painting. Mountains are in the background, as well as a boat, on the right side. An inscription is located in the upper right corner of the image.
Artist Life Dates
1861-1930
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1923
Accession Number
1980/2.202
Medium and Support
ink on paper
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Primary Keywords
boat
calligraphy
hills
landscapes
mountains
water
Title
Dressing Room of Ichimura-za in Fukiyachô
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
Artist Life Dates
1786-1864
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
mid 19th century
Accession Number
1969/2.146
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper, one of triptych
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Primary Keywords
bust-length
calligraphy
figures
interiors
portraits
Title
Genre Scenes
Artist
Su Liupeng (aka Su Liu-p'eng)
Artist Life Dates
1821-1861
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1821-1861
Accession Number
1985/1.197.2
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Primary Keywords
buildings
calligraphy
figures
hills
trees
waterfalls
Title
Ragamala series: Ragini Patamanjari
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1750
Accession Number
1975/2.161
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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Primary Keywords
buildings
calligraphy
figures
seated
standing
torch
Title
Thirty-six Immortal Poets: Taira no Kanemori
Artist
Madenokôji Fujifusa
Physical Description
A male figure is sitting sideways, his face looking toward the front right. He wears a long black cap, a red under-kimono, a grayish-color jacket with geometric patterns, and right gray color pantaloons. He holds a fan, which is peeking from the right sleeve. The painting is accompanied by calligraphy on the right side of the figure. The painting is mounted on gold brocade with strips of purple and gold brocade on top and bottom of the painting.
Artist Life Dates
1295-1380
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
15th century
Accession Number
1962/1.103
Medium and Support
Handscroll section mounted as a hanging scroll: ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
aristocrat
calligraphy
figure (representation)
poem
poetry
Title
Deep Pines at Sacred Valley (View of Linggu Temple) from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
Artist
Gao Cen (Kao Ts'en)
Artist Life Dates
act. 1643-1679
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
late 17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1970/2.159.1
Medium and Support
album leaf, ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
boat
calligraphy
cliffs
landscapes
trees
waterfalls
Title
Yatsuhashi (iris and haiku poem)
Artist
Sakaki Hyakusen
Artist Life Dates
1698-1753
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of 18th century
Accession Number
1969/1.105
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Primary Keywords
calligraphy
flowers
hanging scroll
japan
poem
Title
Mt. Hua
Artist
Junbi Huang
Physical Description
A person mounted on a horse can be seen crossing a bridge over a river among mountains. Mountains among clouds seem to fade away far in the distance.
Inscription:
At the place where mountain chains converge, I am reminded of a landscape I have visited in the past. [Painted on the occasion of] recalling an earlier visit to Mt. Hua, in winter of the Guichou year. [Signed] Junbi.
Artist Life Dates
1899-1991
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1953
Accession Number
1984/2.46
Medium and Support
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
bridges
calligraphy
landscape
river
trees
water
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