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Title

Mizusashi (cold water jar for the tea ceremony)

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1893-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.515A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with celadon glaze and inlaid white slip design

relevance

rank 2.68984

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

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Title

Jar

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

This cylindircal jar has a circular lid with a small handle. The natural ash glaze creates a mix of green, black, gray, and reddish hues.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.214

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 2.65011

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Title

Blue-and-white covered box with chrysanthemum design

Artist

Kiln Unknown, Vietnam

Physical Description

A round ceramic box (that is, a bowl with a fitted lid), decorated with chrysanthemum scrolls drawn in blue outline against a blue background. The blue is cobalt pigment painted before the application of a clear glaze.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

1965/2.60A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 2.55367

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Title

Rectangular covered box with hand-painted chrysanthemum painting

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.513

Medium and Support

Porcelain with crackled clear glaze and overglaze white and iron slip painting

relevance

rank 2.40698

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Part of a set of cosmetic boxes: Rectangular Box with Cover and Inner Tray

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.158

Medium and Support

wood with black, red and gold lacquer

relevance

rank 2.38409

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Title

Shallow open box with three compartments, adorned with women's faces

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

An open box with three components. It is made of earthenware and has blue and black decorations depicting female faces.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1957/1.99

Medium and Support

earthenware with blue and black underglaze painting

relevance

rank 2.35388

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Title

Test Pilot Ahmet Khan Sultan, Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Enjoys a Cigarette

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A portrait of a test pilot. He is wearing his uniform and helmet while smoking a cigarette.

Artist Life Dates

1912-1990

Object Creation Date

1961; printed 2003

Accession Number

2014/2.311

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.14429

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Title

Mirror Box

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This mirror box is decorated with lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid designs. Thelid of the box opens upwards, and has brass hinges and a closure in the sahpe of a flower. The lower drawer has a handle in the shape of a bat.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2006/2.61

Medium and Support

lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay and brass? fittings

relevance

rank 2.13248

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ball game equipment

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