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Title

From "Souvenirs of Travels," third series

Artist

Kawase Hasui

Physical Description

A man stewards a narrow boat carrying a passenger along a river. The houses and walls alongside reflect on the river's surface. The sky is nearly covered by gray clouds, but small patches of blue sky shine through.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

1987/1.267

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:59

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

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

light-related concepts

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

residential structures

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:55

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

materials

materials by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

writing (processes)

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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:51

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

materials

materials by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

writing (processes)

Title

Blue-and-white water dropper with landscape design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It is simple in shape, like a donut but with a sharply trimmed rim in the manner of a metal vessel. The hole in the middle is believed to be a symbol of Eastern philosophy. Designs are painted on the surface in cobalt blue pigment.

Century

17th–18th century

Object Creation Date

late 17th century - early 18th century

Accession Number

1965/2.57

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:51

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

writing (processes)

Title

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Obi Brocades

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

The colorful strips of brocade at the top and bottom of this panel feature a woven design of ivy and peonies entwined around cartwheels, bamboo, and stylized diamonds. A wide rectangular fragment of an obi (sash for kimono) lie at the center of the textile. It is an almost abstract design of boats tossed in a frothy sea. The warm, muted tones of the gold are matched in color selections of mauve, and muted purple, blue, and green threads.

Century

17th to 19th centuries

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1972/2.44.2

Medium and Support

brocade with gilt paper (kinran nishiki) & float stitch embroidery (watashi nui)

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:50

Secondary Keywords

patterning

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume components

descriptors

design elements

gold and gold alloy

herbaceous plants

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metalwork

motifs

natural landscapes

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by material

plant-derived motifs

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

textile weaving processes and techniques

textile weaving techniques

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weft patterning

woody plants

Title

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Kinran and Karaori

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This brocade makes use of gold thread, creating a composite that shimmers. the warm, muted tones of the gold are matched in color selections of light blue, dark blue, yellow, mauve, silvery white, and muted green threads. Two textile fragments have been sewn into a gold background. On the left is a rectangular segment of a blue and green dragon among clouds. The right segment is a floral decoration of a variety of plants and colors, interspersed with horizontal lines.

Century

17th to 18th centuries

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1972/2.44.1

Medium and Support

silk brocade with gilt paper (kinran); Noh robe fragment, karaori (Chinese weave

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:50

Secondary Keywords

patterning

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume components

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

gold and gold alloy

herbaceous plants

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metalwork

motifs

natural landscapes

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by material

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plant-derived motifs

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

textile weaving processes and techniques

textile weaving techniques

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

weft patterning

woody plants

Title

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Brocades in Various Traditional Pattern

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

A checkered gold brocade foregrounds five fragments of textile: a square in the middle surrounded by four cornerpieces. Each textile has a different design, some with butterflies, birds, and other floral motifs.

Century

19th to 20th centuries

Object Creation Date

1860-1926

Accession Number

1972/2.44.9

Medium and Support

silk brocade (nishiki) and silk brocade with gilt paper (kinran)

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:50

Secondary Keywords

patterning

animals and creatures

arthropods

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume components

descriptors

design elements

gold and gold alloy

inorganic material

insects

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metalwork

motifs

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by material

plant-derived motifs

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

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Indigo Brocades

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Fragments of brocade textiles are stitched symmetrically into gold fabric. Gold, blue, and brownish/copper hues create the patterns on the textile fragments.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1926

Accession Number

1972/2.44.3

Medium and Support

silk brocade (nishiki)

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:50

Secondary Keywords

patterning

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume components

descriptors

gold and gold alloy

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metalwork

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by 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

Night Rain on the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

In this landscape a misty, meandering river is depicted with two boathouses along its banks. Reeds and other foliage grow lush along the banks, partially obscuring the boathouse in the foreground. Accompanying text is in the upper register.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.127

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:48

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

garden structures

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

White Clouds

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Cloudy mountain scene with calligrapic text in the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

2006/1.126

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:48

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Sharing a Boat in the Wind and Rain

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Three figures in a boat withstand wind and rain as they navigate river waters. Trees along the banks seem to bend under the force of the wind. Water saturdated ink and washes blur distinctions and imply the extremity of the weather.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

2006/1.125

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:48

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

materials

materials by function

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

In the Spirit of Li Bai's Poetry

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Green mountains create the edge of a river. Red flowers grow on the hill framing the scene in the right corner, and two boats sail the waters below. In the upper center of the painting is calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2006/1.120

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:47

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

concepts in the arts

descriptors

genres in the arts

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

literary, oral and motion picture genres

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Solitary Leisure in a Quiet Pavilion

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

This L-shaped composition uses soft yet bright colors to depict a curving road through rolling green mountains covered with the varing red tones of autumn trees. A solitary figure sits in a pavillion, and the scene is obscured by wisps of white clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

2006/1.108

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:47

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

garden structures

materials

materials by function

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

seasons

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Gurgin Fights with Andariman, from the Shahnama of Firdausi

Artist

Shiraz and Timurid Schools

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1460

Accession Number

1963/1.55

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:40

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

descriptors

how we live

inorganic material

literary

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

war

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Blue-and-white charger, Kangxi reign (pair with UA2002.16)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

17th -18th century

Object Creation Date

1662-1722

Accession Number

UA2002.17

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:35

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

dishes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

platters

pottery (object genre)

serving dishes

stoneware

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Majiayao Shallow Bowl with painted "flowing water" design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China, Majiayao Culture

Physical Description

Bowl-shaped ceramic vessel with bold swirling designs painted in black against a neutral background.

Artist Life Dates

2600 BCE - 2300 BCE

Century

32nd c bce - 29th c bce

Object Creation Date

3290 BCE - 2880 BCE

Accession Number

2005/2.89

Medium and Support

earthenware with black slip painted decoration

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:31

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Very Very Cherries

Artist

Mark Bressler

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2004/1.83B

Medium and Support

maple, lacquer and silver

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:29

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

food

fruit

materials

materials by function

materials by origin

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Very Very Cherries

Artist

Mark Bressler

Artist Life Dates

b.1951

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2004/1.83C

Medium and Support

maple, lacquer and silver

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:29

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

food

fruit

materials

materials by function

materials by origin

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Very Very Cherries

Artist

Mark Bressler

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2004/1.83A

Medium and Support

maple, lacquer and silver

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:29

Secondary Keywords

cherry (fruit)

descriptors

food

fruit

materials

materials by function

materials by origin

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Bowl with Peacock Design

Artist

Rookwood Pottery

Physical Description

Vase has a rounded form and a matte green glaze. Molded and incised designs include a stylized peacock feather and zig-zag decoration on shoulder of vessel. Overall effect is of a simplified and sophisticated form.

Artist Life Dates

founded 1880

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1903

Accession Number

2005/2.58

Medium and Support

stoneware with modeled matte green glaze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:26

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Vase

Artist

Rookwood Pottery

Physical Description

Vessel is a tall vase with a flaring lip and a slight flaring at the base. The overall glaze is a blue matte "vellum" glaze with underglaze decoration depicting a band of white peonies below the lip. The lip itself modulates to a rosy pink color.

Artist Life Dates

founded 1880

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1909

Accession Number

2005/2.59

Medium and Support

white body with slip decoration and vellum glaze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:26

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Haystacks

Artist

Roy Lichtenstein

Physical Description

Brightly colored lithograph using Ben Day dots in red-orange and navy blue depicting a field, with high horizon line, two haystacks, trees, shrubs and mountains in the background, and two strips of clouds in the sky.

Artist Life Dates

10/28/1923 - 9/29/1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

2005/2.25

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:24

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

grass (plant material)

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

international post-1945 styles and movements

lithographs

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

ornament areas

people and culture

planographic prints

plant material

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Manuscript Cabinet

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Manuscript cabinet decorated with two celestial beings making the gesture of worship and respect (anjalimudra) on front doors. The hands and faces of these figures are carved in particularly high relief, making them seem to interact with the worshipper, a feeling enhanced by the reflection of the background inserts.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1930-1949

Accession Number

2005/1.467

Medium and Support

lacquered and gilt wood with glazed metal inserts

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:22

Secondary Keywords

case furniture

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

storage and display furniture

wood and wood products

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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:11

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 crested haori with faux-resist dyed designs of chrysanthemum arabesques in yellow, red, and blue on crackled orange ground with embroidery

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

It is a black silk damask haori (short jacket for kimono) with wax-resist patterns, hand-painted design and metallic threads embroidery. The haori is in medium length, covering just underneath hip. It has elongated sleeves. The silk fabric is woven in a twill pattern of palace carts and flower baskets. Then the fabric is dyed with black. The white family crest under the collar and the diagonal part where chrysanthemum design would appear are left out from dying. The pinkish orange scale pattern is added using wax-resist technique. Chrysanthemum design is hand-painted with white, red, yellow, and blue colors. Finally embroidery is added in various metallic threads around the contours of the chrysanthemum petals and leaves.

Orange satin damask lining with woven wave design, with stenciled (?) designs of white flying cranes. Silver cord on one side, gold on the other, both with tassels.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2005/1.351

Medium and Support

Black damask silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:11

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

descriptors

design elements

edging and surfacing patterns

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

imbrication

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

salted paper processes

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Gong of the Ogboni Secret Society

Artist

African, Nigeria, Ogboni

Physical Description

Brass bell or gong in the form of a human head. A loop on the top would have served as a handhold or place to tie the instrument. The opening of the the instrument is squared and flat in order to rest upright.

Accession Number

2005/1.242

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:08

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

african

african styles by region

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

ceremonies

concepts in the arts

cultural ceremonies

descriptors

events

forms of expression

object genres

object genres by function

objects

people and culture

rites of passage

southern nigerian styles

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

west african styles

Title

Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bekalebwe

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890

Accession Number

2005/1.227

Medium and Support

wood, copper, metal tacks, leather, snakeskin, raffia, vegetable fiber cloth

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:07

Secondary Keywords

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Palm Wine Drinking Horn

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Buffalo horn with concentric circles, geometric shapes and beadlike bands carved in relief follow the natural contours of the horn to its pointed tip. Has a local repair—a metal suture sewn at the mouth to stabilize a crack. Has cord pierced through tip.

Century

late 18th - early 19th century

Object Creation Date

1800-1850

Accession Number

2005/1.209

Medium and Support

buffalo horn

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:07

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

drinking vessels

motifs

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Nail figure (nkisi nkondi)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Vili Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Wood-carved, standing male figure 40 inches in height. Its shoulders and torso are impaled with iron blades, nails and fragments. The torso is long, arms at side are bent at elbow and hands rest on lower abdomen. The right wrist wears a bracelet with attachments. The legs are truncated, with twisted metal anklet on right foot. The face is naturalistic, the mouth slightly open, the nose long and narrow with slightly flared nostrils. Eyes are almost shaped, may have had inlay that is now gone. The top of the head shows a tiered, "layer cake like" coiffure. The figure has a long and deep crack down the entire length of its left side, from top of the head to the left ankle.

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2005/1.192

Medium and Support

wood, iron nails, blades and fragments, fiber cord

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:06

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

events

fetish figures

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people and culture

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

sculpture

sculpture by function

tool and equipment components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Chief’s Caryatid Stool (citwamo ka kaponya)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola

Physical Description

This hour-glass shaped stool is supported by two caryatid figures who sit in a pose of lamentation—crouched with head in hands. Scarified patterned abstracted tears spill from their lower eyelids. Brass studs adorn the perimeter of the stool’s seat, base, and figures. Both figures wear strings of black, red and white beads around their necks.

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.204

Medium and Support

wood, glass beads, and brass tacks

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:06

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

metalwork

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people and culture

political concepts

sculpture

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social science concepts

visual works

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Title

Last Supper, from "You and What Army"

Artist

Anthony Goicolea

Physical Description

Large color photograph depicting a grouping of eight boys in a triangular horizontal arrangement parallel to the picture plane wearing navy blue hooded coats. Figures are grouped around a large boulder in a wooded area feasting on sliced white “Wonder” bread.

Artist Life Dates

born 1971

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1999

Accession Number

2004/2.9

Medium and Support

color c-print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:59

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

electronic images

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

philosophical concepts

physical activities

physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

wilderness

Title

Chess Set (Chess Pieces and Base of Table)

Artist

Victor Vasarely

Physical Description

Acrylic chess set. The playing pieces are of various geometric shapes. The board and the space that surrounds it are covered with a colorful grid pattern in shades of blues and purples,.

Artist Life Dates

1908 - 1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2004/2.86A-EE & HH

Medium and Support

acrylic sculpture

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:58

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

forming

forms of expression

game pieces

gameboards

geometric patterns

international post-1945 styles and movements

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Dadakopf

Artist

Hans Richter

Physical Description

This drawing has abstract forms done in black, brown and white against a plain cream colored background. The forms overlap and bleed color into each other. Some text in the bottom right corner shows "RR 17".

Artist Life Dates

1888 - 1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917

Accession Number

2004/2.22

Medium and Support

ink and gouache on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:55

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

image-making processes and techniques

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:53

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

Sancai tomb guardian (one of a pair w/2004/2.132.1) with human face

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 a human face

Century

7th-8th century

Object Creation Date

circa 675-750

Accession Number

2004/2.132.2

Medium and Support

earthenware with sancai (three-color) glaze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:53

Secondary Keywords

art genres

artistic concepts

asian

associated concepts

buildings and the land

ceremonial objects

chinese

chinese ceramics styles

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concepts in the arts

descriptors

east asian

funerary structures

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people

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styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Blue-and-white tilted jar with peony and 'cloud collar' designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.293

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:47

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

descriptors

design elements

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

stoneware

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Mouri jang (chest with 3 drawers and central double doors and butterfly brass fittings)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This is a low pear wood storage chest, with three drawers and two doors. The butterfly and bat brass fittings for the hinges and drawer pulls add 'feminine' touches.

Century

mid-19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.311

Medium and Support

pear wood with brass fittings

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:47

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

ball game equipment

ball striking or snaring and throwing equipment

case furniture

chests

descriptors

furnishings

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furniture by form or function

insects

materials

materials by origin

metalwork

object genres

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objects we use

plant material

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

sports and athletic equipment

storage and display furniture

wood and wood products

Title

Blue-and-white water dropper with floral design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.291

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:46

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

Title

Small wine bottle with painted design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Stoneware bottle with partial white slip extending up from an incised band near the widest stretch of the body upwards to the lip. Another band is incised just above the former, creating a two-band pattern that is repeated again at the neck. Between these pairs of bands is an abstract design painted in iron-oxide, creating a brown hue against the white slip. The mouth of the bottle is also coated in this reddish-brown hue. The base of the piece is left its natural gray-brown color.

Century

15th-16th century

Object Creation Date

15th century - 16th century

Accession Number

2004/1.267

Medium and Support

stoneware with iron oxide painting over white slip under colorless glaze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:46

Secondary Keywords

bottles

bottles by function

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

vessels

Title

Wine bottle with Ten Symbols of Longevity design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Porcelain wine bottle with ten cobalt pigment depicting Chinese Daoist ten symbols of longevity—sun, cloud, mountain, rock, water, crane, deer, turtle, pine tree, and the mushroom of eternal youth. A blue band rings the foot of the bottle, as well as just below the main register of the body. The ten symbols of longevity design stretches around the bulbous body above, tapering off as the body begins to taper into the tubular neck, culminating in a slightly flared rim.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.281

Medium and Support

porcelain with cobalt pigment under colorless glaze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:46

Secondary Keywords

bottles

bottles by function

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels

visual works

visual works by function

Title

Large Ovoid Jar

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Large porcelain jar with course ovoid body, cylindrical foot, flared mouth and colorless glaze.

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.288

Medium and Support

porcelain with colorless glaze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:46

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels

Title

Ogre tile from the roof of the Great South Gate (Namdaemon) of Seoul

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Ceramic tile with grimacing face.

Object Creation Date

circa 1398

Accession Number

2004/1.258

Medium and Support

earthenware

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:46

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asia (continent)

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

geographic and political locations

legendary creatures

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by form

uncovered spaces

Title

Blue-and-white small jar with peony and 'cloud collar' designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.285

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:46

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

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buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

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natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

pottery (object genre)

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shrubs

size (extent)

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stoneware

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Blue-and-white ritual stand with character for 'che' [ritual]

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.283

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:46

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

events

object genres

object genres by material

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Blue-and-white ring-form water dropper with landscape design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.292

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:46

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

Deep bowl with vertical sides and carved lotus petal design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A yellow brownish glaze is applied and crackling covers the entire body.

This bowl has straight wall. The exterior is carved with lotus petals. The below of the mouth is decorated with fret design. The foot is a little low.

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

2004/1.228

Medium and Support

Stoneware with celadon glaze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:45

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

flowers

geometric patterns

medium

objects

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

plants

the natural world

Title

Cup with incised fret pattern at rim and peony sprays on the side

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Rounded tea bowl with celadon glaze. A lightly incised peony design is spaced along the widest stretch of the cup, and below the rim is an incised fret pattern.

Century

early 12th century

Object Creation Date

early 12th century

Accession Number

2004/1.226

Medium and Support

stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:45

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

cups

cups by function

descriptors

design elements

drinking vessels

geometric patterns

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

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plants

pottery (object genre)

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shrubs

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woody plants

Title

Shallow Bowl with Peony Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Shallow bowl with celadon glaze. Four peony designs encapsulated by a double-ringed circle float equally spaced along the inner curve of the bowl. A wavy fret design marks the inner rim, while the outer is marked by two or three incised lines.

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

13th century

Accession Number

2004/1.233

Medium and Support

stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:45

Secondary Keywords

containers

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descriptors

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vessels

Title

Shallow Bowl with Litchi and Chrysanthemum Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Shallow bowl with celadon glaze. Four concentric circles grace the exterior of the bowl, with a chrysanthemum roundel centered in the inner circle. Above these designs, three thinly incised bands stretch across the bowl parallel to the rim. In this location on the inside of the bowl is a cross-hatched pattern, flanked by one incised line above and two below. Also decorating the inside of the bowls are four sprays of litchis.

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

14th century

Accession Number

2004/1.244

Medium and Support

stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:45

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

pottery (object genre)

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Bowl with Double-Parrot Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Stoneware teabowl with celadon glaze. A pair of parrots is incised on he inside of the bowl, as well as a line that runs slightly below and parallel to the rim.

Century

11th century

Object Creation Date

11th century

Accession Number

2004/1.213

Medium and Support

stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:10:44

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

legendary creatures

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

surface marking processes and techniques

vessels