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Title

Little Torso No. 5 (Torse)

Artist

Hans Arp

Physical Description

A small polished bronze sculpture of a biomorphic form rising gracefully from a small base. Where it contacts the base, the form stands on two leg-like structures. The form rises from there, narrows, then opens up into a wider, more oblong shape at the top.

Artist Life Dates

1886-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1930; cast 1957

Accession Number

1983/1.399

Medium and Support

polished bronze

relevance

rank 1.12767

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological components

biological concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

forms of expression

genres

inorganic material

life

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

movement

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

scientific concepts

the human body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Rice Cake Mold

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A small glazed porcelain piece resembling a cake stand. The base is wide and short and sharply tapered inward where it meets the top. The top is detailed with a carved pattern that would imprint the rice cake being molded on it.

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2009/2.86

Medium and Support

glazed porcelain

relevance

rank 1.12753

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

asian

ceramics

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for cooking food

culinary containers

descriptors

east asian

masts

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

supporting and resisting elements

vessels for cooking food

Title

Rice Cake Mold

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A small glazed porcelain piece resembling a cake stand with a narrow stand and wide-lipped base. The top is detailed with a carved pattern that would imprint the rice cake being molded on it.

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2009/2.81

Medium and Support

glazed porcelain

relevance

rank 1.12753

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

asian

ceramics

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for cooking food

culinary containers

descriptors

east asian

masts

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

supporting and resisting elements

vessels for cooking food

Title

Rice Cake Mold

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A small glazed porcelain piece resembling a cake stand. It has a wide top with a smaller and round vertical base. The top is detailed with a carved pattern that would imprint the rice cake being molded on it.

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2009/2.83

Medium and Support

glazed porcelain

relevance

rank 1.12753

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

asian

ceramics

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for cooking food

culinary containers

descriptors

east asian

masts

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

supporting and resisting elements

vessels for cooking food

Title

Rice Cake Mold

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A small glazed porcelain piece resembling a cake stand. The base is wide at the bottom and slopes inward towards the base of the top. It also has a hole cut out of it on one side. The top is detailed with a carved pattern that would imprint the rice cake being molded on it.

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2009/2.85

Medium and Support

glazed porcelain

relevance

rank 1.12753

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

asian

ceramics

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for cooking food

culinary containers

descriptors

east asian

masts

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

supporting and resisting elements

vessels for cooking food

Title

Rice Cake Mold

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A small glazed porcelain piece resembling a cake stand. The top is detailed with a carved pattern that would imprint the rice cake being molded on it.

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2009/2.80

Medium and Support

glazed porcelain

relevance

rank 1.12753

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

asian

ceramics

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for cooking food

culinary containers

descriptors

east asian

masts

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

supporting and resisting elements

vessels for cooking food

Title

Rice Cake Mold

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A small glazed porcelain piece resembling a cake stand. The top is detailed with a carved geometric pattern that would imprint the rice cake being molded on it.

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2009/2.82

Medium and Support

glazed porcelain

relevance

rank 1.12753

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

asian

ceramics

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for cooking food

culinary containers

descriptors

east asian

masts

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

supporting and resisting elements

vessels for cooking food

Title

Rice Cake Mold

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A small glazed porcelain piece resembling a cake stand. The base of the mold is wide, round and vertical rather than tapered. The top is detailed with a carved pattern that would imprint the rice cake being molded on it.

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2009/2.84

Medium and Support

glazed porcelain

relevance

rank 1.12753

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

asian

ceramics

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for cooking food

culinary containers

descriptors

east asian

masts

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

supporting and resisting elements

vessels for cooking food

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

relevance

rank 1.12747

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

gold and gold alloy

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

writing (processes)

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

relevance

rank 1.12747

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

genres in the arts

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

literary, oral and motion picture genres

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

writing (processes)

Title

Grey Gem Cut

Artist

John Francis Torreano

Physical Description

The outline and reflections of a gem painted onto wood.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1941

Object Creation Date

1987

Accession Number

2011/1.87

Medium and Support

paint on wood

relevance

rank 1.12743

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

materials

materials by function

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

object genres

object genres by material

people and culture

plant material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

Title

Jar

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1983/2.172

Medium and Support

ceramic with incised design

relevance

rank 1.12731

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

central and equatorial african styles

central democratic republic of congo styles

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

Bowl

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890

Accession Number

1985/1.170

Medium and Support

ceramic, red wood powder and fiber

relevance

rank 1.12731

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

central and equatorial african styles

central democratic republic of congo styles

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

Three Gold Rings, from Ringed Series

Artist

Todd Hoyer

Physical Description

A bulbous vessel with narrow mouth and base. The wood is burned and cracked and circled by three gold bands, two of which overlap.

burnt wood vessel with gold

Artist Life Dates

b. 1952

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

2002/2.145

Medium and Support

eucalyptus, imitation gold leaf

relevance

rank 1.12711

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

containers

containers by form

descriptors

events

groups of people

kinship groups

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

personal life events

physicochemical processes

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

psychological concepts

scientific concepts

social groups

social science concepts

surface marking processes and techniques

wood and wood products

Title

The Labors of Hercules: Nessus and Deianira (one of the set of 13 prints)

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.71

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 1.12692

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

clothing

descriptors

figures

figures (representations)

iconography

inorganic material

legendary creatures

mammals

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Untitled

Artist

Michael Goldberg

Physical Description

Abstract expressionist painting in pink, black, green and ivory, with squares pressed into the paint while wet to make an impression.

Artist Life Dates

(1924 - 2007)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1986

Accession Number

2008/2.230

Medium and Support

charcoal and oil on paper board

relevance

rank 1.12677

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

image-making processes and techniques

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Smoke Rings

Artist

Donald Sultan

Physical Description

Square black and white photograph depicting three smoke rings that float in the air against a black backdrop. The rings appear in a diagonal pattern, one in the lower left corner, one in the center and one in the upper right corner. The ring in the lower left hand corner appears to be more complete, while the other two are more abstract.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1951

Object Creation Date

2005

Accession Number

2009/1.473

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.12642

Secondary Keywords

color

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people and culture

photographic processes

photographs

photographs by form

photography and photographic processes and techniques

physical activities

physical activities by general context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

shape

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Calligraphy

Artist

Bingwu He

Physical Description

Four kanji are written across the top of three lines, in a large size. The bottom two lines are roughly one-eighth the size of the top characters and stretch across the same width. Ink is black, ground is white paper. Calligraphy dedicated to the Universtiy of Michigan Museum of Art.

Artist Life Dates

born 1962

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2010

Accession Number

2010/1.312

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 1.12639

Secondary Keywords

layout features

coating (material)

coating by form

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

illustrations

illustrations by form

image-making processes and techniques

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

materials

materials by function

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

script and type forms

script and type signs

writing (processes)

Title

Mars and Venus Surrounded by Nymphs and Putti

Artist

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio

Physical Description

The nude figures of four women, a man, a winged boy, and numerous putti stand in front of a curtained bed. The man stands near the center of the crowd and gasps, apparently in shock, as his jacket is pulled off by the young boy behind him. The woman seated on the bed beckons toward the man.

Artist Life Dates

c.1505-1565

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1530-1540

Accession Number

1985/1.86

Medium and Support

engraving on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 1.12636

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures (representations)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

intaglio prints

italy (nation)

motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

sleeping and reclining furniture

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Suiten kyo (Sutra of Varuna, Deity of the Waters)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This is a long horizontal scroll with several calligraphic inscriptions on the right portion of the paper. On the left are 3 figural scenes. The one closest to the writing shows a male figure wearing a large headdress seated in the lotus position within a circle. Next there is a figure with four arms who stands on the back of a dragon. Two people stand on either side- one a short blue-skinned man who holds a bowl and the other a smaller figure who holds a brush and paper. The third scene shows a male figure, seated in the lotus position, who holds a sword, a wheel, a brush and paper in his four hands.

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1300-1335

Accession Number

1964/2.104

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 1.12585

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

asia

asia (continent)

asian

creatures

descriptors

forms

genres

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

legendary creatures

locality

making art

mythology

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religion

religions

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

writing (processes)

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 1.12550

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

image-making processes and techniques

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

Yellow House

Artist

Blanche Ackers

Artist Life Dates

b. 1916

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1990-1999

Accession Number

2002/1.195

Medium and Support

crayon on paper

relevance

rank 1.12529

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

colors

descriptors

dwellings

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and occupations

plant material

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Tethered Boat

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

Two small boats tethered in the water and on shore of a river. The opposite tree-lined bank is also seen.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.48

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.12511

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

The Illness and Cure of Hezekiah

Artist

Bertholet Flemal

Physical Description

In the foreground, a group of several figures, dressed in graeco-roman clothing, surround a man lying in bed. The setting has classical architectural components such as columns and pediments and a large stone sundial in the upper left corner. The figures are painted in bright colors (blue, white, gold and red) but the rest of the composition is painted in muted colors (gray, brown, dark green). Most figures are gazing up at the sundial.

Artist Life Dates

1614-1675

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1651

Accession Number

1973/1.708

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 1.12506

Secondary Keywords

architecture

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

healing

monarchs

object genres

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in government and administration

people in military occupations

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

rulers (people)

sleeping and reclining furniture

sleeping spaces

Title

Moulins Hollande

Artist

Johan Barthold Jongkind

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 16 7/10cm & rh 16 3/5cm x tw 25 1/5cm & bw 25 1/10cm. Plate size: lh 14 3/10cm & rh 14 2/5cm x tw 19 2/5cm & bw 19 3/5cm. Image size: h 13 7/10cm x tw 18 9/10cm & bw 19cm.

Artist Life Dates

1819-1891

Accession Number

2008/2.368

Medium and Support

etching on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 1.12464

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

europe (continent)

factories

factories by power source

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

industrial buildings

industrial structures

intaglio printing processes

netherlands (nation)

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

south holland (province)

Title

A Solitary Fisherman at Kajikasawa, Kai Province (Kajikasawa, Kai)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

The print depicts a fisherman standing on a seaside cliff perfoming loneline fishing. There are great waves below him striking the cliff and there is a mountain in the background. The print mainly applies the color of white and shades of blue. The artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature on the upper left-hand corner.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1823-1829

Accession Number

1948/1.150

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size

relevance

rank 1.12365

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

water activities

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by specific 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 1.12350

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

Odeon Table, from "Tribeca, 10013"

Artist

Donna Ferrato

Physical Description

This is a black and white photograph of several place settings on a cloth covered table. Plates, forks and napkins are arranged around salt and pepper shakers in the center. There are four clear glasses that have shadows projecting designs onto the tablecloth. The viewpoint is looking down from above.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1949

Object Creation Date

2005

Accession Number

2010/2.51.5

Medium and Support

pigment print on fiber paper

relevance

rank 1.12315

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

light-related concepts

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

support furniture

tables (support furniture)

tables by function

Title

Green summer crested kimono with shibori (tie-dyed) pattern of vertical stripes and maybe wax-resisted cloud designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

White silk crepe (repp weave) unlined summer kimono with green shibori (tie-dyed) pattern of vertical stripes and maybe wax-resisted cloud design. Vertical lines look a bit like wood-grain.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1980-1989

Accession Number

2005/1.387

Medium and Support

white silk crepe with green tie-dyed design

relevance

rank 1.12273

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume by form

descriptors

design elements

geometric patterns

main garments

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

resist dyeing

textile dyeing processes and techniques

textile finishing processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

Title

Adze

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1998/1.98

Medium and Support

iron blade and handle with copper and brass decoration

relevance

rank 1.12167

Secondary Keywords

cutting equipment

cutting tools

descriptors

equipment

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inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

materials

materials by composition

metal

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objects

objects we use

tools

tools and equipment

Title

Bodhisattva Mañjusri

Artist

Nepal

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1980/2.278

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 1.12080

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

buddhist doctrinal concepts

descriptors

design elements

doctrinal concepts

edged weapons

form attributes

motifs

objects we use

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

religions

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size (extent)

size by specific type

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Boating on a River in Autumn

Artist

Chen Huan (Ch'en Huan)

Physical Description

A lone boatman appears from behing the rocks, looking forward. Above him and slightl foregrounded arches a tree, and behind him lay a series of trees and rocks. Black dots are used to accent the rocks, and repeating patterns indicate leaves on trees. Red seals are in the lower left and lower right corners, and a third is at the end of the block of calligraphic text at top right.

Artist Life Dates

early 17th century

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1596

Accession Number

1976/1.224

Medium and Support

album leaf matted to frame, ink on gold paper

relevance

rank 1.11949

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

materials

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objects we use

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people and culture

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processes and techniques

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settlements and landscapes

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vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

writing (processes)

Title

Bodhisattva, attendant figure from a larger Buddha shrine

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1961/2.81

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 1.11929

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

buddhist doctrinal concepts

descriptors

design elements

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motifs

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objects we use

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religions

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size (extent)

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visual works

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Title

Crescent Moon (Matsue in Izumo)

Artist

Kawase Hasui

Physical Description

A man ferries a passenger along a river at sunset. The buildings and stone walls along the river are reflected along with the colorful sky above.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

1987/1.268

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 1.11916

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

inorganic material

light-related concepts

materials

materials by composition

motifs

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objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

residential structures

scientific concepts

single built works

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single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

#41 Contemplation (Alternate)

Artist

Chet LaMore

Physical Description

Abstract circular figures with faces on a pink background. Colors in muted tones of pink, green, yellow and blue.

Artist Life Dates

1908-1980

Accession Number

2012/1.219

Medium and Support

chalk and pastel on wood board

relevance

rank 1.11865

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

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modern european styles and movements

people and culture

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

New Hope

Artist

Sister Mary Corita

Physical Description

Colorful forms and words arranged on a white background. Block letters display words in a mixed-up format, some upside down, some on their sides. On left side there is a section with smaller writing in yellowish ink.

Artist Life Dates

1918-1986

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1966

Accession Number

2010/1.205

Medium and Support

serigraph on paper

relevance

rank 1.11860

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

genres in the arts

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

literary, oral and motion picture genres

objects we use

people and culture

prints

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processes and techniques

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

writing (processes)

Title

Proto-Yue Ware Chicken-Headed Ewer

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

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

Century

4th-5th c

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

2005/2.92

Medium and Support

stoneware with celadon glaze

relevance

rank 1.11848

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asia (continent)

asian

birds

chinese

chinese dynastic styles and periods

chinese styles and periods

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

east asian

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jin (six dynasties)

legendary creatures

object genres

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objects we use

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pottery (object genre)

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styles and periods

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vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Tao Yuanming Appreciating Chrysanthemums

Artist

Ni Tian (Ni T'ien)

Physical Description

Pastoral poet Tao Yuanming (372–427) and a boy-servant bearing chrysanthemums on his back are shown. Two pine trees dominate the composition. Tao Yuanming’s forward gaze and slightly hunched posture exhibit his full inner exhilaration when chrysanthemums were collected. The subtle smile on the poet’s face seems also to reflect a moment of transcendence.

Has signature and seal of the artist

Artist Life Dates

1855 - 1919

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1855-1919

Accession Number

1987/1.275

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 1.11818

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coating (material)

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descriptors

evergreens

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materials

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paintings

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scroll paintings

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trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Travelers on a Mountain Pass

Artist

Wu Wei

Physical Description

This large hanging scroll depicts a man on a donkey traveling along a mountain pass, accompanied by two other men and surrounded by huge overhanging craggy cliffs on both the left and right sides in the background with several overlapping vertical layers.

Artist Life Dates

1459-1508

Century

15th-16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1490-1508

Accession Number

1981/1.312

Medium and Support

Hanging Scroll, ink and light color on silk

relevance

rank 1.11795

Secondary Keywords

downward

animals

animals and creatures

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descriptors

figures

geography

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mammals

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plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

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travelers

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

waterscapes

Title

Madonna and Child with St. Thomas Aquinas and a Bishop Saint

Artist

Artist Unknown, Umbria, Italy

Physical Description

This rectangular panel depicts four sacred figures rendered in dark hues with passages of vibrant red against a gold background. The upper edge of the gilded frame bears the prayer known as the "Hail Mary" ("Ave Maria Gratia Plena Domin[us tecum]").

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1440-1480

Accession Number

1992/1.134

Medium and Support

tempera and gold on panel

relevance

rank 1.11759

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

europe (continent)

european

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italy (nation)

materials

materials by function

objects we use

paint

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people and culture

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religious visual works

renaissance

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styles and periods

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visual works

visual works by function

water-base paint

Title

Stones from the River, vessel 1/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153B

Medium and Support

Burmese Afzelia burl

relevance

rank 1.11754

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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descriptors

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Title

Stones from the River, vessel 17/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153R

Medium and Support

Nigerian black ebony

relevance

rank 1.11754

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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descriptors

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Title

Stones from the River, vessel 10/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153K

Medium and Support

Burmese Afzelia burl

relevance

rank 1.11754

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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components of bodies of water

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Title

Stones from the River, vessel 3/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153D

Medium and Support

Burmese Afzelia burl

relevance

rank 1.11754

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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components of bodies of water

containers

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Title

Stones from the River, vessel 19/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153T

Medium and Support

Nigerian black ebony

relevance

rank 1.11754

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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Title

Stones from the River, vessel 12/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153M

Medium and Support

Burmese Afzelia burl

relevance

rank 1.11754

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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Title

Stones from the River, vessel 5/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153F

Medium and Support

Burmese Afzelia burl

relevance

rank 1.11754

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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Title

Stones from the River, vessel 21/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153V

Medium and Support

Nigerian black ebony

relevance

rank 1.11754

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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Title

Stones from the River. vessel 14/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153O

Medium and Support

Nigerian black ebony

relevance

rank 1.11754

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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Title

Stones from the River, vessel 7/22

Artist

Dan Kvitka

Physical Description

On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.

Artist Life Dates

(active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.153H

Medium and Support

Burmese Afzelia burl

relevance

rank 1.11754

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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containers

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descriptors

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