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Title

Vessel in the shape of a duck

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A stoneware vessel designed for pouring or possibly to serve as an oil lamp, in the shape of a duck. The lower half of the duck's body and "legs" are formed by a shallow bowl on an openwork pedestal; the sides of the bowl have been compressed to make an elongated shape. The upper half of the duck's body, and its neck and head are formed by hand, The duck's body is hollow, with two aperture: liquids can be poured in through a funnel with a cup-shaped mouth on the duck's back, and liquids can be poured out through a wide opening at the tail.

Century

3rd-4th century

Object Creation Date

3rd century - 4th century

Accession Number

2004/1.188

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 9.78066

Primary Keywords

ducks

vessels

Title

Vanneaux et Sarcelles

Artist

Félix Bracquemond

Artist Life Dates

1833-1914

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1862

Accession Number

1930.4

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 9.67193

Primary Keywords

ducks

grass

water

Title

Vase with Two Duck's Head Handles

Artist

Clément Massier

Artist Life Dates

ca.1845-1917

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1845-1917

Accession Number

1972/2.117

Medium and Support

stoneware with glaze

relevance

rank 9.67193

Primary Keywords

ducks

handles

vase

Title

Duck

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

Blank background. On the right half of the painting, there is a duck and a few plant leaves. The artist signed his pen name, "Host of the Eight-inkstone Mansion," with seal on the right edge of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1949/1.202

Medium and Support

ink on rice paper

relevance

rank 9.67193

Primary Keywords

calligraphy

ducks

plants

Title

The Poultry Man

Artist

George Overbury Hart

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1933

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

1868-1933

Accession Number

1983/1.361

Medium and Support

color monotype on paper

relevance

rank 9.67193

Primary Keywords

ducks

figures

seated

Title

Two Ducks in a Stream

Artist

Murase Sôseki

Artist Life Dates

(Kyoto, 1822 - 1877)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 19th century

Accession Number

1930.69

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 9.67193

Primary Keywords

ducks

plants

water

Title

Mandarin embroidery with duck

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1989/2.28

Medium and Support

embroidered silk

relevance

rank 9.67193

Primary Keywords

mandarin ducks

textiles

Title

Duck-Shaped Vessel

Artist

Kim YikYung

Physical Description

This lidded vessel forms the shape of a duck, with a tail pointing from the rear and a head rising to face forward in the front. Qhite slip was applied with visible and long brish strokes, and iron oxide painting adds a rusty hue to match the lower, unglazed clay color.

Artist Life Dates

born 1935

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2010/2.30

Medium and Support

stoneware with iron oxide painting over white slip under colorless glaze

relevance

rank 9.56560

Primary Keywords

ceramics

ducks

stoneware

vessel

Title

The Poultry Man

Artist

George Overbury Hart

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1933

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1868-1933

Accession Number

1983/2.164

Medium and Support

etching on wove paper

relevance

rank 9.56560

Primary Keywords

bending

ducks

figures

seated

Title

Blue-and-white covered box with painted design of duck and plants

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1993/2.25.1-2

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 9.56560

Primary Keywords

container

ducks

porcelain, opaque

Title

Duck and Lotus

Artist

Gao Qipei (Kao Ch'i-p'ei)

Physical Description

In this large scroll Gao depicts a duck swimming among aquatic plants in the shade of a cluster of lotus.

Artist Life Dates

1660-1734

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1690-1734

Accession Number

1961/1.162

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 9.56560

Primary Keywords

ducks

lotus

plants

water

Title

Tatsumura brocade fukuro obi with woven pattern of Central Asian paired ducks

Artist

Tatsumura Silk Studio

Physical Description

Terracotta-colored plain weave silk with woven pattern of paired ducks within lozenge-shaped floral scrolls; brocade done in thick white, light blue, and apricot silk floss; turquoise and purple-metallic-wrapped threads; and kinran (metallic coated paper) in two shades of gold.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.336

Medium and Support

silk with woven patterns in silk floss, metallic wrapped threads and kinran

relevance

rank 9.56560

Primary Keywords

ducks

kimono

obi

pair

Title

Ivory snuff bottle with design of peonies and mandarin ducks

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1875-1925

Accession Number

1980/2.77

Medium and Support

ivory with green and white jadeite stopper

relevance

rank 9.56560

Primary Keywords

ducks

peonies

snuff bottle

Title

Calligraphy: Watching Ducks on a Spring Morning

Artist

Nukina Kaioku

Physical Description

In this monumental scroll, Nukina Kaioku has brushed a Chinese poem of his own composition, on the enduring theme of nature as refreshment for the spirit. Note his masterful variation of thick and thin strokes, wet and dry ink, stately and rapid movement.

The verses may be tentatively rendered into English as follows:

Mandarin ducks enjoy the fresh water; their graceful forms glow as they pass through channels in the reeds.

Pushing beyond the thickets [to the open pond], they call to one another again and again in the dawn.

A crimson mist breaks through gaps in the glade, its glow warming hidden nests.

Waking up with nothing to do, [I came here] to playfully row among the spring waves.

Artist Life Dates

(Tokushima, Shikoku, 1778 - 1863, Kyoto)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1840s - 1863

Accession Number

1987/2.45

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 9.46158

Primary Keywords

calligraphy

ducks

nature

poem

poetry

Title

Jupiter and Mercury Visiting Baucis and Philemon from a series intitled, 'Theatr

Artist

Anton Prenner

Artist Life Dates

1683-1761

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1728-1732

Accession Number

1951/2.4

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 9.46158

Primary Keywords

ducks

gods

mythology

seated

standing

Title

Le Meunier, son fils et l'âne

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Huet

Artist Life Dates

1745-1811

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1806

Accession Number

1972/2.334

Medium and Support

silk?

relevance

rank 9.35979

Primary Keywords

chickens

dogs

ducks

mules

roosters

trees

Title

Tasza-Szalka, from "Hungarian Memories"

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

A woman is shown seated, bowl in her lap and ducks at her feet. She sits on what appears to be a stone bench and is covered by the shade of a tree.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

July 6, 1924; printed 1981

Accession Number

1985/1.125.2

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.35979

Primary Keywords

agricultural buildings

ducks

jewish

trees

woman

Title

5:29 Bay Shore

Artist

Robert Rauschenberg

Physical Description

A collage of about nine photographs. Includes some of ducks, a train, and windows.

Artist Life Dates

1925 - 2008

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2011/1.69

Medium and Support

lithograph, collage on paper

relevance

rank 9.26017

Primary Keywords

abstract

collage

ducks

train cars, freight

windows

Title

Pair of Mandarin Ducks (Scroll)

Artist

Wang Mengbai

Physical Description

Chinese ink painting on scroll with poem, ducks and flowers.

Artist Life Dates

1888-1934

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

2011/2.188

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper on mounted on scroll

relevance

rank 9.26017

Primary Keywords

chinese

ducks

flowers (plants)

poems

scroll paintings

Title

Yao Ritual Scroll

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

mid 19th century–mid 20th century

Object Creation Date

19th century - mid 20th century

Accession Number

1983/2.130

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on cotton

relevance

rank 9.16265

Primary Keywords

dragon

ducks

figures

gods

horses

rites and rituals

tiger

Title

Pair of Mandarin Ducks (Fan)

Artist

Wang Mengbai

Physical Description

Chinese ink painting on a fan with drawings on the front and a poem on the back.

Artist Life Dates

1888-1934

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

2011/2.189

Medium and Support

ink and color on on paper

relevance

rank 9.16265

Primary Keywords

calligraphy

chinese

ducks

fans (costume accessories)

ink

poems

Title

Caravan

Artist

Anonymous Italian?

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1970/2.26

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with brown wash

relevance

rank 8.97365

Primary Keywords

chickens

cows

dogs

ducks

goats

horses

mules

pitcher

sheep

vessels

Title

Janus Bird (Oiseau Janus)

Artist

Max Ernst

Physical Description

Standing bronze figure with recto/verso. The silhouette of the body is rectangular in shape. The heads on both side are simply rendered with rounded eyes and a pursed -lip mouth on one, a button nose on the other; bodies are supported by short legs; sides loosely suggest representations of male and female anatomy with side-by-side scallop shells suggesting a breasted chest on one side, an upward facing frog/toad in the phallus area on the reverse side.

Artist Life Dates

1891-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

1987/1.160

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 8.79228

Primary Keywords

birds

bronze (metal)

ducks

figures (representations)

frogs

sculpture

shells

surrealism

surrealist

turtles

Title

One of a pair of six-fold screens

Artist

Attributed Kanô Tan'yû

Physical Description

These panels represent six of the twelve months. The panels each have calligraphy and a red seal in one corner. In each panel there is a bird and a type of plant, which are suggestive of particular months. On the top left panel there is bamboo, the bow of the boat with a small lamp attached to it, and a type of water fowl. In the bottom middle panel is a blooming sakura tree and a pheasant. In the bottom left panel is blue and white wisteria ans small sparrows. In the bottom right panel there is a willow slowly coming back to life after winter over a thatched building.

Artist Life Dates

(Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1965/1.179

Medium and Support

ink and light color on paper, one of pair of Six fold screens

relevance

rank 7.56170

Primary Keywords

autumn

bamboo

boats

chickens

cranes (birds)

crows

ducks

flowers (plants)

houses

japanese painting styles

mountains

pheasants

rivers

screens (furniture)

spring

summer

trees

willow trees

winter

wisteria

Title

One of a pair of six-fold screens

Artist

Attributed Kanô Tan'yû

Physical Description

This six-fold screen, a half of a pair, is meant to represent six of the twelve months of the year, with keen attention paid to the birds and flowers associated with each. Although this screen bears Kano Tan’yu’s signature, it was probably created by his studio or by followers working in this famous artist’s style.

Artist Life Dates

(Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1965/1.178

Medium and Support

one of a pair of 6-fold screens, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 7.44386

Primary Keywords

autumn

birds

cranes (birds)

ducks

flowers (plants)

geese

grass (plant material)

japan (nation)

landscapes (environments)

moon

mountains

rivers

screen prints

seasons

snow

spring

summer

sun

sunrise

trees

winter