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Title

Ovoid vase

Artist

Kawai Kanjirô

Artist Life Dates

(1890 - 1966)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1937-1938

Accession Number

2003/2.15

Medium and Support

stoneware with iron glaze; scallop design created with wax resist

relevance

rank 23.07642

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

edging and surfacing patterns

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

vessels

Title

St. Felix of Valois

Artist

Gaspar Miguel de Berrío

Physical Description

A bearded man with a halo and wearing ecclesiastical vestments appears rapt in ecstasy in the upper third of this painting. He stands on a cloud beneath an elaborate baldachin with his eyes turned upward. A stag with a cross between its antlers lies at his feet on the figure's right while a putto sits at his left. Two more putti hover to the left and right of the man, holding a red curtain behind him. This scene is surrounded on three sides by dense painted decoration composed primarily of vegetal motifs, which is complemented by the exuberant scrolling foliage and fish scale patterns of the gilded frame. A cartouche bearing a Latin inscription identifying the standing figure is located near the bottom of the painted surface.

Artist Life Dates

1706 - after 1761

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1735

Accession Number

2002/1.157

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 22.95301

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

edging and surfacing patterns

figure- and animal-derived motifs

geographic and political locations

imbrication

mammals

motifs

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

scrollwork

south america (continent)

Title

Flute

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1985/1.152

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 22.68493

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

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materials

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patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

plant material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

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

relevance

rank 18.46616

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

costume

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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

Candlestick (one of a pair)

Artist

John Carter

Physical Description

This silver candlestick, one of a pair, is in the shape of a fluted column topped by a composite capital composed of a double row of acanthus leaves and four volutes at the corners. The column rests upon a stepped base made of four squares of diminishing size, the first and fourth of which are marked with a pattern of strigillations.

Artist Life Dates

(active ca. 1767 - 1789)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1770-1771

Accession Number

1968/1.49

Medium and Support

silver

relevance

rank 18.39918

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

candleholders

candles and candleholders

capitals and capital components

column components

columns and column components

components

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descriptors

design elements

edging and surfacing patterns

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

metalwork

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structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Candlestick (one of a pair)

Artist

John Carter

Physical Description

This silver candlestick, one of a pair, is in the shape of a fluted column topped by a composite capital composed of a double row of acanthus leaves and four volutes at the corners. The column rests upon a stepped base made of four squares of diminishing size, the first and fourth of which are marked with a pattern of strigillations.

Artist Life Dates

(active ca. 1767 - 1789)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1770-1771

Accession Number

1968/1.48

Medium and Support

silver

relevance

rank 18.39918

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

candleholders

candles and candleholders

capitals and capital components

column components

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

edging and surfacing patterns

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

metalwork

object genres

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patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements