Search Results

Title

Window Ledge with Plants

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

Stone window ledge exterior with various clay pots and plants. Lace curtain hanging on one side of the window.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1947; printed circa 1960

Accession Number

2013/2.274

Medium and Support

early gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 7.06613

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

architectural elements

assembling

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

windows and window components

woody plants

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

relevance

rank 7.06339

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

Spring Warms River Nu

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Two men rafting in the waves of River Nu.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

last quarter of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2006/1.144

Medium and Support

horizontal hanging scroll, ink on rice paper

relevance

rank 7.05151

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

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

seasons

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Seated Virgin

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1553

Accession Number

1952/1.88

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 7.04969

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

associated concepts

bible

buildings and the land

figures

herbaceous plants

holy figures and saints

how we live

jesus christ

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

new testament

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

rites of passage

settlements and landscapes

subject matter

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Travelling in Autumn Mountains: Landscape in the style of Guo Xi (Kuo Hsi)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A group of travellers moves along a path at the foot of the mountains that grow upward, dominating the majority of the pictoral space. The common technique using small black dots occurs throughout the painting, accenting mountain edges, tree branches and roots. A building can be seen peeking out from behind the mountains in the lower portion of hte painting.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

2002/2.354

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on silk

relevance

rank 7.04594

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

geography

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

plants

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Blue-and-white brush holder with human figures and pine tree

Artist

Artist Unknown Hirado ware, Japan

Physical Description

A hexagonal container of white porcelain. Each of six rectangular panels has delicate rendering of figures or plants with blue underglaze. On one panel there is a male figure dancing and playing a drum. On another panel, dancing male figure appears as well. Next to the drumming figure, a pine tree is drawn.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1966/2.25

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 7.04566

Secondary Keywords

double-headed

buildings and the land

drums (membranophones)

evergreens

landscapes (environments)

membranophones

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

settlements and landscapes

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck drums

trees

trees by leaf life

tubular drums

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

The Arrival of Grandfather and Grandmother

Artist

Anton Heinrich Dieffenbach

Physical Description

A painting of a rural, rather secluded homestead. The property is surrounded by woods. There is a woman who is pulling water from a well and child awaiting the arrival of her grandparents. The elder couple has just arrived onto the property of their family, still standing at the threshold of the forest path and the grounds of the home, and are greeted by a small dog. To the right is a simple barn with a thatched roof where a horse and presumably other animals are kept. The yard is full of activity - a group of chicken and a rooster pick at food from the ground while nearby a chicken looks after a group of chicks. To the right of the scene, between the edge of the house and the well are a few duks looking around.

Artist Life Dates

1831 - 1914

Object Creation Date

1862

Accession Number

2009/2.91

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 7.04350

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

agricultural buildings

agricultural complexes

agricultural structures

animals and creatures

birds

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

dwellings

houses

houses by location

houses by location or context

landscapes (environments)

mammals

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by gender

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

wilderness

youth

Title

Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A six-panel screen with a lacquered black background and illustrations in greens, reds, ochres and pinks. There is a border throughout each panel with red dragons and line decorations. This panel has six women in kimono all carrying instruments. There is a large tree surrounded by rocks. On the bottom is a narrow ochre vase with an oval in the center. Coming out of the top are pink flowers with green stems.

Object Creation Date

18th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/1.619B

Medium and Support

carnelian, beryl, mother-of-pearl and quartz on coromandel

relevance

rank 7.04230

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

carriages

carriages by form

four-wheeled carriages

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people

people and culture

people by gender

phaetons

plants

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

woody plants

Title

Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A six-panel screen with a lacquered black background and illustrations in greens, reds, ochres and pinks. There is a border throughout each panel with red dragons and line decorations. This panel has women in kimono holding different objects and two brown deer towards the bottom. On the top is half of a house, a large tree and a gold fence. The vase on the ottom is ochre with green and red bands. Coming out of the top are pink flowers and green stems.

Object Creation Date

18th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/1.619D

Medium and Support

carnelian, beryl, mother-of-pearl and quartz on coromandel

relevance

rank 7.04230

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

carriages

carriages by form

four-wheeled carriages

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people

people and culture

people by gender

phaetons

plants

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

woody plants

Title

Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A six-panel screen with a lacquered black background and illustrations in greens, reds, ochres and pinks. There is a border throughout each panel with red dragons and line decorations. This panel has four women holding a plant, flute, pot and bowl. There is a large tree with rocks and a gold fence and mountains. On the bottom is a ochre pot with red and pink flowers and green foliage.

Object Creation Date

18th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/1.619F

Medium and Support

carnelian, beryl, mother-of-pearl and quartz on coromandel

relevance

rank 7.04230

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

carriages

carriages by form

four-wheeled carriages

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people

people and culture

people by gender

phaetons

plants

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

woody plants

Title

Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A six-panel screen with a lacquered black background and illustrations in greens, reds, ochres and pinks. There is a border throughout each panel with red dragons and line decorations. This panel has four women in kimono each holding a different item - flower, vase, bowl and basket. There are two large trees. On the bottom is a green oval vase with pink flowers and green stems. On either side of the vase is a pear and a pepper.

Object Creation Date

18th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/1.619A

Medium and Support

carnelian, beryl, mother-of-pearl and quartz on coromandel

relevance

rank 7.04230

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

carriages

carriages by form

four-wheeled carriages

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people

people and culture

people by gender

phaetons

plants

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

woody plants

Title

Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A six-panel screen with a lacquered black background and illustrations in greens, reds, ochres and pinks. There is a border throughout each panel with red dragons and line decorations. This panel has five women in kimono holding different instruments. There is half of a house and a large tree towards the top and another tree towards the middle. On the bottom is a green vase with a red band and ochre colored base. Coming out of the top are pink flowers with green stems.

Object Creation Date

18th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/1.619C

Medium and Support

carnelian, beryl, mother-of-pearl and quartz on coromandel

relevance

rank 7.04230

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

carriages

carriages by form

four-wheeled carriages

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people

people and culture

people by gender

phaetons

plants

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

woody plants

Title

Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A six-panel screen with a lacquered black background and illustrations in greens, reds, ochres and pinks. There is a border throughout each panel with red dragons and line decorations. This panel has two peacocks and two women standing and a woman in cart being pulled by a deer. There are three women surrounding her with fans and umbrellas. On the bottom is a purple and green vase with cherries on the sides.

Object Creation Date

18th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/1.619E

Medium and Support

carnelian, beryl, mother-of-pearl and quartz on coromandel

relevance

rank 7.04230

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

carriages

carriages by form

four-wheeled carriages

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people

people and culture

people by gender

phaetons

plants

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

woody plants

Title

Biyakugoji, Nara

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Physical Description

The composition has a wide path in the middle heading into the background, with buildings on eiher side and three telephone poles in the middle. The top of a tree can be seen over the buildings in the top left of the scene. The front center portion of the pathway has some darker horizontal marks, and a dark figure is on the pathway in the center right of the composition.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1986/2.68

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 7.04204

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

infrastructural elements

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

roads

roads by form

settlements and landscapes

system components

transportation spaces

utilities components

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Rural Village

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

The painting depicts three houses in a small village, surrounded by trees. There is a lake in the right-hand foreground of the painting. The artist signed his name with the seal of his pen name, Lao Pai (Pai the old man) on the upper left-hand corner.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1949/1.193

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 7.04129

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

dwellings

lacustrine bodies

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

The Annunciation

Artist

Juan de Valdés Leal

Physical Description

An angel, draped with a flowing red mantle, descends on the left from a bank of clouds. He holds a scepter and twisting scroll in his left hand while he points with his right toward a white dove encircled by a halo of light that descends toward a woman dressed in long robes and a veil. She sits, holding a book open on the lectern before her, and draws back slightly with her right hand raised and her eyes downcast. Six cherubim sit above on the edge of the cloudbank, which opens to reveal a male figure barely visible in the blinding light that fills the cloud.

Artist Life Dates

1622-1690

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1661

Accession Number

1962/1.99

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 7.04031

Secondary Keywords

andalusia (autonomous community)

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

bulbs

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

figure- and animal-derived motifs

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

settlements and landscapes

seville (province)

spain (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by function

woody plants

Title

Overview, Delphi

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

An aerial view of Delphi, including an area of settlement and a modern road amidst the rocky mounatainous landscape,

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2012/2.50

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 7.03699

Secondary Keywords

image form

upward

buildings and the land

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

settlements and landscapes

transportation spaces

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Birds in a Tree

Artist

Nakabayashi Chikutô

Physical Description

A family of birds rest among willow branches. Three chicks rest below, while the larger parents perch above

Artist Life Dates

1776-1853

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1840

Accession Number

1976/2.103

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll, ink on silk

relevance

rank 7.02251

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

grass (plant material)

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

plant material

plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Rue a Montmartre

Artist

Alphonse Léon Quizet

Physical Description

A view down a street, left side of the painting is a tree with foliage. Two white buildings center and right side. There are two people in blue, one in red on the lower center of the street.

Artist Life Dates

1885-1955

Object Creation Date

1st half of the 20th century

Accession Number

2014/1.611

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 7.01672

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

dwellings

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

plants

residential structures

roads

roads by form

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation spaces

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Sugar Cane Factory, Cuba

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A Cuban sugarcane factory. In the foreground is a truck filled with sugarcane, and behind it loom palm trees, warehouses, storehouses, and tall smokestacks that spout dark streams of smoke.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.86

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 7.01617

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

geographic and political locations

industrial buildings

industrial structures

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

tools and equipment

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

walking sticks

woody plants

Title

Jina and a monk in a landscape from a Digambara Jain manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

This painting illustrates a verse from a Digambara Jain manuscript that likens the capacity of praising the Jina to destroy sins to the way the sun obliterates darkness; it shows a sun with the face of a Jina illuminating the sky. The golden-hued Jina and the monk who venerate a Jina are nude, identifying them as belonging to the Digambara (sky-clad) sect of Jainism.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.172

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 7.01071

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

figures

figures (representations)

herbaceous plants

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

people by occupation

people by state or condition

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Beige Obi with wax-resist overall patterns of rust stripes, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of floral scrolls

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

The obi is made of plain silk, on which beige and brown stripes are pattern-dyed. Scrolls of exotic flowers and leaves are hand painted with orange and black color, and embroidered with metallic threads. These plant designs are located on two parts of the obi; when wearing, one will appear in front, and other will appear on the back bow. There is a hand-painted artist’s seal of Chinese character “moon” on one end of the obi.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2005/1.325

Medium and Support

Plain-weave silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery

relevance

rank 7.00235

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

descriptors

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

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

Blossoming Prunus Branch, after Wang Yüan-chang (Wang Mien)

Artist

Yamamoto Baiitsu

Physical Description

The prunus branch depicted by Baiitsu makes use of the long vertical form provided by the hanging scroll format. The branch enters the visual field from the top right, and curves downward toward the bottom of the scroll. On either side of the branch are sections of calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

1783-1856

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1847

Accession Number

1970/2.156

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 7.00234

Secondary Keywords

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

plant components

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

trees (components)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

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

relevance

rank 7.00153

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

Lotus Blossom

Artist

Zhang Daqian (Chang Ta-ch'ien)

Physical Description

Blue, gray and black ink washes are used to depict lotus blossoms rising out of and partially hidden by plants and muddy waters. A poem is written above, alluding to the lotus blossoms below.

Artist Life Dates

(Neijiang, Szechuan, 1899 - 1983)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1965-1975

Accession Number

1991/1.67

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 6.99836

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

design elements

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

motifs

natural landscapes

plant-derived motifs

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

soil

soil by composition or origin

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

wetlands

writing (processes)

Title

Star-shaped Tile with flying crane among flowers

Artist

Iran, Kashan

Physical Description

A tile in the shape of a 8 pointed star with a bird depiction and inscriptions.

Century

early 14th century

Object Creation Date

early 14th century

Accession Number

1957/1.102

Medium and Support

fritware with blue underglaze painting and brown luster overglaze painting

relevance

rank 6.99131

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

birds

buildings and the land

crane (bird)

descriptors

design elements

document genres

document genres by form

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

information forms

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

middle east (general region)

motifs

natural element motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Hedge-laying

Artist

Stanley Anderson

Artist Life Dates

(1884 - 1966)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1945

Accession Number

1954/1.84

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 6.98988

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

cutting equipment

cutting tools

dwellings

equipment

equipment by process

landscapes (environments)

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

tools and equipment

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

A wandering Shaivite ascetic with his dog

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Delhi-Agra, Mughal

Physical Description

This work is a double-sided page from a bound album. The painting, depicting a Hindu ascetic walking with his dog in a pastoral landscape, has been placed in a border, decorated with a floral scroll painted in gold on a blue or pale orange ground; a similar border surrounds a calligraphy panel on the reverse side. The border and the calligraphy panel are both somewhat later in date than the painting itself.

The painting of the ascetic and his dog is pasted onto an album page. It is surrounded by a series of gold floral borders alternating blue and saffron-colored backgrounds. Wearing a brown poncho-like garment and carrying a fan in his right hand and a bag of his belongings, the lead attached to his white dog, and some tools in his left, he strides through the landscape. He wears sandals and has long brown matted locks of hair and a graying beard. The landscape consists of intersecting rounded forms in shades of green and yellow, surmounted by trees along the top and with a larger blue-foliaged tree to the right near the horizon. At the bottom a diagonal of yellowish rise of land with clumps of grass suggests some depth and a foreground, but the figure is quite flat in the middle ground.

On the back of the page is a Panel of calligraphy consisting of a quatrain in Shah Jahan's handwriting signed "Sultân Khurram [his given name before he took the name Shah Jahan upon becoming emperor" and dated 1020/1611-12. This is also surrounded by elaborate borders.

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

late 16th century - early 17th century

Accession Number

1969/2.175

Medium and Support

opaque watercolor and gold on paper

relevance

rank 6.97696

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

books by internal form

buildings and the land

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

landscapes (environments)

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

Title

Sunset

Artist

George Inness

Physical Description

Landscape scene depicting trees silhouetted against a reddening sky with a dead fallen tree trunk lying diagonally across the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1825-1894

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1886

Accession Number

1954/1.170

Medium and Support

oil on canvas, laid down on panel

relevance

rank 6.96284

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

earth sciences concepts

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

modern american styles and periods

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

modern north american fine arts styles and movements

modern north american styles and movements

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

wilderness

woods

woody plants

Title

Landscape of Mountain, Building and Seated Figures

Artist

Okada Hankô

Physical Description

Mountain landscape with a pavilion and two figures sitting under a tree. A calligraphy poem lies on the upper right hand corner.

Artist Life Dates

1782-1846

Object Creation Date

circa 1825

Accession Number

2014/2.258

Medium and Support

watercolor and ink on paper, silk and paper backing

relevance

rank 6.95905

Secondary Keywords

layout features

upward

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

garden structures

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

layout features

natural landscapes

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

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 6.95887

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 6.95757

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 6.95651

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

Beside the Lake

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1943.150

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 6.95179

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

figures

geography

how we live

lacustrine bodies

landscapes (environments)

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

objects we use

organizations

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

TOP: A Group of People Talking before the City Wall at the Edge of the Seine (Vor der Stadtmauer am Seine-Ufer diskutierende Menchengruppe), originally sheet 2 of Views of the Seine (Vues de la Seine)

BOTTOM: In the Adriani Villa (In der Villa Adriani), originally sheet 11 in the folio First Folio of Regions and Old Fragmented Edifices (Erste Folge von Gegenden und Bruchstücken Alter Gebaeude)

Artist

Franz Edmund Weirotter

Physical Description

Left edge displays small tears, indicating former binding.

TOP IMAGE. A river tapers from the bottom edge to the right. In the right bottom corner a row boat is steered by a man standing with a pole, while a passenger sits astern. A thatched-roof structure, possibly multiple structures, dominates the left-hand side of the composition, while a windmill - identifying the scene as taking place in Holland - appears in the bottom right distance. Other structures line the left riverbank in the right corner, perhaps denoting a village. Boulders fill the bottom left.

BOTTOM IMAGE. A river fills the bottom right corner, along whose banks two or three travelers - one standing, one sitting, a third possibly lying down - rest with their gear. Boulders fill the bottom left, covered with scraggly vegetation. The largest boulder is topped by a nearly dead tree, while to the distant left another boulder is topped with another pair of travelers, one figure standing and pointing with walking stick, a second at his feet.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1761-1765

Accession Number

2007/2.114

Medium and Support

engraving in black ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 6.94993

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

business and industry

components of bodies of water

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

netherlands (nation)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

windmills

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 6.94745

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 6.94654

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

The Broad Bridge

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A man in a small boat with oars sits in front of a bridge, a pier of which is just behind and to the left of the boat. The viewer is also positioned on the water as only the bottom of the span is visible. Several other piers, also framed and clad with wood to protect against collision are visible on either side of the image. The distant view, seen between the piers, include a suspension bridge to the left of the central pier and the tower of a church or other buildings to the right.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1878

Accession Number

1954/1.417

Medium and Support

lithotint with scraping, printed in brown ink on Japan paper, laid down on heavy wove paper

relevance

rank 6.94165

Secondary Keywords

architecture

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

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 6.93451

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asian

birds

buildings and the land

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

east asian

herbaceous plants

information forms

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

plants

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Night Music

Artist

Gary Mayer

Physical Description

Groupings of trees with green leaves on top, blue sky behind and red and white objects circulating amongst the tree trunks.

Artist Life Dates

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

2013/2.314

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 6.92142

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Untitled

Artist

Ellen Driscoll

Physical Description

This is an ink drawing in shades of black and brown. In the center there is a figure of a seated nude woman with her back to the viewer. The top of her head is a swirl of dark black lines. In the upper right corner is a three-masted sailing ship.

Artist Life Dates

born 1953

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2010/2.58

Medium and Support

ink, gouche on paper

relevance

rank 6.92021

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

marine bodies

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

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 6.91363

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

evergreens

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

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 6.91219

Secondary Keywords

downward

animals

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

descriptors

figures

geography

inorganic material

landform components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

mammals

materials

materials by composition

mountains

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

people by occupation

people in service occupations

plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

travelers

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

waterscapes

Title

Stones from the River, vessel 11/22

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

2002/2.153L

Medium and Support

Burmese Afzelia burl

relevance

rank 6.90968

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

containers

containers by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

Title

Stones from the River, vessel 4/22

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

2002/2.153E

Medium and Support

Burmese Afzelia burl

relevance

rank 6.90968

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

containers

containers by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

Title

Stones from the River, vessel 20/22

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

2002/2.153U

Medium and Support

Nigerian black ebony

relevance

rank 6.90968

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

containers

containers by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

Title

Stones from the River, vessel 13/22

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

2002/2.153N

Medium and Support

Nigerian black ebony

relevance

rank 6.90968

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

containers

containers by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

Title

Stones from the River, vessel 6/22

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

2002/2.153G

Medium and Support

Burmese Afzelia burl

relevance

rank 6.90968

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

containers

containers by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

Title

Stones from the River, vessel 22/22

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

2002/2.153W

Medium and Support

Nigerian black ebony

relevance

rank 6.90968

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

containers

containers by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

Title

Stones from the River, vessel 15/22

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

2002/2.153P

Medium and Support

Nigerian black ebony

relevance

rank 6.90968

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

containers

containers by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products