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Title

Textile panel

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Ndengese

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950-1965

Accession Number

1987/2.54

Medium and Support

woven and dyed raffia

relevance

rank 15.88499

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

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Title

Armor and Helmet with Paulownia Crests

Artist

Workshop of Mitsusada

Physical Description

The armor is comprised of a round helmet with a neck protector and a crescent-moon shaped ornament; a mask with fake mustache; an upper-body protector with sleeves from waist down and paulownia crest in the middle; a thigh cover; two metal leg protectors; two arm and hand protectors. The suit is stored in a black lacquered box with the gold crest.

The helmet is made of red-painted metal lined with indigo-died cotton fabric and deer skin leather trim, which is attached to the metal helmet. The cotton is quilted with indigo-dyed cotton threads. There are two loops on side and one loop in the back, to hold a code for tying below the wearer’s chin. The code is indigo-dyed and then plaited; there are some fading areas. On the outside of helmet, the paulownia crest is on side flaps (to protect ears). There is a hole in the middle of the helmet for a head ornament. The metal leaves are interlaced with cotton strings. Ceremonial knots of yellow code on the back. It weights about 10 pounds.

The helmet ornament is in crescent moon shape and made of lacquered wood in gold color. There is a slot on the back to place the ornament in the helmet. The slot is nailed to the wood; it looks like a later creation.

The mask covers below the wearer’s eyes, ears, nose and mouth, and down to front neck. The upper part is made of metal; the neck is in metal pieces and cotton codes. The mustache is made of animal hair. The mouth has fake teeth painted with gold.

The arm and hand protectors are made of red-painted metal shell and silk fabric with small flower motifs lined with deerskin and indigo-dyed cotton fabric. The shell is consisted of small metal panels connected with chains. The hand protectors have three different crests. The protectors are tied with indigo dyed cotton codes on back.

The leg protectors are also made of red-painted metal with silk fabric lining. On the metal surface of each piece, there are the artist’s signature and seal.

The body is consisted of metal panels, lacquered with gold in design of peonies and vines. The family crest appears in the middle. Metal knots are in chrysanthemum design. Inside is lined with leather printed with lions and peonies. The shoulder pads are made of cotton quilt in tortoise shell design.

The apron for thighs is made of silk fabric quilt and metal panels. The metal panels protect thighs. The apron belt is made of cotton kasuri; the back is lined with indigo dyed cotton.

The thick belt for the body is made of padded silk fabric.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2006/1.146A-M

Medium and Support

metal, lacquer, silk cords, and silk fabric

relevance

rank 15.26322

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume by function

descriptors

design elements

heraldic motifs

motifs

natural element motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

protective wear

Title

Virabhadra

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1977/2.45

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 14.48858

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

motifs

natural element motifs

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

swords

weaponry

Title

Eight-armed Durga Seated on a Ram

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1977/2.48

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 14.42358

Secondary Keywords

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people

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Title

Virabhadra

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.75

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 14.42358

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

motifs

natural element motifs

people

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people and culture

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Title

Ceramic Kiln in Seto

Artist

Kawase Hasui

Physical Description

A crescent moon hangs in a gray sky above a Seto kiln. A figure with his back to the viewer walks alongside the kiln.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920s - 1940s

Accession Number

1991/2.115

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size

relevance

rank 13.74995

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

assembling

descriptors

design elements

motifs

natural element motifs

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Lycurgus Consulting the Pythia

Artist

Eugène Delacroix

Artist Life Dates

1798-1863

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840

Accession Number

1968/2.75

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 13.67259

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

descriptors

design elements

mammals

motifs

natural element motifs

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

religious figures

reptiles

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

Title

Standing Buddha (or possibly Maitreya) in abhaya mudra, with flask in left hand

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

4th century

Object Creation Date

4th century

Accession Number

1964/1.91

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 13.51334

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bottles

bottles by form

containers

containers by form

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design elements

motifs

natural element motifs

object genres

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objects we use

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

religions

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vessels

Title

Crescent-shaped box with human face

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

1985/1.141

Medium and Support

wood and tkoola powder

relevance

rank 13.42210

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

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containers

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descriptors

design elements

heads

motifs

natural element motifs

objects we use

the human body

upper body

Title

Inkwell made of cut crystal with star base, monogrammed lid, "B" sterling silver

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A small. square, crystal inkwell with a sterling silver lid. A star is engraved on the bottom of the base. The lid is monogrammed.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.271

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 13.41215

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

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materials by composition

metalwork

motifs

natural element motifs

object genres

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Title

The Planets - The Sun (No. 4 of the series of 7 prints)

Artist

Hans Sebald Beham

Artist Life Dates

1500-1550

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1500-1550

Accession Number

1949/1.133

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 13.17327

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

motifs

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objects

people and culture

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transportation

vehicles

Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with incised flame design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Nabeshima ware, Japan

Physical Description

This small, flat metal piece has a quartrefoil shape. Two holes in the middle. Flame-like incision all over the piece. Silver is applied around the center hole.

Century

Late 16th-Early 17th century

Object Creation Date

late 16th century - early 17th century

Accession Number

1966/1.101

Medium and Support

Shakudô (copper-gold alloy)

relevance

rank 12.49075

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

edged weapon components

edged weapons

motifs

natural element motifs

objects we use

weapon components

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Six-armed Bodhisattva Mañjusri, standing, with two celestial attendants

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

Mañjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, standing with two celestial attendants. This representation of Manjushri includes six arms, one of which holds a sword, while a narrow book (modeled after books made from palm leaves) lays across his upper hand. Manjushri is wearing an ornamented crown and necklace, and is encircled by a halo of flames.

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1978/2.109

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 12.41422

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

descriptors

design elements

doctrinal concepts

edged weapons

motifs

natural element motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Tara

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India

Physical Description

Black schist carved in the relief of Green Tara, a guide and saviouress on the Buddhist path to enlightenment. She holds two lotuses, one open and one closed and makes the gesture of gift-giving with her palm facing outwards, towards the devotee.

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

10th century

Accession Number

1981/2.156

Medium and Support

black schist

relevance

rank 12.39826

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

geographic and political locations

inorganic material

materials

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motifs

natural element motifs

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

rock

rock by form

Title

Virgin of the Apocalypse

Artist

Gaetano Gandolfi

Physical Description

A woman dressed in a rose-colored robe with a blue mantle and flowing white veil stands on a silver crescent moon among a bank of dark clouds. A halo of stars encircles her head. She clasps both hands before her. The heads of two putti peak out from beneath her mantle next to her left hip. Her right foot treads upon a long serpent that curves back upon itself with an open mouth.

Artist Life Dates

(1728 - 1781)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1770-1780

Accession Number

2009/1.537

Medium and Support

oil on canvas, mounted on board

relevance

rank 12.35227

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

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natural element motifs

painting and painting techniques

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people and culture

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

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scientific concepts

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Snowflake

Artist

Albert G. Richards

Physical Description

A large white snowflake on a speckled black background.

Artist Life Dates

1917-2008

Object Creation Date

circa 1998

Accession Number

2014/1.599

Medium and Support

radiograph on paper

relevance

rank 12.19615

Secondary Keywords

image form

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

motifs

natural element motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

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visual works

visual works by form

woody plants

Title

Guru Dragpo Votive Plaque, in the shape of a lotus petal

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A bas-relief carving made of bone and in the shape of a lotus petal, depicting a wrathful guardian of the Tibetan Buddhist faith. At the base of the "petal" are the tops of mountains, with the waves of the sea visible between them; in the rounded part of the "petal," a border of flames encircles a dynamic image of the bodhisattva Vajrapani in his wrathful form. The background behind Vajrapani is incised with closely spaced wavy lines, again suggesting flames.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1985/2.49

Medium and Support

bone

relevance

rank 12.07666

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

asian

associated concepts

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combination inorganic/organic material

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south asian

styles and periods

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Title

Dorje Legpa Votive Plaque

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A bas-relief carving made of bone and in the shape of a lotus petal, depicting Pehar, a guardian of the Tibetan Buddhist faith, in wrathful form. At the base of the "petal" are the tops of mountains, with the waves of the sea visible between them; in the rounded part of the "petal," a border of flames encircles a dynamic image of Pehar, his garments flowing in the wind as he rides on a snow lion. The background behind Pehar is incised with closely spaced wavy lines, again suggesting flames.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1985/2.50

Medium and Support

bone

relevance

rank 12.06826

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asia (continent)

asian

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china (nation)

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people

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south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

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 11.76588

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Poster for the Salon des Cents

Artist

Alphonse Maria Mucha

Physical Description

Colors: olive, beige, pink/red, gold. Paper size: lh 64 1/5cm & rh 64cm x tw 43 1/2cm & bw 43 2/5cm. Image size approximately: h 56 1/5cm x w 41 2/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1860 - 1939

Accession Number

2008/2.398

Medium and Support

color lithograph on heavy cream wove paper

relevance

rank 11.70047

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

descriptors

design elements

figures (representations)

lithographs

motifs

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objects we use

people

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planographic prints

prints

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stars

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Pieced quilt in variable star pattern with saw-tooth border

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1840s

Accession Number

1982/2.59

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 11.65345

Secondary Keywords

bed coverings

bedcovers

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

descriptors

design elements

fiber

fiber and fiber products

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

materials

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motifs

natural element motifs

natural fiber

objects we use

ornament areas

plant fiber

Title

Buddha, seated, from Tongguan, with mandorla

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

4th century

Object Creation Date

4th century

Accession Number

1964/1.90

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 11.40503

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Buddha, standing on a table-like pedestal, with a flame mandorla

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

4th century

Object Creation Date

4th century

Accession Number

1964/1.92

Medium and Support

cast and incised bronze

relevance

rank 11.20731

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Pehar Gyalpo

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A portable painting in mineral pigments and gold on a primed cotton ground; the painting is designed to be rolled up when not in use. The painting was folded at some time in its history, resulting in a loss of pigment along two vertical lines.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century?

Accession Number

1980/2.211

Medium and Support

ink, gouache, and gold pigment on cotton

relevance

rank 11.19968

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

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asian

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descriptors

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people

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south asian

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west african styles

western guinea coast styles

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 11.13343

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

birds

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crane (bird)

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plants

religions

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settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Four-armed Vishnu

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan

Physical Description

Vishnu stands with his legs apart holding his four attributes in his hands. Reading in clockwise direction from his right front hand he holds: his club, discus, conch and lotus, here a rather flat object cupped in his palm. His back two arms are extremely short. The figure is encircled with a decorated arch with a line of beads and triangular shaped openings around them. A stylized sun and moon are to either side of Vishnu’s head. He wears a variety of simple, lumpy jewelry at his feet are a horse to his right and a bull or cow to his left and between them are three rings lying flat on the base. At the front of the base are seven stylized horses, identifying this as a combination figure: Vishnu and the sun god Surya, whose chariot is pulled by seven horses.

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1977/2.49

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 11.01073

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

combination inorganic/organic animal material

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descriptors

design elements

hindu

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materials

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motifs

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natural element motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

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percussive weapons

plant-derived motifs

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

sports and athletic equipment

subject matter

track and field sports equipment

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Nativity

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

Paper trimmed to frame. Tacked down to mat on all four sides. Paper size: h 13 x tw 10 1/10cm & bw 10cm.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Accession Number

2008/2.402

Medium and Support

woodcut on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 10.87105

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

art genres

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associated concepts

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descriptors

design elements

groups of people

kinship groups

motifs

natural element motifs

objects we use

people

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prints

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prints by process or technique

relief prints

religions

religions and religious concepts

social groups

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk, layman, and cobras

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

A naked Jina sits on a throne with a naked monk to his left offering praise. A devotee sits in a lotus pond that is surrounded by flames, yet his face appears serene ans he holds his rosary. Two cobras appear next to the flames, with a three in the background.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.171

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 10.81463

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

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descriptors

design elements

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events

figures (representations)

gathered matter components

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information forms

landscapes (environments)

leaves (folded sheets)

motifs

natural element motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

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plants

reptiles

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Buddha, seated, with mandorla and dais; inscription

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

515

Accession Number

1964/2.96

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 10.79486

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Female Buddhist Deity?

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1350-1450

Accession Number

1961/2.54

Medium and Support

wall painting (fragment): ink and color on plaster

relevance

rank 10.70419

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

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weapons and ammunition

Title

Miniature altar: Standing Buddha in abhaya-vara mudra, flanked by 2 bodhisattvas

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

early 6th century

Accession Number

1961/2.79

Medium and Support

bronze with traces of gilding on wooden stand

relevance

rank 10.67354

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Mine More Coal - United States Fuel Administration - Stand by the boys in the trenches!

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text: Mine More Coal - United States Fuel Administration - Stand by the boys in the trenches! - (Italian) Sostenete i soldati nelle trincee! Estraete Sempre Piu' Carbone! - (Croatian) Pomogni nasoj mladosti u rovovima! Kopaj Vise Ugljevlja! - (Slovenian) Podpiraj vojake v strelnih jarkih! Koplji Vec Premoga! - (Polish) Wspomagajcie wiernie tych ktorzy sa na linii bojowej! Starajcie Sie Powiekszyc Produkcje Wegla! - (Hungarian) Segitse a fiukat a lövészarokban! Aknázzon Több Szenet! - (German) Unterstuetzt die Jungen in den Schuetzengraeben! Foerdert Mehr Kohle!

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.140

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 10.48516

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

birds

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built complexes and districts

business and industry

complexes

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declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

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modern and contemporary art

motifs

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text-based art

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

war

world wars

Title

Illustration Proof without text of A.M. David's "Statuaire" for Aloysius Bertard's book "Gaspard de la nuit:fantasies à la manière de Rembrandt et de Callot"

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Two rectangular friezes: one horizontal, one vertical. In the larger horizontal section, there is a man's head inside a triangle with two angel heads on the sides, with an elaborate border. In the vertical section, there are two angel heads blowing air out of their mouths.

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1904

Accession Number

2013/2.549

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

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rank 10.48213

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Title

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, with mandorla

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Small gilt bronze seated Buddha with Indian and Central Asian characteristics, including the pedestal he is seated on, folds of his robe, and the incised flames in the body halo encompassing him.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

433-466

Accession Number

1964/2.94

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

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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

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Title

Blue-and-white plate with landscape design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Hizen ware, Japan

Physical Description

A medium size plate has blue-and-white underglaze painting of landscape. There are two groups of mountains; one of the left has two large rocks flanked by two smaller mountains with a few trees on the tops. Three smaller rocks peek from the water. On the right side, a range of gently sloped mountains and a rock are drawn. There are two fishing boats with masts can be seen in front of the mountain range. The crescent moon, shadowed by one side, is in the sky. The drawing is executed in thick underglaze and painted in lighter glaze. There are brown speckles on the surface; reddish color stains on the top of the rim. Some chips on the rim and on the back. The foot is unglazed; eye is glazed. There is a single band around the rim.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1643

Accession Number

1963/2.62

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze painting

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Title

Scene from the life of the Buddha: Buddha triumphs over the fire snake at the Fire Temple of Uruvilva Kasyapa (architectural fragment)

Artist

Artist Unknown,Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Physical Description

A fragment of a stone slab, originally a facing on the drum of a small stupa, carved with a narrative scene. In this relief, he is converting devotees of the fire god Agni, the three ascetic Kasyapa brothers and their disciples. In this narrative, the Buddha asked to spend the night in the fire temple of Uruvilva Kasyapa. The temple’s fire god worshipers thought the fearsome fire serpent that dwelled within the temple would vanquish the Buddha. Instead, the fiery radiance of the meditating Buddha overwhelmed the serpent, who crawled into the Buddha’s alms bowl; the defeated snake appears in this sculpture below the Buddha. Meanwhile, the dazzling radiance the Buddha emits has been mistaken for flames and a fire brigade using ladders and pots of water has been formed to put out the fire, as can be seen here. Seated in the posture and gesture of meditation, the Buddha’s calm presence is in contrast to the action unfolding around him. The three Kasyapa brothers, with their beards and matted hair, are at the bottom directing it all – two are on the right and the other is seated at the far left.

Century

3rd century

Object Creation Date

200-232

Accession Number

1972/2.41

Medium and Support

grey schist

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rank 9.56086

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