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Madrugada/Sunrise; Emilio Sanchez

Title
Madrugada/Sunrise
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
The shadow from the rising sun is cast over three doors. Each door is painted bright blue and the wall is yellow.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1974
Accession Number
2011/2.120
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.24841
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
doors and door components
doorway components
doorways and doorway components
earth sciences concepts
enclosing structural elements
objects we use
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
prints
prints by process or technique
scientific concepts
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
walls and wall components

Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 1); Chang Ku-nien

Title
Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 1)
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
A panoramic view of the highway cutting across the Tarako Gorges, laid out in four connecting hanging scrolls.
Inscription: “sublime and bright--what opens in this enormous curtain (the connected hanging scrolls).”
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
2006/1.104.1
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 0.24834
Secondary Keywords
upward
buildings and the land
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by function
natural landscapes
objects we use
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by function
paintings
paintings by form
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
scroll paintings
settlements and landscapes
transportation spaces
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
writing (processes)

Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 3); Chang Ku-nien

Title
Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 3)
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
A panoramic view of the highway cutting across the Tarako Gorges, laid out in four connecting hanging scrolls.
Inscription: “sublime and bright--what opens in this enormous curtain (the connected hanging scrolls).”
Artist Life Dates
(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
2006/1.104.3
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 0.24834
Secondary Keywords
upward
buildings and the land
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by function
natural landscapes
objects we use
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by function
paintings
paintings by form
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
scroll paintings
settlements and landscapes
transportation spaces
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
writing (processes)

Landscapes and Calligraphy; Rihua Li

Title
Landscapes and Calligraphy
Artist
Rihua Li
Artist Life Dates
1565-1635
Century
Late 16th-Early 17th century
Object Creation Date
1575-1625
Accession Number
1989/2.113
Medium and Support
album, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 0.24829
Secondary Keywords
upward
asian
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by size
buildings and the land
descriptors
east asian
image-making processes and techniques
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
riverine bodies
settlements and landscapes
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type
writing (processes)

Walterskirchen; Maurice de Vlaminck

Title
Walterskirchen
Artist
Maurice de Vlaminck
Physical Description
Paper size: lh 32 1/2cm & rh 33cm x tw 50 3/5cm & bw 50 1/2cm. Image size: lh 24 1/2cm & rh 24cm x w 34cm.
Artist Life Dates
1876-1958
Object Creation Date
circa 1960
Accession Number
2008/2.453
Medium and Support
lithograph on beige wove paper
relevance
rank 0.24827
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
buildings and the land
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
planographic prints
plants
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
religious buildings
religious structures
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woody plants

Haystacks; Roy Lichtenstein

Title
Haystacks
Artist
Roy Lichtenstein
Physical Description
Brightly colored lithograph using Ben Day dots in red-orange and navy blue depicting a field, with high horizon line, two haystacks, trees, shrubs and mountains in the background, and two strips of clouds in the sky.
Artist Life Dates
10/28/1923 - 9/29/1997
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1969
Accession Number
2005/2.25
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.24825
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
associated concepts
buildings and the land
concepts in the arts
descriptors
design elements
grass (plant material)
historical, theoretical and critical concepts
international post-1945 styles and movements
lithographs
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
ornament areas
people and culture
planographic prints
plant material
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
settlements and landscapes
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Peasants in an Interior; Bartholomeus Molenaer

Title
Peasants in an Interior
Artist
Bartholomeus Molenaer
Physical Description
Groups of figures sit crowded around tables in a dark, smoky interior. In the foreground a man dressed in white hose and a red cap leans on a barrel, his tankard placed at his feet, and looks directly ahead out of the scene. To his left several men cluster around a table to drink and smoke, while other dimly lit figures sit and move about in the background.
Artist Life Dates
1618-1650
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1635-1645
Accession Number
1985/1.196
Medium and Support
oil on panel
relevance
rank 0.24800
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
farmers
objects we use
paintings
paintings by material or technique
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in agriculture
people in agriculture or natural resource occupations
people in science-related occupations
scientists and people in science-related occupations
vessels for serving and consuming food
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type

Krishna massaging the feet of Radha (a scene from the Gita Govinda?); Artist Unknown, India, Punjab Hills, Mankot School

Title
Krishna massaging the feet of Radha (a scene from the Gita Govinda?)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Punjab Hills, Mankot School
Physical Description
Bold colors depict Krishna, one of human manifestations of the Hindu god Vishnu, is seated with a woman, Radha, above him. He touches her leg, and the tips of her hands and feet glow red. She sits erect and holds a large flower, looking straight off the left edge of the picture. The two are framed in an architectural structure.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1730
Accession Number
1979/1.160
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and beetle thorax casings on paper
relevance
rank 0.24790
Secondary Keywords
image form
associated concepts
biological components
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
herbaceous plants
landscapes (environments)
legs
lower body
natural landscapes
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
people by state or condition
plants
religions
religions and religious concepts
settlements and landscapes
the human body
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
views
views by vantage point or orientation
visual works
visual works by form
visual works by subject type
woody plants

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Jimbutsu Edition): #15 Yoshiwara; Andô Hiroshige

Title
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Jimbutsu Edition): #15 Yoshiwara
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
Fishermen in boats in shallow water with mountain n the distance. Writing in the upper left corner. Flock of birds in the distance in front of the mountain.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Object Creation Date
1852
Accession Number
2008/2.317
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 0.24776
Secondary Keywords
upward
asia (continent)
buildings and the land
chubu (region)
descriptors
geographic and political locations
inorganic material
japan (nation)
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in agriculture or natural resource occupations
people in science-related occupations
physical features
scientists and people in science-related occupations
settlements and landscapes
transportation vehicles
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
vehicles
watercraft
watercraft by general type

Les Gitanos; Édouard Manet

Title
Les Gitanos
Artist
Édouard Manet
Physical Description
Bottom edge of the paper folded under approximately 4cm. Plate size: h 31 2/5cm x tw 24cm & bw 23 4/5cm. Image size: h 28 1/2cm x tw 20 3/5cm & bw 20 1/2cm.
Artist Life Dates
1832-1883
Accession Number
2008/2.403
Medium and Support
etching and softground on beige laid paper
relevance
rank 0.24775
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
descriptors
groups of people
image-making processes and techniques
intaglio printing processes
intaglio prints
kinship groups
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
social groups
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Moritsuna; Masamitsu Ota

Title
Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Moritsuna
Artist
Masamitsu Ota
Physical Description
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo IX tucks his head and pulls his lips back in a grimace. He wears an ornate kimono and carries a sword.
Artist Life Dates
(1892 - 1975)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1949
Accession Number
2009/2.22
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 0.24763
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
asian
east asian
entertainment events
events
japanese
japanese printmaking styles
japanese styles
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
performances
performing artists
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
relief prints
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Unkown Kabuki Actor; Utagawa Hirosada (aka Sadahiro I)

Title
Unkown Kabuki Actor
Artist
Utagawa Hirosada (aka Sadahiro I)
Physical Description
A kabuki actor in ornate dress, with his lips pulled down in a frown and eyes glaring upward. His left hand grasps the end of a sword and cartouches hover above his head.
Artist Life Dates
c. 1826-1865
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1873
Accession Number
2009/2.20
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 0.24763
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
asian
east asian
entertainment events
events
japanese
japanese printmaking styles
japanese styles
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
performances
performing artists
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
relief prints
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Traffic, Porte d'Italie, Paris, France; Leonard Freed

Title
Traffic, Porte d'Italie, Paris, France
Artist
Leonard Freed
Physical Description
Cars in traffic in the city. A large billboard above.
Object Creation Date
1978
Accession Number
2014/2.336
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 0.24763
Secondary Keywords
scale
buildings and the land
freewheeled vehicles
freewheeled vehicles by form or function
land vehicles
land vehicles by form
objects we use
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by function
passenger vehicles
settlements
settlements and landscapes
settlements by form
transportation spaces
transportation vehicles
vehicles

Evening Scene in Tokyo: Woman with Umbrella on Bridge; Takahashi Hiroaki

Title
Evening Scene in Tokyo: Woman with Umbrella on Bridge
Artist
Takahashi Hiroaki
Physical Description
A woman who just got out of a public bath is crossing a bridge and trying to protect herself with an umbrella from the wind and rain of a sudden yûdachi. She uses one hand to keep her kimono decorated with fishing net and sea anemone patterns from flying open, and carries a soap pouch in her mouth. Three swallows fly above. The title, yu agari ("after the bath") is inscribed in the lower left hand corner of the print, just above a seal with the artist's name, Hiroaki.
Artist Life Dates
1871-1944
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1920-1940
Accession Number
1991/2.112
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 0.24763
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
buildings and the land
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories carried
events
natural events
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
relief prints
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
transportation structures
transportation structures by form
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Black Nagoya-style obi with embroidered pine needle designs in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Black Nagoya-style obi with embroidered pine needle designs in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Black silk damask with some interwoved black lacquered threads; pine-needle design embroidery in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s
Accession Number
2005/1.330
Medium and Support
black silk damask with mettalic thread embroidery
relevance
rank 0.24759
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn at the waist or below
buildings and the land
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
costume by form
descriptors
evergreens
landscapes (environments)
main garments
natural landscapes
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
objects we use
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
settlements and landscapes
textile processes and techniques
textile working processes and techniques
trees
trees by leaf life
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Smoke and Fog (Udaipur, India); Caleb Cain Marcus

Title
Smoke and Fog (Udaipur, India)
Artist
Caleb Cain Marcus
Physical Description
A black and white photo of fog over a pond. A bridge can be seen through the fog.
Artist Life Dates
(active 1978 - )
Century
21st century
Object Creation Date
2005
Accession Number
2011/2.175
Medium and Support
black and white digital print on paper
relevance
rank 0.24751
Secondary Keywords
color
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by size
buildings and the land
descriptors
lacustrine bodies
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by form
natural landscapes
objects we use
photographs
photographs by form
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
transportation structures
transportation structures by form
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

New York on a Sunny Day; Emilio Sanchez

Title
New York on a Sunny Day
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A two point perspective lithograph print depicting a high-rise building in New York.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1987
Accession Number
2011/2.67
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.24748
Secondary Keywords
height
transfer method
buildings and the land
descriptors
geographic and political locations
image-making processes and techniques
linear perspective
lithographs
multistory buildings
north and central america (continent)
objects we use
perspective and shading techniques
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
single built works
single built works by form
single built works by specific type
united states (nation)
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Workers Council, Geran Car Factory, Poland; Henri Cartier-Bresson

Title
Workers Council, Geran Car Factory, Poland
Artist
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Physical Description
A group of people meeting for their council at a car factory.
Artist Life Dates
1908-2004
Object Creation Date
1956
Accession Number
2014/2.324
Medium and Support
vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 0.24745
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
freewheeled vehicles
freewheeled vehicles by form or function
industrial buildings
industrial structures
land vehicles
land vehicles by form
objects we use
passenger vehicles
people
people and culture
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
transportation vehicles
vehicles

Black crested haori with faux-resist dyed designs of chrysanthemum arabesques in yellow, red, and blue on crackled orange ground with embroidery; Minagawa Gekka

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 0.24744
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
costume
costume by form
descriptors
design elements
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

Brocade obijime (obi cord) with a tassel; Dômyô

Title
Brocade obijime (obi cord) with a tassel
Artist
Dômyô
Physical Description
Kumihimo (braided) silk brocade with silver metallic threads.
Artist Life Dates
kumihimo atelier, Kyoto, Japan
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1980s
Accession Number
2005/1.365
Medium and Support
braided silk cord with silver metallic threads
relevance
rank 0.24741
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn at the waist or below
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
costume by form
descriptors
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
main garments
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
objects we use
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
textile construction processes and techniques
textile processes and techniques

Souvenir d'Italie; Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Title
Souvenir d'Italie
Artist
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Physical Description
Vertically orientated image with trees along a hil like sketching on the right side of the image. Two tree trunks and foliage are distinguishable in the foreground. To the left of the trees and in the bottom third of the image is a small church-like structure very faint compared to trees and land. There is a a cloud in the upper half of the left side of the image, just barely extending into the tree foliage.
Artist Life Dates
1796-1875
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1969/2.78
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 0.24740
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
associated concepts
buildings and the land
earth sciences concepts
intaglio prints
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
plants
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
scientific concepts
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
woody plants

Ivory snuff bottle with ram heads and person; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Ivory snuff bottle with ram heads and person
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1st half of 20th century
Accession Number
1980/2.65
Medium and Support
ivory
relevance
rank 0.24734
Secondary Keywords
bone
bone by form
buildings and the land
combination inorganic/organic animal material
combination inorganic/organic material
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
dentin
descriptors
design elements
figure- and animal-derived motifs
garden structures
materials
materials by composition
motifs
objects we use
single built works
single built works by location or context
single built works by specific type
tooth and tooth components
tooth components

The Shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge; Emilio Sanchez

Title
The Shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A street view in New York City with buildings on the side walk and shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1987
Accession Number
2011/2.70
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.24726
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
americas
associated concepts
buildings and the land
energy and related concepts
energy-related concepts
light-related concepts
lithographs
locality
new york
north & central america
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
scientific concepts
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
transportation structures
transportation structures by form
united states
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Vessel with four faces carved on rim; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Vessel with four faces carved on rim
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1985/2.3
Medium and Support
carved wood and tkoola powder residue
relevance
rank 0.24724
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
biological components
central and equatorial african styles
central democratic republic of congo styles
components
components and systems
components by specific context
containers
containers by form
heads
objects we use
people and culture
sculpture
sculpture by technique
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
the human body
upper body
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
western democratic republic of congo styles

Sibyl with a Child Holding a Torch; Ugo da Carpi; after Raphael

Title
Sibyl with a Child Holding a Torch
Artist
Ugo da Carpi
Physical Description
A woman sits in an interior holding a book in her right arm, which is propped upon a ledge. She reads by the light of a torch held by a child standing next to her. Print trimmed to image frame. Image was previously folded at center (multiple folds). Paper size: lh 27 3/5cm & rh 27 4/5cm x tw 22 3/5cm bw 22 3/10cm.
Artist Life Dates
ca. 1440 - after 1525
Century
16th century
Accession Number
2008/2.420
Medium and Support
chiaroscuro woodcut on beige laid paper
relevance
rank 0.24723
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
lighting devices
lighting devices by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
people by age group
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
relief prints
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woodcuts
youth

Venus and Cupid; Hendrick Goltzius

Title
Venus and Cupid
Artist
Hendrick Goltzius
Physical Description
This black and white print shows a nude woman and young boy with wings within an oval shape.The woman is lounging on a draped surface and has her arm around the boy. He is facing toward her and pushing an arrow against her left breast. Other smaller scenes surround these figures including, a woman in a chariot drawn by swans; a man and a woman conversing in a forest; two figures in a landscape scene and two birds nestled together. Outside the oval in the corners of the work are hearts, flaming arrows and roses . At the bottom is Latin lettering.
Artist Life Dates
1558 - 1617
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1596
Accession Number
1998/2.17
Medium and Support
engraving on laid paper
relevance
rank 0.24701
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
objects we use
printing
printing and printing processes and techniques
prints
prints by process or technique
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
projectile weapons
projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant
projectiles with nonexplosive propellant
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
weapons
weapons and ammunition

Letter Opener; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)

Title
Letter Opener
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1910
Accession Number
1984/2.55
Medium and Support
ivory
relevance
rank 0.24694
Secondary Keywords
bone
bone by form
combination inorganic/organic animal material
combination inorganic/organic material
cutting equipment
cutting tools
dentin
descriptors
equipment
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knives (cutting tools)
materials
materials by composition
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sculpture
sculpture by material
tools and equipment
tooth and tooth components
tooth components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Small Worlds, III (Kleine Welten, III); Wassily Kandinsky

Title
Small Worlds, III (Kleine Welten, III)
Artist
Wassily Kandinsky
Physical Description
Positioned within a black background a vertically stationed white oval shape sits at center; within the oval are a series of abstracted forms and lines in primary colors all characteristic of Kandinsky's style.
Artist Life Dates
1866 - 1944
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1922
Accession Number
1948/1.62
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.24693
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
visual arts
abstraction
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
european
european styles and periods
forms of expression
lithographs
modern and contemporary art
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movement
objects we use
people and culture
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Formal mauve crested kimono with painted palace scene; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Formal mauve crested kimono with painted palace scene
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Mauve (adzuki iro) silk damask in woven T-diaper pattern (sayagata) with yûzen painted and stenciled gold designs. Upper lining is double-layered white silk; below is self-lined (mauve-kimono silk).
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1975
Accession Number
2005/1.381
Medium and Support
mauve silk damask with woven diaper pattern and gold designs
relevance
rank 0.24690
Secondary Keywords
asian
associated concepts
buildings and the land
costume
costume by form
dwellings
earth sciences concepts
east asian
houses
houses by occupants
japanese
japanese painting styles
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people and culture
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residential structures
scientific concepts
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena

Studies of a Peasant Digging (Études d'un paysan bêchant); Camille Pissarro

Title
Studies of a Peasant Digging (Études d'un paysan bêchant)
Artist
Camille Pissarro
Physical Description
This quick pencil study shows five sketches of a man digging; he is not seen in a single pose, but these sketches seen from behind explore a number of actions that are part of the digging.
Artist Life Dates
1830-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1830-1903
Accession Number
1963/2.21
Medium and Support
graphite on greenish-yellow wove paper
relevance
rank 0.24690
Secondary Keywords
construction equipment
descriptors
drawing and drawing techniques
drawings
drawings by subject type
earthmoving equipment
equipment
equipment by process
farmers
image-making processes and techniques
objects we use
people
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people by occupation
people in agriculture
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people in science-related occupations
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
scientists and people in science-related occupations
shovels
tools and equipment
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Rendering of an Idea that Would be Painted on White Wall; Richard Tuttle

Title
Rendering of an Idea that Would be Painted on White Wall
Artist
Richard Tuttle
Physical Description
Brown (bottom left) and green (top right) interlocking abstract forms painted with a gap between them; image is centered and lies on the diagonal.
Artist Life Dates
Born 1941
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2008/2.259
Medium and Support
Liquitex and graphite on paper
relevance
rank 0.24669
Secondary Keywords
coating (material)
coating by form
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
international post-1945 styles and movements
materials
materials by function
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visual works
visual works by medium or technique

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Gyôsho Edition): #15 Yoshiwara; Andô Hiroshige

Title
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Gyôsho Edition): #15 Yoshiwara
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
On the right hand side of the print, two figures are standing in front of a market shop, talking to the store owner. In the distance is another figure walking along the path, and beyond him is what appears to be another market stall with other figures. Writing in the upper left corner. Title in the upper right corner in a red box.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1841-1842
Accession Number
1998/2.30
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 0.24664
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
asia (continent)
buildings and the land
chubu (region)
commercial buildings
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
geographic and political locations
headgear
japan (nation)
landscapes (environments)
mercantile buildings
natural landscapes
objects we use
physical features
plants
settlements and landscapes
single built works
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single built works by specific type
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by subject type
woody plants

Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Nissaka, Sayo Mountain Pass; Andô Hiroshige

Title
Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Nissaka, Sayo Mountain Pass
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
A mountain path which forms a diagonal of the print. Several travelers are walking along the road with trees on both sides.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1833-1834
Accession Number
1948/1.126
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 0.24659
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
upward
buildings and the land
descriptors
inorganic material
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
physical activities
physical activities by general context
plants
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
relief prints
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woody plants

Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: The Courtesan Kosha and the King's Charioteer (fol. no. 102v); Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Title
Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: The Courtesan Kosha and the King's Charioteer (fol. no. 102v)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat
Physical Description
Alongside a block of calligraphic text a red rectable sets off an illustrative space. In the bottom right corner of the illustration a woman dances, and on the left a larger figure pulls an arrow taught in a bow.
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
early 15th century
Accession Number
1997/2.39
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 0.24656
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
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
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant
projectile weapons
projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant
projectiles with nonexplosive propellant
weapons
weapons and ammunition
writing (processes)

Sunday of the Bookkeeper; Pierre Alechinsky

Title
Sunday of the Bookkeeper
Artist
Pierre Alechinsky
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1927-1978
Accession Number
1978/2.65
Medium and Support
etching on ledger paper
relevance
rank 0.24655
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
european
european styles and periods
forms of expression
genres
intaglio prints
modern european fine arts styles and movements
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objects we use
people and culture
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Sunday of the Bookkeeper; Pierre Alechinsky

Title
Sunday of the Bookkeeper
Artist
Pierre Alechinsky
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1927-1978
Accession Number
1978/2.67
Medium and Support
etching on ledger paper
relevance
rank 0.24655
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
european
european styles and periods
forms of expression
genres
intaglio prints
modern european fine arts styles and movements
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prints
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visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Sunday of the Bookkeeper; Pierre Alechinsky

Title
Sunday of the Bookkeeper
Artist
Pierre Alechinsky
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1927-1978
Accession Number
1978/2.66
Medium and Support
etching on ledger paper
relevance
rank 0.24655
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
european
european styles and periods
forms of expression
genres
intaglio prints
modern european fine arts styles and movements
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objects we use
people and culture
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Tureen with floral patterns and glass knob; Artist Unknown, France

Title
Tureen with floral patterns and glass knob
Artist
Artist Unknown, France
Physical Description
This ovoid tureen stands on four curved, leaf-like feet that sprout upward and join together to form a pair of handles at either end of the vessel. The body of the tureen, composed of gentle undulating curves, is decorated with bright red and yellow flowers and leaves painted with overglaze enamel. A scallion, modeled in relief, rests bundled together with sprigs of parsley on top of the lid, introducing a playful trompe-l'oeil element. An onion forms the knob on the top of the lid.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1750
Accession Number
1969/2.41
Medium and Support
tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with overglaze enamel
relevance
rank 0.24655
Secondary Keywords
ceramics
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
design elements
earthenware
european
european styles and periods
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by general context
pottery (object genre)
renaissance-baroque styles and periods
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
vessels for serving and consuming food

Candlestick (one of a pair); John Carter

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 0.24655
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
object genres by material
objects we use
patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
supporting and resisting elements

Candlestick (one of a pair); John Carter

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 0.24655
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
object genres by material
objects we use
patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
structural elements
structural elements and structural element components
supporting and resisting elements

Stupa: Hyakuman tô (one of one million pagodas); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Stupa: Hyakuman tô (one of one million pagodas)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Wooden miniture model of a tower, comprised of a round base, a bar in the middle where three larger discs and six or seven small discs are inserted. A bulb-shaped ornament rests on top.
Century
8th century
Object Creation Date
764-770
Accession Number
1969/2.21
Medium and Support
carved wood with traces of gesso
relevance
rank 0.24655
Secondary Keywords
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
buildings and the land
ceremonial containers
containers
containers by function or context
descriptors
form attributes
liturgical containers
objects we use
religious buildings
religious structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
size (extent)
size by specific type

Banks of the Thames [Bords de la Tamise]; Artist Unknown

Title
Banks of the Thames [Bords de la Tamise]
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
A sparse scene with an empty foreground representing water and a vacant sky above. There is a small house in the center, surrounded by trees and foliage.
Century
19th century
Accession Number
2013/2.577
Medium and Support
etching and drypoint on chine collé (Japan tissue laid down on cream laid paper)
relevance
rank 0.24652
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
dwellings
england (country)
europe (continent)
geographic and political locations
natural landscapes
objects we use
physical features
plants
residential structures
riverine bodies
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
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transportation vehicles
united kingdom (nation)
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
vehicles
watercraft
watercraft by general type
woody plants

Saint Maria, Saint Claude, Saint Norbert, and Saint Robert from Israel Henriet's "Images of the Saints" (Plate 48); Jacques Callot

Title
Saint Maria, Saint Claude, Saint Norbert, and Saint Robert from Israel Henriet's "Images of the Saints" (Plate 48)
Artist
Jacques Callot
Physical Description
Four oval illustrations of different scenes of saints helping others.
Artist Life Dates
1592-1635
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1636
Accession Number
2013/2.540
Medium and Support
etching on laid paper
relevance
rank 0.24646
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
bishops (prelates)
christian clergy
clergy
descriptors
document genres
document genres by function
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
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people in religion
people in religion and related occupations
people in the humanities
prelates
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious texts
tools and equipment
walking sticks

Figures from Chinese History: Liu Kuan; Huang Shen

Title
Figures from Chinese History: Liu Kuan
Artist
Huang Shen
Artist Life Dates
1687-1766
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1687-1766
Accession Number
1983/2.155
Medium and Support
album leaf, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 0.24646
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
costume
costume by form
culinary containers
cups
cups by function
descriptors
disciplines
drinking vessels
history and related disciplines
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main garments
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
social sciences
vessels for serving and consuming food
visual works
visual works by subject type
writing (processes)

Pembroke Table, with one side drawer; Anonymous American

Title
Pembroke Table, with one side drawer
Artist
Anonymous American
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
early 19th century
Accession Number
1967/2.34
Medium and Support
inlaid mahogany
relevance
rank 0.24644
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
dropleaf tables
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture by form or function
locality
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
support furniture
tables (support furniture)
tables by form
wood
woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

La Regata; Emilio Sanchez

Title
La Regata
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A color lithograph depicts four white sailboats sailing on the green colored sea.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
1981
Accession Number
2011/2.71
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 0.24634
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by size
buildings and the land
landscapes (environments)
lithographs
marine bodies
natural landscapes
objects we use
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
sailing vessels
sailing vessels by size
settlements and landscapes
transportation vehicles
vehicles
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
watercraft
watercraft by method of propulsion
watercraft by specific type

Sunset Near Darien; John Frederick Kensett

Title
Sunset Near Darien
Artist
John Frederick Kensett
Physical Description
Landscape painting of costal scene overlooking a body of water using an aerial perspective; three tree tops in center in darkened foreground in front of a glowing sky
Artist Life Dates
1816 - 1872
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1872
Accession Number
1975/2.99
Medium and Support
oil on board
relevance
rank 0.24633
Secondary Keywords
relation to water
associated concepts
atmospheric effects
buildings and the land
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
geography
inorganic material
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by position
landforms by shape or position
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
plants
scientific concepts
settlements and landscapes
the natural world
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by subject type
waterscapes
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
woody plants

Ivory snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Ivory snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1825-1900
Accession Number
1980/2.62
Medium and Support
ivory
relevance
rank 0.24630
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
bone
bone by form
combination inorganic/organic animal material
combination inorganic/organic material
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
dentin
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
mammals
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
physical sciences concepts
scientific concepts
tooth and tooth components
tooth components
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena

Buddha, standing, in double abhaya mudra and dressed in royal attire; Artist Unknown, Thailand

Title
Buddha, standing, in double abhaya mudra and dressed in royal attire
Artist
Artist Unknown, Thailand
Physical Description
Gilded brass (or gilded copper alloy) standing Buddha on lotus pedestal with both hands raised in abhaya mudra.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1975/1.66
Medium and Support
gilded brass (or gilded copper alloy?)
relevance
rank 0.24630
Secondary Keywords
altars and altar components
architectural elements
architectural elements by building type
asia (continent)
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
devotional images
figures (representations)
geographic and political locations
objects we use
people
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people and culture
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physical activities
physical activities by general context
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious building fixtures
religious visual works
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by subject type

The Labors of Hercules: The Lernean Hydra (one of the set of 13 prints); Heinrich Aldegrever

Title
The Labors of Hercules: The Lernean Hydra (one of the set of 13 prints)
Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever
Artist Life Dates
1502- circa 1561
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1550
Accession Number
1956/1.64
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 0.24630
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
animal material
animal material by form or function
animals and creatures
buildings and the land
clubs
descriptors
figures
figures (representations)
geography
iconography
inorganic material
landform components
landforms and landform components
landscapes (environments)
legendary creatures
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
natural landscapes
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
settlements and landscapes
skeleton and skeleton components
visual works
visual works by subject type
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