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Landscape; Adolph Gottlieb

Title
Landscape
Artist
Adolph Gottlieb
Physical Description
A landscape reduced to minimal abstract elements. The lower half of the painting is black. The upper half, various shades of white and blue. Two black squares are suspended in the white above the black. A small pale blue circle is between the squares.
Artist Life Dates
1903 - 1974)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1952
Accession Number
1968/1.81
Medium and Support
oil on board
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:07:19
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
buildings and the land
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
european
european styles and periods
genres
image-making processes and techniques
international post-1945 styles and movements
landscapes (environments)
modern and contemporary art
modern european fine arts styles and movements
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paintings
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people and culture
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religions and religious concepts
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settlements and landscapes
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
the natural world
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type

Landscape; Aoki Shukuya; Attributed to

Title
Landscape
Artist
Aoki Shukuya
Artist Life Dates
1737-1802
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1760-1802
Accession Number
1967/2.3
Medium and Support
ink on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:07:03
Secondary Keywords
architecture
asia
asian
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by size
buildings and the land
figures
forms
geography
locality
making art
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people and occupations
plants
riverine bodies
scroll paintings
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
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
woody plants

The Three Abundant Blessings; Wang Yingxiang (Wang Ying-hsiang)

Title
The Three Abundant Blessings
Artist
Wang Yingxiang (Wang Ying-hsiang)
Physical Description
Throngs of people appear active in this landscape. Some gather in the house, while others play in the garden. This scene is set among rocks, trees, and mountains.
Artist Life Dates
act. late 18th to early 19th century
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1818
Accession Number
1965/1.181
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:06:29
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
biological concepts
buildings and the land
descriptors
dwellings
earth sciences concepts
houses
houses by occupants
inorganic material
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
objects we use
official residences
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by form
paintings
paintings by form
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
residential structures
scientific concepts
scroll paintings
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
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
woody plants

Hotei; Ogata Kôrin

Title
Hotei
Artist
Ogata Kôrin
Physical Description
The shape of the circle repeats four times in this painting. It appears in the plump body of Hotei, his head, his large white sack, and the overall shape of the fan.
Artist Life Dates
(Kyoto, 1658 - 1716)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1700-1716
Accession Number
1965/1.157
Medium and Support
ink and light color on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:06:24
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
buddhism
chinese buddhism
concepts in the arts
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories carried
genres in the arts
geometric concepts
geometric figures
literary, oral and motion picture genres
mathematical concepts
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
plane figures
religions
religions and religious concepts
scientific concepts
scroll paintings
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Flowers and Grasses; Watanabe Shikô

Title
Flowers and Grasses
Artist
Watanabe Shikô
Physical Description
Realistic flowers and grasses, painted with vivid colors on a hanging scroll.
Artist Life Dates
1683-1755
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of 18th century
Accession Number
1964/2.65
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:06:19
Secondary Keywords
asia (continent)
buildings and the land
descriptors
design elements
geographic and political locations
herbaceous plants
landscapes (environments)
motifs
natural landscapes
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
plant-derived motifs
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woody plants

Hawk; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Hawk
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
In this painting, the hawk perches on the base of a tree, gripping the knotted bark with its talons. Its back is presented to the viewer, bringing attention the impressive patterning and feather detail. Arching its head to the right to reveal a keen awareness of its surroundings coupled with a razor sharp glare, it appears ready to take off after unsuspecting prey.
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century (?)
Accession Number
1964/2.62
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:06:19
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
asia (continent)
buildings and the land
descriptors
evergreens
geographic and political locations
inorganic material
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
plants
scroll paintings
settlements and landscapes
trees
trees by leaf life
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woody plants

Suiten kyo (Sutra of Varuna, Deity of the Waters); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Suiten kyo (Sutra of Varuna, Deity of the Waters)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
This is a long horizontal scroll with several calligraphic inscriptions on the right portion of the paper. On the left are 3 figural scenes. The one closest to the writing shows a male figure wearing a large headdress seated in the lotus position within a circle. Next there is a figure with four arms who stands on the back of a dragon. Two people stand on either side- one a short blue-skinned man who holds a bowl and the other a smaller figure who holds a brush and paper. The third scene shows a male figure, seated in the lotus position, who holds a sword, a wheel, a brush and paper in his four hands.
Century
14th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1300-1335
Accession Number
1964/2.104
Medium and Support
handscroll, ink and color on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:05:56
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
animals and creatures
asia
asia (continent)
asian
creatures
descriptors
forms
genres
geographic and political locations
image-making processes and techniques
legendary creatures
locality
making art
mythology
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by state or condition
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
religion
religions
scroll paintings
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
writing (processes)

Adoration of the Magi; Jan Erasmus Quellinus; Attributed to

Title
Adoration of the Magi
Artist
Jan Erasmus Quellinus
Physical Description
This unfinished painted study depicts a crowd of figures gathered around three richly dressed men and a woman and child, who appear on a flight of stairs near the entrance to a large building decorated with classical columns and pilasters. An elderly bald man wearing a red cloak trimmed with ermine kneels with his head bowed at the top of the stairs before a kneeling woman who holds an infant in her right arm. Another man wearing a turban decorated with a large feather stands behind the kneeling man and holds a gold censer hanging from a chain in his left hand. A third richly dressed man stands at the bottom of the stairs with his back turned toward the viewer. A number of other figures crowd around this central group from the sides. A large ox sits in the right foreground with a donkey standing behind it.
Artist Life Dates
1634-1715
Century
17th - 18th century
Object Creation Date
1634-1715
Accession Number
1963/2.44
Medium and Support
oil on paper mounted on canvas
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:05:37
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
animals and creatures
associated concepts
clergy
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
headgear
mammals
monarchs
objects we use
oil paintings
paintings
paintings by material or technique
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in government and administration
people in religion
people in religion and related occupations
people in the humanities
religions
religions and religious concepts
rulers (people)
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
zoroastrian clergy

Elsewhere, Therefore Here; Pierre Alechinsky

Title
Elsewhere, Therefore Here
Artist
Pierre Alechinsky
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1961
Accession Number
1963/1.86
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:05:25
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
genres
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
paintings
paintings by material or technique
people and culture
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Summer; Matsubayashi Keigetsu

Title
Summer
Artist
Matsubayashi Keigetsu
Physical Description
Image of a green mountain range that snakes from the lower right of the image to the upper right. The lower right of the image is further embellished with several detailed trees. Slightly lower and to the left of center is a small hut with a white figure standing on the porch.
Artist Life Dates
Yamaguchi Pref., 1876-1963
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
Autumn 1922
Accession Number
1961/2.2
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:04:53
Secondary Keywords
upward
asia (continent)
associated concepts
buildings and the land
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
geographic and political locations
image-making processes and techniques
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
natural landscapes
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
scientific concepts
scroll paintings
seasons
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woody plants
writing (processes)

The Hermit Tao Yuanming Enjoying Chrysanthemums; Li Shida (Li Shih-ta)

Title
The Hermit Tao Yuanming Enjoying Chrysanthemums
Artist
Li Shida (Li Shih-ta)
Physical Description
Inscription: Painted in the fall of 1619. Li Shida
Two seals of the artist
Ten collectors’ seals, including five imperial seals of the Qing dynasty
Tao Yuanming intently watches an attendant water the chrysanthemums. His brushwork is detailed and the composition elegant.
Artist Life Dates
(active 1573 - 1619)
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1619
Accession Number
1960/1.184
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:04:01
Secondary Keywords
authors
buildings and the land
costumes
descriptors
geography
herbaceous plants
inorganic material
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by occupation
people by state or condition
people in literature
people in literature and related occupations
people in the humanities
plants
scroll paintings
settlements and landscapes
the natural world
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woody plants

Yamashita Kinsaku II in a Female Role; Katsukawa Shunshô

Title
Yamashita Kinsaku II in a Female Role
Artist
Katsukawa Shunshô
Artist Life Dates
1726 - 1792
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
2nd half of 18th century
Accession Number
1960/1.155
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:03:50
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
making art
schools of japanese paintings and prints

Female Figure Wearing Black Cowl; Torii Kiyonaga

Title
Female Figure Wearing Black Cowl
Artist
Torii Kiyonaga
Artist Life Dates
1752 - 1815
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century - early 19th century
Accession Number
1960/1.142
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:03:46
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
making art
schools of japanese paintings and prints

Haifû yanagi-daru: Maid and Young Girl in a Doorway; Torii Kiyonaga

Title
Haifû yanagi-daru: Maid and Young Girl in a Doorway
Artist
Torii Kiyonaga
Artist Life Dates
1752 - 1815
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1785
Accession Number
1960/1.141
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:03:46
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
making art
schools of japanese paintings and prints

Komuso (Strolling Flute Player); Suzuki Harunobu

Title
Komuso (Strolling Flute Player)
Artist
Suzuki Harunobu
Artist Life Dates
1725-1770
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1745-1770
Accession Number
1960/1.139
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper, hashira-e size
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:03:45
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
making art
man
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
schools of japanese paintings and prints

Comparison of Beauties in the Theatrical Mirror: Okoma Arranging Her Lover Saizaburô’s Hair; Hosoda Eisui

Title
Comparison of Beauties in the Theatrical Mirror: Okoma Arranging Her Lover Saizaburô’s Hair
Artist
Hosoda Eisui
Artist Life Dates
act. 1790-1823
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1799-1800
Accession Number
1960/1.137
Medium and Support
large full-color woodblock print (nishiki e) on paper, large-size (ôban)
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:03:44
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
making art
schools of japanese paintings and prints

Prayer scroll fragment, from a prayer wheel; Artist Unknown, Tibet

Title
Prayer scroll fragment, from a prayer wheel
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet
Physical Description
A fragment of a horizontal scroll, which would originally have been rolled up and tucked inside a Tibetan prayer wheel, with the text of a prayer printed in red and black ink.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1959/1.158
Medium and Support
red and black ink on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 16:02:41
Secondary Keywords
asian
associated concepts
descriptors
document genres
document genres by conditions of production
image-making processes and techniques
information forms
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
religions
religions and religious concepts
scroll paintings
south asian
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
writing (processes)

Courtesan Reading a Letter; Ishikawa Toyonobu

Title
Courtesan Reading a Letter
Artist
Ishikawa Toyonobu
Artist Life Dates
1711-1785
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1744-1746
Accession Number
1955/1.129
Medium and Support
long-and-large size hand-colored woodblock print (urushi e) on paper (chôôban)
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:59:42
Secondary Keywords
architecture
asian
forms
genres
making art
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
schools of japanese paintings and prints
the natural world

Abstract Composition (Abstrakte Komposition); László Moholy-Nagy

Title
Abstract Composition (Abstrakte Komposition)
Artist
László Moholy-Nagy
Physical Description
A spare and restrained abstract composition, built up out of layers of mostly translucent basic geometric forms. The grey tones of the background are created with large rectangle shapes. In the upper part of the piece is a light colored circle, with a brighter circle inside it. Both are crossed by an axis of bright, thin orange lines. On the left, the point of a triangle protrudes from the edge. It is covered by a faint gray trapezoidal shape. Three small black semi-circles are also visible: one along the lines inside the circles; the other two along the trapezoidal shape and just beneath the triangle.
Artist Life Dates
Hungary, 1895-1946
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925
Accession Number
1953/2.9
Medium and Support
watercolor, India ink, and collage on off-white wove paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:57:08
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
coating (material)
coating by form
concepts in the arts
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
forms of expression
genres
geometric concepts
geometric figures
international post-1945 styles and movements
materials
materials by function
mathematical concepts
modern and contemporary art
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
modern german styles and movements
objects we use
paintings
paintings by material or technique
people and culture
plane figures
polygons
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
scientific concepts
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Still Life; Ben Nicholson

Title
Still Life
Artist
Ben Nicholson
Physical Description
An angular bottle executed in two tones of white stands tall just to the (viewer's) right of center. To its left is a stack of gray drinking cups. Irregular blocks of various sizes and colors make up the rest of the field.
Artist Life Dates
1894-1982
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1945
Accession Number
1951/2.25
Medium and Support
oil on board
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:56:27
Secondary Keywords
bottles
bottles by form
containers
containers by form
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
drinking vessels
european
european styles and periods
genres
image-making processes and techniques
modern and contemporary art
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects
objects we use
painting and painting techniques
painting techniques
painting techniques by medium
paintings
paintings by material or technique
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
vessels
vessels for serving and consuming food
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type

Winter; Kikugawa Eizan

Title
Winter
Artist
Kikugawa Eizan
Artist Life Dates
1787-1867
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
early 19th century
Accession Number
1948/1.194
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:53:44
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
making art
schools of japanese paintings and prints

[Reproduction] Chûshingura: Lady Receiving a Love Letter; Kitagawa Utamaro

Title
[Reproduction] Chûshingura: Lady Receiving a Love Letter
Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Artist Life Dates
(Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1880-1930
Accession Number
1948/1.183
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:53:42
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
making art
people and occupations
schools of japanese paintings and prints

A young woman carrying a basket of eggplants, with Mt Fuji in the background; Isoda Koryûsai

Title
A young woman carrying a basket of eggplants, with Mt Fuji in the background
Artist
Isoda Koryûsai
Artist Life Dates
active 1764 - 1788
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1764-1788
Accession Number
1948/1.165
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper, pillar print
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:53:40
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
making art
schools of japanese paintings and prints

Chôzan of the Chôjiya House and Her Attendants; Isoda Koryûsai

Title
Chôzan of the Chôjiya House and Her Attendants
Artist
Isoda Koryûsai
Artist Life Dates
active 1764 - 1788
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1770s
Accession Number
1948/1.167
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:53:40
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
making art
schools of japanese paintings and prints

Three Poems of the Dusk (Sanseki no waka): Courtesan Tying Her Sash; Torii Kiyonaga

Title
Three Poems of the Dusk (Sanseki no waka): Courtesan Tying Her Sash
Artist
Torii Kiyonaga
Artist Life Dates
1752 - 1815
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1785
Accession Number
1948/1.162
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:53:39
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
genres
making art
schools of japanese paintings and prints

A Young Woman Carrying an Open Parasol; Torii Kiyonaga

Title
A Young Woman Carrying an Open Parasol
Artist
Torii Kiyonaga
Artist Life Dates
1752 - 1815
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1783
Accession Number
1948/1.161
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:53:39
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
making art
schools of japanese paintings and prints

An Outing near Mimeguri Shrine; Torii Kiyonaga

Title
An Outing near Mimeguri Shrine
Artist
Torii Kiyonaga
Artist Life Dates
1752 - 1815
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1787
Accession Number
1948/1.160
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:53:39
Secondary Keywords
asian
family
forms
how we live
making art
objects
relationships
schools of japanese paintings and prints

Beauties of the East as Reflected in Fashions (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki); Torii Kiyonaga

Title
Beauties of the East as Reflected in Fashions (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)
Artist
Torii Kiyonaga
Artist Life Dates
1752 - 1815
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1784
Accession Number
1948/1.159
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper, ôban-e size
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:53:38
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
making art
schools of japanese paintings and prints

[Reproduction]: Six Famous Poets: Figures Grouped about a Charcoal Brazier; Suzuki Harunobu

Title
[Reproduction]: Six Famous Poets: Figures Grouped about a Charcoal Brazier
Artist
Suzuki Harunobu
Artist Life Dates
1725-1770
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1948/1.157
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:53:38
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
genres
making art
schools of japanese paintings and prints

Young Woman Lacing a Hawking Gauntlet; Suzuki Harunobu

Title
Young Woman Lacing a Hawking Gauntlet
Artist
Suzuki Harunobu
Artist Life Dates
1725-1770
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1765-1770
Accession Number
1948/1.158
Medium and Support
Pillar-format full color woodblock print (hashira e nishiki e)
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:53:38
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
making art
schools of japanese paintings and prints

[Reproduction] A Woman and a Child; Suzuki Harunobu

Title
[Reproduction] A Woman and a Child
Artist
Suzuki Harunobu
Artist Life Dates
1725-1770
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1948/1.154
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:53:37
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
genres
making art
modern and contemporary art
schools of japanese paintings and prints

Young Girl Crossing a Bridge on a Windy Day; Calendar Print: Parody of "Crossing at the Sano Ford" (Hashi wo wataru musume: Egoyomi, Mitate Sano no watari); Suzuki Harunobu

Title
Young Girl Crossing a Bridge on a Windy Day; Calendar Print: Parody of "Crossing at the Sano Ford" (Hashi wo wataru musume: Egoyomi, Mitate Sano no watari)
Artist
Suzuki Harunobu
Artist Life Dates
1725-1770
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1765
Accession Number
1948/1.155
Medium and Support
color woodblock print (nishiki e) on paper, medium-size (chûban)
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:53:37
Secondary Keywords
asian
child
events
family
forms
how we live
making art
men
natural events
people and culture
people and occupations
relationships
schools of japanese paintings and prints

In Front of the Matsubaya Tea Shop; Kitagawa Utamaro

Title
In Front of the Matsubaya Tea Shop
Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Artist Life Dates
(Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1789-1801
Accession Number
1938.9
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-12-20 15:51:20
Secondary Keywords
asian
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Maitina; Atta Kwami

Title
Maitina
Artist
Atta Kwami
Physical Description
An abstract oil painting in various colors. The colors are set into their own rows or columns and do not run together.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1956
Object Creation Date
2011
Accession Number
2011/1.88
Medium and Support
oil on linen
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:28
Secondary Keywords
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Li River; Mignonette Yin Cheng

Title
Li River
Artist
Mignonette Yin Cheng
Physical Description
Watercolor painting with very strong vertical lines of aquamarine, ochres, greens and dark blues. The colored sections follow the vertical lines but also reference an almost "poured" look of color.
Artist Life Dates
(China, 1933 - 2009)
Object Creation Date
2004
Accession Number
2012/1.226
Medium and Support
watercolor on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:26
Secondary Keywords
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Bamboo; Kobayashe Kanrin

Title
Bamboo
Artist
Kobayashe Kanrin
Physical Description
A hanging scroll painting of bamboo.
Artist Life Dates
(1813 - 1887)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1972-1975
Accession Number
2011/2.165
Medium and Support
sumi on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:19
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
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The Music Lesson (Musikalishe Unterhaltung); Caspar Netscher

Title
The Music Lesson (Musikalishe Unterhaltung)
Artist
Caspar Netscher
Physical Description
A panel portrait of two men and two women. One man plays a mandolin while the other watches one of the women. The woman he is watching is standing by the table and holding a dog. The second woman is sitting next to the mandolin player and reading.
Artist Life Dates
1639(?)-1684
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1665
Accession Number
2011/2.179
Medium and Support
oil on panel
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:16
Secondary Keywords
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Tibetan Thangka Hanging Scroll; Artist Unknown, Tibet

Title
Tibetan Thangka Hanging Scroll
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet
Physical Description
A silk hanging scroll with images of members of a pantheon of gods.
Accession Number
2012/1.271
Medium and Support
silk on hanging scroll
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:12
Secondary Keywords
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The Locket; David Shapiro

Title
The Locket
Artist
David Shapiro
Physical Description
An abstract oil painting, similar to a blank canvas.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1922
Object Creation Date
1971
Accession Number
2011/1.86
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Date Added/Updated
2013-07-10 18:44:12
Secondary Keywords
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Christ Healing the Deaf-Mute; Philippe de Champaigne

Title
Christ Healing the Deaf-Mute
Artist
Philippe de Champaigne
Physical Description
This painting depicts a river passing through a wooded landscape as human figures, dwarfed by the towering trees, move along its banks. The majestic landscape dominates the painting, but a group of four men in the right foreground also competes for attention since the bright, saturated primary colors of their robes stand out sharply against the muted tonalities of their surroundings. One of the men, wearing a blue cloak, places his left finger in the mouth of a man kneeling before him and touches the side of his head with his right hand. A third man leans forward to touch the kneeling figure's shoulder while the fourth, in a magnificent red cloak, raises his hands in astonishment.
Artist Life Dates
1602-1674
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1650-1660
Accession Number
1960/2.93
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Date Added/Updated
2013-05-08 13:08:24
Secondary Keywords
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Moon over Lausanne; Joseph Mallord William Turner

Title
Moon over Lausanne
Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Physical Description
Three figures stand in the bottom left corner. The image is mostly tan and light blue except very dark in the center. The blue horizon line is in the top third of the image stretching from a cityscape on the left side to a sweeping hill on the right side. There is a small moon in the middle at the very top of the image.
Artist Life Dates
1775-1851
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1836
Accession Number
1991/2.72
Medium and Support
watercolor and graphite on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-05-08 13:08:20
Secondary Keywords
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Esther before Ahasuerus; Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Title
Esther before Ahasuerus
Artist
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
Physical Description
A bearded man, wearing majestic red robes with a large ermine collar and a green turban surmounted by a crown, sits on a throne at left. He leans forward, holding a long thin scepter in his right hand while touching his chest with his left. Before him stand two women supporting a third, who has fainted. This third woman wears a splendid blue robe ornamented with a row of opulent clasps, a luxurious golden cloak lined with pink fabric, and a crown that seems to tilt precariously on the back of her head. The man looks intently into the face of the fainted woman, while the two women, in turn, watch his expression closely.
Artist Life Dates
1591-1666
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1639
Accession Number
1963/2.45
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Date Added/Updated
2013-05-08 13:08:04
Secondary Keywords
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Geese and Reeds (two of a pair); Ki-hun Yang

Title
Geese and Reeds (two of a pair)
Artist
Ki-hun Yang
Physical Description
A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. A goose swoops into the scene from the top left, while the neck of the grounded goose follows a graceful curve to look at the approaching bird. The swaying reeds and grass around the grounded goose add lightness to the composition. Between the two geese are three lines of calligraphy.
Artist Life Dates
(1843 - 1898)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
2009/1.488.2
Medium and Support
ink on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-05-08 13:08:00
Secondary Keywords
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Geese and Reeds (one of a pair); Ki-hun Yang

Title
Geese and Reeds (one of a pair)
Artist
Ki-hun Yang
Physical Description
A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. The goose is the water has its head turned to watch the descent of the goose flying in from the right. The upper left corner contains calligraphic text, and creating ripples in the water in the foreground is a goose with its head below the surface, and bottom in the air. Reeds come in from the right.
Artist Life Dates
1843-1898
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
2009/1.488.1
Medium and Support
ink on paper
Date Added/Updated
2013-05-08 13:07:57
Secondary Keywords
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"The Sound of Rustling Leaves" (Chinese poem, calligraphy); Rai San'yô

Title
"The Sound of Rustling Leaves" (Chinese poem, calligraphy)
Artist
Rai San'yô
Physical Description
This is a hanging scroll. It is mounted on olive green fabric and includes a poem in Chinese calligraphic text about nature. Has three red seals: two in the lower left side, one in the upper right corner.
Artist Life Dates
1780-1832
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1811-1832
Accession Number
2002/1.164
Medium and Support
ink on paper
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:26:58
Secondary Keywords
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Sur le Flat-Iron; Albert Gleizes

Title
Sur le Flat-Iron
Artist
Albert Gleizes
Physical Description
Ink and gouache drawing in black, gray and white on tan paper with tall vertical structure at center of composition rendered in a series of quick vertical and diagonal lines.
Artist Life Dates
1881 - 1953
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1916
Accession Number
2000/2.172
Medium and Support
graphite, ink, gouache, and white heightening on tannish-gray wove paper
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:26:47
Secondary Keywords
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Late Autumn Landscape; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Late Autumn Landscape
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
The entire top portion of this painting is seemingly blank, but represents the air and atmosphere. Below are mountains hugged by clouds and trees and vegetation in the phase of autumn.
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
16th century
Accession Number
1966/2.1
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:26:20
Secondary Keywords
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Imperial Visit to Yoshino (Fûryû yoshino gyôkô), Middle sheet of a triptych, "Three Women"; Kikugawa Eizan

Title
Imperial Visit to Yoshino (Fûryû yoshino gyôkô), Middle sheet of a triptych, "Three Women"
Artist
Kikugawa Eizan
Artist Life Dates
1787-1867
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
early 19th century
Accession Number
1948/1.196
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:26:06
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
making art
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Imperial Visit to Yoshino (Fûryû yoshino gyôkô), Right-hand sheet of a triptych, "Three Women"; Kikugawa Eizan

Title
Imperial Visit to Yoshino (Fûryû yoshino gyôkô), Right-hand sheet of a triptych, "Three Women"
Artist
Kikugawa Eizan
Artist Life Dates
1787-1867
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
early 19th century
Accession Number
1948/1.195
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:26:06
Secondary Keywords
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Imperial Visit to Yoshino (Fûryû yoshino gyôkô), Left-hand sheet of a triptych, "Three Women"; Kikugawa Eizan

Title
Imperial Visit to Yoshino (Fûryû yoshino gyôkô), Left-hand sheet of a triptych, "Three Women"
Artist
Kikugawa Eizan
Artist Life Dates
1787-1867
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
early 19th century
Accession Number
1948/1.197
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 18:26:06
Secondary Keywords
asian
forms
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