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Title

Calligraphy

Artist

Wang Duo

Artist Life Dates

1592-1652

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1620-1652

Accession Number

1974/1.243

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on satin

relevance

rank 10.13914

Secondary Keywords

genres

medium

scrolls

Title

Twenty Fruit and Flower Studies

Artist

Matsumura Keibun

Artist Life Dates

1779-1843

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of the 19th century

Accession Number

1961/1.166

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 9.60526

Secondary Keywords

asia

genres

locality

medium

plants

scrolls

the natural world

Title

Bamboo and Rocks

Artist

Qian Zai (Ch'ien Tsai)

Physical Description

A vertical hanging scroll on white fabric. The image is in black ink on faded paper. A bamboo tree occupies most of the space. A signature is located in the middle on the left of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

1708-1793

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1787

Accession Number

1970/2.8

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 8.75915

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

medium

plants

scrolls

the natural world

Title

Portrait of a Warrior (Minamoto no Yoritomo)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1955/1.266

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 8.69009

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

army

asia

clothing

creatures

genres

locality

medium

military

mythology

objects

people and occupations

portraits

scrolls

swords

weaponry

Title

Mountain Hut among Pines

Artist

Ôhara Tonshû (Donshû)

Physical Description

Primarily black and grey ink painting. Signature stamp in the lower right side of the image. Background contains mountains and a river runs from them down to the base of the image. A small hut or structure is shown next to the cliff and some trees on the left side. A figure of a person stands near the river at the base of the image.

Artist Life Dates

died 1857

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1831-1844

Accession Number

1985/2.27

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 8.42997

Secondary Keywords

architecture

asia

descriptors

geography

houses

inorganic material

locality

materials

materials by composition

medium

people and occupations

plants

scrolls

the natural world

Title

Mountain Valley in Autumn

Artist

Noro Kaiseki

Artist Life Dates

1747-1828

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1825

Accession Number

1972/2.380

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk

relevance

rank 8.24195

Secondary Keywords

architecture

asia

atmospheric effects

descriptors

genres

geography

houses

inorganic material

locality

materials

materials by composition

medium

plants

scrolls

seasons

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Beaker with incised leaf scroll pattern

Artist

Kiln Unknown, Vietnam

Physical Description

A finely potted stoneware beaker with a rounded bottom and a lightly incised, freely drawn leaf scroll spreading across the widest part of the body, flanked by incised double horizontal lines, all covered evenly with an yellow green glaze. Four spur markes inside.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1991/1.95

Medium and Support

stoneware with yellow green glaze

relevance

rank 7.38181

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

motifs

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

scrolls (motifs)

vessels

Title

Healing Scroll

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Ethopian Orthodox Ethiopia

Physical Description

Long narrow strip of parchment with writing in red and black pigment; image at top shows a face with large eyes in a square with eight radiating triangles (Solomon's Seal); image at bottom shows a winged figure holding a sword (archangel). Rows of eyes border the images.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1981/2.159

Medium and Support

parchment, pigment on leather scroll

relevance

rank 6.49698

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

christianity

components

components and systems

components by specific context

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information form components

information forms

layout features

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

scrolls (information artifacts)

Title

Covered box with a knob and alternating panels of vegetal scrolls and lattices

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand, Sawankhalok ware

Physical Description

Small-size covered box, the lotus bud handle and surrounding medallion in brown, the body and lid with alternating panels of vegetal scrolls and lattices. Each panel is separated by a raised line. The foot is painted brown. Clear glaze.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 15th centrury

Accession Number

1983/1.432A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with underglaze iron decoration and clear glaze

relevance

rank 5.96767

Secondary Keywords

asian

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

motifs

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

scrolls (motifs)

southeast asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

thai

thai pottery styles

Title

Sawankhalok Ware Covered Box with a conch handle, a band of star, and a band of vegetal scroll design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand, Sawankhalok ware

Physical Description

Small-size covered box, with a handle surrounded by a raised stylized calyx, which imitates the growth pattern of the top of a mangosteen, and a band of star points at the rim of the lid. The body has a band of vegetal scrolls. Brown-and-cream glaze.

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

14th century - 15th century

Accession Number

2005/1.462A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with brown and cream glaze

relevance

rank 5.40241

Secondary Keywords

asian

ceramics

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

materials

materials by composition

motifs

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

scrolls (motifs)

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

southeast asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

thai

thai pottery styles

Title

Brewing Tea under Pines by a Stream

Artist

Zhou Chen (Chou Ch'en)

Physical Description

Vertically oriented. Ink on silk with silk edging. Three figures at a stream in a wooded area.

Artist Life Dates

active 1515-1535

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

mid 16th century - late 16th century

Accession Number

1963/2.3

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 5.04208

Secondary Keywords

layout features

upward

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

evergreens

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

layout features

making art

medium

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

riverine bodies

scrolls

settlements and landscapes

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels for serving and consuming food

vessels for serving drinks

woody plants