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Title

Stringed Reclining Figure

Artist

Henry Moore

Physical Description

Abstracted human figure reclining on its side. Eight strings resembling the strings of a harp extend from the chest area to the hip.

Artist Life Dates

1898 - 1986

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1968/1.98

Medium and Support

bronze and string on wood base

relevance

rank 6.37082

Secondary Keywords

european

european styles and periods

figures

genres

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

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musical instruments

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sculpture

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sound devices

sound devices by function

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Hyena Puppet Head (Nama, Sogu kun)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali

Physical Description

Stylized wood carving of hyena head; two pieces of wood joined to form articulating jaw. edged with prominent teeth. short upright ears, long triangular nose or snout; eyes, teeth, nose and crown of head overlaid with sheet metal. Wood is unpainted.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1971/2.23

Medium and Support

wood, sheet metal

relevance

rank 6.18552

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

biological components

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sculpture

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single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Daibutsu (Great Buddha) at Kamakura

Artist

Kawase Hasui

Physical Description

The daibutsu, or giant buddha, statue takes up the bulk of the pictorial space. Curving upwards and towards the statue is a large pine. At the feet of the green hued daibutsu statue are three women of different generations: a young girl, an adult woman, and an elderly woman. Although a few clouds hover in the sky, the sun appears to be shining brightly, casting some shadows of nearby trees into the picture.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1930

Accession Number

1982/1.203

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size

relevance

rank 6.18142

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asian

associated concepts

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

east asian

japanese

japanese periods

main garments

medieval japanese periods

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious buildings

religious structures

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Ram Rod Puppet Head (Bakòrò, Sogokun)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali

Physical Description

A naturalistic rendering of a ram, with striations incised into the top of the head and down the first third of the horns which sweep forward in a natural curve toward the nose. Eyes inlaid with green glass, and muzzle is overlaid with strip of metal. Jaw articulates, tied with cord. Cloth ears are attached and dangle on either side of head. Wood is unpainted.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1971/2.22

Medium and Support

wood, sheet metal, glass and cloth

relevance

rank 6.17796

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

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descriptors

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

objects we use

performing arts buildings

performing arts structures

puppets

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

sculpture

sculpture by material

sheep

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Farnese Hercules

Artist

Jacob Bos

Physical Description

This engraving reproduces a colossal marble sculpture of Hercules leaning upon his club, which is draped with a lion skin. Bos carefully records the powerful musculature of the figure and sets the statue within a niche.

Artist Life Dates

active c.1520-c.1580

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1562

Accession Number

1994/2.17

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 6.12371

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

figures (representations)

intaglio prints

objects we use

percussive weapons

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Girl with French Loaves

Artist

Chet LaMore

Physical Description

Highly abstracted figure with oval body, short straight legs, and a large mushroom shaped head with a crude, wide-mouthed face. Between the body and head are two horizontal bars that are slightly longer than the width of the head. The sculpture is quite flat, and the bronze has a molten look.

Artist Life Dates

1908-1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1959

Accession Number

1981/2.111

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.89371

Secondary Keywords

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

food

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sculpture

sculpture by material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Cup

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1875

Accession Number

1985/2.44

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 5.88706

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

central and equatorial african styles

central democratic republic of congo styles

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

sculpture

sculpture by technique

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

Cup

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1984/2.32

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.88706

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

central and equatorial african styles

central democratic republic of congo styles

containers

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culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

object genres

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people and culture

sculpture

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vessels

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #27 Kakegawa

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Figures surrounded by large pines and a monumental gate that seems to be entrance of a shrine. There is a statue standing on the side of the gate. The red glow on the edge of the hills in the distance suggest the time as at dawn or at dusk. Writing in upper left and right corners, title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.318

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.78517

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

evergreens

gates and gate components

gateway components

gateways and gateway components

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

plants

religious structures

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

The Farnese Hercules

Artist

Hendrick Goltzius

Physical Description

This impressively large engraving depicts the muscular back of a marble statue of a man. The figure leans upon a club draped with a lion skin and holds three apples in his right hand behind his back. Two men look up at the statue from the lower right corner of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1558 - 1617

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1592

Accession Number

1994/2.13

Medium and Support

engraving on medium weight laid paper

relevance

rank 5.72737

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

figures (representations)

food

fruit

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

percussive weapons

printing and printing processes and techniques

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renaissance-baroque styles

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Interior of a Pompeiian Home with Figures (The Impluvium)

Artist

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Physical Description

An ink drawing in shades of gray with very exact detailing of objects and architectural elements in the scene. It shows the interior of a Roman house with sunlight streaming into an open courtyard with a fountain. The stone fountain has a square basin supported by a pedestal and a standing nude sculpture above it. One wall of the courtyard is decorated with floral designs and two figural scenes. A small bush is growing in a dirt area of the floor and there are two large vessels against the wall. Two figures are standing in a colonnade to the left of the courtyard. One is a woman dressed in a toga who is looking at a man dressed in a short sleeved tunic. The decorations of the floor, walls and ceiling depict ancient classical designs such as ascanthus leaves, meander and scroll patterns and the roof tiles have floral plume decorations and lion's head spouts.

Artist Life Dates

1814-1879

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1873

Accession Number

1976/2.20

Medium and Support

ink and wash over graphite on cream wove paper

relevance

rank 5.70334

Secondary Keywords

architecture

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

descriptors

dwellings

figures

genres

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

residential structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

La Villa Madama

Artist

Jean-François Janinet

Physical Description

This etching, in a pale blue, brown and gray color scheme, depicts an outdoor scene with a large Roman style building and several human figures in the foreground. One giant wall, with two large arches, with semi-circular apses behind, crosses the middle section of the composition from left to right. It intersects a massive building that has a series of vaulted chambers. Both structures have crumbling stonework and overgrown vegetation. There are several groups of women in the foreground on both sides of a river. Some are in the water washing laundry and some are standing with wash hanging on lines. There is a small dog on the shore.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1752 - 1814, )

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1778

Accession Number

1973/1.737

Medium and Support

etching and lavis-manner engraving printed in color on paper

relevance

rank 5.53244

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

arches and arch components

architectural elements

architecture

bridges by form

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

landscapes (environments)

laundry

mammals

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

service industry buildings

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A broad set of steps leading up to a tree-lined terrace are the main features of this work. Figures on the terrace and a sculpture of putti supporting an urn or pot are visible at the top of the stairs; in the left foreground, a woman and little girl are climbing the stairs.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.437

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on wove paper

relevance

rank 5.19940

Secondary Keywords

agricultural complexes

animals

animals and creatures

architectural elements

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

circulation elements

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

europe

europe (continent)

figures

france

france (nation)

gardens by form

geographic and political locations

locality

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

scientists and people in science-related occupations

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

stair components

stairs and stair components

terraces

the natural world

ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

œle-de-france (region)

Title

A Visit to the Gallery

Artist

Pier Celestino Gilardi

Physical Description

Two women on a settee dressed in elegant 19th century attire, one holding a fan and the other a parasol, while another richly clad woman leans in close beside them, in a lavishly decorated interior setting with ornately carved gilded walls, a large mirror above the settee, inlaid marble floor, and large vases to either side of the settee. In the center of the room is a sculpture of the Medici Venus on a pedestal with her back to the viewer, her reflection evident in the mirror. Between the base of the sculpture and the viewer is an elaborately carved gilt stool covered with rich red fabric. Beside the sculpture, another woman holding a book walks towards the cluster of women.

Artist Life Dates

1837 - 1905

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1877

Accession Number

1895.94

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 5.19026

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

building divisions

candles and candleholders

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

display rooms and spaces

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

genres

household objects

inorganic material

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

materials by composition

mythology

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

reflections

rock

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roman

rooms and spaces

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Firenze - Palazzo Pitti, La Fontana

Artist

Fratelli Alinari

Artist Life Dates

(active 1854 - 1920)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1832-1865

Accession Number

1982/1.229

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 5.11215

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

descriptors

europe (continent)

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hydraulic structures by function

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italy (nation)

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photographs

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rock

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the natural world

tuscany (region)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

water distribution structures

Title

Netsuke of a child holding a lion mask (pair with 2002/2.31)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.30

Medium and Support

paint, gilding and lacquer on wood

relevance

rank 5.03955

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

sculpture by function

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

youth

Title

Netsuke of a man and badger

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.27

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.02398

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Netsuke of a child holding a lantern (pair with 2002/2.30)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.31

Medium and Support

paint, gilding and lacquer on wood

relevance

rank 5.02398

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

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size by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

youth

Title

Netsuke of emaciated man, seated crosslegged with head thrown back in a scream

Artist

Shôzan

Artist Life Dates

19th century

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.29

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 4.99251

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sculpture by function

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Mantel clock with a priestess and Cupid offering a sacriffice to Venus

Artist

Joseph Buzot

Physical Description

The dial of this elaborately decorated clock stands upon a two-tiered base. The lower tier consists of a hollow base made of ebony and adorned with a frieze of gilded bronze scrollwork and palmette motifs. The upper tier, made entirely of gilded bronze, features six fluted pilasters with a decorative panel centered on the front below the dial. This panel is composed of a pair of doves touching beaks before a crossed quiver of arrows and a flaming torch framed by leaves. A woman in long flowing robes stands to the right of the dial and empties a small cup onto a dove held by a winged putto who lies on a rocky projection. Behind the dove burns a fire on a small altar inscribed "Altar of Venus" [Autel à Venus].

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1780

Accession Number

2001/2.82

Medium and Support

gilded bronze, ebony, porcelain, and glass

relevance

rank 4.95688

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

altars and altar components

animals and creatures

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

birds

ceremonies

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

enclosing structural elements

european

european styles and periods

events

figure- and animal-derived motifs

measuring devices

measuring devices for extent

metallizing

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

modern french styles and movements

modern french styles by reign

motifs

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religious building fixtures

religious ceremonies

sculpture

sculpture by material

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

surface covering processes and techniques

timepieces

timepieces by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

Title

Netsuke of dog and temple bell on a mat

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.40

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 4.67584

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

animals and creatures

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

bells and sets of bells

chordophones

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

form attributes

mammals

objects we use

percussion idiophones

sculpture by function

size (extent)

size by specific type

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Netsuke of Sambasô dancer with moveable tongue

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.28

Medium and Support

wood, with ivory face and feet

relevance

rank 4.67139

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

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

sculpture by function

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Journey of the Soul to the Paradise of the Queen Mother of the West

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Limestone slab carved bas-relief with six registers. The lower register depicts a chariot procession above fish-inhabited waters. The central three registers depict figures carrying out funerary rites. The top register shows a winged creature with a human face flanked by two writhing dragons and other animals, including two rabbits and a nine-tailed fox.

Century

2nd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century

Accession Number

2000/2.1

Medium and Support

carved limestone slab

relevance

rank 4.59071

Secondary Keywords

agricultural equipment

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

ceremonial objects

death

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

equipment

equipment by process

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

funerary structures

great lake and central woodland native american styles

how we live

inorganic material

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

legendary creatures

mammals

materials

materials by composition

native american

native north american styles

object genres

object genres by function

object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

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religious structures

rites of passage

scientific concepts

sculpture techniques

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

tools and equipment

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Profile Airflow—Test Mold, Front End

Artist

Claes Oldenburg

Physical Description

A polyurethane relief sculpture of the front end of an automobile superimposed over a silkscreen image of the car in an aluminum frame.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Sweden, 1929

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1968-1972

Accession Number

1975/1.80

Medium and Support

polyurethane relief over one-color silkscreen on Plexiglas

relevance

rank 4.35951

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

forming

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

genres

international post-1945 styles and movements

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

modern and contemporary art

object-making processes and techniques

objects

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

sculpture techniques

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

transportation

transportation vehicles

vehicles

Title

Scenes from the Life of the Buddha: Adoration of the Buddha Dimpakara, Conception, Prophecy, Birth (architectural fragment)

Artist

Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Physical Description

A curved stone, originally a facing on the drum of a small stupa, carved with a narrative scene.

Century

2nd-3rd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Accession Number

1997/2.36

Medium and Support

stone

relevance

rank 4.20650

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

events

object genres

object genres by form

object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people and culture

personal life events

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious structures

sculpture techniques

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Devotees of the Buddha (fragment of a frieze from a stupa, from Nagarjunakonda?)

Artist

India, Andhra Pradesh

Century

2nd-3rd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Accession Number

1972/2.42

Medium and Support

limestone

relevance

rank 4.14973

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object-making processes and techniques

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

relief

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious structures

sculpture techniques

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, attended by Indra

Artist

Artist Unknown, Gandhara (Ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Physical Description

A fragment of a stucco relief sculpture.

Century

2nd-4th century

Object Creation Date

100-399

Accession Number

1961/2.83

Medium and Support

stucco relief with traces of polychromy

relevance

rank 3.95507

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Title

Untitled (Dollhouse); from the 2002 Peter Norton Family Christmas Project

Artist

Yinka Shonibare

Physical Description

Dollhouse replica of a two-storey Victorian-style flat in the East End of London. The façade is red brick with white molding. The upper storey has two tall windows that face onto the street; the door into the flat is on the left, and to the right of it is a large bay window. The split-level interior holds a bedroom and parlor, both of which are decorated with wallpaper and furnishings, including cabinets, chairs, tables, fireplaces, and a canopy bed. Reproductions of paintings by Shonibare and Jean-Honoré Fragonard hang on the walls. A seal on the right-facing outside wall reads: “Yinka Shonibare, artist, lives here.”

Artist Life Dates

born 1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2002

Accession Number

2008/2.256

Medium and Support

resin, plastic, wood, paper and fabric

relevance

rank 3.93755

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greater london (metropolitan area)

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Title

A Votive plaque depicting the Buddha seated in dhyana mudra, and flanked by two stupas

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene.

Century

7th-9th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1964/2.23

Medium and Support

terracotta, molded

relevance

rank 3.88633

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