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Title

An Evening in a Hot Spring

Artist

Yoshida Hiroshi

Physical Description

This work depicts an evening scene in a hot spring.

Artist Life Dates

1876 - 1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930-1950

Accession Number

1939.3

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 13.62608

Primary Keywords

buildings, civic

evening

reflections

spring - autumn

spring and autumn

water

Title

Spring

Artist

Buffie Johnson

Artist Life Dates

born 1912

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1912-1958

Accession Number

1958/2.63

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 10.18351

Primary Keywords

abstraction

spring

Title

Veils of Spring

Artist

Arthur B. Davies

Artist Life Dates

1862-1928

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

1955/1.102

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 10.07030

Primary Keywords

groups

spring

trees

Title

Spring Warms River Nu

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Two men rafting in the waves of River Nu.

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

last quarter of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2006/1.144

Medium and Support

horizontal hanging scroll, ink on rice paper

relevance

rank 9.85128

Primary Keywords

hanging scrolls

ink

river

spring

Title

Spring Dawn at the Han Dynasty Palace

Artist

Yuan Jiang (Yüan Chiang)

Artist Life Dates

active c. 1690-c. 1730

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1690 - circa 1730

Accession Number

1995/1.83

Medium and Support

ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 9.85128

Primary Keywords

landscapes

mountains

palaces

spring

trees

Title

Side 1: Landscape by Lan-chih Kuo; Side 2: Calligraphy by Feng Kao

Artist

Guo Lanzhi (Kuo Lan-chih) (aka Kuo Lan-chih)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923

Accession Number

1980/1.221

Medium and Support

folding fan, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 9.85128

Primary Keywords

calligraphy

landscapes

rocks

spring

trees

Title

Lone Rooster Summons the Spring

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

The Rooster is singled out by its expressive outlining brushwork and the vibrant red color of the comb. Its decorative flavor is also enhanced by using a specific type of paper called “cloud-dragon paper” (yunlong zhi), as the pattern of décor resembles motifs of cloud and dragon. Vertical calligraphic text in in the upper left corner.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2006/1.112

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 9.85128

Primary Keywords

hanging scroll

ink

roosters

spring

Title

Spring in Connecticut, or, Joe Knoche Builds a New Stone Wall

Artist

Mahonri MacIntosh Young

Artist Life Dates

1877 - 1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1877-1942

Accession Number

1942.1

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 9.74530

Primary Keywords

construction

groups

house

spring

stone

trees

Title

Soboba Hot Springs, California (I), from "The Fault Zone"

Artist

Joe Deal

Physical Description

This is a black and white photograph showing a rocky, barren hillside above a grassy golf course in the vally below. The rocky terrain on the slope is depicted in great detail. The golf course has a large pond and tree lined fairways.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1947 - 2010)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1979

Accession Number

2000/2.130.10

Medium and Support

gold-toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.64158

Primary Keywords

buildings

hills

landscapes

plants

spring

trees

water

Title

Road of the Butterflies - Spring

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

The girl in the middle of the printing is surrounded by lots of butterflies, and the butterflies have similar color and pattern with the background. The background consists of a variation of colors and shapes.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

2011/2.50

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 9.64158

Primary Keywords

butterfiles

girl

patterns (design elements)

roads

spring

Title

Springtime

Artist

John Costigan

Physical Description

In the middle of a wooded setting is a woman carrying a child on her back. A few sheep surround her, with a lamb in the center left foreground. A boy stands at the right side of the composition. The trees and the clothing of the figures are mostly in shadow.

Artist Life Dates

1888-1972

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1980/2.175

Medium and Support

drypoint and etching on cream-colored paper

relevance

rank 9.54004

Primary Keywords

children (people by age group)

sheep

spring

trees

woman

Title

Spring blossoms at Arashiyama

Artist

Kishi Renzan

Artist Life Dates

1805-1859

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1830-1859

Accession Number

1964/1.97

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 9.24787

Primary Keywords

boat

cherry tree

figures in landscape

flowers

landscapes

mountains

rivers

spring

trees

Title

Pavillion in the Woods in Spring

Artist

Nakabayashi Chikutô

Artist Life Dates

1776-1853

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1830

Accession Number

1985/2.26

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 9.15442

Primary Keywords

buildings

calligraphy

hanging scroll

huts

japan

landscapes

mountains

pines

rocks

spring

trees

Title

Paraders with Flowering Tree Branches, Moscow

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A parade in Moscow. Presumably this parade is in the springtime, participants hold flowering tree branches. In the center a father and his young daughter, who is sitting on his shoulders, smile as they walk down the street.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.92

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 9.15442

Primary Keywords

branches (components)

flowers (plants)

gelatin silver process

parade floats

russia (nation)

spring

Title

Tôto Meisho Series: Flower-viewing at Asukayama

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Landscape with water and mount Fuji in the background. People are wandering on the green grassland, having picnics, and enjoying the pleasant weather and the beauty of cherry blossoms.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1833-1843

Accession Number

1948/1.141

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 8.77288

Primary Keywords

cherry trees

flowers (plants)

landscapes (environments)

spring

trees

Title

Peach Blossom Spring

Artist

Qiu Ying (Ch'iu Ying)

Physical Description

In this fan painting mounted as an album leaf, a fishing boat is moored at shore. Water stretches to the right, and above it calligraphic text recounting the story of Peach Blossom Spring. To the left of the boat, are green riverbanks, blossoming peach trees, and a man in a small cave.

Artist Life Dates

c.1495-1552

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1542

Accession Number

1976/1.212

Medium and Support

ink and color on gold paper

relevance

rank 8.65451

Primary Keywords

boats

calligraphy

fans (costume accessories)

mythology (literary genre)

peach blossoms

peach trees

spring

Title

Spring Landscape

Artist

Arthur Wesley Dow

Physical Description

Landscape painting depicting a dirt pathway with steps and a wooden railing cutting through the center of the composition leading to a house on a hill in the distance. On either side of the path are blooming trees bearing pink and white blossoms in a green meadow.

Artist Life Dates

1857 - 1922

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1892

Accession Number

1954/1.168

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 8.43341

Primary Keywords

clouds

flowers

grass (plant material)

grassland

houses

landscapes

landscapes (environments)

oil painting

paths

road

sky

spring

trees

Title

One of a pair of six-fold screens

Artist

Attributed Kanô Tan'yû

Physical Description

These panels represent six of the twelve months. The panels each have calligraphy and a red seal in one corner. In each panel there is a bird and a type of plant, which are suggestive of particular months. On the top left panel there is bamboo, the bow of the boat with a small lamp attached to it, and a type of water fowl. In the bottom middle panel is a blooming sakura tree and a pheasant. In the bottom left panel is blue and white wisteria ans small sparrows. In the bottom right panel there is a willow slowly coming back to life after winter over a thatched building.

Artist Life Dates

(Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1965/1.179

Medium and Support

ink and light color on paper, one of pair of Six fold screens

relevance

rank 7.87315

Primary Keywords

autumn

bamboo

boats

chickens

cranes (birds)

crows

ducks

flowers (plants)

houses

japanese painting styles

mountains

pheasants

rivers

screens (furniture)

spring

summer

trees

willow trees

winter

wisteria

Title

One of a pair of six-fold screens

Artist

Attributed Kanô Tan'yû

Physical Description

This six-fold screen, a half of a pair, is meant to represent six of the twelve months of the year, with keen attention paid to the birds and flowers associated with each. Although this screen bears Kano Tan’yu’s signature, it was probably created by his studio or by followers working in this famous artist’s style.

Artist Life Dates

(Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1965/1.178

Medium and Support

one of a pair of 6-fold screens, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 7.75046

Primary Keywords

autumn

birds

cranes (birds)

ducks

flowers (plants)

geese

grass (plant material)

japan (nation)

landscapes (environments)

moon

mountains

rivers

screen prints

seasons

snow

spring

summer

sun

sunrise

trees

winter