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- Title
- Grasshopper
- Artist
- Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
- Physical Description
- The painting depicts a grasshopper resting on the leaves. The artist signed his pen name, A-chih, and sealed his pen names, Pai-shih mountain hermit, and Pai-shih hermit.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1864 - 1957)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920-1935
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.201
- Medium and Support
- ink on rice paper
- relevance
- rank 13.36122
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- arthropods
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- insects
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- plant components
- settlements and landscapes
- trees (components)
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with eight family crests
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Circular tsuba, made of iron. Inside an exterior circle, eight smaller circles are placed with the same spacing. The eight circles are connected to the exterior circle as well as to the three center holes where kôgai, blade, and kozuka are placed. Each of the eight circles have a different family crests. The openwork technique seen here is called "marubori" (round carving). The surface is slightly textured by minute stippling.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.7
- Medium and Support
- iron and gold
- relevance
- rank 12.69460
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- edged weapon components
- heraldic motifs
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- motifs
- natural landscapes
- plant components
- settlements and landscapes
- trees (components)
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- weapon components
- woody plants
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with design of three pawlownia crests and vines
- Artist
- Kinai School
- Physical Description
- This small, flat metal piece has a circular shape and an openwork design. It has a triangular shaped sword hole in the center, flanked by two other holes, which are filled with shakudô (copper-gold alloy). The sword hole is mended with gold. Three crests, consisting of pawlownia leaves and flowers, are interconnected with vines. There are some abrasions on the center oval shape around the sword hole. The surface is slightly textured by minute stippling. The outer rim is slightly elevated from the inner design. This openwork carving technique is called "marubori" (round carving).
- Artist Life Dates
- 17th century - 19th century
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1750
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.4
- Medium and Support
- iron, gold and shakudô (copper-gold alloy)
- relevance
- rank 12.52847
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- edged weapon components
- heraldic motifs
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- motifs
- natural landscapes
- plant components
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- trees (components)
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- weapon components
- woody plants
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with chrysanthemum and butterfly design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- The flat iron plate with quatrefoil design. It has three holes: one for blade (middle) flanked by oval-shape hole (for kougai) and oval with bump shape (for kozuka). Chrysanthemums, autumn grass and a rock are carved on lower-right side; a butterfly is descending toward the flowers. Gold inlays are applied to the flowers, grass, part of the rock, and butterfly. The surface is finely granulated by etching (“ishime-ji”).
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.11
- Medium and Support
- iron with gold inlays
- relevance
- rank 12.14859
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- arthropods
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- edged weapon components
- flowers (plants)
- herbaceous plants
- insects
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- weapon components
- woody plants
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with design of blowfish, shrimp and plant
- Artist
- Seishinsai
- Physical Description
- This small, flat piece made of light brown brass (called "sentoku" in Japanese) has a round diamond shape. It has a triangular shaped hole in the center and another round hole on one side. Artist’s name is signed between the two holes. The surface is slightly concaved from the rim. The front has relief design of a shrimp, blowfish, and bamboo branch. On the back, there are designs of a spiral shell, a barnacle, and water drops. The sea motifs are inlayed with gold, silver, copper, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy).
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.3
- Medium and Support
- brass with gold, silver, copper, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
- relevance
- rank 11.93901
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- arthropods
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- crustaceans
- edged weapon components
- edged weapons
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- weapon components
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- National Treasure Red Gate (Kokuhô Sekimon), from "Memories of Tokyo" (Tôkyô kaikô zue)
- Artist
- Maeda Masao
- Physical Description
- This print depicts the National Treasure Red Gate, from the series "Memories of Tokyo."
- Artist Life Dates
- 1904 - 1974
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1945
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.112
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 11.77816
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- asia (continent)
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- gates and gate components
- gateway components
- gateways and gateway components
- geographic and political locations
- japan (nation)
- kanto (region)
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- tokyo (metropolis)
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Untitled [Woodpeckers perched on the side of a tree]
- Artist
- Kawano Kaoru
- Physical Description
- This print, as the title indicates, portrays woodpeckers percehed on the side of a tree.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1916 - 1965
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/2.25
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 11.51543
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- asia (continent)
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- geographic and political locations
- heads
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- natural landscapes
- plant material
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- the human body
- upper body
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- wood and wood products
- woody plants
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a stylized plant, possibly part of a male inflorescence of the oil palm.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.447
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.23224
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- buildings and the land
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- Title
- Cathedral Ruins, Mexico
- Artist
- Don Worth
- Physical Description
- Black and white image of an arched walkway that has been filled in with stone and concrete. There are trees and foliage above and below.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1924-2009
- Object Creation Date
- 1972
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.294
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 11.19346
- Secondary Keywords
- arches and arch components
- architectural elements
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- plants
- rock
- rock by form
- settlements and landscapes
- spanning and projecting structural elements
- structural elements
- structural elements and structural element components
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Poet's (Conrad Aiken) Garden, New York City
- Artist
- André Kertész
- Physical Description
- A decapitated sculpture of a human head sits peacefully atop a stone pile. In the front of the photo stretches a stem bursting with floral blooms while flora and fauna seep out rom the cracks of the rocks in the foreground.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1894-1985
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1950
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.16
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 11.15698
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- rock
- rock by form
- sculpture
- sculpture by subject type
- settlements and landscapes
- the human body
- upper body
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- San Francisco, CA
- Artist
- Chuck Bowman
- Physical Description
- Man holding a camera, wearing khakis, one leg up against a wall. The wall is shot is on an angle, view of the sidewalk.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.197
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 11.13180
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- buildings and the land
- circulation elements
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by function
- plants
- roads
- roads by form
- settlements and landscapes
- stair components
- stairs and stair components
- steps and step components
- transportation spaces
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Man Working
- Artist
- Rudiger Berlit
- Physical Description
- Man leaning over in a field, working.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1883-1939
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.217
- Medium and Support
- black crayon on Japan paper
- relevance
- rank 11.11206
- Secondary Keywords
- building divisions
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- plants
- rooms and spaces
- rooms and spaces by function
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- St. Giles-in-the-Fields
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- The south flank of a church is seen through the branches of leafless trees. A central tower over the entrance dominates the upper portion of the composition. In the foreground, a curving rail indicates a path leading up to the side of the building; seated just to the left of the church are several people seated on a park bench.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1896
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.465
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph with stumping on printed on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 11.07211
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- churches
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- open spaces and site elements
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- places of worship
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- site elements
- the natural world
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- windows and window components
- woody plants
- Title
- Chez Mondrian (Mondrian's studio in Paris)
- Artist
- André Kertész
- Physical Description
- A flower is perched inside a vase that rests upon a wooden table. Behind it begins the start of a curved staircase.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1894-1985
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1926
- Accession Number
- 1976/2.14
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 11.05649
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- building divisions
- buildings and the land
- circulation elements
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- containers by form
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- rooms and spaces
- rooms and spaces by location or context
- settlements and landscapes
- stairs and stair components
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels
- woody plants
- Title
- Landscape
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Physical Description
- The print features a mountain, the edge of which creates a diagonal. A few plants are shown at the base of the mountain, and behind the mountain the sky is depicted with the colors of blue and white. The artist inscribed several calligraphic characters on the upper right-hand corner, which says "a scenery of the mountain and the water in the evening. (?)"
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760 - 1849
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of the 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.470
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.95273
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- natural landscapes
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Landscape with Mountains and Bridge
- Artist
- Okada Beisanjin
- Physical Description
- Brown and gold colored cloth background with an image of a landscape of a mountain and trees.
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.255
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper, silk and paper backing
- relevance
- rank 10.95273
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- natural landscapes
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Landscape with Bamboo Grove and Building Perched at Summit
- Artist
- Yamamoto Baiitsu
- Physical Description
- Green cloth background with mountain landscape. Mountain top protrudes to the left with a forest in the foreground.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1783-1856
- Object Creation Date
- 1842
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.246
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper, silk backing
- relevance
- rank 10.95273
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- natural landscapes
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Landscape
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Physical Description
- The print features a mountain, the edge of which creates a diagonal. A few plants are shown at the base of the mountain, and behind the mountain the sky is depicted with the colors of blue and white. The artist inscribed several calligraphic characters on the upper right-hand corner, which says "a scenery of the mountain and the water in the evening. (?)"
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760 - 1849
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of the 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.469
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.95273
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- natural landscapes
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Wild Ginger (Asarum candense), from "Woodland Portraits"
- Artist
- Jeannette Klute
- Physical Description
- A close-up image of wild ginger growing at the base of a tree. The green of the leaves are contrasted with the dark and rough texture of the tree bark.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1917 - 2009)
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.14.5
- Medium and Support
- vintage dye transfer print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.94635
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Blossoming Prunus Branch, after Wang Yüan-chang (Wang Mien)
- Artist
- Yamamoto Baiitsu
- Physical Description
- The prunus branch depicted by Baiitsu makes use of the long vertical form provided by the hanging scroll format. The branch enters the visual field from the top right, and curves downward toward the bottom of the scroll. On either side of the branch are sections of calligraphic text.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1783-1856
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1847
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.156
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.84777
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- herbaceous plants
- image-making processes and techniques
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- plant components
- plants
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- trees (components)
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
- writing (processes)
- Title
- Landscape: Dunes
- Artist
- Max Liebermann
- Physical Description
- A landscape is portrayed with shrubbery at the forefront and buildings on the horizon.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1847-1935
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1847-1935
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.153
- Medium and Support
- black crayon on white paper
- relevance
- rank 10.74607
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- natural landscapes
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- Title
- Blue Bird
- Artist
- Marian Spore Bush
- Physical Description
- An orange and yellow sky with a large blue peacock and orange snake. There is a large grey tree on the right hand side with green grass below.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1878-1946
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.199
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 10.72920
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- plants
- reptiles
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- View of a Hilltown
- Artist
- Pierre Antoine Patel
- Physical Description
- This pen and ink and wash drawing depicts a view of a town amidst a hilly landscape. A dog stands atop a hill and looks toward a body of water in the midground. A cluster of buildings are scattered throughout the composition. The central building has a large arched portico. Clouds of smoke appear to be billowing out of buildings.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1648-1707
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.197
- Medium and Support
- pen and brown and black ink grey wash over red chalk on thin laid paper laid down on medium laid paper
- relevance
- rank 10.72920
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Blue-and-white vase with large floral designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- It has a long, thin neck and flat oval body. The wide foot is rather shallow but deeply recessed on the underside. The entire of surface is decorated with peony blossom design printed in cobalt blue sigment.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1392-1910
- Accession Number
- 1962/1.93
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue underglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 10.72920
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- shrubs
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels
- woody plants
- Title
- Window Ledge with Plants
- Artist
- Ilse Bing
- Physical Description
- Stone window ledge exterior with various clay pots and plants. Lace curtain hanging on one side of the window.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
- Object Creation Date
- 1947; printed circa 1960
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.274
- Medium and Support
- early gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.72335
- Secondary Keywords
- additive and joining processes and techniques
- architectural elements
- assembling
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- plants
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- windows and window components
- woody plants
- Title
- Near Rome (Environs de Rome)
- Artist
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
- Physical Description
- The foreground is trees which frame, in the distance, a church-like structure. On the right are two tree trunks with little foliage. The left side from the bottom and halfway up is darkened area. There are 3 distinguishable trees near the center of the image that are full of foliage. Just to the right of those trees is a tree just as big as the church-like structure.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1796-1875
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1866
- Accession Number
- 1930.7
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.71773
- Secondary Keywords
- downward
- architecture
- 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
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Biyakugoji, Nara
- Artist
- Saitô Kiyoshi
- Physical Description
- The composition has a wide path in the middle heading into the background, with buildings on eiher side and three telephone poles in the middle. The top of a tree can be seen over the buildings in the top left of the scene. The front center portion of the pathway has some darker horizontal marks, and a dark figure is on the pathway in the center right of the composition.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1907 - 1997)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1963
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.68
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.68679
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- infrastructural elements
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by function
- people and culture
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- plants
- roads
- roads by form
- settlements and landscapes
- system components
- transportation spaces
- utilities components
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Cicada on a Willow Branch
- Artist
- Zhang Wendao (Chang Wen-tao)
- Physical Description
- A cicada perches on a willow branch.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1764-1814
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1805
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.132A
- Medium and Support
- fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on mica-coated paper
- relevance
- rank 10.65903
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- arthropods
- buildings and the land
- deciduous trees
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- settlements and landscapes
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Tree in Slot Canyon, Utah
- Artist
- Daniel Anderson
- Physical Description
- Tree growing inside of a canyon.
- Object Creation Date
- 2002
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.233
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.65437
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- fluvial landforms
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by formation process
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Struthiopteris germanica, from "Urformen der Kunst"
- Artist
- Karl Blossfeldt
- Artist Life Dates
- 1865-1932
- Object Creation Date
- published 1929
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.7
- Medium and Support
- photogravure on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.64270
- Secondary Keywords
- layout features
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- herbaceous plants
- illustrations
- illustrations by subject type
- images and ornament
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information form components
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- layout features
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Adiantum pedatum, from "Urformen der Kunst"
- Artist
- Karl Blossfeldt
- Artist Life Dates
- 1865-1932
- Object Creation Date
- published 1929
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.9
- Medium and Support
- photogravure on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.64270
- Secondary Keywords
- layout features
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- herbaceous plants
- illustrations
- illustrations by subject type
- images and ornament
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information form components
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- layout features
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Taraxacum officinalis, from "Urformen der Kunst"
- Artist
- Karl Blossfeldt
- Artist Life Dates
- 1865-1932
- Object Creation Date
- published 1929
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.11
- Medium and Support
- photogravure on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.64270
- Secondary Keywords
- layout features
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- herbaceous plants
- illustrations
- illustrations by subject type
- images and ornament
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information form components
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- layout features
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Papaver, from "Urformen der Kunst"
- Artist
- Karl Blossfeldt
- Artist Life Dates
- 1865-1932
- Object Creation Date
- published 1929
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.13
- Medium and Support
- photogravure on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.64270
- Secondary Keywords
- layout features
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- herbaceous plants
- illustrations
- illustrations by subject type
- images and ornament
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information form components
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- layout features
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Achillea umbellata, from "Urformen der Kunst"
- Artist
- Karl Blossfeldt
- Artist Life Dates
- 1865-1932
- Object Creation Date
- published 1929
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.6
- Medium and Support
- photogravure on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.64270
- Secondary Keywords
- layout features
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- herbaceous plants
- illustrations
- illustrations by subject type
- images and ornament
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information form components
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- layout features
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Ptelea trifoliata, from "Urformen der Kunst"
- Artist
- Karl Blossfeldt
- Artist Life Dates
- 1865-1932
- Object Creation Date
- published 1929
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.8
- Medium and Support
- photogravure on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.64270
- Secondary Keywords
- layout features
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- herbaceous plants
- illustrations
- illustrations by subject type
- images and ornament
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information form components
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- layout features
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Aristolochia clematitis, from "Urformen der Kunst"
- Artist
- Karl Blossfeldt
- Artist Life Dates
- 1865-1932
- Object Creation Date
- published 1929
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.10
- Medium and Support
- photogravure on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.64270
- Secondary Keywords
- layout features
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- herbaceous plants
- illustrations
- illustrations by subject type
- images and ornament
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information form components
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- layout features
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Symphytum officinale, from "Urformen der Kunst"
- Artist
- Karl Blossfeldt
- Artist Life Dates
- 1865-1932
- Object Creation Date
- published 1929
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.12
- Medium and Support
- photogravure on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.64270
- Secondary Keywords
- layout features
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- herbaceous plants
- illustrations
- illustrations by subject type
- images and ornament
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information form components
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- layout features
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Equisetum hiemale, from "Urformen der Kunst"
- Artist
- Karl Blossfeldt
- Artist Life Dates
- 1865-1932
- Object Creation Date
- published 1929
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.5
- Medium and Support
- photogravure on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.64270
- Secondary Keywords
- layout features
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- herbaceous plants
- illustrations
- illustrations by subject type
- images and ornament
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information form components
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- layout features
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Monkeys by a Waterfall (pair with 1986/2.61.2)
- Artist
- Mori Sosen
- Physical Description
- Two monkeys are seen at the base of a waterfall. They are painted in soft shades of gray and sit among plants. The monkey on the right fidgits with its hands, while the other looks over its shoulder at the waterfall.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Nagasaki or Nishinomiya, 1747 - 1821)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1807-1821
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.61.1
- Medium and Support
- Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.63431
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- components of bodies of water
- descriptors
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- Title
- Travelling in Autumn Mountains: Landscape in the style of Guo Xi (Kuo Hsi)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- A group of travellers moves along a path at the foot of the mountains that grow upward, dominating the majority of the pictoral space. The common technique using small black dots occurs throughout the painting, accenting mountain edges, tree branches and roots. A building can be seen peeking out from behind the mountains in the lower portion of hte painting.
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.354
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on silk
- relevance
- rank 10.61795
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- geography
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- the natural world
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Hat for an Elephant Costume
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamileke
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.344
- Medium and Support
- cloth with multi-colored beadwork
- relevance
- rank 10.59952
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Café Corazza, Paris
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- Three arched openings (windows flanking a central door) are obscured by the trunks and foliage of two slender trees positioned in front of the building. Neither the tree trunks nor the building facade are drawn completely down to the ground.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1892-1893
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.409
- Medium and Support
- etching, printed in black ink on laid Japan tissue, trimmed to platemark
- relevance
- rank 10.58495
- Secondary Keywords
- scale
- architectural elements
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- cityscapes
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- plants
- settlements
- settlements and landscapes
- settlements by form
- the natural world
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a seed pod
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a small ball with a short, slightly curved, angular tail or handle attached to it.
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.134
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 10.53769
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- geographic and political locations
- geometric concepts
- goldweights
- landscapes (environments)
- mathematical concepts
- natural landscapes
- people and culture
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- Title
- Large Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypropedium Calceolus, var. pubescens), from "Woodland Portraits"
- Artist
- Jeannette Klute
- Physical Description
- A yellow flower, still not yet in bloom. The flower and its stem, entering the image from the bottom right, are the only plants in focus. The background is made up of out of focus green and brown plants and leaves.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1917 - 2009)
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.14.13
- Medium and Support
- vintage dye transfer print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.53437
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus americanus americanus), from "Woodland Portraits"
- Artist
- Jeannette Klute
- Physical Description
- A small pink flower in the middle of dark green foliage.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2009
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.288
- Medium and Support
- vintage dye transfer print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.53437
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Imari bowl with blue-and-white lion and peony center, festival drums and flowers on sides
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.16
- Medium and Support
- Porcelain, blue underglaze and enamel overglaze
- relevance
- rank 10.53233
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by form
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- shrubs
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels
- woody plants
- Title
- Duck and Lotus
- Artist
- Gao Qipei (Kao Ch'i-p'ei)
- Physical Description
- In this large scroll Gao depicts a duck swimming among aquatic plants in the shade of a cluster of lotus.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1660-1734
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1690-1734
- Accession Number
- 1961/1.162
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.52840
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- birds
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- design elements
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- motifs
- natural landscapes
- plant-derived motifs
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- Title
- Bird's Nest and Eggs
- Artist
- Keith Carter
- Physical Description
- Two hands holding a small birds nest with four eggs inside.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1948
- Object Creation Date
- 1992
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.109
- Medium and Support
- toned gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.48531
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- people and culture
- philosophical concepts
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Swamp-pink (Arethusa bulbosa), from "Woodland Portraits"
- Artist
- Jeannette Klute
- Physical Description
- Single pink flower stemming from the bottom center of the image. The flower itself remains in focus while the green mosses and brown stems which surround it are out of focus.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1917 - 2009)
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.14.17
- Medium and Support
- vintage dye transfer print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.47313
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- plant communities
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Trillium Sport of Trillium granidflorum, from "Woodland Portraits"
- Artist
- Jeannette Klute
- Physical Description
- Taken from above, two Trillium blooms. The flower in the upper right is mostly white with strips of green in the center of its petals, while the one in the bottom left is mostly green with tinges of white on the outer edges of its petals.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-2009
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.14.15
- Medium and Support
- vintage dye transfer print on paper
- relevance
- rank 10.47313
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- plant communities
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants