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Title

Beauty under Cherry Blossoms

Artist

Hosoda Eishi

Physical Description

This is a portrait of a courtesan and her two attendants. The courtesan wears a red cloak with a peacock flying over peonies and a pale green color kimono with “shippô” (seven treasures) pattern. Her green obi, tied in the front, has design of red and blue clouds with gold plants. She is turning away from a viewer to show the gorgeous cloak. Her hair is sculpted in a butterfly shape on the top and has wings to the side. Tortoise-shell combs and multiple hairpins adorn the hair. Her two attendants flank the courtesan; they wear matching, dark green kimono with chrysanthemum flower design and red underkimono. Their kimono have especially long sleeves (furisode), whose openings are tied with ribbons. Their obi are in brocade and tied on their backs. Their hair is sculpted in round shape on their tops and has side wings like the courtesan. They wear silver hair accessories of cherry blossoms and tassels, long hairpins and red silk ribbons. The attendant on the left holds a battledore pad and the right attendant holds a ball. All the women wear black platform sandals. There is a cherry tree in full blossom on the right, from which some petals fall on the women and the ground. There are the artist’s signature and seal on the lower right corner. It has mounting of beige silk and two strips of floral pattern brocade on the top and bottom of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

1756-1829

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1810

Accession Number

1977/1.180

Medium and Support

ink and color on silk

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:48:01

Secondary Keywords

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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

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 13:03:41

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Sword (13th century) and scabbard (18th century) with design of samurai writing a poem under cherry tree

Artist

Kagemitsu

Physical Description

The sword is long and slightly curved; the metal smith's name is engraved on the metal handle.

Artist Life Dates

(active late 13th–early 14th century )

Century

Late 13th-Early 14th century

Object Creation Date

1299-1301

Accession Number

1973/2.85

Medium and Support

forged steel blade with wooden handle and scabbard

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 13:00:51

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Plum Blossoms and Bird

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

A black crow is seated on a plum branch above calligraphic text and cascades of open blossoms.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1949/1.192

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 12:59:31

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Solitary Bird Perched on a Banana Plant

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

This painting depicts a solitary bird perched on a tropical banana plant. There are inscriptions and signature of the artist on the upper left-hand corner: "A farewell gift for Mr. Katsuizumi, as he goes south. Baishi."

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1949/1.196

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 12:56:05

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Sugar Cane Factory, Cuba

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A Cuban sugarcane factory. In the foreground is a truck filled with sugarcane, and behind it loom palm trees, warehouses, storehouses, and tall smokestacks that spout dark streams of smoke.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.86

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-03-13 12:11:16

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Pale yellow silk underkimono with designs of maple leaves

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Silk crepe with woven satin maple leaf designs ("crepe-backed satin") enhanced by hand-painted yellow accents. Sleeves are lined and main part of body is not.

Century

second half of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.395

Medium and Support

Silk crepe with woven and painted designs

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:03:04

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Title

Plate with white plum blossom design

Artist

Arakawa Toyozô

Physical Description

It is a round, stoneware plate. Clay is red covered with mottled grayish glaze and painted with underglaze iron and white slip. Imperfection of clay was resulted in occasional bumps on surface. Six spur marks are visible on the bottom. Slab is roughly cut (deliberately); the plate is in slightly convex shape. Artist’s seal with underglaze iron appears on the bottom.

Artist Life Dates

1894 - 1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960

Accession Number

1963/2.64

Medium and Support

Stoneware with iron and white slip painting

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:38:49

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Genji espies Murasaki for the first time, from the Wakamurasaki chapter of The Tale of Genji

Artist

Kanô Tsunenobu

Physical Description

Among a gold and bright mineral pigmented landscape, Genji stands below a cherry tree in full bloom and watches Murasaki, who stands in an architectural structure. A distant stream and hilltops indicate the isolated setting.

Artist Life Dates

active 1636-1713

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1670-1680

Accession Number

2002/1.168

Medium and Support

ink, color, and gold pigment and foil on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:34:58

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Plum Blossoms at Tsukigase

Artist

Nakabayashi Chikkei

Physical Description

The painting is nearly entirely dominated by mountains, yet nestled among them lie two small buildings. Around these structures and near the placement of the viewer are dark plum trees with spiky branches and pink and white blossoms.

Artist Life Dates

1816-1867

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

1987/1.362

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:25:40

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Japanese Beauty in a Red Maple Leaf Robe

Artist

Yamaguchi Soken (Sojun)

Physical Description

This image is of a lone female figure centrally located on the scroll. The dominate color of the image is red. The figure's outer kimono is decorated with red and gold maple leaves.

Artist Life Dates

1759-1818

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

early 19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.7

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:23:49

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Plum Blossoms, after Jin Nong

Artist

Li Jishou (Li Chi-shou)

Physical Description

The branches of a plum tree stretch skyward, skillfully utilizing the vertical space of this hanging scroll. Black dots are used as accents along the branches, making them look knotted and full of texture. These heavy features are offset by the delicate depiction of plum blossoms. Calligraphic text is in the upper right corner, with two seals.

Artist Life Dates

active 19th century

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.28

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:23:40

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Title

Scholar's Winter Retreat

Artist

Gai Qi (Kai Ch'i)

Physical Description

A scholar sits in a relaxed posture at his desk looking at cut plum blossoms in a white vase; before him is an empty sheet of paper and ink stone, and by his side an attendant is boiling water for tea. A crane tucks her head and leg to keep herself warm in the cold winter air. The scholar seems to be contemplating a subject to be drawn or written, perhaps related to the flowers.

Artist Life Dates

(1774 - 1829)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1820

Accession Number

1981/2.133

Medium and Support

fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:18:31

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Title

Lady meeting her lover from the Rasamanjari of Bhanudatta series

Artist

India, Rajasthan, Mewar School

Physical Description

Brightly colored painting with three primary registers. The uppermost and smallest register contains a poem. The lower two are larger and similar in size. The bottommost depicts stairs, architectural structures, snakes, and flowering plants. Above, the middle register frames a seated man under a canopy-like architectural form, who reaches out to grasp the wrist of a woman. Behind her is a flowering tree, and and the far right, and open door.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1630

Accession Number

1980/2.242

Medium and Support

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:17:46

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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

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:14:28

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Title

Portrait of a lady under a willow

Artist

India, Andhra Pradesh, Golconda School

Physical Description

The lady stands against a bright green background with only a hint of physical setting. There are some ground lines at her feet with springs of red flowers and a simple stylized willow tree that curves around the figure. She stands with her body turning towards her right with her head in profile. She lifts a flower up in her right hand and hangs her left arms down past her waste. She wears tight lavender colored trousers with a diaphanous skirt covering them with a gold and colored brocaded scarf hanging down the center. Her breasts appear bare, but actually the blouse is also sheer, with a darker color at the shoulders and below her breasts. She wears gold brocade slippers and wide bracelets with black pompoms and rings, necklaces, earrings and a scarf hangs from her shoulders. A gold turban with a black aigrette crowns her. The portrait is framed with some gold and black lines and placed on a simple, buff colored border. An inscription in nastaliq‘ script is above the painting.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1760

Accession Number

1970/2.80

Medium and Support

opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:09:15

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Birds in a Banana Tree

Artist

Xu Wei (Hsü Wei)

Physical Description

A banana plant is shown with long and lush leaves. Behind it is a rock with grass growing from it. Three birds rest on the rock and the leaves of the banana tree. On the right-hand top lies the calligraphic inscription wrtten by the artist, along with his signature and seals.

Artist Life Dates

1521-1593

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1521-1593

Accession Number

1970/2.154

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:08:50

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin) with a willow branch and vase

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th-10th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1964/2.20

Medium and Support

Molded terracotta votive plaque

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:06:09

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Blue-and-white jar with floral and leaf design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Hizen ware, Japan

Physical Description

A medium size, well potted jar with round shoulder and shorter neck. Inside is not totally glazed. On the body, pine, bamboo, and plum trees are finely painted with blue underglaze. Then a translucent glaze is applied, which turns into milky, white color. It has three floral decorations on the shoulder; the decoration is originated in functional elements of “ears” to which ropes were tied for transportation. The neck has a band of double lines and spray design of peony flowers and leaves. The rim of the neck is unglazed. The foot is unglazed; eye is glazed. Some imperfections of glaze are seen toward the bottom. Glaze is scraped off on one part. Many speckles on the surface.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1643

Accession Number

1964/1.99

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:05:54

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Courtesan Relaxing with Attendant

Artist

Okumura Masanobu

Physical Description

A colored image depicting a woman lounging in her chambers. She wears a kimono of red and blue with an artistic stylized pattern. Outside is a cherry tree blooming and the woman's young attendant in a grey kimono.

Artist Life Dates

1686-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 18th century

Accession Number

1963/1.94

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:05:26

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Title

The Destruction of Sodom

Artist

John Martin

Physical Description

This is a brown ink and wash drawing on a light background that depicts an expansive landscape with three figures in a row in the center area. The foreground shows a rocky, mountainous area with the figures standing on a ledge and square-shaped buildings, or walls, on a rise to the right. One figure is an old man with long white hair and a beard, who is wearing a draped robe and holding a staff. A woman is walking behind him on the path and balancing a vessel on her head. Another woman, behind her, has her arms at her side and looks downward. In the middle and far section of the drawing there is a walled city being destroyed with violent flooding of the city gates and eathquake-like destruction of the buildings. Far down the path a lone woman raises her hands in a gesture of distress. There are turbulent cloud formations in the sky.

Artist Life Dates

1789-1854

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833

Accession Number

1962/1.117

Medium and Support

sepia wash over graphite on cream wove paper, mounted on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:05:11

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Title

Hanging a Poem on a Cherry Tree

Artist

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Physical Description

A color woodblock print of a young woman hanging a paper with poem on a cherry tree. The woman is in a kimono with intricate design of cherry blossom, hemp leaves, birds and swirls, pine trees and diamond patterns. She also wears broad obi (sash) in checkerboard patterns, which is bow- tied on her back. There is also a white sash underneath the obi, which supports her long kimono. Her hair is tied on the back and adorn with tortoise-shell comb and pin. The cherry tree is in full bloom; there is a curtain with a family crest behind the woman and the tree; a certain kind of platform with swirling vine pattern is peaking below the curtain. The overall color scheme is in yellow, orange, black and white (the color of the paper). There are artist’s signature and two seals on the right bottom corner, and smaller seal on the left bottom corner.

Artist Life Dates

1711-1785

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1746-1749

Accession Number

1955/1.130

Medium and Support

Urushi-e (color woodblock print) on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:59:42

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Courtesan and client: parody of the Kiritsubo Chapter of the Tale of Genji (Mitate Genji Kiritsubo)

Artist

Okumura Masanobu

Physical Description

A monochrome print depicting two standing women and a reclining man in a room. The taller woman, a courtesan, wears an elaborate kimono of butterfly design and under-kimono of geometric patterns; her hair is tied on the back, wearing tortoise shell comb and hairpin. She is holding skirts of kimono and under-kimono with her right hand and is hiding her left hand under the kimono. The second woman, an attendant, is standing behind the courtesan, holding a doll of a boy and her face turning away. She wears a plain kimono with pine tree design and obi (sash) with striped patterns. The man is reclining and looking toward the courtesan. They seem to engage in conversation. The man wears kimono with design of coins and short jacket with plaid patterns. His hair is shaved on top and tied on the back. There is a folded screen behind him, depicting a plum tree by river. In front of him, there are a sake pitcher, sake cup and its stand, and a bowl with food accompanied by a tray and chopsticks. There is a title of the print in cartouche at upper right.

Artist Life Dates

1686-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1711-1716

Accession Number

1948/1.198

Medium and Support

Oban (large-size) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:53:44

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

deciduous trees

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

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insects

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people

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trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Edo Meisho: Gotenyama, Cherry-blossom Viewing

Artist

Andô Hiroshige II

Physical Description

People are appreciating the beauty of the cherry blossoms and some are having picnics under the trees. Below the highland where the cherry trees and the people are, the land leads to the fields and hills in the distance. The sky appears to be red along the edge of the hill, suggesting the time as early evening.

Artist Life Dates

1829-1869

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

1948/1.147

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:53:36

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

prints

prints by process

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relief prints

settlements and landscapes

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woodcuts

woody plants

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

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:53:35

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

earth sciences concepts

herbaceous plants

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Voodoo Ritual

Artist

Y. Verne

Physical Description

Cardboard showing people performing ritual.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2011/2.187

Medium and Support

inlaid banana leaves and cane on cardboard

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:36

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

events

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

plants

settlements and landscapes

tools and equipment

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

walking sticks

woody plants

Title

Incense Container in the Shape of a Plum Flower

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

Incense container in the shape of a plum blossom. The container consists of two halves opening horizontally, with the top of the container being very textured with a pattern of ridges. The container is bi-colored, with a whitish gray and reddish orange coloring.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.218

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:05

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

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deciduous trees

descriptors

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natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Peach Blossom Spring

Artist

Chen Shaomei (aka Ch'en Shao-mei)

Physical Description

In this long narrative landscape, our eyes trace the journey of the fisherman, who may be standing in the distance on the left. His boat can be seen tucked behing a rock, and the mouth of a small cave. Pink petals of peach blossoms adorn the trees along to shore of a stream.

Artist Life Dates

1909-1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930-1954

Accession Number

2006/2.21

Medium and Support

ink and light color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:45

Secondary Keywords

scale

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

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people

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trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

woody plants

Title

Shaving bowl with design of long-tail bird and flowers

Artist

Artist Unknown, Imari ware, Japan

Physical Description

A medium size, shallow bowl with a semi-circular cut out on the rim. The bowl has flat surface on the rim and is concaved in the middle like a soup bowl. It has two holes on the opposite side of the cut out and a short foot. There is a blue band around the rim. There are two long-tailed birds in red, pale orange and yellow, perched on a blue pine tree which grows underneath the birds. Behind the pine tree trunk, there is a cherry tree in full blossom, its brunches extends in circle around the rim. The cherry tree and blossoms are in red, pale orange and yellow. More cherry flowers adorn the background of the birds. There are also red peonies on the left side of the pine tree; peony flowers also appear as spray on the four sides of the rim, backed by blue cloud design.

Century

Mid-17th century

Object Creation Date

mid 17th century

Accession Number

2002/2.7

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze, and enamel overglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:25

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

deciduous trees

evergreens

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Imari bowl with design of irises, horses, and blossoming cherries

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.17

Medium and Support

Porcelain with enamel overglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:13

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

deciduous trees

landscapes (environments)

mammals

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

First Designs of Model Young Leaves: the Courtesan Karauta of the Chôjiya, accompanied by her attendants Matsuno and Takeno

Artist

Isoda Koryûsai

Physical Description

This is a color woodblock print of a courtesan and her two attendants. They are walking toward the left. The courtesan wears red and brown kimono with geometric designs and a pink cloak with plum tree and cloud design. Her green obi (sash), tied in front, has peacock feather and geometric patterns. Her hair is sculpted in the shape of “lantern” style, with the broad wings to the side of the head. Three large tortoise-shell comb and four pins adorn the hair. The two young attendants wear matching clothes and hair accessories; their kimono design has the same plum and cloud patterns as the courtesan but in brownish colors. Their obi is in green color with wavy stripes, loosely tied on their backs. They also have tortoise shell combs, hairpins, and ornaments in the shape of pine leaves. One attendant is looking at a ground, and other attendant toward the right. All three wear high platform sandals. There are artist’s signature and publisher’s seal on the lower left corner, as well as the title on the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

active 1764 - 1788

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1777-1782

Accession Number

1960/1.145

Medium and Support

Oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:17

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

deciduous trees

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by occupation

people in service occupations

plants

prostitutes

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

youth

Title

California Orange Grove

Artist

David Courlander

Physical Description

Painting of landscape scene with blue sky and green field. Mountains and three houses in background in the upper-left quadrant. Grove with orange trees in center. Two men fishing along the banks of a stream in the lower right foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1866-1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/2.89

Medium and Support

oil on canvas board

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:41

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

upward

americas

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

bodies of water

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bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

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deciduous trees

descriptors

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earth sciences concepts

equipment

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fishing and trapping tools and equipment

food

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landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

locality

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

north & central america

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

physical sciences concepts

plant communities

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residential structures

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

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the natural world

tools and equipment

trees

trees by leaf life

united states

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vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

water activities

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woods

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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:37

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

Arita ware shallow dish with landscape scene of fishing boats by a willow tree

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1987/1.304

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:24:58

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

deciduous trees

descriptors

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

stoneware

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels for serving and consuming food

water activities

woody plants

Title

Black Nagoya-style obi in sateen weave (shusu) with embroidered plum blossom designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black silk damask with interwoven paulownia pattern; plum blossoms embroidered in solver, gold, and gunmetal gray metallic threads, and persimmon, brown, and black silk threads.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1930s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.331

Medium and Support

silk damask with woven pattern and metallic thread embroidery

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:17:44

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

deciduous trees

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Palmaras

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white lithograph depicts a number of palm trees.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

2011/2.89

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:17:06

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

planographic prints

plants

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

settlements and landscapes

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #12 Mishima

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of a village by the river. Two pine trees and several cherry blossom trees are standing by the river. Several travelers are walking across the bridge, carrying parcels and goods. The river meanders and leads to the mountains in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.328

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:39

Secondary Keywords

scale

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

descriptors

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

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people

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trees by leaf life

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vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Plum Blossoms in Snow

Artist

Chang Ku-nien, Chen Shu-chen

Physical Description

In this snowy scene a plum tree and rock seem are seen atop a hill. The elegant, contorted trunk and branches of the tree create a visual arch over the image, framing the rock, snow, and block of calligraphic text below.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.129

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:19

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

deciduous trees

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

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people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

precipitation

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Crested kimono with elaborate floral wax resist designs (hageito, nandina, biwa, camelia, daffodils, omoto, plums, thistles) against crackled pink-on-taupe ground, with embroidery in metallic threads

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

It is a pink silk crepe kimono with wax-resist patterns, hand-painted design and metallic threads embroidery. The kimono is in full length and has elongated sleeves. The fabric is dyed with pink, leaving the family crest under the collar and the floral design part white. The red scale pattern is added using wax-resist technique. Then the design of multiple kinds of plants is hand-painted with white, red, yellow, and pale and blue green colors. There are mix of fall and winter flowers and trees: nandin on the left sleeve, plum, chrysanthemums, thistles, amaranths, camellias and narcissus on the front and back, makino (Chloranthus glaber, with red berries) and more camellias on the right sleeve. Embroidery is added in various metallic threads around the contours of flowers and leaves.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2005/1.357

Medium and Support

crepe silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

deciduous trees

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

shrubs

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

White Satin Underkimono with Woven Auspicious Designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Satin damask woven designs of pine, bamboo, and plum (shochikubai) and the takarazukushi

Century

Second half of 20th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.399

Medium and Support

satin damask with woven designs

Secondary Keywords

animal material

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

deciduous trees

descriptors

evergreens

fibroinous material

landscapes (environments)

main garments

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Crested kimono with elaborate floral wax resist designs (hageito, nandina, biwa, camelia, daffodils, omoto, plums, thistles) against crackled pink-on-taupe ground, with embroidery in metallic threads

Artist

Minagawa Gekka

Physical Description

This is a pink silk crepe kimono with wax-resist patterns, hand-painted design and metallic threads embroidery. The kimono is in full length and has elongated sleeves. The fabric is dyed with pink, leaving the family crest under the collar and the floral design part white. The red scale pattern is added using wax-resist technique. Then the design of multiple kinds of plants is hand-painted with white, red, yellow, and pale and blue green colors. There are mix of fall and winter flowers and trees: nandin on the left sleeve, plum, chrysanthemums, thistles, amaranths, camellias and narcissus on the front and back, makino (Chloranthus glaber, with red berries) and more camellias on the right sleeve. Embroidery is added in various metallic threads around the contours of flowers and leaves.

Artist Life Dates

1892-1987

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2005/1.358

Medium and Support

crepe silk with colorful wax resist design and metallic thread embroidery

Secondary Keywords

animal material

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

costumes

deciduous trees

descriptors

design elements

embroidery

fibroinous material

landscapes (environments)

main garments

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants