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Title
Plate with gourd and vine design (one of five with 1964/1.100 and 102-104)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Nabeshima ware, Japan
Physical Description
The circular, smaller white porcelain plate has a design of gourds, flowers, vines and leaves around the rim. The gourds are outlined with blue underglaze and colored with yellow overglaze. Blue underglaze and transparent green overglaze are used for the leaves. The flowers and vines are drawn with red. The red enamel is worn off from some of the tendrils, a characteristic of 18th century Nabeshima. The reverse side has four clustered jewel or treasure motifs with four bows and streamers repeated three times. On the shallow foot, bold lines are drawn in a row like a comb. The design on the back is all drawn with blue underglaze. (Referencce: Becker, Sister Johanna. “A Group of Nabeshima Porcelain.")
Century
Early 18th century
Object Creation Date
early 18th century
Accession Number
1964/1.101
Medium and Support
porcelain with blue underglaze and enamel overglaze painting
relevance
rank 10.60129
Primary Keywords
flowers (plants)
foliation (pattern)
plates (dishes)
vines
Title
Tsuba (sword guard) with iris design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
It is a round, openwork iron tsuba, in the design of three interconnected irises. The two holes are plugged with gold.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1780
Accession Number
1978/2.8
Medium and Support
iron and gold
relevance
rank 10.60129
Primary Keywords
flowers (plants)
iron
leaf (plant material)
sword
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Title
Floral Still Life
Artist
Hans Zatzka
Physical Description
A wide gladd vase rests upon a table partly covered by a cloth in a blue pattern. The vase contains a tall floral arrangement. Some flowed include pink, white, red and yellow roses, hydrageas, and lillies, among other flowers and greens. Floating around the flowers are three blue and white butterflies. The background behind the flower arrangement transitions from an almost black background from the left to a distant landscape scene, either through a window view or a painting.
Artist Life Dates
1859-1945
Object Creation Date
1877-1977
Accession Number
2009/2.92
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 10.48964
Primary Keywords
flowers (plants)
still lifes
table (support furniture)
tablecloths
vases
Title
Jina and devotees from a Digambara Jain manuscript
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
Nude Jina sitting on altar-like structure in center of image. The "altar" is sitting on a lotus flower. There are devotees on all four sides of Jina, a total of five persons. The devotee at the left is also nude. There are red and yellow flags, and various flowers scattered all over the image. There is a red and green border. The colors present are vivid reds, greens, yellows and deep blues.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 18th century
Accession Number
1975/2.175
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 10.48964
Primary Keywords
deity
figures (representations)
flowers (plants)
kettles
nudes
seated
Title
Plate with Floral Design, one of five
Artist
Shibata Zeshin
Physical Description
Autumn flowers are painted in colored lacquer on plates of gold leaf. The quiet, natural plant motifs stand out against the glittering square of gold.
Artist Life Dates
1807-1891
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1879-1890
Accession Number
1968/2.58
Medium and Support
clear lacquer over gold leaf and polychrome lacquer painting on paper
relevance
rank 10.48964
Primary Keywords
autumn
flowers (plants)
gold (metal)
lacquer
plates (dishes)
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 10.48964
Primary Keywords
crests
flowers (plants)
hilt
leaves (plant components)
vines
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Title
La Mode élégante
Artist
V. Muchot
Physical Description
This colored engraving features what appear to be three generations of women in elaborate dress in an interior space. A young girl in a brown dress is positioned with her back to the viewer on the left of the composition. She presents an object to a woman in a blue-grey dress who is seated in the center of the composition holding a piece of paper in her right hand. A young woman in a dark and pale turquoise dress stands on the right of the composition looking down at the child. Between the two adult figures is a table decorated with a vase of pink flowers.
Object Creation Date
circa 1870
Accession Number
2012/2.201
Medium and Support
wood engraving with hand coloring on paper
relevance
rank 10.48964
Primary Keywords
chairs
dresses
fashion
flowers (plants)
girls
hats
vases
Title
Pine and Hibiscus
Artist
Shen Zhou
Physical Description
Horizontally long. Ink on paper. Mostly calligraphy with a foliage imagery at the beginning.
Artist Life Dates
1427-1509
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
1489
Accession Number
1961/1.173
Medium and Support
handscroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 10.48964
Primary Keywords
birds
calligraphy
flowers (plants)
hand scrolls
handscroll
painting
Title
Jina and a monk in a landscape from a Digambara Jain manuscript
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
Physical Description
This painting illustrates a verse from a Digambara Jain manuscript that likens the capacity of praising the Jina to destroy sins to the way the sun obliterates darkness; it shows a sun with the face of a Jina illuminating the sky. The golden-hued Jina and the monk who venerate a Jina are nude, identifying them as belonging to the Digambara (sky-clad) sect of Jainism.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1975/2.172
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 10.38033
Primary Keywords
deity
flowers (plants)
nudes
rock
seated
sun
workers
worshippers
Title
Plate with Floral Design, one of five
Artist
Shibata Zeshin
Physical Description
Autumn flowers are painted in colored lacquer on plates of gold leaf. The quiet, natural plant motifs stand out against the glittering square of gold.
Artist Life Dates
1807-1891
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1879-1890
Accession Number
1968/2.60
Medium and Support
clear lacquer over gold leaf and polychrome lacquer painting on paper
relevance
rank 10.38033
Primary Keywords
autumn
flowers (plants)
gold (metal)
lacquer and lacquering
plates (dishes)
Title
Plate with Floral Design, one of five
Artist
Shibata Zeshin
Physical Description
Autumn flowers are painted in colored lacquer on plates of gold leaf. The quiet, natural plant motifs stand out against the glittering square of gold.
Artist Life Dates
1807-1891
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1879-1890
Accession Number
1968/2.57
Medium and Support
clear lacquer over gold leaf and polychrome lacquer painting on paper
relevance
rank 10.38033
Primary Keywords
autumn
flowers (plants)
gold (metal)
lacquer and lacquering
plates (dishes)
Title
Plate with Floral Design, one of five
Artist
Shibata Zeshin
Physical Description
Autumn flowers are painted in colored lacquer on plates of gold leaf. The quiet, natural plant motifs stand out against the glittering square of gold.
Artist Life Dates
1807-1891
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1879-1890
Accession Number
1968/2.59
Medium and Support
clear lacquer over gold leaf and polychrome lacquer painting on paper
relevance
rank 10.38033
Primary Keywords
autumn
flowers (plants)
gold (metal)
lacquer and lacquering
plates (dishes)
Title
Jina and a devotee from a Digambara Jain manuscript
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
Nude (Jina, center) and a devotees (nude on left, and other clothed figures) depicted in a folio of a Jain manuscript.
The image contains trees, lotus flowers and dark clouds. The the colors are composed of vivid reds, browns, yellows, greens and blues. The image is surrounded by a red and green pattereed border which resembles a chain.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 18th century
Accession Number
1975/2.174
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 10.27326
Primary Keywords
deity
figures (representations)
flowers (plants)
kneeling
lotus
nudes
standing
trees
Title
The Hermit Tao Yuanming Enjoying Chrysanthemums
Artist
Li Shida (Li Shih-ta)
Physical Description
Inscription: Painted in the fall of 1619. Li Shida
Two seals of the artist
Ten collectors’ seals, including five imperial seals of the Qing dynasty
Tao Yuanming intently watches an attendant water the chrysanthemums. His brushwork is detailed and the composition elegant.
Artist Life Dates
(active 1573 - 1619)
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1619
Accession Number
1960/1.184
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
relevance
rank 10.16839
Primary Keywords
costume
figures
flowers (plants)
hanging scrolls
hermit
mountains
poet
rocks
trees
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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 10.06563
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 9.64612
Primary Keywords
cherry trees
flowers (plants)
landscapes (environments)
spring
trees
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Title
Glassu ni sashita hana (Flowers in a Glass)
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
A girl with patterned dress is holding and looking at a drinking wine glass, in which there is a flower inside the wine glass.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1975
Accession Number
2011/2.30
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 9.60564
Primary Keywords
drinking glasses
flowers (plants)
girl
wine glasses
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Title
Untitled (Cactus)
Artist
Steve Keister
Physical Description
Drawing on spiral sketchbook paper in green, blue and orange gouache inscribed with graphite pencil.
Artist Life Dates
(1949 - )
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1998
Accession Number
2008/2.237
Medium and Support
gouache on paper
relevance
rank 9.58151
Primary Keywords
cacti
deserts
drawing (image-making)
flowers (plants)
pots
sketches
southwest (general region)
southwestern native american styles
terracottas
Title
Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and devotees
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
Physical Description
Multi-colored ink on paper. Reds and golds make up the primary focus colors and are accented by dark blues. Features five figures, two larger figures on the top half of the page and three smaller figures on the bottom. Scene of worship.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 18th century
Accession Number
1975/2.177
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 9.49022
Primary Keywords
album leaf
deity
devotional images
figures (illustrations)
flowers (plants)
kettles
manuscripts
musical instruments
nudes
painting
pot drums
sitting
Title
Ring with two conical forms
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ivory Coast or Ghana?
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
1986/2.148
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 9.33356
Primary Keywords
finger rings
flowers (plants)
rings
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Title
Manet's Olympia
Artist
Mel Ramos
Physical Description
A female nude reclining on a bed wearing one yellow slipper on her left foot, a gold bracelet on her right arm and a black ribbon tied in a bow around her neck. An African American woman in a blue dress stands behind her holding a bouquet of yellow and white flowers. A small monkey sits at the foot of the bed. All subjects look directly at the viewer.
Artist Life Dates
born 1935
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1974
Accession Number
1991/2.102.1
Medium and Support
collotype on wove paper
relevance
rank 9.06977
Primary Keywords
african american
appropriation
baby
beauty
eroticism
figures
figures (representations)
flowers (plants)
lovers
monkeys
nudes
pop art
portraits
prostitutes
realism
women
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 8.65683
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 8.52193
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
Title
One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Kinran and Karaori
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
This brocade makes use of gold thread, creating a composite that shimmers. the warm, muted tones of the gold are matched in color selections of light blue, dark blue, yellow, mauve, silvery white, and muted green threads. Two textile fragments have been sewn into a gold background. On the left is a rectangular segment of a blue and green dragon among clouds. The right segment is a floral decoration of a variety of plants and colors, interspersed with horizontal lines.
Century
17th to 18th centuries
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1972/2.44.1
Medium and Support
silk brocade with gilt paper (kinran); Noh robe fragment, karaori (Chinese weave
relevance
rank 7.21048
Primary Keywords
brocade (weaving)
clouds
dragon
flowers
flowers (motifs)
gold (metal)
gold-work
panels (costume components)
Title
One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Obi Brocades
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
The colorful strips of brocade at the top and bottom of this panel feature a woven design of ivy and peonies entwined around cartwheels, bamboo, and stylized diamonds. A wide rectangular fragment of an obi (sash for kimono) lie at the center of the textile. It is an almost abstract design of boats tossed in a frothy sea. The warm, muted tones of the gold are matched in color selections of mauve, and muted purple, blue, and green threads.
Century
17th to 19th centuries
Object Creation Date
17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1972/2.44.2
Medium and Support
brocade with gilt paper (kinran nishiki) & float stitch embroidery (watashi nui)
relevance
rank 6.79617
Primary Keywords
brocade
brocade (weaving)
flowers
flowers (motifs)
gold (metal)
gold-work
panels (costume components)
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Title
Flowering Branch
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1939
Accession Number
1940.307
Medium and Support
graphite on paper
relevance
rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Morning Glory
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1938
Accession Number
1940.128
Medium and Support
softground etching on paper
relevance
rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
Title
Stiff Material
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.205
Medium and Support
tan, green, brown, and gold brocade
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rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
The Primrose
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1928
Accession Number
1940.54
Medium and Support
drypoint on paper
relevance
rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
Title
Perfumer
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1997/1.228
Medium and Support
pewter
relevance
rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Dog-wood
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1933
Accession Number
1940.293
Medium and Support
graphite
relevance
rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Two Callas
Artist
Imogen Cunningham
Artist Life Dates
1883-1976
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1929
Accession Number
1976/2.10
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
Title
Design for a Painted Wall Panel
Artist
Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin
Artist Life Dates
1733-1793
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1733-1793
Accession Number
1963/2.24
Medium and Support
graphite, crayon, ink and watercolor on paper
relevance
rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Gentians
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1934
Accession Number
1940.103
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Rose
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1932
Accession Number
1940.76
Medium and Support
drypoint on paper
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rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
La Fleur
Artist
Fernand Léger
Artist Life Dates
1881-1955
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1952
Accession Number
1959/1.98
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
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rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Speciosa Rubra
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1934
Accession Number
1940.104
Medium and Support
etching on paper
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rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Fuschia
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1933
Accession Number
1940.92
Medium and Support
etching on paper
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rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Snow Flake
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1938
Accession Number
1940.126
Medium and Support
aquatint on paper
relevance
rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
Title
Bandolier Bag
Artist
Artist Unknown, Native American, Chippewa
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1885
Accession Number
1984/2.5
Medium and Support
printed cotton, black velvet, wool cloth, red wool yarn and glass trade beads
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rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Magnolia Spray
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1928
Accession Number
1940.47
Medium and Support
drypoint on paper
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rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Flowering Branch
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1931
Accession Number
1940.292
Medium and Support
graphite
relevance
rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
Title
Sketches of Flowers: 25 compositions
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1695
Accession Number
1962/2.31
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper, handscroll
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rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Flowering Branch
Artist
Charles Culver
Artist Life Dates
1908-1967
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1908-1967
Accession Number
1971/1.189
Medium and Support
gouache and watercolor
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rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Mallow
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1931
Accession Number
1940.69
Medium and Support
drypoint on paper
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rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Anchusa
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1935
Accession Number
1940.296
Medium and Support
graphite on paper
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rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
Title
Kimono Fragment, with Stenciled Design of Chrysanthemums, Hemp-leaf Flowers, and Snowflakes
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
1860-1912
Accession Number
1930.39
Medium and Support
silk crepe (chirimen) with paste-resist designs
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rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Petunia
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1932
Accession Number
1940.79
Medium and Support
drypoint on paper
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rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
Title
Flower and Girl
Artist
Saitô Kiyoshi
Artist Life Dates
(active 1907 - 1997)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1959/2.2
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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Title
Red Nicotine
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1935
Accession Number
1940.108
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 5.34472
Primary Keywords
flowers
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