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Title

Fish Racks, Baicul, Itaparica, Brazil

Artist

Kristin Capp

Physical Description

Overhead view of fish racks, sky above.

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2014/2.370

Medium and Support

archival pigment print on paper

relevance

rank 12.67988

Secondary Keywords

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

water activities

Title

Kokon Jôruri zukushi series: 'Ishidômaru' (Kûkai as a child)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

This print illustrates a scene in a jôruri play based on history. Ishidômaru is the childhood name of a figure better known to history as Kûkai, the early 9th-century founder of the Shingon sect of Buddhism in Japan. In this scene, the child Ishidômaru has come to the remote mountain of Mt. Kôya in search of his father, a warrior who had taken the tonsure. When the two finally met, the father refused to recognize his son. The rejection of family ties was one of the basic tenets of monastic life in Buddhism.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa late 1840s

Accession Number

1985/1.180

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 12.61497

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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youth

Title

Eight Views of Edo Suburbs: Fishing Boats Returning to Gyôtoku

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The pyramid shaped hills in the background of this print are those of the boiling houses and salt piles of Gyôtoku’s salt industry. A ferry boat, or watashi-bune, carries passengers in the foreground of this picture. In this print a shipman steers using the large rudder located in the back of the boat.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1835-1842

Accession Number

1948/1.138

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 12.49709

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

transfer method

asian

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east asian

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Title

Beside the Lake

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1943.150

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 12.30211

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

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watercraft by general type

Title

Net Repair, Baicul, Itaparica, Brazil

Artist

Kristin Capp

Physical Description

Two men standing behind a net, one in a hat, the other not wearing a shirt. Pieced together hut behind them.

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2014/2.364

Medium and Support

archival pigment print on paper

relevance

rank 11.73339

Secondary Keywords

people

people (agents)

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people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by location

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Title

The Fallen Star

Artist

Stanley Anderson

Artist Life Dates

(1884 - 1966)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1929

Accession Number

1954/1.83

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 11.50017

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

equipment

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the natural world

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Title

Fisherman on his Boat, Cuba

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A man looking at the camera wearing fishing gear and a hat. He is standing in his wooden boat, hooking a fishing line.

Artist Life Dates

1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2014/2.308

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 11.20892

Secondary Keywords

geographic and political locations

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

north and central america (continent)

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Title

Blue-and-green landscape handscroll

Artist

Tao Cheng (T'ao Ch'eng)

Physical Description

Among the rolling green mountains, figures in this scroll go about their lives, leading cattle to drink along the riverside and dangling fishing lines over the edge of small boats in hopes of catching something for dinner. Highlights of red pigment add brilliance to a grove of trees near the middle of the scroll. The detail work in the trees is spectacular, with twisted and knotted trunks that seem to refuse to stand upright, but bend against gravity, in some cases revealing networks of tangled roots.

Artist Life Dates

active 1450-1500

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1470

Accession Number

1978/1.163

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 11.04715

Secondary Keywords

upward

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woody plants

Title

A Scene with a Pair of Lovers and Children Playing by the Waterside

Artist

William Etty

Physical Description

A light sketch drawing of a scene full of activity. Towards the center of the piece is a pair of lovers in embrace. All around them are nude figures, identified as children, playing by the water. Some are fishing, others are in a boat, and the remainder are either swimming of reclining by the water's side. Below these figures is a study drawing of a person's profile angled to the left, while above the scene is a more detailed study drawing of a young boy's head.

Artist Life Dates

(1787 - 1849)

Object Creation Date

1800-1850

Accession Number

2009/1.529

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

relevance

rank 10.81521

Secondary Keywords

figures (representations)

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Title

Figures from Chinese History: Yan Guang

Artist

Huang Shen

Artist Life Dates

1687-1766

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1687-1766

Accession Number

1983/2.156

Medium and Support

ablum leaf, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 10.52330

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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writing (processes)

Title

Ôtsu-e: The Thunder God Fishing for His Drum

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This painting portrays the Thunder God (Raijin), a powerful and ferocious figure, is fishing for his drum, carelessly dropped in the ocean.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1987/1.368

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 10.21442

Secondary Keywords

cord (fiber product)

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

materials

materials by form

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membranophones

objects we use

people

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sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

water activities

Title

Rotherhithe, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Two men smoking long-stem pipes are seen sitting on a balcony. Behind them are visible the masts of ships along the bank, and further behind them in the distance a river sweeps towards the left. Buildings crowd the shore and boats are shown moored or in the river.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1860

Accession Number

1954/1.345

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid Japan tissue

relevance

rank 10.17374

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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descriptors

figures

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ships

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Title

The Garden

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Figures are seen seated out of doors around a table in a garden. The table is set with a tea and coffee service and cups and saucers; behind the figures is a screen of trees.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1891

Accession Number

1994/2.14

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph on laid paper

relevance

rank 10.09656

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects

objects we use

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open spaces and site elements

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people and culture

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Title

Famous Views of Snow, Moon and Flowers: Trout Fishing by Moonlight on the Tamagawa River

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The dark color pallette and the moon indicate that the image is set at night. There are people standing in the water, bending over in search of fish. Others stand on the bank, helping with the fishing process. Also shown are the silhouettes of a bridge over the water and the mountains in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1846

Accession Number

1948/1.137

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 10.09197

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

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prints

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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

relevance

rank 9.85449

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

upward

americas

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descriptors

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visual works

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weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woods

woody plants

Title

A Solitary Fisherman at Kajikasawa, Kai Province (Kajikasawa, Kai)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

The print depicts a fisherman standing on a seaside cliff perfoming loneline fishing. There are great waves below him striking the cliff and there is a mountain in the background. The print mainly applies the color of white and shades of blue. The artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature on the upper left-hand corner.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1823-1829

Accession Number

1948/1.150

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size

relevance

rank 9.78598

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

inorganic material

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watercraft by function

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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

relevance

rank 9.38789

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

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descriptors

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stoneware

trees

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vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels for serving and consuming food

water activities

woody plants

Title

The Pierrot

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A man stands in an apron and rolled sleeves in the water door of a building along a canal. Another figure is seen kneeling and reaching down to the water at the left edge of the water door. The building and its reflection fills the frame; the emphasis is on the figures in the darkened opening, along with their reflections, while the upper story of the building is only summarily indicated.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1889

Accession Number

1954/1.406

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on wove paper

relevance

rank 8.62396

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

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Title

The Orchid Pavilion Gathering

Artist

Sheng Maoye (Sheng Mao-yeh)

Physical Description

Handscroll depicting figures (42 men and 6 boys) in a landscape, most of whom are sitting along the banks of a stream as cups on lotus leaves float by. A small cluster of figures sits in a shelter over the water examining a handscroll. The painting includes an inscription, six artist’s seals and one collector’s seal.

Artist Life Dates

active 1594-164

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1621

Accession Number

1974/1.244

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 8.60164

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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descriptors

drinking vessels

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Title

Almost (Ya Mero), from "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo"

Artist

Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Artist Life Dates

1902-2002

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1977

Accession Number

1983/1.101.12

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 8.55792

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

buildings and the land

descriptors

geography

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Title

Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, (Couple embracing), from "Photographs: The Early Works"

Artist

Joel Meyerowitz

Artist Life Dates

born 1938

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

2000/2.158.13

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 8.19253

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

garden structures

hydraulic structures

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objects

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statues

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waterscapes

Title

The Happy Life of Fishermen

Artist

Qian Gong (Ch'ien Kung)

Physical Description

A group of fishermen and families sit in reeds, resting, playing, drinking, eating, and chatting. Birds fly in the backgrounf, and the reeds bend under the wind. At top center is calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

(active Suzhou, ca. 1573 - ca. 1620)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1610

Accession Number

1985/2.29

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 8.16653

Secondary Keywords

books

books by internal form

buildings and the land

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costume

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descriptors

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