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- Title
- Sword, ornament, and scabbard
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- The sword is long and slightly curved; the metal smith's name is engraved on the metal handle. The scabbard is painted with black laquer with image of samurai and cherry tree. He wears a jacket, pants, a straw hat and a sword, holding a brush, possibly writing a poem on a piece of paper hanging from the tree. The figure and tree are painted with rose-color and gold laquer.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.88
- Medium and Support
- forged steel, lacquer, and gold
- relevance
- rank 9.85582
- Secondary Keywords
- cases (containers)
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- sheaths
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
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- Title
- Do you have too many, too few, or just the right amount of books in your library?, from the Haven Hall Installation 2012
- Artist
- Benjamin Patterson
- Physical Description
- Textual ink print on paper, signed by the artist. Matted and framed.
- Object Creation Date
- 2012
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.110.3
- Medium and Support
- plastic frame with plexi glass, stickers, and ink on paper with blue matting
- relevance
- rank 9.83322
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- information form components
- layout features
- materials
- materials by function
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- Title
- Orchid and Rock
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
- Physical Description
- A rock dominates the image, with orchids and grasses growing next to it. Calligraphic text accompanies the image, places above the rock, with three seals.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.131
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.82315
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- flowers (plants)
- herbaceous plants
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
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- Title
- Birds in a Tree
- Artist
- Nakabayashi Chikutô
- Physical Description
- A family of birds rest among willow branches. Three chicks rest below, while the larger parents perch above
- Artist Life Dates
- 1776-1853
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1840
- Accession Number
- 1976/2.103
- Medium and Support
- Hanging scroll, ink on silk
- relevance
- rank 9.82117
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- grass (plant material)
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by function
- materials by origin
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- plant material
- plants
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
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- Title
- Calligraphy: "And naturally ripens into fruit"
- Artist
- Tetsugen (Ôbaku) Doko
- Physical Description
- Hanging scroll with five large calligraphic kanji characters. The lower right contains further text and orangish read seals. The background brocade on which it is mounted is green and gold and has a floral design. Two strips of other material lie across the top and bottom of the white material on which teh calligraphy is painted. These strips also have a floral design and a light gold/yellow background.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1630-1682
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1660-1682
- Accession Number
- 1968/2.19
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.78617
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- chinese buddhism
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- japanese buddhism
- materials
- materials by function
- materials by origin
- people and culture
- plant material
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- writing (processes)
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- Title
- MS Leaf: Hymnal
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia
- Century
- Mid-17th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1959/1.151
- Medium and Support
- Ink on vellum
- relevance
- rank 9.71032
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- gothic scripts
- information form components
- latin and greek alphabet scripts
- leaves
- materials
- materials by function
- materials by origin
- people and culture
- plant material
- religions and religious concepts
- script and type forms
- scripts (writing)
- scripts by form
- text-based art
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- Title
- Oval water tray, part of a bridal trousseau
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- late 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.167
- Medium and Support
- wood with black and red lacquer, with gold designs
- relevance
- rank 9.55984
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
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- Title
- Clear Water Cliff
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- The torrential water and the Clear Water Cliff beside the Suhua Highway.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- after 12/1/1973
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.106
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.44073
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Title
- Tanuki (raccoon dog) and Bamboo in the Snow
- Artist
- Konoshima Ôkoku
- Physical Description
- A tanuki, or racoon dog, is seen peering over its shoulder on a snowy hill. Its footprints disappear in the snow behind it. Bamboo rise from out of view on the bottom right, and dominate the upper register of the image. This painting mounted on a hanging scroll also includes elaborate gold fabric with repeating designs.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1938
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.402
- Medium and Support
- Hanging scroll, ink on silk
- relevance
- rank 9.38715
- Secondary Keywords
- animal
- associated concepts
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- grass (plant material)
- materials
- materials by function
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- plant material
- precipitation
- scientific concepts
- scroll paintings
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
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- Title
- Lotus Blossom
- Artist
- Zhang Daqian (Chang Ta-ch'ien)
- Physical Description
- Blue, gray and black ink washes are used to depict lotus blossoms rising out of and partially hidden by plants and muddy waters. A poem is written above, alluding to the lotus blossoms below.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Neijiang, Szechuan, 1899 - 1983)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1965-1975
- Accession Number
- 1991/1.67
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.37017
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- design elements
- image-making processes and techniques
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by function
- motifs
- natural landscapes
- plant-derived motifs
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- soil
- soil by composition or origin
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- wetlands
- writing (processes)
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- Title
- Peonies and Rock
- Artist
- Kumashiro Yûhi
- Physical Description
- Peonies in full bloom grow as if from a rock or tree stump. A calligraphic inscription is on the left side.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Nagasaki, 1713? - 1772)
- Century
- third quarter of the 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1750-1772
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.59
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.36509
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- plants
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- shrubs
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- writing (processes)
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- Title
- Grey Gem Cut
- Artist
- John Francis Torreano
- Physical Description
- The outline and reflections of a gem painted onto wood.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1941
- Object Creation Date
- 1987
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.87
- Medium and Support
- paint on wood
- relevance
- rank 9.33332
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- materials
- materials by function
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- plant material
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
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- Title
- Chrysanthemum and Rock
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong
- Physical Description
- A cluster of chrysanthemum grow upwards, standing out over a rock below. Next to them, in the upper left corner, is calligraphic text.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1980
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.133
- Medium and Support
- ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.25647
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- herbaceous plants
- image-making processes and techniques
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- plants
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- writing (processes)
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- Title
- Hyakunin jorô shinasadame (One Hundred Types of Women), vol. 1 of 3
- Artist
- Nishikawa Sukenobu
- Physical Description
- Book containing detailed calligraphic text descriptions of various types of women, accompanied by woodblock prints depicting the types described.
- Artist Life Dates
- Kyoto, 1671 - 1751
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1723
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.381.1
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print picture book
- relevance
- rank 9.22206
- Secondary Keywords
- asia (continent)
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- geographic and political locations
- image-making processes and techniques
- materials
- materials by function
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- writing (processes)
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- Title
- Hyakunin jorô shinasadame (One Hundred Types of Women), vol. 1 of 3
- Artist
- Nishikawa Sukenobu
- Physical Description
- Book containing detailed calligraphic text descriptions of various types of women, accompanied by woodblock prints depicting the types described.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1723
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.381.2
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print picture book
- relevance
- rank 9.22206
- Secondary Keywords
- asia (continent)
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- geographic and political locations
- image-making processes and techniques
- materials
- materials by function
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- writing (processes)
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- Title
- Animals of the Zodiac (pair with 2003/1.282.1)
- Artist
- Yoshikawa Kôkei
- Physical Description
- The animals are presented in zodiac sequence, from right to left: mouse, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, serpent, horse, goat, monkey, chicken, dog, and boar. The eight-fold screen allows the animals to seem to walk across the space. Negative space plays a significant role in the screen, creating a place for the animals to exist and at the same time extending into the room.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1920's
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1924
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.383.2
- Medium and Support
- one of a pair of six-fold screens, ink and color on silk
- relevance
- rank 9.17164
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- mammals
- materials
- materials by function
- motifs
- objects we use
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- Title
- Portrait of Shirley and Chen-yang Chang
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- A man and woman under a tree while the woman plays a type of zither. Nearby are trees in bloom with pink flowers. Writing is located in the upper left corner of the painting.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1984
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.114
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.14672
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- groups of people
- kinship groups
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- social groups
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
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- Title
- Landscape with Geese
- Artist
- Lin Fengmian (Lin Feng-mien)
- Physical Description
- Sweeping brushstrokes of varying intensity convey the general landscape of this painting. More detailed brushwork is used to illustrate eight geese flying low amoung plants or reeds.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1900-1991
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1965
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.33
- Medium and Support
- Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.12260
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- birds
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- materials
- materials by function
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
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- Title
- Pot and Stone
- Artist
- Takahashi Suigaku
- Physical Description
- Japanese style ink painting of a pot with vegetation inside of it next to a stone. The image is colored, with the rock painted in a grayish ink and the vegetation a green color. The pot has no color but is outlined in black ink only. There is writing in the top right corner of the paper.
- Artist Life Dates
- (c. 1840)
- Object Creation Date
- mid 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.101
- Medium and Support
- ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.09995
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for cooking food
- cookware
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- east asian
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- rock
- rock by form
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels for cooking food
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- Title
- Frederick Douglass
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Physical Description
- A man is potrayed with curly hair and beard, a stern facial expression, and a formal suit and bowtie. His head and gaze is turned to the right of the piece. The words "Frederick Douglass" border the piece along with two copies of the artist's signature and the screenprint number .
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.109
- Medium and Support
- serigraph on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.09503
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- main garments
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- portraits
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
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- Title
- Monkey Climbing a Tree (pair with 1986/2.61.1)
- Artist
- Mori Sosen
- Physical Description
- A monkey climbs up a tree, grasping at the branches with his hands and feet. The image uses soft colors, and the monkey almost appears to be leaning or falling away from the tree. The top right corner appears gray.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Nagasaki or Nishinomiya, 1747 - 1821)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1807-1821
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.61.2
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.08511
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- evergreens
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
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- Title
- Do you think Fluxus made a difference?, from the Haven Hall Installation 2012
- Artist
- Benjamin Patterson
- Physical Description
- Ink print on paper reading "Do you think Fluxus made a difference?" signed by the artist. Matted and framed.
- Object Creation Date
- 2012
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.110.4
- Medium and Support
- plastic frame with plexi glass, stickers, and ink on paper with blue matting
- relevance
- rank 9.06962
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- materials
- materials by function
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
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- Title
- Frederick Douglass
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Physical Description
- A man is potrayed with curly hair and beard, a stern facial expression, and a formal suit and bowtie. His head and gaze is turned to the right of the piece. The words "Frederick Douglass" border the piece along with two copies of the artist's signature and the screenprint number .
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1969
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.108
- Medium and Support
- serigraph on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.06788
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- main garments
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
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- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Grace Hartigan
- Physical Description
- A black and white ink print.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1922 - 2008)
- Object Creation Date
- 1960
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.63
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.97968
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- photographic prints
- photographic prints by color
- photographs
- photographs by form
- positives
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- 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 8.95839
- 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
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- Title
- Landscape of the Seasons
- Artist
- Yi Sang-Beom
- Physical Description
- Ten-panel screen depicting similar mountain scenes over changing seasons. A spring scene begins on the right, gradually changing over the ten images to winter on the left. In an upper corner of each scene is a corresponding seasonal poetic inscription. These images are created using ink and color on paper, which was mounted on the upper two-thirds of each panel of the screen.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1899-1978
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1943
- Accession Number
- 2007/2.10
- Medium and Support
- ten-fold screen with ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.91026
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- screens (furniture)
- settlements and landscapes
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- Title
- Mountain Light, Cloud Shadow
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- The use of light ink to depict the hills and remote mountains was to present the misty and dreamlike Dayu Mountain. Chang applied the wash to creat a sense of wet atmosphere.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1974
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.107
- Medium and Support
- unmounted scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.87068
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Title
- Back of Seated Nude
- Artist
- Humbert Albrizio
- Artist Life Dates
- 1907-1970
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1951/1.26
- Medium and Support
- pen and ink on cream-colored paper
- relevance
- rank 8.83601
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- figures
- figures (representations)
- materials
- materials by function
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
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- Title
- Red Trees, Blue Mountains
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- Landscape colored with the bright hues of autumn. Pavilions are nestled among clouds and mountain forests. A rustic staircase appears between wisps of clouds and trees, winding up the slope next to waterfalls.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1975
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.135
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.81444
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
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- Title
- Master (Su) Tongbo in a Straw Hat and Sandals
- Artist
- Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)
- Physical Description
- Master Su Tongpo, in a hat stands in a natural arched rock formation, turning his head slightly to stare into the distance. He holds his robes in left hand, and a cane in his right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1882-1954
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.117
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.80416
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- accessories worn on the legs or feet
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- footwear
- footwear by form
- headgear
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- settlements and landscapes
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- Title
- Sword (original) and later handle, sword guard, and scabbard
- Artist
- Ietsugu
- Physical Description
- The sword is long and slightly curved; the handle cover is wrapped with black cords, mostly worn out. The round tsuba (sword guard) is made of steel and has two holes. The scabbard is painted with lacquer and has a string for hanging. There is a pair of lion-shaped menuki (fitting) on the handle.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Ôei era, 1394 - 1427)
- Century
- 14th-15th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1394-1427
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.87
- Medium and Support
- forged steel blade and lacquer
- relevance
- rank 8.75840
- Secondary Keywords
- cases (containers)
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- edged weapon components
- edged weapons
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- sheaths
- weapon components
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
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- Title
- Swallow's Mouth Cave
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- A view, perhaps from inside a cave, that provides a glimpse of a small strech of highway through mountainous terrain. A river flows below, cutting a path between the mountains.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1978
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.109
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.75252
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Title
- Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 6
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.141
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.75252
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
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- paintings by form
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Title
- Calligraphy
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- The inscription is a famous discussion on the vulgarity and the elegance in painting by Qing Dynasty painter Zou Yigui (or Zou Xiaoshan).
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906 - 1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1970
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.128
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on gold-flecked paper
- relevance
- rank 8.74789
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- gold and gold alloy
- image-making processes and techniques
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by function
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- nonferrous metal
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scroll paintings
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- writing (processes)
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- Title
- Drawing of a jar
- Artist
- Hamada Shôji
- Physical Description
- Ink painting on paper of footed vase or jar with design. Calligraphic text is to the right of the image, most likely a signature.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1894 - 1978
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.222
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper, unmounted
- relevance
- rank 8.73718
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
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- vessels
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- writing (processes)
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- Title
- Zen eccentric contemplating a fish
- Artist
- Kanô Tsunenobu
- Physical Description
- A shabbily dressed figure holds out at arm’s length a small fish. He is completely focused on his catch, and his mouth almost seems to drool. The face, hands, and feet are sketched in a deliberately simplistic way, while the costume is drawn with only a few swift slashes of the brush, and the strokes bleed into each other.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1636 - 1713)
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 17th century - early 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1962/1.105
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.66598
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- buddhism
- chinese buddhism
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- japanese buddhism
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- scroll paintings
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Title
- Calligraphy: "The Ocean of Good Fortune"
- Artist
- Yueshan Daozong (J. Etsuzan Dôshû; Ôbaku Etsuzan)
- Physical Description
- Running script calligraphy
- Artist Life Dates
- 1629 - 1709
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1660-1709
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.392
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.60621
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scroll paintings
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- writing (processes)
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- Title
- Study of a Man Holding a Banner and Four Male Figures
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- This ink drawing is of a standing male figure on the left side who holds a flag and points to the left. Four male figures are grouped to the right; three of them sit while one stands.
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.532
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.56989
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- identifying artifacts
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by function
- information forms
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
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- Title
- Geese and Reeds (two of a pair)
- Artist
- Ki-hun Yang
- Physical Description
- A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. A goose swoops into the scene from the top left, while the neck of the grounded goose follows a graceful curve to look at the approaching bird. The swaying reeds and grass around the grounded goose add lightness to the composition. Between the two geese are three lines of calligraphy.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1843 - 1898)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.488.2
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.56086
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- birds
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Title
- Geese and Reeds (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Ki-hun Yang
- Physical Description
- A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. The goose is the water has its head turned to watch the descent of the goose flying in from the right. The upper left corner contains calligraphic text, and creating ripples in the water in the foreground is a goose with its head below the surface, and bottom in the air. Reeds come in from the right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1843-1898
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.488.1
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.56086
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- birds
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Title
- Red cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1825-1900
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.155
- Medium and Support
- lacquer
- relevance
- rank 8.55060
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal use
- containers for smoking and tobacco use
- descriptors
- garden structures
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- single built works
- single built works by location or context
- single built works by specific type
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- 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 8.53131
- 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
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- Title
- Seated Woman
- Artist
- Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)
- Physical Description
- A woman in kimono sits with her sleeve to her mouth. The kimono is decorated with fall leaves, and she sits behind lacquwe tea ware. Above her are crest-like decorations in blue, backgrounding the open pages of a book.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1786-1864
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1852
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.49
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.50108
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- document genres
- information forms
- main garments
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Title
- Scholar with Roosters
- Artist
- Ren Yi (Jen I)
- Physical Description
- This large painting of a scholar and two roosters. The scholar site with books piled behind him, while the roosters below crane their necks to look back at him. The calligraphy on the top right reads:
- Would Your Excellency, my dear friend Xiaoting, kindly point out the inadequacies of this work? Ren Yi [a.k.a.] Bonian
- There are also two seals of the artist and one collectors seal.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1840-1896
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1860-1896
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.67
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.49240
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- birds
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information forms
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by degree of qualification
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- writing (processes)
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- Title
- Calligraphy, One of a Pair
- Artist
- Chen Shu-chen
- Physical Description
- Vertical hanging scroll of calligraphic text consisting of five Chinese characters in black ink. One of a pair.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1908-2000
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.130.1
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.48327
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- forms
- genres
- image-making processes and techniques
- making art
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scroll paintings
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- writing (processes)
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- Title
- Geese Landing on Sandbars
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- A scene of geese in pond and on sandbars. The geese are congregated in the lower left hand side of the painting, as are most of the reeds growing from the sand bars. Some geese can also be seen flying in the middle of the painting, though they are not as prominent. Five lines of calligraphy are lcoated in the upper right of the painting.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906-1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.142
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.47383
- Secondary Keywords
- relation to water
- animals and creatures
- birds
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by position
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Title
- Untitled (Paint Cans)
- Artist
- Tyree Guyton
- Physical Description
- A "Norton Abrasives" wooden crate filled with empty gallon paint containers, a cracked rearview mirror attached to the side and an American flag smushed into one side of the box.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1955
- Object Creation Date
- 1980-2010
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.310
- Medium and Support
- paint cans, wooden crate, American flag, rearview mirror and ceramic figurine
- relevance
- rank 8.42543
- Secondary Keywords
- american regions
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- identifying artifacts
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by function
- information forms
- materials
- materials by function
- north american
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the americas
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- Title
- Snow Scene
- Artist
- Chang Ku-nien
- Physical Description
- The painting depicts mountains and bold branches covered by snow, presenting a cristal clear landscape of cold splendor.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1968
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.105
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.41596
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- image-making processes and techniques
- materials
- materials by function
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- precipitation
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
- writing (processes)
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- Title
- Portrait of Chang Ku-nien
- Artist
- Shouxuan Wang
- Physical Description
- The artist uses soft, almost nostalgic, tones to portray her sick teacher, Chang Ku-nien. Chang is depicted in a blue shirt and wearing glasses. On either side of the portrait is calligraphic text added to the image by Liu Yantao.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1924
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1989
- Accession Number
- 2006/1.115
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.40707
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- east asian
- image-making processes and techniques
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- writing (processes)
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- Title
- How much vacation do you really need?, from the Haven Hall Installation 2012
- Artist
- Benjamin Patterson
- Physical Description
- Textual ink print on paper. Signed by the artist, matted and framed.
- Object Creation Date
- 2012
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.110.1
- Medium and Support
- plastic frame with plexi glass, stickers, and ink on paper with blue matting
- relevance
- rank 8.38469
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- information form components
- layout features
- materials
- materials by function
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type