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Title

Flute

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1985/1.152

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 3.67327

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

edging and surfacing patterns

materials

materials by origin

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

plant material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

wood and wood products

Title

Registered War Garden Under Protection of State Council Defense - Food Will Win the War.

Artist

Jay Norwood Darling

Physical Description

Text: Registered War Garden Under Protection of State Council of Defense - All the Ammunition doesn't come from the Power Factories - Feed Yourself - Be a Soldier of the Soil - A War Garden Will Do It - Exempt No Land - from The Chicago Evening Post - To destroy the food supply is to give comfort to the enemy - food will win the war - War Garden Committee - 120 W. Adams Street

Artist Life Dates

1876-1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.31

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.67097

Secondary Keywords

animals

armed conflicts

birds

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

events

gardens

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

materials

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

plants

text-based art

the natural world

war

world wars

Title

Don't Let Up - Keep on Saving Food - United States Food Administration

Artist

Francis Louis Mora

Artist Life Dates

1874 - 1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.67

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.67097

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

army

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

events

figures

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

materials

materials by function

military

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

soldiers

text-based art

war

world wars

Title

Ge (ceremonial dagger-axe)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

ceremonial bronze ge dagger-axe, with pointed blade on one end and zoomorphic tang of stylized bird motif on the other.

Century

13th-11th century BCE

Object Creation Date

circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE

Accession Number

1996/2.19

Medium and Support

cast bronze with malachite patina

relevance

rank 3.66773

Secondary Keywords

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects

weaponry

whip

Title

Orchids Room

Artist

Unge (Taigan)

Physical Description

Horizontally oriented. Begins with two large characters then a series of folliage imagery proceeded by calligraphy. Ink on paper, hand scroll.

Artist Life Dates

1773-1850

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1823

Accession Number

1968/2.25

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.66748

Secondary Keywords

animals

asia (continent)

asian

buildings and the land

descriptors

flowers (plants)

forms

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

making art

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

plant material

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Tara

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India

Physical Description

Black schist carved in the relief of Green Tara, a guide and saviouress on the Buddhist path to enlightenment. She holds two lotuses, one open and one closed and makes the gesture of gift-giving with her palm facing outwards, towards the devotee.

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

10th century

Accession Number

1981/2.156

Medium and Support

black schist

relevance

rank 3.66717

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

geographic and political locations

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

motifs

natural element motifs

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

rock

rock by form

Title

Through the Glass

Artist

Heather Rowe

Artist Life Dates

born 1970

Object Creation Date

2008

Accession Number

2010/1.208

Medium and Support

chiffon, wood, mirror, wallpaper, fur

relevance

rank 3.66415

Secondary Keywords

constructions (sculpture)

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

materials

materials by origin

mirrors

objects we use

plant material

sculpture

sculpture by technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood and wood products

Title

BMW Roadster, Olduvai Gorge, Tanznia (R4), from "The Ryoichi Excavations"

Artist

Patrick Nagatani

Physical Description

A desert scene with a car underneath a mound.

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Object Creation Date

1987; printed 2001

Accession Number

2012/2.134

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.66415

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

guideway vehicles

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

rail guideway vehicles

railroad cars

soil

soil by composition or origin

transportation vehicles

vehicles

Title

Rock Wall, Big Pine, CA

Artist

Brett Weston

Physical Description

A rock wall with chiseled edges.

Artist Life Dates

1911-1993

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2013/1.279

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on Hi-Art mount

relevance

rank 3.66411

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

walls and wall components

Title

Glen Canyon Wall

Artist

Brett Weston

Physical Description

A rock wall showing varying textures and age.

Artist Life Dates

1911-1993

Object Creation Date

1960; printed later

Accession Number

2013/1.283

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.66411

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

walls and wall components

Title

Iridescent light and dark green inkwell, glass lid, fire polished

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A square glass inkwell. The stopper is dark green and the color fades down the inkwell.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.246

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 3.66302

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

Title

Frontispiece to Johann Kaspar Lavatar, Aphorisms on Man

Artist

William Blake

Physical Description

Print of a man sitting and ooking up toward a figure holding an inscribed sign with Greek letters.

Artist Life Dates

1757-1827

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

plate 1788

Accession Number

1985/2.134

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 3.66205

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

man

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

measuring devices

measuring devices for extent

objects we use

people and occupations

sandglasses

seating furniture

single seating furniture

text-based art

timepieces

timepieces by form

Title

St. Jerome

Artist

Anonymous German (Anspach)

Physical Description

This small porcelain sculpture represents a gaunt, sinewy bearded figure, who is naked except for a loincloth. With his right knee wedged in a stump, his torso contracts with an inner tension as he pounds his chest with stones in an act of penitence. At his feet sits a lion.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1760-1770

Accession Number

1974/1.90

Medium and Support

porcelain

relevance

rank 3.66172

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

ceramics

descriptors

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

object genres

object genres by material

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

religious ideologies

stoneware

Title

Evening--Little Waterloo Bridge

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Viewed from an elevated vantage point, a curved roadway at the lower left meets a bridge that crosses a river; in hte far distance are indications of buildings along the far bank. On both the roadway and bridge can be seen horse-drawn carriages and conveyances.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1896

Accession Number

1954/1.458

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 3.66172

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

waterscapes

Title

Large Ovoid Vase with Bamboo Design

Artist

Hamada Shôji

Physical Description

Ovoid stoneware vase with brown iron glaze and bamboo design stretching diagonally across the height of the vase. A short, tapered neck flares iinto a wide rimmed opening.

Artist Life Dates

(1894 - 1978)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930-1950

Accession Number

2003/2.16

Medium and Support

stoneware with iron glaze; bamboo design created with wax resist

relevance

rank 3.66079

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

grass (plant material)

materials

materials by origin

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plant material

pottery (object genre)

vessels

Title

Line A-C

Artist

Buky Schwartz

Physical Description

A mixed media collage of varying colors of yarn, separating into locations A and C on the top of the canvas.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1932

Object Creation Date

December 3, 1971

Accession Number

2012/1.220

Medium and Support

mixed media collage, wool on canvas

relevance

rank 3.66079

Secondary Keywords

animal material

descriptors

hair

hair and hair components

hair by form

image-making processes and techniques

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Bowl

Artist

Rude Osolnik

Physical Description

oval-shaped wood bowl with dipped lip; wood grain and spalt lines highly visible across surface

Artist Life Dates

(active Dawson, New Mexico, 1915 - 2001, Berea, Kentucky)

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2002/2.173

Medium and Support

spalted maple

relevance

rank 3.66079

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

vessels

wood and wood products

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 3.66079

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

Title

Stereoscope Viewer

Artist

Stereo Classics Studio

Physical Description

A stereoscope view made of wood and brass. It has a wooden stick handle that supports the viewer; which is made of a metal case with glass pieces that the viewer can look through. There are two cross shaped pieces of wood attached to the viewer; the horizontal piece of wood slides along the vertical piece, and has two brass holders for the stereoscope card.

Object Creation Date

1925-1980

Accession Number

2010/1.168

Medium and Support

wood and brass

relevance

rank 3.65518

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Emergence

Artist

Geoffrey Wilkes

Physical Description

egg-shaped wood with natural burl, holes, pockets; polished and smoothed at edges

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2002/2.184

Medium and Support

manzanita

relevance

rank 3.65261

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

wood and wood products

Title

Heather's Fragrance

Artist

Alain Mailland

Physical Description

organic form consisting of thin concentric tendrils of wood

Artist Life Dates

born, Ivory Coast, Africa, 1959

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

2001

Accession Number

2002/2.161

Medium and Support

heather root

relevance

rank 3.65261

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

wood and wood products

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 3.65085

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

Title

Maru obi with woven designs of hexagonal medallions with phoenixes among floral scrolls

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black pain-weave satin interwoven with silk threads in light purple, rust, coral, maize, chartreuse, red, white, and ultramarine, and metallic threads in three shades of gold. The hexagonal shapes are definied by a weft of gold-coated paper (kinran) in pale greenish gold; the gold threads used in the medallions are wrapped. Inside each medallion is a phoenix design among a floral scroll.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.345

Medium and Support

black silk interwoven with silk floss and gold-covered paper threads

relevance

rank 3.65085

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

animal material

animals and creatures

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

descriptors

fibroinous material

legendary creatures

main garments

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

Title

Trefoil vase

Artist

Emile Gallé

Physical Description

Vessel with trefoil, or three-lobed, shape of transparent blue glass with an intricate plant-motif decoration and gold accents.

Artist Life Dates

1846-1904

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890-1895

Accession Number

1955/1.156

Medium and Support

glass

relevance

rank 3.64658

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

medium

objects we use

vessels

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Opaque blue inkwell, rounded shaped copper lid

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

This is a blue glass inkwell with a copper lid. The body has a flattened globe shape and the lid is dark brown in color.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.231

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 3.64658

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

form attributes

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

shape

Title

Untitled

Artist

Richard Dokas

Physical Description

Stream through rocks, long exposure, arial view.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1945

Accession Number

2013/1.244

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.64658

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

people and culture

philosophical concepts

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

Title

Mirror, "Animal cycle type" (Ssu-ling shih-er hsiao: 4 spirits and 12 zodiacs)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Bronze mirror with one side polished flat, and the other side decorated with mystical animals for cardinal orientation and twelve zodiac animals.

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

7th century

Accession Number

1974/1.180

Medium and Support

cast bronze with malachite and azurite patina

relevance

rank 3.64658

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

design elements

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

motifs

nonferrous metal

objects we use

Title

Green Sea

Artist

James Darrell Northrup Weeks

Physical Description

A beach scene with sand in the foreground and large rocks in the background. The sky is a muddled combination of light blue and grey.

Artist Life Dates

1922-1998

Object Creation Date

1966

Accession Number

2014/1.601

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 3.64581

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Friends, from "Bell Pond" (Photographs taken from May through October 1983)

Artist

Stephen Dirado

Physical Description

Two girls in bathing suits, one holding a cigarette to the other's mouth.

Object Creation Date

August 12, 1983; printed 1994

Accession Number

2013/2.122

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.64248

Secondary Keywords

beachwear

costume

costume by function

descriptors

leaf (plant material)

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant material

sports clothing

tobacco

Title

Comb

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.327

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 3.64122

Secondary Keywords

grooming, hygiene and health car

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

the human body

tools and equipment

upper body

wood and wood products

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 3.64122

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

Title

Eroding Earthen Wall

Artist

Brett Weston

Physical Description

An eroding earth wall and a few sparse trees below.

Artist Life Dates

1911-1993

Object Creation Date

1972; printed 1973-1977

Accession Number

2013/1.278

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on Strathmore mount

relevance

rank 3.64002

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

plant components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

walls and wall components

Title

Wedding Coverlet

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1830-1840

Accession Number

1952/1.91

Medium and Support

wool, linen and indigo

relevance

rank 3.63777

Secondary Keywords

animal material

descriptors

hair

hair and hair components

hair by form

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

Korhogo Ceremonial Headpiece with Horns

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1983

Accession Number

1983/1.96

Medium and Support

wood, raffia and imported fabric

relevance

rank 3.63777

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animal material

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by function

descriptors

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

Title

Still Life

Artist

Gustav Beck

Artist Life Dates

1902-1983

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1902-1954

Accession Number

1954/2.62

Medium and Support

linoleum cut on paper

relevance

rank 3.63736

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

dishes

genres

leaves

materials

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

plants

the natural world

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Iridescent Glass Inkwell with purple-gray iridescent, gold ram head stopper

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

An iridescent glass inkwell with a gold lid. The base is purplish-gray while the lid has a ram's head engraved on it.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.274

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 3.63322

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

glass and glassmaking mixtures

gold and gold alloy

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

motifs

nonferrous metal

objects we use

Title

Belt pendant in the shape of a hand

Artist

Artist Unknown, African

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1925

Accession Number

1987/2.72

Medium and Support

leather, cowrie shells, raffia, and red wood color

relevance

rank 3.63268

Secondary Keywords

beadwork

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

hands

human body

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

shell and shell material

the natural world

Title

Large Shoulder Pendant

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1987/2.78

Medium and Support

cowrie shells, glass beads, natural fiber and grass cloth

relevance

rank 3.63268

Secondary Keywords

animals

beadwork

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

sheep

shell and shell material

the natural world

Title

Chandelier Fragments

Artist

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Physical Description

Clouded glass and metal fragments of a chandelier. A ring of metal strands hold clouded glass orbs.

Artist Life Dates

1848-1933

Object Creation Date

1890-1891

Accession Number

2011/2.2.1

Medium and Support

glass and metal

relevance

rank 3.63268

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

materials by composition

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

Title

Tea caddy "large sea" (daikai) in brown & black glaze, with silk pouch

Artist

Seto Shunkei II

Physical Description

This squat tea caddy is decorated with brown glaze with splotches of black. It is capped with a round ivory lid with a small circular knob-handle.

Century

17th–18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1954/1.533A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with brown and black glaze, ivory lid

relevance

rank 3.63268

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for storing or transporting food

culinary containers

descriptors

food

materials

materials by function

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

Title

#4

Artist

Mark Lindquist

Physical Description

rough-hewn oversized wood bowl in natural state with spalt, marks, holes, etc.

Artist Life Dates

born 1949

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1994

Accession Number

2002/2.155

Medium and Support

oak burl

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Title

Black Palm

Artist

Dewey Garrett

Physical Description

black dyed wood vase with exggerated texture fibers

Artist Life Dates

(active California, 1969 - )

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2002/2.137

Medium and Support

dyed palm wood

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rank 3.63248

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Title

Wormwood Vase

Artist

Dale Nish

Physical Description

small sandblasted wood vase displaying holes and trails eaten by worms

Artist Life Dates

(active Cardston, Alberta, Canada, 1932 - )

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2002/2.172

Medium and Support

wormy ash

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Title

Dance, from Spherical series

Artist

Christian Burchard

Physical Description

wood orb vessel

Artist Life Dates

born Germany, 1955

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2002/2.125

Medium and Support

madrone burl

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rank 3.63248

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Title

La Bastide-du-Vert au Printemps

Artist

Henri Martin

Physical Description

Church spire in center. Lavender mountangs just above horizontal center. Vertical trees left half and two at right. Pinkish tan road curving from center to lower left. Two black cloaked figures at lower left.

Artist Life Dates

1860-1943

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century - mid 20th century

Accession Number

2014/1.613

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

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rank 3.63163

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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materials

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Title

Landscape Mountains with Trees and Pagodas

Artist

Kinoshita Itsuun

Physical Description

Gold cloth scroll with an image of a mountain landscape with villagers on a body of water.

Artist Life Dates

1799-1866

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

2014/2.254

Medium and Support

ink on paper, silk and paper backing, ivory scroll ends

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rank 3.63163

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scale

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inorganic material

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Title

Taiwan Cross-Island Highway (Section 4)

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

A panoramic view of the highway cutting across the Tarako Gorges, laid out in four connecting hanging scrolls.

Inscription: “sublime and bright--what opens in this enormous curtain (the connected hanging scrolls).”

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

2006/1.104.4

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

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rank 3.63081

Secondary Keywords

upward

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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

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rank 3.63022

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Title

Mirror with animal motifs and eight-character inscription

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

bronze mirrorr with two columns of auspicious inscriptions for career promotion and healthy offsprings in eight characters separated by the central knob, which is, in turn, surrounded by stylized mystical animal motif on both side.

Century

2nd century BCE-2nd century CE

Accession Number

1974/1.168

Medium and Support

cast bronze with malachite and silver patina

relevance

rank 3.62933

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Travel inkwell set with 2 glass ink bottle in base with caps, with brush, paper box

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A travel box with two inkwells and a brush. The inkwells have metal lids and glass bases.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.263

Medium and Support

leather, metal

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rank 3.62933

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brushes

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