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Title

Marine

Artist

Artist Unknown, Netherlands

Physical Description

This graphite and wash piece has two sailboats in the foreground with multiple sailboats in the background. They are situated at the drawing’s horizon and float on a large body of water. A signature is on the upper left corner.

Object Creation Date

1625-1750

Accession Number

2009/1.533

Medium and Support

graphite, wash on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:57

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Iceland #5 Blue Lagoon (Smoke)

Artist

Rena Bass Forman

Physical Description

This is a sepia colored photograph that depicts a landscape with the tips of jagged rocks jutting out of water and billowing smoke.

Artist Life Dates

1954-2011

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2001

Accession Number

2009/1.547

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:57

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

iron processes

materials

materials by composition

materials by form

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

platinum process

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:56

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

Title

Untitled (Rooster)

Artist

Cåndido Portinari

Physical Description

This is an ink drawing of a rooster. The rooster is centered and has its left foot raised, its right foot grounded, and its neck arched to its right.

Artist Life Dates

Rio de Janeiro, 1903 - 1962, Rio de Janeiro

Object Creation Date

1910-1960

Accession Number

2009/1.482

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:53

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #31 Maisaka

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Boats with white and yellow bowed square sails on a coastal inlet.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.329

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:40

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

asian

buildings and the land

descriptors

forms

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

making art

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

schools of japanese paintings and prints

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #9 Oiso

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A village of black and gray houses in front of a row of pines by the water. Several sailboats appear in the distance in front of the mountains.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.325

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:39

Secondary Keywords

scale

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #7 Fujisawa

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of a village by the water, with many shops and travellers in the street. On the right foreground there is an arched bridge with figures crossing. A gate that looks like the entrance of a shrine appears by the end of the bridge.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.324

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:39

Secondary Keywords

scale

upward

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

gates and gate components

gateway components

gateways and gateway components

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

plants

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

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

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.328

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:39

Secondary Keywords

scale

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

descriptors

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

plants

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #17 Yui

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of a cliff and four shops on the right and a marine view with sailboats on the left. There is red glow along the ede of the horizon. Writing in various places along the top edge of the print. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.321

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:39

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

descriptors

inorganic material

landform components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

mercantile buildings

natural landscapes

objects we use

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #8 Hiratsuka

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Two Barges on Open Water in front of a Peninsula, with mountains in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.327

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:39

Secondary Keywords

upward

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

descriptors

dwellings

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #8 Hiratsuka

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Two Barges on Open Water in front of a Peninsula, with mountains in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.320

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:39

Secondary Keywords

upward

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

descriptors

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Jimbutsu Edition): #15 Yoshiwara

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Fishermen in boats in shallow water with mountain n the distance. Writing in the upper left corner. Flock of birds in the distance in front of the mountain.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

1852

Accession Number

2008/2.317

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:38

Secondary Keywords

upward

asia (continent)

buildings and the land

chubu (region)

descriptors

geographic and political locations

inorganic material

japan (nation)

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical features

scientists and people in science-related occupations

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #34 Futagawa

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Group of people carrying parcels and leading horses in front of a shop. Other travelers can be seen crossing in the distance. There is a tall tree by the store, and across the water is a smal hill with trees on it. The skyline is edged in pink, suggesting dawn or dusk. Writing in upper right and left corners. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.316

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:38

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

descriptors

dwellings

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

mammals

materials

materials by composition

mercantile buildings

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #32 Arai

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Three sailboats with dramatic bowed square sails dominate the print. There are more sailing on the water in the distance. The sky appears to be red on the edge of the horizon of the sea, suggesting the time as either at dawn or at dusk. Writing in the upper left and right corners. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.315

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:38

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

prints

prints by process or technique

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #3 Kawasaki

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A group of figures with parasols and hats wait on shore for two approaching boats filled with passengers. Trees and a village are seen on the opposite shore. Writing in the upper left corner. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.314

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:37

Secondary Keywords

layout features

scale

accessories worn on the head

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

costume accessories worn

descriptors

dwellings

headgear

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

layout features

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

residential structures

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

woody plants

Title

Steam on Church Street, from "Tribeca, 10013"

Artist

Donna Ferrato

Physical Description

This is a black and white photograph that depicts a city street scene. It shows a crosswalk in front of a multi-story building, silhouetted against a clear sky. There is a large billow of steam rising from the street surface where a barrier and vent pipe have been contructed within the crosswalk.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1949

Object Creation Date

2008

Accession Number

2010/2.51.4

Medium and Support

pigment print on fiber paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:10

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by form

settlements and landscapes

Title

La Cigarette

Artist

Jacques Villon

Physical Description

Colors: rose, brown, blue, green, grey, yellow. Paper size: lh 63 1/5cm & rh 63cm x w 45cm. Image size: lh 41 4/5cm & rh 41 1/2cm x w 34 2/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1875-1963

Accession Number

2008/2.369

Medium and Support

color etching and aquatint on calendered beige wove paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:04

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals and creatures

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

leaf (plant material)

mammals

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

tobacco

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:14:59

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

Title

On a Spring Day

Artist

Kanemoto Shunsho

Physical Description

A stand of trees beside water foregrounds a central mountain that seems to rise lightly to the left. To the right of the mountain is calligraphic text and two orange seals. A small building is tucked to the right behind the stand of trees. Depth of the mountains is indicated with the use of wash.

Artist Life Dates

1726-1793

Object Creation Date

1885

Accession Number

2010/2.29

Medium and Support

sumi ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:14:54

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Two Statues' Shadows

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

Square photograph with brown/amber/white color tones. Two glass objects sit in an abstract shape of a human figure. They are placed in the foreground with the heads tilted toward each other. On the right side there is a partial view of a table that is shown out of focus. Light is reflected on the rounded forms of the figures and their shadows are projected on a blank wall behind them. There is a large shadow profile of a man also projected onto the wall.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1985

Object Creation Date

1979

Accession Number

2009/2.13

Medium and Support

Polaroid SX-70-Cibachrome on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:14:53

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

light-related concepts

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Hen with the Golden Eggs

Artist

Marc Chagall

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 42cm & rh 41 4/5cm x tw 33cm & bw 33 1/2cm. Plate size: h 31 1/2cm x w 25 1/2cm. Image size: lh 29 1/2cm & rh 29 2/5cm x tw 23 9/10cm & bw 23 7/10cm.

Artist Life Dates

Russia, 1889-1985

Accession Number

2008/2.415

Medium and Support

etching, engraving and drypoint on beige laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:14:40

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals and creatures

birds

descriptors

egg and egg components

engraving (printing process)

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by origin

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

The Thirty-Six Views of the Eastern Capital: Imado Bridge and Matsuchi Hill

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A snow scene of a village with falling snowflakes in the sky. The roofs of houses, the trees, the bridge, the boat decks, and the island in the center of the lake are all covered by snow.

Trimmed just outside print frame. Colors: black, blue, green, red, pink-orange. Paper size: lh 34 3/5cm & rh 34 1/2cm x tw 23 9/10cm & bw 24 1/5cm. Image size: lh 33 9/10cm & rh 34cm x tw 22 4/5cm & bw 22 3/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

1862

Accession Number

2008/2.394

Medium and Support

color woodcut on beige laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:14:36

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

early modern japanese periods

earth sciences concepts

east asian

inorganic material

japanese

japanese periods

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

precipitation

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

residential structures

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woodcuts

woody plants

Title

Paysanne a la Fourche

Artist

Camille Pissarro

Physical Description

Paper size: h 23 7/10cm x tw 15 2/5cm & bw 15cm. Plate size: h 11 9/10cm x tw 7 1/2cm & bw 7 2/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1830-1903

Accession Number

2008/2.386

Medium and Support

etching and aquatint on beige laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:14:34

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

descriptors

farmers

grass (plant material)

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

plant material

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientists and people in science-related occupations

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

La Cabane du Chiffonnier

Artist

Jean François Raffaëlli

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 21 3/5cm & rh 21 1/2cm x tw 27 1/2cm & bw 27 7/5cm. Image size: h 11 1/2cm x w 15cm.

Artist Life Dates

1850-1924

Accession Number

2008/2.380

Medium and Support

color etching and drypoint on beige wove paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:14:32

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

cloth

descriptors

dwellings

engraving (printing process)

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

houses

houses by form

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

residential structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

textile materials

textile materials by form

Title

The Milk Woman

Artist

Louis Marin Bonnet

Physical Description

Gold ink has metalic addatives. Paper size: lh 32cm & rh 31 1/10cm x w 25cm. Image size: lh 28 7/10cm & rh 28 3/5cm x tw 23 1/2cm & bw 23 3/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

(1736 - 1793)

Accession Number

2008/2.365

Medium and Support

color etching on beige laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:14:29

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

excretions and secretions

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Kichizo Edition): #54 Otsu

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of bearers and attendants and four sailboats moored at a stone pier. A small lighthouse is located near the pier, and in the distance is a mountain range. The sky is tinged red, and writing is located in the upper right corner and lower left side. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.326

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:14:28

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

upward

asian

buildings and the land

descriptors

east asian

inorganic material

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landings (marine structures)

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

transportation structures

transportation structures by function

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

water transportation structures

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Rendering of an Idea that Would be Painted on White Wall

Artist

Richard Tuttle

Physical Description

Brown (bottom left) and green (top right) interlocking abstract forms painted with a gap between them; image is centered and lies on the diagonal.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1941

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

2008/2.259

Medium and Support

Liquitex and graphite on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:31

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

international post-1945 styles and movements

materials

materials by function

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

D&H Rogue

Artist

Richard Francisco

Physical Description

Ombre orange and black abstract forms painted on paper cut out and attached to wood, laid on top of another larger cutout of pink abstract form with “shadows” from the cutout above it painted in red; the paper collage is centered on a large sheet of white paper. Signed “D[orothy] & H[erb] Rogue” in bottom left corner, “R. J. Francisco ‘82” in bottom right corner.

Artist Life Dates

(1942 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1982

Accession Number

2008/2.229

Medium and Support

watercolor and ink wash on paper and painted wood

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:26

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Early Stage of Proposal for General Mills Commission (Egyptian Beauty)

Artist

Jene Highstein

Physical Description

Heavily worked and reworked pencil drawing on large square of grid paper. Form is an ovoid shape with longitudinal and lateral lines, thinner than it is tall, fit into a rectangular box that represents the block of stone to be carved. At the bottom right of the sketched image, Highstein has noted the dimensions (7’ x 7’ x 2’) x 7. Seven blocks of granite at 2’ x 2’ x 7’ were meant to be stacked and carved into the proposed shape.

Artist Life Dates

(1942 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1987

Accession Number

2008/2.232

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:26

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Parícutin Volcano Project

Artist

Peter Hutchinson

Physical Description

Two photographs of Parícutin volcano (central Mexico) mounted on cardboard, one below the other.

Artist Life Dates

(1930 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

2008/2.233

Medium and Support

photographs on cardboard

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:26

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

Orchids and Red Rock

Artist

Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong

Physical Description

A rough, red rock seems to grow out of the hillside, almost as organically as the orchids growing next to it. Calligraphic text is in the upper left corner.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2006/1.132

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:20

Secondary Keywords

artists

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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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:20

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

White Clouds Over the Creek, in the Style of Xinluo

Artist

Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)

Physical Description

A man sits under a tree beside a creek. Behind him is a rock. He is contemplating and stares out of the picture frame with his back to the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.116

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:19

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Scholar by a Mountain Stream

Artist

Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)

Physical Description

A scholar in the mountains leans on rocks under a tree and stares into the distance. The pine tree is a metaphor for a man of integrity. He is contemplating over the sound of the waterfall.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.119

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:19

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

Scholar in a Thatched Hut

Artist

Feng Chaoran (Feng Chao-an)

Physical Description

A scholar sits under a thatched hut in the mountains. He strokes his long beard as a kettle warms. The colophon indicated that the scholar the the famous Song dynasty recluse Lin Bu. In his thatch hut in the Solitary Mountain, he is composing a poem in light smoke from the faint fireplace.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1909

Accession Number

2006/1.118

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:19

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:19

Secondary Keywords

asian

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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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:19

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

accessories worn on the legs or feet

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coating (material)

coating by form

costume

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descriptors

footwear

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headgear

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settlements and landscapes

Title

Plum Blossoms in Snow

Artist

Chang Ku-nien, Chen Shu-chen

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.129

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:19

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Watching Geese

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

This landscape makes use of the wide range of tones possible from black ink and water. A man stands in a mountain clearing, gazing at geese in the distance. Calligraphic text is written vertically in the upper left corner.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.124

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:19

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Clearing After Snow

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

In this scene mountains and a pavillion are covered by snow and dormant trees bear no leaves. Calligraphic text is in the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1906 - 1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2006/1.110

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:18

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:18

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

Lone Rooster Summons the Spring

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

The Rooster is singled out by its expressive outlining brushwork and the vibrant red color of the comb. Its decorative flavor is also enhanced by using a specific type of paper called “cloud-dragon paper” (yunlong zhi), as the pattern of décor resembles motifs of cloud and dragon. Vertical calligraphic text in in the upper left corner.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2006/1.112

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:18

Secondary Keywords

animals

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Title

Cross-Island Highway Based on Sketches

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Painted and inscribed on the occasion of Veterans’ Day. The artist depicts a view of the narrow, winding roadway cutting through a magnificent rocky mountain.

In his inscription, Chang claims to use methods of Song masters that were adopted in painting the scene. A small detail on the lower right of the painting represents a couple of tiny figures standing aside the road. One figure is depicted as making life-sketches of the scene.

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2006/1.111

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:18

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with inlaid design of samurai on horseback at the shore

Artist

Harunori

Physical Description

This small, flat metal piece has a quartrefoil shape. Three holes in the middle. Some chips can be seen around the center hole, which mended with silver and copper. A samurai on horseback is charging into the sea from steep hill; he is wearing a helmet, armor, and sword, and holding a fan. A pine tree is standing on the samurai’s right side; there are rocks and bamboo grass by the ocean. The motifs of the ocean, pine tree, bamboo grass and rocks also appear on the reverse side. Gold and some silver and copper inlays are applied on pine branches, samurai's helmet, horse's mane and bridle, bamboo grass on the shore, and spray from waves.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.2

Medium and Support

iron with gold, silver, and copper inlays

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:13:06

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Tsuba (Sword guard)

Artist

Sadanobu

Physical Description

It is a round, openwork tsuba, in the design of three interconnected bamboo leaves. It has the signature: Kishû jû, Sadanobu.

Artist Life Dates

1809-1879

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1966/1.103

Medium and Support

iron

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:12:59

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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Title

Part of a set of cosmetic boxes: Rectangular Box with Cover and Inner Tray

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.158

Medium and Support

wood with black, red and gold lacquer

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:12:56

Secondary Keywords

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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

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:12:56

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Seto ware tea caddy "Hitorine," named by Kobori Enshû (1579–1647)

Artist

Seto Shinbei

Physical Description

Small, brown, thinly potted container with ivory lid. It has a short neck and round shoulder; The dark glaze is randomly applied from shoulder to the middle of the body. The part at the bottom is unglazed. The bottom has no foot and unglazed. The lid is concaved from the rim toward the center knob.

Artist Life Dates

late 16th century - early 17th century

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600-1647

Accession Number

1954/1.532A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with mottled brown glaze, ivory lid

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:12:50

Secondary Keywords

animal material

bone

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Title

Spring Landscape

Artist

Arthur Wesley Dow

Physical Description

Landscape painting depicting a dirt pathway with steps and a wooden railing cutting through the center of the composition leading to a house on a hill in the distance. On either side of the path are blooming trees bearing pink and white blossoms in a green meadow.

Artist Life Dates

1857 - 1922

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1892

Accession Number

1954/1.168

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:12:49

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Scene in the Catskills

Artist

Thomas Cole

Physical Description

This landscape painting depicts a rocky hillside beneath a blue sky and towering cloud formations. In the foreground area, a stream flows between boulders and cascades over rocks. There is a large square boulder with the roots and stump of a dead tree. The right side of the painting has green vegetation along the edege of the stream and tall green-leafed trees further back on the side of the hill. On the left, beyond the hill, there is a glimpse of far distant mountains. This scene is painted in warm tones of green and brown in a realistic manner. Patches of sunlight highlight areas of the hillside, boulders and the stream.

Artist Life Dates

American, born England, 1801-1848

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1801-1848

Accession Number

1919.2

Medium and Support

oil on board

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:12:48

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

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