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Title

Indian-pipe (Monotropa uniflora), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

Small white blossom in the bottom left portion of the print. The bloom itself is a long and vertical flower growing on the ground, which is covered in dried leaves. The foreground and the flower are in focus, while the background is dark and out of focus.

Artist Life Dates

(1917 - 2009)

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2012/2.14.14

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

relevance

rank 17.61523

Primary Keywords

flower (plant)

leaf (plant material)

Title

Small White Lady's-Slipper (Cypripedium candidum), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

A small purple and white flower with thin green stems. The background is very dark, almost black.

Artist Life Dates

1917-2009

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2014/2.284

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

relevance

rank 16.53529

Primary Keywords

flower (plant)

Title

American Copper Butterfly (Chrysophanus hypophlaeas), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

A small red flower on top of a lot of green stems. The background is slightly blurry, but shows more green plants.

Artist Life Dates

1917-2009

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2014/2.286

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

relevance

rank 16.35147

Primary Keywords

flower (plant)

nature

Title

Blue-and-white octagonal water dropper with floral design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It is in the shape of a flat disk with octagonal sides, a type that was widely produced in the 19th century. The center of the top surface features a flower petal in a darkish cobalt blue pigment. A pale blue glaze applied over the entire surface, but has a slightly hue. The pigment used on the flower is also applied around the edgesof the octagon, more heavily so in the corners.

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1977/1.197

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 16.35147

Primary Keywords

flower (plant)

vessel

Title

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus americanus americanus), from "Woodland Portraits"

Artist

Jeannette Klute

Physical Description

A small pink flower in the middle of dark green foliage.

Artist Life Dates

1917-2009

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2014/2.288

Medium and Support

vintage dye transfer print on paper

relevance

rank 16.35147

Primary Keywords

flower (plant)

plants

Title

Aqua and gold ffukuro obi with gold daffodil design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Aqua-gold fabric woven from turquoise warp and aqua-and pale gold-covered paper (kinran) weft, for a shimmering aqua-gold ground. The deco-style daffodil patterns are surihaku in three shades of gold. Plain weave aqua silk lining.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

late 1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.333

Medium and Support

aqua-gold fabric woven from turquoise silk warp and gold-covered paper weft

relevance

rank 16.17170

Primary Keywords

flower (plant)

kimono

obi

Title

Hagi ware flower vase

Artist

Miwa Jusetsu

Physical Description

It is a vertically long, rectangular shaped vase. The body is slightly tilted; its four corners are shaved from the top to the bottom. The clay color is orange-yellow; the body is glazed with porous, milky white ash glaze. The bottom edge of the body and the bottom are unglazed. It has no foot.

Artist Life Dates

born 1910

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960

Accession Number

1963/2.65

Medium and Support

stoneware with feldspar and ash glaze

relevance

rank 16.17170

Primary Keywords

flower (plant)

pottery

vase

Title

Shigaraki Ware Flower Vase

Artist

Takahashi Rakusai III

Physical Description

The vase uses Shigaraki clay and the wood-firing process. The deformities and imperfections are intentional, and in Iga style. It has a lopsided lip edge at the top, with a deep indentation circling the vase just below it. The texture of this piece is splotchy and ridged, and the colors are earth tones, ranging from tans to dark, forest greens.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1976

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960-1963

Accession Number

1963/2.77

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 16.17170

Primary Keywords

ceramics

flower (plant)

vase

Title

Flower Basket

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.35

Medium and Support

woven bamboo

relevance

rank 16.17170

Primary Keywords

bamboo

basket

flower (plant)

Title

Glass snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1790-1880

Accession Number

1980/2.141

Medium and Support

glass

relevance

rank 15.99584

Primary Keywords

flower (plant)

glass

snuff bottle

Title

Himawari o dako (Holding a Sunflower)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A young girl in a checkered shirt holds a sunflower in her arms. She is looking down at the flower and her hair is brushed to the side.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

2011/2.12

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 15.65534

Primary Keywords

checkered pattern

color prints

flower (plant)

girl

Title

Mirror Box

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This mirror box is decorated with lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid designs. Thelid of the box opens upwards, and has brass hinges and a closure in the sahpe of a flower. The lower drawer has a handle in the shape of a bat.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2006/2.61

Medium and Support

lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay and brass? fittings

relevance

rank 15.65534

Primary Keywords

bat

container

flower (plant)

lacquer

women's

Title

Incense Container in the Shape of a Flower

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

Flower shaped incense container consisting of two halves, which open horizontally. The top of the container has a subtle flower pattern that compliments the shape of the container and appears to have been stamped on the top. The color is a dark red on the very top of the container, with the color transitioning to a lighter reddish orange for the rest of the container.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.219

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 15.32904

Primary Keywords

ceramic ware

ceramics

flower (plant)

incense containers

pottery

stoneware

Title

Incense Container in the Shape of a Flower

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

Flower shaped incesnse container consisting of two halves, which open horizontally, and fit together very precisely. Decorated with ash glaze, which gives the pottery a deep red color, deeper on the top and slightly lighter on rest of the container, with black as an accent color primarily on two sides of the container in a line going from the top of the piece to the bottom. The top of the container is very dramatically textured is a symetrical series of ridges which create the petals and shape of the flower.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.220

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 15.32904

Primary Keywords

ceramic ware

ceramics

flower (plant)

incense containers

pottery

stoneware

Title

Star-shaped Tile with flying crane among flowers

Artist

Iran, Kashan

Physical Description

A tile in the shape of a 8 pointed star with a bird depiction and inscriptions.

Century

early 14th century

Object Creation Date

early 14th century

Accession Number

1957/1.102

Medium and Support

fritware with blue underglaze painting and brown luster overglaze painting

relevance

rank 15.17094

Primary Keywords

bird

crane

flower (plant)

inscriptions

iran (nation)

islamic

star

tile

Title

Durga, seated, with sixteen arms

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Physical Description

Durga sits with her legs in a half lotus position, crossed in front of her, but not interlaced. She has a narrow waist and rounded pointy breasts with broad shoulders. Her front two hands hold a rosary (also in a reassuring gesture) and a pot. Her other hands fan out around her. Reading clockwise, she carries a wide assortment of weapons, an arrow, sword, feather, club, discus, trident and [?] on her right and conch, bell, noose, trident, club?, shield, bow and a kapala (skull cup). She has large open eyes and a full mouth and nose. She wears jewelry including necklaces and shoulder loops, armlets, bracelets and large floral earrings. Her crown rest atop her head, but there are wing-like elements that fan out behind her ears. She sits on a squared base with stylized lotus petals over simpler moldings.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1981/2.59

Medium and Support

copper

relevance

rank 13.88231

Primary Keywords

arrow

bell (idiophone)

club (weapon)

conch shell

deity

discus

feather

flower (plant)

hindu

hinduism

jewelry

rosary

seated

sword

trident

Title

Hunping (spirit jar)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Jar with grey-green celadon glaze; top half of vessel is filled with an assortment of figures, birds, and architectural elements in a tiered arrangement.

Century

3rd century

Object Creation Date

3rd century

Accession Number

2000/1.39

Medium and Support

stoneware with celadon glaze

relevance

rank 12.93322

Primary Keywords

birds

building

buildings

ceramics

flower (plant)

flowers

funerary object

funerary urns

funerary vessels

vessel

vessels