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Title

"Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 17: El que no te ama, burlando te difama ("He who does not like thee will defame thee in jest") or La lealtad (Loyalty)

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artist Life Dates

1746-1828

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1864-1900

Accession Number

1949/2.19

Medium and Support

etching and burnished aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 6.45029

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

legendary creatures

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

Title

Perseus Slaying the Dragon

Artist

J. J. de LaPorte

Physical Description

Man on a horse piercing a dragon, mountain on the side. Skeletons in the lower right corner.

Artist Life Dates

active 1787-1822

Object Creation Date

1787-1822

Accession Number

2014/2.218

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on paper

relevance

rank 6.45029

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

events

legendary creatures

people and culture

Title

"Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 5: Reniego al amigo que cubre con las alas y muerde conel pico ("Renounce the friend who covered you with his wings and bites you with his beak") or Disparate volanted (Flying folly)

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artist Life Dates

1746-1828

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1864-1900

Accession Number

1949/2.7

Medium and Support

aquatint and etching on paper

relevance

rank 6.45029

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

legendary creatures

modern and contemporary art

Title

Rubbing from the pagoda at Mt. Ch'i-hsia, Nanking

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1991/2.28.5

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 6.41960

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

atmospheric effects

buddhism

legendary creatures

religion

religions

the natural world

Title

Les monstres imaginaires

Artist

Hans Fischer

Artist Life Dates

1909-1958

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1909-1958

Accession Number

1964/2.135

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 6.41847

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

legendary creatures

modern and contemporary art

Title

"Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 7: La que mal marida nunca le falta que diga ("She who is ill wed never misses a chance to say no") or Disparate matrimonial (Matrimonial folly)

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artist Life Dates

1746-1828

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1864-1900

Accession Number

1949/2.9

Medium and Support

etching, aquatint and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 6.41847

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

legendary creatures

modern and contemporary art

Title

Bestiaire. IV. Le Sang et la Race

Artist

André Masson

Artist Life Dates

(Balagny, Oise, France, 1896 - 1987, Paris, France)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1945

Accession Number

1956/1.38

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 6.39173

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

beasts

legendary creatures

modern and contemporary art

movement

religion

subject matter

Title

Four Episodes in the Life of a Saint

Artist

Andrea Boscoli

Artist Life Dates

(1550 - 1606)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1970/2.75

Medium and Support

pen, ink, wash and black chalk, laid down

relevance

rank 6.15153

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

atmospheric effects

figures

genres

how we live

legendary creatures

people and occupations

religion

rites of passage

subject matter

the natural world

Title

Blue-and-white double-gourd wall vase, Wanli Era (1573-1619) mark and period

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Porcelain bottle vase of double gourd design, flat on reverse side with a slot for hanging on the wall, possibly inside the chamber of a royal sedan chair. Dragon motif is represented on both the upper lobe and the lower one.

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

1573-1620

Accession Number

1986/2.13

Medium and Support

porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration

relevance

rank 5.91278

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

legendary creatures

objects we use

vessels

Title

Imari bowl with green dragon center

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.15

Medium and Support

porcelain with enamel overglaze painting

relevance

rank 5.91278

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

legendary creatures

objects we use

vessels

Title

Agate snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1780-1880

Accession Number

1980/2.20

Medium and Support

agate, nephrite and ivory

relevance

rank 5.71427

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

legendary creatures

mammals

objects we use

Title

Snuff bottle with design of dragon among clouds

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1825-1900

Accession Number

1980/2.110

Medium and Support

porcelain with overglaze enamel painting; pearl and ivory stopper

relevance

rank 5.68286

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

legendary creatures

objects we use

Title

Study of Two Angels

Artist

Henri Laurens

Physical Description

A drawing of two angels side by side in almost the same position.

Artist Life Dates

1885-1954

Accession Number

2013/2.541

Medium and Support

black chalk on brown paper

relevance

rank 5.56313

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

legendary creatures

objects we use

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Flying Dragon

Artist

Georges Rouault

Physical Description

This black and white print depicts a creature with an alligator-like open jaw with three sharp teeth. The creature takes up most of the image and appears to be floating in space. A black ground with a suggestion of a small plant appears at the lower edge of the composition.

Artist Life Dates

1871-1958

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

2012/2.186

Medium and Support

etching, aquatint and roulette on heavy laid paper

relevance

rank 5.48808

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

faces

heads

legendary creatures

the human body

upper body

Title

Blue-and-white square incense burner

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1844

Accession Number

1985/2.47

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 5.38666

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

descriptors

legendary creatures

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Blue-and-white jar with dragon-and-cloud design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Large porcelain jar decorated with cobalt pigment under colorless glaze. Repeating clouds border the rim of the jar, while a dragon head and feet are depicted on the main body below. Two blue bands separate the design from the white base below, balancing the rim and bottom portion of the jar. The very tip and base of the piece are also marked with blue bands.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.282

Medium and Support

porcelain with cobalt pigment under colorless glaze

relevance

rank 5.37292

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

legendary creatures

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels

Title

Jar with abstract dragon design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Round porcelain jar with iron pigment under colorless glaze. An abstract dragon spirals around and up the body of the piece, marked by quick brushstrokes indicating scales and unrestrained swirls indicating features such as its head and feet. A slight valley in the contour of the jar marks where two separately thrown pieces were joined together.

The foot is rather small for the size of the body.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1961/2.88

Medium and Support

porcelain with iron pigment under colorless glaze

relevance

rank 5.37292

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

legendary creatures

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

vessels

Title

Tobias with the Angel Dragging the Fish (The Large Tobias)

Artist

Hendrik Goudt

Physical Description

This black and white print shows an outdoor scene with lush leafy trees, open sky and mountains in the far distance. Two figures are walking along a wooded path in the foreground- one is a man with wings wearing robed garments and the other a younger man carrying a single large fish. There is a city shown in the middle distance through the trees and a pasture scene depicted on the right.

Artist Life Dates

1585-1630

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1613

Accession Number

1972/1.165

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 5.31751

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

bible

geography

legendary creatures

objects we use

old testament

plants

religion

subject matter

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Animals of the Zodiac (pair with 2003/1.383.2)

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

2003/1.383.1

Medium and Support

one of a pair of six-fold screens, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 5.25705

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

descriptors

design elements

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

legendary creatures

mammals

motifs

objects we use

Title

Markendeya purana series: Bhavana on tiger confronts a demon / Rama and Hanuman

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Northern Andhra Pradesh

Physical Description

The image is split into two unequal parts; a lower and upper. In the lower half of the image the figures are all holding weapons. The background of the image is red with the majority of the figures being yellow in color. A single blue figure is located in the lower left. This figure is seated on a wheeled, vehicle.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century

Accession Number

1980/2.304

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth

relevance

rank 5.21864

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

legendary creatures

mammals

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Devotion of Little St. John the Baptist [Les hommages du petit saint Jean] from a suite of nine scenes of the life of the Virgin

Artist

Anonymous French

Physical Description

The Virgin Mary seated with an infant on her lap. She is surrounded by angels and two saints on either side. To her left, the little St. John the Baptist looks up to her. There is a puti above sprinkling something in the air. Drapes pushed back on either side.

Century

17th century

Accession Number

2013/2.542

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 5.21479

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

legendary creatures

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

Title

Prometheus

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A winged figure draped in a toga has descended upon a non-winged figure and is attempting to bind. The non-winged nude figure has their hands behind their back and with one knee bent and the other leg extended, submits to the winged figure. Both figures do not have any facial features.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1898-1969

Accession Number

1978/2.26

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 5.15346

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

figures (representations)

genres in the arts

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literary, oral and motion picture genres

objects we use

people and culture

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Netsuke of Oni (demon) comforted by a warrior and a Niô (fierce guardian)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1997/2.21

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.14393

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

descriptors

legendary creatures

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

sculpture

sculpture by function

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood and wood products

Title

Suiten kyo (Sutra of Varuna, Deity of the Waters)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This is a long horizontal scroll with several calligraphic inscriptions on the right portion of the paper. On the left are 3 figural scenes. The one closest to the writing shows a male figure wearing a large headdress seated in the lotus position within a circle. Next there is a figure with four arms who stands on the back of a dragon. Two people stand on either side- one a short blue-skinned man who holds a bowl and the other a smaller figure who holds a brush and paper. The third scene shows a male figure, seated in the lotus position, who holds a sword, a wheel, a brush and paper in his four hands.

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1300-1335

Accession Number

1964/2.104

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 5.12587

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

asia

asia (continent)

asian

creatures

descriptors

forms

genres

geographic and political locations

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locality

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objects we use

paintings

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people

people (agents)

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processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religion

religions

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

writing (processes)

Title

Protective Amulet

Artist

Artist Unknown Taiwan

Physical Description

Plaque in the form of a snarling lion's face holding a double-edged "severn star" (here only three of the seven stars are depicted as large dots connected by lines) sword in its mouth and ornamented with a red octagon containing the characters for "daqi" surrounded by eight trigrams on its forehead.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.44

Medium and Support

polychrome on wood

relevance

rank 5.09513

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

descriptors

edged weapons

legendary creatures

mammals

object genres

object genres by form

object genres by function

objects we use

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Double-gourd wucai wall vase, Wanli Era (1573-1619) mark and period

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Porcelain bottle vase of double gourd design, flat on reverse side. Here, in the upper (heavenly) lobe, a pair of phoenixes is shown flying among clouds, while in the lower (earthly) realm, two phoenixes face each other in a garden setting.

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

1573-1620

Accession Number

1979/2.12

Medium and Support

Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamel decoration

relevance

rank 5.06479

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

legendary creatures

monarchs

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in government and administration

rulers (people)

vessels

Title

Jason Sowing the Dragon's Teeth

Artist

Artist Unknown, Italy or France

Physical Description

A group of armed men struggles in a landscape while a helmeted female figure hovers on a cloud above them and points to a distant city that lies across an expanse of water. A man at the left with a green cuirass and cloth knotted about his waist and neck stands apart from the combatants and looks up toward the gesturing woman. Behind him appears a row of sword-wielding men locked in combat, with several casualties lying at their feet. On a hillock in the background a pair of oxen, an orange-gold colored sheep, and a winged dragon may be discerned.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1557-1600

Accession Number

1978/2.38

Medium and Support

tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) with underglaze painting

relevance

rank 5.05068

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

associated concepts

ceramics

concepts in the arts

descriptors

earthenware

events

genres in the arts

legendary creatures

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

Title

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Artist

Dirck van Baburen

Physical Description

This is a large semi-circular painting (lunette) with several figures arranged to accomodate the shape of the canvas. It is night time, so the scene is enveloped in darkness. In the top center area, there is an angel, surrounded by bright light, who holds out a golden goblet toward a man kneeling before him. This man, with arms outstretched, looks up toward the goblet and the face of the angel. His face is illuminated by the light. He is wearing a bright red robe and a dark blue cloak. In the left foreground, there are three men who are sleeping. Two are sitting on the ground and the third, an elderly man with white hair, is reclining in front of them. They have dark blue and brown cloaks wrapped around them. On the lower right, shown in the far distance, is a group of people walking toward the kneeling figure. This scene is painted in dark tones of brown, green, blue and gray, except for the red robe of the kneeling man and areas on faces, arms and legs which are highlighted by a bright light.

Artist Life Dates

c. 1595-1624

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1620

Accession Number

1979/1.158

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 5.00623

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

atmospheric effects

bible

costume

costume by form

legendary creatures

main garments

new testament

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

religion

subject matter

the natural world

Title

Angel of Annunciation

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

An angel flying next to a column, drapes above, staircase below.

Accession Number

2013/2.548

Medium and Support

gouache and wash on paper

relevance

rank 4.94853

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

legendary creatures

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Bowl with Double-Parrot Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Stoneware teabowl with celadon glaze. A pair of parrots is incised on he inside of the bowl, as well as a line that runs slightly below and parallel to the rim.

Century

11th century

Object Creation Date

11th century

Accession Number

2004/1.213

Medium and Support

stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze

relevance

rank 4.89629

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

descriptors

legendary creatures

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

surface marking processes and techniques

vessels

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 4.89003

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

Incense burner with openwork lid

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1997/1.233A&B

Medium and Support

iron with gold and silver inlay and gilt

relevance

rank 4.88312

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Netsuke of hannya (female ghost or demon) mask

Artist

Japan, Signature undeciphered, possibly Deme Josei (kakihan)

Artist Life Dates

19th century

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.26

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 4.87252

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

costume

costume by function

legendary creatures

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by function

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Decorative Ewer with Satyrs

Artist

Mathias Zündt

Physical Description

The ewer in this drawing is decorated with cavorting satyrs, lions, and grotesque masks.

Artist Life Dates

c. 1498-1572

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1551-1572

Accession Number

1960/2.21

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with ink wash on paper

relevance

rank 4.87197

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

legendary creatures

motifs

objects we use

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bust of a Satyr

Artist

Massimiliano Soldani Benzi

Physical Description

This small bust-length figure represents a mustached satyr turning his head toward his left. He wears an animal skin tied at his right shoulder over his bare chest. The liquid character of the cast bronze admirably captures the rippling muscles of the satyr's chest and the flowing curls of his hair and the animal pelt.

Artist Life Dates

1656-1740

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1695

Accession Number

1970/1.193

Medium and Support

bronze on wood base

relevance

rank 4.85710

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

genres in the arts

legendary creatures

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mammals

objects we use

people and culture

portraits

sculpture

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Mask (Zamble)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Guro Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Physical Description

Face mask with stylized face and horns of an antelope and open jaws of a leopard. Forehead has three sets of scarifcation marks in relief; hairline is incised with pigmented linear and geometric patterns; striped horns curve naturally from top of head; eyes are set in ovoid grounds of white kaolin; top of snout shows incised V-shaped marks; mask is predominantly brown with traces of green, red and yellow pigment; chew stick in back shows some wear.

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1950-1999

Accession Number

2002/2.348

Medium and Support

wood, pigment

relevance

rank 4.83918

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

costume

costume by function

events

legendary creatures

masks (costume)

objects we use

people and culture

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

sculpture

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Ogre tile from the roof of the Great South Gate (Namdaemon) of Seoul

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Ceramic tile with grimacing face.

Object Creation Date

circa 1398

Accession Number

2004/1.258

Medium and Support

earthenware

relevance

rank 4.83436

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asia (continent)

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

geographic and political locations

legendary creatures

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by form

uncovered spaces

Title

Dragon pendant

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Highly stylized depiction of dragon design with tiger head, lower right portion broken off

Century

13th-11th century BCE

Object Creation Date

circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE

Accession Number

1960/2.113

Medium and Support

dark brown hard stone with white calcification

relevance

rank 4.83372

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

inorganic material

jewelry

jewelry by form

legendary creatures

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

rock

rock by form

Title

Spoon with dragon handle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

206 BCE - 220 CE

Accession Number

1990/1.261

Medium and Support

earthenware with green lead glaze

relevance

rank 4.81703

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

culinary equipment

culinary equipment by function

culinary equipment for serving and consuming food

equipment

equipment by context

legendary creatures

objects we use

tools and equipment

utensils for serving food

Title

The warrior Watanabe no Tsuna battling the demoness Ibaraki (okimono)

Artist

Gyokubun

Artist Life Dates

20th century

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

late 19th century - early 20th century

Accession Number

2002/2.43

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 4.80388

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

events

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legendary creatures

objects we use

people and culture

size (extent)

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Dragons

Artist

Robert W. Chatelain

Physical Description

wood and purple resin vase with gold leaf

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2002/2.126

Medium and Support

black cherry burl, violet pigmented epxoy resin and gold inlay

relevance

rank 4.80254

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

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descriptors

legendary creatures

materials

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plant material

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Title

Everything You Wish in the Nine Heavens: Gods of Wealth Increase Good Fortune

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Two male figures wearing official robes and hats, sit side by side on thrones. The one on the right holds a shoe-shaped ingot and a scepter. The god on the left holds only a shoe-shaped ingot. In front of them is basin filled with coins and rarities such as jewels, branches of coral and shining ingots. On the right, a smaller male figure holds a horse on a tray while his counter part on the left holds a brush and a scroll. At the top is a sinuous dragon whose spine is composed of coins and above him is a horse bearing a stack of shoe-shaped ingots.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.49

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.78783

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

exchange media

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mammals

money

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religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

symbols of office

Title

'Sung Sang Kala' (Sunday in "Pelelintangan" —Balinese calendar)

Artist

Indonesia, Bali

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

1966/2.15

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on hand-woven cotton

relevance

rank 4.78338

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

The Labors of Hercules: The Dragon of the Garden of the Hesperides (one of the s

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.68

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 4.76927

Secondary Keywords

massing or shape

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descriptors

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gardens

houses

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plants

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the natural world

visual works

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weapons

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Title

Angel

Artist

Artist Unknown, Ile-de-France, France

Physical Description

This sculpture represents an angel bending slightly toward the left with his head tilted downward. Carved slots in his back would have held his wings, and the figure has lost his forearms and hands as well as his legs below the knees.

Century

13th or 14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1300

Accession Number

1969/2.157

Medium and Support

limestone with polychrome

relevance

rank 4.75314

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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descriptors

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rock

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visual works

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Title

Coral ornamental snuff bottle with dragons among clouds

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.52

Medium and Support

coral

relevance

rank 4.74327

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Brass snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1644-1850

Accession Number

1980/2.58

Medium and Support

brass with coral and ivory

relevance

rank 4.74327

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Imari fish plate with paintings of phoenix and hollyhock

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2002/2.13

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze and enamel overglaze

relevance

rank 4.74113

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

dishes

legendary creatures

objects we use

serving dishes

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Jina venerated by a monk, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi from Digambara Jain manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

A nude monk on the top left sits before a Jina at top right. Three Hindu gods, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi venerate the Jina in the bottom registers.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.164

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 4.72605

Secondary Keywords

animals

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Title

Mirror with serpentine interlaces and angular meanders

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Thinnly cast mirror with narrow rim and bridge-shaped knob, back decorated with interlaces of serpentine and angular meaders, front side polished flat

Century

3rd century BCE

Object Creation Date

3rd century BCE

Accession Number

1958/2.76

Medium and Support

cast bronze with silver and malachite patina

relevance

rank 4.72182

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

copper alloy

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descriptors

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