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Title

Incense Container in the Shape of a Ginko Leaf

Artist

Kôyama Kiyoko

Physical Description

This incense burner is composed of two equal halves. It opens to be used for incense storage, and takes the shape of a ginko leaf. The glaze gives the piece a red color.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Object Creation Date

circa 2000

Accession Number

2010/1.216

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 11.29270

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

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descriptors

leaf (plant component)

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

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pottery (object genre)

trees (components)

Title

Chalcedony ornamental snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.29

Medium and Support

chalcedony and glass

relevance

rank 11.15706

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

food

leaf (plant component)

materials

materials by function

objects we use

plant components

trees (components)

Title

Fourteen Fruit and Flower Sketches

Artist

Yong-chin Kim

Physical Description

Various sketches of fruits and flowers each with accompanying calligraphy.

Image 1: Large white flower in the upper left balanced by a large gray rock in the lower right. A smaller pink flower completes the visual triangle.

Image 2: A branch bearing two clusters of small orange fruits begins in the upper left and ends lower, center.

Image 3: A branch of white and pink flowers starts center right and moves off the page at upper center.

Image 4: A branch bearing three large green fruits starts and the upper left corner and ends just right of center. Two fruits centrally located and the third is in the upper left.

Image 5: Rock-mass in the upper right with green grass-like plants and light green orchids.

Image 6: Fruit-bearing vine moves across the top of the page and crosses over the lower right corner.

Image 7: Two large orange blooms are located slightly left of center and near the top. Opposite those the lower right half is dominated by a large rock formation.

Image 8: Two large orange-ish red fruits are located slightly below the center of the paper.

Image 9: Green leaves move from the upper right corner towards the lower left. In the lower left is a rock formation.

Image 10: Two large orange fruits are slighly off center and a small branch is in the upper right corner.

Image 11: A plant with red leaves moves from the upper right to the lower left. It is visually divided by a rock formation.

Image 12: One cluster of red fruits is slight below the center of the page, while another cluster is located more towards the upper right corner.

Image 13: Blooms of flowers curve up the page from the lower left to the center. There are three white blooms near the bottom left and two yellow ones near the top of the page.

Image 14: Three large blooming flowers are centrally located on the page. Two are slightly toward the left while the third is slightly toward the right.

Artist Life Dates

born 1881

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1952/2.5

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 10.84570

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

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descriptors

food

image-making processes and techniques

materials

materials by function

materials by origin

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plant material

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processes and techniques by specific type

trees (components)

writing (processes)

Title

Grasshopper

Artist

Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Physical Description

The painting depicts a grasshopper resting on the leaves. The artist signed his pen name, A-chih, and sealed his pen names, Pai-shih mountain hermit, and Pai-shih hermit.

Artist Life Dates

(1864 - 1957)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920-1935

Accession Number

1949/1.201

Medium and Support

ink on rice paper

relevance

rank 10.00397

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

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insects

landscapes (environments)

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vegetation components

Title

Ring

Artist

Carol Hepper

Physical Description

An abstract sculpture made out of wood. Composed of three parts with a wooden ring encircling the other two additions.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1953

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2011/1.85

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 9.79692

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

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descriptors

european

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Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with eight family crests

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Circular tsuba, made of iron. Inside an exterior circle, eight smaller circles are placed with the same spacing. The eight circles are connected to the exterior circle as well as to the three center holes where kôgai, blade, and kozuka are placed. Each of the eight circles have a different family crests. The openwork technique seen here is called "marubori" (round carving). The surface is slightly textured by minute stippling.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1978/2.7

Medium and Support

iron and gold

relevance

rank 9.60997

Secondary Keywords

biological components

buildings and the land

components

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descriptors

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Title

Full Title Value

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Physical Description Notes Value

Century

Century Value

Object Creation Date

2020

Accession Number

2020/2.22.TEST

Medium and Support

Medium Value on Support Value

relevance

rank 9.55252

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

biological components

birds

components

components and systems

components by specific context

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plant components

Title

Tsuba (sword guard) with design of three pawlownia crests and vines

Artist

Kinai School

Physical Description

This small, flat metal piece has a circular shape and an openwork design. It has a triangular shaped sword hole in the center, flanked by two other holes, which are filled with shakudô (copper-gold alloy). The sword hole is mended with gold. Three crests, consisting of pawlownia leaves and flowers, are interconnected with vines. There are some abrasions on the center oval shape around the sword hole. The surface is slightly textured by minute stippling. The outer rim is slightly elevated from the inner design. This openwork carving technique is called "marubori" (round carving).

Artist Life Dates

17th century - 19th century

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750

Accession Number

1978/2.4

Medium and Support

iron, gold and shakudô (copper-gold alloy)

relevance

rank 9.48422

Secondary Keywords

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

edged weapon components

heraldic motifs

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

motifs

natural landscapes

plant components

plants

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trees (components)

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Title

Bethlehem, CT

Artist

David Vestal

Physical Description

Tree branches with rain drops.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1924

Object Creation Date

November 29, 2006

Accession Number

2014/2.196

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on copy paper

relevance

rank 9.42657

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

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plant components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bethlehem, CT, January

Artist

David Vestal

Physical Description

Close cropped view of bare trees and branches.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1924

Object Creation Date

1999

Accession Number

2014/2.128

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on paper

relevance

rank 9.42657

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

plant components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Hemlock Canyons

Artist

Mike Irolla

Physical Description

Large, turned wood vessel. Fire has been used to color and texture the surface. Bark has been left on to provide texture. The mouth of the vessel is jagged.

large burnt wood vessel with bark marking the top irregular edge

Artist Life Dates

born 1974

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

2001

Accession Number

2002/2.147

Medium and Support

hemlock

relevance

rank 9.39375

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

biological components

buildings and the land

components

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containers

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descriptors

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processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

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trees (components)

wood and wood products

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 9.25971

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

Untitled (Men Walking on Trail)

Artist

Takis (Dimitris) Tloupas

Physical Description

This black and white photograph shows men walking along a trail in a dense fog. There are multiple silhouettes of trees in on the left side of the trail.

Artist Life Dates

1920-2003

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

2012/1.248

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 8.85579

Secondary Keywords

color

biological components

buildings and the land

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photographs

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visual works

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Title

Landscape

Artist

Alice Hunt

Physical Description

A stream with trees on either side. Rocks in and around the stream and a fence in the grass on the left side of the image.

Artist Life Dates

1848-1930

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1848-1930

Accession Number

1944.11

Medium and Support

watercolor on white paper

relevance

rank 8.52786

Secondary Keywords

biological components

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

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descriptors

inorganic material

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materials

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objects we use

plant components

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

trees (components)

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Blossoming Prunus Branch, after Wang Yüan-chang (Wang Mien)

Artist

Yamamoto Baiitsu

Physical Description

The prunus branch depicted by Baiitsu makes use of the long vertical form provided by the hanging scroll format. The branch enters the visual field from the top right, and curves downward toward the bottom of the scroll. On either side of the branch are sections of calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

1783-1856

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1847

Accession Number

1970/2.156

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 8.12207

Secondary Keywords

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

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natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

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processes and techniques

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writing (processes)

Title

Mountain Landscape with Pagoda at Water's Edge

Artist

Okada Beisanjin

Physical Description

Mountain landscape with trees and houses. A hermit-like figure is sitting in the pavilion by the water.

Object Creation Date

late 19th century - early 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.260

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 7.79153

Secondary Keywords

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

dwellings

garden structures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

plant components

residential structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

Title

Au Marais

Artist

Auguste Louis Lepère

Physical Description

This graphite and watercolor piece on paper contains thirteen slender trees on its horizon. There are multiple buildings in the background, with a large structure in the left center. The foreground is hilly and grassy.

Artist Life Dates

1849-1918

Object Creation Date

1875-1918

Accession Number

2009/1.505

Medium and Support

graphite and watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 7.72702

Secondary Keywords

upward

biological components

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Title

Black Roses, Sept. 30

Artist

Donald Sultan

Physical Description

Dense foliage concentrated in the center of the paper. Signature, date and title are largely written and on the top and side of the work in pencil. Chunks of charcoal stuck on the paper in small areas.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1951

Object Creation Date

1989

Accession Number

2014/2.16

Medium and Support

charcoal on paper

relevance

rank 7.52850

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

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descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

european

european styles and periods

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modern european fine arts styles and movements

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Title

Field Notes II

Artist

Larry Cressman

Physical Description

Small, thin raspberry twigs are organized in horizental rows to form a square on a white background.

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Object Creation Date

2009

Accession Number

2009/2.103

Medium and Support

raspberry twigs, polymer, pins

relevance

rank 7.47510

Secondary Keywords

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

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cultural landscapes

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descriptors

document genres

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equipment

equipment by process

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landscapes (environments)

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

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piercing tools

plant components

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

tools and equipment

trees (components)

Title

Paraders with Flowering Tree Branches, Moscow

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A parade in Moscow. Presumably this parade is in the springtime, participants hold flowering tree branches. In the center a father and his young daughter, who is sitting on his shoulders, smile as they walk down the street.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.92

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 7.26296

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

associated concepts

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vegetation components

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woody plants

Title

Buddha, seated under a canopy of 3 leaves on a double lotus dais in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra, flanked by two stupas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India

Physical Description

The Buddha in bhumisparsa mudra (the gesture of touching the earth with his right hand, palm inward), signaling his victory over Mara. He is shown under three leaves, indicating the bodhi tree under which he sat while meditating before reaching an awakening. He is shown flanked by two stupas, or reliquary monuments, symbolizing his attainment of nirvana.

Century

11th century

Object Creation Date

11th century

Accession Number

1983/1.396

Medium and Support

black schist

relevance

rank 7.20317

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

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religions and religious concepts

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