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Title

Snuff bottle with incised text

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850-1920

Accession Number

1980/2.137

Medium and Support

porcelain, incised and inlaid with ink; crystal and brass stopper

relevance

rank 26.30839

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

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writing (processes)

Title

Round-Bottomed Jar with Straight Mouth

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A sturdy, well-potted stoneware jar, with a spherical bottom, a sharply angled shoulder, and a wide slightly flaring mouth. The decoration consists of four bands of combed wavy lines: one at the waist, one at the shoulder, and two on the neck. The neck bands are bordered by three ridges, a double ridge topmost.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

5th century

Accession Number

2004/1.172

Medium and Support

unglazed stoneware with combed decoration

relevance

rank 23.68356

Secondary Keywords

containers

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Title

Round-Bottomed Jar with Wide Flared Mouth

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Spherical stoneware jar with an elongated neck and wide flaring mouth. Two indented bands stretch across the base of the neck and repeat halfway up the neck as it flares outward.

Century

5th-6th century

Object Creation Date

5th century - 6th century

Accession Number

2004/1.183

Medium and Support

unglazed stoneware with incised decoration

relevance

rank 23.68356

Secondary Keywords

containers

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object genres

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pottery (object genre)

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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 23.18743

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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descriptors

legendary creatures

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Title

Cinerary urn with triangular circle-and-dot design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Stoneware jar with natural ash glaze and bell-shaped lid. Along the widest horizontal stretch of the base is an incised circle-and-dot design. A variation on this pattern also loops around the lid, topped by a line marking a ring along the surface of the lid, and incised lines extending outward from a button-shaped knob.

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

7th century

Accession Number

1973/2.36A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with stamped and incised decoration and natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 23.12504

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial containers

containers

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descriptors

liturgical containers

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Title

Ring (Huan)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

3rd century BCE

Object Creation Date

771 BCE - 256 BCE

Accession Number

1960/2.94

Medium and Support

nephrite (jade)

relevance

rank 22.67397

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

geometric shapes

inorganic material

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rock

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Title

Bowl with incised floral patterns

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

A deep bowl with incised floral patterns.

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1957/1.69

Medium and Support

fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with blue-green glaze

relevance

rank 21.50118

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Three Gold Rings, from Ringed Series

Artist

Todd Hoyer

Physical Description

A bulbous vessel with narrow mouth and base. The wood is burned and cracked and circled by three gold bands, two of which overlap.

burnt wood vessel with gold

Artist Life Dates

b. 1952

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

2002/2.145

Medium and Support

eucalyptus, imitation gold leaf

relevance

rank 21.39783

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Bowl with Chrysanthemum Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Stoneware bowl with celadon glaze. The bowl is decorated by an incised line stretching parallel to the rim, bounding a chrysanthemum design below.

Century

10th-11th century

Object Creation Date

10th century - 11th century

Accession Number

2004/1.220

Medium and Support

stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze

relevance

rank 20.77222

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Large Pedestal Bowl or Stand

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Large pedestal bowl with flaring mouth and base cut with evenly spaced triangular designs. Three side-by-side horizontal bands decorate the lip of the bowl, while six bands are spaced along the sides encompass the exterior of the bowl. In between these bands incised wavy lines stretch around the body horizontally.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

5th century

Accession Number

2004/1.179

Medium and Support

stoneware with traces of natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 20.14413

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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descriptors

masts

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Title

Lobed Lotus-Shaped Cup and Stand with incised floral patterns

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Stoneware lotus-shaped cup and stand with celadon glaze. The cup is shaped in the style of a ten-lobed lotus blossom. On each lobe lies lightly incised chrysanthemum decoration. The cup rests on a pedestal in the design of an inverted lotus flower, which rises from the dish-like base of the stand, mounted on a fluted foot.

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

2004/1.235A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze

relevance

rank 20.09796

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

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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 19.73571

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Plate with incised floral scrolls

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

A plate with incised floral patterns and splashed green glaze.

Century

11th-12th century

Object Creation Date

11th century - 12th century

Accession Number

1957/1.52

Medium and Support

earthenware with cream-colored slip and splashed green glaze

relevance

rank 19.28655

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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dishes

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Title

Cup with incised fret pattern at rim and peony sprays on the side

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Rounded tea bowl with celadon glaze. A lightly incised peony design is spaced along the widest stretch of the cup, and below the rim is an incised fret pattern.

Century

early 12th century

Object Creation Date

early 12th century

Accession Number

2004/1.226

Medium and Support

stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze

relevance

rank 17.43115

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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