title: Sir Jeffrey Amherst

creator: James Watson (British, 1740–1790)

medium: mezzotint

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Print
England, 18th century

credit_line: Sir Jeffrey Amherst, 1766. James Watson (British, 1740–1790), after Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723–1792). Mezzotint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward B. Greene, 1951.408


title: Velvet with Pomegranate Pattern

medium: velvet weave (cut and voided): silk thread

country: Italy

subjects:
Ornament & design
Velvet
Italy

source: The Cleveland Museum of Art

source_id: cleveland

rights: Public Domain / CC0

rights_statement: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access programme.

credit_line: Velvet with Pomegranate Pattern, 1400s. Italy. Velvet weave (cut and voided): silk thread; overall: 78.1 x 44.5 cm (30 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.554


title: Patera with Man Riding Monster

medium: gray schist

country: India, Gandhara, Taxila, Palera period

subjects:
Sculpture
India, gandhara, taxila, palera period

credit_line: Patera with Man Riding Monster, 1–200 CE. India, Gandhara, Taxila, Palera period. Gray schist; diameter: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George P. Bickford, 1956.1


title: Bottle Vase

medium: Porcelaneous stoneware, Guan ware

subjects: China, southern song dynasty (1127-1279)

credit_line: Bottle Vase, 1127–1279. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Porcelaneous stoneware, Guan ware; diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1957.68


title: Marshlands

creator: Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812–1867)

date: not dated

medium: oil on wood panel

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Marshlands, not dated. Imitator of Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812–1867). Oil on wood panel; unframed: 15.9 x 24.6 cm (6 1/4 x 9 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.290


title: The Sleeping Shepherd

creator: Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)

medium: etching

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: The Sleeping Shepherd, 1857. Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams, presented in honor of Henry Sayles Francis, Curator of Prints, 1966.186


title: Mask of Hercules

medium: bronze

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 20th century

credit_line: Mask of Hercules, 1909. Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861–1929). Bronze; overall: 37.2 cm (14 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of B. Gerald Cantor, 1968.339


title: Wild Bridge, Poet's Walk

creator: Uragami Gyokudō (Japanese, 1745–1820)

date: late 1700s–early 1800s

medium: leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink and light color on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

subjects:
Portfolio
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Wild Bridge, Poet's Walk, late 1700s–early 1800s. Uragami Gyokudō (Japanese, 1745–1820). Leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink and light color on paper; sheet: 25 x 16.8 cm (9 13/16 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.117.2.4


title: Portrait of Franklin H. Delano

creator: Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906)

medium: oil on board

country: America

subjects: Painting America Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Franklin H. Delano, c. 1881. Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906). Oil on board; unframed: 25 x 18.3 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In honor of Ruth and Sherman Lee, gift of Leona E. Prasse, 1973.236


title: Bowl

medium: porcelain with overglaze red and underglaze blue enamel

credit_line: Bowl, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736–95). Porcelain with overglaze red and underglaze blue enamel; diameter: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); overall: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert P. Schafer, 1974.269


title: The Cowherd

creator: Paulus Potter (Dutch, 1625–1654)

country: Netherlands

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: The Cowherd, 1649. Paulus Potter (Dutch, 1625–1654). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1974.96


creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

credit_line: Spread Five from Volume One of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.1.e


credit_line: Spread Nine from Volume One of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.1.i


credit_line: Spread Nineteen from Volume One of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.1.s


credit_line: Spread Two from Volume Two of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.2.b


credit_line: Spread Twelve from Volume Three of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.3.l


credit_line: Spread Fourteen from Volume Three of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.3.n


credit_line: Spread Sixteen from Volume Four of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.4.p


credit_line: Spread Fifteen from Volume Six of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.6.o


credit_line: Spread Eight from Volume Seven of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.7.h


credit_line: Spread Ten from Volume Seven of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.7.j


title: Female Torso

date: Majapahit Dynasty (1293–1478)

medium: terracotta

subjects: Eastern java, majapahit dynasty (1293-1478)

credit_line: Female Torso, Majapahit Dynasty (1293–1478). Eastern Java, Majapahit Dynasty (1293-1478). Terracotta; overall: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1978.14


title: Perfume Bottle

medium: favrile glass, gilt metal cover

country: America, early 20th Century

subjects:
Glass
America, early 20th century

credit_line: Perfume Bottle, c. 1905–10. Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32). Favrile glass, gilt metal cover; overall: 12.4 x 3.5 cm (4 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1981.73


title: Tortoise

medium: watercolor on paper

subjects:
Painting
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Tortoise, 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Watercolor on paper; framed: 114.4 x 75.5 cm (45 1/16 x 29 3/4 in.); painting only: 119.7 x 70.5 cm (47 1/8 x 27 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of David Newman, 1982.164


title: Bowl

creator: Weller Pottery (American)

date: early 1900s

medium: earthenware decorated with lustre glazes

country: America, Ohio, Zanesville, early 20th Century

subjects: America, ohio, zanesville, early 20th century

credit_line: Bowl, early 1900s. Weller Pottery (American), Jacques Sicard (French, 1865–1923). Earthenware decorated with lustre glazes; diameter: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.); overall: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Janet W. Cover in memory of Gertrude Weaver, 1983.228


title: Jug

medium: cast brass

credit_line: Jug, 1100s. Iran, Khurasan, Nishapur, Seljuk Period, 12th century. Cast brass; diameter: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 10.2 cm (4 in.); overall: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); diameter of base: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.22


title: Bodhisattva

date: late 500s–early 600s

medium: stone with polychromy and gilding

credit_line: Bodhisattva (菩薩), late 500s–early 600s. China, Sui dynasty (581-618) - Tang dynasty (618-907). Stone with polychromy and gilding; overall: 40.2 cm (15 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1986.242


title: Landscape

creator: Zhai Dakun (Chinese, d. 1804)

medium: album leaf; ink and color on silk

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

subjects:
Painting
China, qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape (山水畫), 1775. Zhai Dakun (Chinese, d. 1804). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; overall: 41.2 x 31.5 cm (16 1/4 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Kelvin Smith Fund, 1986.49.3


creator: Bernard Palissy (French, 1510–1589)

date: late 1500s

medium: earthenware with lead glazes

country: France

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Boat-Shaped Cup with Ceres and Bacchus on a Bed of Grape Clusters and Wheat, late 1500s. School of Bernard Palissy (French, 1510–1589). Earthenware with lead glazes; overall: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1986.52


title: The Long Road or Argilla Road

creator: Arthur Wesley Dow (American, 1857–1922)

medium: Color woodcut

subjects: Print America

credit_line: The Long Road or Argilla Road, c. 1898. Arthur Wesley Dow (American, 1857–1922). Color woodcut; image: 10.7 x 17.8 cm (4 3/16 x 7 in.); sheet: 16 x 23.3 cm (6 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2016.1


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Sanehi Ragini, from the “Second Basohli" Ragamala, c. 1690–95. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting: 18.9 x 19.7 cm (7 7/16 x 7 3/4 in.); page: 20.3 x 19.7 cm (8 x 7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.82


title: Fragment of Statue Base (?)

medium: turquoise faience with purple-black painted decoration

country: Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE)

subjects:
Sculpture
Egypt, new kingdom (1540–1069 bce)

credit_line: Fragment of Statue Base (?), 1540–1069 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE). Turquoise faience with purple-black painted decoration; overall: 5.8 x 3.4 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.615


title: Statuette of a Man

medium: painted and gessoed tamarisk

credit_line: Statuette of a Man, 1980–1801 BCE. Egypt, probably Meir, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12. Painted and gessoed tamarisk; overall: 31.4 x 5.8 x 4.4 cm (12 3/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.807


title: Miniature Stirrup Jar

medium: Cypro-Mycenaean ware

country: Cyprus, late Helladic III A2

subjects:
Ceramic
Cyprus, late helladic iii a2

credit_line: Miniature Stirrup Jar, c. 1350–1300 BCE. Cyprus, late Helladic III A2. Cypro-Mycenaean ware; diameter: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.); overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); diameter of base: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1916.2002


title: Sword Guard

date: late 1600s

medium: iron with gold inlay (Choshu type)

subjects:
Arms and armor
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Sword Guard, late 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Iron with gold inlay (Choshu type); diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1919.444


title: The Castle of the Owls

creator: Félix Hilaire Buhot (French, 1847–1898)

medium: etching, aquatint, drypoint and roulette

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Castle of the Owls, 1887. Félix Hilaire Buhot (French, 1847–1898). Etching, aquatint, drypoint and roulette; sheet: 20.3 x 26.2 cm (8 x 10 5/16 in.); platemark: 11.4 x 18.1 cm (4 1/2 x 7 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, the Frederick Keppel Memorial, 1920.707


creator: Joseph Pennell (American, 1857–1926)

medium: lithograph

credit_line: English War Work:  Fitting Guns in Turrets, 1916. Joseph Pennell (American, 1857–1926). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Salmon P. Halle, 1921.549


title: Of What Ill Will He Die?, Plate 40

creator: Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828)

medium: etching and aquatint

country: Spain

subjects: Print Spain

credit_line: Los Caprichos: Of What Ill Will He Die?, Plate 40, 1799 (printed c. 1855). Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828). Etching and aquatint; platemark: 21.4 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.); paper: 31.2 x 20.4 cm (12 5/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1922.635


title: Thou Who Canst Not, Plate 42

credit_line: Los Caprichos: Thou Who Canst Not, Plate 42, 1799 (printed c. 1855). Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828). Etching and aquatint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1922.637


title: Lace Edging

medium: Linen: bobbin lace (cantu)

country: Italy, Milan

subjects:
Lace
Italy, milan

credit_line: Lace Edging, 1500s–1600s. Italy, Milan. Linen: bobbin lace (cantu); average: 6.4 x 123.2 cm (2 1/2 x 48 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, G. G. Wade and J. H. Wade Jr. for the Ellen Garretson Wade Memorial Collection, 1923.1034


title: Sleeve with rose bushes and butterflies

date: early 1600s

medium: silk and gilt-metal thread: taqueté ground with twill pattern, brocaded

country: Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran, safavid period (1501–1722)
Butterflies & moths
Roses

credit_line: Sleeve with rose bushes and butterflies, early 1600s. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Silk and gilt-metal thread: taqueté ground with twill pattern, brocaded; overall: 26 x 46.5 cm (10 1/4 x 18 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1924.744


title: Sunday 1897

creator: George Bellows (American, 1882–1925)

credit_line: Sunday 1897, 1921. George Bellows (American, 1882–1925). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride, 1925.607


title: Portrait of a Man

medium: boxwood

country: Germany

subjects: Sculpture Germany Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Man, 1523–1536. Christoph Weiditz (German, c. 1500–1559). Boxwood                    ; diameter: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1927.422


creator: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607–1677)

medium: etching

country: Bohemia

subjects: Print Bohemia

credit_line: Views of London:  Whitehall from the River, 1600s. Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607–1677). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1928.641


title: The White Mists of Keel

creator: Grace V. Kelly (American, 1877–1950)

medium: oil on canvas

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Painting
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: The White Mists of Keel, 1929. Grace V. Kelly (American, 1877–1950). Oil on canvas; unframed: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1929.1975


title: Silk Fragment

medium: lampas weave, brocaded; silk and gold thread

country: Spain, Islamic period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Spain, islamic period

credit_line: Silk Fragment, 1150–1199. Spain, Islamic period. Lampas weave, brocaded; silk and gold thread; average: 21.6 x 22.3 cm (8 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.85


title: Portrait of a Woman

creator: Kilian Koch (German)

medium: Kelheim stone (fine-grained limestone)

country: Germany, Nuremberg

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, nuremberg
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, 1580–1600. Kilian Koch (German). Kelheim stone (fine-grained limestone); diameter: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1929.902


medium: color woodblock print

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

subjects:
Print
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)
Trees

credit_line: Women Distracting a Child whose Kite is caught in a Tree, c. 1800. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Color woodblock print; overall: 20.4 x 55.6 cm (8 1/16 x 21 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore, 1930.191


medium: oil on wood

country: America, New Mexico, 17th-18th century

subjects:
Painting
America, new mexico, 17th-18th century

credit_line: San Francisco de Assisi:  santo de retablo, 1600s-1700s. America, New Mexico, 17th-18th century. Oil on wood; overall: 28 x 19.2 x 1.3 cm (11 x 7 9/16 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hugh Bryden McGill, 1933.407


title: Butterfly

creator: Mary Altha Nims (American, 1817–1907)

medium: watercolor

country: America

subjects:
Drawing
America
Butterflies & moths

credit_line: Butterfly, 1800s. Mary Altha Nims (American, 1817–1907). Watercolor. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Richard Seymour Bayham, 1934.140


title: Caster

creator: William Spackman (British)

medium: silver

country: England, London

subjects:
Silver
England, london

credit_line: Caster, 1719. William Spackman (British). Silver; overall: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.); diameter of base: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Margaret Quayle Kerruish, 1935.30


creator: Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815–1905)

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Print
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper:  The Bear Pit, 1851. Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815–1905). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1940.1148.7


title: Cann

creator: Benjamin Pierpont (American, 1730–1797)

country: America, Massachusetts, Boston

subjects:
Silver
America, massachusetts, boston

credit_line: Cann, c. 1760–70. Benjamin Pierpont (American, 1730–1797). Silver; overall: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.); with handle: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.); without handle: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.247


title: Marrow Scoop/Spoon

creator: Joseph Richardson (American, 1752–1831)

country: America, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

subjects:
Silver
America, pennsylvania, philadelphia

credit_line: Marrow Scoop/Spoon, c. 1790. Attributed to Joseph Richardson (American, 1752–1831). Silver; overall: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.255


title: Box (bottom)

date: late 1800s

medium: wood with lacquer and gold

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

subjects:
Lacquer
Japan, meiji period (1868–1912)

credit_line: Box (bottom), late 1800s. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). Wood with lacquer and gold; overall: 5.2 x 12.3 x 11.4 cm (2 1/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.687.a


title: The Swan

creator: Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920)

medium: etching and drypoint

country: Sweden, 20th century

subjects:
Print
Sweden, 20th century

credit_line: The Swan, 1915. Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920). Etching and drypoint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.928


title: The Lithograph Dealer

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Lithograph Dealer, c. 1819. Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (French, 1792–1845). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Twenty-fifth anniversary gift,  Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1941.199


creator: Auguste Raffet (French, 1804–1860)

credit_line: Album for 1832:  Un famous diplomat à dit..., 1832. Auguste Raffet (French, 1804–1860). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Twenty-fifth anniversary gift,  Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1941.245


title: Carl Vernet

credit_line: Carl Vernet, c. 1825. Julien Léopold Boilly (French, 1796–1874). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, a twenty-fifth anniversary gift, 1941.256


country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Print
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: The Prisons:  A Vaulted Building with a Central Column with Barred Window, 1745–50. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1941.26.2


title: Ducarre aux ambassadeurs

credit_line: Ducarre aux ambassadeurs, 1893. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1942.1058


title: Madame Réjane

credit_line: Madame Réjane, 1899. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1942.1062


date: early 1830s

subjects:
Print
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: An Ancient Picture of the Eight Part Bridge in Mikawa Province (from the series Curious Views of Famous Bridges in the Provinces), early 1830s. After Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Color woodblock print; overall: 26.1 x 38.5 cm (10 1/4 x 15 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry S. Upson, 1942.147


title: Ink Cake with Dragon in Relief

medium: ink cake

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

credit_line: Ink Cake with Dragon in Relief, 1621. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Ink cake; diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry W. Kent, 1942.211


medium: porcelain with peacock-blue glaze

credit_line: Pair of Beaker Vases in Form of Archaic Gu, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and reign (1662–1722). Porcelain with peacock-blue glaze; overall: 27.7 cm (10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.689


title: Rye, from Camber

creator: Muirhead Bone (British, 1876–1953)

medium: drypoint

country: England, 20th century

subjects:
Print
England, 20th century

credit_line: Rye, from Camber, 1907. Muirhead Bone (British, 1876–1953). Drypoint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.734


title: Pair of Urns with Putti

medium: bronze

country: France

subjects: Metalwork France

credit_line: Pair of Urns with Putti, 1700s. France. Bronze; overall: 88.9 x 73.7 x 52.1 cm (35 x 29 x 20 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.789


title: Ladle

creator: George Aiken (American, 1765–1832)

country: America, Maryland, Baltimore, late 18th Century

credit_line: Ladle, c. 1790–1800. George Aiken (American, 1765–1832). Silver; overall: 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas S. Grasselli Memorial Collection, 1943.214


title: Teapot

creator: Staffordshire Factory (British)

medium: salt-glaze earthenware

country: England, Staffordshire, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
England, staffordshire, 18th century

credit_line: Teapot, c. 1745. Staffordshire Factory (British). Salt-glaze earthenware; with handle: 11.5 x 14.2 cm (4 1/2 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of his wife, Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1946.278


title: Sand Dunes, Lake Ontario

medium: Black crayon ?

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Sand Dunes, Lake Ontario, c. 1874. Homer Dodge Martin (American, 1836–1897). Black crayon ? ; sheet: 32.6 x 50.4 cm (12 13/16 x 19 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of E. R. Brumley, 1946.65


title: Queensboro Bridge, New York

subjects: Print America

credit_line: Queensboro Bridge, New York, 1921. William George Reindel (American, 1871–1948). Drypoint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1947.375


title: Snuff Bottle with Stopper

medium: glass

credit_line: Snuff Bottle with Stopper (鼻煙壺), 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Glass; with cover: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner, 1947.529


title: Seated Figure

medium: jade

country: Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec

subjects:
Jade
Mesoamerica, mexico, olmec

credit_line: Seated Figure, 1200–300 BCE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec. Jade; overall: 9.3 x 4.8 x 4 cm (3 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.488


creator: Gustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877)

medium: lithograph

credit_line: Jean Journet Departing for the Conquest of Universal Harmony, 1850. Gustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1948.65


title: Silk Fragment

medium: lampas weave, silk and gold thread

country: Italy, last third of the 14th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Italy, last third of the 14th century

credit_line: Silk Fragment, 1360–1399. Italy, last third of the 14th century. Lampas weave, silk and gold thread; overall: 14.9 x 22.9 cm (5 7/8 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.5.b


title: Eleven-Headed Kannon (Jūichimen Kannon)

credit_line: Eleven-Headed Kannon (Jūichimen Kannon) (観音菩薩像), 1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185) to Kamakura period (1185–1333). Bronze; average: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman, 1960.279


title: Figurine

medium: bone, carved

country: Iran, early Islamic period

subjects:
Iran, early islamic period
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Figurine, 700s–900s. Iran, early Islamic period. Bone, carved; overall: 7.1 x 2 x 1 cm (2 13/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward Gans, 1963.650


medium: gold

credit_line: Octodrachm: Head of Arsinoe II, r. (obverse), 205–145 BCE. Greek, Ptolemaic, minted at Alexandreia (Egypt), reign of Ptolemy V Epiphanes or Ptolemy VI Philometor. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1965.552.a


title: Fragment of a Lacquer Tray

date: 9 CE

medium: lacquer

credit_line: Fragment of a Lacquer Tray, 9 CE. China, excavated at Lolang, Xin dynasty (9–23 CE). Lacquer; overall: 3.6 x 18.1 cm (1 7/16 x 7 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1969.129.1


title: Fibula

country: Italy

subjects: Jewelry Italy

credit_line: Fibula, c. 900–800 BCE. Italy. Bronze; overall: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Eugene Robison Miles, 1970.109


title: Ornament - Wheel

medium: white jade

subjects:
Ornament & design
Jade

credit_line: Ornament - Wheel, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). White jade; diameter: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman, 1970.147


title: Jar with Tiger-Headed Spout:  Yue Ware

date: late 200s–late 300s CE

medium: glazed stoneware

country: China, Western Jin dynasty (265-316 CE)

subjects:
Ceramic
China, western jin dynasty (265-316 ce)

credit_line: Jar with Tiger-Headed Spout:  Yue Ware, late 200s–late 300s CE. China, Western Jin dynasty (265-316 CE). Glazed stoneware; overall: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1970.152


title: Groom (Tomb Figure)

medium: buff earthenware with polychromy

credit_line: Groom (Tomb Figure), late 500s–early 600s. China, Sui dynasty (581-618) - Tang dynasty (618-907). Buff earthenware with polychromy; overall: 21 x 8.3 cm (8 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1970.58


title: Cross-bow Fibula

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Jewelry
Italy, roman

credit_line: Cross-bow Fibula, c. 1–200 CE. Italy, Roman. Bronze; overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Eugene Robison Miles, 1970.85


title: Boat-Shaped Fibula

medium: silver

country: Italy, Florence (?)

subjects:
Jewelry
Italy, florence

credit_line: Boat-Shaped Fibula, 400–100 BCE. Italy, Florence (?). Silver; overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Eugene Robison Miles, 1970.93


title: Double-Handled Beaker

medium: burnished earthenware

credit_line: Double-Handled Beaker, c. 2000–1500 BCE. China, type-site at Qijiaping, Gansu province, Neolithic period, Qijia Culture. Burnished earthenware. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1971.228


title: The Deities: Oceanus

creator: Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

medium: chiaroscuro woodcut

country: Netherlands, late 16th-early 17th century

credit_line: The Deities: Oceanus, 1588–90. Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617). Chiaroscuro woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry H. Hawley, 1974.263


creator: Frederick H. Evans (British, 1853–1943)

medium: platinum print

subjects:
Photograph
England, 20th century

credit_line: Gloucester Cathedral - Cloisters: South and West Alleys, c. 1900. Frederick H. Evans (British, 1853–1943). Platinum print; image: 15.2 x 11.2 cm (6 x 4 7/16 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mary E. Hercik Bequest, 1975.37


creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Spread Four from Volume One of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.1.d


credit_line: Spread Seven from Volume One of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.1.g


credit_line: Spread Eight from Volume Two of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.2.h


credit_line: Spread Nine from Volume Two of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.2.i


credit_line: Spread Twenty from Volume Two of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.2.t


credit_line: Spread Twenty-One from Volume Two of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.2.u


credit_line: Spread Twenty-Two from Volume Three of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.3.v


credit_line: Spread One from Volume Four of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.4.a


credit_line: Spread Two from Volume Five of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.5.b


credit_line: Spread Three from Volume Five of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.5.c


credit_line: Spread Eighteen from Volume Five of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.5.r


credit_line: Spread Thirteen from Volume Six of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.6.m


credit_line: Spread Twenty-One from Volume Six of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.6.u


credit_line: Spread Fifteen from Volume Seven of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.7.o


credit_line: Spread Seventeen from Volume Seven of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.7.q


title: Girl Musicians

creator: Frankenthal Porcelain Factory (German)

medium: porcelain

country: Germany, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Germany, 18th century

credit_line: Girl Musicians, c. 1770. Frankenthal Porcelain Factory (German). Porcelain; overall: 16.4 x 11.5 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Robert W. Mettner, 1976.157


medium: Linen; silk: embroidery

credit_line: Tiraz of Caliph ‘Abd al-Rahman III, from the reliquary of Santa Librada, Cathedral of Seqüenza, 941–42. Spain, Cordoba, Spanish Umayyad period (756–1031). Linen; silk: embroidery; overall: 18.2 x 117.1 cm (7 3/16 x 46 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1977.188


title: On the Porch (Julia Hall McCune)

creator: Clarence H. White (American, 1871–1925)

country: America

subjects: Photograph America

credit_line: On the Porch (Julia Hall McCune), c. 1897. Clarence H. White (American, 1871–1925). Platinum print; image: 19.4 x 13.5 cm (7 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Flory, Elizabeth Flory Kelly, and Phoebe Flory, 1980.133


title: Julia Hall McCune

medium: platinum print with pencil

credit_line: Julia Hall McCune, 1902. Clarence H. White (American, 1871–1925). Platinum print with pencil; image: 19.9 x 14.4 cm (7 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.); matted: 45.8 x 35.6 cm (18 1/16 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Flory, Elizabeth Flory Kelly, and Phoebe Flory, 1980.144


title: Julia Hall McCune

credit_line: Julia Hall McCune, 1904. Clarence H. White (American, 1871–1925). Platinum print with pencil; image: 24.1 x 17.7 cm (9 1/2 x 6 15/16 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Flory, Elizabeth Flory Kelly, and Phoebe Flory, 1980.156


title: John Flory

credit_line: John Flory, 1915. Clarence H. White (American, 1871–1925). Platinum print with pencil; image: 15.5 x 11.9 cm (6 1/8 x 4 11/16 in.); matted: 35.6 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Flory, Elizabeth Flory Kelly, and Phoebe Flory, 1980.167


title: Eleanor Brown McCune

credit_line: Eleanor Brown McCune, 1915. Clarence H. White (American, 1871–1925). Platinum print; image: 23.9 x 14.6 cm (9 7/16 x 5 3/4 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Flory, Elizabeth Flory Kelly, and Phoebe Flory, 1980.172


title: Tapestry with beheaded bird

medium: tapestry weave: linen and wool

country: Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period

subjects:
Tapestry
Egypt, al-bahnasa, tulunid period
Birds

credit_line: Tapestry with beheaded bird, 800s. Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period. Tapestry weave: linen and wool; overall: 38.5 x 35.3 cm (15 3/16 x 13 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.265


title: Tiraz with animated band

medium: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave and supplementary weft: wool and linen

country: Egypt, Abbasid period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, abbasid period

credit_line: Tiraz with animated band, 800–825. Egypt, Abbasid period. Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave and supplementary weft: wool and linen; overall: 15 x 15.5 cm (5 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1982.90


title: Tiraz with foliate band

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Tiraz with foliate band, 717–718. Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Tapestry weave: linen and wool; overall: 12.5 x 37.6 cm (4 15/16 x 14 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1982.95


title: Tiraz with dense guilloche bands

medium: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk

country: Egypt, Fatimid period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, fatimid period

credit_line: Tiraz with dense guilloche bands, 1100s. Egypt, Fatimid period. Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen and silk; overall: 56.5 x 22 cm (22 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.148


creator: Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828)

medium: etching, aquatint and engraving

country: Spain

subjects: Print Spain

credit_line: La Tauramaquia:  A Spanish Knight Kills the Bull after Having Lost His Horse, 1815–1816. Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828). Etching, aquatint and engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara and Joe Meals in memory of Moselle Taylor Meals, 1984.74


creator: Ikeda Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848)

medium: color woodblock print

subjects:
Print
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: A Distant View of Snow on the Sumida River in Edo, early 1830s. Ikeda Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848). Color woodblock print; sheet: 21.6 x 34.8 cm (8 1/2 x 13 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.300


creator: Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1761–1824)

credit_line: Chushingura: Act VIII (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty), c. 1790s. Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1761–1824). Color woodblock print; image: 30.5 x 42.9 cm (12 x 16 7/8 in.); with margins: 33.5 x 45.8 cm (13 3/16 x 18 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.338.8


title: Spearing Eels

creator: Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

medium: watercolor with graphite

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Spearing Eels, late 1800s. Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). Watercolor with graphite; sheet: 38.5 x 55.3 cm (15 3/16 x 21 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous gift in memory of Mr. Dudley S. Blossom Jr., 1986.79


title: Fudō Myōō

date: early 1300s

medium: bronze with wire attachments

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

subjects:
Sculpture
Japan, kamakura period (1185–1333)

credit_line: Fudō Myōō (不動明王像), early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Bronze with wire attachments; with base: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); without base: 12.7 cm (5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.267


title: Bowl with Dragons in Waves

medium: porcelain with incised decoration and green overglaze enamel and resist enamel decoration on biscuit

credit_line: Bowl with Dragons in Waves, 1506–21. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde mark and reign (1506-21). Porcelain with incised decoration and green overglaze enamel and resist enamel decoration on biscuit; overall: 7.4 x 16.5 cm (2 15/16 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.290


medium: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

credit_line: Bowl with Bands of Tibetan (Lança) Characters, 1572–1620. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli mark and reign (1573-1619). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.294


title: Foliate Dish with Banana Leaf

medium: porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Foliate Dish with Banana Leaf, mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration; diameter: 28 cm (11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Robert Moore, 1991.116


title: Kneeling Worshipper

medium: bronze

country: Cambodia, Angkor Wat style

subjects:
Sculpture
Cambodia, angkor wat style

credit_line: Kneeling Worshipper, 1100s. Cambodia, Angkor Wat style. Bronze; overall: 14 x 8.7 cm (5 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 1991.171


title: Feathered Tabard or Tunic

medium: black and white feathers sewn to cotton tabby ground

country: Andes, 7th-15th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Andes, 7th-15th century

credit_line: Feathered Tabard or Tunic, 600–1500. Andes, 7th-15th century. Black and white feathers sewn to cotton tabby ground; overall: 94.3 x 63.7 cm (37 1/8 x 25 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Marks, 1992.104


title: Head of a Woman (Beatrice)

creator: Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1675–1757)

medium: pastel

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Head of a Woman (Beatrice), 1700–1750. Circle of Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1675–1757), after Bernardo Strozzi (Italian, 1581?-1644). Pastel; sheet: 36.6 x 29.1 cm (14 7/16 x 11 7/16 in.); secondary support: 36.6 x 29.1 cm (14 7/16 x 11 7/16 in.); tertiary support: 36.6 x 29.1 cm (14 7/16 x 11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Janet Moore, 1993.238


title: Minnie Willard

creator: Archibald Willard (American, 1836–1918)

medium: oil on canvas

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Painting
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Minnie Willard, 1860s. Archibald Willard (American, 1836–1918). Oil on canvas; unframed: 97 x 66.4 cm (38 3/16 x 26 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John R. Wherry in memory of John Willard Wherry, 1994.285


title: Lobed Mirror with Eight Blossoms

country: China, Tang dynasty (618–907)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, tang dynasty (618–907)
Flowers

credit_line: Lobed Mirror with Eight Blossoms (花卉葵花鏡), 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618–907). Bronze; diameter: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.); overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.359


title: Quadrilobed Mirror with Wan Symbol

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, tang dynasty (618-907)

credit_line: Quadrilobed Mirror with Wan Symbol (卍字鏡), 700s-800s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; overall: 0.9 x 14.3 cm (3/8 x 5 5/8 in.); rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.362


title: Henry Francis Playter

medium: oil on wood panel

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland

credit_line: Henry Francis Playter, c. 1837. Pieter Christoffel Wonder (Dutch, 1780–1852). Oil on wood panel; unframed: 19.6 x 15.9 cm (7 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.45


title: Riding in Springtime Mountains

creator: Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

subjects:
Painting
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Riding in Springtime Mountains (春山遊騎図), 1700s. Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 70.1 cm (27 5/8 in.); painting only: 158.7 x 56.7 cm (62 1/2 x 22 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.114


title: Double Cabinet

medium: red lacquer on wood with pigment and gilding

credit_line: Double Cabinet, 1600s. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) - Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Red lacquer on wood with pigment and gilding; overall: 152.4 x 89.5 x 41.9 cm (60 x 35 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.); pin: 10.5 x 1.6 x 0.4 cm (4 1/8 x 5/8 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.124


title: Shawabty

medium: terracotta

credit_line: Shawabty, 1295–1069 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasties 19–20. Terracotta; overall: 17 x 4.9 x 3.8 cm (6 11/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.599


title: Model Boat Owner

medium: painted wood

credit_line: Model Boat Owner, 2040–1648 BCE. Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasties 11–12. Painted wood; overall: 17.2 x 7.5 x 8.1 cm (6 3/4 x 2 15/16 x 3 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.607


title: Canopic Jar with Lid

medium: limestone

subjects: Egypt, new kingdom (1540–1069 bce), dynasty 18

credit_line: Canopic Jar with Lid, 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Limestone; diameter: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); diameter of mouth: 10.2 cm (4 in.); overall: 39.7 cm (15 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.631.a


title: Mold in Two Parts

credit_line: Mold in Two Parts, 305–30 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE) or later. Limestone; overall: 8.8 x 9 x 3.5 cm (3 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.660.b


title: Rhomboidal Knife

medium: light brown flint

credit_line: Rhomboidal Knife, 4500–3500 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada Ia–b (3900–3500 BCE). Light brown flint; overall: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.672


title: Cat Coffin

medium: Sycamore fig

credit_line: Cat Coffin, 664–30 BCE OR 664–330 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26–Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Sycamore fig; overall: 20 x 7.3 x 12.3 cm (7 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.806


title: Plasterer's Float

medium: travertine

credit_line: Plasterer's Float, 1980–1648 BCE. Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasties 12–13. Travertine. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.825


title: Ax Head

medium: flint

credit_line: Ax Head, 1886–1648 BCE. Egypt, Haraga, excavated in 1914, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12, reign of Senusret III (1878–1839 BCE)–Dynasty 13. Flint; overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1915.35


medium: faience, cuerda seca technique

subjects: Iran, isfahan, safavid period (1501-1722)

credit_line: Wall Tile with a Man Carrying a Wine Bottle, 1600s. Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722). Faience, cuerda seca technique; overall: 44.5 x 23.5 cm (17 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.648


title: Sketch

creator: Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919)

medium: graphite

credit_line: Sketch, 1912. Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919). Graphite; sheet: 39.1 x 37.1 cm (15 3/8 x 14 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. D. Cox, 1916.1072


title: Tompkins Matteson

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Tompkins Matteson, c. 1840. Charles Loring Elliott (American, 1812–1868). Oil on canvas; unframed: 76 x 63.5 cm (29 15/16 x 25 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1916.2062


title: Ring with Aegis of Nepthys

medium: turquoise faience

credit_line: Ring with Aegis of Nepthys, 945–715 BCE. Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasty 22. Turquoise faience; diameter: 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.); overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.659


title: Ville de Thun

medium: etching and mezzotint

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: Ville de Thun, 1816. Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775–1851). Etching and mezzotint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry Payne McIntosh, 1917.366


title: Miniature Rhomboidal Basket

date: Early 1900s

medium: coiled

country: California, Pomo, 20th century (?)

subjects:
Basketry
California, pomo, 20th century

credit_line: Miniature Rhomboidal Basket, Early 1900s. California, Pomo, 20th century (?). Coiled; overall: 4.5 x 4.8 cm (1 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price, 1917.533


title: Farmer's Wife; Farmer

medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: England, Derby, mid-18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
England, derby, mid-18th century

credit_line: Farmer's Wife; Farmer, 1760–1765. England, Derby, mid-18th century. Soft-paste porcelain; part 1: 24.3 x 12.4 x 10 cm (9 9/16 x 4 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.); part 2: 23.5 x 11.2 x 10.5 cm (9 1/4 x 4 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness, 1917.603


title: Textile Fragment

medium: lampas weave; silk and silver thread

country: France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
France

credit_line: Textile Fragment, c. 1720–1750. France. Lampas weave; silk and silver thread; overall: 65.5 x 54.5 cm (25 13/16 x 21 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1919.111


title: Cloth for a table(?)

medium: Linen: bobbin lace (needle lace design)

country: Italy, Genoa

subjects:
Lace
Italy, genoa

credit_line: Cloth for a table(?), 1550–99. Italy, Genoa. Linen: bobbin lace (needle lace design); average: 97.8 x 156.2 cm (38 1/2 x 61 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1170


title: Lace Edging of Points

medium: Metal thread: bobbin lace (rose lace)

subjects:
Lace
Italy, genoa
Roses

credit_line: Lace Edging of Points, 1600s. Italy, Genoa. Metal thread: bobbin lace (rose lace); overall: 14 x 54 cm (5 1/2 x 21 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1181


title: Lace Edging

credit_line: Lace Edging, 1600s. Italy, Genoa. Bobbin lace (needle lace, rose lace design); average: 8.3 x 74.3 cm (3 1/4 x 29 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1190


title: Lace Edging

medium: Bobbin lace (rose lace)

credit_line: Lace Edging, 1600s. Italy, Genoa. Bobbin lace (rose lace); average: 8.6 x 51.5 cm (3 3/8 x 20 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1196


title: Banks of the River Cousin

medium: etching

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Banks of the River Cousin, 1850. Charles François Daubigny (French, 1817–1878), Auguste Delâtre. Etching; sheet: 30.1 x 23.6 cm (11 7/8 x 9 5/16 in.); platemark: 18.7 x 14.8 cm (7 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, the Frederick Keppel Memorial, 1920.677


title: Moonrise in the Andilly Valley

medium: etching, drypoint and roulette

credit_line: Moonrise in the Andilly Valley, 1845. Charles François Daubigny (French, 1817–1878). Etching, drypoint and roulette; sheet: 22.5 x 31.7 cm (8 7/8 x 12 1/2 in.); platemark: 14 x 17.9 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, the Frederick Keppel Memorial, 1920.679


title: A Bad Night, Plate 36

medium: etching and aquatint

subjects: Print Spain

credit_line: Los Caprichos: A Bad Night, Plate 36, 1799 (printed c.1855). Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828). Etching and aquatint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1922.631


title: Hobgoblins, Plate 49

credit_line: Los Caprichos: Hobgoblins, Plate 49, 1799 (printed c. 1855). Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828). Etching and aquatint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1922.644


title: Stone of Unction, Holy Sepulchre

creator: David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864)

medium: color lithograph

credit_line: Stone of Unction, Holy Sepulchre, 1839. David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864). Color lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Ohio C. Barber Estate through Andrew C. Squire, 1927.87


title: Dance of Death:  The Trumpeters of Death

medium: woodcut

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Dance of Death:  The Trumpeters of Death, c. 1526. Hans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543). Woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1929.146


title: The Moon of San Gimignano

creator: John Lorin Black (American, 1894–1963)

medium: watercolor

subjects:
Drawing
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: The Moon of San Gimignano, 1929. John Lorin Black (American, 1894–1963). Watercolor; image: 66.7 x 80.6 cm (26 1/4 x 31 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1929.1977


title: The Portrait

medium: lithograph

country: America

subjects: Print America Portraits

credit_line: The Portrait, 1929. Charles Frederick Ramus (American, 1902–1979). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1929.428


title: New ABC Booklet:  M

creator: Lucas Kilian (German, 1579–1637)

medium: engraving

credit_line: New ABC Booklet:  M, 1627. Lucas Kilian (German, 1579–1637). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1932.392.13


title: Studies of Upas and Maple Trees

creator: Mary Altha Nims (American, 1817–1907)

medium: pencil

subjects: Drawing America Trees

credit_line: Studies of Upas and Maple Trees, 1800s. Mary Altha Nims (American, 1817–1907). Pencil. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Richard Seymour Bayham, 1934.121


title: Magnolia

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Magnolia, 1800s. Mary Altha Nims (American, 1817–1907). Watercolor. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Richard Seymour Bayham, 1934.136


title: Speicher, Kroll and Bellows

creator: George Bellows (American, 1882–1925)

subjects: Print America

credit_line: Speicher, Kroll and Bellows, 1921. George Bellows (American, 1882–1925). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1935.256


title: Tea Caddy and Cover

creator: Thomas Ash (British)

medium: silver

country: England, London

subjects:
Silver
England, london

credit_line: Tea Caddy and Cover, 1713. Thomas Ash (British). Silver; overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); base: 5 x 7.5 cm (1 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Margaret Quayle Kerruish, 1935.35


title: Lace Handkerchief

country: Switzerland

subjects: Embroidery Switzerland

credit_line: Lace Handkerchief, 1857. Switzerland. Plain weave linen center with bobbin lace (Valenciennes lace) edging and embroidery; average: 48.3 x 48.3 cm (19 x 19 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey, 1936.722


title: Nobleman Visiting Saint at his Shrine

medium: color on paper

country: India, Mughal, 17th-18th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal, 17th-18th century

credit_line: Nobleman Visiting Saint at his Shrine, 1600s–1700s. India, Mughal, 17th-18th century. Color on paper; overall: 21.3 x 13.3 cm (8 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1939.163


title: Concert of Cats

creator: Rudolph Ackermann (British, 1764–1834)

country: England(?), 19th century

subjects:
Print
England , 19th century

credit_line: Concert of Cats, 1817. Rudolph Ackermann (British, 1764–1834). Lithograph; sheet: 14.9 x 23.5 cm (5 7/8 x 9 1/4 in.); image: 11.3 x 16 cm (4 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1940.1090


title: Mill in the Sologne, France

creator: Jules Dupré (French, 1811–1889)

credit_line: Mill in the Sologne, France, 1835. Jules Dupré (French, 1811–1889). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1940.1107


title: Landscapes:  Young Elm Trees

creator: Paul Hüet (French, 1803–1869)

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century
Landscapes
Trees

credit_line: Landscapes:  Young Elm Trees, 1829. Paul Hüet (French, 1803–1869). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1940.1126


title: The Antiquary - Self-Portrait

creator: Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815–1905)

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Print
Germany, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: The Antiquary - Self-Portrait, 1851. Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815–1905). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1940.1147


creator: Domenico Quaglio (German, 1787–1837)

subjects:
Print
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: Notable Buildings of the Middle Ages in Germany:  Ruins of the Church of the Virgin with the Tomb of Genevieve and Siegfried, Count Palatine of the Rhine, in the Moselle Valley near Andernack, 1821. Domenico Quaglio (German, 1787–1837). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1940.1165


title: Skewer

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Silver
England, 18th century

credit_line: Skewer, c. 1760. England, 18th century. Silver; overall: 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.425


title: Cavalry Scene

credit_line: originally published in L'Artiste: Cavalry Scene, 1836. Joseph-Louis-Hippolyte Bellangé (French, 1800–1866). Lithograph; sheet: 21 x 28.5 cm (8 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.); image: 15.2 x 19 cm (6 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Twenty-fifth anniversary gift,  Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1941.192


title: Boy with a Dog

credit_line: Boy with a Dog, 1822. Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (French, 1758–1823). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Twenty-fifth anniversary gift,  Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1941.243


subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France,  Franche-Comté:  Ruines du château d'Arlay, 1825. Richard Parkes Bonington (British, 1802–1828). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1942.1008


title: Aristide Bruant

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Aristide Bruant, 1893. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1942.1056


title: Campaign Sketches:  Foraging

credit_line: Campaign Sketches:  Foraging, 1863. Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.1187


creator: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770)

medium: color woodblock print

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

subjects:
Print
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)
Trees

credit_line: Woman Running Past a Willow Tree in a Breeze, 1766 or 1767. Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770). Color woodblock print; sheet: 26.4 x 20.4 cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry S. Upson, 1942.148


title: Beaker Vase in Form of Archaic Gu

medium: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

credit_line: Beaker Vase in Form of Archaic Gu, 1723–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng reign (1723-35). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; overall: 23.6 cm (9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.726


title: Miss Anne Bingham

medium: color stipple engraving and etching

subjects:
Print
England, 18th century

credit_line: Miss Anne Bingham, 1786. Francesco Bartolozzi (British, 1727–1815), after Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723–1792). Color stipple engraving and etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.729


title: Miss Rosamond Croker

creator: Samuel Cousins (British, 1801–1887)

medium: mezzotint, etching and roulette

credit_line: Miss Rosamond Croker, 1828. Samuel Cousins (British, 1801–1887), after Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769–1830). Mezzotint, etching and roulette. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.737


title: Mona

creator: Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920)

country: Sweden, 20th century

subjects:
Print
Sweden, 20th century

credit_line: Mona, 1911. Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.770


title: Apostle Spoon: Saint Peter

credit_line: Apostle Spoon: Saint Peter, 1622. England, London. Silver; overall: 18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.806


medium: porcelain

credit_line: Flattened Ovoid Snuff Bottle with Stopper (stopper) (鼻煙壺), 1796–1820. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing reign (1796-1820). Porcelain; overall: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.214.b


title: Silk Fragment

medium: lampas weave, silk and gold thread

country: Italy, second half of 14th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Italy, second half of 14th century

credit_line: Silk Fragment, 1350–1399. Italy, second half of 14th century. Lampas weave, silk and gold thread; overall: 29.5 x 22.9 cm (11 5/8 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.15


title: Lace Edging

medium: Linen: bobbin lace (Valenciennes)

country: France, Valenciennes

subjects:
Lace
France, valencienne

credit_line: Lace Edging, 1700s. France, Valenciennes. Linen: bobbin lace (Valenciennes); average: 278.2 x 6.4 cm (109 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, 1945.91


title: View of Rouen

creator: Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

medium: etching and soft-ground etching

credit_line: View of Rouen, 1884. Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903). Etching and soft-ground etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Guy Mayer, 1950.164


title: Agateware Vase with Cover

country: England, Staffordshire

subjects:
Ceramic
England, staffordshire

credit_line: Agateware Vase with Cover, c. 1770. Wedgwood and Bentley (British, Staffordshire, 1769–1780). Marbled earthenware (agateware) with gilt decoration; overall: 28 cm (11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Sherwin, 1951.303


title: Tripod Incense Burner, Ding Shape

medium: jade

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

subjects:
Jade
China, qing dynasty (1644-1911)

credit_line: Tripod Incense Burner, Ding Shape, 1644–1911. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Jade; diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.); overall: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1952.479


title: Horse

date: 202 BCE–220 CE

medium: gilt bronze

credit_line: Horse (馬), 202 BCE–220 CE. China, Ordos Region, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Gilt bronze; overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1958.79


title: Avalokiteshvara

country: Nepal

subjects: Sculpture Nepal

credit_line: Avalokiteshvara, 1300s. Nepal. Gilt bronze; overall: 9.5 x 7 x 4.8 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. Byers Hays, 1959.252


title: The Tête à Tête

creator: William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764)

medium: etching and engraving

subjects:
Portfolio
England, 18th century

credit_line: Marriage à la Mode: The Tête à Tête, 1745. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Etching and engraving; platemark: 38 x 46.4 cm (14 15/16 x 18 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Curtiss Rose, 1959.311.2


title: Round Covered Box with Medallions

credit_line: Round Covered Box with Medallions, 1522–66. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522-66). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.); overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.211


title: Table Top Cupboard: Gui

medium: Rosewood (huanghuali)

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
China, ming dynasty (1368–1644)

credit_line: Table Top Cupboard: Gui, 1500s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Rosewood (huanghuali); overall: 83.8 x 43.2 cm (33 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.231


creator: Félix Guichert (French)

medium: ink on paper

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 20th century

credit_line: Schematic Drawings of Buyid Silk (1962.264), 1900s. Félix Guichert (French). Ink on paper; overall: 63.7 x 48.3 cm (25 1/16 x 19 in.); second section: 17.3 x 44.5 cm (6 13/16 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Paul Mallon, 1964.442


title: Fragment of Inscription Band

date: before 1966

medium: compound tabby on tabby ground; silk

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Fragment of Inscription Band, before 1966. Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Compound tabby on tabby ground; silk; overall: 74.2 x 37.1 cm (29 3/16 x 14 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abegg, 1966.135


title: Vase: Guan type

subjects:
Ceramic
China, qing dynasty (1644-1911)

credit_line: Vase: Guan type, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Porcelain; diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.); overall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Florence Reid Bush, 1970.139


title: The Seven Deadly Sins: Title Page

creator: James Ensor (Belgian, 1860–1949)

medium: etching

country: Belgium, 19th-20th century

subjects:
Print
Belgium, 19th-20th century

credit_line: The Seven Deadly Sins: Title Page, 1902–1904. James Ensor (Belgian, 1860–1949). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.108.1


title: Father Pierre-Julien Eymard

creator: Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)

date: ca. 1863 (original model)

medium: bronze

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 19th century

credit_line: Father Pierre-Julien Eymard, ca. 1863 (original model). Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Bronze; overall: 14 x 11.4 x 11.7 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edgar A. Hahn, 1972.279


creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

credit_line: Spread Thirteen from Volume One of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.1.m


credit_line: Spread Three from Volume Two of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.2.c


credit_line: Spread Fourteen from Volume Two of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.2.n


credit_line: Spread Four from Volume Three of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.3.d


credit_line: Spread Six from Volume Three of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.3.f


credit_line: Spread Twenty-One from Volume Three of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.3.u


credit_line: Spread Thirteen from Volume Four of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.4.m


credit_line: Spread Ten from Volume Six of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.6.j


credit_line: Spread Twenty-Two from Volume Six of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150.6.v


title: The Azalea Plant (Julia Hall McCune)

creator: Clarence H. White (American, 1871–1925)

medium: platinum print with pencil

country: America

subjects: Botany Photograph America

credit_line: The Azalea Plant (Julia Hall McCune), c. 1900. Clarence H. White (American, 1871–1925). Platinum print with pencil; image: 19.5 x 15 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.); paper: 38.9 x 29.3 cm (15 5/16 x 11 9/16 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Flory, Elizabeth Flory Kelly, and Phoebe Flory, 1980.140


title: Female Dancer:  Tomb Figurine

medium: earthenware with polychromy

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

subjects:
Sculpture
China, tang dynasty (618-907)

credit_line: Female Dancer:  Tomb Figurine, 650–700. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Earthenware with polychromy; overall: 33.2 cm (13 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1983.26


title: Tazza

date: 3000s BCE

medium: reddish earthenware with painted and incised decoration

credit_line: Tazza, 3000s BCE. South East Asia, Thailand, Ban Chiang, Neolithic period. Reddish earthenware with painted and incised decoration; overall: 9.2 x 7.4 cm (3 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1983.31


title: Small World

creator: Paul Klee (German, 1879–1940)

country: Germany, 20th century

subjects:
Print
Germany, 20th century

credit_line: Small World, 1914. Paul Klee (German, 1879–1940). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry Steinberg in memory of his wife, Lillian B. Steinberg, 1984.227


title: A Preaching Buddha

medium: bronze with traces of gilt

country: Japan, Nara period (710–94)

subjects:
Sculpture
Japan, nara period (710–94)

credit_line: A Preaching Buddha, 700s. Japan, Nara period (710–94). Bronze with traces of gilt; overall: 24 x 13.6 cm (9 7/16 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1985.87


title: Pillow

medium: Glazed stoneware, Cizhou ware

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

subjects:
Ceramic
China, yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

credit_line: Pillow, 1100s-1200s. China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Glazed stoneware, Cizhou ware; overall: 13 x 30 cm (5 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donald J. Wineman, 1989.118


title: The Young Christ Teaching in the Temple

creator: Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634–1705)

country: Italy

subjects: Architecture Print Italy

credit_line: The Young Christ Teaching in the Temple, c. 1653. Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634–1705). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.44


title: La Tour

creator: Robert Delaunay (French, 1885–1941)

medium: lithograph

subjects:
Print
France, 20th century

credit_line: La Tour, 1926. Robert Delaunay (French, 1885–1941). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.59


creator: Théodore Géricault (French, 1791–1824)

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone:  A Paraleytic Woman, 1821. Théodore Géricault (French, 1791–1824). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1990.49


credit_line: Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone:  An Arabian Horse, 1821. Théodore Géricault (French, 1791–1824). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1990.50


title: Sketch Book

creator: Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)

date: mid- to late 1800s

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912)

credit_line: Sketch Book, mid- to late 1800s. Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889). Accordion-style book of 26 double-leaves; ink and color on paper; album, closed: 28 x 18 cm (11 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Given by Anne and Anthony d'Offay in honor of Evan Turner, 1991.125


title: Snowballs

creator: Paul Berthon (French, 1872–1909)

medium: lithograph printed in colors

credit_line: Snowballs, c. 1900. Paul Berthon (French, 1872–1909), Philippe Chaix (French, 1850-). Lithograph printed in colors; sheet: 50 x 65.3 cm (19 11/16 x 25 11/16 in.); image: 39.3 x 53.6 cm (15 1/2 x 21 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Elizabeth Carroll Shearer in memory of Robert Lundia Shearer, 1991.175


title: Self-Portrait

creator: Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641)

country: Flanders

subjects: Print Flander Portraits

credit_line: Self-Portrait, 1646. Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Brenda and Evan H. Turner, 1992.145


creator: James Thornhill (British, 1675–1734)

medium: pen and brown ink over black chalk

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 18th century

credit_line: Study for King Josiah Rending his Garments, c. 1730. James Thornhill (British, 1675–1734). Pen and brown ink over black chalk; sheet: 19.5 x 28.5 cm (7 11/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.50


title: TLV Mirror with Gilt Surface

date: 100s BCE

subjects: China, western han dynasty (206 bce–8 ce)

credit_line: TLV Mirror with Gilt Surface (鎏金博局式鏡), 100s BCE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Gilt bronze; diameter: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.294


title: Animal-and-Grape Mirror

date: early to mid 600s

subjects:
Metalwork
China, tang dynasty (618-907)

credit_line: Animal-and-Grape Mirror (瑞獸葡萄鏡), early to mid 600s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.340


date: late 600s-early 700s

credit_line: Octafoil Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Animals (雙鳳雙獸菱花鏡), late 600s-early 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.); overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.345


date: mid-900s-late 1200s

country: China, Song dynasty (960-1279)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, song dynasty (960-1279)

credit_line: Octafoil Mirror with Legend of Herdboy and Weaver Maid (牛郎織女菱花鏡), mid-900s-late 1200s. China, Song dynasty (960-1279). Bronze; diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.383


title: Mirror with Confucian Maxim

subjects:
Metalwork
China, ming dynasty (1368–1644)

credit_line: Mirror with Confucian Maxim (為善最樂鏡), 1400s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Bronze; diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); overall: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.395


title: Mirror with Pine and Cranes

date: early 1600s to mid-1800s

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

subjects:
Metalwork
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Mirror with Pine and Cranes, early 1600s to mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Bronze; diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.397


title: A Miracle of Saint Maurus

creator: Francesco Solimena (Italian, 1657–1747)

medium: black chalk and brown wash

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: A Miracle of Saint Maurus, 1697–1708. Francesco Solimena (Italian, 1657–1747). Black chalk and brown wash. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle, 2009.150


title: The Verification of the True Cross

creator: Filippo Bellini (Italian, c. 1550–1603)

medium: pen and brown ink, brown wash, over graphite

country: Italy, late 16th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, late 16th century

credit_line: The Verification of the True Cross, c. 1590. Filippo Bellini (Italian, c. 1550–1603). Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over graphite; sheet: 28.6 x 19.7 cm (11 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.); secondary support: 29.7 x 21 cm (11 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2011.197


title: London Types

creator: William Nicholson (British, 1872–1949)

medium: original portfolio with cloth cover

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: London Types, 1898. William Nicholson (British, 1872–1949), William Heinemann, London and R. H. Russell, New York. Original portfolio with cloth cover; cover: 53.6 x 50.7 x 3.8 cm (21 1/8 x 19 15/16 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 2013.87


title: Statuette of Osiris

medium: painted terracotta

credit_line: Statuette of Osiris, 1295–1069 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasties 19–20. Painted terracotta; overall: 19 x 5.7 x 3.5 cm (7 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.598


title: Female Statuette

medium: painted wood

credit_line: Female Statuette, c. 2040–1859 BCE. Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasties 11–12. Painted wood; with base: 28.4 x 6.8 x 12.2 cm (11 3/16 x 2 11/16 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.603


title: Canopic Jar with Lid (lid)

medium: limestone

subjects: Egypt, new kingdom (1540–1069 bce), dynasty 18

credit_line: Canopic Jar with Lid (lid), 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Limestone; diameter: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); diameter of mouth: 10.2 cm (4 in.); overall: 39.7 cm (15 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.631.b


title: Hand Axe

date: before c. 10,000 BCE

medium: dark-brown-colored flint

country: Egypt, Haraga, Paleolithic period

subjects:
Tool and equipment
Egypt, haraga, paleolithic period

credit_line: Hand Axe, before c. 10,000 BCE. Egypt, Haraga, Paleolithic period. Dark-brown-colored flint; overall: 8 x 5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1915.41


title: Velvet Cover

medium: velvet

country: Italy, Genoa

subjects:
Velvet
Italy, genoa

credit_line: Velvet Cover, 1600s. Italy, Genoa. Velvet; overall: 103.5 x 62.9 cm (40 3/4 x 24 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1378


title: Strigil

medium: bronze

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Metalwork
Italy, roman

credit_line: Strigil, 324–476. Italy, Roman. Bronze; overall: 27.4 cm (10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. Willard M. Clapp, 1916.91


title: Bowl Basket (Unfinished)

medium: Redbud, sedge, bracken fern; coiled

subjects:
Basketry
Ferns
Grasses & sedges

credit_line: Bowl Basket (Unfinished), 1895–1900. California, Yokuts, late 19th- early 20th century. Redbud, sedge, bracken fern; coiled; diameter: 12.5 x 33.5 cm (4 15/16 x 13 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price, 1917.439


title: Taffeta Fragment

date: late 1700s

medium: taffeta, warp-patterned and brocaded; silk

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Taffeta Fragment, late 1700s. France, late 18th century, Period of Louis XVI (1774-1793). Taffeta, warp-patterned and brocaded; silk; overall: 52.7 x 40 cm (20 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1919.122


title: Lace Fragment

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Lace Fragment, 1600s. Italy. Linen: needle lace (Reticella) insertion; overall: 3.8 x 26 cm (1 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1076


title: Railroad Station

medium: etching

country: America

subjects: Print America

credit_line: Railroad Station, 1883. Sion Longley Wenban (American, 1848–1897). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George P. Bradley, 1920.154


title: Black-Topped Bowl

medium: Nile silt

credit_line: Black-Topped Bowl, 4000–3000 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada II (3650–3300 BCE). Nile silt; diameter: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); diameter of mouth: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); overall: 7.6 cm (3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.2006


title: In the Woods

creator: Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911)

country: France, 19th-20th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th-20th century

credit_line: In the Woods, c. 1857–1911. Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1920.551


title: La ferme de valoux

credit_line: La ferme de valoux, c. 1857–1911. Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1920.553


title: Stags at the water's edge

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Stags at the water's edge, 1850. Charles François Daubigny (French, 1817–1878). Etching; sheet: 31.4 x 45.3 cm (12 3/8 x 17 13/16 in.); platemark: 13.7 x 17.2 cm (5 3/8 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, the Frederick Keppel Memorial, 1920.675


title: Christ on the Mount of Olives

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Christ on the Mount of Olives, 1508. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1921.1162


date: late 1790s

medium: color woodblock print

subjects:
Print
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Chushingura: Act I of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36.2 x 25.4 cm (14 1/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1921.353


creator: Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)

medium: lithograph

credit_line: Illustration for The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, 1875. Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1921.381


title: Christ and the Woman of Samaria

country: Netherlands, South Lowlands, 16th century

subjects: Netherlands, south lowlands, 16th century

credit_line: Christ and the Woman of Samaria, 1523. Dirk Vellert (Netherlandish, 1480/85–1547). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1923.1113


creator: Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828)

country: Spain

subjects: Print Spain

credit_line: Bullfights:  The Agility and Audacity of Juanito Apinani in (the Ring) at Madrid, 1816, printed 1876. Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1923.559


title: The Glass of Wine

creator: Jean Veber (French, 1864–1928)

medium: color lithograph

credit_line: The Glass of Wine, c. 1905. Jean Veber (French, 1864–1928). Color lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride, 1923.718


title: Sleeve with rose bushes and butterflies

date: early 1600s

medium: compound tabby ground with diasper pattern, brocaded; silk

country: Iran, reign of Shah Abbas

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran, reign of shah abba
Butterflies & moths
Roses

credit_line: Sleeve with rose bushes and butterflies, early 1600s. Iran, reign of Shah Abbas. Compound tabby ground with diasper pattern, brocaded; silk; overall: 26 x 46.5 cm (10 1/4 x 18 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1924.744.a


title: The End of Rembrandt

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 20th century

credit_line: The End of Rembrandt, 1909. Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861–1929). Bronze; overall: 50.8 x 48.3 x 38.2 cm (20 x 19 x 15 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1925.1273


title: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

creator: David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864)

subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, 1839. David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864). Color lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Ohio C. Barber Estate through Andrew C. Squire, 1927.103


title: Shrine of the Annunciation, Nazareth

credit_line: Shrine of the Annunciation, Nazareth, 1839. David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864). Color lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Ohio C. Barber Estate through Andrew C. Squire, 1927.115


title: Boy on a Chair

creator: William Sommer (American, 1867–1949)

medium: watercolor

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Drawing
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Boy on a Chair, 1927. William Sommer (American, 1867–1949). Watercolor; unframed: 72.4 x 52.1 cm (28 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1927.184


title: A Summer Afternoon

creator: R. Way Smith (American, 1840–1900)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects:
Painting
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: A Summer Afternoon, 1882. R. Way Smith (American, 1840–1900). Oil on canvas; unframed: 101.6 x 67.3 cm (40 x 26 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Estate of Mrs. B. D. Babcock, 1927.5


title: Liber Studiorum:  Twickenham

creator: John Sell Cotman (British, 1782–1842)

credit_line: Liber Studiorum:  Twickenham, 1838. John Sell Cotman (British, 1782–1842). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1928.647


title: The Ploughman

creator: Edward Calvert (British, 1799–1883)

medium: wood engraving

credit_line: The Ploughman, 1829. Edward Calvert (British, 1799–1883). Wood engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.139


title: Dance of Death:  The Advocate

medium: woodcut

credit_line: Dance of Death:  The Advocate, c. 1526. Hans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543). Woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1929.155


title: Dance of Death:  The Preacher

credit_line: Dance of Death:  The Preacher, c. 1526. Hans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543). Woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1929.157


title: Yi:  Libation Vessel

country: China, Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 BCE)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 bce)
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Yi:  Libation Vessel, c. 900–600 BCE. China, Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 BCE). Bronze; overall: 21.9 cm (8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1930.103


medium: linoleum cut

credit_line: The Annunciation, Christmas Card for 1929, 1929. Charles Frederick Ramus (American, 1902–1979). Linoleum cut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1930.170


title: Fragment

medium: turquoise faience

credit_line: Fragment, 1353–1337 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (1351–1334 BCE). Turquoise faience; overall: 3.4 x 1.2 cm (1 5/16 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 1932.34


title: Damask Rose

creator: Mary Altha Nims (American, 1817–1907)

subjects: Drawing America Roses

credit_line: Damask Rose, 1800s. Mary Altha Nims (American, 1817–1907). Watercolor. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Richard Seymour Bayham, 1934.132


title: Chinese Flower

subjects: Drawing America Flowers

credit_line: Chinese Flower, 1800s. Mary Altha Nims (American, 1817–1907). Watercolor. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Richard Seymour Bayham, 1934.137


title: Vase

medium: porcelain

credit_line: Vase, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Porcelain; overall: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Howard M. Hanna, Mrs. Paul Moore, and Leonard C. Hanna Jr., in memory of Leonard C. Hanna, 1939.204


title: Bottle-Shaped Vase

medium: porcelain with mirror-black glaze

credit_line: Bottle-Shaped Vase, 1736–95. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Porcelain with mirror-black glaze; overall: 50.2 cm (19 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Howard M. Hanna, Mrs. Paul Moore, and Leonard C. Hanna Jr., in memory of Leonard C. Hanna, 1939.208


title: Velvet Fragment (of a Chasuble ?)

medium: velvet (cut and voided); silk

country: Italy, early 15th century

subjects:
Velvet
Italy, early 15th century

credit_line: Velvet Fragment (of a Chasuble ?), 1400–1420. Italy, early 15th century. Velvet (cut and voided); silk; overall: 49.5 x 25.1 cm (19 1/2 x 9 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.45


title: William Tell at Küssnacht

country: Switzerland

subjects: Print Switzerland

credit_line: William Tell at Küssnacht, 1820. Charles Samuel Girardet (Swiss, 1780–1863). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1940.1116


title: Landscapes:  The Entrance of a Forest

creator: Paul Hüet (French, 1803–1869)

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Landscapes:  The Entrance of a Forest, 1829. Paul Hüet (French, 1803–1869). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1940.1127


creator: Jean Henri Marlet (French, 1770–1847)

credit_line: Scenes of Paris: Promenade in the Tuileries.  What are they looking at?, 1820s. Jean Henri Marlet (French, 1770–1847). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1940.1146


creator: Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815–1905)

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Print
Germany, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper:  Portrait of Molière, 1850. Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815–1905). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1940.1148.2


subjects:
Print
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper:  The Convoy of Prisoners through a Woods, 1851. Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815–1905). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1940.1148.4


title: Silk Fragment

medium: lampas weave, silk and gold thread

country: Italy, last quarter of 14th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Italy, last quarter of 14th century

credit_line: Silk Fragment, 1375–1399. Italy, last quarter of 14th century. Lampas weave, silk and gold thread; overall: 40 x 27.3 cm (15 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1940.1194


title: Tablespoon

creator: William Homes (American, 1717–1783)

medium: silver

country: America, Massachusetts, Boston

subjects:
Silver
America, massachusetts, boston

credit_line: Tablespoon, 1757. William Homes (American, 1717–1783). Silver; overall: 19 x 4.2 cm (7 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.210


title: Covered Sugar Bowl

creator: Thomas Lynde (American, 1748–1811)

country: America, Massachusetts, 18th century

subjects:
Silver
America, massachusetts, 18th century

credit_line: Covered Sugar Bowl, c. 1770. Thomas Lynde (American, 1748–1811). Silver; overall: 14.3 x 11.7 cm (5 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.233


title: Cover for a Sugar Bowl

credit_line: Cover for a Sugar Bowl, c. 1770. Thomas Lynde (American, 1748–1811). Silver. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.233.b


title: Porringer

creator: Daniel Rogers (American, 1735–1816)

country: America, Massachusetts, Ipswich, 18th century

subjects: America, massachusetts, ipswich, 18th century

credit_line: Porringer, c. 1760–1780. Daniel Rogers (American, 1735–1816). Silver; overall: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.); with mat: 20.8 cm (8 3/16 in.); without handle: 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.257


title: Teaspoon

creator: Philip Syng (American, 1703–1789)

country: America, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

subjects:
Silver
America, pennsylvania, philadelphia

credit_line: Teaspoon, c. 1730. Philip Syng (American, 1703–1789). Silver; overall: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.268


title: The Prodigal Son

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

country: Germany, late 15th Century

subjects:
Print
Germany, late 15th century

credit_line: The Prodigal Son, c. 1497. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.890


creator: Eugène Cicéri (French, 1813–1890)

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France.  Bretagne:  Chateau de Clisson, c. 1845. Eugène Cicéri (French, 1813–1890). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Twenty-fifth anniversary gift,  Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1941.203


credit_line: Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France.  Bretagne:  Grande rue vieille à Nantes, c. 1845. Eugène Cicéri (French, 1813–1890). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Twenty-fifth anniversary gift,  Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1941.208


title: Bowl: Jun ware

date: 14th-15th Century

medium: glazed gray stoneware

credit_line: Bowl: Jun ware, 14th-15th Century. South China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Glazed gray stoneware; diameter: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); overall: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.666


title: The Traghetto

medium: etching

country: America

subjects: Print America

credit_line: The Traghetto, 1880. James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.764


title: Bust called Anne de Bretagne

medium: stone

country: France

subjects: Sculpture France

credit_line: Bust called Anne de Bretagne, c. 1500. France. Stone; overall: 53.3 cm (21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.786


title: Porringer

country: America, Massachusetts, Newburyport, late 18th-early 19th Century

credit_line: Porringer, c. 1800. William IV Moulton (American, 1772–1861). Silver; overall: 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.); with handle: 21.4 cm (8 7/16 in.); without handle: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas S. Grasselli Memorial Collection, 1943.182


title: Vase

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

subjects:
Ceramic
China, qing dynasty (1644-1911)

credit_line: Vase, 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Porcelain; overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.159


title: Pair of Bowls

medium: jade

credit_line: Pair of Bowls, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736–95). Jade; diameter: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.); overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner, 1947.537


title: Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers

date: 100 BCE–700 CE

medium: camelid fiber, cross-knit looping (reversible)

country: Peru, South Coast, Nasca

subjects:
Embroidery
Peru, south coast, nasca
Birds
Flowers

credit_line: Border Fragment with Birds and Flowers, 100 BCE–700 CE. Peru, South Coast, Nasca. Camelid fiber, cross-knit looping (reversible); overall: 5.8 x 14 cm (2 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1948.480


title: Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile

medium: tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; linen and silk

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile, 1130 – 1149. Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Hafiz, AH 524-544 (A.D. 1130-1149). Tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; linen and silk; overall: 36.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/8 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.538