title: Vase

creator: Thorvald Bindesbøll (Danish, 1846–1908)

medium: silver

country: Denmark, Copenhagen

subjects:
Silver
Denmark, copenhagen

credit_line: Vase, 1900. Thorvald Bindesbøll (Danish, 1846–1908), firm of Anton Michelsen (Danish). Silver; diameter: 16.1 cm (6 5/16 in.); overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.94


title: Child with Drum

medium: daguerreotype, quarter-plate

country: America

subjects: Photograph America

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: Child with Drum, 1850s. America. Daguerreotype, quarter-plate; image: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.); case: 12.7 x 10.5 cm (5 x 4 1/8 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2002.33


title: Mrs. John R. Johnston

creator: John R. Johnston (American, 1820–1872)

date: before 1857

medium: salted paper print from wet collodion negative

credit_line: Mrs. John R. Johnston, before 1857. John R. Johnston (American, 1820–1872). Salted paper print from wet collodion negative; image: 18.8 x 15.1 cm (7 3/8 x 5 15/16 in.); paper: 18.8 x 16.7 cm (7 3/8 x 6 9/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2002.38


creator: Thomas H. Johnson (American, c. 1821-)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

credit_line: Inclined Plane F, Delaware and Hudson Canal Co., c. 1860. Thomas H. Johnson (American, c. 1821-). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 30.5 x 38.5 cm (12 x 15 3/16 in.); mounted: 45.4 x 55.7 cm (17 7/8 x 21 15/16 in.); matted: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2002.42


title: Nymphéa

creator: Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927)

medium: albumen print, gold-toned

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 20th century

credit_line: Nymphéa, 1922–23. Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927). Albumen print, gold-toned; image: 22.2 x 17.6 cm (8 3/4 x 6 15/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2002.69


subjects: Eastern india, bengal, kolkata, kalighat

credit_line: Jailer Receiving the Mahant of Tarakeshwar in Prison, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Black ink, gum tempera, and tin paint, with graphite underdrawing on paper; painting only: 45 x 28 cm (17 11/16 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.105


title: The Deluge

creator: Charles Guilloux (French, 1866–1946)

medium: color lithograph

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Deluge, 1893. Charles Guilloux (French, 1866–1946), L'Estampe Originale (blindstamp lower right). Color lithograph; sheet: 41.1 x 58.2 cm (16 3/16 x 22 15/16 in.); image: 20.7 x 28.8 cm (8 1/8 x 11 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2003.19


title: The Yellow Evening

creator: Georges Godin (French)

medium: color aquatint

country: France, early 20th century

subjects:
Print
France, early 20th century

credit_line: The Yellow Evening , c. 1904. Georges Godin (French). Color aquatint; sheet: 24 x 32.6 cm (9 7/16 x 12 13/16 in.); platemark: 21.3 x 28.1 cm (8 3/8 x 11 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry Ott-Hansen in memory of Anne Buckley Ott-Hansen, 2003.51


creator: Adrian Zingg (Swiss, 1734–1816)

medium: etching hand-colored with wash

country: Switzerland

subjects: Print Switzerland

credit_line: I was also in Arcadia (Kai ego en Arkadia), 1789–1790. Circle of Adrian Zingg (Swiss, 1734–1816). Etching hand-colored with wash; sheet: 44.5 x 61 cm (17 1/2 x 24 in.); image: 44.5 x 61 cm (17 1/2 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2004.10


creator: Nainsukh (Indian, 1710–1778)

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Guler

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, himachal pradesh, guler

credit_line: Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah, c. 1730–40. Attributed to Nainsukh (Indian, 1710–1778). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 62.5 x 42 cm (24 5/8 x 16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.1


credit_line: Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah, c. 1730–40. Attributed to Nainsukh (Indian, 1710–1778). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 62.5 x 42 cm (24 5/8 x 16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.1.a


medium: camelid fiber; double-cloth with structural embroidery

subjects: Peru, south coast, paracas, yauca valley

credit_line: Textile Fragment with Frontal Deity Heads, Felines, and Interlace Pattern, 700–400 BCE. Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Yauca Valley(?). Camelid fiber; double-cloth with structural embroidery; overall: 83.2 x 21.6 cm (32 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2005.14


title: La Saltarelle

medium: watercolor and gouache with selective gum glazing over a faint graphite underdrawing

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: La Saltarelle, 1800s. Dominque Louis Papety (French, 1815–1849). Watercolor and gouache with selective gum glazing over a faint graphite underdrawing ; sheet: 25.4 x 35.7 cm (10 x 14 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2010.171


medium: ink, tempera and gold leaf on vellum

country: Italy

subjects: Manuscript Italy

credit_line: Initial "B" (eatus Vir) from a Choir Psalter, c. 1430–1450. Master of the 'Vitae Imperatorum' (Italian). Ink, tempera and gold leaf on vellum; leaf: 19.7 x 19.1 cm (7 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos Jr., 2011.50


creator: Louis Haghe (British, 1806–1885)

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: Egypt and Nubia, Volume II: Entrance to the Tombs of the Kings of Thebes, Bab-El-Malouk, 1848. Louis Haghe (British, 1806–1885), F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, London, after David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864). Color lithograph; sheet: 43.6 x 60.2 cm (17 3/16 x 23 11/16 in.); image: 32.7 x 49 cm (12 7/8 x 19 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake, 2012.151


title: Hymn to Creation: Holy Spirit of God

creator: Charles Marie Dulac (French, 1865–1898)

medium: color lithograph on chine collé

credit_line: Hymn to Creation: Holy Spirit of God, 1894. Charles Marie Dulac (French, 1865–1898). Color lithograph on chine collé; sheet: 48.9 x 62.7 cm (19 1/4 x 24 11/16 in.); image: 37.4 x 49.3 cm (14 3/4 x 19 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake, 2014.684


date: late 1500s–early 1600s

country: Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

subjects:
Painting
Japan, momoyama period (1573–1615)
Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with Motifs from the Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang (瀟湘八景図屏風　六曲一双の内一隻), late 1500s–early 1600s. Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper; painting: 129.5 x 350.8 cm (51 x 138 1/8 in.); framed: 145.5 x 366.8 x 62.5 cm (57 5/16 x 144 7/16 x 24 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.483


title: Lakeside Retreat

date: late 1400s–early 1500s

medium: hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

subjects:
Painting
Japan, muromachi period (1392–1573)

credit_line: Lakeside Retreat, late 1400s–early 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; overall: 118.8 x 43.4 cm (46 3/4 x 17 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.514


title: Chinese Literatus Viewing a Valley

date: possibly mid- to late 1500s–1600s

medium: hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

credit_line: Chinese Literatus Viewing a Valley, possibly mid- to late 1500s–1600s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) to Edo period (1615–1858). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper; mounted: 137 x 46.3 cm (53 15/16 x 18 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.593


title: First Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych

creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)

medium: color woodblock print from a pentaptych

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: First Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych (汐干五番内　其一), c. 1830. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861). Color woodblock print from a pentaptych; 21.2 x 18.4 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1108.a


title: Fourth Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych

medium: color woodblock print

credit_line: Fourth Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych (汐干五番内　其四), c. 1830. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861). Color woodblock print; 21.2 x 18.4 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1108.d


credit_line: Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River, c. 1800. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). One of a triptych of color woodblock prints; sheet: 38.6 x 25.4 cm (15 3/16 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1116.b


title: Fujimura Handayu as a Courtesan

creator: Torii Kiyomasu (Japanese)

date: mid 1710s

medium: hand-colored woodblock print

credit_line: Fujimura Handayu as a Courtesan, mid 1710s. Torii Kiyomasu (Japanese). Hand-colored woodblock print; sheet: 46.7 x 31.5 cm (18 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1146


date: before 1467

medium: engraving

country: Italy, Ferrara, 15th century

subjects:
Print
Italy, ferrara, 15th century

credit_line: The Angel of the Ninth Sphere (from the Tarocchi, series A:  Firmaments of the Universe, #49), before 1467. Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active 1460s). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.432.49


title: Combats and Triumphs

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Combats and Triumphs, c. 1550–72. Etienne Delaune (French, 1518/19-c. 1583). Engraving; image: 6.5 x 21.9 cm (2 9/16 x 8 5/8 in.); secondary support: 7.1 x 22.3 cm (2 13/16 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1924.673


title: Combats and Triumphs

credit_line: Combats and Triumphs, c. 1550–72. Etienne Delaune (French, 1518/19-c. 1583). Engraving; image: 6.6 x 21.9 cm (2 5/8 x 8 5/8 in.); secondary support: 7.1 x 22.5 cm (2 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1924.674


date: late 1800s-early 1900s

medium: tabby weave, mordant resist and batik; cotton

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Loin Cloth "Pha nung" or Cloth for Wrapped Garment, late 1800s-early 1900s. India, East Coast, late 19th - early 20th century. Tabby weave, mordant resist and batik; cotton; overall: 97.8 x 325.1 cm (38 1/2 x 128 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1925.119


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

medium: etching and aquatint

country: Spain

subjects: Print Spain

credit_line: The Proverbs:  If Marion Will Dance, Then She Has to Take the Consequences, 1864. Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828). Etching and aquatint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Grover Higgins, 1928.102.12


title: The Brook

creator: Edward Calvert (British, 1799–1883)

medium: wood engraving

credit_line: The Brook, 1829. Edward Calvert (British, 1799–1883). Wood engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.173


title: Passing the Bamboo Grove

creator: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770)

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Passing the Bamboo Grove, 1868–1912. Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770). Color woodblock print; sheet: 34.7 x 21.3 cm (13 11/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore, 1930.176


title: Le Sarcophage

creator: Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808)

medium: etching

credit_line: (Les Soirées de Rome): Le Sarcophage, 1763–64. Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1930.541


medium: chiaroscuro woodcut

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: The Triumph of Julius Caesar:  Soldiers Carrying the Pictures of War, 1593–99. Andrea Andreani (Italian, about 1558–1610), after Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506). Chiaroscuro woodcut; sheet: 39.2 x 37.6 cm (15 7/16 x 14 13/16 in.); matted: 58.4 x 57.1 cm (23 x 22 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1930.583.2


title: Cultivated Medlar (Mespilus germanica)

medium: stipple and roulette

country: Netherlands, late 18th-early 19th Century

subjects: Netherlands, late 18th-early 19th century

credit_line: Cultivated Medlar (Mespilus germanica), c. 1800. Gerard van Spaendonck (Dutch, 1746–1822). Stipple and roulette. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, for the Donald Gray Memorial Collection, 1939.289


title: Sarutahiko from The Cave Door of Spring

creator: Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)

credit_line: Sarutahiko from The Cave Door of Spring (春磐戸　其二), 1825. Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850). Second from a pentaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper; sheet: 18.5 x 21.6 cm (7 5/16 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.990.2


creator: Lievin Cruyl (Flemish, c. 1640-c. 1720)

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and gray and blue wash over graphite; squared in graphite (two figures in the foreground); framing lines in brown ink

country: Flanders

subjects: Drawing Flander

credit_line: Eighteen Views of Rome: The Piazza Farnese (recto), 1664. Lievin Cruyl (Flemish, c. 1640-c. 1720). Pen and brown ink and brush and gray and blue wash over graphite; squared in graphite (two figures in the foreground); framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 38.7 x 49 cm (15 1/4 x 19 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1943.257.a


medium: opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

credit_line: Tughra:  Shah Muhammad bin Ibrahim Khan, al-muzaffar daima (Sultan Mehmed, son of Ibrahim Khan, the eternally victorious; Calligraphy (Ottoman Turkish Signature), Single Page Manuscript, 1648–87. Turkey, Ottoman period, reign of Sultan Mehmed IV, 1648–87). Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper; overall: 24.5 x 45.6 cm (9 5/8 x 17 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.525


title: An Old Man Standing

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Print
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: An Old Man Standing, 1725. Antonio Maria I Zanetti (Italian, 1680–1757). Chiaroscuro woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1945.236


creator: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)

medium: lithograph

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: We are all honest men, so let us embrace and be done with it, 1834. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), Aubert. Lithograph; sheet: 27.7 x 36.6 cm (10 7/8 x 14 7/16 in.); image: 21.6 x 29 cm (8 1/2 x 11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride, 1946.184


medium: ink and tempera on vellum

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, florence

credit_line: Miniature Excised from a Gospel Book: The Symbol of St. Matthew (recto) and Canon Tables (verso), c. 1125–50. Italy, Florence. Ink and tempera on vellum; sheet: 17.5 x 11.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.373


title: Front Cover

country: France, 19th century

credit_line: At the Foot of Mt. Sinai (Au pied du Sinaï): Front Cover, 1898. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901). Lithograph; image: 26 x 41.2 cm (10 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.); sheet: 37.7 x 56 cm (14 13/16 x 22 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1950.586


title: Necklace

date: before 1532

medium: polished stone beads

country: Peru

subjects: Jewelry Peru

credit_line: Necklace, before 1532. Peru. Polished stone beads; overall: 85.1 cm (33 1/2 in.); pendant: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.172


title: Leaves from a Book of Hours

medium: tempera, liquid gold, and grisaille on vellum

country: Flanders, Bruges

subjects:
Manuscript
Flanders, bruge

credit_line: Leaves from a Book of Hours, c. 1470–1480. Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481). Tempera, liquid gold, and grisaille on vellum; sheet: 10.2 x 7.5 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1954.140


credit_line: Great Removal of the Constitutional Establishment, 1846. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), Aubert. Lithograph; sheet: 36.3 x 51 cm (14 5/16 x 20 1/16 in.); image: 26.7 x 43.5 cm (10 1/2 x 17 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1954.733


title: Five-pronged Vajra Pestle (Gokosho)

medium: bronze

country: Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

subjects:
Metalwork
Japan, heian period (794–1185)

credit_line: Five-pronged Vajra Pestle (Gokosho) (五鈷杵), 900s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Bronze; overall: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, 1954.785


date: c. mid 1790s

credit_line: Women Enjoying the Evening Cool Near Ryogoku Bridge, c. mid 1790s. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 37.4 x 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection, 1956.753.a


credit_line: Women Enjoying the Evening Cool Near Ryogoku Bridge, c. mid 1790s. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 37.4 x 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection, 1956.753.b


creator: Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743)

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

credit_line: Set of Five Serving Bowls (Mukozuke) with Prunus Design, 1700s-1800s. School of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743). Kyoto Ware: stoneware with underglaze iron oxide and slip decoration; overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.); each side: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund and Edward L. Wittemore Fund, 1963.508


title: Dish with Weeping Cherry Tree

date: late 1800s

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, meiji period (1868–1912)
Trees

credit_line: Dish with Weeping Cherry Tree, late 1800s. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze red enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type); diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, 1963.97


title: Birds and Flowers

creator: Sesshū Tōyō (Japanese, 1420–1506)

date: mid-1400s-early 1500s

subjects:
Painting
Japan, muromachi period (1392–1573)
Birds
Flowers

credit_line: Birds and Flowers (花鳥図), mid-1400s-early 1500s. Attributed to Sesshū Tōyō (Japanese, 1420–1506). Two hanging scrolls from a triptych; ink and color on silk; overall: 117 x 58 cm (46 1/16 x 22 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1964.157


title: The Flagellation

creator: Moderno (Italian, 1467–1528)

date: 16th century

country: Italy

subjects: Sculpture Italy

credit_line: The Flagellation, 16th century. Moderno (Italian, 1467–1528). Bronze; overall: 14 x 10 cm (5 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Chester D. Tripp, 1967.150


title: Ewer (Fusatsugata Suibyō)

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Ewer (Fusatsugata Suibyō), 1200s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Bronze; overall: 34.9 cm (13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 1970.78


title: The Mausoleum of Akbar at Secundrabad

date: early 1800s

medium: watercolor on paper

subjects: India, company school, early 19th century

credit_line: The Mausoleum of Akbar at Secundrabad, early 1800s. India, Company School, early 19th century. Watercolor on paper; overall: 45.7 x 60.3 cm (18 x 23 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward in memory of his parents, Lura and Edward Ward, 1983.115


country: Egypt, Byzantine period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, byzantine period

credit_line: Panel from a Large Curtain, Overlapping Leaves, 300s–400s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave sewn on plain weave ground; overall: 118.7 x 16 cm (46 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.145


creator: Choryusai (Japanese)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

subjects:
Painting
Japan, muromachi period (1392–1573)

credit_line: Emperor Minghuang Teaching Yang Gueifei to Play the Flute, late 1400s–early 1500s. Choryusai (Japanese). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 188 x 63.5 cm (74 x 25 in.); painting only: 91 x 45.2 cm (35 13/16 x 17 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.36


title: Powder horn

medium: Jadeite, iron inlaid with brass

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

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

credit_line: Powder horn, 1600s-1700s. India, Mughal, 17th-18th century. Jadeite, iron inlaid with brass; overall: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.351


creator: Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

medium: leaf in accordion-style album; ink, color, and gold on silk

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Lotus from Album of Paintings by the Venerable Zeshin, 1847. Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891). Leaf in accordion-style album; ink, color, and gold on silk; each leaf: 19.7 x 18.4 cm (7 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1990.130.f


creator: Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, d. 1819)

medium: color woodblock printed book

credit_line: Scene from The Kōrin Picture Book (Volume 2), 1800s. Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, d. 1819). Color woodblock printed book. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Leighton R. Longhi, 1991.118.2.e


title: Summer Flowers

medium: hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper

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

credit_line: Summer Flowers (夏の花草図), mid-1600s. Kitagawa Sōsetsu (Japanese, active 1639–50). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper; overall: 197.6 x 65.5 cm (77 13/16 x 25 13/16 in.); painting only: 107.5 x 45.8 cm (42 5/16 x 18 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Maud Eells Corning, 1992.380


title: Suite of Vases:  Plate 15

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Suite of Vases:  Plate 15, 1746. Jacques François Saly (French, 1717–1776). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.229.16


creator: Yang Yisun (Chinese, 1813–1881)

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: China, Changsu, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: On Happiness, Calligraphy in Seal Script Style (zhuanshu) (樂志論), 1871. Yang Yisun (Chinese, 1813–1881). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; overall: 132.7 x 32.3 cm (52 1/4 x 12 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.174.5


title: The Protest

medium: woodcut

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Protest, 1893. Félix Vallotton (Swiss French, 1865–1925). Woodcut; sheet: 22.9 x 33.5 cm (9 x 13 3/16 in.); image: 20.4 x 31.9 cm (8 1/16 x 12 9/16 in.); secondary support: 37.6 x 58.1 cm (14 13/16 x 22 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.323


creator: H.N. Roberts (American, active 1860s)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

country: America

subjects: Photograph America

credit_line: Francis Wayland Sherman at the Age of 2 Years 10 Months, 1862. H.N. Roberts (American, active 1860s). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 18.6 x 13.3 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.); mounted: 25.1 x 19.9 cm (9 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2002.34


creator: William H. Bell (American, 1830–1910)

credit_line: Looking South into the Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Sheavwitz, 1872. William H. Bell (American, 1830–1910). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 27.5 x 20.3 cm (10 13/16 x 8 in.); mounted: 50 x 39.4 cm (19 11/16 x 15 1/2 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2002.48


title: Hemlock Forest, Lehigh Valley Railroad

creator: William H. Rau (American, 1855–1920)

credit_line: Hemlock Forest, Lehigh Valley Railroad, c. 1895. William H. Rau (American, 1855–1920). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 43.2 x 51.8 cm (17 x 20 3/8 in.); mounted: 43.5 x 52.5 cm (17 1/8 x 20 11/16 in.); matted: 76.2 x 81.3 cm (30 x 32 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2002.50


title: Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala Series

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

credit_line: Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala Series, c. 1755. Eastern India, Bengal, Murshidabad, 18th century. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 28.6 x 19 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.); miniature: 23.5 x 15.3 cm (9 1/4 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.340


creator: Fayzullah (Indian, active c. 1730–1765)

country: India, Lucknow, Mughal, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
India, lucknow, mughal, 18th century
Flowers

credit_line: A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess; verso: scrolling floral vines, 1755. Fayzullah (Indian, active c. 1730–1765). Gum tempera and gold on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.343


country: China, Song dynasty (960-1279)

subjects:
Ceramic
China, song dynasty (960-1279)
Flowers

credit_line: Conical Bowl with Carved Babies and Floral Motif, 960–1279. China, Song dynasty (960-1279). Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, qingbai ("blue-white") ware; overall: 7.8 x 20.3 cm (3 1/16 x 8 in.); diameter: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna and James Reid, 2017.19


creator: Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812–1867)

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Leaving the Forest, Fontainebleau: Setting Sun, 1851. Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812–1867). Oil on fabric; framed: 143 x 165 x 13 cm (56 5/16 x 64 15/16 x 5 1/8 in.); unframed: 109.1 x 130.2 cm (42 15/16 x 51 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1983.70


title: Fort George Island, Florida

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Fort George Island, Florida, 1878. Thomas Moran (American, born England, 1837–1926). Oil on canvas; unframed: 64.8 x 54.7 cm (25 1/2 x 21 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1915.689


medium: stained glass

country: Austria, Styria, 15th century

subjects:
Glass
Austria, styria, 15th century

credit_line: The Annunciation from the Parish Church of Maria am Waasen in Leoben, c. 1410–20. Austria, Styria, 15th century. Stained glass; overall: 73 x 49 cm (28 3/4 x 19 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2024.171.1


credit_line: The Adoration of the Magi from the Parish Church of Maria am Waasen in Leoben, c. 1410–20. Austria, Styria, 15th century. Stained glass; overall: 72 x 49 cm (28 3/8 x 19 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2024.171.2


medium: gold with lapis lazuli and turquoise

country: Nepal, Kathmandu Valley

subjects:
Jewelry
Nepal, kathmandu valley

credit_line: Pendant with Two-Armed Blue Deity on a Lotus with Nagas (serpent divinities), 1600s or 1700s. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. Gold with lapis lazuli and turquoise; overall: 6.1 x 4.9 cm (2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1915.341


title: "Rat-Tailed" Miquelet-Lock Pistol

date: late 1700s-early 1800s

medium: steel and silver (all metal) Ramrod missing

country: Balkan, late 18th-early 19th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Balkan, late 18th-early 19th century

credit_line: "Rat-Tailed" Miquelet-Lock Pistol, late 1700s-early 1800s. Balkan, late 18th-early 19th century. Steel and silver (all metal) Ramrod missing; overall: 53.3 cm (21 in.); barrel: 34.9 cm (13 3/4 in.); bore: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.734


title: Flintlock Pistol

medium: steel, walnut stock, brass mounts, barrel inlaid with gold, brass, and silver

country: Germany, Bavaria, Regensburg (?), 18th century

subjects: Germany, bavaria, regensburg , 18th century

credit_line: Flintlock Pistol, c. 1750. Johann Andreas Kuchenreuter (German, 1716–1795). Steel, walnut stock, brass mounts, barrel inlaid with gold, brass, and silver; overall: 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.); barrel: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); bore: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1918.76


title: Vase

medium: porcelain with "ox-blood" glaze

credit_line: Vase, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Porcelain with "ox-blood" glaze; overall: 40.7 cm (16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Twenty-fifth anniversary gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1941.152


title: Figurine Pendant

medium: jade

country: Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec style

subjects:
Jade
Mexico, oaxaca, mixtec style

credit_line: Figurine Pendant, c. 1200–1519. Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec style. Jade; overall: 6.1 x 2 x 2.3 cm (2 3/8 x 13/16 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1945.121


title: Locket

medium: gilt copper

country: Germany

subjects: Jewelry Germany

credit_line: Locket, c. 1565. Germany. Gilt copper; overall: 15.4 x 12 x 4.5 cm (6 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.371


title: Bowl with Dragons and Clouds

medium: porcelain with molded and incised decoration and white glaze

credit_line: Bowl with Dragons and Clouds, 1403–1424. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Yongle period (1403-1424). Porcelain with molded and incised decoration and white glaze; diameter: 8.4 x 17.2 cm (3 5/16 x 6 3/4 in.); overall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.165


medium: porcelain with incised and underglaze coffee brown (iron oxide) decoration

credit_line: Dish with Spray of Gardenia amidst Pomegranate, Lotus, and Grapes, 1488–1505. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Hongzhi mark and reign (1488-1505). Porcelain with incised and underglaze coffee brown (iron oxide) decoration; diameter: 25.8 cm (10 3/16 in.); overall: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.212


title: Mallet-Shaped Bottle with Phoenixes

medium: porcelain with underglaze red (and green) decoration

credit_line: Mallet-Shaped Bottle with Phoenixes, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Porcelain with underglaze red (and green) decoration; diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.221


title: Platter

country: France, Lyon

subjects:
Ceramic
France, lyon

credit_line: Platter, c. 1740. France, Lyon. Tin-glazed eathenware (faience) with enamel decoration; overall: 36.2 x 27.3 cm (14 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1964.527


title: Sugar Spoon

creator: Veuve Perrin Factory (French)

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with enamel decoration

country: France, Marseilles

subjects:
Ceramic
France, marseille

credit_line: Sugar Spoon, c. 1760. Veuve Perrin Factory (French). Tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with enamel decoration; overall: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1964.529


title: Intaglio with the Tail of a Sea Monster

date: 300s CE

medium: rock crystal and gilt silver

country: Early Christian

subjects:
Glyptic
Early christian
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Intaglio with the Tail of a Sea Monster, 300s CE. Early Christian. Rock crystal and gilt silver; overall: 5.1 x 2.8 x 0.7 cm (2 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman, 1965.464


title: Rishabha, the First Jina

medium: stone

credit_line: Rishabha, the First Jina, 800s–900s. Central India, Chandela Dynasty, 9th - 10th Century. Stone; overall: 51.4 x 39.4 cm (20 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George P. Bickford, 1969.228


title: Tall Vase

creator: Appert Frères (French)

medium: glass

country: France, Clichy, late 19th-early 20th Century

subjects: France, clichy, late 19th-early 20th century

credit_line: Tall Vase, c. 1900. Attributed to Appert Frères (French). Glass; overall: 42.1 x 12.7 cm (16 9/16 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Barry Bradley, 1969.260


title: Service Aïda: Bowl and Pitcher

creator: Jean Pouyat Factory (French)

medium: porcelain

country: France, Limoges

subjects:
Ceramic
France, limoge

credit_line: Service Aïda: Bowl and Pitcher, c. 1880. Jean Pouyat Factory (French). Porcelain; overall: 4.8 x 9.6 cm (1 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Barry Bradley, 1969.74


title: Dish with White and Green Cameo

creator: Taxile Maximin Doat (French, 1851–1939)

medium: stoneware and porcelain

country: France, late 19th Century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, late 19th century

credit_line: Dish with White and Green Cameo, c. 1895. Taxile Maximin Doat (French, 1851–1939). Stoneware and porcelain; diameter: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 1971.140


title: Salt Dishes

creator: Jean Limousin (French, 1528–c. 1610)

date: early 1600s

medium: painted enamel on copper

credit_line: Salt Dishes, early 1600s. Jean Limousin (French, 1528–c. 1610). Painted enamel on copper; overall: 8.6 x 14.2 x 14.2 cm (3 3/8 x 5 9/16 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Cesar de Hauke to and given in his memory by William Mathewson Milliken, 1972.170


title: Vase

creator: Emile Gallé (French, 1846–1904)

medium: enameled glass

country: France, early 20th Century

subjects:
Glass
France, early 20th century

credit_line: Vase, c. 1900. Emile Gallé (French, 1846–1904). Enameled glass; diameter: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); overall: 23.4 cm (9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Roland Burelli, 1983.225


credit_line: Covered Sauce Tureen with Attached Stand, c. 1765. Veuve Perrin Factory (French). Tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with enamel decoration; overall: 13.1 x 26.5 x 15.3 cm (5 3/16 x 10 7/16 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1983.40


creator: Strasbourg Factory (France)

medium: faience

country: France

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Pair of Covered Boxes in the Form of  Snails, c. 1750. Strasbourg Factory (France). Faience. The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1983.46


title: Tureen in the Form of a Pigeon

creator: Sceaux Factory (French, active 1748–66)

credit_line: Tureen in the Form of a Pigeon, c. 1760. Sceaux Factory (French, active 1748–66). Tin- glazed earthenware (faience) wth enamel decoration; overall: 26.7 x 29.9 x 14.8 cm (10 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1983.51.a


title: Oval Dish

creator: Bernard Palissy (French, 1510–1589)

date: late 1500s

medium: earthenware and lead glazes

credit_line: Oval Dish, late 1500s. Circle of Bernard Palissy (French, 1510–1589). Earthenware and lead glazes; overall: 30 x 22.6 cm (11 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1986.54


title: Dish

medium: porcelain with copper-red glaze

credit_line: Dish, 1426–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1426-1435). Porcelain with copper-red glaze; diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); overall: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.285


medium: Glazed white porcelain, Dehua ware

subjects:
Ceramic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Incense Burner in the form of an archaic bronze vessel, 1600s. Chinese, Fujian province, Dehua, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Glazed white porcelain, Dehua ware; diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); overall: 9.3 x 16.9 cm (3 11/16 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.296


title: Mallet-Shaped Bottle with Phoenixes

medium: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

credit_line: Mallet-Shaped Bottle with Phoenixes, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); overall: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.301


title: Crowned Buddha Seated on a Lion Throne

medium: brass

country: India, Kashmir, 8th century

subjects:
Sculpture
India, kashmir, 8th century

credit_line: Crowned Buddha Seated on a Lion Throne, 700s. India, Kashmir, 8th century. Brass; overall: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.367


medium: bronze

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

subjects:
Metalwork
Japan, muromachi period (1392–1573)
Birds

credit_line: Mirror with Pair of Birds in Chrysanthemum, 1392–1573. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Bronze; diameter: 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1917.642


subjects:
Ornament & design
Metalwork
Japan, muromachi period (1392–1573)

credit_line: Mirror with Pair of Cranes in Chrysanthemum Pattern, 1392–1573. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Bronze; diameter: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1917.656


title: Mummy Linen

medium: linen: plain weave

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

credit_line: Mummy Linen, 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Linen: plain weave; overall: 289.6 x 65.4 cm (114 x 25 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1921.1026


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: Text, Folio 54 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra, c. 1475–1500. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 12.5 x 25.7 cm (4 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1932.119.54.a


title: Salver

creator: Jacob Hurd (American, 1702–1758)

medium: silver

country: America, Massachusetts, Boston

subjects:
Silver
America, massachusetts, boston

credit_line: Salver, 1740–50. Jacob Hurd (American, 1702–1758). Silver; overall: 3 x 16 x 16.3 cm (1 3/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.215.1


title: Fragrance Container

medium: jade

credit_line: Fragrance Container, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Jade; overall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.617.a


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding

country: Germany, Middle Rhine

subjects:
Germany, middle rhine
Portraits

credit_line: Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Saint Luke, 1480–1500. Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470–1500). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23 x 17 cm (9 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.465.86.a


title: Violet and Columbine

creator: William Morris (British, 1834–1896)

medium: jacquard loom woven weft-faced twill, double cloth; wool and mohair

country: England, Surrey, Merton Abbey

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
England, surrey, merton abbey

credit_line: Violet and Columbine, 1883. William Morris (British, 1834–1896). Jacquard loom woven weft-faced twill, double cloth; wool and mohair; overall: 122.6 x 180.7 cm (48 1/4 x 71 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Philip White, 1953.329


title: Bird feeder

country: China, Song dynasty (960-1279)

subjects:
Ceramic
China, song dynasty (960-1279)
Birds

credit_line: Bird feeder, 960–1279. China, Song dynasty (960-1279). Glazed reddish-brown stoneware, Guan ware; diameter: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.); overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1957.70


title: Two-Handled Cup

creator: Anthony Nelme (British)

country: England, London

subjects:
Silver
England, london

credit_line: Two-Handled Cup, 1712. Anthony Nelme (British). Silver; overall: 25.4 x 26.1 cm (10 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Corning, 1961.197


title: Male Figure

medium: wood

credit_line: Male Figure, c. 1905–10. Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, unidentified maker. Wood; overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1972.337


creator: Aoki Shukuya (Japanese, d. 1802)

date: mid- to late 1700s

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

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 1 (leaf 7), mid- to late 1700s. Aoki Shukuya (Japanese, d. 1802). Double-leaf from a pair of albums; ink and light color on paper; album, closed: 28.3 x 33 cm (11 1/8 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1979.73.1.7


creator: Jasper F. Cropsey (American, 1823–1900)

medium: pen and brown ink, brown wash and graphite, heightened with white

country: America

subjects: Drawing America Trees

credit_line: A Blasted Tree (recto) Floorplan (verso) , 1851. Jasper F. Cropsey (American, 1823–1900). Pen and brown ink, brown wash and graphite, heightened with white; sheet: 19 x 15.6 cm (7 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1979.91


creator: Sakai Basai (Japanese, dates unknown)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: The Sand-Carrying Festival (Sunamochi Matsuri), 1856. Sakai Basai (Japanese, dates unknown). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting only: 128.6 x 56.5 cm (50 5/8 x 22 1/4 in.); including mounting: 193.7 x 77.5 cm (76 1/4 x 30 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Kelvin Smith Fund, 1991.44


title: Square Mirror with Wan Symbol

date: early 1000s

credit_line: Square Mirror with Wan Symbol (卍字鏡), early 1000s. China, Liao dynasty (916-1125), Taiping period (1020-1030). Bronze; overall: 0.9 x 12.5 cm (3/8 x 4 15/16 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, 1995.368


medium: Album; ink on paper

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

credit_line: (佛道主題畫冊): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Kings of Hells: Leaf 35, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.1 x 38.3 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange), 2004.1.35


title: Hanshan and Shide (Kanzan and Jittoku)

subjects:
Painting
Japan, muromachi period (1392–1573)

credit_line: Hanshan and Shide (Kanzan and Jittoku), mid-1500s. Shikibu Terutada (Japanese, active mid-1500s). Fan-shaped painting mounted as hanging scroll; ink and gold on paper; painting: 25 x 49.7 cm (9 13/16 x 19 9/16 in.); mounted: 124.2 x 68.4 cm (48 7/8 x 26 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.592


title: His Highness the Maharaja of Rewa

creator: Raja Deen Dayal (Indian, 1844–1905)

medium: albumen print

country: India

subjects: Photograph India

credit_line: His Highness the Maharaja of Rewa, 1886. Raja Deen Dayal (Indian, 1844–1905). Albumen print; image: 26.7 x 20.3 cm (10 1/2 x 8 in.); paper: 26.7 x 20.3 cm (10 1/2 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2016.266.17


title: Cosmetic Vessel (Cylinder Beaker)

medium: travertine

subjects:
Vessel
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Cosmetic Vessel (Cylinder Beaker), 1980–1801 BCE. Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12. Travertine; diameter of mouth: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.); overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.813


title: Hat (laket mishiing) with a pin

date: early 1900s

medium: Raffia, metal, and dye

credit_line: Hat (laket mishiing) with a pin, early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker. Raffia, metal, and dye; overall: 10.8 x 16.8 cm (4 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1915.466


title: Hat

medium: Raffia and dye

credit_line: Hat, early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker. Raffia and dye; overall: 10.8 x 16.8 cm (4 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1915.466.a


title: Pin for a Hat

medium: Metal

credit_line: Pin for a Hat, early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker. Metal. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1915.466.b


medium: woven polychrome silk and gilt metal threads, cut and uncut velvet

country: Italy, Genoa

subjects:
Velvet
Italy, genoa

credit_line: Chasuble, Stole, Burse (Corporal Case), and Maniple, 1600s. Italy, Genoa. Woven polychrome silk and gilt metal threads, cut and uncut velvet; overall: 106 x 68.3 cm (41 3/4 x 26 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1443


medium: taffeta, hand-painted, block-printed: silk and pigments

country: Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925)

subjects:
Botany
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran, qajar period (1779-1925)
Portraits

credit_line: Wall cover with flora, peacocks, and portrait medallions, 1800s. Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925). Taffeta, hand-painted, block-printed: silk and pigments; overall: 82.6 x 194.3 cm (32 1/2 x 76 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1483


title: Embroidered Front of an Altar

medium: Satin and silk: embroidery

country: Italy or Spain

subjects:
Embroidery
Italy or spain

credit_line: Embroidered Front of an Altar, 1600s–1700s. Italy or Spain. Satin and silk: embroidery; overall: 108 x 209.5 cm (42 1/2 x 82 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.901


medium: bronze

subjects:
Metalwork
Japan, muromachi period (1392–1573)

credit_line: Mirror with Pair of Cranes in Chrysanthemum, 1400–1573. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Bronze; diameter: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1917.646


subjects:
Ornament & design
Metalwork
Japan, muromachi period (1392–1573)
Birds

credit_line: Mirror with Pair of Birds and Chrysanthemum Pattern, 1392–1573. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Bronze; diameter: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1917.648


title: Mirror with Paulownia Crests

credit_line: Mirror with Paulownia Crests, 1392–1573. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Bronze; diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.); overall: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1917.660


title: Taus

country: India, Punjab

subjects:
Musical instrument
India, punjab
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Taus, c. 1800. India, Punjab. Polychromed wood, parchment, bone or ivory, gut, and metal strings; frets: bronze; overall: 108 x 17.2 cm (42 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.361


title: Moon Lute (Yueqin)

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

subjects:
Musical instrument
China, qing dynasty (1644-1911)

credit_line: Moon Lute (Yueqin) (月琴), 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Rosewood, wutong (paulownia) wood, and gut; 58.4 x 35.6 cm (23 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.382


title: Pair of Lace Lappets

medium: Needle lace (Grounded Venetian Point)

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Lace
Italy, venice

credit_line: Pair of Lace Lappets, 1700–1740. Italy, Venice. Needle lace (Grounded Venetian Point); average: 16.2 x 119.4 cm (6 3/8 x 47 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, 1923.1005


date: early 1200s

medium: ink and tempera on parchment

country: North Italy, Lombardy, 13th century

subjects:
Manuscript
North italy, lombardy, 13th century

credit_line: Historiated Initial (P) Excised from a Choral Book: St. Michael and the Dragon, early 1200s. North Italy, Lombardy, 13th century. Ink and tempera on parchment; sheet: 16 x 10 cm (6 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1924.1009


title: Single-Edged Knife (Scramasax)

medium: iron, brass, gold foil, gold wire, gemstones

subjects: Merovingian, migration period, 6th-7th century

credit_line: Single-Edged Knife (Scramasax), c. 500–700. Merovingian, Migration period, 6th-7th Century. Iron, brass, gold foil, gold wire, gemstones; overall: 54.3 x 6.4 cm (21 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.429


title: The Mother at Her Toilette

creator: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)

medium: etching

country: Spain

subjects: Print Spain

credit_line: The Saltimbanques: The Mother at Her Toilette, 1905, printed 1913. Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), Louis Fort (French, active 1800s–1900s), Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Etching; image and plate: 23.5 x 17.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 15/16 in.); sheet: 51 x 33 cm (20 1/16 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1929.891


creator: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865)

medium: color woodblock print

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

credit_line: Woman Putting Out a Light (from the series Modern Customs: Frost Beneath the Stars), c. 1820. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865). Color woodblock print; sheet: 38.8 x 26.8 cm (15 1/4 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore, 1930.201


title: Lace Cloth

country: Italy

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Lace Cloth, 1560–1600. Italy. Linen; needle lace (cutwork and reticella); overall: 131.4 x 184.2 cm (51 3/4 x 72 1/2 in.); mounted: 148.9 x 202.2 cm (58 5/8 x 79 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, 1930.656


medium: tempera, and gold on vellum

credit_line: Bifolia with Scenes from the Life of Christ, 1230–1240. Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century. Tempera, and gold on vellum; framed: 48.3 x 63.5 cm (19 x 25 in.); overall: 30.7 x 45.2 cm (12 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.); matted: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1933.448


title: Pair of Lace Lappets

medium: Linen: needle lace (Point de Argentan)

country: France, Argentan

subjects:
Lace
France, argentan

credit_line: Pair of Lace Lappets, 1715–74. France, Argentan. Linen: needle lace (Point de Argentan); average: 96.6 x 9 cm (38 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, Twentieth Anniversary Gift, 1936.484


title: Pair of Salvers

medium: silver

country: America, Massachusetts, Boston

subjects:
Silver
America, massachusetts, boston

credit_line: Pair of Salvers, 1740–50. Jacob Hurd (American, 1702–1758). Silver; overall: 3 x 16 x 16.3 cm (1 3/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.215


title: The Dressmaker

creator: Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

medium: color lithograph

country: France, 19th-20th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th-20th century

credit_line: Album de la Revue Blanche: The Dressmaker, 1895. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Color lithograph; sheet: 32.5 x 25 cm (12 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1941.538


title: Fragrance Container

medium: jade

credit_line: Fragrance Container, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Jade; overall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.617.b


title: Pair of Bottles with Peach Bloom Glaze

medium: porcelain

credit_line: Pair of Bottles with Peach Bloom Glaze, 1662–1722. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1661-1722). Porcelain; overall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); part 2: 15.3 cm (6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.670


creator: Clodion (French, 1738–1814)

medium: terracotta

country: France

subjects: Sculpture France

credit_line: Young Satyress Running with an Owl's Nest, 1770s. Clodion (French, 1738–1814). Terracotta; overall: 32.1 x 14.8 x 18.1 cm (12 5/8 x 5 13/16 x 7 1/8 in.); with base: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.129.1


title: Young Satyr Running with an Owl

credit_line: Young Satyr Running with an Owl, 1770s. Clodion (French, 1738–1814). Terracotta; overall: 32 x 15.2 x 16.4 cm (12 5/8 x 6 x 6 7/16 in.); with base: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.129.2


title: Bottle-shaped Vase

medium: porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration

subjects: Ceramic Roses

credit_line: Bottle-shaped Vase (粉彩桃紋瓷瓶), 1736–95. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736-95). Porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 51.4 cm (20 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.184.2


title: Purse

medium: embroidery; silk and silver filé on linen ground

country: England, early 17th century

subjects:
Embroidery
England, early 17th century

credit_line: Purse, early 1600s. England, early 17th century. Embroidery; silk and silver filé on linen ground; overall: 6.5 x 9.5 cm (2 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club, 1944.283


title: Fragment

medium: Silk and gold thread; lampas

subjects: Iran or iraq , mongol period, 14th century

credit_line: Fragment, 1300s. Iran or Iraq ?, Mongol period, 14th century. Silk and gold thread; lampas; overall: 26.7 x 14 cm (10 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.34


title: Crane

date: early to mid-1900s

credit_line: Crane, early to mid-1900s. Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) to Shōwa period (1926–89). Bronze; overall: 96.6 cm (38 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner, 1947.573


title: Beaker (Humpen)

medium: enameled glass

country: Germany, probably Bohemia, 16th century

subjects:
Glass
Germany, probably bohemia, 16th century

credit_line: Beaker (Humpen), 1568. Germany, probably Bohemia, 16th century. Enameled glass; overall: 26.1 x 11.8 cm (10 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon, 1948.232


title: Quilted cap with star-patterned silk

medium: lampas: silk

country: Iran or Iraq, Buyid or Seljuq period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran or iraq, buyid or seljuq period

credit_line: Quilted cap with star-patterned silk, 1000s. Iran or Iraq, Buyid or Seljuq period. Lampas: silk; overall: 22 x 20 x 20 cm (8 11/16 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.525


title: Berthe Morisot in Black

creator: Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)

date: about 1872–74; printed 1884

medium: lithograph on wove paper

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Berthe Morisot in Black, about 1872–74; printed 1884. Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883), printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858–1936), published by Lemercier & Cie.. Lithograph on wove paper; image: 20.4 x 14.3 cm (8 1/16 x 5 5/8 in.); sheet: 36 x 27.4 cm (14 3/16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1952.445


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding

country: Germany, Middle Rhine

subjects:
Germany, middle rhine
Portraits

credit_line: Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits:  Saint John, c. 1480. Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470–1500). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23 x 17 cm (9 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.465.144.b


credit_line: Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Saint Mark, c. 1480. Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470–1500). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23 x 17 cm (9 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.465.51.b


title: Fragment

date: before 1952

medium: Silk: compound tabby

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Fragment, before 1952. Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: compound tabby; overall: 43.8 x 36.8 cm (17 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.83


creator: Jean Duvet (French, 1485–1561)

date: before 1561

medium: engraving

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Christ on the Cross Between the Two Thieves, before 1561. Jean Duvet (French, 1485–1561). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1953.213.6


medium: opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

subjects: Iran, shiraz, timurid period (1370-1501)

credit_line: Preface (verso) from a double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), c. 1444. Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 32.7 x 22 cm (12 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1956.10.b


title: Fragment, probably from a large hanging

medium: Wool: tapestry weave

country: Iran or Iraq

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran or iraq

credit_line: Fragment, probably from a large hanging, 900s–1000s. Iran or Iraq. Wool: tapestry weave; overall: 17.5 x 16 cm (6 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club, 1959.122


medium: Silk: lampas weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Mammals

credit_line: Ogives with Winged Quadrupeds and Peacocks, 1517–1950 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Iran ?, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 69.8 x 49.8 cm (27 1/2 x 19 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abegg, 1966.134


credit_line: Fragment with seated prince holding falcons in kufic medallions, 1654–1955 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Iran ?, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 63.5 x 47.6 cm (25 x 18 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1966.23


title: Fragments

date: before 1968

credit_line: Fragments, before 1968. Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Seljuq period (1037–1194). Silk: lampas weave; average: 49 x 33 cm (19 5/16 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.223


title: Tunic with Ornamental Inscription

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran or iraq

credit_line: Tunic with Ornamental Inscription, 1329–1955. Iran or Iraq. Silk: lampas weave; overall: 127 x 149.8 cm (50 x 59 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.230


title: Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

creator: Valerio Belli (Italian, c. 1468–1546)

date: c. 1535 or later

medium: gilt bronze (later perforated with a keyhole)

subjects: Sculpture Italy

credit_line: Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, c. 1535 or later. Cast after a model by Valerio Belli (Italian, c. 1468–1546). Gilt bronze (later perforated with a keyhole); overall: 6 x 7.5 cm (2 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1968.27


title: Plate in the Form of a Chrysanthemum

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

credit_line: Plate in the Form of a Chrysanthemum, 1700s–1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Jade; diameter: 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.); overall: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman, 1970.144


title: Maitreya:  The Buddha of the Future

medium: bronze

country: Cambodia

subjects: Sculpture Cambodia

credit_line: Maitreya:  The Buddha of the Future, 600s. Cambodia. Bronze; overall: 28.2 cm (11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1972.7


title: Ewer with Triumph of Galatea

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, florence

credit_line: Ewer with Triumph of Galatea, c. 1700. Massimiliano Soldani (Italian, 1656–1740). Bronze; overall: 81.5 x 35.5 x 26.5 cm (32 1/16 x 14 x 10 7/16 in.); base: 8.9 x 25.9 x 26.5 cm (3 1/2 x 10 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1975.112


title: View of Saint-Cloud, Near the Seine

creator: Alexandre Pau de St. Martin (French)

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: View of Saint-Cloud, Near the Seine, 1809. Alexandre Pau de St. Martin (French). Oil on fabric; unframed: 43.9 x 67.6 cm (17 5/16 x 26 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, 1977.121


title: Coin of Chandragupta II

medium: gold

credit_line: Coin of Chandragupta II , c. 400 CE. India, Chandragupta II, Gupta Period, late 4th-early 5th century. Gold; diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund, 1977.62


title: Piriform (Pear-Shaped) Jar

medium: ceramic

subjects: Greek, mycenaean, late helladic iiia1-2b

credit_line: Piriform (Pear-Shaped) Jar, c. 1400–1300 BCE. Greek, Mycenaean, Late Helladic IIIA1-2b. Ceramic; diameter: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.); overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.); diameter of base: 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leo Mildenberg, 1978.60


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

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 1 (leaf 15), mid- to late 1700s. Aoki Shukuya (Japanese, d. 1802). Double-leaf from a pair of albums; ink and light color on paper; album, closed: 28.3 x 33 cm (11 1/8 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1979.73.1.15


credit_line: Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 1 (leaf 21), mid- to late 1700s. Aoki Shukuya (Japanese, d. 1802). Double-leaf from a pair of albums; ink and light color on paper; album, closed: 28.3 x 33 cm (11 1/8 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1979.73.1.21


credit_line: Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 1 (leaf 9), mid- to late 1700s. Aoki Shukuya (Japanese, d. 1802). Double-leaf from a pair of albums; ink and light color on paper; album, closed: 28.3 x 33 cm (11 1/8 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1979.73.1.9


title: Still Life with Pipe and Matches

credit_line: Still Life with Pipe and Matches, 1858. Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, 1803–1860). Oil on fabric; unframed: 63 x 38 cm (24 13/16 x 14 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.254.1


title: Leo Lehmann

creator: Rudolf Lehmann (German, 1819–1905)

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: Leo Lehmann, 1851. Rudolf Lehmann (German, 1819–1905). Oil on fabric; unframed: 67.5 x 55.5 cm (26 9/16 x 21 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.268


title: Batō (Horse-Headed) Kannon

date: early 1300s

medium: Wood with traces of color and gold

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Batō (Horse-Headed) Kannon (馬頭観音像), early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Wood with traces of color and gold; overall: 110.6 cm (43 9/16 in.); base: 28 cm (11 in.); figure: 82.6 cm (32 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1981.1.a


title: Batō (Horse-Headed) Kannon (base)

medium: wood with lacquer, color, and gold

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

credit_line: Batō (Horse-Headed) Kannon (base) (馬頭観音像), 1600s–1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Wood with lacquer, color, and gold; overall: 110.6 cm (43 9/16 in.); base: 28 cm (11 in.); figure: 82.6 cm (32 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1981.1.b


title: Work Table

medium: maple, brass hardware

subjects: America, massachusetts, boston, 19th century

credit_line: Work Table, 1800–1825. America, Massachusetts, Boston, 19th century. Maple, brass hardware; overall: 69.9 x 51.5 x 40 cm (27 1/2 x 20 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Elizabeth Bartol, 1981.75


title: Fragment with Griffins in Roundels

date: before 1982

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Fragment with Griffins in Roundels, before 1982. Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Seljuq period (1037–1194). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 35.5 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.19


title: Fragment with Inscription

date: early 900s

credit_line: Fragment with Inscription, early 900s. Iran, style of the Abbasid period (750–1258) or Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 78.7 x 90.2 cm (31 x 35 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.24


title: Bodhisattva Vajrapani

medium: copper with traces of gilt

country: Nepal

subjects: Sculpture Nepal

credit_line: Bodhisattva Vajrapani, 700s. Nepal. Copper with traces of gilt; overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1982.52


title: Center Table

creator: Gustave Herter Firm (American)

medium: rosewood with marquetry of various woods, brass inlay, and gilding

country: America, New York

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
America, new york

credit_line: Center Table, c.1860. Gustave Herter Firm (American). Rosewood with marquetry of various woods, brass inlay, and gilding; overall: 74.9 x 143.2 x 90.8 cm (29 1/2 x 56 3/8 x 35 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1984.39


creator: Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)

medium: color woodblock print

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

credit_line: Women Watching a Girl Dance on Shells (From the series Fashionable Presentations of Three Horses), 1784. Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36.3 x 24.8 cm (14 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.330


title: Mountain Landscape in Moonlight

medium: hanging scroll; ink on silk

subjects: Painting Landscapes

credit_line: Mountain Landscape in Moonlight, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) to Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; image: 54.3 x 36 cm (21 3/8 x 14 3/16 in.); overall: 139.6 x 41.4 cm (54 15/16 x 16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1987.37


title: Pomander

medium: spherical rock crystal cover with enameled silver mounts

country: Mughal India

subjects:
Container
Mughal india
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Pomander, 1600s–1700s. Mughal India. Spherical rock crystal cover with enameled silver mounts; overall: 4.5 x 3.2 cm (1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.349


title: Offering Group

medium: travertine or tecali

credit_line: Offering Group, c. 800–1200(?). Mexico, Guerrero(?), San Jerónimo de Juárez, Xochicalco style. Travertine or tecali; diameter: 18.8 x 18.4 cm (7 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.); overall: 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.); part 2: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); part 3: 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.252


title: Offering Group: Vessel

subjects:
Sculpture
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Offering Group: Vessel, c. 800–1200(?). Mexico, Guerrero(?), San Jerónimo de Juárez, Xochicalco style. Travertine or tecali; diameter: 18.8 x 18.4 cm (7 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.); overall: 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.252.1


title: Pendant

medium: needleloop embroidery and knotting; silk, silvered paper, gilded paper and gold thread

country: China, 14th century

subjects:
Embroidery
China, 14th century

credit_line: Pendant, 1300s. China, 14th century. Needleloop embroidery and knotting; silk, silvered paper, gilded paper and gold thread; overall: 84.5 x 21.7 cm (33 1/4 x 8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1994.20


title: Brocade with Phoenixes

medium: tabby, brocaded; silk and gold thread

country: Central Asia, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Central asia, jin dynasty (1115-1234)

credit_line: Brocade with Phoenixes, 1100s–1200s. Central Asia, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Tabby, brocaded; silk and gold thread; overall: 82 x 29.7 cm (32 5/16 x 11 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Art Alliance, 1994.27


country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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

credit_line: Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Floral Displays (雙鳳花枝葵花鏡), 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 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, 1995.348


title: Tomb of the Virgin, Jerusalem

creator: Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

medium: salted paper print, Blanquart-Évrard process, from waxed paper negative

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Jérusalem: Étude et reproduction photographique des monuments de la ville sainte depuis l'époque Judaïque jusqu'a nos jours: Tomb of the Virgin, Jerusalem, 1854. Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872). Salted paper print, Blanquart-Évrard process, from waxed paper negative; image: 22.7 x 32.8 cm (8 15/16 x 12 15/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.10


creator: Louis de Clercq (French, 1836–1901)

medium: albumen print from calotype negatives

credit_line: Voyage en Orient, vol 2, "Chateau du temps des Croisades en Syrie": Kaalat el Athlit, Syria, View from the Seaside, 1859. Louis de Clercq (French, 1836–1901). Albumen print from calotype negatives; image: 20.7 x 15.2 cm (8 1/8 x 6 in.); matted: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1996.254


title: Julia Jackson Duckworth (1846-1895)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
England, 19th century

credit_line: Julia Jackson Duckworth (1846-1895), 1867. Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815–1879). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 28.4 x 22.4 cm (11 3/16 x 8 13/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mann, 1996.343


medium: tempera and gold on vellum

country: Northeastern France, early 13th Century

subjects:
Manuscript
Northeastern france, early 13th century

credit_line: Miniature from a Compendium of Saints' Lives: Saint Catherine of Alexandria Disputing with the Fifty Philosophers, c. 1200–1210. Northeastern France, early 13th Century. Tempera and gold on vellum; overall: 16 x 10.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.12


title: The Holy Family

creator: Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734–1802)

medium: oil on canvas

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: The Holy Family, 1776. Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734–1802). Oil on canvas; framed: 105.5 x 87 x 6 cm (41 9/16 x 34 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.); unframed: 87 x 68.5 cm (34 1/4 x 26 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.10


title: Miroku (Maitreya)

country: Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

subjects:
Painting
Japan, nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

credit_line: Miroku (Maitreya) (弥勒菩薩像), 1300s. Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92). Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold, and cut gold on silk; mounted: 197 x 58.7 cm (77 9/16 x 23 1/8 in.); painting only: 110.6 x 40.7 cm (43 9/16 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Rosemarie and Leighton Longhi in memory of Robert P. Bergman, 1999.195


title: Aspects of Nature: The Cliff

creator: Henri Rivière (French, 1864–1951)

medium: color lithograph

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Aspects of Nature: The Cliff, 1897. Henri Rivière (French, 1864–1951), Printed by Verneau. Color lithograph; sheet: 64.2 x 89.8 cm (25 1/4 x 35 3/8 in.); image: 55 x 82.7 cm (21 5/8 x 32 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Bonebrake, 2003.384


credit_line: The Entry into Jerusalem (folio 156 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.2 x 15.6 cm (10 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.); image: 19.6 x 9.8 cm (7 11/16 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.156.a


credit_line: A raven brings food to Elijah (folio 72 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier,, 1602–4. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper; page: 26.2 x 15.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.72.a


creator: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

medium: drypoint

country: Netherlands

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: Ecce Homo. Christ Presented to the People, 1655. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Drypoint; sheet: 36.1 x 45.6 cm (14 3/16 x 17 15/16 in.); platemark: 35.9 x 45.6 cm (14 1/8 x 17 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2006.155


creator: Paul Delaroche (French, 1797–1856)

medium: pen and brown ink

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Members of the Academy of Beaux-Arts Assembled to Jury the Rome Prize, 1841 or 1842. Paul Delaroche (French, 1797–1856). Pen and brown ink; sheet: 16.4 x 29.2 cm (6 7/16 x 11 1/2 in.); secondary support: 28.4 x 42.9 cm (11 3/16 x 16 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.346


title: The Apple Market at Landerneau

medium: pen and brown ink over tracing in red chalk

credit_line: The Apple Market at Landerneau, 1878. Léon Augustin Lhermitte (French, 1844–1925). Pen and brown ink over tracing in red chalk; sheet: 27.2 x 38.9 cm (10 11/16 x 15 5/16 in.); image: 26.6 x 27.7 cm (10 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.356


creator: Michel Dorigny (French, 1617–1665)

medium: black chalk heightened with white chalk

country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Studies of Angels (recto); Panthea before Cyrus? (verso), 1655–60(?). Michel Dorigny (French, 1617–1665). Black chalk heightened with white chalk; sheet: 20 x 25.7 cm (7 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.405


title: Studies of Angels (recto)

credit_line: Studies of Angels (recto), 1655–60(?). Michel Dorigny (French, 1617–1665). Black chalk heightened with white chalk; sheet: 20 x 25.7 cm (7 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.405.a


creator: Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926)

medium: graphite

country: America

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: After-Dinner Coffee (recto); After-Dinner Coffee (verso), c. 1889. Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926). Graphite; sheet: 20 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2009.137


title: After-Dinner Coffee (recto)

credit_line: After-Dinner Coffee (recto), c. 1889. Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926). Graphite  ; sheet: 20 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2009.137.a


title: The Aqueducts at Caserta

creator: Carl Ludwig Hackert (German, 1751–1798)

medium: gouache with graphite underdrawing

country: Germany, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
Germany, 18th century

credit_line: The Aqueducts at Caserta, 1789. Carl Ludwig Hackert (German, 1751–1798). Gouache with graphite underdrawing; matted: 49.4 x 69.8 cm (19 7/16 x 27 1/2 in.); sheet: 42.3 x 64 cm (16 5/8 x 25 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, acquired in honor of Alfred M. Rankin Jr. in recognition of his service as President of the Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Museum of Art (2006-2011), 2011.116


medium: ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum

country: France, Rouen

subjects:
Manuscript
France, rouen

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto), c. 1510. France, Rouen. Ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum; leaf: 19.5 x 13 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.66.a


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

credit_line: Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish Poems in Praise of Wine (verso), c. 1500–1520. Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s), and Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472–1536). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 36.2 x 24.3 cm (14 1/4 x 9 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.292.b


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

subjects: Painting Flowers

credit_line: A Mughal Prince, Perhaps Danyal, Holding a Sprig of Flowers, c. 1580–90. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera and gold on paper; miniature: 14.6 x 8.7 cm (5 3/4 x 3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.293


subjects:
Painting
Mughal india
Birds

credit_line: Mahliqa, Daughter of the Emperor of China, Pointing at the Bird-Man Khwaja Mubarak: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto), c. 1710. Mughal India. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 42.2 x 28.5 cm (16 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.336.a


subjects:
Painting
Mughal india

credit_line: A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso), c. 1710. Mughal India. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 43 x 28.9 cm (16 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.337


credit_line: A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto), c. 1710. Mughal India. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 43 x 28.9 cm (16 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.337.a


country: Mughal India, probably Lucknow

subjects:
Calligraphy
Mughal india, probably lucknow

credit_line: Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains (verso), mid-1700s. Mughal India, probably Lucknow. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; calligraphy: 17 x 9.6 cm (6 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.348.b


title: Embroidered Armenian liturgical curtain

medium: twill weave: wool; embroidery, chain stitch: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Embroidered Armenian liturgical curtain, 1763. Turkey, Constantinople/Istanbul, Ottoman period (1299–1922). Twill weave: wool; embroidery, chain stitch: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread; overall: 183 x 119.4 cm (72 1/16 x 47 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2014.13


title: Chintz door curtain

country: Iran, Isfahan, Qajar period (1779–1925)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran, isfahan, qajar period (1779–1925)

credit_line: Chintz door curtain, 1800s. Iran, Isfahan, Qajar period (1779–1925). Cotton: plain weave; chintz; hand drawing and block printing: bleach, mordant, and dye; overall: 213.7 x 135.9 cm (84 1/8 x 53 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 2014.20


subjects:
Architecture
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: The Temple of Edfu: The Door of the Pylon, 1850. John Frederick Lewis (British, 1805–1876). Watercolor (wash and point of brush work) and gouache and graphite; sheet: 35.5 x 43.3 cm (14 x 17 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2015.73


title: Whistle (kasengosengo)

date: late 1800s

medium: Wood

credit_line: Whistle (kasengosengo), late 1800s. Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chokwe people, late 19th century. Wood; overall: 8.9 x 3.8 cm (3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1915.454


title: Mirror

medium: bronze

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Mirror, 1200s–1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Bronze; diameter: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1917.640


title: Tiraz with gold

medium: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé

credit_line: Tiraz with gold, 1094–1101. Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of Caliph al-Musta‘lī, 1094–1101. Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé; overall: 36.8 x 91.4 cm (14 1/2 x 36 in.); mounted: 55.2 x 106.7 cm (21 3/4 x 42 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.550


title: Woman with an Umbrella

creator: Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947)

credit_line: Woman with an Umbrella, 1894. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947), Published by L'Estampeoriginale in the Album de la Revue blanche, 1895. Color lithograph; sheet: 32.1 x 25.1 cm (12 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.); image: 22 x 12.7 cm (8 11/16 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.338


subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Chintz Bed Cover or Hanging with a Japanese-inspired Pattern, Right Half, 1700–1750. India, Coromandel Coast, first half of the 18th century. Cotton: drawn resist, painted mordants, dyed (2 reds, 2 blues, purple, brown, green); overall: 284.5 x 136 cm (112 x 53 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2003.43


title: Wall hanging (pardah)

medium: warp ikat, warp-faced plain weave; silk warp; cotton weft; 5 panels./ lining: printed cotton, plain weave; 2 panels

country: Uzbekistan, Bukhara

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Uzbekistan, bukhara

credit_line: Wall hanging (pardah), 1850–75. Uzbekistan, Bukhara. Warp ikat, warp-faced plain weave; silk warp; cotton weft; 5 panels./ lining: printed cotton, plain weave; 2 panels; overall: 192.4 x 144.2 cm (75 3/4 x 56 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Guido Goldman, 2006.152


title: Head of a Young Man

creator: Antoine Coypel (French, 1661–1722)

medium: red, black, and white chalk with stumping

credit_line: Head of a Young Man, 1715–1717. Antoine Coypel (French, 1661–1722). Red, black, and white chalk with stumping ; sheet: 25.1 x 18.9 cm (9 7/8 x 7 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.342


title: Reclining Woman (verso)

creator: Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931)

medium: black crayon?

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 20th century

credit_line: Reclining Woman (verso), 1915. Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931). Black crayon?; sheet: 19.1 x 20.5 cm (7 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.331.b


title: Study of Heads (recto)

creator: Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557–1602)

date: 2nd half 1500s

medium: pen and brown ink; framing lines in brown ink

country: Italy, second half 16th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, second half 16th century

credit_line: Study of Heads (recto), 2nd half 1500s. Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557–1602). Pen and brown ink; framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 13.1 x 30.9 cm (5 3/16 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Hays Gries, 1941.605.a


title: Sketch of a Hand (verso)

creator: Pierre Lenfant (French, 1704–1787)

medium: black chalk

credit_line: Sketch of a Hand (verso), 1700s. Pierre Lenfant (French, 1704–1787). Black chalk; sheet: 20.1 x 20.4 cm (7 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Victor Spark, New York, 1946.447.b


title: Landscape with Small Group of Buildings

creator: Guercino (Italian, 1591–1666)

date: second half 1700s

medium: pen and brown ink

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, 18th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with Small Group of Buildings, second half 1700s. Imitator of Guercino (Italian, 1591–1666). Pen and brown ink; sheet: 30 x 20.1 cm (11 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.); secondary support: 32 x 21.9 cm (12 5/8 x 8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Mrs. Herman L. Vail, 1954.333


title: Sunset Over the Hill

creator: Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911)

date: last half 1800s

medium: watercolor and gouache

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Sunset Over the Hill, last half 1800s. Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911). Watercolor and gouache; sheet: 44 x 36.4 cm (17 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.); secondary support: 44 x 36.4 cm (17 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Frederick M. Mayer, 1969.276


creator: Timoteo Viti (Italian, 1469–1523)

medium: tempera on vellum

country: Italy, Umbria

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, umbria

credit_line: Full Page Miniature: The Agony in the Garden, 1490–1500. Probably by Timoteo Viti (Italian, 1469–1523). Tempera on vellum; sheet: 27 x 22 cm (10 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1927.161


title: Mother and Child with Two Dogs

date: late 1400s

medium: engraving

country: Italy, late 15th Century

subjects:
Print
Italy, late 15th century

credit_line: Mother and Child with Two Dogs, late 1400s. Italy, late 15th Century. Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1937.566


creator: Master ES (German, active 1450–67)

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: St. John the Baptist Surrounded by the Evangelists and Four Fathers of the Latin Church, 1466. Master ES (German, active 1450–67). Engraving; image: 18.5 x 18.1 cm (7 5/16 x 7 1/8 in.); sheet: 18.5 x 18.1 cm (7 5/16 x 7 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.585


medium: bronze, black copper wig, traces of gilding

credit_line: Bronze Mounts from a "Shawabty Bundle": Head, Arms, and Feet, c. 1336–1256 BCE. Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qubbanet el-Qirud, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasties 18–19. Bronze, black copper wig, traces of gilding. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.554


title: Hunting Sword

medium: steel, wood, brass

country: Netherlands, early 1700s

subjects:
Arms and armor
Netherlands, early 1700

credit_line: Hunting Sword, c. 1700. Netherlands, early 1700s. Steel, wood, brass; overall: 81.3 cm (32 in.); blade: 66.7 cm (26 1/4 in.); guard: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1627


title: Pendant Earring

medium: gold with garnet and pearls

subjects: Seleucia, parthian empire (247 bce–224 ce)

credit_line: Pendant Earring, 1–200 CE. Seleucia, Parthian Empire (247 BCE–224 CE). Gold with garnet and pearls; overall: 3.8 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm (1 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Joint Expeditions-Iraq Excavations Fund, 1933.193


title: Chest of Drawers (Commode)

medium: oak, coralwood, mahogany veneer, marble top, gilt bronze mounts

country: France, style of Louis XVI, 18th Century

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France, style of loui xvi, 18th century

credit_line: Chest of Drawers (Commode), c. 1775–1792. Attributed to Claude-Charles Saunier (French, 1735–1807), mounts in the style of Pierre Joseph Désiré Gouthière (French, 1732–1813/14). Oak, coralwood, mahogany veneer, marble top, gilt bronze mounts; overall: 90.8 x 131.5 x 59.7 cm (35 3/4 x 51 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.599


title: Covered Beaker

medium: glass, enameled and gilded, gilt-silver mounts

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Glass
Italy, venice

credit_line: Covered Beaker, c. 1490–1500. Italy, Venice. Glass, enameled and gilded, gilt-silver mounts; diameter: 23.5 x 10.2 cm (9 1/4 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.573


title: Plaque: Prudentia (Prudence)

medium: gilded copper, champlevé enamel

credit_line: Plaque: Prudentia (Prudence), c. 1160. Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Gothic period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; overall: 5.3 x 5.1 cm (2 1/16 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.229


medium: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

credit_line: Lotus-Seed Bowl with Petals and Arabesques, 1403–24. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Yongle period (1403-1424). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.); overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.15


title: Pendant with Granulation

medium: gold

country: Byzantium

subjects: Jewelry Byzantium

credit_line: Pendant with Granulation, 900s. Byzantium. Gold; overall: 3.7 x 3.5 cm (1 7/16 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Rosamond Zverina, 1953.633


title: Calvary

medium: mother-of-pearl

country: Germany, Middle Rhine?, 15th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, middle rhine , 15th century

credit_line: Calvary, c. 1450. Germany, Middle Rhine?, 15th century. Mother-of-pearl; diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1968.240


title: Vase

creator: Theodore B. Starr (American, 1837–1907)

medium: silver

country: America, New York

subjects:
Silver
America, new york

credit_line: Vase, c. 1900. Firm of Theodore B. Starr (American, 1837–1907). Silver; overall: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.); diameter of mouth with rim: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.); diameter of base: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund by Exchange, 1972.123


medium: silver gilt and cloisonné enamel

subjects: Byzantium, constantinople, byzantine period

credit_line: Enkolpion with the Crucifixion (front) and Saints Theodore and George (back), 1080–1120. Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period. Silver gilt and cloisonné enamel; overall: 5.1 x 4.1 cm (2 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1972.94.b


title: Candlesticks

creator: Jean II de Court (French, before 1583)

medium: painted enamel (grisaille) on copper

country: France, Limoges

subjects:
Enamel
France, limoge

credit_line: Candlesticks, c. 1565. Attributed to Jean II de Court (French, before 1583). Painted enamel (grisaille) on copper; overall: 33.6 cm (13 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1973.169


title: Jug with the Arms of Cleves-Berg

medium: salt-glazed stoneware

country: Germany, Siegburg, 16th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Germany, siegburg, 16th century

credit_line: Jug with the Arms of Cleves-Berg, 1580. Germany, Siegburg, 16th century. Salt-glazed stoneware; overall: 23.8 x 22.5 cm (9 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1974.41


title: Secretary (Secrétaire)

creator: Bernard Molitor (French, 1755–1833)

medium: mahogany on oak carcass, ormolu mounts, marble top

country: France

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France

credit_line: Secretary (Secrétaire), c. 1800. Attributed to Bernard Molitor (French, 1755–1833). Mahogany on oak carcass, ormolu mounts, marble top; overall: 144.6 x 103.5 x 46.1 cm (56 15/16 x 40 3/4 x 18 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection, 1979.36


title: Stag Plaque

medium: gold, cast in shell mold

country: Western Asia, Scythian

subjects:
Sculpture
Western asia, scythian
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Stag Plaque, 400–300 BCE. Western Asia, Scythian. Gold, cast in shell mold; overall: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1985.77


title: Battle Axe

medium: bronze, solid-cast

country: Hungary, Bronze Age

subjects:
Metalwork
Hungary, bronze age

credit_line: Battle Axe, c. 1500 BCE. Hungary, Bronze Age. Bronze, solid-cast; overall: 24.2 x 6.1 cm (9 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1988.3


credit_line: Dish with Flying Crane and Clouds in Relief, 1300s. China, Zhejiang province, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Glazed porcelain with molded decoration, Longquan ware; diameter: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); overall: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.282


title: Chariot Axle Cuff

medium: bronze

credit_line: Chariot Axle Cuff, c. 1046–771 BCE. China, Henan province, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE). Bronze; overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1990.30


title: Ritual Cauldron

medium: bronze, hammered, cast and wrought

credit_line: Ritual Cauldron, c. 1000–900 BCE. Hungary, Bronze Age. Bronze, hammered, cast and wrought ; diameter: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.); overall: 16.5 x 30.2 cm (6 1/2 x 11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1992.64


title: Animal-and-Grape Mirror

date: late 600s

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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

credit_line: Animal-and-Grape Mirror (瑞獸葡萄鏡), late 600s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.); overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.353


title: Arkville Landscape

medium: oil on canvas

country: America

subjects: Painting America Landscapes

credit_line: Arkville Landscape, 1880s. Alexander H. Wyant (American, 1836–1892). Oil on canvas; unframed: 41.4 x 62 cm (16 5/16 x 24 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Gift, 1927.389


medium: graphite

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Young Man Standing on the Quirinal with the Turris Comitum in the Background, 1800s. Follower of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867). Graphite; sheet: 29.7 x 21.5 cm (11 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1952.528


title: Madonna and Child with Saints

creator: Giuseppe Bazzani (Italian, 1690–1769)

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash, with traces of black chalk and brush and brown wash

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Madonna and Child with Saints, 1700s. After Giuseppe Bazzani (Italian, 1690–1769). Pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash, with traces of black chalk and brush and brown wash; sheet: 29.2 x 39.3 cm (11 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 1960.72


creator: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

medium: etching and drypoint

country: Netherlands

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight, 1654. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Etching and drypoint; sheet: 21 x 16.2 cm (8 1/4 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1928.84


title: The Ponte dell'Abbadia at Vulci

date: first half 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Ponte dell'Abbadia at Vulci, first half 19th century. Follower of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867). Graphite; sheet: 15.9 x 23.6 cm (6 1/4 x 9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1954.359


title: Rocky Cliff on a Coast

creator: Anonymous

medium: black chalk (stumped)

credit_line: Rocky Cliff on a Coast, c. 1850–1860. Anonymous. Black chalk (stumped); sheet: 45.4 x 31.2 cm (17 7/8 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.105


title: Mary Fairlie Cooper

date: probably 1810s

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Mary Fairlie Cooper, probably 1810s. William Dunlap (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1766–1839). Oil on canvas; unframed: 74 x 62 cm (29 1/8 x 24 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.997