title: The "Apostles" Pyx (Box)

creator: Triptych Group

medium: ivory

country: Byzantium, Constantinople, middle Byzantine period, 10th-11th century

credit_line: The "Apostles" Pyx (Box), c. 980–1010. Probably by Triptych Group. Ivory; overall: 25.5 x 17.5 cm (10 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1973.4


title: Reliquary Box

medium: bronze

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: Reliquary Box, 200–400 CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Swat, late Kushan period. Bronze; diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1976.71.a


title: Reliquary Box (lid)

credit_line: Reliquary Box (lid), 200–400 CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Swat, late Kushan period. Bronze; diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1976.71.b


title: Bacchante

medium: marble

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 19th century

credit_line: Bacchante, 1863. Jean-Baptiste Clésinger (French, 1814–1883). Marble; overall: 88 x 44.5 x 37.5 cm (34 5/8 x 17 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection, 1979.38


title: Elk Fawn Finial

medium: gold, solid cast

country: Western Asia, Scythian

subjects:
Sculpture
Western asia, scythian

credit_line: Elk Fawn Finial, 400–200 BCE. Western Asia, Scythian. Gold, solid cast; overall: 1.9 x 0.6 x 1.8 cm (3/4 x 1/4 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1982.2


title: Pendant

date: c. 700 BCE

medium: amethyst and gold

credit_line: Pendant, c. 700 BCE. Sudan, Napatan; lion's head component: probably Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasty 25. Amethyst and gold; overall: 3.5 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1987.1


title: Center Table

creator: Herter Brothers (American)

medium: rosewood inlaid with other woods and bone

country: America, New York

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
America, new york
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Center Table, c. 1875. Herter Brothers (American). Rosewood inlaid with other woods and bone; overall: 76.5 x 122 x 76.2 cm (30 1/8 x 48 1/16 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.53


title: Bowl with Lotus Scrolls

medium: porcelain with burnished and engraved gold (kinrande) decoration on green overglaze enamel

credit_line: Bowl with Lotus Scrolls (金襴手茶碗), 1500s. China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Porcelain with burnished and engraved gold (kinrande) decoration on green overglaze enamel; diameter: 6.4 x 12.1 cm (2 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.); overall: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.297


title: Watchtower

medium: earthenware with lead glaze

country: China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)

subjects:
Ceramic
China, eastern han dynasty (25–220 ce)

credit_line: Watchtower, 25–220 CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Earthenware with lead glaze; diameter: 39 cm (15 3/8 in.); overall: 54.3 cm (21 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1989.71


title: Two Artisans

medium: earthenware with colored slips

credit_line: Two Artisans, 250–600 CE. Guatemala, Petén region, Maya style (250-900), Maya style (250-900). Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 56.5 x 22 x 35.5 cm (22 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 14 in.); part 2: 59 x 26 x 22 cm (23 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1994.12


medium: gold

credit_line: Spacer in the Form of a Corinthian Column, 324–26 CE. Byzantium, Late Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, (probably Sirium or Nicomedia), Byzantine period. Gold; overall: 6.5 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm (2 9/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1994.98.2


credit_line: Spacer in the Form of a Corinthian Column, 324–26 CE. Byzantium, Late Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, (probably Sirium or Nicomedia), Byzantine period. Gold; overall: 6.4 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm (2 1/2 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1994.98.3


title: Fibulae

medium: cast silver, parcel-gilt, with niello

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

credit_line: Fibulae, 500s-600s. Alemannic, Migration Period, 6th-7th century. Cast silver, parcel-gilt, with niello; overall: 10.5 x 6.5 x 2 cm (4 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2000.119.1


title: Fibulae

credit_line: Fibulae, 500s-600s. Alemannic, Migration Period, 6th-7th century. Cast silver, parcel-gilt, with niello; overall: 10.5 x 6.5 x 1.7 cm (4 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2000.119.2


title: Album of Seasonal Landscapes

creator: Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698)

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Album of Seasonal Landscapes (四季山水圖冊), 1684. Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698). Album of twelve leaves; ink or ink and light color on paper; overall: 29.9 x 39.4 cm (11 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1955.37


title: Travelers in Autumn Mountains

medium: album leaf; ink and slight color on silk

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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

credit_line: Travelers in Autumn Mountains, 1300–50. Sheng Mou (Chinese, active c. 1310–1350). Album leaf; ink and slight color on silk; image: 24.4 x 26.5 cm (9 5/8 x 10 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1963.589


title: Grapes

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Grapes, 1615–1868. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting only: 101.3 x 33 cm (39 7/8 x 13 in.); overall: 183.8 x 49.9 cm (72 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1986.13


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: Italy, Tuscany or Umbria, 14th century

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, tuscany or umbria, 14th century

credit_line: Single Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Inital A[spiciens a longe] with Christ in Majesty, c. 1330–1350. Italy, Tuscany or Umbria, 14th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 57.8 x 40.7 cm (22 3/4 x 16 in.); framed: 72.5 x 55 x 4 cm (28 9/16 x 21 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.); folio: 72.5 x 55 x 4 cm (28 9/16 x 21 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.677


title: Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine)

medium: cast gold

country: Colombia, Muisca style

subjects:
Metalwork
Colombia, muisca style

credit_line: Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine), c. 900–1550. Colombia, Muisca style. Cast gold; average: 6.9 x 2.6 cm (2 11/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1947.19


title: Engaged Capital with Lions

credit_line: Engaged Capital with Lions, 1145–64. Northern Spain (Navarre ?) or Southwest France (Pyrénées or Roussillon ?), mid-12th century. Marble; overall: 34.3 x 40.7 x 27.4 cm (13 1/2 x 16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.210


title: Dancing Children

medium: wood with traces of gilt and polychrome

country: America

subjects: Sculpture America

credit_line: Dancing Children, 1923. Gaston Lachaise (American, born France, 1882–1935). Wood with traces of gilt and polychrome; overall: 37.5 x 38.2 cm (14 3/4 x 15 1/16 in.); without base: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1943.49


title: Book of the Dead of Hori

medium: papyrus

credit_line: Book of the Dead of Hori, c. 1069–945 BCE. Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasty 21. Papyrus; overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1921.1032


title: Lotus Petal Vase

medium: porcelain with "peach bloom" glaze

credit_line: Lotus Petal Vase, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). Porcelain with "peach bloom" glaze; overall: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.668.2


creator: Giunta di Tugio (Italian, c. 1382–1450)

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, florence
Portraits

credit_line: Two-Handled "Oak Leaf" Drug Jar with Male and Female Portraits , 1431. Workshop of Giunta di Tugio (Italian, c. 1382–1450). Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.54


title: Mentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress

medium: limestone

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Sculpture

credit_line: Mentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress, c. 667–647 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26. Limestone; overall: 104.1 x 46 cm (41 x 18 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.280


title: Lamp and Stand

date: late 300s CE

medium: silver

country: Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period

subjects:
Metalwork
Byzantium, syria , byzantine period

credit_line: Lamp and Stand, late 300s CE. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period. Silver; overall: 9.2 x 16 x 7 cm (3 5/8 x 6 5/16 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1954.597


title: The Crucifixion

medium: tempera and oil with gold on wood panel

country: Italy, Siena

subjects:
Painting
Italy, siena

credit_line: The Crucifixion, 1470s. Matteo di Giovanni (Italian, c. 1435–1495). Tempera and oil with gold on wood panel; framed: 39.4 x 38.1 x 4.5 cm (15 1/2 x 15 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 29.8 x 31 cm (11 3/4 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.535


title: Men Bearing Tomb Equipment

credit_line: Men Bearing Tomb Equipment, c. 667–647 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26. Limestone; overall: 47 x 57.9 cm (18 1/2 x 22 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.284


title: Jar (Hu)

date: 100 BCE–100 CE

medium: glazed stoneware with incised and applied decoration

credit_line: Jar (Hu) (壺), 100 BCE–100 CE. China, probably Zhejiang province, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Glazed stoneware with incised and applied decoration; diameter: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.); overall: 45.7 cm (18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1954.370


title: Kneeling Saint

medium: painted and gilded wood

subjects: Germany, munich, second half 18th century

credit_line: Kneeling Saint, 1750–1800. Germany, Munich, second half 18th century. Painted and gilded wood; overall: 118.1 x 90 x 50 cm (46 1/2 x 35 7/16 x 19 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1961.414


title: Krishna Awaiting Radha

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Krishna Awaiting Radha, c. 1750–60. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 18.6 x 13.2 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1936.685


country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Taira no Kanemori of the Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals, 1200s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; image: 28.5 x 46.5 cm (11 1/4 x 18 5/16 in.); overall: 108.5 x 55.9 cm (42 11/16 x 22 in.); with knobs: 108.5 x 60.8 cm (42 11/16 x 23 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.397


title: A Pair of Peafowl

creator: Lin Liang (Chinese, 1416–1480)

date: late 1400s-early 1500s

medium: hanging scroll, ink on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: A Pair of Peafowl (孔雀竹石圖), late 1400s-early 1500s. Lin Liang (Chinese, 1416–1480). Hanging scroll, ink on silk; painting: 160 x 106 cm (63 x 41 3/4 in.); overall with knobs: 256.5 x 133.3 cm (101 x 52 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.242


title: Portrait of a Woman

medium: oil on canvas

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, 1762–1770. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727–1804). Oil on canvas; unframed: 60.4 x 48.6 cm (23 3/4 x 19 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Harry D. Kendrick, 1952.541


title: Comb (cisakulo)

date: mid- to late 1800s

medium: Wood, glass beads, and natural fibers

credit_line: Comb (cisakulo), mid- to late 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Angola, or Democratic Republic of Congo, Chokwe-style. Wood, glass beads, and natural fibers; overall: 13.3 x 8 x 1.4 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund, 1915.453


title: Luster Wall Tile with a Couple

medium: fritware with luster-painted design

subjects: Iran, kashan, ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

credit_line: Luster Wall Tile with a Couple, 1266. Iran, Kashan, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Fritware with luster-painted design; overall: 19.5 x 16 cm (7 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust by exchange, 1915.524


date: c. 500 BCE

medium: ceramic

subjects:
Ceramic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Black-Figure Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Komos (Revel), c. 500 BCE. Attributed to The Group of Cleveland 16.1061 (name vase). Ceramic; overall: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Amadio Canessa, 1916.1061


title: Flower-Shaped Mirror

medium: bronze

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

subjects:
Metalwork
Korea, goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Flowers

credit_line: Flower-Shaped Mirror (청동 꽃모양 거울 [銅製花形鏡]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 9.2 x 0.6 cm (3 5/8 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1917.678


title: Bell-shaped Mirror

subjects:
Metalwork
Korea, goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

credit_line: Bell-shaped Mirror (청동 종모양 거울 [銅製鐘形鏡]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 15.6 x 9.6 x 0.4 cm (6 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1917.679


title: Bowl

medium: celadon

subjects:
Ceramic
Korea, goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

credit_line: Bowl (청자항 [靑磁缸]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; outer diameter: 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.); overall: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Director's Contingent Fund, 1918.442


medium: pottery

credit_line: Bowl and Saucer with Incised Lotus and Peony Design (청자 음각 연꽃·모란무늬 사발 [靑磁陰刻蓮花牧丹文托碗]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter: 17.9 cm (7 1/16 in.); overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.455


title: Bowl with Incised Parrot Design

medium: celadon ware with incised decoration

credit_line: Bowl with Incised Parrot Design (청자 음각 앵무새 무늬 사발 [靑磁陰刻鸚鵡文碗]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware with incised decoration; diameter of mouth: 10.9 cm (4 5/16 in.); overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.482


title: Wine Pot with Incised Lotus Design

medium: celadon ware with incised and carved decoration

credit_line: Wine Pot with Incised Lotus Design (청자 음각 연꽃무늬 주자 [靑磁陰刻蓮花文注子]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware with incised and carved decoration; overall: 22.4 cm (8 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.628


credit_line: Bowl with Inlaid Chrysanthemum and Peony Design (청자 상감 모란·국화무늬 사발 [靑磁象嵌牡丹菊花文大文碗]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.); overall: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.685


title: Pair of Chopsticks

subjects:
Tool and equipment
Korea, goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

credit_line: Pair of Chopsticks (청동 젓가락 [靑銅箸]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 20.3 cm (8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1924.141


title: Rider

subjects: Greece, perhap from workshop of tarentum

credit_line: Rider, c. 400–375 BCE. Greece, perhaps from workshop of Tarentum. Bronze; overall: 13.3 x 7.6 cm (5 1/4 x 3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1977.41


title: Effigy of an Abbot

medium: Purbeck marble

country: England, Dorset, 13th century

subjects:
Sculpture
England, dorset, 13th century

credit_line: Effigy of an Abbot, c. 1225. England, Dorset, 13th century. Purbeck marble; overall: 105.1 x 48.3 x 22 cm (41 3/8 x 19 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1977.71


title: Bowl with White-slip Decorations

medium: glazed stoneware

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

subjects:
Ceramic
Korea, joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

credit_line: Bowl with White-slip Decorations (백토 분장무늬 사발 [白土粉裝文碗]), 1500s–1600s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Glazed stoneware. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1986.83


title: Lidded Jar with Four Horn Lugs

medium: earthenware

country: Korea, Gaya period (42–562 CE)

subjects:
Ceramic
Korea, gaya period (42–562 ce)

credit_line: Lidded Jar with Four Horn Lugs (뚜껑있는 토기 호 (有蓋土器壺)), 200s–400s CE. Korea, Gaya period (42–562 CE). Earthenware; overall: 24.6 cm (9 11/16 in.); outer diameter: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.8


title: Bird Sleeping on a Plum Tree

date: early 1900s

medium: hanging scroll; ink on silk

subjects:
Painting
Korea, joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Birds
Trees

credit_line: Bird Sleeping on a Plum Tree (매화나무 위의 졸고 있는 새 [梅竹鳥圖]), early 1900s. Yang Ki-hun (Seuk-Eun) (Korean, 1843–1919?). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; overall: 103 x 112.4 cm (40 9/16 x 44 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.31


title: Wine Flask with Plum and Bamboo Design

medium: glazed porcelain with underglazed iron design

credit_line: Wine Flask with Plum and Bamboo Design (백자 철화 매화·대나무무늬 편병 [白磁鐵畵梅竹文扁甁]), 1600s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Glazed porcelain with underglazed iron design; overall: 21.9 x 19 x 8.4 cm (8 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 3 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.44


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: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 1, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.3 x 38.5 cm (13 1/2 x 15 3/16 in.); overall: 38.9 x 41.5 cm (15 5/16 x 16 5/16 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), 2004.1.1


date: possibly late 1800s or early 1900s

medium: Wood, twine, and possibly resin

credit_line: Ceremonial Ladle (Wunkirmian or Wakemia), possibly late 1800s or early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Dan-style carver. Wood, twine, and possibly resin; overall: 56.8 x 11.2 x 7 cm (22 3/8 x 4 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2013.52


country: Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925)

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

credit_line: Royal Round Tent made for Muhammad Shah (Roof), 1834–48. Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925). Interior: wool: plain weave, inlaid work; silk: embroidery, chain stitch; tape, leather; Exterior: cotton, wool: plain weave; rope, iron ring; overall: 360 x 400 x 400.1 cm (141 3/4 x 157 1/2 x 157 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2014.388.1


credit_line: Royal Round Tent made for Muhammad Shah (wall panel with three design units), 1834–48. Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925). Interior: wool: plain weave, inlaid work; silk: embroidery, chain stitch; tape, leather; Exterior: cotton, wool: plain weave; rope, iron ring; overall: 172.1 x 309.2 cm (67 3/4 x 121 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2014.388.2


credit_line: Royal Round Tent made for Muhammad Shah (wall panel with one design unit), 1834–48. Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925). Interior: wool: plain weave, inlaid work; silk: embroidery, chain stitch; tape, leather; Exterior: cotton, wool: plain weave; rope, iron ring; overall: 166.1 x 119.4 cm (65 3/8 x 47 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2014.388.3


credit_line: Royal Round Tent made for Muhammad Shah (wall panel with three design units), 1834–48. Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925). Wool with silk embroidery (chain stitch), rope, cotton, leather, tape; Rasht work; overall: 167.6 x 286.4 cm (66 x 112 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2014.388.4


title: Landscape with a Church by a Torrent

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland Landscapes

credit_line:
Landscape with a Church by a Torrent
, c. 1670. Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29–1682). Oil on canvas; framed: 100.3 x 83.8 x 10.8 cm (39 1/2 x 33 x 4 1/4 in.); unframed: 71 x 55.2 cm (27 15/16 x 21 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Jane Taft Ingalls, 1962.256


title: Curtain

medium: Silk, linen, metal, and dye

credit_line: Curtain, 1600s–1700s. Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, Djerba, Tunisian weaver(s) and embroiderer(s). Silk, linen, metal, and dye; overall: 281 x 157.7 cm (110 5/8 x 62 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1361


country: Greek, Corinthian

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, corinthian

credit_line: Black-Figure Kotyle (Drinking Cup): Animal Friezes, 600s–500s BCE, with modern painting and incision. Attributed to Shoe Lane Painter (Greek, early-mid 1900s). Ceramic; overall: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1924.873


country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda, c. 1450–75. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera and gold on paper; 18th century gold flecked paper border; painting: 9.5 x 6.8 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.); overall: 22.3 x 17.7 cm (8 3/4 x 6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1925.1339


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers)

subjects:
Manuscript
France (angers, nantes, or poitiers)

credit_line: Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso), c. 1435. France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 22 x 16.2 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.244


title: Corinthian Helmet

date: 500–475 BCE or modern (before 1926)

medium: bronze with silver inlay

country: Greece

subjects:
Arms and armor
Greece

credit_line: Corinthian Helmet, 500–475 BCE or modern (before 1926). Greece. Bronze with silver inlay; overall: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1926.54


title: Ferry Slip

creator: Edwin Kaufman (American, 1906–1939)

medium: etching

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Print
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Ferry Slip, 1927. Edwin Kaufman (American, 1906–1939). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1928.91


title: Clio

creator: Kálmán Kubinyi (American, 1906–1973)

medium: woodcut

credit_line: Clio, c. 1930. Kálmán Kubinyi (American, 1906–1973). Woodcut; image: 17.7 x 12.3 cm (6 15/16 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1930.169


title: Interior of a Cathedral

creator: Samuel Prout (British, 1783–1852)

medium: gray and brown wash with point of brush and pen and brown ink with watercolor heightened with gouache

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: Interior of a Cathedral, c. 1820s. Samuel Prout (British, 1783–1852). Gray and brown wash with point of brush and pen and brown ink with watercolor heightened with gouache; sheet: 43.3 x 30 cm (17 1/16 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.560


title: The Costermonger

creator: Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947)

medium: lithograph

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Some Scenes of Parisian Life: The Costermonger, 1899. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947), Published by Ambroise Vollard; Printed by Auguste Clot. Lithograph; sheet: 40.7 x 53.4 cm (16 x 21 in.); image: 30.4 x 34 cm (11 15/16 x 13 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1948.156.8


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on parchment

country: Italy, Florence (?)

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, florence

credit_line: Historiated Initial (A) Excised from a Gradual: Christ in Majesty with King David and Prophets, c. 1300–1340. Italy, Florence (?). Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 28 x 24 cm (11 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.107


title: They Have Flown, Plate 61

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

medium: etching and aquatint

country: Spain

subjects: Print Spain

credit_line: Los Caprichos: They Have Flown, Plate 61, 1799. Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828). Etching and aquatint; image: 18.6 x 12.9 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/16 in.); plate: 21.4 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.); sheet: 31.9 x 22.3 cm (12 9/16 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1956.272


title: Snuff Box (Tabatière)

creator: Francois Guillaume Tiron (French)

medium: gold and enamel

country: France

credit_line: Snuff Box (Tabatière), 1756–57. Francois Guillaume Tiron (French). Gold and enamel; overall: 3.2 x 5.1 cm (1 1/4 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, 1958.125


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The suitors take the devotee’s daughter out of her tomb after breaking it open, when the physician discovers she is still alive, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twentieth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 12.6 x 10.7 cm (4 15/16 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.146.a


subjects: Painting Roses

credit_line: The soldier receives a garland of roses from his wife which will remain fresh as long as she is faithful, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 3.8 x 10.6 cm (1 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.); overall: 20 x 14.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.27.a


subjects:
Painting
Reptiles & amphibians

credit_line: The emir slays the snake after giving it shelter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-fifth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 9.9 x 10.5 cm (3 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.287.b


medium: Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal

credit_line: Low Table (kang zhuo) with Dragons in Clouds (黃花梨雲龍紋炕桌), 1600s–1700s. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal; overall: 29 x 97.2 x 69.2 cm (11 7/16 x 38 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.228


title: Neck Pendant (Hei-tiki)

medium: Greenstone (pounamu) (nephrite?)

credit_line: Neck Pendant (Hei-tiki), 1800s. Pacific Islands, Polynesia, New Zealand, Māori people. Greenstone (pounamu) (nephrite?); overall: 16.9 x 10.2 cm (6 5/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wadhams in memory of Miss Helen Humphreys, 1969.107


date: c. 57–45 BCE

medium: gold

country: England

subjects: Coin England

credit_line: Stater: Plain (obverse); Horse (reverse), c. 57–45 BCE. England. Gold; diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.145


date: 20 BCE–10 CE

country: England, Trinovantes

subjects:
Coin
England, trinovante

credit_line: Dubnovellaunos Stater: Wreath and Crescents (obverse); Horse with Branch (reverse), 20 BCE–10 CE. England, Trinovantes. Gold; diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.148


date: c. 60–20 BCE

country: England, Catuvellauni

subjects:
Coin
England, catuvellauni

credit_line: Stater: Wreath, Cloak, and Crescents (obverse); Horse and Wing Motif (reverse), c. 60–20 BCE. England, Catuvellauni. Gold; diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.149


credit_line: Tasciovanus Stater: Crossed Wreaths (obverse); Horse and Bucranium (Head of Ox) (reverse), 20 BCE–10 CE. England, Catuvellauni. Gold; diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.150


date: 10 BCE–20 CE

country: England, Dobunni

subjects:
Coin
England, dobunni

credit_line: Stater: BODVOC on plain field (obverse); Horse, Wheel, and Crescent (reverse), 10 BCE–20 CE. England, Dobunni. Gold; diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.155


date: 10 BCE–30 CE

country: England, Corieltauvi

subjects:
Coin
England, corieltauvi

credit_line: Stater: Wreath, Crescents, and Wheel (obverse); Horse and Diamond (reverse), 10 BCE–30 CE. England, Corieltauvi. Gold; diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.157


country: England, Anne, 1702-1714

subjects:
Coin
England, anne, 1702-1714
Roses

credit_line: Five Guineas: Anne (obverse); Shields and rose (reverse), 1703. England, Anne, 1702-1714. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.203


title: Box in Form of Lotus Leaf (lid)

medium: ivory

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Box in Form of Lotus Leaf (lid), 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Ivory; overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lois Clarke, 1970.137.1.b


title: Box in Form of Lotus Leaf

credit_line: Box in Form of Lotus Leaf, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Ivory; overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lois Clarke, 1970.137.2.a


date: late 1500s–early 1600s

medium: Black lacquer

credit_line: Water Container (Mizusashi) with Riverscape (lid), late 1500s–early 1600s. Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615) to Edo period (1615-1858). Black lacquer; lid: 2.9 x 14.7 cm (1 1/8 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1972.9.b


title: Potter Seated with Double Gourd Vase

credit_line: Potter Seated with Double Gourd Vase, 1300s. China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Porcelain with underglaze decoration, qingbai ("blue-white") ware; overall: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1973.14


title: Weizheng Riding on an Ox

creator: Yamaguchi Sekkei (Japanese, 1644–1732)

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Weizheng Riding on an Ox, 1687. Yamaguchi Sekkei (Japanese, 1644–1732), Nanyuan Xingpai (Chinese, 1631–1692). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting: 116.5 x 39 cm (45 7/8 x 15 3/8 in.); mounted: 201.3 x 55.9 cm (79 1/4 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Nisaburo Mizutani, 1973.86


creator: Dai Xi (Chinese, 1801–1860)

medium: handscroll; ink on paper

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

credit_line: Rain-coming Pavilion by the Stone Bridge at Mt. Tiantai (天台石梁, 雨來亭圖), 1848. Dai Xi (Chinese, 1801–1860). Handscroll; ink on paper; image: 34.5 x 142.6 cm (13 9/16 x 56 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1979.54


creator: Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904)

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Alpine Landscape:  The Handegg, Switzerland, 1850s. Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904). Oil on fabric; framed: 36 x 47 x 5.5 cm (14 3/16 x 18 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.); unframed: 26.8 x 37 cm (10 9/16 x 14 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.262


title: Juggler

medium: ink and gouache on paper

credit_line: Juggler, c. 1840. India, Company School, Lucknow or Patna, 19th century. Ink and gouache on paper; overall: 17.2 x 12.7 cm (6 3/4 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward, 1982.119


title: Mask (mbap mteng): Elephant (aka)

credit_line: Mask (mbap mteng): Elephant (aka), early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, Bamileke-style maker. Cotton, burlap, glass beads, twine, leather, and wood; overall: 139.7 x 50.8 x 19.1 cm (55 x 20 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund, 1985.1082


title: Water-Moon Kannon

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Water-Moon Kannon (水月観音図), c. 1500. Attributed to Gakuō Zōkyū (Japanese, active about 1482–1514). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting: 104.8 x 44 cm (41 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.); mounted: 207 x 62.5 cm (81 1/2 x 24 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.110


date: mid- to late 1300s

medium: Bronze with repoussé and etching

country: Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

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

credit_line: Votive Hanging with Image of Kannon (Kannon Kakebotoke) (観音懸仏), mid- to late 1300s. Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92). Bronze with repoussé and etching; diameter: 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.16


creator: Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609)

medium: opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

country: Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan?, Safavid period (1501–1722)

subjects: Manuscript Trees

credit_line: Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi, 1575–1600. Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609). Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper; sheet: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.); image: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1988.101


title: Jar

medium: stoneware with impressed decoration

credit_line: Jar, 25–220 CE. China, Zhejiang province, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Stoneware with impressed decoration; diameter of mouth: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.); overall: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1989.1


title: Mirror with a Pair of Phoenixes

medium: bronze

country: China, Song dynasty (960–1279)

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

credit_line: Mirror with a Pair of Phoenixes (雙鳳鏡), 1100s. China, Song dynasty (960–1279). Bronze; diameter: 35.1 cm (13 13/16 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.389


date: 300s CE

medium: earthenware

country: Korea, Proto-Three Kingdoms period

subjects:
Ceramic
Korea, proto-three kingdom period
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Pedestaled Vessel with Incised Band Design (띠무늬 토기호 [有帶廣口土器壺]), 300s CE. Korea, Proto-Three Kingdoms period. Earthenware; overall: 26.1 cm (10 1/4 in.); outer diameter: 22.7 cm (8 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.10


title: On the Harlem River

medium: watercolor with gouache, over graphite, framing lines in graphite

country: America

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: On the Harlem River, 1855. William Rickarby Miller (American, 1818–1893). Watercolor with gouache, over graphite, framing lines in graphite; sheet: 37.8 x 51.4 cm (14 7/8 x 20 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.6


title: Stand for a Hen and Chicks Tureen

medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: England, London, Chelsea

subjects:
Ceramic
England, london, chelsea

credit_line: Stand for a Hen and Chicks Tureen, c. 1755. Chelsea Porcelain Factory (Britain, London, 1745–84). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 48.7 x 37.7 x 6.4 cm (19 3/16 x 14 13/16 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2000.3


credit_line: Jesus being awakened during a tempest on the Sea of Galilee (folio 77 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 15.6 cm (10 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.77.a


title: Notre-Dame de Paris

creator: Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846–1920)

medium: pen and black ink, brush and black wash, white gouache and graphite on paper

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Notre-Dame de Paris, c. 1881. Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846–1920). Pen and black ink, brush and black wash, white gouache and graphite on paper; sheet: 32.6 x 21.7 cm (12 13/16 x 8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.359


title: Neckpiece with panel (umphapheni)

subjects: Botany Jewelry

credit_line: Neckpiece with panel (umphapheni), 1800s–1900s. Africa, Southern African, South Africa, Southeast Cape Region, Northern Nguni (Zulu)-style maker. Glass beads, plant fiber, copper alloy, and iron; overall: 68.6 cm (27 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.207


title: Tunic

medium: white cotton; plain weave with supplementary weft brocading

subjects: Peru, chimú or chimú-inka, 12th-16th century

credit_line: Tunic, 1100–1532. Peru, Chimú or Chimú-Inka, 12th-16th century. White cotton; plain weave with supplementary weft brocading; overall: 57.2 x 151.1 cm (22 1/2 x 59 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2011.111.1


title: Seated Zenki and Koki

medium: wood with pigment

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

credit_line: Seated Zenki and Koki, 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Wood with pigment. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Art - Japanese/Korean and Lillian Kern Memorial Fund, 2012.40


title: Seated Koki

credit_line: Seated Koki, 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Wood with pigment; overall: 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Art - Japanese/Korean and Lillian Kern Memorial Fund, 2012.40.2


medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper

credit_line: Battle of Ravana and Jatayu, from Chapters 50 and 51 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of Valmiki's Ramayana (Rama’s Journey); folio from the "Burnt" Ramayana, c. 1605. Central India, Bundelkhand Region, Madhya Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Datia, Court of Raja Bir Singh Deo (reigned 1605–27). Gum tempera and ink on paper; painting: 26.1 x 15.6 cm (10 1/4 x 6 1/8 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, 2013.306


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

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: India, Lucknow, Mughal

subjects:
Architecture
Painting
India, lucknow, mughal

credit_line: Women bathing before an architectural panorama, c. 1765. 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, 2013.344


creator: Chitarman II (Indian, c. 1680–с. 1750)

credit_line: Lovers and beloveds: A composite of scenes from Persian, Urdu, and Sanskrit literature, c. 1735. Chitarman II (Indian, c. 1680–с. 1750). Gum tempera and gold on paper; painting: 41.2 x 29.6 cm (16 1/4 x 11 5/8 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, 2013.345


date: late 1500s

country: Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

subjects:
Lacquer
Japan, momoyama period (1573–1615)

credit_line: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Phoenix in Paulownia (桐に鳳凰金銀蒔絵硯箱), late 1500s. Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615). Lacquer on wood with sprinkled gold and silver powder (maki-e) and gold and silver foil application; 4 x 20.5 x 23.5 cm (1 9/16 x 8 1/16 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2016.34


title: Yang Guifei Leaving the Bath

creator: Gu Jianlong (Chinese, 1606–after 1689)

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

subjects:
Painting
China, qing dynasty (1644–1911)

credit_line: Yang Guifei Leaving the Bath (楊貴妃出浴圖), 1700s. Gu Jianlong (Chinese, 1606–after 1689). Hanging scroll; ink, colors and gold on silk; painting only: 96.5 x 44.1 cm (38 x 17 3/8 in.); overall with knobs: 231.8 x 73 cm (91 1/4 x 28 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The MCH Foundation, 2017.65


title: Krishna celebrates Holi

medium: gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Krishna celebrates Holi, c. 1770. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper; page: 21 x 29.4 cm (8 1/4 x 11 9/16 in.); image: 15.5 x 23.8 cm (6 1/8 x 9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.104


title: Descent of the Ganges

credit_line: Descent of the Ganges, c. 1700–1710. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 20.8 x 29.8 cm (8 3/16 x 11 3/4 in.); image: 17.6 x 26.9 cm (6 15/16 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.111


credit_line: The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover: Utka Nayika, c. 1760–65. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 26.3 x 17.8 cm (10 3/8 x 7 in.); image: 25.2 x 16.6 cm (9 15/16 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.114


title: Tomb with Sphinxes and an Owl

creator: Louis Jean Desprez (French, 1743–1804)

medium: aquatint with etching

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Tomb with Sphinxes and an Owl, c. 1779–84. Louis Jean Desprez (French, 1743–1804). Aquatint with etching; platemark: 34 x 48.7 cm (13 3/8 x 19 3/16 in.); sheet: 35 x 50.3 cm (13 3/4 x 19 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2018.207


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Raja Bikram Singh of Guler smoking a hookah, c. 1678–90. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 21.7 x 28.8 cm (8 9/16 x 11 5/16 in.); image: 17.2 x 24.4 cm (6 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.89


title: Interior with a Screen

creator: Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

medium: lithograph on buff wove paper

country: France, late 19th - 20th century

subjects:
Print
France, late 19th - 20th century

credit_line: Interior with a Screen, c. 1893. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Lithograph on buff wove paper; image: 25 x 31 cm (9 13/16 x 12 3/16 in.); sheet: 27.7 x 38.1 cm (10 7/8 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.159


title: Baluster Jar and Cover

credit_line: Baluster Jar and Cover, 1600–1650. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Porcelain with wucai (five-color) enamels; overall: 36.8 x 23.8 cm (14 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.179


title: Clock for a Garniture Set

credit_line: Clock for a Garniture Set, 1736–1770. Chinese hard-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, enameled metal; overall: 54 x 20.2 x 20.2 cm (21 1/4 x 7 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Horace Wood Brock, 2020.421.1


title: Vase for a Garniture Set

credit_line: Vase for a Garniture Set, 1736–1770. Chinese hard-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, enameled metal; overall: 34.4 x 22 x 15.2 cm (13 9/16 x 8 11/16 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Horace Wood Brock, 2020.421.3


title: Flower Vase with Phoenix in Paulownia

creator: Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914)

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Flower Vase with Phoenix in Paulownia, 1897–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with molded and carved design and underglaze color; overall: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.); diameter: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.199


title: Prunus Vase with Amaranth

creator: Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951)

country: Japan, Taishō period (1912–26)

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, taishō period (1912–26)

credit_line: Prunus Vase with Amaranth, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Porcelain with yellow glaze and overglaze color enamel and gold; height: 29.8 cm (11 3/4 in.); diameter: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.); height with stand: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.229


title: Bowl with Numinous Fungi and Kirin

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, meiji period (1868–1912)
Mushrooms & fungi

credit_line: Bowl with Numinous Fungi and Kirin, 1893–1900. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with cobalt blue glaze, overglaze color enamel, and silver painting overlay; height: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); diameter: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.241


title: Fragment of a Mold for Arretine Bowl

date: 27 BCE–14 CE

medium: terracotta

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, roman

credit_line: Fragment of a Mold for Arretine Bowl, 27 BCE–14 CE. Italy, Roman. Terracotta; overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1916.2010


title: Vielle à roue

creator: Pajot of Jánzat (French)

medium: wood

subjects:
Musical instrument
France

credit_line: Vielle à roue, 1700s. Pajot of Jánzat (French). Wood; overall: 74 x 33 cm (29 1/8 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.378


title: Flats

creator: Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)

medium: etching

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Print
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Flats, c. 1923. Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964). Etching; platemark: 12.1 x 17.5 cm (4 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.); paper: 22.2 x 27.9 cm (8 3/4 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.616


title: The Creation

creator: Kálmán Kubinyi (American, 1906–1973)

date: before 1927

medium: woodcut

credit_line: The Creation, before 1927. Kálmán Kubinyi (American, 1906–1973). Woodcut; image: 28.5 x 19.1 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.180


title: Yusuf and Zulaykha meeting

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Yusuf and Zulaykha meeting, c. 1764. India, Provincial Mughal, Lucknow, 18th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 40.5 x 28 cm (15 15/16 x 11 in.); average: 21.5 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection, 1939.164


title: Bottle-Shaped Vase

medium: Porcelain, overglaze colors and gold

credit_line: Bottle-Shaped Vase (粉彩萬花錦紋瓶), 1796–1820. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing reign (1796–1820). Porcelain, overglaze colors and gold; overall: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.151


credit_line: Preparation for the marriage of Mahmuda to the Young Vizier, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-third Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 16.3 x 10.2 cm (6 7/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.219.b


title: Souvenir of Seville

creator: Charles Conder (British, 1868–1909)

medium: watercolor, gouache, and shell gold with graphite on silk

country: England, 20th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 20th century
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Souvenir of Seville, 1905. Charles Conder (British, 1868–1909). Watercolor, gouache, and shell gold with graphite on silk; fabric: 20.3 x 39.7 cm (8 x 15 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King, 1962.398


medium: painted and gilded wood, marble top

credit_line: Console Table Depicting Chronos, or Father Time, c. 1700. Italy, probably Rome, late 17th-early 18th Century. Painted and gilded wood, marble top; overall: 95.3 x 107.3 x 62.9 cm (37 1/2 x 42 1/4 x 24 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection by exchange, 1968.31


medium: gold

country: England

subjects: Coin England

credit_line: Stater: Head (obverse); Horse with Victory (reverse), c. 125–100 BCE. England. Gold; diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.143


subjects: Coin England Trees

credit_line: Quarter Stater: Tree (obverse); Plain Field (reverse), c. 125–20 BCE. England. Gold; diameter: 1 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.144


credit_line: Verica Stater: Sunken Tablet (obverse); Horse and Rider (reverse), c. 10–40 CE. England. Gold; diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.146


date: 50 BCE–10 CE

country: England, Catuvellauni

subjects:
Coin
England, catuvellauni

credit_line: Addedomaros Stater: Crescents (obverse); Horse, Branch, and Spiral Sun (reverse), 50 BCE–10 CE. England, Catuvellauni. Gold; diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.147


date: c. 20 BCE–10 CE

credit_line: Tasciovanus Stater: Wreath (obverse); Horse and Armed Rider (reverse), c. 20 BCE–10 CE. England, Catuvellauni. Gold; diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.151


credit_line: Cunobeline Quarter Stater: Corn (obverse); Horse and Branch (reverse), c. 10–40 CE. England. Gold; diameter: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.153


country: England, Dobunni

subjects:
Coin
England, dobunni
Trees

credit_line: Catti Stater: Tree Symbol on Plain Field (obverse); Horse and Wheel (reverse), 20–45 CE. England, Dobunni. Gold; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.154


country: England, Iceni

subjects:
Coin
England, iceni
Flowers

credit_line: Stater: Three-Petal Flower (obverse); Horse and wheels (reverse), 20 BCE–10 CE. England, Iceni. Gold; diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.156


title: Eight-faceted Bottle

medium: stoneware

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

subjects:
Ceramic
Korea, joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

credit_line: Eight-faceted Bottle (백자 철채 음각문 팔각병 [白磁鐵彩陰刻文八角甁]), 1800s–1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Stoneware; overall: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund, 1969.58


title: Box in Form of Lotus Leaf

medium: ivory

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Box in Form of Lotus Leaf, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Ivory; overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lois Clarke, 1970.137.1.a


title: Box in Form of Lotus Leaf (lid)

credit_line: Box in Form of Lotus Leaf (lid), 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Ivory; overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lois Clarke, 1970.137.2.b


title: Sugriva

country: Southern India, Andhra Pradhesh

subjects:
Painting
Southern india, andhra pradhesh

credit_line: Sugriva, c. 1720. Southern India, Andhra Pradhesh. Gum tempera, ink, and hand-colored silver paper appliqué on paper; overall: 35.5 x 23.5 cm (14 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward, 1975.73


title: Rue du Regard

creator: Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927)

medium: albumen print, gold toned

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Rue du Regard, 1899. Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927). Albumen print, gold toned; image: 21.9 x 18.1 cm (8 5/8 x 7 1/8 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1980.35


title: Fujiwara no Muchimaro

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Fujiwara no Muchimaro, 1200s or 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold on silk; overall: 141.3 x 87 cm (55 5/8 x 34 1/4 in.); with knobs: 210.2 x 112.4 cm (82 3/4 x 44 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1983.5


credit_line: Krishna asks for sweets, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580), 1705–10. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 36.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/8 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 1984.172


creator: Tsubaki Chinzan (Japanese, 1801–1854)

medium: album of 10 leaves; ink and color on silk

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Copy of Zhai Dakun's Landscapes in the Styles of Old Masters, 1847. Tsubaki Chinzan (Japanese, 1801–1854). Album of 10 leaves; ink and color on silk; overall: 47.7 x 34.6 cm (18 3/4 x 13 5/8 in.); painting only: 41 x 31.5 cm (16 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.251


medium: color woodblock print

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

credit_line: (百人一首乳母が絵解き): Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse (三條院), 1835–36. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Color woodblock print; overall: 25.6 x 37.3 cm (10 1/16 x 14 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1985.326


title: Male Fertility Divinity, Possibly Shiva

credit_line: Male Fertility Divinity, Possibly Shiva, c. 120–200 CE. Northern India, possibly Mathura, Kushan period. Terracotta; overall: 17.3 cm (6 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1986.71


title: Bust of a Woman, Seen from Behind

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

medium: graphite (carpenter's pencil), with stumping

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: Bust of a Woman, Seen from Behind, 1893. Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815–1905). Graphite (carpenter's pencil), with stumping; sheet: 41.4 x 28.9 cm (16 5/16 x 11 3/8 in.); secondary support: 53.3 x 39.2 cm (21 x 15 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1994.103


medium: Silk and gold thread; tabby, brocaded

country: China, Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
China, jin dynasty (1115–1234)

credit_line: Brocade with Soaring Phoenixes among Clouds, 1100s–1200s. China, Jin dynasty (1115–1234). Silk and gold thread; tabby, brocaded; overall: 56.2 x 62.2 cm (22 1/8 x 24 1/2 in.); mounted: 69.5 x 74 cm (27 3/8 x 29 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1994.292


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

medium: brush and gray and black washes on laid paper

country: Spain

subjects: Drawing Spain

credit_line: Prostitute Soliciting a Fat, Ugly Man, Folio 49 (recto), 1796–97. Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828). Brush and gray and black washes on laid paper; sheet: 23.5 x 14.5 cm (9 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.); image: 18.7 x 12 cm (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.15.a


credit_line: Young Woman Wringing Her Hands over a Man's Naked Body, Folio 50 (verso), 1796–97. Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828). Brush and gray and black washes on laid paper; sheet: 23.5 x 14.5 cm (9 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.); image: 18.7 x 12 cm (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.15.b


title: Octafoil Mirror with Hunters and Prey

date: late 600s–early 700s

medium: bronze

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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

credit_line: Octafoil Mirror with Hunters and Prey (狩獵菱花鏡), late 600s–early 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.365


medium: ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum

country: France, Rouen

subjects:
Manuscript
France, rouen

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man (Prefatory Miniature to the Office of the Virgin) (recto) and Text with Illustrated Border (verso) (1 of 3 Excised Leaves), c. 1510. France, Rouen. Ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: 17.9 x 12.8 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2001.79


creator: Yueshan Daozong (Chinese, 1629–1709)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

subjects:
Calligraphy
China, qing dynasty (1644–1911)

credit_line: Calligraphy in Semi-Cursive Style (xing-caoshu), c. 1660–1709. Yueshan Daozong (Chinese, 1629–1709). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 28.6 x 64.1 cm (11 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.); overall with knobs: 115.6 x 73.8 cm (45 1/2 x 29 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gow, 2003.353


medium: Album; ink on paper

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

credit_line: (道佛圖冊: 搜山圖冊頁): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Search the Mountain: Leaf 46, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.1 x 38.4 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/8 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), 2004.1.46


country: Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)

credit_line: Angels bring food to Jesus in the wilderness (folio 55 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Muhammad Sharif (Indian, active c. 1600). Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.2 x 15.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.); image: 20.5 x 11.3 cm (8 1/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.55.a


title: Half-Figure

date: late 1800s–early 1900s

medium: Wood and iron

credit_line: Half-Figure, late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, probably Kusu-style maker. Wood and iron; overall: 20 x 6.8 x 8.5 cm (7 7/8 x 2 11/16 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.457


creator: Jai Ram (Indian, active 1710–40)

medium: Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper

country: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Mewar, Udaipur, 18th century

credit_line: Maharana Jagat Singh Attending the Raslila, 1736. Attributed to Jai Ram (Indian, active 1710–40), and/or Jiva (Indian, active mid-1700s). Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper; sheet: 67.5 x 49 cm (26 9/16 x 19 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma, 2011.141


creator: Henri d'Orquevaulx (French)

medium: ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum

country: France, Metz

subjects:
Manuscript
France, metz

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Saint Barbara (6 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum; leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.57


title: Seated Zenki

medium: wood with pigment

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Seated Zenki, 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Wood with pigment; overall: 30.5 cm (12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Art - Japanese/Korean and Lillian Kern Memorial Fund, 2012.40.1


creator: Charles Green (British, 1840–1898)

medium: watercolor with traces of graphite

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: Barnaby Rudge Helping Lead the Gordon Riots, 1884. Charles Green (British, 1840–1898). Watercolor with traces of graphite; sheet: 25.4 x 17.6 cm (10 x 6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Helen Borowitz, 2013.238


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Mughal India, Lucknow

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india, lucknow
Flowers

credit_line: Vase with flower arrangement and scrollwork, c. 1750–1800. Mughal India, Lucknow. 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, 2013.354


medium: gum tempera on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Heroine with attendant and a pair of deer, c. 1710–20. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera on paper; page: 21.9 x 15.6 cm (8 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.); image: 16.7 x 10.1 cm (6 9/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.108


title: Dish with Landscape and Inscription

medium: porcelain, underglaze cobalt-blue decoration

subjects: Ceramic Landscapes

credit_line: Dish with Landscape and Inscription (青花山水詩文瓷盤), 1662–1722. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). Porcelain, underglaze cobalt-blue decoration; overall: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund, 2019.176


title: Vase for a Garniture Set

credit_line: Vase for a Garniture Set, 1736–1770. Chinese hard-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, enameled metal; overall: 34.4 x 22 x 15.2 cm (13 9/16 x 8 11/16 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Horace Wood Brock, 2020.421.2


title: Lidded Jar with Peonies

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Lidded Jar with Peonies, 1897–1912. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with molded and carved design and underglaze color; height: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.); diameter: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.200


creator: Workshop of Jian Guzhai

medium: She stone

subjects:
Stone
China, qing dynasty (1644–1911)

credit_line: Inkstone in the Shape of a Roof Tile with Seal Script Characters (歙石仿漢瓦當硯), 1700s–1800s. Workshop of Jian Guzhai. She stone; diameter: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2023.50


creator: Zhu Yunming (Chinese, 1460–1527)

date: dated 1523

medium: Handscroll; ink on paper

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Retreat on an Autumn Day, in Cursive Script (閑居秋日, 草書), dated 1523. Zhu Yunming (Chinese, 1460–1527). Handscroll; ink on paper; height: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.); calligraphy section: 514.2 cm (202 7/16 in.); roll: 34.6 x 8.3 cm (13 5/8 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Gracious Pine Studio Collection, 2025.192


title: The Virgin and Child

creator: Lorenzo di Credi (Italian, 1459–1537)

medium: metalpoint, (losses on left sleeve of the Madonna restored in pen and brown ink?); framing lines in black and brown ink

country: Italy

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: The Virgin and Child, c. 1510. Lorenzo di Credi (Italian, 1459–1537). Metalpoint, (losses on left sleeve of the Madonna restored in pen and brown ink?); framing lines in black and brown ink; sheet: 14.5 x 9.4 cm (5 11/16 x 3 11/16 in.); secondary support: 14.5 x 9.4 cm (5 11/16 x 3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.472


title: Lace Pillow

subjects: Lace Spain

credit_line: Lace Pillow, 1800s. Spain. Bobbin lace (torchon lace) pillow; paper, pins, wood bobbins, linen thread; overall: 18.5 x 72.5 x 24 cm (7 5/16 x 28 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1914.533


title: Lectern

medium: wood and gesso

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
Italy

credit_line: Lectern, 1707. Italy. Wood and gesso; overall: 167.7 x 48.3 cm (66 x 19 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.572


title: Tripod with Cover

date: late 1700s

medium: carved wood

subjects:
Wood
China, qing dynasty (1644–1911)

credit_line: Tripod with Cover, late 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Carved wood; diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Lyman H. Treadway, 1921.1144.a


title: Samson and Delilah

creator: Hans Brosamer (German, c. 1500–1554)

medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Samson and Delilah, 1545. Hans Brosamer (German, c. 1500–1554). Engraving; sheet: 8.2 x 9.8 cm (3 1/4 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1922.132


title: Olympia

creator: Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)

medium: etching

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Olympia, 1867. Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1922.186


title: The Passion: Christ Bearing the Cross

credit_line: The Passion: Christ Bearing the Cross, c. 1480. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1922.86


title: The Passion: The Agony in the Garden

credit_line: The Passion: The Agony in the Garden, c. 1480. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1922.91


title: The Passion:  The Flagellation

credit_line: The Passion:  The Flagellation, c. 1480. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1923.276


title: Elles: Woman In a Corset

medium: color lithograph

credit_line: Elles: Elles: Woman In a Corset, 1896. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901). Color lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1925.1204.10


title: Roundel from a Blanket or Cover

medium: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool

country: Egypt, Byzantine period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, byzantine period

credit_line: Roundel from a Blanket or Cover, 300s–400s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool; overall: 49.5 x 55.3 cm (19 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.); mounted: 59.7 x 65.4 cm (23 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt, 1926.141


title: Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, byzantine period

credit_line: Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic, 500s. Egypt, Byzantine period. Tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool; average: 7 x 43.5 cm (2 3/4 x 17 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt, 1926.145


title: Torso of a Woman

date: 100 BCE–400 CE, or modern, before 1927?

medium: marble

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman

credit_line: Torso of a Woman, 100 BCE–400 CE, or modern, before 1927?. Italy, Roman. Marble; overall: 40 x 19.1 x 12.1 cm (15 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. George D. Pratt, 1927.383


creator: George Cruikshank (British, 1792–1878)

medium: steel engraving

subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: The Drinking Customs of Society or Worship of Bacchus, 1864. George Cruikshank (British, 1792–1878), and Charles Mottram (British, 1807–1876). Steel engraving; image: 55.9 x 99.1 cm (22 x 39 in.); platemark: 68.6 x 108.3 cm (27 x 42 5/8 in.); sheet: 73.7 x 112.6 cm (29 x 44 5/16 in.); matted: 76.2 x 113.7 cm (30 x 44 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Coburn Haskell, 1931.434


title: Hair-Pipe Necklace

date: early 1900s

subjects:
Jewelry
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Hair-Pipe Necklace, early 1900s. Native North America, Plains, Nakota (Yankton or Yanktonai Sioux)?. Cow-bone hair pipes, glass beads, brass beads, silk ribbon, metal coin, Native-tanned hide or rawhide stringing, vegetable-tanned hide separators; overall: 236.2 cm (93 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1932.50


title: Splinter Beach

creator: George Bellows (American, 1882–1925)

medium: lithograph

country: America

subjects: Print America

credit_line:
Splinter Beach
, 1916. George Bellows (American, 1882–1925). Lithograph; platemark: 37.5 x 49.9 cm (14 3/4 x 19 5/8 in.); sheet: 60.6 x 80.2 cm (23 7/8 x 31 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1936.582


medium: etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Print
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Imaginary Prisons: Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, Plate 10, 1749–50. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778). Etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing; plate: 41.2 x 54.2 cm (16 1/4 x 21 5/16 in.); sheet: 49.5 x 63.4 cm (19 1/2 x 24 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1941.26.8


title: Stenciled Velvet

medium: plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes

country: America, New York

subjects:
Velvet
America, new york

credit_line: Stenciled Velvet, c. 1902–10. Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32), Dorothy Marshall Hornblower (American, 1886–1968). Plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes; overall: 11.7 x 34.3 cm (4 5/8 x 13 1/2 in.); mounted: 18.7 x 41.3 cm (7 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar, 1948.101


title: Band with Trophy Heads

date: 100 BCE–700 CE

medium: interlocking warp and weft, single interlock: wool

country: Peru, South Coast, Nasca

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Peru, south coast, nasca

credit_line: Band with Trophy Heads, 100 BCE–700 CE. Peru, South Coast, Nasca. Interlocking warp and weft, single interlock: wool; overall: 180.7 x 21.6 cm (71 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.); mounted: 193 x 30.5 cm (76 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1953.475


title: Tiger in the Jungle

creator: Paul Elie Ranson (French, 1862–1909)

credit_line: L'Estampe Originale: Tiger in the Jungle, 1893. Paul Elie Ranson (French, 1862–1909). Color lithograph; sheet: 58.6 x 41.4 cm (23 1/16 x 16 5/16 in.); image: 36.5 x 28.2 cm (14 3/8 x 11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1956.280


title: Christ

creator: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

credit_line: Christ, 1887. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Lemercier & Cie.. Lithograph; sheet: 42.9 x 36.1 cm (16 7/8 x 14 3/16 in.); image: 33.4 x 27.3 cm (13 1/8 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1956.298


creator: Jean Petitot (Swiss, 1607–1691)

date: miniature, c. 1676; box, 1775–76

medium: Gold, enamel, and miniature

country: France

subjects: Enamel France Portraits

credit_line: Snuff Box (Tabatière) with Portrait of Marie-Thérèse of Austria, miniature, c. 1676; box, 1775–76. Jean Petitot (Swiss, 1607–1691), Charles Le Bastier (French). Gold, enamel, and miniature; overall: 2.3 x 4.5 cm (7/8 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, 1957.405


title: Snuff Box (Tabatière)

creator: Francois Guillaume Tiron (French)

medium: gold and enamel

credit_line: Snuff Box (Tabatière), 1761–62. Francois Guillaume Tiron (French). Gold and enamel; overall: 2.9 x 4.2 cm (1 1/8 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, 1958.126


title: Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn

creator: William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764)

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Print
England, 18th century

credit_line: Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn, 1738. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Engraving; platemark: 45 x 56.5 cm (17 11/16 x 22 1/4 in.); sheet: 48.8 x 62.6 cm (19 3/16 x 24 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Curtiss Rose, 1959.310


title: Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

medium: woodcut

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Print
Italy, venice

credit_line: Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata, 1535–45. Niccolo Boldrini (Italian, c. 1500–after 1566), after Titian (Italian, c. 1488–1576). Woodcut; image: 29.2 x 43.5 cm (11 1/2 x 17 1/8 in.); sheet: 29.2 x 43.5 cm (11 1/2 x 17 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1960.160


title: Door Lintel (Pare)

medium: wood, pigment

credit_line: Door Lintel (Pare), 1800s. Pacific Islands, Polynesia, New Zealand, Māori people. Wood, pigment; overall: 35 x 75.6 cm (13 3/4 x 29 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, 1962.350


title: Sheet of Sketches (recto)

creator: Théodore Géricault (French, 1791–1824)

medium: pen and ink

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Sheet of Sketches (recto), 1819. Théodore Géricault (French, 1791–1824). Pen and ink; sheet: 22.8 x 35 cm (9 x 13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1964.28.a


title: Cover for a Standing Cup

medium: silver, partially gilt

country: England, London

subjects:
Silver
England, london

credit_line: Cover for a Standing Cup, 1593. England, London. Silver, partially gilt; overall: 19.3 x 7.4 cm (7 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Given in memory of Howard Parmelee Eells, 1855-1919, Member of the Advisory Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1914-1919, by his daughter, Maud, 1968.241.b


title: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Europeans

medium: lacquered wood with gold maki-e, silver inlay and red lacquer on black ground

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Europeans (蒔絵南蛮人図硯箱), 1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Lacquered wood with gold maki-e, silver inlay and red lacquer on black ground; 23 x 20.2 cm (9 1/16 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1969.59


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: India, Mughal school, 16th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal school, 16th century

credit_line: Babur meeting with Sultan Ali Mirza at the Kohik River, from a Babur-nama (Memoirs of Babur), c. 1590. India, Mughal school, 16th century. Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 28 x 16.5 cm (11 x 6 1/2 in.); overall: 41 x 27.1 cm (16 1/8 x 10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.85


title: Green Parrot

medium: Gum tempera on paper

country: India, East India Company School

subjects:
Painting
India, east india company school

credit_line: Green Parrot, c. 1820. India, East India Company School. Gum tempera on paper; overall: 38.5 x 28.6 cm (15 3/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edgar A. Hahn, 1972.285


title: The Tomb of Nero

medium: etching with engraving and drypoint

credit_line: Grotteschi: The Tomb of Nero, 1747–48. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778), published by Giovanni Bouchard (Italian, 1700-1850). Etching with engraving and drypoint; image and plate: 39.1 x 55.3 cm (15 3/8 x 21 3/4 in.); sheet: 52.9 x 76.8 cm (20 13/16 x 30 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1974.255


title: Roundel from a Tunic with Palmette Tree

country: Egypt or Syria

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt or syria
Trees

credit_line: Roundel from a Tunic with Palmette Tree, 700s–800s. Egypt or Syria. Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 18.1 x 18.4 cm (7 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.); mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.296


creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

medium: Color woodblock print

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

credit_line: Nissaka: The Night-Weeping Stone at Sayo no Nakayama, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō, c. 1848–50. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Color woodblock print; sheet: 22 x 34.7 cm (8 11/16 x 13 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.323


country: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Kota

subjects:
Painting
Northwestern india, rajasthan, kota

credit_line: Maharao Chattar Sal (reigned 1758–64) of Kota in a Palanquin, c. 1760. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Kota. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 28.3 x 39.2 cm (11 1/8 x 15 7/16 in.); with borders: 31.6 x 42.7 cm (12 7/16 x 16 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.344


title: Man on a Horse

creator: Nadar (French, 1820–1910)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Man on a Horse, c. 1860s. Nadar (French, 1820–1910). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 17 x 22.3 cm (6 11/16 x 8 3/4 in.); matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Hershkowitz and Charles Isaacs, 1996.336


title: Village Scene (Southern France)

medium: salted paper print from waxed-paper negative

credit_line: Village Scene (Southern France), c. 1853. André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, 1819–1889). Salted paper print from waxed-paper negative; image: 15.2 x 12.2 cm (6 x 4 13/16 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.352


creator: Edmond Bacot (French, 1814–1875)

credit_line: Young Girl Seated on Straw, Leaning on a Basket, 1862. Edmond Bacot (French, 1814–1875). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; paper: 22.7 x 18.2 cm (8 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.273


medium: daguerreotype, quarter-plate

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century
Flowers

credit_line: Child Standing on a Chair Holding Flowers, with Mother, c. 1855. France, 19th century. Daguerreotype, quarter-plate; image: 9.2 x 7.1 cm (3 5/8 x 2 13/16 in.); framed: 15.4 x 12.7 cm (6 1/16 x 5 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.23


creator: Adrien Tournachon (French, 1825–1903)

medium: salt print from wet collodion negative

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791–1864), 1857. Adrien Tournachon (French, 1825–1903). Salt print from wet collodion negative; image: 27.6 x 19.9 cm (10 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.); mounted: 48.4 x 36.1 cm (19 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.151


medium: albumenized salt print from waxed paper negative

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Architecture
Photograph
England, 19th century

credit_line: Hoyshaleshvara Temple Sculpture, Halebidu (Halebeedu), 1856–57. Richard Banner Oakeley (British, 1834–1914). Albumenized salt print from waxed paper negative; image: 27.2 x 29.2 cm (10 11/16 x 11 1/2 in.); mounted: 35.3 x 44.4 cm (13 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.152


medium: Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper

subjects: Eastern india, bengal, kolkata, kalighat

credit_line: Krishna quells the serpent Kaliya (verso), from a Kalighat album, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper; secondary support: 48.1 x 29.7 cm (18 15/16 x 11 11/16 in.); painting only: 25 x 20 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.113.b


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The Annunciation (folio 15 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, and gold on paper; page: 26.2 x 15.4 cm (10 5/16 x 6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.15.a


medium: cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 3 or 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots

subjects: Peru, north coast, chimú style, 1200-1460

credit_line: Peruvian Textiles: Mantle or Hanging, Loincloth, Turban, Padded Hat, Band with Tassels, 1405–1640. Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s. Cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 3 or 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots; overall: 162.5 x 272 cm (64 x 107 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2005.5


title: Man with Walking Stick

creator: Auguste Giraudon's Artist (French)

date: late 1870's

country: France, 19th century

credit_line: Man with Walking Stick, late 1870's. Auguste Giraudon's Artist (French). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 17.1 x 11.2 cm (6 3/4 x 4 7/16 in.); paper: 17.1 x 11.2 cm (6 3/4 x 4 7/16 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2010.7


date: late 1870s

credit_line: Two Shepherdesses Resting with Two Sheep, late 1870s. Auguste Giraudon's Artist (French). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 11.2 x 17 cm (4 7/16 x 6 11/16 in.); paper: 11.2 x 17 cm (4 7/16 x 6 11/16 in.); matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2010.8


medium: etching

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Bacchanales: Nymph Supported by Two Satyrs , 1763. Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806). Etching; image: 13.3 x 19.7 cm (5 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.); sheet: 15.1 x 21.3 cm (5 15/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2012.64.1


title: Bacchanales: The Satyr's Dance

credit_line: Bacchanales: The Satyr's Dance , 1763. Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806). Etching; image: 13.6 x 20.3 cm (5 3/8 x 8 in.); sheet: 14.8 x 21.3 cm (5 13/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2012.64.4


title: A Low Tide Pentaptych

creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)

medium: Pentaptych of color woodblock prints

credit_line: A Low Tide Pentaptych (汐干五番内), c. 1830. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861). Pentaptych of color woodblock prints; each: 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


title: Tripod with Cover

medium: carved wood

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

subjects:
Wood
China, qing dynasty (1644–1911)

credit_line: Tripod with Cover, late 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Carved wood; diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Lyman H. Treadway, 1921.1144


title: Qur'an Manuscript Folio

medium: ink, gold, and colors on paper

country: Egypt, Mamluk sultanate (1250–1517)

subjects:
Drawing
Egypt, mamluk sultanate (1250–1517)

credit_line: Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 1300s. Egypt, Mamluk sultanate (1250–1517). Ink, gold, and colors on paper; sheet: 41.2 x 32.4 cm (16 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1933.480


title: Stenciled Velvet

medium: plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes

subjects:
Velvet
America, new york

credit_line: Stenciled Velvet, c. 1902–10. Dorothy Marshall Hornblower (American, 1886–1968), Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32). Plain silk velvet stencilled with vegetable dyes; overall: 22 x 30.8 cm (8 11/16 x 12 1/8 in.); mounted: 28.6 x 36.8 cm (11 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Joseph F. Sindelar, 1948.102


title: St. John on the Island of Patmos

creator: Virgil Solis (German, 1514–1562)

medium: woodcut

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: St. John on the Island of Patmos, c. 1545–55. Virgil Solis (German, 1514–1562). Woodcut; image: 19.8 x 37.3 cm (7 13/16 x 14 11/16 in.); sheet: 19.8 x 37.3 cm (7 13/16 x 14 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.565


creator: Auguste Giraudon (French)

credit_line: Female Peasant Carrying a Basket and Hay, c. 1870. Auguste Giraudon (French). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 17.2 x 11.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/8 in.); mounted: 20.7 x 15.8 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.27


title: Shiva and Devi on Gajasura's hide

medium: Gum tempera and silver on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Shiva and Devi on Gajasura's hide, c. 1675–80. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and silver on paper; image: 23.5 x 16.2 cm (9 1/4 x 6 3/8 in.); with mat: 35.5 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1952.587


title: Virgin and Child

creator: Pietro Lombardo (Italian, c. 1435–1515)

medium: marble

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, venice

credit_line: Virgin and Child, c. 1475–1485. Workshop of Pietro Lombardo (Italian, c. 1435–1515). Marble; overall: 54.6 x 37.2 x 9.5 cm (21 1/2 x 14 5/8 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1920.273


title: Lion

medium: sandstone

credit_line: Lion, 100s–200s CE. Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Kushan period. Sandstone; overall: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1952.514


medium: ivory

country: Tibet

subjects: Ivory Tibet

credit_line: Bodhisattva of Compassion (Avalokiteshvara) (觀音菩薩), 1647–48 or 1658. Choying Dorje, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa (Tibetan, 1604–1674). Ivory; overall: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 1968.280


date: c. 150 BCE

medium: gold

credit_line: Necklace Bead and Pair of Pendants in the Shape of an Auspicious Symbol, c. 150 BCE. India, Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh, Shunga period (185–78 BCE). Gold. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1973.66


medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair), 1855. William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905). Oil on fabric; framed: 87.3 x 127 x 5.4 cm (34 3/8 x 50 x 2 1/8 in.); unframed: 71.3 x 111.8 cm (28 1/16 x 44 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.238


medium: ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum

subjects: North germany, hildesheim , 16th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Initial E with Ornamental Border Containing a Seated Satyr and a Bird Eating Grapes (recto) and Ornamental Border with Flowers and Squirrel (verso) (2 of 3 Excised Leaves), c. 1524. North Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century. Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2006.15


medium: Wool, silk, gold thread; tapestry weave

country: France and South Netherlands, 1500s

subjects:
Tapestry
France and south netherlands, 1500

credit_line: Altar Frontal: Scenes from the Childhood of Christ, c. 1500. France and South Netherlands, 1500s. Wool, silk, gold thread; tapestry weave; overall: 107.3 x 240 cm (42 1/4 x 94 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.826


title: Children Dancing

creator: Le Nain (French)

medium: oil on canvas

country: France

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: Children Dancing, c. 1650. Circle of Le Nain (French). Oil on canvas; framed: 115 x 146 x 9.5 cm (45 1/4 x 57 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.); unframed: 92 x 120.2 cm (36 1/4 x 47 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Salmon P. Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle, 1957.489


title: The Little Milkmaid

creator: Théodule Ribot (French, 1823–1891)

credit_line: The Little Milkmaid, c. 1865. Théodule Ribot (French, 1823–1891). Oil on fabric; unframed: 46.3 x 38.3 cm (18 1/4 x 15 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1973.31


title: Striding Goat

medium: limestone and Egyptian blue inlay

country: Sumerian, Iraq

subjects:
Sculpture
Sumerian, iraq

credit_line: Striding Goat, c. 3200–3000 BCE. Sumerian, Iraq. Limestone and Egyptian blue inlay; overall: 2.4 x 1.4 x 3.3 cm (15/16 x 9/16 x 1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1984.35


credit_line: Sidelocks and Elements of Wig Decoration, 1980–1801 BCE. Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12. Electrum (?) over a calcite gesso; silver; average: 1 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.795


title: Small Sword

medium: steel; piercing; perforation

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
England, 18th century

credit_line: Small Sword, c. 1720–60. England, 18th century. Steel; piercing; perforation; overall: 97 cm (38 3/16 in.); blade: 80.5 cm (31 11/16 in.); grip: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.); guard: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1489


title: Pillow Sword

medium: steel, pierced; leather and wood

country: Italy

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy

credit_line: Pillow Sword, c. 1650. Italy. Steel, pierced; leather and wood; overall: 93 cm (36 5/8 in.); blade: 77.8 cm (30 5/8 in.); quillions: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1495


medium: steel, etched and gilded, brass rivets

country: Germany, possibly Augsburg

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, possibly augsburg

credit_line: Close Helmet, from a Small Garniture, perhaps for Siegmund Friedrich, Freiherr von Herbertstein (d. 1621), c. 1580. Germany, possibly Augsburg. Steel, etched and gilded, brass rivets; overall: 40 x 35.5 x 23 cm (15 3/4 x 14 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1531


title: Dagger

date: late 1600s

medium: steel and ivory

country: Italy, late 17th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, late 17th century

credit_line: Dagger, late 1600s. Italy, late 17th Century. Steel and ivory; overall: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); blade: 20.3 cm (8 in.); quillions: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1713


title: Crossbow

date: early 1600s

medium: wood, stag horn, flax cord and steel

country: Germany, early 17th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, early 17th century

credit_line: Crossbow, early 1600s. Germany, early 17th Century. Wood, stag horn, flax cord and steel; overall: 63.5 cm (25 in.); bow: 60.2 cm (23 11/16 in.); butt: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1729


title: Snaphance Pistol

medium: steel, ebony with silver inlay

country: Spain, Ripoll, 17th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Spain, ripoll, 17th century

credit_line: Snaphance Pistol, 1600s. Spain, Ripoll, 17th century. Steel, ebony with silver inlay; overall: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.); barrel: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1918.68


title: Arched Sistrum

medium: bronze, hollow cast

subjects: Egypt, late period (715–332 bce), dynasty 30

credit_line: Arched Sistrum, 380–343 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 30. Bronze, hollow cast; overall: 21.4 x 5.3 cm (8 7/16 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.1990


title: Guardian Griffin

medium: pink limestone (called "Verona Marble")

country: Northern Italy, Emilia, 12th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Northern italy, emilia, 12th century

credit_line: Guardian Griffin, 1150–1175. Northern Italy, Emilia, 12th century. Pink limestone (called "Verona Marble"); overall: 75.9 x 50.2 x 120.7 cm (29 7/8 x 19 3/4 x 47 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1928.861.1


creator: Everhard Rensig (German)

medium: pot-metal and white glass, silver stain and sanguine

country: Germany, Cologne

subjects:
Glass
Germany, cologne

credit_line: Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane and The Kiss of Judas (pair), 1522–1526. Everhard Rensig (German), or Gerhard Remisch (German). Pot-metal and white glass, silver stain and sanguine; overall: 73.7 x 71.8 cm (29 x 28 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of S. Livingstone Mather, Constance Mather Bishop, Philip R. Mather, Katherine Hoyt Cross, and Katherine Mather McLean in accordance with the wishes of Samuel Mather, 1940.340


title: The Passion:  The Cross Bearing

medium: engraving with traces of hand coloring

country: Netherlands, 15th century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, 15th century

credit_line: The Passion:  The Cross Bearing, c. 1450–75. Master of the Banderoles (Netherlandish, active about 1450–75). Engraving with traces of hand coloring; image: 19 x 13.4 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1942.304


title: Mounted Rock Crystal

medium: gold, quartz, almandine

subjects: Byzantium, byzantine period, 6th-7th centurie

credit_line: Mounted Rock Crystal, 500s-600s. Byzantium, Byzantine period, 6th-7th centuries. Gold, quartz, almandine; overall: 10.2 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm (4 x 3/4 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.640


medium: bronze

country: Italy, Ravenna, 16th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, ravenna, 16th century

credit_line: Inkwell and Candlestick with the Infant Hercules Killing the Serpents, c. 1510–20. Workshop of Severo da Ravenna (Italian, c. 1496–c. 1543). Bronze; overall: 21 x 11 x 13 cm (8 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.798


title: Spouted Pitcher

medium: silver

country: Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period

subjects:
Metalwork
Byzantium, syria , byzantine period

credit_line: Spouted Pitcher, 300–600 CE. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period. Silver; diameter: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.); overall: 10.8 x 18.8 cm (4 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1956.32


title: Flower Stand (Jardinière)

medium: wood with gilt bronze mounts

country: France, early 19th Century

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France, early 19th century
Flowers

credit_line: Flower Stand (Jardinière), c. 1800. Pierre Philippe Thomire (French, 1751–1843). Wood with gilt bronze mounts; overall: 104.8 x 74.3 cm (41 1/4 x 29 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle, 1960.94


date: 1174–1213 (probably before 1188)

medium: copper: engraved, stippled, gilded; champlevé enamel

country: France, Limoges

subjects:
Enamel
France, limoge

credit_line: Enamel Plaque from the Altar Frontal of Saint Martin at Orense (Spain), 1174–1213 (probably before 1188). France, Limoges. Copper: engraved, stippled, gilded; champlevé enamel; average: 13.7 x 8.9 cm (5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1966.735


title: Cylindrical Container with Cover (Lian)

date: 100 BCE–100 CE

medium: gilt bronze with openwork and chased designs

country: China, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, han dynasty (202 bce–220 ce)

credit_line: Cylindrical Container with Cover (Lian), 100 BCE–100 CE. China, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Gilt bronze with openwork and chased designs; diameter: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); overall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1972.44.a


title: Cylindrical Container with Cover (Lian)

credit_line: Cylindrical Container with Cover (Lian), 100 BCE–100 CE. China, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Gilt bronze with openwork and chased designs; diameter: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); overall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1972.44.b


medium: lead

subjects: Sculpture Italy Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of John VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (obverse) and (reverse), c. 1438–39. Pisanello (Italian, Ferrara, c. 1395–1455). Lead; diameter: 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1974.109


title: Giraffe Head

medium: ivory

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

credit_line: Giraffe Head, c. 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Ivory; overall: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey in memory of Marguerite Mallon, 1977.146


title: Winged Chimera (Bixie)

date: 400s CE

credit_line: Winged Chimera (Bixie) (青銅辟邪), 400s CE. China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period (386–589 CE). Bronze; overall: 6.7 x 7 cm (2 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund; Bequests of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. and John L. Severance; Gifts of Francis F. Prentiss and the Worcester R. Warner Collection by exchange, 1980.184