title: Screen with European Figures (obverse)

credit_line: Screen with European Figures (obverse), 1736–95. China, Beijing palace workshops, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795). Painted enamel, glass painting, and cast-iron stand; without base: 65.8 x 32.4 cm (25 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.243.1.a


title: Headdress (Zigiren-Wɔndɛ)

date: early to mid-1900s

subjects: Africa, west africa, guinea, baga-style carver

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: Headdress (Zigiren-Wɔndɛ), early to mid-1900s. Africa, West Africa, Guinea, Baga-style carver. Wood, glass beads, upholstery studs, and natural fiber; overall: 52.1 x 15.6 cm (20 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edgar A. Hahn, 1964.376


title: Standing Guanyin

medium: limestone

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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

credit_line: Standing Guanyin, 700s?. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Limestone; overall: 170.8 cm (67 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1966.364


title: Covered Tea Caddy

medium: silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

credit_line: Covered Tea Caddy, 1896–1906. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel; overall: 16.2 x 11.2 cm (6 3/8 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.500.4


date: 400s BCE

medium: gold

country: Greece, Hellenistic period

subjects:
Jewelry
Greece, hellenistic period

credit_line: Pair of Earrings or Hair Ringlets with Ram Head, 400s BCE. Greece, Hellenistic period. Gold; overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1968.102


medium: volcanic stone

subjects: Architecture Sculpture

credit_line: Architectural Sculpture: Face of Time (Kala-mukha), 1100s–1300s. Volcanic stone; overall: 40 x 45.5 x 31 cm (15 3/4 x 17 15/16 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1975.104


title: Hedgehog

medium: steatite, originally glazed

credit_line: Hedgehog, c. 1391–1353 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE). Steatite, originally glazed; overall: 1.7 x 1.8 cm (11/16 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Guerdon S. Holden Memorial Fund, 1975.24


title: Seated Yaksha

date: 300s CE

medium: terracotta

credit_line: Seated Yaksha, 300s CE. Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, probably Kaushambi. Terracotta; overall: 47.3 x 26 cm (18 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1977.175


medium: gray schist

credit_line: Miniature Stone Reliquary or Toilette Casket, 1–100 CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Sirkap, early Kushan period. Gray schist; diameter: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1977.64.a


credit_line: Miniature Stone Reliquary or Toilette Casket (lid), 1–100 CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Sirkap, early Kushan period. Gray schist; diameter: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1977.64.b


creator: Aoki Shukuya (Japanese, d. 1802)

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

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: (大雅餘韻): Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 25), mid-1700s–1802. Aoki Shukuya (Japanese, d. 1802). Double-leaf from a pair of albums; ink and light color on paper; album, closed: 28.3 x 33 cm (11 1/8 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1979.73.2.25


credit_line: Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 2 (leaf 7) (大雅餘韻), mid-1700s–1802. Aoki Shukuya (Japanese, d. 1802). Double-leaf from a pair of albums; ink and light color on paper; album, closed: 28.3 x 33 cm (11 1/8 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1979.73.2.7


title: Horse Bit with Winged Ibex Cheekpieces

medium: bronze, cast and incised

country: Iran, Luristan

subjects:
Sculpture
Iran, luristan

credit_line: Horse Bit with Winged Ibex Cheekpieces, 800–600 BCE. Iran, Luristan. Bronze, cast and incised; overall: 23.6 cm (9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1980.102


title: Elephant

medium: sandstone

subjects: Vietnam, tra-kieu, 1st half of 10th century

credit_line: Elephant, 900–950. Vietnam, Tra-Kieu, 1st half of 10th Century. Sandstone; overall: 58 x 49 cm (22 13/16 x 19 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.10


title: Court Lady with High Chignon

medium: earthenware with polychromy

country: North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

subjects:
Sculpture
North china, tang dynasty (618-907)

credit_line: Court Lady with High Chignon, c. 700–750. North China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Earthenware with polychromy; overall: 31.6 cm (12 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1983.25


title: Statuette of a Man

medium: painted limestone

credit_line: Statuette of a Man, c. 1859–1648 BCE. Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat III (1860–1814 BCE) or later. Painted limestone; overall: 18 x 4.5 x 8.6 cm (7 1/16 x 1 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.136


title: Wolf-Head Barge Fixture

medium: bronze

country: Italy, Rome

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, rome

credit_line: Wolf-Head Barge Fixture, 1–100 CE. Italy, Rome. Bronze; overall: 21.9 x 16.8 cm (8 5/8 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.51


title: Head of an Angel

medium: painted and gilded wood

country: Germany, 18th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, 18th century

credit_line: Head of an Angel, c. 1750. Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer (German, 1696–1770). Painted and gilded wood; overall: 48.1 x 64.3 x 23.6 cm (18 15/16 x 25 5/16 x 9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.154


title: Statuette of a Horse

country: Greek, Geometric, probably Arcadian

subjects:
Sculpture
Greek, geometric, probably arcadian

credit_line: Statuette of a Horse, 750–725 BCE. Greek, Geometric, probably Arcadian. Bronze; overall: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. Leo Mildenberg in memory of John D. Cooney, 1991.49


title: Twenty-three Deity Nairatma Mandala

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on cloth

country: Central Tibet

subjects:
Painting
Central tibet

credit_line: Twenty-three Deity Nairatma Mandala, c. 1375. Central Tibet. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on cloth; overall: 82.5 x 72.4 cm (32 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1993.4


title: Mirror with Six Circular Flowers

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

credit_line: Mirror with Six Circular Flowers (寶相花鏡), 600s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.); overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.341


title: Albarello Jar with an Aphorism

medium: Earthenware with underglaze decoration

credit_line: Albarello Jar with an Aphorism, 900s. Central Asia, Samarkand, Samanid period (819–1005). Earthenware with underglaze decoration; diameter: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.); overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.298


title: Cruciform Mirror with Six Blossoms

country: China, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, northern song dynasty (960–1127)
Flowers

credit_line: Cruciform Mirror with Six Blossoms (亞字形纏枝六花鏡), 960–1127. China, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127). Bronze; overall: 0.7 x 16.5 cm (1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1999.222


title: Fibula with Solar Design

country: Greece, Boeotia

subjects:
Metalwork
Greece, boeotia

credit_line: Fibula with Solar Design, c. 700–675 BCE. Greece, Boeotia. Bronze; overall: 15.4 x 11.2 cm (6 1/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.9


title: Tripod (Ding)

date: 1000s BCE

subjects: China, western zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 bce)

credit_line: Tripod (Ding) (鼎), 1000s BCE. China, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE). Bronze; overall: 57.4 cm (22 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2003.2


title: Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence

creator: Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832)

medium: oil on canvas

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

subjects:
Painting
France, late 18th-early 19th century

credit_line: Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, 1800. Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832). Oil on canvas; overall: 275 x 177 cm (108 1/4 x 69 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2003.6.1


medium: bronze, copper and stone inlay

country: Greece, Athens

subjects:
Sculpture
Greece, athen
Reptiles & amphibians

credit_line: The Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350–200 BCE. Attributed to Praxiteles (Greek, Athenian, c. 400–330 BCE), or Follower. Bronze, copper and stone inlay; overall: 150 x 50.3 x 66.8 cm (59 1/16 x 19 13/16 x 26 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2004.30.a


date: c. 350–200 BCE, or possibly later

credit_line: Baseplate for the Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350–200 BCE, or possibly later. Possibly by Praxiteles (Greek, Athenian, c. 400–330 BCE), or Follower. Bronze; base: 0.5 x 45.8 x 40.3 cm (3/16 x 18 1/16 x 15 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2004.30.d


title: Male Figure (Nkisi)

date: late 1800s-early 1900s

subjects:
Botany
Sculpture
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Male Figure (Nkisi), late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cabinda, or Republic of the Congo, probably Vili-style maker. Wood, cloth, resin, organic material, feathers, natural fibers, antelope horn, seashells (including cowrie shells), glass beads, metalized glass, and plant fiber; overall: 42 x 11.8 x 23 cm (16 9/16 x 4 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.433


title: Varaha, Boar Incarnation of Vishnu

country: Central India, probably Madhya Pradesh

subjects:
Stone
Central india, probably madhya pradesh

credit_line: Varaha, Boar Incarnation of Vishnu (वराह), 700–800s. Central India, probably Madhya Pradesh. Sandstone; overall: 82 x 68.5 x 33.5 cm (32 5/16 x 26 15/16 x 13 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma, 2011.148


title: Tea Whisk-Shaped Sake Bottle

date: 1660s–early 1670s

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

credit_line: Tea Whisk-Shaped Sake Bottle (茶筅形徳利), 1660s–early 1670s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with overglaze enamel (Hizen ware, early iro-e); height: 25.4 cm (10 in.); diameter: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2014.391


title: Bound Deer Effigy Vessel

medium: Ceramic

country: Andes, North Coast, Chimú people

subjects:
Ceramic
Andes, north coast, chimú people
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Bound Deer Effigy Vessel, 1000–1460s. Andes, North Coast, Chimú people. Ceramic; overall: 18.7 x 24 x 13 cm (7 3/8 x 9 7/16 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2017.59


title: Dish with Maple Leaves in Waves

date: late 1600s–early 1700s

credit_line: Dish with Maple Leaves in Waves (色絵龍田川文皿), late 1600s–early 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type); diameter: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2017.62


title: Disk

medium: Silver

subjects: Central andes, lambayeque or chimú people

credit_line: Disk, 850–1460. Central Andes, Lambayeque or Chimú people. Silver; diameter: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2019.166


title: Large Bowl with Molded Decoration

medium: Porcelaneous stoneware

credit_line: Large Bowl with Molded Decoration, 1300s–1400s. China, Zhejiang province, Longquan kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Porcelaneous stoneware; overall: 15.1 x 42 cm (5 15/16 x 16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.188


title: Flower Pyramid

creator: Adrianus Kocx (Dutch, active 1686–1701)

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue

country: Netherlands, Holland, Delft

subjects:
Ceramic
Flowers
Netherlands, holland, delft

credit_line: Flower Pyramid, c. 1690. Adrianus Kocx (Dutch, active 1686–1701), De Grieksche A (The Greek A) Factory (Netherlands, 1658–1811). Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue; overall: 95 cm (37 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2024.27


title: Head of Trajan

medium: marble

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman

credit_line: Head of Trajan, 100–200 CE. Italy, Roman. Marble; overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1925.468


title: Portrait of a Man

medium: oil on wood

country: France, Provence, 15th century

subjects:
Painting
France, provence, 15th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Man, c. 1450. France, Provence, 15th century. Oil on wood; framed: 73 x 58.4 x 8.3 cm (28 3/4 x 23 x 3 1/4 in.); unframed: 59.9 x 45.5 cm (23 9/16 x 17 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.811


title: Saint Nicholas of Bari

creator: Carlo Crivelli (Italian, 1430/35–1495)

medium: Tempera and gold leaf on wood panel

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Painting
Italy, venice

credit_line: Saint Nicholas of Bari, 1472. Carlo Crivelli (Italian, 1430/35–1495). Tempera and gold leaf on wood panel; framed: 109 x 41 x 6 cm (42 15/16 x 16 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.); unframed: 96.2 x 32 cm (37 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1952.111


title: Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Woman

country: Anatolia, late Roman-early Christian

subjects:
Sculpture
Anatolia, late roman-early christian
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Woman, 280–90 CE. Anatolia, late Roman-early Christian. Marble; overall: 33.2 x 20 x 14 cm (13 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1965.246


title: Portrait of a Woman

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, c. 1891. Edmond François Aman-Jean (French, 1858–1936). Oil on canvas; framed: 113.4 x 117.8 x 8.3 cm (44 5/8 x 46 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.); unframed: 84.4 x 89.5 cm (33 1/4 x 35 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1972.120


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: England

subjects: Manuscript England

credit_line: Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Annunciation, c. 1325–50. England. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 15.8 x 11.2 cm (6 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.230


title: Samantabhadra

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: Samantabhadra (普賢菩薩), 1100s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; image: 114.8 x 55.1 cm (45 3/16 x 21 11/16 in.); mounted: 208.6 x 75.4 cm (82 1/8 x 29 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.161


title: Paulownias and Chrysanthemums

creator: Sakai Hōitsu (Japanese, 1761–1828)

date: early 1800s

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Paulownias and Chrysanthemums (桐菊流水図屏風), early 1800s. Sakai Hōitsu (Japanese, 1761–1828). Two-panel folding screen; ink and color on gilded paper; image: 152.7 x 154.9 cm (60 1/8 x 61 in.); overall: 157.5 x 158.5 cm (62 x 62 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection, 1964.386


title: Landscape with Large Trees

creator: Gustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877)

medium: black chalk with stumping on brown wove paper

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Landscapes
Trees

credit_line: Landscape with Large Trees, c. 1870. Gustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877). Black chalk with stumping on brown wove paper; sheet: 38.1 x 52.4 cm (15 x 20 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1976.18


creator: Anonymous

country: Netherlands(?), 16th century

subjects:
Drawing
Netherlands , 16th century

credit_line: Three Studies of a Woman Wearing an Elaborate Headdress, c. 1500. Anonymous, retouched by Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640). Pen and brown ink; retouched with brush and brown wash, lead white (partially oxidized); sheet: 12.9 x 12.8 cm (5 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.31


title: Corn Fields

medium: oil on board

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Corn Fields, 1900. Félix Vallotton (Swiss French, 1865–1925). Oil on board; unframed: 26.2 x 46.2 cm (10 5/16 x 18 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.115


title: Hillside

country: America

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Hillside, May 24, 1917. Charles Burchfield (American, 1893–1967). Watercolor and opaque watercolor on Strathmore wove paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, 1951.432


title: Bridal Veil, Yosemite

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

subjects: Photograph America

credit_line: Bridal Veil, Yosemite, 1865–66. Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 40.1 x 52.4 cm (15 13/16 x 20 5/8 in.); matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1992.12


title: Bodhisattva Guanyin of the South Sea

medium: Porcelain with white glaze, Dehua ware

credit_line: Bodhisattva Guanyin of the South Sea (南海觀音), 1600s. China, Fujian Province, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) - Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Porcelain with white glaze, Dehua ware; overall: 45.2 cm (17 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1950.579


title: Barbarian Royalty Worshiping the Buddha

creator: Zhao Guangfu (Chinese, c. 923–976)

medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk

subjects:
Painting
China, northern song dynasty (960–1127)

credit_line: Barbarian Royalty Worshiping the Buddha (蠻王禮佛圖), 900s. Attributed to Zhao Guangfu (Chinese, c. 923–976). Handscroll; ink and color on silk; painting section: 28.6 x 103.5 cm (11 1/4 x 40 3/4 in.); overall with colophon: 28.6 x 667.7 cm (11 1/4 x 262 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Severance and Greta Millikin, 1957.358


title: Landscape of the Four Seasons

creator: Yi Sumun (Korean, b. c. 1404)

date: late 1400s

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Landscape of the Four Seasons (사계산수도 [四季山水圖]), late 1400s. Yi Sumun (Korean, b. c. 1404). Pair of six-panel screens; ink and slight color on paper; overall: 92.7 x 348.7 cm (36 1/2 x 137 5/16 in.); painting only: 93 x 57.1 cm (36 5/8 x 22 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1976.92


title: The Genius of the Sculptor

creator: Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)

medium: pen and brown ink

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Genius of the Sculptor, c. 1880–83. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Pen and brown ink; sheet: 26.3 x 18.9 cm (10 3/8 x 7 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.404


medium: celadon with inlaid design

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Bowl with Inlaid Waterfowl, Willow, and  Reed Design (청자 상감 유로수금무늬 사발 [靑磁象嵌柳蘆水禽文大碗]), 1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon with inlaid design; diameter of mouth: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.); overall: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.458


medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic

credit_line: Fragment from Red-Figure Kylix: Nereus(?) and Nereid, c. 470–460 BCE. Manner of Pistoxenos Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 470–460 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1924.537


title: Head of a Kore

country: Greece, Amorgos

subjects:
Sculpture
Greece, amorgo

credit_line: Head of a Kore, c. 480–460 BCE. Greece, Amorgos. Marble; overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1924.538


title: Head of a Sphinx

country: Greece, Archaic period

subjects:
Sculpture
Greece, archaic period

credit_line: Head of a Sphinx, 540–520 BCE. Greece, Archaic period. Marble; overall: 27 x 20.5 x 26.3 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/16 x 10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1928.858


title: Figure of a Monkey on a Dog

creator: Villeroy Factory

medium: soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration

country: France, Mennecy, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, mennecy, 18th century

credit_line: Figure of a Monkey on a Dog, c. 1745. Villeroy Factory. Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., 1953.269


title: Cameo: Julio-Claudian Imperial Portrait

date: 30 BCE–54 CE

medium: travertine

country: Italy, Rome, Early Imperial period

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, rome, early imperial period
Portraits

credit_line: Cameo: Julio-Claudian Imperial Portrait, 30 BCE–54 CE. Italy, Rome, Early Imperial period. Travertine; overall: 4.6 x 6.4 cm (1 13/16 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1991.154


title: Mask (Emangungu)

date: possibly early 1900s

medium: Wood, kaolin, colorant, and iron

credit_line: Mask (Emangungu), possibly early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bembe-style maker. Wood, kaolin, colorant, and iron; overall: 46 cm (18 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2006.116


medium: 112 printed folios on parchment, bound

country: France, Paris

credit_line: Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 66v, Text, 1510. Printed by Guillaume Le Rouge (French, Paris, active 1493–1517), miniatures by Master of the Très Petites Heures of Anne of Brittany (French, Paris, active c.1480–1510). 112 printed folios on parchment, bound; overall: 16.7 x 10.5 x 3 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2009.276.66.b


credit_line: Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 95v, Text, 1510. Printed by Guillaume Le Rouge (French, Paris, active 1493–1517), miniatures by Master of the Très Petites Heures of Anne of Brittany (French, Paris, active c.1480–1510). 112 printed folios on parchment, bound; overall: 16.7 x 10.5 x 3 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2009.276.95.b


title: Perseus's Last Duty

creator: Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950)

medium: oil on canvas

country: Germany, 20th century

subjects:
Painting
Germany, 20th century

credit_line: Perseus's Last Duty, 1949. Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950). Oil on canvas; framed: 125 x 178.5 x 8.5 cm (49 3/16 x 70 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.); unframed: 89.4 x 142 cm (35 3/16 x 55 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange, 2013.7


date: January 1917

medium: watercolor, gouache, blue and orange crayons, and black wash on wove paper

subjects: Drawing America Trees

credit_line: Backyards in Winter (Castoff Christmas Tree), January 1917. Charles Burchfield (American, 1893–1967). Watercolor, gouache, blue and orange crayons, and black wash on wove paper; sheet: 36.3 x 45.8 cm (14 5/16 x 18 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous gift in memory of Henry G. Keller, 1954.571


title: The Griffin

medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: The Griffin, c. 1480–90. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving; sheet: 10.8 x 10.3 cm (4 1/4 x 4 1/16 in.); mat size: 49 x 36.2 cm (19 5/16 x 14 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1926.466


date: early 1830s

medium: color woodblock print

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

credit_line: South Wind, Clear Sky, from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (冨嶽三十六景　凱風快晴), early 1830s. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Color woodblock print; 25.6 x 37.5 cm (10 1/16 x 14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore, 1930.189


title: Knight, Death, and the Devil

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

credit_line: Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving; sheet: 24.4 x 19 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Elisabeth Severance Prentiss and Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Collections by exchange, 1965.231


title: Virgin and Child in a Landscape

creator: Jan Gossaert (Flemish, c. 1475/78–1532)

medium: oil on wood

country: Flanders

subjects: Painting Flander Landscapes

credit_line: Virgin and Child in a Landscape, 1531. Jan Gossaert (Flemish, c. 1475/78–1532), and an Anonymous Landscape Painter (Flemish). Oil on wood; framed: 68 x 56 x 4.5 cm (26 3/4 x 22 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 47.7 x 36.6 cm (18 3/4 x 14 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1972.47


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

country: Italy

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Apollo and the Muses Awakened by the Call of Fame, 1590s. Jacopo Palma il Giovane (Italian, c. 1548–1628). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over graphite; sheet: 20.4 x 26.1 cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.); secondary support: 26.3 x 31.9 cm (10 3/8 x 12 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1926.265


medium: gilded copper, champlevé enamel

credit_line: Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Osea (Hosea), c. 1170–80. Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; overall: 9 x 5.9 x 0.3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 5/16 x 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.574.d


title: The Adoration of the Magi

country: Netherlands, Haarlem, 15th century

subjects:
Painting
Netherlands, haarlem, 15th century

credit_line: The Adoration of the Magi, 1480s. Geertgen tot Sint Jans (Netherlandish, c. 1460-c. 1490). Oil on wood; framed: 39 x 29.5 x 3.5 cm (15 3/8 x 11 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.); unframed: 29.3 x 18.9 cm (11 9/16 x 7 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.353


title: Royal Women Celebrating Diwali

medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, uttar pradesh, lucknow

credit_line: Royal Women Celebrating Diwali, c. 1760. Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 20.5 x 24.7 cm (8 1/16 x 9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.82


title: View of Venice

medium: woodcut from six blocks on six sheets of paper

country: Italy, early 16th Century

subjects:
Print
Italy, early 16th century

credit_line: View of Venice, 1500. Jacopo de' Barbari (Italian, c. 1460/70–c. 1516), published by Anton Kolb (German, 1474–1566). Woodcut from six blocks on six sheets of paper; overall: 132.7 x 277.5 cm (52 1/4 x 109 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1949.565


title: Chrysanthemums by a Stream

creator: Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716)

date: c. 1715–30 or later

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Chrysanthemums by a Stream, c. 1715–30 or later. Possibly by Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gilded paper; image: 163.2 x 369.9 cm (64 1/4 x 145 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1958.206.1


title: Chrysanthemums by a Stream

date: c. 1715–30 or after

credit_line: Chrysanthemums by a Stream, c. 1715–30 or after. Possibly by Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gilded paper; image: 163.2 x 369.9 cm (64 1/4 x 145 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1958.206.2


title: The Circus

creator: Suzanne Valadon (French, 1865–1938)

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Circus, 1889. Attributed to Suzanne Valadon (French, 1865–1938). Oil on fabric; unframed: 48.8 x 60 cm (19 3/16 x 23 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1958.56


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on cloth

country: Central Tibet

subjects:
Painting
Central tibet

credit_line: Tantric Buddha Vairochana as Vajrasattva, c. 1150–1200. Central Tibet. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on cloth; overall: 111 x 73 cm (43 11/16 x 28 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1989.104


creator: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

medium: lithograph

country: France, late 19th Century

subjects:
Print
France, late 19th century

credit_line: The Apocalypse of Saint John: And the Devil That Deceived Them was Cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone, Where the Beast and the False Prophet Are, 1899. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Blanchard, published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Lithograph; image: 27.4 x 23.8 cm (10 13/16 x 9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1926.140.10


credit_line: The Apocalypse of Saint John: And I, John, Saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, Coming Down from God and out of Heaven, 1899. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Blanchard, published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Lithograph; image: 30 x 23.7 cm (11 13/16 x 9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1926.140.12


credit_line: The Apocalypse of Saint John: And I Saw in the Right Hand of Him that Sat on the Throne a Book Written within and on the Backside, Sealed with Seven Seals, 1899. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Blanchard, published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Lithograph; image: 32.2 x 24.3 cm (12 11/16 x 9 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1926.140.2


title: And the Angel Took the Censer

credit_line: The Apocalypse of Saint John: And the Angel Took the Censer, 1899. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Blanchard, published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Lithograph; image: 31 x 21.5 cm (12 3/16 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1926.140.4


credit_line: The Apocalypse of Saint John: And There Fell a Great Star from Heaven, Burning as it were a Lamp, 1899. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Blanchard, published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Lithograph; image: 30.3 x 23.3 cm (11 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1926.140.5


subjects:
Architecture
Print
France, late 19th century

credit_line: The Apocalypse of Saint John: And Another Angel Came Out of the Temple which is in Heaven, and He also Having a Sharp Sickle, 1899. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Blanchard, published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Lithograph; image: 31.3 x 21.2 cm (12 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1926.140.7


subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Temptation of Saint Anthony (First Series): And In the Very Disk of the Sun Shines the Face of Jesus Christ, 1888. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), Becquet (French), published by Edmond Deman. Lithograph; image: 28.2 x 23 cm (11 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.477.11


title: He Raises the Bronze Urn

credit_line: The Temptation of Saint Anthony (First Series): He Raises the Bronze Urn, 1888. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Becquet (French), published by Edmond Deman. Lithograph; image: 27.4 x 19.6 cm (10 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.477.5


title: The Chimera with Green Eyes Turns, Bays

credit_line: The Temptation of Saint Anthony (First Series): The Chimera with Green Eyes Turns, Bays, 1888. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Becquet (French), published by Edmond Deman. Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.477.8


credit_line: The Temptation of Saint Anthony (First Series): And All Manner of Frightful Creatures Arise, 1888. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Becquet (French), published by Edmond Deman. Lithograph; image: 31.2 x 22.4 cm (12 5/16 x 8 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.477.9


title: Mirror

medium: bronze

country: Greece, Sicyon(?)

subjects:
Metalwork
Greece, sicyon

credit_line: Mirror, c. 470–460 BCE. Greece, Sicyon(?). Bronze; diameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.); overall: 38.8 cm (15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.7


title: Landscape with Saint John the Baptist

creator: Herri met de Bles (Flemish, 1510–1572)

credit_line: Landscape with Saint John the Baptist, c. 1540. Herri met de Bles (Flemish, 1510–1572). Oil on wood; framed: 43.2 x 54.9 x 6.4 cm (17 x 21 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.); unframed: 30.5 x 42.3 cm (12 x 16 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1967.20


title: The Last Supper (pair)

creator: Lucantonio degli Uberti (Italian)

medium: engraving on two sheets printed from two plates

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: The Last Supper (pair), c. 1500. Lucantonio degli Uberti (Italian), after Perugino (Italian, c. 1450/55–1523). Engraving on two sheets printed from two plates. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1940.473


title: Landscape with Wheelbarrow

creator: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

medium: watercolor and opaque watercolor with black chalk on cream paper

country: Netherlands

subjects: Drawing Netherland Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with Wheelbarrow, 1883. Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890). Watercolor and opaque watercolor with black chalk on cream paper; sheet: 24.9 x 35.7 cm (9 13/16 x 14 1/16 in.); framed: 39.8 x 52.4 x 2.6 cm (15 11/16 x 20 5/8 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1958.30


title: Jacob's Dream

medium: gouache

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 18th century

credit_line: Jacob's Dream, c. 1720. Joseph Goupy (British, 1686–before.1770). Gouache; sheet: 28.5 x 42 cm (11 1/4 x 16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1970.362


title: Zhongli Quan Crossing the Ocean

creator: Zhao Qi (Chinese, active early 1500s)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Zhongli Quan Crossing the Ocean (鍾離權過海圖), 1368–1644. Zhao Qi (Chinese, active early 1500s). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; image: 135 x 57.5 cm (53 1/8 x 22 5/8 in.); overall: 233 x 71.6 cm (91 3/4 x 28 3/16 in.); with knobs: 233 x 77.5 cm (91 3/4 x 30 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1976.13


title: Eagle on a Tree Trunk

creator: Huang Shen (Chinese, 1687–after 1768)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)

subjects: Painting Trees

credit_line: Eagle on a Tree Trunk (古槎秋鷹圖), 1755. Huang Shen (Chinese, 1687–after 1768). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; image: 124 x 45 cm (48 13/16 x 17 11/16 in.); overall: 213.2 x 61.2 cm (83 15/16 x 24 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1977.31


title: The Temptation of St. Anthony

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: The Temptation of St. Anthony, 1470–75. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving; sheet: 29.9 x 22.1 cm (11 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1923.227


medium: opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

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

credit_line: Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" (verso) from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209), 1555–65. Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.); text area: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.487


country: Etruscan

subjects: Metalwork Etruscan

credit_line: Mirror with Engraved Scene: Two Female Figures, 330–300 BCE. Etruscan. Bronze; overall: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1916.2012


title: Bull Head Attachment

credit_line: Bull Head Attachment, c. 700–600 BCE. Urartian, northwest Iran, possibly Gusçi, Lake Urmia. Bronze; overall: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.204


title: Gourd-Shaped Bottle

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Gourd-Shaped Bottle (청동 표주박모양 정병 [靑銅瓢形淨甁]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; outer diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); overall: 33.5 cm (13 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.113


title: Landscape with a Moated Village

medium: pen and brown ink; framing lines in brown ink (bottom)

subjects: Drawing Flander Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with a Moated Village, 1559–61. Master of the Small Landscapes (Flemish). Pen and brown ink; framing lines in brown ink (bottom); sheet: 16.7 x 31.2 cm (6 9/16 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund by exchange, 1929.552


title: Vessel with Deity Mask

medium: ceramic, traces of pigment

subjects:
Ceramic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Vessel with Deity Mask, 1200–900 BCE. Central Mexico (Las Bocas, Puebla?), Olmec, Formative Period. Ceramic, traces of pigment; overall: 18 x 17.1 x 15.9 cm (7 1/16 x 6 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2002.67


title: Chateau de Chaumont Set

medium: silk and wool; tapestry weave

country: France, Lyon(?), early 16th century

subjects:
Tapestry
France, lyon , early 16th century

credit_line: Chateau de Chaumont Set, 1512–1515. France, Lyon(?), early 16th century. Silk and wool; tapestry weave; average: 321.8 x 452 cm (126 11/16 x 177 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1960.176


creator: Francesco Granacci (Italian, 1469–1543)

medium: tempera and oil with gold on wood

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: John the Baptist being carried to Zacharias, c. 1510. Attributed to Francesco Granacci (Italian, 1469–1543). Tempera and oil with gold on wood; unframed: 76.2 x 33 cm (30 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.91


title: Silver Vessels

date: c. late 600s–early 700s

medium: Silver with gilded foil

country: Central Asia (Sogdiana) or Tibet

subjects:
Silver
Central asia (sogdiana) or tibet

credit_line: Silver Vessels, c. late 600s–early 700s. Central Asia (Sogdiana) or Tibet. Silver with gilded foil; part 1: 22.9 cm (9 in.); part 2: 10.2 x 10.2 cm (4 x 4 in.); part 3: 500 g (1.1 lbs.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1988.67


title: Lily and Butterflies

creator: Liu Shanshou (Chinese, active 1300s)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

subjects:
Painting
China, yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
Butterflies & moths
Lilies

credit_line: Lily and Butterflies (萱蝶圖), 1300s. Liu Shanshou (Chinese, active 1300s). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; painting: 160 x 58.4 cm (63 x 23 in.); overall with knobs: 277.7 x 85.2 cm (109 5/16 x 33 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.132


title: Self-Portrait in Rome

creator: Horace Vernet (French, 1789–1863)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Self-Portrait in Rome, 1832. Horace Vernet (French, 1789–1863). Oil on canvas; framed: 78.5 x 67 x 8 cm (30 7/8 x 26 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.); unframed: 65 x 54.2 cm (25 9/16 x 21 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1977.171


title: Wine Cups (Jue)

credit_line: Wine Cups (Jue), c. 1200 BCE. China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE), Anyang phase (c. 1250–1046 BCE). Bronze; overall: 20.3 x 19.7 cm (8 x 7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund and Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1960.78


title: Spoon with Saint Paul as an Athlete

medium: silver, silver gilt, and niello

country: late Roman Empire, perhaps Syria, early Byzantine, 4th century

credit_line: Spoon with Saint Paul as an Athlete, 350–400. Late Roman Empire, perhaps Syria, early Byzantine, 4th century. Silver, silver gilt, and niello; overall: 4.6 x 5.6 cm (1 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1964.39


title: Battle in a Wood

creator: Master of the Year 1515 (Italian)

medium: engraving and drypoint

country: Italy

credit_line: Battle in a Wood, c. 1515. Master of the Year 1515 (Italian), and/or Agostino Busti (Italian, 1483–1548). Engraving and drypoint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1949.34


medium: Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: Italy, Tuscany

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, tuscany

credit_line: Leaf from an Antiphonary: Coronation of the Virgin, 1400s. Attributed to Master of the Beffi Triptych (Italian, active 1390–1425). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 55 x 37 cm (21 5/8 x 14 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.24


title: Herbaceous Peony

creator: Yun Shouping (Chinese, 1633–1690)

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Herbaceous Peony (五色芍藥圖), 1685. Yun Shouping (Chinese, 1633–1690). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 118.7 x 71.8 cm (46 3/4 x 28 1/4 in.); overall with knobs: 226 x 84.4 cm (89 x 33 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection, 1967.192


title: Mrs. Sarah Siddons

medium: black chalk with extensive stump work with traces of white gouache

credit_line: Mrs. Sarah Siddons, 1785. Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727–1788). Black chalk with extensive stump work with traces of white gouache; sheet: 46.8 x 35.3 cm (18 7/16 x 13 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1976.6


title: Purification at the Orchid Pavilion

creator: Fan Yi (Chinese, c. 1615–before 1688)

medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: Purification at the Orchid Pavilion (蘭亭修禊圖), 1671. Fan Yi (Chinese, c. 1615–before 1688). Handscroll; ink and color on silk; image: 28.4 x 392.8 cm (11 3/16 x 154 5/8 in.); overall: 29.8 x 763.3 cm (11 3/4 x 300 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Wai-kam Ho and the Womens Council of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977.47


title: The Four Accomplishments

creator: Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592)

date: late 1500s–early 1600s

medium: pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and slight color on paper

country: Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

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

credit_line: The Four Accomplishments (琴棋書画図屏風), late 1500s–early 1600s. Attributed to Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592). Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and slight color on paper; painting: 153 x 358.6 cm (60 1/4 x 141 3/16 in.); mounted: 174 x 378.5 cm (68 1/2 x 149 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.46


title: The Four Accomplishments

credit_line: The Four Accomplishments (琴棋書画図屏風), late 1500s–early 1600s. Attributed to Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and slight color on paper; painting: 153 x 358.6 cm (60 1/4 x 141 3/16 in.); mounted: 174 x 378.5 cm (68 1/2 x 149 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.46.1


title: The Four Accomplishments

credit_line: The Four Accomplishments (琴棋書画図屏風), late 1500s–early 1600s. Attributed to Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and slight color on paper; painting: 153 x 358.6 cm (60 1/4 x 141 3/16 in.); mounted: 174 x 378.5 cm (68 1/2 x 149 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.46.2


title: Study for "The Hireling Shepherd"

medium: graphite

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: Study for "The Hireling Shepherd", 1851. William Holman Hunt (British, 1827–1910). Graphite; sheet: 11.4 x 18.3 cm (4 1/2 x 7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1986.18


creator: Abd al-Samad (Persian, c. 1510–1600)

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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

subjects: Painting Landscapes

credit_line: Hunting with falcons in a landscape (recto), c. 1558–60; borders added probably 1700s. Attributed to Abd al-Samad (Persian, c. 1510–1600). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 35.7 x 24.3 cm (14 1/16 x 9 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.292.a


creator: Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894)

medium: black chalk on Arches modern laid paper

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Study of a Man with Hands in His Pockets, 1893. Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894). Black chalk on Arches modern laid paper; sheet: 47.6 x 31.5 cm (18 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2020.260


title: Griffin Protome

medium: bronze

country: Greece, Ionian

subjects:
Metalwork
Greece, ionian

credit_line: Griffin Protome, 625–575 BCE. Greece, Ionian. Bronze; overall: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1927.146


title: Aurelius Antoninus Pius

medium: marble

country: Italy, Lombard School, late 15th century

subjects: Italy, lombard school, late 15th century

credit_line: Aurelius Antoninus Pius, late 1400s. Gregorio di Lorenzo (Italian, c. 1436–1504). Marble; overall: 50.5 x 34 x 13 cm (19 7/8 x 13 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection, 1939.160


title: Carving from an Overmantel

creator: Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721)

medium: lindenwood

country: England, 17th century (Charles II)

subjects:
Sculpture
England, 17th century (charle ii)

credit_line: Carving from an Overmantel, c. 1675–1677. Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721). Lindenwood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.654.k


title: Mask

medium: stone

credit_line: Mask, 1–550 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period. Stone; overall: 13.4 x 12.8 x 6.7 cm (5 1/4 x 5 1/16 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1950.409


title: Vase in the Form of Archaic Hu

medium: pale greenish-white jade with brown markings

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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

credit_line: Vase in the Form of Archaic Hu, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Pale greenish-white jade with brown markings; overall: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.237


title: Straight Pin

date: c. 500 BCE

medium: gold and glass

country: Etruscan

subjects: Jewelry Etruscan

credit_line: Straight Pin, c. 500 BCE. Etruscan. Gold and glass; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Max Ratner, 1978.25


title: Door Guardian, Mahakala

medium: volcanic stone

credit_line: Door Guardian, Mahakala, 800s. Indonesia, Central Java, Chandi Suko, 9th century. Volcanic stone; overall: 61.3 x 32.4 cm (24 1/8 x 12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 1980.203


title: Finger Ring with Figure of Nike

date: 300s BCE

medium: gold

country: Greece

subjects: Jewelry Greece

credit_line: Finger Ring with Figure of Nike, 300s BCE. Greece. Gold; diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.); bezel: 2.2 x 2 cm (7/8 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jeremy Merrin, 1985.66


medium: porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration

subjects: Ceramic Roses

credit_line: Square Covered Box with Hundred Antiquities, 1723–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35). Porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 4 x 7.5 cm (1 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.309.a


country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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

credit_line: Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom (雙鳳花鳥葵花鏡), 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.346


subjects: Metalwork Flowers

credit_line: Mirror with Twin Dragons and Lotus Blossoms (雙龍荷花鏡), 1338. China, Shanxi province, Hezhong, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Bronze; diameter: 23.4 cm (9 3/16 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 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, 1995.388


title: Daffodil Table Lamp

medium: Leaded glass, blown glass, bronze

country: America

subjects: Lamp America

credit_line: Daffodil Table Lamp, c. 1910–13. Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32). Leaded glass, blown glass, bronze; shade: 23.2 x 49.3 x 49.3 cm (9 1/8 x 19 7/16 x 19 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer, 2018.263


title: Second Tier for a Flower Pyramid

creator: Adrianus Kocx (Dutch, active 1686–1701)

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue

country: Netherlands, Holland, Delft

subjects:
Ceramic
Flowers
Netherlands, holland, delft

credit_line: Second Tier for a Flower Pyramid, c. 1690. Adrianus Kocx (Dutch, active 1686–1701), De Grieksche A (The Greek A) Factory (Netherlands, 1658–1811). Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue; overall: 13 x 26.3 x 26.3 cm (5 1/8 x 10 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2024.27.c


title: Plate with a Portrait of a Gentleman

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

country: Italy, Faenza, 16th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, faenza, 16th century
Portraits

credit_line: Plate with a Portrait of a Gentleman, c. 1525–30. Italy, Faenza, 16th century. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 28.1 cm (11 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of M. & R. Stora, 1923.1087


title: Plate with Putto, Masques, and Trophies

country: Italy, Urbino

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, urbino

credit_line: Plate with Putto, Masques, and Trophies, c. 1530–50. Italy, Urbino. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 5.6 x 25.7 cm (2 3/16 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of M. & R. Stora, 1923.1088


title: The City Fettering Nature

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Sculpture
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: The City Fettering Nature, 1927. Alexander Blazys (American, born Russian Empire [now Lithuania], 1894–1963). Bronze; without base: 235.6 x 177.8 x 104.2 cm (92 3/4 x 70 x 41 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. B. P. Bole, Leonard C. Hanna Jr., John L. Severance and F. F. Prentiss, 1927.211


medium: Wood and glass beads

credit_line: Sandals (mitalawanda / mitawanda) or Clogs (kiatu cha mti), c. 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unidentified carver. Wood and glass beads; overall: 6 x 10.2 cm (2 3/8 x 4 in.); part 2: 4.5 x 12.4 cm (1 3/4 x 4 7/8 in.); part 3: 6 x 9.5 cm (2 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.); part 4: 3.2 x 12.1 cm (1 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1929.566


title: Head of a Woman Holding a Sistrum

date: 150 BCE–50 CE

credit_line: Head of a Woman Holding a Sistrum, 150 BCE–50 CE. Marble; overall: 17.7 x 20 x 11.2 cm (6 15/16 x 7 7/8 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.980


credit_line: Dish with Dragons, Pomegranates, and Peaches, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662–1722). Porcelain with incised and enamel decoration, susancai ware; diameter: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1930.313


title: Storage Jar (Vaso a Palla)

creator: Domenego da Venezia  (Italian)

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, venice

credit_line: Storage Jar (Vaso a Palla), c. 1560–80. Circle of Domenego da Venezia  (Italian). Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); average: 25.4 cm (10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection, 1939.178


title: Vishnu

medium: sandstone

country: Cambodia

subjects: Sculpture Cambodia

credit_line: Vishnu, 650–700. Cambodia. Sandstone; overall: 49.9 cm (19 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1942.563


title: Carving from an Overmantel

credit_line: Carving from an Overmantel, c. 1675–1677. Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721). Lindenwood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.654.e


title: Carving from an Overmantel

credit_line: Carving from an Overmantel, c. 1675–1677. Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721). Lindenwood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.654.f


title: Carving from an Overmantel

credit_line: Carving from an Overmantel, c. 1675–1677. Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721). Lindenwood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.654.g


title: Carving from an Overmantel

medium: linden wood

credit_line: Carving from an Overmantel, c. 1675–77. Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721). Linden wood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.654.h


title: Carving from an Overmantel

credit_line: Carving from an Overmantel, c. 1675–1677. Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721). Lindenwood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.654.i


title: Carving from an Overmantel

credit_line: Carving from an Overmantel, c. 1675–77. Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721). Lindenwood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.654.j


title: Carving from an Overmantel

credit_line: Carving from an Overmantel, c. 1675–1677. Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721). Lindenwood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.654.l


credit_line: Centerpiece of a Carving from an Overmantel, c. 1675–1677. Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721). Lindenwood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.654.m


title: Footed Dish Depicting Abraham and Isaac

creator: Ludovico and Angelo Picchi

country: Italy, Urbino region, Castel-Durante, 16th century

credit_line: Footed Dish Depicting Abraham and Isaac, c. 1545–63. Circle of Ludovico and Angelo Picchi. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 7 x 27.3 cm (2 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Mather, 1945.125


medium: tin-glazed earthenware with gold luster (maiolica)

country: Italy, Urbino region, Gubbio

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, urbino region, gubbio

credit_line: Plate with Arms of the Vitelleschi Family, 1527. Circle of Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian, 1465?–1553). Tin-glazed earthenware with gold luster (maiolica); diameter: 26.3 cm (10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.155


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The bag of gold which he received for the slave girl being stolen in a mosque, the young man of Baghdad tears his cloths and is about to fling himself into the Tigris, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-eighth 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: 11.7 x 10.1 cm (4 5/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.306.a


title: Finger Ring

date: 300s BCE or later

medium: silver

credit_line: Finger Ring, 300s BCE or later. Greece. Silver; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.); bezel: 0.8 x 1.4 cm (5/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1963.98


title: Libation Cup in the Form of a Jue

medium: porcelain with incised and applied decoration and yellow glaze

credit_line: Libation Cup in the Form of a Jue, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). Porcelain with incised and applied decoration and yellow glaze; overall: 13.4 x 14.2 cm (5 1/4 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.177


title: Statuette of a Reclining Woman

date: c. 100 BCE–100 CE

medium: amber

country: Greek, Hellenistic, or Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Greek, hellenistic, or roman

credit_line: Statuette of a Reclining Woman, c. 100 BCE–100 CE. Greek, Hellenistic, or Roman. Amber; overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, 1964.418


title: Covered Teapot

medium: silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

credit_line: Covered Teapot, 1887–96. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel. The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.500.1


title: Sofa

medium: wood with painted and gilded decoration

subjects: America, new york, empire style, 19th century

credit_line: Sofa, c. 1820. America, New York, Empire style, 19th century. Wood with painted and gilded decoration; overall: 85.1 x 195.5 x 63.6 cm (33 1/2 x 76 15/16 x 25 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.29


title: Preface

creator: Rai Sanyō (Japanese, 1780–1832)

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Famous Early Modern Calligraphers and Painters (近世名家書画冊): Preface, 1817. Rai Sanyō (Japanese, 1780–1832). Double-leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink on silk; each page: 25.9 x 18 cm (10 3/16 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.117.1.1


title: Ikiyasan Isakiji

creator: Nukina Kaioku (Japanese, 1778–1863)

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

credit_line: Famous Early Modern Calligraphers and Painters (近世名家書画冊): Ikiyasan Isakiji (姨倚耶山伊崎寺), 1833. Nukina Kaioku (Japanese, 1778–1863). Leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink and color on silk; sheet: 28.5 x 18.4 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.117.2.9


title: Recumbent Animal on Grater or Scraper

medium: bronze with iron grating plate

country: Greece or Anatolia

subjects:
Sculpture
Greece or anatolia

credit_line: Recumbent Animal on Grater or Scraper, 700–500 BCE. Greece or Anatolia. Bronze with iron grating plate; overall: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); base: 7.6 x 4.3 cm (3 x 1 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1974.37


title: Cabinet

creator: Louis Majorelle (French, 1859–1926)

medium: wood marquetry with metal mounts

country: France, early 20th Century

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France, early 20th century

credit_line: Cabinet, c. 1910. Louis Majorelle (French, 1859–1926). Wood marquetry with metal mounts; overall: 130.8 x 162.5 x 58.4 cm (51 1/2 x 64 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1976.53


title: Intaglio: Imperial Eagle

date: c. 1–25 CE

medium: carnelian

country: Italy, Rome, probably Augustan

subjects:
Jewelry
Italy, rome, probably augustan

credit_line: Intaglio: Imperial Eagle, c. 1–25 CE. Italy, Rome, probably Augustan. Carnelian; diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1977.13


title: Phiale (Libation Dish)

medium: bronze

country: Greece

subjects: Metalwork Greece

credit_line: Phiale (Libation Dish), c. 500–400 BCE. Greece. Bronze; diameter: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Vivian Merrin, 1980.296


date: 400s CE

medium: bronze with traces of gilding and garnets

subjects: Sarmato-gothic, migration period, 5th century

credit_line: Buckle with Animal-Shaped Thorn and Belt Plate, 400s CE. Sarmato-Gothic, Migration period, 5th century. Bronze with traces of gilding and garnets; overall: 4.3 x 4.5 cm (1 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of William M. Milliken, 1981.9


medium: earthenware with polychromy

country: North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

subjects:
Sculpture
North china, tang dynasty (618-907)

credit_line: Court Lady with Tall Headdress:  Tomb Figurine, c. 700–750. North China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Earthenware with polychromy; overall: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1983.24


title: Parrot

creator: Zsolnay Factory (Hungarian)

medium: earthenware with lustre glazes

country: Hungary

subjects: Ceramic Hungary

credit_line: Parrot, c. 1910. Zsolnay Factory (Hungarian). Earthenware with lustre glazes; overall: 38.3 x 26.7 x 19.9 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/2 x 7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Mrs. Magda Nàdasy, from her estate, 1984.190


title: Mouse

country: Italy, Rome

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, rome

credit_line: Mouse, 1–200 CE. Italy, Rome. Bronze; overall: 1.4 x 1.6 cm (9/16 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Keith P. Smith, 1985.177


title: Male Votive Figure

country: Etruscan

subjects: Sculpture Etruscan

credit_line: Male Votive Figure, 300s BCE. Etruscan. Bronze; overall: 21.3 x 7.5 cm (8 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.); base: 5.9 x 4.1 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1985.3


creator: Jean Warin (French, 1604–1672)

country: France

subjects: Sculpture France

credit_line: Medal of Anne of Austria (obverse) and (reverse), 1660. Jean Warin (French, 1604–1672). Bronze; diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.195


title: Imperial Eagle

date: 100 BCE–100 CE

medium: bronze with garnet inlays

country: probably Syria, Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Probably syria, roman

credit_line: Imperial Eagle, 100 BCE–100 CE. Probably Syria, Roman. Bronze with garnet inlays; overall: 12.1 x 6.9 x 9.7 cm (4 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 3 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1988.40


title: Portrait of a Woman

medium: terracotta

subjects: Sculpture France Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, 1759. Jean-Baptiste Defernex (French, c. 1729–1783). Terracotta; overall: 39.3 x 24.6 x 14.7 cm (15 1/2 x 9 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.); without base: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.155


medium: porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration

subjects: Ceramic Roses

credit_line: Square Covered Box with Hundred Antiquities, 1723–35. China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723–35). Porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 4 x 7.5 cm (1 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.309


title: Head of a Young Woman

date: 25–1 BCE

medium: marble

country: Italy, Roman (archaizing)

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman (archaizing)

credit_line: Head of a Young Woman, 25–1 BCE. Italy, Roman (archaizing). Marble; overall: 23 x 19.5 x 18.5 cm (9 1/16 x 7 11/16 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.74


title: Pot with Cover

medium: tan ware with gray and some brown burnished slip

subjects: Rhenish (cologne), gallo-roman, 2nd century

credit_line: Pot with Cover, 100–200 CE. Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo-Roman, 2nd century. Tan ware with gray and some brown burnished slip; diameter: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.); overall: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.); lid: 2.2 x 9.8 cm (7/8 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.127


title: Ibex Standard Finial

country: Iran, Luristan

subjects:
Sculpture
Iran, luristan

credit_line: Ibex Standard Finial, c. 700–600 BCE. Iran, Luristan. Bronze; overall: 13.5 x 9.7 x 1.9 cm (5 5/16 x 3 13/16 x 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Clara Taplin Rankin, 1992.246


title: Portrait Bust

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait Bust, c. 1865. Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824–1887). Terracotta; with base: 77.4 x 38.1 x 28.6 cm (30 1/2 x 15 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1993.38


medium: forged steel, cut to shape and pierced

country: Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)

subjects:
Metalwork
Iran, safavid period (1501–1722)

credit_line: Inscription Plaque, Possibly from a Door, c. 1693. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Forged steel, cut to shape and pierced; overall: 27 x 35 cm (10 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1994.1


title: Tile Spandrel with Floral Sprays

subjects: Turkey, iznik, ottoman period (1299–1922)

credit_line: Tile Spandrel with Floral Sprays, c. 1570–75. Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922). Fritware with red slip and underglaze design; overall: 76 x 29.9 x 2.5 cm (29 15/16 x 11 3/4 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2004.70


title: Overmantel Mirror

creator: James Pascall (British, c. 1697–1746)

medium: carved giltwood and glass

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
England, 18th century

credit_line: Overmantel Mirror, c. 1740. James Pascall (British, c. 1697–1746). Carved giltwood and glass; overall: 78 x 186 cm (30 11/16 x 73 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2006.3


title: Cigarette Case

creator: House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)

medium: tan tree agate with ribbed gold mounts and interior gold cigarette restraints set with cabechon sapphire thumpiece

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

subjects:
Russia, st. petersburg
Trees

credit_line: Cigarette Case, c.1885. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918), Eric August Kollin (Russian, 1836–1901). Tan tree agate with ribbed gold mounts and interior gold cigarette restraints set with cabechon sapphire thumpiece; overall: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Howard F. Stirn, 2009.23


title: Male Figure (Nkisi)

date: late 1800s-early 1900s

credit_line: Male Figure (Nkisi), late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (most likely), Cabinda, or Republic of the Congo, probably Yombe-style maker. Wood, organic material (including resin), metalized glass, and cloth; overall: 17 x 5.3 x 7 cm (6 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.434


title: Snuff Container

date: late 1800s or early 1900s

medium: Hide, earth, and blood

credit_line: Snuff Container, late 1800s or early 1900s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Xhosa-style maker. Hide, earth, and blood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Frank Herreman in memory of Hendrik and Marcelle Herreman, 2016.60


title: Candle Stand (torchère) (1 of 2)

creator: Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779)

medium: Gilt-wood, gesso

credit_line: Candle Stand (torchère) (1 of 2), c. 1773. Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779). Gilt-wood, gesso; 124 x 56 x 51 cm (48 13/16 x 22 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2018.203.1


title: Candle Stand (torchère) (2 of 2)

credit_line: Candle Stand (torchère) (2 of 2), c. 1773. Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779). Gilt-wood, gesso; 154 x 56 x 51 cm (60 5/8 x 22 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2018.203.2


medium: engraving on antique laid paper

country: Flanders

subjects: Print Flander

credit_line: Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times): Sculptura in Aes, The Workshop of an Engraver, c. 1591. Jan van der Straet, called Johannes Stradanus (Netherlandish, active Italy, 1523–1605), engraved by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612). Engraving on antique laid paper; plate: 20.3 x 27.3 cm (8 x 10 3/4 in.); sheet: 28.7 x 35.6 cm (11 5/16 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund, 2019.33


title: Pair of Owl-shaped Jars

date: 206 BCE–9 CE

medium: Amber-brown glazed low-fired pottery

credit_line: Pair of Owl-shaped Jars, 206 BCE–9 CE. China, Henan province, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Amber-brown glazed low-fired pottery; overall: 19 x 13.8 x 11.8 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/16 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.178


title: Vessel with Reclining Dog

medium: ceramic

subjects: Central andes, north coast, chimú-inka style

credit_line: Vessel with Reclining Dog, 1470–1532. Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú-Inka style. Ceramic; overall: 16.5 x 17.8 x 10 cm (6 1/2 x 7 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2021.129


title: Column Capital

medium: Marble

credit_line: Column Capital, c. 960–76. Spain, Cordoba, Madinat al-Zahra, Spanish Umayyad period (756–1031). Marble; overall: 26 x 37 x 28.5 cm (10 1/4 x 14 9/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2021.4


title: Column Base

credit_line: Column Base, c. 960–76. Spain, Cordoba, Spanish Umayyad period (756–1031). Marble; overall: 15 x 20.5 x 20.5 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2021.5


title: The Farnesian Hercules

creator: Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

medium: engraving

country: Netherlands, 16th century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, 16th century

credit_line: Three Famous Antique Roman Statues: The Farnesian Hercules, 1592. Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617). Engraving; platemark: 40.4 x 29.4 cm (15 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.); sheet: 42.5 x 30.2 cm (16 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2022.137


title: Hercules and Telephos

credit_line: Three Famous Antique Roman Statues: Hercules and Telephos, 1592. Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617). Engraving; platemark: 40.4 x 29.4 cm (15 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.); sheet: 41.8 x 30.1 cm (16 7/16 x 11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2022.138


title: Apollo Belvedere

credit_line: Three Famous Antique Roman Statues: Apollo Belvedere, 1592. Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617). Engraving; platemark: 41.8 x 30.1 cm (16 7/16 x 11 7/8 in.); sheet: 43.5 x 31.3 cm (17 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2022.139


title: Base for a Flower Pyramid

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue

country: Netherlands, Holland, Delft

subjects:
Ceramic
Flowers
Netherlands, holland, delft

credit_line: Base for a Flower Pyramid, c. 1690. Adrianus Kocx (Dutch, active 1686–1701), De Grieksche A (The Greek A) Factory (Netherlands, 1658–1811). Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue; overall: 36.1 x 30.2 x 30.2 cm (14 3/16 x 11 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2024.27.a


title: First Tier for a Flower Pyramid

credit_line: First Tier for a Flower Pyramid, c. 1690. Adrianus Kocx (Dutch, active 1686–1701), De Grieksche A (The Greek A) Factory (Netherlands, 1658–1811). Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue; overall: 14.5 x 28.2 x 28.2 cm (5 11/16 x 11 1/8 x 11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2024.27.b


title: Third Tier for a Flower Pyramid

credit_line: Third Tier for a Flower Pyramid, c. 1690. Adrianus Kocx (Dutch, active 1686–1701), De Grieksche A (The Greek A) Factory (Netherlands, 1658–1811). Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue; overall: 12.7 x 22.5 x 22.5 cm (5 x 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2024.27.d


title: Fourth Tier for a Flower Pyramid

credit_line: Fourth Tier for a Flower Pyramid, c. 1690. Adrianus Kocx (Dutch, active 1686–1701), De Grieksche A (The Greek A) Factory (Netherlands, 1658–1811). Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue; overall: 12 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm (4 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2024.27.e


title: Fifth Tier for a Flower Pyramid

credit_line: Fifth Tier for a Flower Pyramid, c. 1690. Adrianus Kocx (Dutch, active 1686–1701), De Grieksche A (The Greek A) Factory (Netherlands, 1658–1811). Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue; overall: 12 x 15.8 x 15.8 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2024.27.f


title: Sixth Tier for a Flower Pyramid

credit_line: Sixth Tier for a Flower Pyramid, c. 1690. Adrianus Kocx (Dutch, active 1686–1701), De Grieksche A (The Greek A) Factory (Netherlands, 1658–1811). Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue; overall: 16.8 x 12.8 x 12.8 cm (6 5/8 x 5 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2024.27.g


title: Necklace (muriya or murriyya)

medium: gilt silver, tree resin (possibly copal)

subjects: Jewelry Trees

credit_line: Necklace (muriya or murriyya), late 1800s or early 1900s. Africa, East Africa, probably Harar, Ethiopia, unknown silversmith. Gilt silver, tree resin (possibly copal). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Raymond A. Silverman, 2025.155


title: Return from Russia

creator: Théodore Géricault (French, 1791–1824)

medium: lithograph printed in black and ochre with watercolor added by hand

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Return from Russia, c. 1818. Théodore Géricault (French, 1791–1824). Lithograph printed in black and ochre with watercolor added by hand; border: 44.4 x 36.4 cm (17 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1931.48


title: A Faun Grasping a Bunch of Grapes

creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)

date: after 1616–18

medium: black chalk and brush and brown wash; framing lines in pen and black ink

subjects: Drawing Flander

credit_line: A Faun Grasping a Bunch of Grapes, after 1616–18. Studio of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640). Black chalk and brush and brown wash; framing lines in pen and black ink; sheet: 37.8 x 26.2 cm (14 7/8 x 10 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.341


creator: Adolf von Heydeck (German, 1787–1856)

medium: watercolor with graphite; framing lines in pen and black ink

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples from a Cave, 1820. Adolf von Heydeck (German, 1787–1856). Watercolor with graphite; framing lines in pen and black ink; sheet: 26.9 x 37.9 cm (10 9/16 x 14 15/16 in.); secondary support: 27.5 x 37.9 cm (10 13/16 x 14 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John B. Putnam Foundation, 1968.69


title: Capri

medium: oil on canvas

country: America

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Capri, 1869. William Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835–1900). Oil on canvas; framed: 69.5 x 99.5 x 9 cm (27 3/8 x 39 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.); unframed: 50 x 80 cm (19 11/16 x 31 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1975.4


title: Alexandre Dumas père (1802–1870)

creator: Nadar (French, 1820–1910)

medium: salted paper print from wet collodion negative

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Alexandre Dumas père (1802–1870), 1855. Nadar (French, 1820–1910). Salted paper print from wet collodion negative; image: 23.8 x 17.8 cm (9 3/8 x 7 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1983.198


title: Sheriff of Pecos

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Ceramic
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Sheriff of Pecos , 1931–32. Russell Barnett Aitken (American, 1910–2002). Ceramic; overall: 29 x 15 x 22 cm (11 7/16 x 5 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Irene Roosevelt Aitken, 2013.357


title: Hu (Jar)

medium: bronze

credit_line: Hu (Jar) (壺), 481–221 BCE. China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Bronze; overall: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1975.62


title: Vase

medium: silver with gilded foil

country: Central Asia (Sogdiana) or Tibet

subjects:
Silver
Central asia (sogdiana) or tibet

credit_line: Vase, c. late 600s–early 700s. Central Asia (Sogdiana) or Tibet. Silver with gilded foil; overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.); . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1988.67.1


creator: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

medium: etching, softground etching, aquatint, and drypoint

credit_line: Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery, 1879–80. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Etching, softground etching, aquatint, and drypoint; platemark: 30.2 x 12.6 cm (11 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.); sheet: 36.3 x 26.6 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1947.459


title: Bastille Day

medium: color monotype

subjects: Print America

credit_line: Bastille Day, 1892. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Color monotype; image: 17.4 x 13.1 cm (6 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.); platemark: 25.5 x 20 cm (10 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.); sheet: 30.5 x 24.8 cm (12 x 9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1954.337


title: Rue de la Ferronnerie

creator: Charles Marville (French, 1813–1879)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

credit_line: Rue de la Ferronnerie, c. 1865. Charles Marville (French, 1813–1879). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 28 x 27 cm (11 x 10 5/8 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1984.24


title: Eccentric Flint

medium: chipped flint

subjects: Guatemala, quirigua, maya style (250-900)

credit_line: Eccentric Flint, 600–900. Guatemala, Quirigua, Maya style (250-900). Chipped flint; overall: 34.6 x 19.3 cm (13 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.161


title: Brush with Carved Designs

medium: carved bamboo

credit_line: Brush with Carved Designs (毛筆), 1573–1619. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli mark and reign (1573-1619). Carved bamboo; overall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.); handle: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); top: 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1967.194.a


title: Brush with Carved Designs (brush cap)

credit_line: Brush with Carved Designs (brush cap) (毛筆), 1573–1619. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli mark and reign (1573-1619). Carved bamboo; overall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.); handle: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); top: 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1967.194.b


title: Gathering at Lanting (Orchid Pavilion)

medium: Carved cinnabar-red lacquer

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

subjects:
Lacquer
China, ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Orchids

credit_line: Gathering at Lanting (Orchid Pavilion) (蘭亭漆屏), 1400s–1500s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Carved cinnabar-red lacquer; overall: 48.5 x 21 cm (19 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1974.72


creator: Pu Zhongqian (Chinese, active 1600s)

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

credit_line: Clip for Paper with Sage Seated Under a Pine, 1600s or 1700s. Pu Zhongqian (Chinese, active 1600s). Carved bamboo; overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1977.8


title: Portrait Study of Seigen

medium: hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Portrait Study of Seigen, 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper; image: 25.5 x 40.9 cm (10 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.); overall: 107.8 x 53.4 cm (42 7/16 x 21 in.); with knobs: 107.8 x 58.2 cm (42 7/16 x 22 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1982.55


title: Peafowl and Phoenixes

creator: Tosa Mitsuyoshi (Japanese, 1539–1613)

date: late 1500s

country: Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

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

credit_line: Peafowl and Phoenixes (孔雀鳳凰図屏風), late 1500s. Attributed to Tosa Mitsuyoshi (Japanese, 1539–1613). Pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, and gold on gilded paper; overall: 173.1 x 374.4 cm (68 1/8 x 147 3/8 in.); overall: 175.9 x 377.2 cm (69 1/4 x 148 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1986.2


title: Pair of Flintlock Pistols

date: early 1700s

medium: steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration

subjects: Franco-flemish, liège, early 18th century

credit_line: Pair of Flintlock Pistols, early 1700s. Franco-Flemish, Liège, early 18th century. Steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration; overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.); barrel: 32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.); bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.50


title: Stele of Shemai

medium: painted limestone

credit_line: Stele of Shemai, c. 1960–1916 BCE. Egypt, Aswan, Qubbet el-Hawa, excavations of Lady William Cecil, 1904, "Cecil Tombs," no. 28, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12, probably reign of Senusret I (1971–1926 BCE). Painted limestone; overall: 83.5 x 86 x 23 cm (32 7/8 x 33 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921.1017


medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Red-Figure Column Krater (Mixing Vessel): Satyrs Pursuing Maenads, 440–430 BCE. Attributed to Naples Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 450–430 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 41.5 cm (16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1924.533


subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic

credit_line: Black-Figure Eye Cup: Iris and Satyrs (A, B); Gorgoneion (I), c. 520–510 BCE. Greek, Attic. Ceramic; diameter: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.514


country: South Italian, Apulian

subjects:
Ceramic
South italian, apulian

credit_line: Gnathian Ribbed Oinochoe (Wine Jug): Masks, Dancer, and Flute-Player, c. 300–275 BCE. South Italian, Apulian. Ceramic; overall: 46.4 cm (18 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.16


title: Frog-Shaped Guttus (Oil Flask)

subjects:
Ceramic
South italian, apulian
Reptiles & amphibians

credit_line: Frog-Shaped Guttus (Oil Flask), 300s BCE. South Italian, Apulian. Ceramic; diameter: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); overall: 5.8 x 11.2 x 9.1 cm (2 5/16 x 4 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Keith P. Smith, 1985.176


title: Wide-Mouthed Bottle

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Wide-Mouthed Bottle (청동 입 큰 병 [靑銅廣口甁]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; diameter of mouth: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); overall: 26.3 cm (10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1991.227


title: Female Worshiper

subjects: Crete, minoan, middle minoan iii–late minoan i

credit_line: Female Worshiper, c. 1600–1500 BCE. Crete, Minoan, middle Minoan III–late Minoan I. Bronze; overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2002.89


title: Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain

medium: citrine, mounted in a gold and enamel pendant

country: Italy

subjects: Sculpture Italy Portraits

credit_line:
Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain , mid-1550s
. Alessandro Cesati (Italian, before 1538-after 1564). Citrine, mounted in a gold and enamel pendant; pendant: 4.3 x 2.8 x 0.9 cm (1 11/16 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in.); gem: 3.2 x 2.5 cm (1 1/4 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, By exchange: Bequests of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin and John L. Severance; Dudley P. Allen Fund; Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle; Gift of S. Livingstone Mather, Constance Mather Bishop, Philip R. Mather, Katherine Hoyt Cross,, 2012.53


title: Nautilus Cup

medium: Silver-gilt, nautilus shell

subjects:
Metalwork
Netherlands, holland, delft
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Nautilus Cup, 1607. Cornelis Jansz van der Burch (Dutch, active in Delft, d. 1615). Silver-gilt, nautilus shell; overall: 33.3 x 10.6 x 20.1 cm (13 1/8 x 4 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2023.154


title: Half Tunic

date: 16th century

medium: interlocked tapestry; cotton and wool

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Half Tunic, 16th century. Peru, South Coast, Inca Culture, Colonial Period, 16th century. Interlocked tapestry; cotton and wool; overall: 92.7 x 72.1 cm (36 1/2 x 28 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.393


title: Shinto Deity

medium: wood, with traces of polychromy

country: Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

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

credit_line: Shinto Deity (女神像), 900s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Wood, with traces of polychromy; overall: 53.3 x 47 cm (21 x 18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1978.3.2


title: Achala, King of the Wrathful Ones

date: early 1200s

medium: Thangka, silk tapestry with pearls

subjects: China, zhejiang province, probably hangzhou

credit_line: Achala, King of the Wrathful Ones, early 1200s. China, Zhejiang Province, probably Hangzhou. Thangka, silk tapestry with pearls; overall: 100.6 x 74.3 cm (39 5/8 x 29 1/4 in.); mounted: 111.1 x 83.8 x 7 cm (43 3/4 x 33 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1992.72


title: View of Lake Pepin, Minnesota

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: View of Lake Pepin, Minnesota, 1862. Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821–1872). Oil on canvas; framed: 38.5 x 63 x 6.5 cm (15 3/16 x 24 13/16 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 30.2 x 54.5 cm (11 7/8 x 21 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Macbeth, 1947.198


title: Shinto Deities

credit_line: Shinto Deities (神像), 900s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Wood, with traces of polychromy; overall: 50.3 x 38.1 cm (19 13/16 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1978.3


title: Shinto Deity

credit_line: Shinto Deity, 900s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Wood, with traces of polychromy; overall: 50.3 x 38.1 cm (19 13/16 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1978.3.1


medium: marble with traces of polychromy and gilding

country: Italy, Siena

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, siena

credit_line: Madonna and Child with Saints Catherine and John the Baptist, c. 1340–50. Giovanni di Agostino (Italian, c. 1310–1370). Marble with traces of polychromy and gilding; overall: 70.5 x 52.5 x 5.9 cm (27 3/4 x 20 11/16 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Henry G. Dalton by his nephews, George S. Kendrick and Harry D. Kendrick, 1942.1162


title: Saint John the Baptist

medium: terracotta with traces of polychromy

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, florence

credit_line: Saint John the Baptist, c. 1500–1525. Master of the Saint John Statuettes (Italian). Terracotta with traces of polychromy; overall: 72.1 x 33 x 24 cm (28 3/8 x 13 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.781


title: The Immaculate Conception

country: Spain

subjects: Painting Spain

credit_line: The Immaculate Conception, c. 1680. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1617–1682). Oil on canvas; framed: 246.3 x 152.7 x 8 cm (96 15/16 x 60 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.); unframed: 220.5 x 127.5 cm (86 13/16 x 50 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1959.189


medium: tempera on wood panel

subjects:
Painting
Italy, florence

credit_line: Panel from a Triptych: The Archangel Michael, 1458. Fra Filippo Lippi (Italian, c. 1406–1469). Tempera on wood panel; framed: 94 x 40 x 6.5 cm (37 x 15 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 81.3 x 29.8 x 3 cm (32 x 11 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.150.1


title: Christ's Mission to the Apostles

medium: ivory

credit_line: Christ's Mission to the Apostles, c. 970–980. Ottonian, Italy, Milan, Gothic period, 10th century. Ivory; overall: 18.2 x 9.9 x 1 cm (7 3/16 x 3 7/8 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1967.65


title: Naga-Enthroned Buddha

medium: bronze with traces of gilding

credit_line: Naga-Enthroned Buddha, 1100s. Cambodia, Angkor, Angkor Wat Period, 12th century. Bronze with traces of gilding; overall: 58.4 x 28 cm (23 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.263


title: Views:  The Canal Lock at Dolo

creator: Antonio Canaletto (Italian, 1697–1768)

medium: etching

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Print
Italy, venice

credit_line: Views:  The Canal Lock at Dolo, 1735–46. Antonio Canaletto (Italian, 1697–1768). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1925.1239.6


title: Smelting Works at Denver

medium: watercolor and gouache

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Smelting Works at Denver, 1892. Thomas Moran (American, born England, 1837–1926). Watercolor and gouache; sheet: 24 x 31.8 cm (9 7/16 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection, 1938.56


title: The Fox and the Turkey Hens

creator: Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755)

medium: brush and black ink and gray wash heightened with white gouache, blue ink in margin; framing lines in brown ink

country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: The Fables of La Fontaine: The Fox and the Turkey Hens, 1733. Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755). Brush and black ink and gray wash heightened with white gouache, blue ink in margin; framing lines in brown ink; image: 24 x 18.8 cm (9 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.); sheet: 31 x 26 cm (12 3/16 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1977.93


subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Black-Figure Nikosthenic Amphora (Storage Vessel): Dancing Youths; Sphinxes and Lions; Satyrs and Maenads, c. 530–510 BCE. Signed by Nikosthenes (Greek, Attic, active c. 545–510 BCE), attributed to Painter N, Thiasos Group (Greek, c. 530–510 BC). Ceramic; diameter: 16.9 cm (6 5/8 in.); overall: 31.1 cm (12 1/4 in.); diameter of rim: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); diameter of foot: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1974.10


title: Antelope and deer hunt

creator: Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645)

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

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

credit_line: Antelope and deer hunt, c. 1602–4. Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645). Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 20 x 11.8 cm (7 7/8 x 4 5/8 in.); overall: 37 x 25.3 cm (14 9/16 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1939.66


title: Roses in a Vase

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century
Roses

credit_line: Roses in a Vase, c. 1890. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919). Oil on fabric; unframed: 25.5 x 34 cm (10 1/16 x 13 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon, 1941.14


medium: hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver on silk

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

credit_line: The Secret Five Bodhisattvas (Gohimitsu Bosatsu) (五秘密菩薩像), 1200s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver on silk; image: 78.1 x 63.5 cm (30 3/4 x 25 in.); overall: 163.2 x 83.8 cm (64 1/4 x 33 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1961.423


title: The Guilty and Repentant Daughter

date: early 1770s

medium: brush and black and gray wash over black chalk

credit_line: The Guilty and Repentant Daughter, early 1770s. Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725–1805). Brush and black and gray wash over black chalk; sheet: 49.8 x 64.3 cm (19 5/8 x 25 5/16 in.); secondary support: 49.8 x 64.3 cm (19 5/8 x 25 5/16 in.); tertiary support: 61.3 x 78.8 cm (24 1/8 x 31 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1989.46


medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: France, Brittany(?), 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
France, brittany , 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross (Sext, Hours of the Cross), c. 1410–1420. France, Brittany(?), 15th century. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; each leaf: 17.2 x 12.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 1999.127


title: Cover

creator: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

medium: lithograph

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Temptation of Saint Anthony (First Series): Cover, 1888. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Becquet (French), published by Edmond Deman. Lithograph; image: 20 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.); sheet: 45.2 x 31.8 cm (17 13/16 x 12 1/2 in.); matted: 71 x 55.7 cm (27 15/16 x 21 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.477.1


title: Title Plate

medium: lithograph on wove paper

country: France, late 19th Century

subjects:
Print
France, late 19th century

credit_line: The Haunted House: Title Plate, 1896. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858–1936). Lithograph on wove paper; image: 44.9 x 31.9 cm (17 11/16 x 12 9/16 in.); matted: 71 x 55.7 x 0.3 cm (27 15/16 x 21 15/16 x 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1966.413.1


title: Manjushri

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Manjushri (文殊菩薩), c. 1500–1550. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Hanging scroll, ink, color and gold on silk; painting: 124.8 x 107.3 cm (49 1/8 x 42 1/4 in.); overall: 314.2 x 111.2 cm (123 11/16 x 43 3/4 in.); overall with knobs: 314.2 x 122.8 cm (123 11/16 x 48 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1989.67


title: Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure

medium: silver

country: early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century

credit_line: Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure, c. 500–700. Early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century. Silver; overall: 17.1 x 14.9 cm (6 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.379


title: Reliquary of the True Cross

medium: silver, gilded silver, niello, precious stones, walnut core

credit_line:
Reliquary of the True Cross, c. 1214. Cross: Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
Panel: Rhine-Meuse region, Gothic period, 13th century. Silver, gilded silver, niello, precious stones, walnut core; overall: 44 x 31 x 4.7 cm (17 5/16 x 12 3/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.89


medium: engraving

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Virgin and Child in the Grotto (Adoration of the Magi), c. 1500. Probably by Premier Engraver (Italian, active about 1500), workshop of Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506). Engraving; sheet: 39 x 28.5 cm (15 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.66


title: Spoon with Human Figure

medium: hammered and cut gold

credit_line: Spoon with Human Figure, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1958.177


title: Allegory of Carnal Love

creator: Cristofano Robetta (Italian, 1462–1534)

country: Italy, 20th century

subjects:
Mythology
Print
Italy, 20th century

credit_line: Allegory of Carnal Love, c. 1530. Cristofano Robetta (Italian, 1462–1534). Engraving; image: 29.7 x 27.8 cm (11 11/16 x 10 15/16 in.); sheet: 29.7 x 27.8 cm (11 11/16 x 10 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1923.744


title: Dish: The Goddess Anahita

medium: silver gilt

country: Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE)

subjects:
Metalwork
Iran, sasanian empire (224–651 ce)

credit_line: Dish: The Goddess Anahita, 400–600 CE. Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE). Silver gilt; overall: 4.6 x 21.6 cm (1 13/16 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1962.295