creator: Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927)

medium: albumen print, gold toned

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 20th century

credit_line: Versailles, Fountain of Triumphant France, 1904. Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927). Albumen print, gold toned; image: 22 x 18.2 cm (8 11/16 x 7 3/16 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.114


title: Versailles, Fountain of Enceladus

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: Versailles, Fountain of Enceladus, 1922–1923. Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927). Albumen print, gold toned; image: 22.5 x 17.8 cm (8 7/8 x 7 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.117


title: Katar (Stabbing Dagger): Sheath

medium: wooden sheath with velvet cover, brass boss, iron tip with gold inlay

country: India, Mughal

subjects:
Arms and armor
India, mughal

credit_line: Katar (Stabbing Dagger): Sheath, 1700s. India, Mughal. Wooden sheath with velvet cover, brass boss, iron tip with gold inlay; overall: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Morris and Eleanor Everett, 1985.119.b


title: A Couple

creator: Hasegawa Sōen (Japanese)

date: late 1500s

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

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

credit_line: A Couple, late 1500s. Hasegawa Sōen (Japanese). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 102.3 x 47.6 cm (40 1/4 x 18 3/4 in.); overall: 189.2 x 68 cm (74 1/2 x 26 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.133


title: Mandarin Duck

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Mandarin Duck, 1500s. Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting only: 30 x 41.4 cm (11 13/16 x 16 5/16 in.); including mounting: 110 x 58.4 cm (43 5/16 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.246


title: Courtesan

date: early 1800s

medium: hanging scroll, pillar painting; ink and color paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Courtesan, early 1800s. Gion Seitoku (Japanese, active late 1700s–early 1800s). Hanging scroll, pillar painting; ink and color paper; overall: 194.3 x 18.6 cm (76 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.); painting only: 126.5 x 13.3 cm (49 13/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.272


creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

medium: color woodblock print

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

credit_line: Gathering Shellfish at Low Tide at Susaki, from Famous Places in Edo (江都名所　洲崎しほ干狩), mid-1830s. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Color woodblock print; sheet: 22.3 x 34.7 cm (8 3/4 x 13 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.315


credit_line: Evening Snow at Kambara (number sixteen of the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido), 1833. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Color woodblock print; sheet: 22.6 x 35.5 cm (8 7/8 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.317


creator: Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825)

credit_line: Takigawa of Ōgiya, from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi, c. 1793–97. Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825). Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper; sheet: 38.4 x 25 cm (15 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.356


title: Weaving and Spinning

creator: Kehar Singh (Indian)

medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper

country: India, Punjab, probably Amritsar or Lahore, Company school, 19th century

credit_line: Weaving and Spinning, c. 1860. Kehar Singh (Indian). Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 23.7 x 19 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward, 1987.162


title: Partridges (recto)

creator: Captain N. Baily (British)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
England, 19th century

credit_line: Partridges (recto), c. 1861. Captain N. Baily (British). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 23.9 x 19.3 cm (9 7/16 x 7 5/8 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1987.21.a


title: Illustration (Typhoon)

medium: woodcut

country: England, 20th century

subjects:
Print
England, 20th century

credit_line: Illustration (Typhoon), 1914–1915. Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, 1889–1949). Woodcut; sheet: 31.3 x 27.7 cm (12 5/16 x 10 7/8 in.); image: 29 x 25.4 cm (11 7/16 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.50


title: Wild Geese

creator: Kano Sanraku (Japanese, 1559–1635)

date: late 1500s-early 1600s

medium: pair of six-fold screens; ink on paper

credit_line: Wild Geese, late 1500s-early 1600s. Kano Sanraku (Japanese, 1559–1635). Pair of six-fold screens; ink on paper; image: 152 x 359 cm (59 13/16 x 141 5/16 in.); overall: 170.2 x 371.8 cm (67 x 146 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1987.9.1


credit_line: The Story of Little Red Riding Hood: She Runs Home and Tells Her Mother All about It, 1858. Henry Peach Robinson (British, 1830–1901). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 29.9 x 19.5 cm (11 3/4 x 7 11/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1988.215


title: Tea Caddy (Chaire)

medium: Negoro lacquer on wood

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

credit_line: Tea Caddy (Chaire), 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Negoro lacquer on wood; diameter: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1988.56


creator: Aoki Mokubei (Japanese, 1767–1833)

medium: porcelain with underglaze blue

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

credit_line: Pair of Tea Containers with Plum Blossoms, early 1800s. Aoki Mokubei (Japanese, 1767–1833). Porcelain with underglaze blue; overall: 7.7 x 4.8 cm (3 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.265


creator: Ferdinand Olivier (German, 1785–1841)

medium: lithograph

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Print
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: Seven Views in Salzburg and Berchtesgaden: Monday: Rosenecker Garden Salzburg, 1823. Ferdinand Olivier (German, 1785–1841). Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1990.11


title: The Prophet Joel

creator: Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582)

date: early 1570s

medium: engraving

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Six Prophets and Sibyls: The Prophet Joel, early 1570s. Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582), after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564). Engraving; sheet: 55.9 x 41.5 cm (22 x 16 5/16 in.); secondary support: 57.7 x 42.9 cm (22 11/16 x 16 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jane and Robert Lewis in memory of Harold Fallon, 1990.58


title: Ahijah and Jeroboam

creator: Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607)

country: Netherlands, early 17th Century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, early 17th century

credit_line: Scenes of the Prophet Ahijah: Ahijah and Jeroboam, 1604. Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651). Engraving; sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards, 1991.261


title: Elijah in the Wilderness Fed by Ravens

credit_line: Scenes of the Prophet Elijah: Elijah in the Wilderness Fed by Ravens, 1604. Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651). Engraving; sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards, 1991.263


title: Elisha and Elijah's Chariot of Fire

credit_line: Scenes of the Prophet Elijah: Elisha and Elijah's Chariot of Fire, 1604. Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651). Engraving; sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards, 1991.264


title: Tapestry Panel

medium: camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave

credit_line: Tapestry Panel, 1000–1460s. Peru, Central Coast, Chancay-Chimú style, 11th-15th century. Camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave; overall: 115 x 54.3 cm (45 1/4 x 21 3/8 in.); mounted: 124.5 x 64.8 cm (49 x 25 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Marks, 1992.103


title: Water-Moon Kannon (Suigetsu Kannon)

medium: hanging scroll, ink, gold, silver, color, and cut gold-leaf on silk

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Water-Moon Kannon (Suigetsu Kannon) (水月觀音像), 1868–1912. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). Hanging scroll, ink, gold, silver, color, and cut gold-leaf on silk; painting: 104.5 x 41.9 cm (41 1/8 x 16 1/2 in.); overall with knobs: 188.9 x 64.8 cm (74 3/8 x 25 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1992.119


title: Man Dyeing Cloth

date: early 1830s

subjects: India, company school, lucknow, 19th century

credit_line: Man Dyeing Cloth, early 1830s. India, Company School, Lucknow, 19th century. Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 22.2 x 15.9 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 1992.142


title: L'Estaque

creator: André Paul Borel (French, 1828–1912)

medium: etching

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: L'Estaque, 1878. André Paul Borel (French, 1828–1912). Etching; sheet: 36.3 x 52.3 cm (14 5/16 x 20 9/16 in.); plate: 23.8 x 32.9 cm (9 3/8 x 12 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Walter and Jean Caldwell, 1993.101


title: Bridge of Shops, Srinagar, Kashmir

creator: Samuel Bourne (British, 1834–1912)

credit_line: Bridge of Shops, Srinagar, Kashmir, 1864. Samuel Bourne (British, 1834–1912). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 23.6 x 29.1 cm (9 5/16 x 11 7/16 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1994.185


country: Germany, early 19th Century

subjects:
Print
Germany, early 19th century
Spiders & arachnids
Trees

credit_line: The Woman with the Spider Web between Bare Trees, 1803. Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774–1840). Woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.68


title: David Playing the Harp before Saul

creator: Frans Floris (Netherlandish, 1519–1570)

medium: chiaroscuro woodcut

country: Netherlands, 16th century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, 16th century

credit_line: David Playing the Harp before Saul, 1555. After Frans Floris (Netherlandish, 1519–1570). Chiaroscuro woodcut; sheet: 33.4 x 47.9 cm (13 1/8 x 18 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1997.189


title: Ut Pictura Poesis

country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Ut Pictura Poesis, 1745–1746. Charles-François Hutin (French, 1715–1776). Gray wash, watercolor, graphite, black chalk, and red chalk on cream laid paper; sheet: 53.2 x 38 cm (20 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1998.76


title: Medallion Portrait of a Woman

medium: daguerreotype, whole-plate

country: America

subjects: Photograph America Portraits

credit_line: Medallion Portrait of a Woman, c. 1850. Albert Sands Southworth (American, 1811–1894), and Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, 1808–1901). Daguerreotype, whole-plate; image: 20 x 15 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.); framed: 32.5 x 27.3 cm (12 13/16 x 10 3/4 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2002.30


title: Half of a Sleeved Tunic

medium: single-interlocked tapestry; cotton warp; camelid fiber weft

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Half of a Sleeved Tunic, c. 500–1000. Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari, 6th-11th century. Single-interlocked tapestry; cotton warp; camelid fiber weft; overall: 88.6 x 101.9 cm (34 7/8 x 40 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2005.53.a


title: Tunic with Sacrificer

medium: camelid fiber, cotton; tapestry weave

credit_line: Tunic with Sacrificer, 600–1000. South America, Peru, Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari people, 7th-11th century. Camelid fiber, cotton; tapestry weave; overall: 202.6 x 112 cm (79 3/4 x 44 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2007.179


creator: Jean I Bérain (French, 1640–1711)

medium: pen and black ink and brush and gray wash with red, blue, and yellow wash, with graphite

credit_line: Design for the Divertissement from "La Pastorale" (First Entrée of the opera-ballet "Les Muses" by Danchet and Campra"), 1703. Jean I Bérain (French, 1640–1711). Pen and black ink and brush and gray wash with red, blue, and yellow wash, with graphite; sheet: 35.1 x 46.3 cm (13 13/16 x 18 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.379


title: Café in Constantinople

creator: Alexandre Bida (French, 1823–1895)

medium: brush and black and gray ink, graphite, and stylus on white wove paper coated with a white ground

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Café in Constantinople, 1847. Alexandre Bida (French, 1823–1895). Brush and black and gray ink, graphite, and stylus on white wove paper coated with a white ground; sheet: 40.7 x 29.2 cm (16 x 11 1/2 in.); image: 38.2 x 25.9 cm (15 1/16 x 10 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.381


title: Saddled Arabian Horse in Courtyard

creator: Carle Vernet (French, 1758–1836)

medium: pen and brown ink, brown wash, with gray wash, over black chalk or crayon, heightened with white gouache and white chalk

credit_line: Saddled Arabian Horse in Courtyard, 1820. Carle Vernet (French, 1758–1836). Pen and brown ink, brown wash, with gray wash, over black chalk or crayon, heightened with white gouache and white chalk; sheet: 15.8 x 24.2 cm (6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.); with mount: 22.3 x 30.7 cm (8 3/4 x 12 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.398


title: A Nun Seated at a Table Knitting

creator: François Bonvin (French, 1817–1887)

medium: gouache and watercolor

credit_line: A Nun Seated at a Table Knitting, 1862. François Bonvin (French, 1817–1887). Gouache and watercolor; sheet: 21.3 x 17.2 cm (8 3/8 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.399


title: Woman at the Spinet

medium: fabricated black chalk with touches of brown and red chalk and stumping

credit_line: Woman at the Spinet, 1860. François Bonvin (French, 1817–1887). Fabricated black chalk with touches of brown and red chalk and stumping ; sheet: 42 x 30.5 cm (16 9/16 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2010.166


title: Apollo with Erato and Cupid

medium: pen and black ink and brown wash heightened with white gouache

country: Germany

subjects: Drawing Germany

credit_line: Apollo with Erato and Cupid, 1595. Johann Kellerthaler (German, c. 1560/2–1611). Pen and black ink and brown wash heightened with white gouache ; sheet: 19.1 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2012.98


title: Saint Sebastian

creator: James Barry (Irish, 1741–1806)

medium: Soft-ground etching

country: Ireland

subjects: Print Ireland

credit_line: Saint Sebastian, c. 1776. James Barry (Irish, 1741–1806). Soft-ground etching; platemark: 27.7 x 18.5 cm (10 7/8 x 7 5/16 in.); sheet: 28.4 x 19.3 cm (11 3/16 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2016.297


medium: silk, velvet: cut pile and voided

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Velvet
Italy, florence

credit_line: Four-color Velvet with Medici Armorial in Rosettes, 1450–1500. Italy, Florence. Silk, velvet: cut pile and voided; overall: 211.5 x 40 cm (83 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.); mounted: 222.3 x 49.5 x 7.6 cm (87 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.67


creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

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

credit_line: Hotohoto Festival at Izumo Grand Shrine, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces, 1853. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Color woodblock print, ink and color on paper; overall: 34.3 x 22.9 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.311


title: Ōkyo Picture Book

creator: Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733–1795)

medium: accordion-style woodblock printed folding-book; ink and color on paper

credit_line: Ōkyo Picture Book (應舉画譜), 1850. After Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733–1795). Accordion-style woodblock printed folding-book; ink and color on paper; each page: 28.5 x 19.1 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.376


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

medium: photogravure

subjects: Photograph America

credit_line: The Edge of the Wood - Evening (Letitia Felix), 1900. Clarence H. White (American, 1871–1925). Photogravure; image: 14.6 x 10 cm (5 3/4 x 3 15/16 in.); paper: 22.7 x 17.8 cm (8 15/16 x 7 in.); matted: 35.6 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in.); framed: 30.5 x 35.6 cm (12 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Flory, Elizabeth Flory Kelly, and Phoebe Flory, 1989.405


title: The Prediction of Ahijah

medium: engraving

credit_line: Scenes of the Prophet Ahijah: The Prediction of Ahijah, 1604. Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651). Engraving; sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards, 1991.262


title: Saint Peter

creator: Domenico Beccafumi (Italian, 1486–1551)

medium: chiaroscuro woodcut printed in four shades of brown

credit_line: Saint Peter, c. 1547. Domenico Beccafumi (Italian, 1486–1551). Chiaroscuro woodcut printed in four shades of brown; sheet: 41.2 x 21.4 cm (16 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2002.9


date: early 1300s

medium: tempera on vellum

country: Italy, early 14th century

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, early 14th century

credit_line: Medallion from the Border of a Latin Bible: The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, early 1300s. Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian). Tempera on vellum; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2003.170


creator: Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546)

medium: ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum

subjects: Manuscript France

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Penitential Psalms, c. 1530–35. Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546), The 1520s Hours Workshop (French). Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: 11.2 x 6.4 cm (4 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2003.174.2


title: Half of a Sleeved Tunic

credit_line: Half of a Sleeved Tunic, c. 500–1000. Central Andes, Middle Horizon, Wari, 6th-11th century. Single-interlocked tapestry; cotton warp; camelid fiber weft; overall: 88.6 x 101.9 cm (34 7/8 x 40 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2005.53.b


medium: Silk: diasper, tabby weave

country: Iran

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran

credit_line: Fragment with confronted animal medallions and kufic bands, 1480–1649 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Iran. Silk: diasper, tabby weave; overall: 39.6 x 45.4 cm (15 9/16 x 17 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.84


medium: watercolor on vellum in a gilt metal frame

country: England, 16th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 16th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, later 1st Earl of Nottingham, 1576. Nicholas Hilliard (English, c. 1547–1619). Watercolor on vellum in a gilt metal frame; framed: 5.2 x 4.8 cm (2 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.); unframed: 4.9 x 4.4 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Belden Greene, 1960.39


title: Plate Depicting a Lion

date: late 1400s

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

country: Italy, Cafaggiolo, 15th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, cafaggiolo, 15th century

credit_line: Plate Depicting a Lion, late 1400s. Italy, Cafaggiolo, 15th century. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 35.6 cm (14 in.); overall: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1923.915


medium: steel, brass, ivory

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy

credit_line: Stiletto with Grip Fashioned as Figures of Charity, Justice, and Hope, c. 1650. Italy. Steel, brass, ivory ; overall: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.); blade: 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.); quillions: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1709


title: The Lamentation

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: The Lamentation, 1504. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1921.1172


title: Dish with Bats and Peaches

medium: porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration

subjects: Ceramic Roses

credit_line: Dish with Bats and Peaches, 1723–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1722-35). Porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration; diameter: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Worcester R. Warner Collection, 1930.639


creator: Jean II Pénicaud (French, c. 1520–1588)

medium: painted enamel (grisaille) on copper with gilding

country: France, Limoges

subjects:
Enamel
France, limoge

credit_line: Plaque Depicting a Scene from the Aeneid, 1500s. Jean II Pénicaud (French, c. 1520–1588). Painted enamel (grisaille) on copper with gilding; overall: 6.4 x 26.7 cm (2 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert A. Weaver, 1940.140


title: Earring

date: 400s CE

medium: gold with garnets

country: Ostrogothic, Migration period

subjects:
Jewelry
Ostrogothic, migration period

credit_line: Earring, 400s CE. Ostrogothic, Migration period. Gold with garnets; overall: 3.5 x 3.6 x 1.1 cm (1 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John R. McKay, 1975.48.2


title: Double Goblet (Pokal)

medium: gilt silver

country: Germany, Nuremberg

subjects:
Metalwork
Germany, nuremberg

credit_line: Double Goblet (Pokal), c.1614–32. Alexander Treghart (German, active 1614–1654). Gilt silver; overall: 58.2 cm (22 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1976.108


title: Flower Container

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

medium: faience

subjects: Ceramic France Flowers

credit_line: Flower Container, c. 1765. Sceaux Factory (French, active 1748–66). Faience; overall: 12.1 x 13.7 cm (4 3/4 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1983.44


medium: pale robin's-egg blue faience

credit_line: Box (Pyxis) in the Form of a Composite Capital , 305–30 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Pale robin's-egg blue faience; box: 11.4 x 10.8 x 2 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 13/16 in.); lid: 11.2 x 10.8 x 3.1 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Shelby White; Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund; and, by exchange, The John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1987.127.a


credit_line: Box (Pyxis) in the Form of a Composite Capital (lid), 305–30 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Pale robin's-egg blue faience; box: 11.4 x 10.8 x 2 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 13/16 in.); lid: 11.2 x 10.8 x 3.1 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Shelby White; Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund; and, by exchange, The John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1987.127.b


title: Tea Bowl

medium: stoneware with "oil spot" glaze, black ware

credit_line: Tea Bowl, 1100–1200s. Northern China, Henan province, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) or Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Stoneware with "oil spot" glaze, black ware; diameter: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); overall: 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.272


title: Jug

date: late 1100s

medium: fritware with luster-painted design

country: Iran, Rayy, Seljuk period

subjects:
Ceramic
Iran, rayy, seljuk period

credit_line: Jug, late 1100s. Iran, Rayy, Seljuk period. Fritware with luster-painted design; overall: 35.3 x 19.4 cm (13 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.525


title: Portrait of Benjamin West

creator: Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769–1830)

date: 1818 or later

medium: oil on canvas

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Benjamin West, 1818 or later. Copy after Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769–1830). Oil on canvas; framed: 102 x 88.5 x 11 cm (40 3/16 x 34 13/16 x 4 5/16 in.); unframed: 76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1916.2059


title: Ceremonial Disc (Bi)

medium: jade (nephrite)

credit_line: Ceremonial Disc (Bi) (玉璧), 3300–2200 BCE. East China, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture (3300–2200 BCE). Jade (nephrite); diameter: 32 cm (12 5/8 in.); overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); inner diameter: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Worcester R. Warner Collection, 1917.974


title: Velvet with gold discs

date: late 1200s or earlier

medium: silk, gilt-metal thread; brocaded velvet

country: Iran, probably Tabriz, Ilkhanid period

subjects:
Velvet
Iran, probably tabriz, ilkhanid period

credit_line: Velvet with gold discs, late 1200s or earlier. Iran, probably Tabriz, Ilkhanid period. Silk, gilt-metal thread; brocaded velvet; overall: 30.5 x 20.6 cm (12 x 8 1/8 in.); mounted: 34.9 x 25.4 cm (13 3/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1918.225


title: Fragment from an Orphrey Band

country: Germany, Cologne

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Germany, cologne

credit_line: Fragment from an Orphrey Band, 1300s–1400s. Germany, Cologne. Linen, silk, metal-wrapped thread: compound twill weave; overall: 47.8 x 8.3 cm (18 13/16 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1918.921


title: Fragment from an Orphrey Band

credit_line: Fragment from an Orphrey Band, 1300s–1400s. Germany, Cologne. Linen, silk, metal-wrapped thread: compound twill weave; overall: 48.3 x 8.3 cm (19 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1918.922


title: Fragment from an Orphrey Band

credit_line: Fragment from an Orphrey Band, 1300s–1400s. Germany, Cologne. Linen, silk, metal-wrapped thread: compound twill weave; overall: 47 x 8 cm (18 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1918.925


title: Mantle for a statue of the Virgin

medium: Silk: lampas weave

country: Spain, Granada

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Spain, granada

credit_line: Mantle for a statue of the Virgin, late 1400s–1500s. Spain, Granada. Silk: lampas weave; average: 104.2 x 215.9 cm (41 x 85 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.975


title: Lace Flounce

medium: Needle lace (Point de France)

country: France

subjects: Lace France

credit_line: Lace Flounce, 1700–1715. France. Needle lace (Point de France); average: 266.7 x 63.5 cm (105 x 25 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, 1930.654


title: Honeysuckle

creator: William Morris (British, 1834–1896)

date: Early 20th century

medium: plain weave linen, printed

country: England, Early 20th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
England, early 20th century

credit_line: Honeysuckle, Early 20th century. William Morris (British, 1834–1896). Plain weave linen, printed; overall: 87 x 90.5 cm (34 1/4 x 35 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm, 1937.697


medium: watercolor on vellum in a later gilt-wood frame

country: Belgium, Flemish School, 19th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
Belgium, flemish school, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Philippe de Croy, Duke of Aerschot, 1800s. Belgium, Flemish School, 19th century. Watercolor on vellum in a later gilt-wood frame; framed: 24.5 x 20.9 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.); unframed: 16 x 12.1 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1940.1222


title: Chafing Dish

creator: John Potwine (American, 1698–1792)

medium: silver, wooden handle

country: America, Massachusetts and Connecticut, 18th century

credit_line: Chafing Dish, c. 1730. John Potwine (American, 1698–1792). Silver, wooden handle; with handle: 8.6 x 29.5 cm (3 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.248


title: Albarello with Two Rabbits

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

country: Spain, Paterna, 14th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Spain, paterna, 14th century

credit_line: Albarello with Two Rabbits, 1300s. Spain, Paterna, 14th century. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 22.3 x 9.9 cm (8 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1943.276


medium: ink and opaque watercolor on paper

subjects: Afghanistan, herat, timurid period (1370–1501)

credit_line: Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny (verso), c. 1425. Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501). Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); text area: 34.5 x 22.7 cm (13 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.384


title: Walking Buddha

medium: ivory

country: India, Kashmir, 8th century

subjects:
Ivory
India, kashmir, 8th century

credit_line: Walking Buddha, 700s. India, Kashmir, 8th century. Ivory; overall: 4.8 x 2.8 x 0.6 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1962.167


medium: porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration

subjects: Ceramic Flowers

credit_line: Arrow Vase with Persian Inscriptions and Floral Scrolls, 1506–21. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde mark and reign (1505-1521). Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration; diameter: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); overall: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.170


title: Polo Player

date: late 600s-early 700s

medium: painted earthenware

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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

credit_line: Polo Player, late 600s-early 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Painted earthenware; overall: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.181


title: Bowl: Kakiemon Ware (2 of 2)

date: late 1600s

medium: porcelain

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Bowl: Kakiemon Ware (2 of 2), late 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain; diameter: 35.6 cm (14 in.); height: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1964.364.2


title: Tlaloc

medium: stone

subjects: Central mexico, aztec, 13th-16th century

credit_line: Tlaloc, c. 1200–1519. Central Mexico, Aztec, 13th-16th century. Stone; overall: 29 x 19.5 x 13.5 cm (11 7/16 x 7 11/16 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1966.361


title: Autumn Mist in the Countryside

creator: Zou Zhe (Chinese, c. 1610-before 1688)

medium: handscroll; ink and color on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Autumn Mist in the Countryside, 1647. Zou Zhe (Chinese, c. 1610-before 1688). Handscroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 29.5 x 280 cm (11 5/8 x 110 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1970.59


title: Fragment with Equestrian Falconer King

date: prior to 1971

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Fragment with Equestrian Falconer King, prior to 1971. Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 103.2 x 86.4 cm (40 5/8 x 34 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.23


title: Fish Slice

creator: Samuel Kirk (American, 1793–1872)

medium: silver

country: America, Maryland, Baltimore, 19th century

subjects: America, maryland, baltimore, 19th century

credit_line: Fish Slice, c. 1824. Samuel Kirk (American, 1793–1872). Silver; overall: 30.4 x 6.9 cm (11 15/16 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Margaret Virginia Tozzer, 1972.349


title: Chair Leg

date: 300s CE

country: Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period

subjects:
Ivory
Afghanistan, begram, kushan period

credit_line: Chair Leg, 300s CE. Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period. Ivory; overall: 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1975.103.1


title: In the Forest

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: In the Forest, 1841. Célestin François Nanteuil (French, 1813–1873). Oil on fabric; framed: 123.2 x 155.6 x 12.7 cm (48 1/2 x 61 1/4 x 5 in.); unframed: 97 x 129.8 cm (38 3/16 x 51 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, 1977.125


creator: Abdallah ibn al-Fadl (Iraq)

medium: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

country: Iraq, Baghdad, Abbasid Period, 13th Century

subjects: Iraq, baghdad, abbasid period, 13th century

credit_line: Folio from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 1224. Abdallah ibn al-Fadl (Iraq). Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; sheet: 33.1 x 24.5 cm (13 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1977.91


title: Dawn

medium: bronze

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 19th century

credit_line: Dawn, c. 1883. Gustave-Joseph Chéret (French, 1838–1894). Bronze; overall: 211.4 cm (83 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection, 1979.114


medium: porcelain with gilt bronze mounts

subjects:
Ceramic
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Vase with Portrait of President MacMahon, c. 1872–1874. Alfred-Thompson Gobert (French, 1822–1894), Constantin Renard (French), Emile-Bernard Rejoux (French, 1832-), Jean-Denis Larue (French, 1884), Jules Archelais (French, 1865–1902). Porcelain with gilt bronze mounts; overall: 89.2 x 43.8 cm (35 1/8 x 17 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection, 1979.40


title: Pierrot in Criminal Court

creator: Thomas Couture (French, 1815–1879)

medium: oil on wood panel

credit_line: Pierrot in Criminal Court, c. 1864–70. Thomas Couture (French, 1815–1879). Oil on wood panel; framed: 45.8 x 52.1 x 5.2 cm (18 1/16 x 20 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.); unframed: 32.2 x 39.2 cm (12 11/16 x 15 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.250


title: Bowl

medium: porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration

credit_line: Bowl (琺瑯彩碗), 1723–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35). Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration; diameter: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); overall: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Rogerio Lam, Hong Kong, 1980.73


title: A Hundred Sparrows in a Lofty Grove

creator: Lin Liang (Chinese, 1416–1480)

medium: handscroll; ink on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: A Hundred Sparrows in a Lofty Grove (喬林百雀圖), 1368–1644. Attributed to Lin Liang (Chinese, 1416–1480). Handscroll; ink on silk; overall: 28.6 x 498.2 cm (11 1/4 x 196 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1981.4


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Sultanate India

subjects:
Painting
Sultanate india

credit_line: A traveler persuades Lorik to return home (top); Chanda objects (bottom), from a Chandayana (Story of Chanda), c. 1540. Sultanate India. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 19.7 x 14 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.); overall: 25.5 x 20 cm (10 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. J. R. Ushikubo, The John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, and Bequest of James Parmelee by exchange, 1981.55


credit_line: Ewer with Spout in the Form of an Elephant with a Mahut, 1–100 CE. Afghanistan, Gandhara, probably Taxila or environs, early Kushan. Bronze; overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); diameter of base: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1982.66


title: Playing the "Hand Game"

creator: Hasegawa Yasumasa (Japanese)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

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

credit_line: Playing the "Hand Game", c. 1760. Hasegawa Yasumasa (Japanese). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 39 x 55.3 cm (15 3/8 x 21 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.258


title: Pheasant and Grasses

creator: Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716)

date: late 1600s–early 1700s

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

credit_line: Pheasant and Grasses, late 1600s–early 1700s. Attributed to Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 134.6 x 43.5 cm (53 x 17 1/8 in.); painting only: 61.3 x 36.8 cm (24 1/8 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.266


creator: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770)

medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

credit_line: Young Woman Standing Under an Umbrella in the Snow, 1767–68. Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770). Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; sheet: 71.1 x 12.7 cm (28 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.305


creator: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865)

medium: color woodblock print, with mica

credit_line: Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kan Shojo in the Mt. Tenpai Scene, from the series Famous Kabuki Plays, 1814. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865). Color woodblock print, with mica; overall: 38 x 25.9 cm (14 15/16 x 10 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.333


title: Roundels with camels bearing howdahs

medium: silk: plain weave variation with supplementary weft

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Syria , 900s - 1000

credit_line: Roundels with camels bearing howdahs, 900s–1000s. Syria (?), 900s - 1000s. Silk: plain weave variation with supplementary weft; overall: 78.8 x 48.6 cm (31 x 19 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1986.90


medium: oil on wood

country: Spain

subjects: Painting Spain

credit_line: Study for "The Assumption of the Virgin" for San Augustín, Seville, c. 1670–72. Juan de Valdés Leal (Spanish, 1622–1690). Oil on wood; framed: 52.3 x 39 cm (20 9/16 x 15 3/8 in.); unframed: 40.3 x 26.6 cm (15 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1987.7


title: Budai

creator: Jonan Etetsu (Japanese, 1444–1507)

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Budai (布袋), late 1400s. Jonan Etetsu (Japanese, 1444–1507). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting: 51 x 24.8 cm (20 1/16 x 9 3/4 in.); mounted with knobs: 132.1 x 41.7 cm (52 x 16 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1988.17


title: Ewer in the Shape of a Dragon

medium: porcelain with underglaze blue

country: Vietnam (Annam)

subjects:
Ceramic
Vietnam (annam)

credit_line: Ewer in the Shape of a Dragon, 1400s. Vietnam (Annam). Porcelain with underglaze blue; overall: 28.3 x 15 cm (11 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.359


title: Couple in Room, Nude Man with Woman

medium: Lithograph on yellow paper

country: Germany, 20th century

subjects:
Print
Germany, 20th century

credit_line: Couple in Room, Nude Man with Woman, 1915–16. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880–1938). Lithograph on yellow paper; image: 59.5 x 50.5 cm (23 7/16 x 19 7/8 in.); sheet: 71.1 x 57.4 cm (28 x 22 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1991.24


title: Julia and Ethel Arnold

creator: Lewis Carroll (British, 1832–1898)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
England, 19th century

credit_line: Julia and Ethel Arnold, 1872. Lewis Carroll (British, 1832–1898). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 14.9 x 12.5 cm (5 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.11


title: Head of a Woman (Mme. Deshayes?)

creator: Louis-Marin Bonnet (French, 1736–1793)

medium: color chalk-manner etching and engraving

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Head of a Woman (Mme. Deshayes?), c. 1771. Louis-Marin Bonnet (French, 1736–1793), after François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Color chalk-manner etching and engraving; image: 41.5 x 35.7 cm (16 5/16 x 14 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1996.6


title: The Blindness of Tobit: The Large Plate

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

medium: etching and drypoint

country: Netherlands

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: The Blindness of Tobit: The Large Plate, 1651. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Etching and drypoint; sheet: 16.3 x 13.2 cm (6 7/16 x 5 3/16 in.); platemark: 15.8 x 12.9 cm (6 1/4 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2002.10


title: The Oak Tree and the Reed

medium: blue, gray, and black wash, and graphite

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Trees

credit_line: The Oak Tree and the Reed, c. 1873. Charles François Daubigny (French, 1817–1878). Blue, gray, and black wash, and graphite; sheet: 29.3 x 23 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.357


medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: France, Eastern France or Paris (?), 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: John on Patmos (1 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1465. Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 23.7 x 18.6 cm (9 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.62


title: Vase

medium: green-glazed stoneware with underglaze white-slip coating, Cizhou ware

credit_line: Vase, 1000s–1100s. Northern China, Liao dynasty (916-1125) or Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Green-glazed stoneware with underglaze white-slip coating, Cizhou ware; diameter: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); overall: 32.6 cm (12 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.656


creator: Luzio Romano (Italian, active 1528–75)

date: mid 1500s

medium: pen and brown ink over black chalk; framing lines in brown ink (lower left, upper right)

country: Italy

subjects:
Ornament & design
Drawing
Italy

credit_line: Design for Decorative Hinges (recto) Border Lines (verso), mid 1500s. Luzio Romano (Italian, active 1528–75). Pen and brown ink over black chalk; framing lines in brown ink (lower left, upper right); sheet: 29.8 x 17.5 cm (11 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.586


title: La Promenade sur le Port

medium: graphite; framing lines in graphite

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 20th century

credit_line: La Promenade sur le Port, 1933. Jean-Émile Laboureur (French, 1877–1943). Graphite; framing lines in graphite; sheet: 23.8 x 30.9 cm (9 3/8 x 12 3/16 in.); image: 20 x 21 cm (7 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1935.65


creator: Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)

medium: pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Sketch of the Labyrinth of the Villa Pisani, 1773–1778(?). Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793). Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash; sheet: 12.7 x 13.1 cm (5 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Hays Gries, 1939.665.a


title: A Monk Preaching

date: mid 17th century?

medium: pen and brown ink (iron gall?) and brush and brown wash

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: A Monk Preaching, mid 17th century?. Pier Francesco Mola (Italian, 1612–1666). Pen and brown ink (iron gall?) and brush and brown wash; sheet: 19.5 x 21.9 cm (7 11/16 x 8 5/8 in.); secondary support: 23.9 x 26.6 cm (9 7/16 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1962.115


title: Parade Horse

creator: Anonymous

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

credit_line: Parade Horse, 1619?. Anonymous. Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over graphite; sheet: 27.2 x 32.2 cm (10 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); secondary support: 31.2 x 33.1 cm (12 5/16 x 13 1/16 in.); tertiary support: 31.2 x 33.1 cm (12 5/16 x 13 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1963.241


title: Qur'an Manuscript Folio

medium: gold, ink and colors on parchment

subjects: North africa, aghlabid or abbasid, 9th century

credit_line: Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 800s. North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid, 9th century. Gold, ink and colors on parchment; sheet: 26.7 x 36.3 cm (10 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1993.39


title: Flask in the Form of a Leather Bag

medium: Nile silt ware

credit_line: Flask in the Form of a Leather Bag, c. 1415–1381 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III (1479–1425 BCE)–reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE). Nile silt ware; overall: 13.5 x 7.4 x 5 cm (5 5/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.726


title: Gothic Breastplate

medium: steel (with Lance Rest Mount)

country: Italy, late 15th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, late 15th century

credit_line: Gothic Breastplate , c. 1490–1500. Possibly by Domenico dei Barini (Italian, 1492-c. 1516). Steel (with Lance Rest Mount); overall: 45 x 35.2 cm (17 11/16 x 13 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1566


title: Stiletto

medium: steel

country: Italy, Brescia, 17th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, brescia, 17th century

credit_line: Stiletto, c. 1650. Italy, Brescia, 17th century. Steel; overall: 23.4 cm (9 3/16 in.); blade: 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.); quillions: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1699


title: Spanner for a Wheel-Lock Gun

medium: steel, with punched, engraved, and pierced decoration

country: Germany

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany

credit_line: Spanner for a Wheel-Lock Gun, c. 1600–1650. Germany. Steel, with punched, engraved, and pierced decoration; overall: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.669


title: Powder Flask

medium: horn (two branches); engraved allegorical scenes (unidentified); mounts missing

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

subjects:
Mythology
Arms and armor
Germany, late 16th-early 17th century

credit_line: Powder Flask, c. 1575–1625. Germany, late 16th-early 17th century. Horn (two branches); engraved allegorical scenes (unidentified); mounts missing; overall: 18.4 x 15.8 cm (7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.674


title: Powder Flask

medium: staghorn with carved relief decoration; mounts missing

country: Germany, late 16th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, late 16th century

credit_line: Powder Flask, c. 1580–1600. Germany, late 16th Century. Staghorn with carved relief decoration; mounts missing; overall: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.678


title: Statuette of Osiris

medium: bronze, body solid cast, head hollow cast

credit_line: Statuette of Osiris, 664–30 BCE OR 664–330 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later. Bronze, body solid cast, head hollow cast; overall: 26.4 x 6.8 x 6.8 cm (10 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.771


title: Statuette of Amen-Ra

medium: bronze, solid cast, inlaid

credit_line: Statuette of Amen-Ra, 664–30 BCE OR 664–330 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later. Bronze, solid cast, inlaid; overall: 25.8 x 5 x 7.3 cm (10 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.772


title: Statuette of Hathor

medium: bronze, solid cast

credit_line: Statuette of Hathor, 664–30 BCE OR 664–330 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later. Bronze, solid cast; overall: 18.8 x 3.4 x 4.4 cm (7 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.773


title: Corpus of Christ

medium: bronze: cast, traces of gilding

credit_line: Corpus of Christ, c. 1150–1175. Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Romanesque period, 12th century. Bronze: cast, traces of gilding; overall: 8.8 x 7.5 cm (3 7/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1969.50


medium: steatite

country: Pakistan, Gandhara, late Kushan period

subjects:
Sculpture
Pakistan, gandhara, late kushan period

credit_line: Lid with Combat between a Man and a Lion, c. 200s–300s CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, late Kushan period. Steatite; overall: 9.8 x 14.2 cm (3 7/8 x 5 9/16 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, 1972.164


medium: pale greenish-white jade with brown markings

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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

credit_line: Pitcher (Gong) with Dragon and Bird-Headed Handle, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Pale greenish-white jade with brown markings; overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.251


credit_line: Pitcher (Gong) with Dragon and Bird-Headed Handle, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Pale greenish-white jade with brown markings; overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.251.a


credit_line: Pitcher (Gong) with Dragon and Bird-Headed Handle, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Pale greenish-white jade with brown markings; overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.251.b


credit_line: Disc (bi) with Imperial Poem in Seal Script (zhuanshu) by the Qianlong Emperor, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). White jade with brown mottling, historic jade, recut and incised; diameter: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.254


title: A Forest with Apollo and Daphne

creator: Jean-Victor Bertin (French, 1767–1842)

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: A Forest with Apollo and Daphne, 1810. Jean-Victor Bertin (French, 1767–1842). Oil on fabric; framed: 67.5 x 78.5 x 7 cm (26 9/16 x 30 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 54 x 65 cm (21 1/4 x 25 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, 1975.77


title: Statuette of a Kneeling Priest

medium: tin-bronze alloy, probably leaded, hollow cast

subjects: Egypt, new kingdom (1540–1069 bce), dynasty 20

credit_line: Statuette of a Kneeling Priest, 1186–1069 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 20. Tin-bronze alloy, probably leaded, hollow cast; overall: 15.8 x 6.2 x 6.5 cm (6 1/4 x 2 7/16 x 2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1980.2


title: Enthroned Buddha Preaching

medium: copper alloy with gilding

country: Myanmar or Thailand

subjects:
Sculpture
Myanmar or thailand

credit_line: Enthroned Buddha Preaching, 700s–800s. Myanmar or Thailand. Copper alloy with gilding; overall: 55.1 x 24.1 x 26 cm (21 11/16 x 9 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1989.49


title: Hollow Tree, after Roelant Savery

creator: Lambert Doomer (Dutch, 1623–1700)

date: after 1670

medium: pen and black and brown ink, black chalk, and  brush and green, brown, and orange wash

subjects: Drawing Netherland Trees

credit_line: Hollow Tree, after Roelant Savery, after 1670. Lambert Doomer (Dutch, 1623–1700), copy after Roelant Savery (Flemish, 1576–1639). Pen and black and brown ink, black chalk, and  brush and green, brown, and orange wash; sheet: 31.7 x 47.4 cm (12 1/2 x 18 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1958.315


title: Ikat tiraz

country: Yemen, San'a, Reign of Rassid Imams

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Yemen, san'a, reign of rassid imam

credit_line: Ikat tiraz, 900s. Yemen, San'a, Reign of Rassid Imams. Cotton and gold leaf: resist-dyed warp (ikat); plain weave with inscription; overall: 41.7 x 30 cm (16 7/16 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.524


title: Human Effigy Pendant

date: before 1947

medium: copper, gold, mercury, traces of iron and silver

country: after the Tairona style

subjects:
Metalwork
After the tairona style

credit_line: Human Effigy Pendant, before 1947. After the Tairona style. Copper, gold, mercury, traces of iron and silver; overall: 10 x 10 cm (3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1947.27


title: Jaguar

medium: gold

country: Costa Rica

subjects:
Metalwork
Costa rica

credit_line: Jaguar, c. 1000–1500. Costa Rica. Gold; overall: 11.6 x 4.8 cm (4 9/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund, 1952.266


title: Vase

medium: porcelain

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: Vase, 1850–1899. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Porcelain; overall: 81 x 39.1 x 39.4 cm (31 7/8 x 15 3/8 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, From A. Mac VanDuzer in loving memory of his mother, Mrs. Virginia Hosford Jones, 1986.42


medium: pen and brown ink and brown and grey washes over graphite, varnished

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 18th century

credit_line: Scene with a Road Winding through a Wood, c. 1770. Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727–1788). Pen and brown ink and brown and grey washes over graphite, varnished. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1929.547


title: Chest

medium: oak

country: France, Normandy

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France, normandy

credit_line: Chest, 1550–99. France, Normandy. Oak; overall: 96.5 x 165.1 x 71.8 cm (38 x 65 x 28 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.604


title: Chest of Drawers (Commode)

creator: René Dubois (French, 1737–1798)

medium: ebony veneer with Japanese lacquer panels, gilt bronze mounts, and marble top

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France, pari

credit_line: Chest of Drawers (Commode), c. 1765– 1770. René Dubois (French, 1737–1798). Ebony veneer with Japanese lacquer panels, gilt bronze mounts, and marble top; overall: 86.8 x 152.4 x 59.7 cm (34 3/16 x 60 x 23 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.113


title: Wine Beaker (Gu)

medium: bronze

credit_line: Wine Beaker (Gu), c. 1200 BCE. China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE), Anyang phase (c. 1250–1046 BCE). Bronze; diameter: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); overall: 26.9 cm (10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1960.43


title: Embroidery Sampler (Chelliga/Shelliga)

medium: Cotton, silk, dye

credit_line: Embroidery Sampler (Chelliga/Shelliga), 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Salé, Moroccan embroiderer. Cotton, silk, dye; average: 81.9 x 79.4 cm (32 1/4 x 31 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.841


medium: Gum tempera, paper, and colors on wood

credit_line: Four bodhisattvas and two attendants flanking Vajrasattva, bottom cover, from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra), Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina). Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu. Gum tempera, paper, and colors on wood; overall: 6.5 x 57 x 1.5 cm (2 9/16 x 22 7/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.301.189.a


country: Iran or Iraq, possibly Rayy

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran or iraq, possibly rayy

credit_line: Fragment with peacocks in ogival pattern, 1004–1260 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Iran or Iraq, possibly Rayy. Silk: plain weave with supplementary weft; overall: 24.1 x 22.9 cm (9 1/2 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.506


title: Mi-lê:  Maitreya Buddha

medium: limestone

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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

credit_line: Mi-lê:  Maitreya Buddha (弥勒像), 683. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Limestone; overall: 33 x 20.4 cm (13 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1965.33


title: Jug

date: late 900s

medium: gold with repoussé and chased and engraved decoration

credit_line: Jug, late 900s. Iran or Iraq, Baghdad, Buyid Period, reign of Samsam al-Dawla (985-998 AD). Gold with repoussé and chased and engraved decoration; overall: 12.5 x 10.2 cm (4 15/16 x 4 in.); diameter of base: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1966.22


title: Liberty

creator: Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883)

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Liberty, c. 1865–75. Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883). Brush and brown wash and gray and white gouache with graphite; sheet: 46.5 x 32.9 cm (18 5/16 x 12 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.383


title: The Bread Carrier

medium: brush and brown ink and wash

country: Switzerland

subjects: Drawing Switzerland

credit_line: The Bread Carrier, fourth quarter 19th century or first quarter 20th century. Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (Swiss, 1859–1923). Brush and brown ink and wash; sheet: 36.3 x 25.5 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1926.288


title: Curtain panel (sitara)

medium: Linen, silk, gold, silver, dye

credit_line: Curtain panel (sitara), 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian weaver and embroiderer. Linen, silk, gold, silver, dye; overall: 295.3 x 135.9 cm (116 1/4 x 53 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1229


country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Mirror with Pair of Cranes in Chrysanthemum Pattern, 1392–1573. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Bronze; diameter: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1917.652


title: Tsuzumi Drum

credit_line: Tsuzumi Drum (鼓), 1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912). Wood with lacquer and sprinkled gold powder (maki-e), hide, iron, and cord; diameter: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.); overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.349


title: Lute or Tiorbino

medium: wood

credit_line: Lute or Tiorbino, c. 1620. Italy, probably made in the mid-17th century, but modified by later repair. Wood; overall: 100.7 x 27.7 cm (39 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.368


title: Heart Scarab of Nefer

medium: graywacke

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

credit_line: Heart Scarab of Nefer, 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Graywacke; overall: 2.9 x 5.7 x 7.6 cm (1 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1921.1030


title: Raven's Head in Profile

creator: Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)

medium: lithograph

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Illustration for "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe: Raven's Head in Profile, 1875. Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883). Lithograph; image: 17 x 15.5 cm (6 11/16 x 6 1/8 in.); sheet: 32.5 x 24.7 cm (12 13/16 x 9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1923.215


medium: Silk: lampas weave, silver-metal thread

country: Turkey, Istanbul, Ottoman period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Turkey, istanbul, ottoman period

credit_line: Brocaded silk with foliate medallions from a kaftan, 1525–75. Turkey, Istanbul, Ottoman period. Silk: lampas weave, silver-metal thread; overall: 105.7 x 49.5 cm (41 5/8 x 19 1/2 in.); mounted: 110.5 x 54.6 cm (43 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1924.741


creator: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)

credit_line: The Philanthropists of the Day: Gentlemen.... here goes a 43rd toast.... to the Temperance Society, 1844. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879). Lithograph; sheet: 35.8 x 26.9 cm (14 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.); image: 23.5 x 17.8 cm (9 1/4 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1925.14


title: Cleaning Combs

date: c. late 1790s

medium: color woodblock print

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Cleaning Combs, c. late 1790s. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 38.2 x 25.4 cm (15 1/16 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore, 1930.216


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Parshva Undergoes Physical Trials, Folio 46 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra, c. 1500. Western India, Gujarat, late 15th-early 16th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 12.5 x 25.7 cm (4 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1932.119.46.a


medium: Linen: needle lace (Point d'Alençon)

country: France, Alençon

subjects:
Lace
France, alençon

credit_line: "Lace Head" (Garniture, Cap and Lappets), 1730s. France, Alençon. Linen: needle lace (Point d'Alençon); overall: 77.5 x 44.5 cm (30 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, Twentieth Anniversary Gift, 1936.490


title: Tulip

creator: William Morris (British, 1834–1896)

medium: roller printed cotton

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
England, 19th century

credit_line: Tulip , 1875. William Morris (British, 1834–1896). Roller printed cotton; overall: 76.1 x 95.3 cm (29 15/16 x 37 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Philip White, 1937.579


title: Snakeshead

medium: plain weave cotton, printed

country: England, Walthamstow, Early 20th century

subjects: England, walthamstow, early 20th century

credit_line: Snakeshead, Early 20th century. William Morris (British, 1834–1896). Plain weave cotton, printed; overall: 85.1 x 100.3 cm (33 1/2 x 39 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm, 1937.695


title: Kennet

country: England, Merton Abbey, 20th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
England, merton abbey, 20th century

credit_line: Kennet, c 1920. William Morris (British, 1834–1896). Plain weave cotton, printed; overall: 90.2 x 97.8 cm (35 1/2 x 38 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm, 1937.698


title: Marigold

date: 20th century

country: England, 20th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
England, 20th century

credit_line: Marigold, 20th century. William Morris (British, 1834–1896). Plain weave cotton, printed; overall: 91.4 x 92.7 cm (36 x 36 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm, 1937.699


title: Peony

creator: Kate Faulkner (British, 1841–1898)

credit_line: Peony, 1920. Kate Faulkner (British, 1841–1898). Plain weave cotton, printed; overall: 86 x 99.4 cm (33 7/8 x 39 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm, 1937.700


title: Jar

medium: earthenware with stamped decoration

credit_line: Jar, 481–221 BCE. China, Hunan province, reportedly Changsha, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Earthenware with stamped decoration; diameter of mouth: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.); overall: 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.195


title: Portrait of Louis XVIII

medium: watercolor on ivory in a gilt metal and enamel frame

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Louis XVIII, c. 1822. Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin (French, 1759–1832). Watercolor on ivory in a gilt metal and enamel frame; framed: 5.8 x 5.2 cm (2 5/16 x 2 1/16 in.); unframed: 3.9 x 3.3 cm (1 9/16 x 1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1942.1134


title: Fragrance Container

medium: jade

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


title: Cylindrical Brushholder

medium: porcelain

credit_line: Cylindrical Brushholder, 1736–95 or later, mid-1800s?. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Porcelain; diameter: 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.); overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.178


title: Bridge

creator: Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947)

credit_line: Some Scenes of Parisian Life: Bridge, 1899. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947), Published by Ambroise Vollard; Printed by Auguste Clot. Lithograph; sheet: 40.9 x 53.3 cm (16 1/8 x 21 in.); image: 27 x 41 cm (10 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1948.156.9


date: early 1800s

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

credit_line: Basket with Fan, Chrysanthemums, and Mushrooms, early 1800s. Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Color woodblock print; sheet: 19.1 x 52.8 cm (7 1/2 x 20 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1949.153


title: Pendant with Scribe Figure

country: Mexico, Mixtec?, 8th-11th Century

subjects:
Jade
Mexico, mixtec , 8th-11th century

credit_line: Pendant with Scribe Figure, c. 700–1000. Mexico, Mixtec?, 8th-11th Century. Jade; overall: 7.3 x 4.5 x 0.5 cm (2 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1949.198


title: Mask Ornament

medium: hammered and cut gold

subjects:
Ornament & design
Metalwork

credit_line: Mask Ornament, c. 700–1550. Southern Costa Rica, (Rio Grande de Térraba, Diquís Region), Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 11.9 x 11.2 x 2.5 cm (4 11/16 x 4 7/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1950.417


title: Rodent with Corn

medium: pottery

country: Peru

subjects: Ceramic Peru

credit_line: Rodent with Corn, 50–800 CE. Peru. Pottery; overall: 23.6 x 10.9 x 18.7 cm (9 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.180


creator: Titian (Italian, c. 1488–1576)

medium: woodcut

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Print
Italy, venice

credit_line: The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea, 1514–15, printed 1549. Titian (Italian, c. 1488–1576), Domenico dalle Greche (Italian, 1503–1603). Woodcut; unframed: 41 x 54.9 cm (16 1/8 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.296.3


title: Plate with Isle of the Immortals

medium: porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels

credit_line: Plate with Isle of the Immortals, 1723–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35). Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels; diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection, 1956.709


title: Lute-playing Angel

creator: Hans Schnatterpeck (Austrian)

date: made shortly after 1503

country: Austria, Tyrol, early 16th Century

subjects:
Sculpture
Austria, tyrol, early 16th century

credit_line: Lute-playing Angel, made shortly after 1503. Hans Schnatterpeck (Austrian). Black Forest balsalm fir with polychromy; overall: 75 cm (29 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1959.340


title: Daoist Immortal Lü Dongbin

medium: porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration

credit_line: Daoist Immortal Lü Dongbin (吕洞宾), 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi reign (1662–1722). Porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.193


title: Daoist Immortal Han Xiangzi

credit_line: Daoist Immortal Han Xiangzi (韓湘子), 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722). Porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 28.3 cm (11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.194


title: Bowl with Flying Cranes

medium: porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels

credit_line: Bowl with Flying Cranes, 1723–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35). Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels; diameter: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.197


title: Pedestal

medium: carved, gilded, and painted wood

country: Italy, Rome

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
Italy, rome

credit_line: Pedestal, mid-1700s. Italy, Rome. Carved, gilded, and painted wood; overall: 116.9 x 108 cm (46 x 42 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection, 1967.143


title: Mt. Taibo in the Style of Wang Meng

creator: Du Qiong (Chinese, 1396–1474)

medium: handscroll; ink and light color on paper

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Mt. Taibo in the Style of Wang Meng (臨王蒙太白山圖), 1442. Du Qiong (Chinese, 1396–1474). Handscroll; ink and light color on paper; painting: 29.8 x 527.1 cm (11 3/4 x 207 1/2 in.); overall: 30.6 x 976.7 cm (12 1/16 x 384 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1968.195


title: Scenes from the Tales of Ise

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

credit_line: Scenes from the Tales of Ise (伊勢物語図屏風), mid-1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color and gold on paper; image: 95.2 x 267 cm (37 1/2 x 105 1/8 in.); overall: 109.3 x 258.9 cm (43 1/16 x 101 15/16 in.); closed: 109.3 x 48.5 x 11 cm (43 1/16 x 19 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.127.1


title: Apollo and Marsyas

medium: bronze

country: Italy

subjects: Sculpture Italy

credit_line: Apollo and Marsyas, c. 1468. Cristoforo di Geremia (Italian, active 1456–76). Bronze; overall: 4.1 x 3.4 x 0.4 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John B. Putnam Foundation, 1969.261


title: Helmet

date: late 1800s–early 1900s

medium: Wood and paint

credit_line: Helmet, late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker. Wood and paint; overall: 62.9 cm (24 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1969.5


title: Mirror with 'Shan' (Mountain) Pattern

date: 200s BCE

credit_line: Mirror with 'Shan' (Mountain) Pattern, 200s BCE. China, probably State of Chu, possibly Hunan province, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Bronze; diameter: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1972.34


title: Christ Child

creator: Michele (di Luca) Marini (Italian)

medium: marble

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, florence

credit_line: Christ Child, c. 1490–1500. Attributed to Michele (di Luca) Marini (Italian). Marble; overall: 87.6 x 35.6 x 30.5 cm (34 1/2 x 14 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., gift of Mr. and Mrs. Germain Seligman, New York, 1975.47


credit_line: Wisdom King of Great Awe-inspiring Power (Daiitoku Myōō), mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk; overall: 250 x 143 cm (98 7/16 x 56 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1976.72


title: Armand Berton

creator: Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906)

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Armand Berton, c. 1891. Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906). Oil on fabric; framed: 62.2 x 54 x 7.6 cm (24 1/2 x 21 1/4 x 3 in.); unframed: 46 x 38 cm (18 1/8 x 14 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.244


title: The Death of General Colbert

creator: Victor Schnetz (French, 1787–1870)

credit_line: The Death of General Colbert, c. 1809/1810. Victor Schnetz (French, 1787–1870). Oil on fabric; unframed: 50 x 61 cm (19 11/16 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.285


title: Heaven and Hell

creator: Octave Tassaert (French, 1800–1874)

credit_line: Heaven and Hell, c. 1850. Octave Tassaert (French, 1800–1874). Oil on fabric; framed: 121 x 90.5 x 6.5 cm (47 5/8 x 35 5/8 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 100 x 69.5 cm (39 3/8 x 27 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.287


title: Batō (Horse-Headed) Kannon

date: early 1300s, pedestal 1600s–1700s

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Batō (Horse-Headed) Kannon (馬頭観音像), early 1300s, pedestal 1600s–1700s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Wood with traces of color and gold; pedestal: wood with lacquer, color, and gold; overall: 110.6 cm (43 9/16 in.); base: 28 cm (11 in.); figure: 82.6 cm (32 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1981.1


medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: Italy, Bologna

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, bologna

credit_line: Leaf from a Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris consanguinitatis et affinitatis: Table of Affinity", c. 1331. Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; sheet: 24.5 x 17.1 cm (9 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Freudenheim in memory of Otto Ege, 1982.139.1


title: Abduction of the Sabine Women

medium: oil on canvas

country: Germany

subjects: Painting Germany

credit_line: Abduction of the Sabine Women, c. 1640. Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (German, 1609–1684). Oil on canvas; framed: 129 x 178 x 7.5 cm (50 13/16 x 70 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.); unframed: 110 x 160 cm (43 5/16 x 63 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1982.143


medium: undyed linen, dyed wool, and gold foil; plain weave with supplementary weft-loops, slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping

country: Egypt, Byzantine period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, byzantine period

credit_line: Fragment with Gold Foil, from a Furnishing Fabric, 300s–400s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Undyed linen, dyed wool, and gold foil; plain weave with supplementary weft-loops, slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; overall: 40.8 x 48.4 cm (16 1/16 x 19 1/16 in.); mounted: 47.9 x 53.3 x 7 cm (18 7/8 x 21 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.140.a


title: Judgment of Paris

creator: Giovanni Paolo Fonduli (Italian)

country: Italy, Padua, early 16th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, padua, early 16th century

credit_line: Judgment of Paris, c. 1505. Giovanni Paolo Fonduli (Italian). Bronze; diameter: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1984.54


title: Ladies at Toilette

medium: ivory

country: Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period

subjects:
Ivory
Afghanistan, begram, kushan period

credit_line: Ladies at Toilette, c. 50–200 CE. Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period. Ivory; overall: 7.2 x 5.3 cm (2 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.104


title: Standing Woman

credit_line: Standing Woman, c. 50–200 CE. Afghanistan, Begram, Kushan period. Ivory; overall: 8 x 3.3 cm (3 1/8 x 1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.105


title: Woman Looking at the Moon

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Woman Looking at the Moon, 1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 189.2 x 53.3 cm (74 1/2 x 21 in.); painting only: 96.5 x 33.7 cm (38 x 13 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.260


title: Portrait of Kinokuniya Bunzaemon

creator: Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825)

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

credit_line: Portrait of Kinokuniya Bunzaemon, early 1800s. Attributed to Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 136.6 x 31.5 cm (53 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.); within painted borders: 89 x 27.3 cm (35 1/16 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.276


title: Mandarin Ducks and Flowering Plants

creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

date: early or mid-1830s

medium: color woodblock print

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

credit_line: Mandarin Ducks and Flowering Plants, early or mid-1830s. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Color woodblock print; overall: 38.2 x 17.1 cm (15 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.314


title: An Aqueduct Near a Fortress

creator: Jean-Victor Bertin (French, 1767–1842)

credit_line: An Aqueduct Near a Fortress, 1807. Jean-Victor Bertin (French, 1767–1842). Oil on fabric; framed: 50.5 x 55 x 8 cm (19 7/8 x 21 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.); unframed: 35.8 x 40.8 cm (14 1/8 x 16 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1985.35


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

credit_line: The Courtesan Takigawa of Ogiya (from the series Seven Aspects of Komachi in the Green Houses), 1797 or 1798. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 38.9 x 25.5 cm (15 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.361


title: Kom Ombo

creator: Francis Frith (British, 1822–1898)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
England, 19th century

credit_line: Egypt, Sinai and Jerusalem: A Series of Twenty Photographic Views, with Descriptions by Mrs. Poole and Reginald Stuart Poole: Kom Ombo, c. 1858. Francis Frith (British, 1822–1898), William Mackenzie. Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 39.5 x 49 cm (15 9/16 x 19 5/16 in.); matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1986.193


title: Round Box with Lid

medium: tortoiseshell decorated in red lacquer with inlays of gold, silver, and brass wire; contains a portrait miniature

country: France

subjects: France Portraits

credit_line: Round Box with Lid, c. 1760–70. France. Tortoiseshell decorated in red lacquer with inlays of gold, silver, and brass wire; contains a portrait miniature; diameter: 2.3 x 6.3 cm (7/8 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ruth Probala, 1988.48


title: Portrait of Basho

creator: Ichijun (Japanese, active 1700s)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

credit_line: Portrait of Basho, 1700s. Ichijun (Japanese, active 1700s). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; painting only: 28.2 x 47 cm (11 1/8 x 18 1/2 in.); including mounting: 112.5 x 64.2 cm (44 5/16 x 25 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1988.72


title: Miniature Head of a Bodhisattva

medium: red Sikri sandstone

country: India, Mathura, Kushan period

subjects:
Sculpture
India, mathura, kushan period

credit_line: Miniature Head of a Bodhisattva, 1–100 CE. India, Mathura, Kushan period. Red Sikri sandstone; overall: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.345


creator: Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)

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

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Architecture
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Égypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie. Dessins photographiques receuillis pendant les années 1849,1850 et 1851 accompagnes d'un text explicatif et précédés d'une introduction par Maxime Du Camp, pl. 10: Southern Portion of the Rock-cut Temple of Hathor, Abu Simbel, 1850. Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894). Salted paper print from calotype negative, Blanquart-Évrard process; image: 16.5 x 21.5 cm (6 1/2 x 8 7/16 in.); paper: 29.5 x 37.5 cm (11 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.53


creator: Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942)

medium: ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Dancing (Odori), 1909. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942). Ink and color on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.85.4


title: Totem Pole

medium: carved and painted wood

country: Northwest Coast, Tlingit, 19th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Northwest coast, tlingit, 19th century

credit_line: Totem Pole, c. 1880. Northwest Coast, Tlingit, 19th century. Carved and painted wood; overall: 189.2 x 8.8 cm (74 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1989.89


title: Urn Figure

medium: earthenware

country: Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec

subjects:
Sculpture
Mexico, oaxaca, zapotec

credit_line: Urn Figure, c. 150 BCE–200 CE (thermoluminescence date, 60 BCE–642 CE). Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec. Earthenware; overall: 29.8 x 14.4 x 13 cm (11 3/4 x 5 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.273


medium: weft-faced compound twill, silk

subjects: China, liao dynasty (907-1125), 10th century

credit_line: Fragment from a Garment (smaller fragment, outer layer), 900s. China, Liao dynasty (907-1125), 10th century. Weft-faced compound twill, silk; overall: 35.9 x 46 cm (14 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.); mounted: 48.9 x 58.4 cm (19 1/4 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.112.2.a


title: The Royal Stag

creator: James Valentine (British, 1815–1880)

credit_line: The Royal Stag, c. 1870. James Valentine (British, 1815–1880). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 18.7 x 23.9 cm (7 3/8 x 9 7/16 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.333


title: Study after Nature

medium: waxed salt print from waxed paper negative

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Study after Nature, c. 1853–55. Julien Vallou de Villeneuve (French, 1795–1866). Waxed salt print from waxed paper negative; image: 16.1 x 12.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 13/16 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1993.163


medium: woodcut printed on silk, heightened by hand with gold

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: The Triumph of Julius Caesar: Caesar Triumphant, 1593–99. Andrea Andreani (Italian, about 1558–1610), after Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506). Woodcut printed on silk, heightened by hand with gold; sheet: 37.6 x 37.3 cm (14 13/16 x 14 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1994.102


title: The Cupboard

medium: etching

subjects: Print France

credit_line: The Cupboard, 1778. Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806). Etching; sheet: 39.1 x 52.3 cm (15 3/8 x 20 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1994.196


title: TLV Mirror with Multiple Nipples

date: 9–23 CE

medium: bronze

country: China, Xin dynasty (9–23 CE)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, xin dynasty (9–23 ce)

credit_line: TLV Mirror with Multiple Nipples (多乳博局式鏡), 9–23 CE. China, Xin dynasty (9–23 CE). Bronze; diameter: 16.3 cm (6 7/16 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.295


title: Mirror with Deities and Kings

date: 100s CE

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

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

credit_line: Mirror with Deities and Kings (畫像鏡), 100s CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.); overall: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.331


creator: Gherardo Cibo (Italian, 1512–1600)

medium: pen and brown ink (iron gall)

country: Italy

subjects: Drawing Italy Landscapes Trees

credit_line: Farm with Trees in a Hilly Landscape (recto), 1567. Gherardo Cibo (Italian, 1512–1600). Pen and brown ink (iron gall); sheet: 14.4 x 21.2 cm (5 11/16 x 8 3/8 in.); secondary support: 22.4 x 28.7 cm (8 13/16 x 11 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1997.37.a


title: Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook

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

medium: etching with drypoint and surface tone

country: Netherlands

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook, 1658. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Etching with drypoint and surface tone; sheet: 15.9 x 8.1 cm (6 1/4 x 3 3/16 in.); platemark: 15.9 x 7.9 cm (6 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.); secondary support: 20.9 x 11.7 cm (8 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.4


title: Baoyang Lake

creator: Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)

medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk

country: China, Jiaxing, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Eighteen Views of Huzhou (湖州十八景圖): Baoyang Lake (包陽湖), c. 1588. Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; sheet: 26.4 x 28.4 cm (10 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1998.78.14


title: Matra Reinhard

credit_line: Matra Reinhard, 1868. Jacques-Philippe Potteau (French, 1807–1876). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 17.2 x 12.3 cm (6 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.); mounted: 37.5 x 28.2 cm (14 3/4 x 11 1/8 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.114


title: A Bride and Her Bridesmaids

date: 1851 or later

medium: whole-plate daguerreotype

country: America

subjects: Photograph America

credit_line: A Bride and Her Bridesmaids, 1851 or later. Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, 1808–1901), Albert Sands Southworth (American, 1811–1894). Whole-plate daguerreotype; image: 19.9 x 14.8 cm (7 13/16 x 5 13/16 in.); case: 21.7 x 16.5 cm (8 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1999.171


title: Seated Amitabha with Attendants

medium: Gum tempera and ink on sized cotton

credit_line: Seated Amitabha with Attendants, c. 1100s. India, Western Himalayas, Lahul and Spiti, Tabo Monastery. Gum tempera and ink on sized cotton; image: 78.2 x 62.9 cm (30 13/16 x 24 3/4 in.); overall: 100 x 66.7 cm (39 3/8 x 26 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 2000.68


title: Durga Killing the Demon Mahisha

subjects: Eastern india, bengal, kolkata, kalighat

credit_line: Durga Killing the Demon Mahisha, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 50.5 x 32 cm (19 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.); painting only: 45.8 x 28.3 cm (18 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.103


creator: Jean-Paul Flandrin (French, 1811–1902)

medium: graphite heightened with white chalk or gouache

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Madame Hippolyte Flandrin (Aimée Ancelot), 1869. Jean-Paul Flandrin (French, 1811–1902). Graphite heightened with white chalk or gouache; sheet: 36.6 x 28.6 cm (14 7/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.351


creator: Isidore Pils (French, 1813/15–1875)

medium: oil, brown oil wash or ink wash, and black crayon

credit_line: Young Man Leaning Forward with Outstretched Arms (Study for Soldiers Distributing Bread to the Poor), c. 1851. Isidore Pils (French, 1813/15–1875). Oil, brown oil wash or ink wash, and black crayon; sheet: 33.8 x 26.9 cm (13 5/16 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.361


medium: black chalk with gray and brown-black chalk, with stumping, framing lines in brown-black chalk

credit_line: Two Standing Figures (Study for A Game of Billiards), c. 1807. Louis Léopold Boilly (French, 1761–1845). Black chalk with gray and brown-black chalk, with stumping, framing lines in brown-black chalk; sheet: 31.2 x 26.6 cm (12 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.); overall: 31.2 x 27.3 cm (12 5/16 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.382


title: Portrait of a Young Man

medium: charcoal with stumping, heightened with white chalk

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1865–1875. France, 19th century. Charcoal with stumping, heightened with white chalk; sheet: 36.6 x 27.9 cm (14 7/16 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.403


title: Portrait of a Man

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

subjects:
Drawing
France, late 18th-early 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Man, 1800. Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin (French, 1759–1832). Black chalk with stumping heightened with white gouache on light brown wove paper; sheet: 22.1 x 17.5 cm (8 11/16 x 6 7/8 in.); image: 20.3 x 16 cm (8 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.406


creator: Fazl (Indian, active early 1600s)

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Mughal India, court of Jahangir (reigned 1605–27)

credit_line: Ghatotkacha and three demons in his company chase Bhagadatta, from Bhishma-parva (volume six) of a Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted from the Sanskrit Mahabharata and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib Khan (Persian, d. 1614), 1616–17. Attributed to Fazl (Indian, active early 1600s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 36.7 x 24 cm (14 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.321


country: India, Mughal court, 17th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal court, 17th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Raja Ram Singh of Amber (r. 1667-1688) with a Deccan Sword (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1680–1685. India, Mughal court, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 30.4 x 18.5 cm (11 15/16 x 7 5/16 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, 2013.330


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: India, Mughal, 17th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal, 17th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Raja Ram Singh of Amber (r. 1667-1688) with a Deccan Sword (recto), c. 1680–85. India, Mughal, 17th century. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 30.4 x 18.5 cm (11 15/16 x 7 5/16 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, 2013.330.a


country: Mughal India

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india
Birds

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


title: The Nymphs

creator: Émile Bernard (French, 1868–1941)

medium: Woodcut, hand-colored with watercolor

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Nymphs, 1890. Émile Bernard (French, 1868–1941). Woodcut, hand-colored with watercolor; sheet: 59.1 x 47.8 cm (23 1/4 x 18 13/16 in.); image: 47.5 x 35 cm (18 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of the museum's one-hundredth anniversary, 2015.152


title: Calligraphy with Willow and Swallows

creator: Ikkyū Sōjun (Japanese, 1394–1481)

medium: hanging scroll, ink on paper

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Calligraphy with Willow and Swallows, 1400s. Ikkyū Sōjun (Japanese, 1394–1481). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; overall: 104 x 34.8 cm (40 15/16 x 13 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.463


country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover: Utka Nayika, c. 1734–50. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 24.8 x 18.7 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/8 in.); miniature: 21 x 15.1 cm (8 1/4 x 5 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.103


title: Dr. James Stuart; Mary Campbell Stuart

medium: oil on wood

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Dr. James Stuart; Mary Campbell Stuart, c. 1815. Gilbert Stuart (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1755–1828). Oil on wood; framed: 102.2 x 85.4 x 10.2 cm (40 1/4 x 33 5/8 x 4 in.); unframed: 83 x 65.7 cm (32 11/16 x 25 7/8 in.); part 2: 102.2 x 85.1 x 10.2 cm (40 1/4 x 33 1/2 x 4 in.); part 3: 83 x 65.7 cm (32 11/16 x 25 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Gift, 1927.394


credit_line: Text, Folio 46 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra, c. 1500. Western India, Gujarat, late 15th-early 16th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 12.5 x 25.7 cm (4 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1932.119.46.b


title: The Snowy Garden

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: The Snowy Garden, 1854. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), and Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865). Triptych of color woodblock prints, ink and color on paper; sheet: 35.6 x 75 cm (14 x 29 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.989


title: Fountain Figure of Abundance

country: Germany, Augsburg

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, augsburg

credit_line: Fountain Figure of Abundance, c. 1530–40. Germany, Augsburg. Bronze; overall: 28.3 x 11.5 x 7 cm (11 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.104


title: Head of a Rishi

medium: stone

country: Northern India, Mathura, Kushan period

subjects:
Sculpture
Northern india, mathura, kushan period

credit_line: Head of a Rishi, c. 125–150 CE. Northern India, Mathura, Kushan period. Stone; overall: 27.7 x 24 cm (10 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1971.41


title: Philoctetes on the Island of Lemnos

medium: marble

subjects: Sculpture Italy

credit_line: Philoctetes on the Island of Lemnos, c. 1510–1515. Workshop of Giovanni Maria Mosca (Italian, 1495/99–1574). Marble; overall: 29 x 23 x 8.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/16 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1973.168


title: Diogenes and His Cup

creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673)

medium: etching

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Diogenes and His Cup, 1662. Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1975.51


title: Study for "Silence"

medium: terracotta

country: France

subjects: Sculpture France

credit_line: Study for "Silence" , c. 1780–89. Attributed to Louis-Philippe Mouchy (French, 1734–1801). Terracotta; overall: 26.5 x 15.3 x 16.4 cm (10 7/16 x 6 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection, 1979.7