date: late 1800s

credit_line: Painting of One Hundred Themes (obverse) (백납도 [百納圖]), late 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Ten-panel folding screen affixed with album leaves (obverse), calligraphy (reverse), ink and color on silk; image: 117.7 x 33.5 cm (46 5/16 x 13 3/16 in.); panel: 164.5 x 43.6 cm (64 3/4 x 17 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Gordon K. Mott, 1998.286.a


title: Pipa (Loquats)

creator: Xugu (Chinese, 1823–1896)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

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

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

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: Pipa (Loquats) (枇杷圖), c. 1888–89. Xugu (Chinese, 1823–1896). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; painting: 112.6 x 52.2 cm (44 5/16 x 20 9/16 in.); overall (no knobs): 231 x 70.5 cm (90 15/16 x 27 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.6


creator: William Essex (British, 1784–1869)

medium: enamel on copper, gilt metal and plush mount in a turned wood frame

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1841. William Essex (British, 1784–1869). Enamel on copper, gilt metal and plush mount in a turned wood frame; framed: 13.5 x 11.5 cm (5 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.); unframed: 6.6 x 5 cm (2 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mabel Porozynski in honor and remembrance of Eugene Porozynski, 2000.106


creator: Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947)

medium: color lithographs on wove paper, screen with four panels

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Nursemaids’ Promenade, Frieze of Carriages, 1895. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947). Color lithographs on wove paper, screen with four panels; sheet: 137.4 x 47.3 cm (54 1/8 x 18 5/8 in.); image: 137.4 x 47.3 cm (54 1/8 x 18 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Nancy and Joseph P. Keithley by exchange, 2008.31


creator: Adrien Victor Auger (French, 1787–1854)

medium: black and gray chalk, with touches of white chalk, on tan wove paper

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Violinist Jean Vidal (1789–1867), 1808. Adrien Victor Auger (French, 1787–1854). Black and gray chalk, with touches of white chalk, on tan wove paper; image: 75.4 x 54.1 cm (29 11/16 x 21 5/16 in.); sheet with border: 91.5 x 64.4 cm (36 x 25 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2013.47


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Feast where Vishnu decides he will incarnate as King Dasharatha’s sons, from Chapters 14–15 of the "Bala Kanda" (Book of Childhood) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey), c. 1810. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 27.7 x 39.4 cm (10 7/8 x 15 1/2 in.); painting: 23.5 x 34.7 cm (9 1/4 x 13 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.121


title: Evening

medium: conté crayon and charcoal with stumping and white gouache on laid paper discolored to brown

country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Evening, c. 1879. Albert-Charles Lebourg (French, 1849–1928). Conté crayon and charcoal with stumping and white gouache on laid paper discolored to brown; image: 31.8 x 48.5 cm (12 1/2 x 19 1/8 in.); sheet: 31.8 x 48.5 cm (12 1/2 x 19 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2021.101


creator: Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835)

medium: oil on linen

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: General Jean-Baptiste Kléber (Sketch for "The Battle of the Pyramids"), c. 1835. Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835). Oil on linen; framed: 377.2 x 126 x 12 cm (148 1/2 x 49 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.); unframed: 352.1 x 97.8 cm (138 5/8 x 38 1/2 in.); former: 306 x 98 cm (120 1/2 x 38 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1972.17.1


title: Lamp with Griffin-Head Handle

medium: bronze

country: Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period

subjects:
Metalwork
Byzantium, syria , byzantine period

credit_line: Lamp with Griffin-Head Handle, 300s–400s CE. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period. Bronze; overall: 14.7 x 22.6 x 7 cm (5 13/16 x 8 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Chester D. Tripp in honor of William Mathewson Milliken on his 85th year, 1974.77


title: The Grotto of Posillipo

creator: Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: The Grotto of Posillipo, c. 1769. Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808). Oil on canvas; framed: 56 x 47.5 x 6 cm (22 1/16 x 18 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.); unframed: 42.6 x 33.4 cm (16 3/4 x 13 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1976.97.2


medium: agate

country: France, Lyon

subjects:
Glyptic
France, lyon

credit_line: Cameo of King Charles VIII of France (1470–1498), c. 1494. France, Lyon. Agate; overall: 3.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the George Kress Foundation in memory of William Mathewson Milliken, 1978.58


title: Model Basket as Amulet

medium: Egyptian blue

credit_line: Model Basket as Amulet, c. 1069–945 BCE. Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22. Egyptian blue; overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey, 1978.90


title: Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae

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

credit_line: Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae (星雲鏡), 200–100 BCE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze; diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.288


medium: celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Prunus Vase with Inlaid Clouds and Flying Cranes Design (청자 상감 운학무늬 매병 [靑磁象嵌雲鶴文梅甁]), 1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration; outer diameter: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.); overall: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.634


date: c. 480 BCE

medium: ceramic

country: Greece, Athens

subjects:
Ceramic
Greece, athen

credit_line: Foot from Red-Figure Kylix (Drinking Cup), c. 480 BCE. Greece, Athens. Ceramic; diameter: 29.6 cm (11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1915.718.a


credit_line: Handle from Red-Figure Kylix (Drinking Cup), c. 480 BCE. Greece, Athens. Ceramic; diameter: 29.6 cm (11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1915.718.b


title: Ornament with Carp and Lotus Design

medium: gilt bronze

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

credit_line: Ornament with Carp and Lotus Design (금동 잉어·연꽃무늬 꾸미개 [金銅漁花文裝身具]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Gilt bronze; overall: 3.2 x 2 cm (1 1/4 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1040


title: Ornament with Dragon Design

credit_line: Ornament with Dragon Design (은제 용무늬 꾸미개 [銀製龍文裝身具]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 3.4 x 2.5 cm (1 5/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1045


title: Portrait of Anne Hyde, Duchess of York

creator: Nicholas Dixon (British, c. 1708)

medium: watercolor on vellum in a large wooden frame

country: England, 17th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 17th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, c. 1662. Nicholas Dixon (British, c. 1708). Watercolor on vellum in a large wooden frame; framed: 27 x 22 cm (10 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.); unframed: 23 x 18.2 cm (9 1/16 x 7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1940.1205


medium: limestone

subjects: Iran, yazd, seljuk period, early 12th century

credit_line: Inscribed Tombstone of Shaikh al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn al-Hasan (died 1110), 1110. Iran, Yazd, Seljuk Period, early 12th Century. Limestone; overall: 65 x 42.6 cm (25 9/16 x 16 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1950.9


title: Landscape with Fishermen

creator: Yi Bul-hae (Korean, active 1500s)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Landscape with Fishermen (조어산수도 [釣漁山水圖]), 1600s. Attributed to Yi Bul-hae (Korean, active 1500s). Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk; overall: 122.2 x 42.9 cm (48 1/8 x 16 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.516


title: Mme. Dufresne

medium: oil on paper mounted on fabric

credit_line: Mme. Dufresne, c. 1816. Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (French, 1758–1823). Oil on paper mounted on fabric; framed: 34.5 x 27 x 5 cm (13 9/16 x 10 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.); unframed: 23.8 x 17.5 cm (9 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.292


title: Curtain Fragment with Galloping Horse

date: 500s CE

medium: plain weave (tabby) with inwoven slit-tapestry weave; wool

country: Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, antinoë, byzantine period

credit_line: Curtain Fragment with Galloping Horse, 500s CE. Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period. Plain weave (tabby) with inwoven slit-tapestry weave; wool ; overall: 45.4 x 31.4 cm (17 7/8 x 12 3/8 in.); mounted: 54 x 41.3 cm (21 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.27


medium: unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit)

country: France, Vincennes

subjects:
Ceramic
France, vincenne

credit_line: Figure of the Bagpiper (Le Joueur de musette), 1748–52. Vincennes Porcelain Factory (France, 1740–56), Pierre Blondeau (French), François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit); overall: 22.9 x 13.4 x 8 cm (9 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1961.10.2


title: The Mountain of Five Cataracts

creator: Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652)

medium: hanging scroll; ink on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: The Mountain of Five Cataracts (五洩山), c. 1630. Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; painting: 118 x 53 cm (46 7/16 x 20 7/8 in.); overall: 232.4 x 69.7 cm (91 1/2 x 27 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1966.366


title: Roman Ruins, Villa Pamfili

credit_line: Roman Ruins, Villa Pamfili, 1774. Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808). Pen and black ink and watercolor with black chalk underdrawing and heightened with white gouache on cream laid paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Harry D. Kendrick, 1951.485


title: Haniwa in the Form of a Shield

country: Japan, Kofun period (300–710 CE)

subjects:
Sculpture
Japan, kofun period (300–710 ce)

credit_line: Haniwa in the Form of a Shield, c. 500. Japan, Kofun period (300–710 CE). Earthenware with applied, cut, and incised designs and red slip; overall: 120 x 48.7 x 18 cm (47 1/4 x 19 3/16 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1999.170


title: Relief of a King

credit_line: Relief of a King, 664–525 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later. Limestone; overall: 28.7 x 17.2 cm (11 5/16 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.1979


title: Crossbow Fibula

medium: bronze, gilt-bronze, silver, and niello

credit_line: Crossbow Fibula, c. 350–400. Gallo-Roman or Romano-British, Migration period, 4th century. Bronze, gilt-bronze, silver, and niello; overall: 10.2 x 7.1 x 3.8 cm (4 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1930.227


title: Saint George and the Dragon

date: late 1600s

medium: painted and gilded wood

subjects: South germany or austria, late 17th century

credit_line: Saint George and the Dragon, late 1600s. South Germany or Austria, late 17th century. Painted and gilded wood; overall: 100.9 x 75.5 x 29 cm (39 3/4 x 29 3/4 x 11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1959.341


title: Covered Cup

medium: silver and gilt silver

country: Germany, Augsburg

subjects:
Metalwork
Germany, augsburg

credit_line: Covered Cup, 1688. Johann Andreas Thelot (German, 1655–1734). Silver and gilt silver; overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1966.111


medium: ivory with polychromy and gilding, original silver hinges

country: Germany, Cologne

subjects:
Ivory
Germany, cologne

credit_line: Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Saint Martin of Tours: The Consecration of Saint Martin as Bishop (left); Saint Martin Shares his Cloak with a Beggar, 1340–1350. Germany, Cologne. Ivory with polychromy and gilding, original silver hinges; overall: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.); closed: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.103


title: Funerary Panel of a Man

date: about 138–92 CE

medium: encaustic on linen

credit_line: Funerary Panel of a Man, about 138–92 CE. Antonine-era Roman Empire (Egypt), unknown painter. Encaustic on linen; overall: 24.8 x 19 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1971.135


medium: lead

credit_line: Pilgrim's Medallion with Saint Symeon the Younger, c. 1100. Byzantium, Syria, Byzantine period, early 12th Century. Lead; diameter: 5.7 x 0.4 cm (2 1/4 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1972.52.a


title: Chicken-Headed Ewer

medium: green-glazed stoneware with incised, carved and applied decoration, Yue ware

credit_line: Chicken-Headed Ewer, 220–589 CE. China, Zhejiang province, Southern Dynasties period (420-589). Green-glazed stoneware with incised, carved and applied decoration, Yue ware; overall: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald, 1973.84


title: Kneeling Satyr

medium: bronze

country: Italy, Ravenna, 16th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, ravenna, 16th century

credit_line: Kneeling Satyr, c. 1520. Severo da Ravenna (Italian, c. 1496–c. 1543). Bronze; overall: 23.4 cm (9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1985.86


title: Spiral Armilla

medium: bronze, wrought

country: Central Europe, Bronze Age

subjects:
Metalwork
Central europe, bronze age

credit_line: Spiral Armilla, c. 1500 BCE. Central Europe, Bronze Age. Bronze, wrought; overall: 16.5 x 12.1 cm (6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1988.4


title: Coffee and Tea Service

creator: Louis Rorimer (American, 1872–1939)

medium: silver, moonstones, ebony

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Silver
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Coffee and Tea Service, c. 1910. Louis Rorimer (American, 1872–1939), and Rokesley Shop (American). Silver, moonstones, ebony. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Louis Rorimer from his daughter, Louise Rorimer Dushkin and his granddaughter, Edie Soeiro, 1991.314


title: Still Life with Asparagus

creator: Philippe Rousseau (French, 1816–1887)

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Still Life with Asparagus, c. 1880. Philippe Rousseau (French, 1816–1887). Oil on fabric; unframed: 36 x 65 cm (14 3/16 x 25 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.284


subjects: Painting Palms

credit_line: Top 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. Paintings: Nepal, Kathmandu. Covers: Gum tempera, colors, and paper on wood; pages: gum tempera and ink on palm leaves; covers 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.a


credit_line: Ratnasambhava, Akshobhya, Vairochana with attendants, Amitabha, and Amoghasiddhi, Top 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. Paintings: Nepal, Kathmandu. Covers: Gum tempera, colors, and paper on wood; pages: gum tempera and ink on palm leaves; covers 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.b


medium: walrus ivory

credit_line: Plaque from a Portable Altar: Christ and the Apostles, 1050–1100. Germany, Lower Rhine Valley, Romanesque period, 11th century. Walrus ivory; overall: 5.1 x 16.5 cm (2 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1922.307


title: Candle Stand

medium: white stoneware with modeled and applied decoration

credit_line: Candle Stand, 600s. China, Sui dynasty (581-618) to early Tang dynasty (618-907). White stoneware with modeled and applied decoration; overall: 29.8 cm (11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1930.322


title: Portrait of a Monk

date: early 1500s

medium: oil on wood

country: Flanders, Bruges

subjects:
Painting
Flanders, bruge
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Monk, early 1500s. Circle of Gerard David (Netherlandish, 1450/60–1523). Oil on wood; framed: 54.5 x 48.5 x 5.5 cm (21 7/16 x 19 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.); unframed: 36 x 30.4 cm (14 3/16 x 11 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.632


medium: gilded copper, champlevé enamel

credit_line: Plaque: Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine, c. 1170–80. Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; average: 9 x 5.7 x 0.3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.574


title: Hunt Pitcher

medium: silver

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

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

credit_line: Hunt Pitcher, 500–600. Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE). Silver; overall: 13.4 x 9 cm (5 1/4 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1961.200


title: Bowl with Lily Scrolls

medium: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

subjects: Ceramic Lilies

credit_line: Bowl with Lily Scrolls, 1465–87. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Chenghua mark and period (1465–87). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John D. Rockefeller III, and purchase, John L. Severance Fund, 1967.64


title: The Continence of Scipio

medium: oil on canvas

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: The Continence of Scipio, c. 1710. Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (Italian, 1675–1741). Oil on canvas; framed: 155.5 x 132 x 12 cm (61 1/4 x 51 15/16 x 4 3/4 in.); unframed: 127 x 105 cm (50 x 41 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1968.207


title: Head of Vishnu

date: 300s CE

medium: sandstone

country: Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Vidisha

subjects:
Sculpture
Central india, madhya pradesh, vidisha

credit_line: Head of Vishnu, 300s CE. Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Vidisha. Sandstone; overall: 40.6 x 38.1 cm (16 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.57


title: Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

creator: Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)

medium: woodblock print; ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies, c. 1796–97. Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829). Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; sheet: 38.8 x 25.4 cm (15 1/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.523


title: Christ on the Cross

medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Christ on the Cross, 1470–90. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.305


title: Mummy Bundle "Mask"

medium: cotton and pigment, plain weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Mummy Bundle "Mask", 400–200 BCE. Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE). Cotton and pigment, plain weave; overall: 58.4 x 21 cm (23 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1940.524


title: Nude Female Dancers from a Tunic

credit_line: Nude Female Dancers from a Tunic, 700s. Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 15.5 x 14 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.); mounted: 21.6 x 14 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.332


title: Bacchanal

creator: Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596–1669)

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white gouache; incised, framing lines in brown ink over traces of black chalk

country: Italy

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Bacchanal, mid-1600s. Circle of Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596–1669). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white gouache; incised, framing lines in brown ink over traces of black chalk; sheet: 26.3 x 43.5 cm (10 3/8 x 17 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1954.688


creator: George Brookshaw (British, 1751–1823)

medium: aquatint

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: Pomona Britannica:  No. 64 - Scarlet Flesh Romana Melon, 1812. George Brookshaw (British, 1751–1823). Aquatint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Arnold M. Davis, 1955.312


title: Pomona Britannica:  No. 82 - Pears

credit_line: Pomona Britannica:  No. 82 - Pears, 1807. George Brookshaw (British, 1751–1823). Aquatint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Arnold M. Davis, 1955.313


title: Pendant

credit_line: Pendant, 1700s. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur. Gold, emerald, diamonds, enamel, and pearl; overall: 7.4 x 4.8 cm (2 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Anne Jessop Smith, 1966.515.a


title: The Last Supper

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

medium: woodcut

credit_line: The Last Supper, 1523. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Woodcut; sheet: 21.6 x 30 cm (8 1/2 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1966.9


title: Landscape with a Milkmaid

subjects: Print Italy Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with a Milkmaid, c. 1525. Niccolo Boldrini (Italian, c. 1500–after 1566), after Titian (Italian, c. 1488–1576). Woodcut; image: 37.6 x 53 cm (14 13/16 x 20 7/8 in.); sheet: 37.6 x 53 cm (14 13/16 x 20 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1969.307


title: St. George and the Dragon

creator: Wolfgang Huber (Austrian, 1490–1553)

country: Austria

subjects: Print Austria

credit_line: St. George and the Dragon, 1520. Wolfgang Huber (Austrian, 1490–1553). Woodcut; sheet: 20.7 x 15.5 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Members of The Print Club of Cleveland through fiftieth anniversary donations, 1971.60


title: La Roche-Guyon

creator: Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

medium: etching

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: La Roche-Guyon, 1866. Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903). Etching; image: 27.4 x 22.2 cm (10 13/16 x 8 3/4 in.); plate: 31.8 x 23.9 cm (12 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.); sheet: 43.5 x 32.8 cm (17 1/8 x 12 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds, 1976.20


medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper

country: Northern India

subjects:
Painting
Northern india

credit_line: The Marriage of Pradyumna and Rukmavati, page from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1525–40. Northern India. Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 16.3 x 21.5 cm (6 7/16 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 1976.26


creator: Alonso Cano (Spanish, 1601–1667)

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash

country: Spain

subjects: Drawing Spain

credit_line: Christ Holding a Chalice and Cross (recto); Resurrected Christ and Lamb of God (verso), 1666. Alonso Cano (Spanish, 1601–1667). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash; sheet: 19 x 13.3 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1982.121


title: Allegory of Life

creator: Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582)

subjects: Mythology Print Italy

credit_line: Allegory of Life, 1561. Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582). Engraving; image: 38.1 x 54.4 cm (15 x 21 7/16 in.); secondary support: 43.1 x 59.4 cm (16 15/16 x 23 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.37


creator: Khem Karan (Indian)

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Mughal India

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india
Landscapes

credit_line: A Mounted Prince Hunting Lion in a Rocky Landscape, c. 1600. Khem Karan (Indian). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 33 x 22.2 cm (13 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.310


title: Sketch for "The Revolt at Cairo"

medium: oil on paper, mounted on paper and canvas

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Sketch for "The Revolt at Cairo", c. 1809. Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767–1824). Oil on paper, mounted on paper and canvas; framed: 25 x 33 x 6.5 cm (9 13/16 x 13 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 15.2 x 23.3 cm (6 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Eugene Victor Thaw, 1965.310


title: The Woodcutter of Luofu

creator: Chen Ruyan (Chinese, c. 1331–1371)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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

credit_line: The Woodcutter of Luofu (羅浮山樵圖), 1366. Chen Ruyan (Chinese, c. 1331–1371). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; painting: 107.2 x 53.6 cm (42 3/16 x 21 1/8 in.); overall with knobs: 253.5 x 88.7 cm (99 13/16 x 34 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1964.156


medium: earthenware

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Box and Cover with Inlaid Phoenix Design (청자 상감 봉황무늬 합 [靑磁象嵌凰文母子盒]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Earthenware; diameter: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); overall: 12.7 cm (5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Collection, 1916.1186


title: Ornament with Carp and Lotus Design

medium: bronze

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

credit_line: Ornament with Carp and Lotus Design (금동 잉어·연꽃무늬 꾸미개 [金銅漁花文裝身具]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 3 x 2 cm (1 3/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1037


medium: celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration

credit_line: Pitcher with Inlaid Figure and Willow Design (청자 상감 인물무늬 주전자 [靑磁象嵌人物文注子]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration; diameter: 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.); overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1917.356


title: Necklace

date: 100s BCE

medium: gold, moonstone, garnet, emerald, cornelian, baroque pearl, and banded agate

country: Greece

subjects: Jewelry Greece

credit_line: Necklace, 100s BCE. Greece. Gold, moonstone, garnet, emerald, cornelian, baroque pearl, and banded agate; overall: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John L. Severance, 1928.234


creator: Richard Cosway (British, 1742–1821)

medium: watercolor on ivory in a gold, enamel, and split pearl frame

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Mary Frances (Fanny) Swinburne, c. 1786. Richard Cosway (British, 1742–1821). Watercolor on ivory in a gold, enamel, and split pearl frame; framed: 7 x 5.8 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.); sight: 6.8 x 5.7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.553


title: Roundel with figure

country: Egypt, Fatimid period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, fatimid period

credit_line: Roundel with figure, 1000s. Egypt, Fatimid period. Linen and silk: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave; overall: 13.1 x 12.8 cm (5 3/16 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.255


title: Short-necked Storage Jar

date: 600s–300s BCE

country: Korea, Bronze Age (1000–300 BCE)

subjects:
Ceramic
Korea, bronze age (1000–300 bce)

credit_line: Short-necked Storage Jar (짧은 목 토기호 [圓底短頸壺]), 600s–300s BCE. Korea, Bronze Age (1000–300 BCE). Earthenware; outer diameter: 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.); overall: 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 1986.82


title: Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika)

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

credit_line: Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika) (청동 정병 [靑銅淨甁]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of David S. Utterberg, 1991.58


title: Orchids and Rocks

creator: Yi Ha-eung (Korean, 1820–1898)

medium: Eight-panel folding screen; ink on silk

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), Korean Empire period (1897–1910)

subjects: Painting Orchids

credit_line: Orchids and Rocks (난석도 [蘭石圖]), 1897–98. Yi Ha-eung (Korean, 1820–1898). Eight-panel folding screen; ink on silk; overall: 185 x 52.6 cm (72 13/16 x 20 11/16 in.); each panel: 111.9 x 1.5 cm (44 1/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2015.138


title: Singers

creator: Théodule Ribot (French, 1823–1891)

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

credit_line: Singers, 1863–1868. Théodule Ribot (French, 1823–1891). Oil on fabric; framed: 88.9 x 75.6 x 6.8 cm (35 x 29 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.); unframed: 74 x 60.3 cm (29 1/8 x 23 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, 1977.127


title: Ascension of Christ

medium: pen and brown ink

subjects: Drawing Germany

credit_line: Ascension of Christ, c. 1515. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Pen and brown ink; sheet: 31 x 22.1 cm (12 3/16 x 8 11/16 in.); framed: 52.5 x 39.8 x 2.3 cm (20 11/16 x 15 11/16 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1952.530


title: Old Pine Tree

creator: Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559)

date: late 1530s

medium: handscroll; ink on paper

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Old Pine Tree (畫松圖), late 1530s. Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559). Handscroll; ink on paper; painting: 28 x 139.3 cm (11 x 54 13/16 in.); overall: 29.3 x 596.9 cm (11 9/16 x 235 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1964.43


title: The Triumph of Mordecai

medium: engraving

country: Netherlands, 16th century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, 16th century

credit_line: The Triumph of Mordecai, 1515. Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, 1494–about 1533). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1929.50


title: St. Christopher

country: Netherlands, 15th century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, 15th century

credit_line: St. Christopher, 1478–1506. Alart du Hameel (Netherlandish, c. 1449–c.1507). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.567


title: Llama Figurine

medium: hammered gold

credit_line: Llama Figurine, 1400–1532. Peru, Bolivia, Chile or Ecuador, Inka style (1400-1532). Hammered gold; overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of W. J. Gordon, 1955.374


country: Flanders

subjects: Print Flander

credit_line: The Wedding of Mopsus and Nisa (The Dirty Bride), 1570. Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, c. 1530–after 1572), after Pieter Bruegel (Netherlandish, c. 1525/30–1569). Engraving; sheet: 22.4 x 29.2 cm (8 13/16 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1980.103


title: Bowl

medium: earthenware with painted underglaze and incised design

country: Iraq or Iran

subjects:
Ceramic
Iraq or iran

credit_line: Bowl, 800s–900s. Iraq or Iran. Earthenware with painted underglaze and incised design; diameter: 39.1 cm (15 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Worcester R. Warner Collection, 1915.303


title: Fragment

country: Egypt, Mamluk sultanate (1250–1517)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, mamluk sultanate (1250–1517)

credit_line: Fragment, 1200s–1300s. Egypt, Mamluk sultanate (1250–1517). Block printing on plain weave cotton ground; overall: 16.5 x 17.8 cm (6 1/2 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.845


title: Self-Portrait

creator: George Bellows (American, 1882–1925)

medium: lithograph

country: America

subjects: Print America Portraits

credit_line: Self-Portrait, 1921. George Bellows (American, 1882–1925). Lithograph; sheet: 29.7 x 22.6 cm (11 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1935.279


title: Portrait of Anna Maria Woolf, née Smart

creator: John I Smart (British, 1741–1811)

medium: graphite and wash on laid paper

credit_line: Portrait of Anna Maria Woolf, née Smart, c. 1785. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Graphite and wash on laid paper; framed: 9.1 x 7.8 cm (3 9/16 x 3 1/16 in.); unframed: 6.7 x 5.4 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.564


title: Virgin and Child

creator: Neri di Bicci (Italian, 1419–1491)

medium: tempera on wood panel

country: Italy

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: Virgin and Child, c. 1460. Neri di Bicci (Italian, 1419–1491). Tempera on wood panel; framed: 59.1 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm (23 1/4 x 14 x 1 1/2 in.); unframed: 54 x 30.8 cm (21 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon, 1946.242


title: Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus (verso)

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

medium: pen and brown ink, with black and red chalk

subjects: Drawing Flander

credit_line: Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus (verso), c. 1637–38. Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640). Pen and brown ink, with black and red chalk; sheet: 27.2 x 47.2 cm (10 11/16 x 18 9/16 in.); secondary support: 27.6 x 47.3 cm (10 7/8 x 18 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds, 1954.2.b


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Manuscript
France, pari

credit_line: Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto); Text (verso), c. 1415. Workshop of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; folio: 16.8 x 12.7 cm (6 5/8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1955.79.1


title: Monster Caryatid

date: late 500s

medium: Limestone

credit_line: Monster Caryatid (鬼神), late 500s. China, possibly from Xiangtangshan, Northern Qi dynasty (550–577). Limestone; overall: 28 x 40 cm (11 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1957.357


title: Dish with Bird on Fruit Tree Branch

subjects: Ceramic Birds Fruits Trees

credit_line: Dish with Bird on Fruit Tree Branch (過牆枝瑞果鳥紋盤), 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and reign (1662–1722). Porcelain with famille-verte overglaze enamel decoration; diameter: 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.); vessel: 2.5 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.213


title: Pair of Boxes in Form of Lotus Leaves

medium: ivory

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Pair of Boxes in Form of Lotus Leaves, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Ivory; overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lois Clarke, 1970.137


creator: Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694)

date: early 1650s

medium: album leaf, ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 10 (山水花鳥圖冊), early 1650s. Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1975.22.10


title: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 4

credit_line: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 4 (山水花鳥圖冊), early 1650s. Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1975.22.4


title: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 5

credit_line: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 5 (山水花鳥圖冊), early 1650s. Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1975.22.5


title: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 6

credit_line: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 6 (山水花鳥圖冊), early 1650s. Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1975.22.6


title: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 7

credit_line: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 7 (山水花鳥圖冊), early 1650s. Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1975.22.7


title: Listening to the Qin

creator: Tang Yin (Chinese, 1470–1523)

date: late 1400s–early 1500s

medium: hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk

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

credit_line: Listening to the Qin (聽琴圖), late 1400s–early 1500s. Attributed to Tang Yin (Chinese, 1470–1523). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk; overall with knobs: 118 x 45 cm (46 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.); painting: 35.8 x 29.1 cm (14 1/8 x 11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Herbert F. Leisy in memory of his wife, Helen Stamp Leisy, 1977.199


title: Landscape Ink-Play

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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

credit_line: Landscape Ink-Play, 1300s. Fang Congyi (Chinese, active c. 1340–80). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; image: 46.6 x 43.3 cm (18 3/8 x 17 1/16 in.); mounted: 148.6 x 67.4 cm (58 1/2 x 26 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1982.34


title: Water Village

creator: Wen Boren (Chinese, 1502–1575)

medium: handscroll; ink and light color on paper

credit_line: Water Village (平橋遠水), 1570. Wen Boren (Chinese, 1502–1575). Handscroll; ink and light color on paper; overall: 26.7 x 183 cm (10 1/2 x 72 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.370


medium: hanging scroll, ink on silk

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

credit_line: Landscape with Woodcutters Returning Home, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Hanging scroll, ink on silk; image: 124.5 x 58.3 cm (49 x 22 15/16 in.); overall: 203.2 x 81.3 cm (80 x 32 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1988.20


title: Nanny Goat

date: late 200s BCE

medium: bronze

country: Greece, Hellenistic period

subjects:
Sculpture
Greece, hellenistic period

credit_line: Nanny Goat, late 200s BCE. Greece, Hellenistic period. Bronze; overall: 30.5 x 31.1 cm (12 x 12 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1990.32


title: Sake Flask

medium: Black laquered wood with red lacquer

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Sake Flask, 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Black laquered wood with red lacquer; diameter: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); overall: 30.5 cm (12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mitsuru Tajima, 1991.47.2


title: Prestige Cap (mpu ngola)

date: late 1800s–early 1900s

subjects: Garment Palms

credit_line: Prestige Cap (mpu ngola), late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, or Cabinda (Angola), Kongo-style maker, possibly Yombe subgroup. Raffia palm fiber (Raphia ruffia or R. vinifera) and leopard claws; overall: 42 x 19.3 x 19 cm (16 9/16 x 7 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1997.180


country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Funeral for Marie-Thérèse of Spain, Dauphine of France, in the Church of Nôtre Dame, Paris, on November 24, 1746, c. 1746. Charles-Nicolas Cochin (French, 1715–1790). Pen and black ink and gray wash heightened with white gouache on cream laid paper, incised (with graphite) for transfer; sheet: 45 x 30.9 cm (17 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2000.2


title: Self-Portrait

creator: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

medium: etching and drypoint

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Self-Portrait, 1857. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Etching and drypoint; platemark: 23 x 14.5 cm (9 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.); sheet: 31.5 x 22.6 cm (12 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2004.87


creator: Benedetto Bordone (Italian)

medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: Italy, Padua and Venice, 16th century

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, padua and venice, 16th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Commission: St. Mark Giving the Keys of Venice to Francesco de Priuli, c. 1523–1524. Benedetto Bordone (Italian). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 23.1 x 15.7 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.69


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Mughal India, probably Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

subjects: Mughal india, probably uttar pradesh, lucknow

credit_line: Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto); Calligraphy (verso), 1764. Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s), Mahmud ibn Ishaq al-Shahabi (Persian, active mid- to late 1500s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 14.4 x 10.3 cm (5 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.); page: 28 x 23.8 cm (11 x 9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.347


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Rama’s brothers Bharata and Shatrughna set out from Ayodhya to find Rama and Lakshmana in the forest to inform them of the death of their father Dasharatha, from Chapter 77 of the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey), c. 1775–80. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 24.9 x 35.7 cm (9 13/16 x 14 1/16 in.); painting: 20.5 x 31.5 cm (8 1/16 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.119


title: The Tired Gleaner

creator: Jules Breton (French, 1827–1906)

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Tired Gleaner, 1880. Jules Breton (French, 1827–1906). Oil on fabric; unframed: 94 x 63.8 cm (37 x 25 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1915.721


title: Dawn

creator: Chester Beach (American, 1881–1956)

medium: marble

subjects: Sculpture America

credit_line: Dawn, 1912. Chester Beach (American, 1881–1956). Marble; overall: 55.3 cm (21 3/4 in.); without base: 35.6 cm (14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1917.630


title: Border Fragment of a Shawl

date: early 1800s

medium: wool: tapestry twill

country: Kashmir

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Kashmir

credit_line: Border Fragment of a Shawl, early 1800s. Kashmir. Wool: tapestry twill; overall: 33 x 52.7 cm (13 x 20 3/4 in.); mounted: 20 x 70.5 cm (7 7/8 x 27 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Cleveland School of Art, 1934.199


title: Bolton Abbey

creator: David Cox (British, 1783–1859)

medium: watercolor with black chalk

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: Bolton Abbey, c. late 1840s-1857. David Cox (British, 1783–1859). Watercolor with black chalk; sheet: 48.8 x 75.4 cm (19 3/16 x 29 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.552


title: Portrait Jewel of Emperor Jahangir

date: early 1600s

subjects: Painting Portraits

credit_line: Portrait Jewel of Emperor Jahangir, early 1600s. Mughal India, court of Jahangir (reigned 1605–27). Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 4.8 x 3.2 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.496


creator: Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939)

medium: pen and black ink and watercolor with scraping and minute touches of white gouache on artist's illustration board

country: England, 20th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 20th century

credit_line: And Now They Never Meet in Grove or Green, 1908. Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939). Pen and black ink and watercolor with scraping and minute touches of white gouache on artist's illustration board; sheet: 38.6 x 27 cm (15 3/16 x 10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Don Hunter, 1954.651


creator: Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)

medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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

credit_line: The hunter offers the mother parrot to the king of Kamarupa, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night, c. 1560. Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20 x 14.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.); painting only: 10.2 x 10.7 cm (4 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.36.b


credit_line: The vizier dissuades the king of Bahilistan from executing the dervish who asks for his daughter’s hand in marriage, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 14 x 9.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.44.b


credit_line: The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eighth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 11.4 x 9.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.51.b


title: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 3

medium: album leaf, ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 3, early 1650s. Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1975.22.3


title: Prestige Chair

medium: Wood and paint

credit_line: Prestige Chair, 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Babanki-style maker. Wood and paint; overall: 80.7 x 53.3 x 44.5 cm (31 3/4 x 21 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of his parents, Wheeler B. and Dorothy Preston by Mary and John Preston, 1983.33


title: Tripod Bowl

country: Honduras, Ulúa Valley, 7th-10th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Honduras, ulúa valley, 7th-10th century

credit_line: Tripod Bowl, 600–1000. Honduras, Ulúa Valley, 7th-10th century. Marble; overall: 8.1 x 6.9 x 10.9 cm (3 3/16 x 2 11/16 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.171


title: Sake Flask (pair)

credit_line: Sake Flask (pair), 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Black laquered wood with red lacquer; diameter: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); overall: 30.5 cm (12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1991.47


title: Sake Flask

credit_line: Sake Flask, 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Black laquered wood with red lacquer; diameter: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); overall: 30.5 cm (12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1991.47.1


medium: silk and silver thread, silvered paper; needleloop embroidery

credit_line: Embroidery from a Cloud Collar: Ocean, Rocks, and Peonies (云肩刺繡：海、石，牡丹), 1300s. China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) - early Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Silk and silver thread, silvered paper; needleloop embroidery; overall: 63.8 x 60 cm (25 1/8 x 23 5/8 in.); mounted: 69.8 x 67.3 cm (27 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1993.10


title: Hercules Resting (recto)

medium: black chalk heightened with white, squared in black chalk on right, incised (edges of figure)

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Hercules Resting (recto), 1595–97. Annibale Carracci (Italian, c. 1560–1609). Black chalk heightened with white, squared in black chalk on right, incised (edges of figure); sheet: 35.5 x 52.4 cm (14 x 20 5/8 in.); secondary support: 36.6 x 53.3 cm (14 7/16 x 21 in.); tertiary support: 38.3 x 55 cm (15 1/16 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.52.a


credit_line: The Adoration of the Magi, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Mughal period. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.3 x 15.6 cm (10 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.); image: 22.7 x 12.2 cm (8 15/16 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.36.b


title: Head of a Boy Singing (Study for Music)

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

medium: black, white, and red chalk with stumping, pricked for transfer

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Head of a Boy Singing (Study for Music), c. 1898. Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846–1920). Black, white, and red chalk with stumping, pricked for transfer; sheet: 39.6 x 27.2 cm (15 9/16 x 10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.394


title: Snuff Container

medium: Horn and wood

credit_line: Snuff Container, 1800s-1900s. Africa, Southern Africa, Lesotho, South Sotho maker. Horn and wood; overall: 10.3 x 4 x 3.5 cm (4 1/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.202


creator: Adolphe Appian (French, 1818–1898)

medium: charcoal with stumping and scratching out and touches of white chalk on beige paper

credit_line: Three Fishermen Along the Banks of a River at the Edge of a Forest, 1868. Adolphe Appian (French, 1818–1898). Charcoal with stumping and scratching out and touches of white chalk on beige paper; sheet: 59.4 x 98.5 cm (23 3/8 x 38 3/4 in.); secondary support: 60.5 x 99.5 cm (23 13/16 x 39 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2021.140


title: On the Quay

creator: Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)

medium: etching

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Print
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: On the Quay, c. 1919. Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964). Etching; platemark: 17.5 x 22.5 cm (6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds given by friends of the May Show, 1920.280


title: The Martyrdom of St. Peter and St. Paul

medium: chiaroscuro woodcut (in two shades of brown and black)

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: The Martyrdom of St. Peter and St. Paul, c. 1527–1530/1531. Antonio da Trento (Italian, c. 1508–c. 1550), after Parmigianino (Italian, 1503–1540). Chiaroscuro woodcut (in two shades of brown and black); sheet: 29.6 x 47.9 cm (11 5/8 x 18 7/8 in.); image: 29.2 x 47.5 cm (11 1/2 x 18 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1925.1238


country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Queen Trishala Reclining, c. 1450–75. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera and gold on paper; 18th century gold flecked border; painting: 9.5 x 6.8 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.); overall: 22.2 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1925.1340


creator: Ugo da Carpi (Italian, c. 1479–c. 1532)

medium: chiaroscuro woodcut (in black and gray)

subjects: Architecture Print Italy

credit_line: Hercules Driving Envy from the Temple of the Muses, 1522–24. Ugo da Carpi (Italian, c. 1479–c. 1532), after Balthasar Peruzzi (Italian, 1481–1536). Chiaroscuro woodcut (in black and gray); sheet: 29.5 x 22.5 cm (11 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1925.443


title: Fragment of a Tunic

medium: wool: tabby ground, inwoven tapestry ornament

country: Egypt, Byzantine period

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

credit_line: Fragment of a Tunic, 400s–600s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Wool: tabby ground, inwoven tapestry ornament; overall: 94 x 39.4 cm (37 x 15 1/2 in.); mounted: 99.7 x 48.3 cm (39 1/4 x 19 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt, 1926.143


title: Homage to Goya

creator: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

medium: six lithographs on China paper laid on wove paper

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Homage to Goya, 1885. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Lemercier & Cie.. Six lithographs on China paper laid on wove paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.344


title: History of a Picture No. 2: The Public

medium: pencil and wash heightened with white

subjects:
Drawing
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: History of a Picture No. 2: The Public, c, 1929. Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964). Pencil and wash heightened with white; paper: 35.3 x 41.8 cm (13 7/8 x 16 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1929.427


title: Gold Weight (abrammuo):  Antelope

medium: Copper alloy

subjects: Africa, west africa, ghana, akan-style artist

credit_line: Gold Weight (abrammuo):  Antelope, 1800s. Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Akan-style artist. Copper alloy; overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund, 1935.306


title: Woman in a Striped Dress

creator: Ker Xavier Roussel (French, 1867–1944)

medium: color lithograph

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Print
France, 20th century

credit_line: Landscapes: Woman in a Striped Dress, c. 1900. Ker Xavier Roussel (French, 1867–1944), Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Color lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1944.431


title: The Fall of Adam and Eve

creator: Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531)

date: 1525, printed later

medium: woodcut on eight sheets of paper

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: The Fall of Adam and Eve, 1525, printed later. Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531). Woodcut on eight sheets of paper; platemark: 95 x 65.4 cm (37 3/8 x 25 3/4 in.); sheet: 95.7 x 66.2 cm (37 11/16 x 26 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.278


medium: engraving

credit_line: St. John the Evangelist on the Isle of Patmos, 1475–80. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving; image: 16 x 11.3 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.); sheet: 16 x 11.3 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1952.36


title: Peonies

date: mid 1700s

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Peonies (牡丹図), mid 1700s. Tatebayashi Kagei (Japanese, active mid-1700s). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; painting only: 90.9 x 36.2 cm (35 13/16 x 14 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Worcester R. Warner Collection, 1964.105


date: late 1700s

medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

subjects: Southern india, andhra pradesh, tirupati

credit_line: Krishna Vanquishing the Crane-Demon Bakasura, late 1700s. Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Tirupati. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 27.8 x 19.7 cm (10 15/16 x 7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1966.29


title: Covered Pot

creator: Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920)

medium: copper with brass handles

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

subjects:
Metalwork
Russia, st. petersburg

credit_line: Covered Pot, 1914. Firm of Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920). Copper with brass handles; overall: 12.7 x 13.4 cm (5 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.511


title: Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

medium: black crayon

country: America

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso), 1792. Benjamin West (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1820). Black crayon; sheet: 32.3 x 40.7 cm (12 11/16 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1967.130.b


title: Emperor Yao Visiting Yu Chonghua

date: mid- to late 1600s

credit_line: Emperor Yao Visiting Yu Chonghua, mid- to late 1600s. Kusumi Morikage (Japanese, active c. 1620–1690). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink, slight color, and gold on paper; image: 131.9 x 348 cm (51 15/16 x 137 in.); including mounting: 147.3 x 363.7 cm (58 x 143 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1968.105


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Folio 18 from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand: Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and defeats him by throwing stones in his mouth (recto); Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be (verso), 1744–45. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kishangarh. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; recto painting: 13.4 x 14.9 cm (5 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.); verso painting: 14.9 x 14.8 cm (5 7/8 x 5 13/16 in.); overall: 28.8 x 20 cm (11 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee and Cornelia Blakemore Warner Funds, 1968.108


title: Standing Cup

medium: silver, partially gilt

country: England, London

subjects:
Silver
England, london

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


title: Plate with Bird and Flower

date: early 1900s

subjects: Ceramic Birds Flowers

credit_line: Plate with Bird and Flower, early 1900s. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) or Taishō period (1912–26). Porcelain with overglaze enamel (Ko-Kutani revival style); diameter: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Terrence O. Kennedy in memory of her husband, Terrence O. Kennedy, 1969.253


title: Gazing at a Waterfall

creator: Tani Bunchō (Japanese, 1763–1841)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

credit_line: Gazing at a Waterfall (観瀑図), 1790. Tani Bunchō (Japanese, 1763–1841). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 112.5 x 51.1 cm (44 5/16 x 20 1/8 in.); mounted: 214 x 54.5 cm (84 1/4 x 21 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1972.16


title: Niagara Falls by Moonlight

date: probably 1856

medium: graphite and white gouache

credit_line: Niagara Falls by Moonlight, probably 1856. Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900). Graphite and white gouache; sheet: 11.6 x 16.4 cm (4 9/16 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Arthur Mann, 1976.30


creator: Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652)

medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Paintings after Ancient Masters: Portrait of Tao Yuanming (老蓮橅古: 菊花), 1598–1652. Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.27.1.5


title: Katar dagger

country: India, Mughal

subjects:
Arms and armor
India, mughal

credit_line: Katar dagger, 1700s. India, Mughal. Iron handle with gold inlay; steel blade; wooden sheath with velvet cover, brass boss, iron tip with gold inlay; overall: 45.6 x 8.2 cm (17 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Morris and Eleanor Everett, 1985.119


title: Iconographic Sketchbook

medium: ink and watercolor on cotton

country: Tibet

subjects: Drawing Tibet

credit_line: Iconographic Sketchbook, c. 1500. Tibet. Ink and watercolor on cotton; overall: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1985.191


title: Mount Maudit, Savoy

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Mount Maudit, Savoy, 1860. And Auguste-Rosalie Bisson (French, 1826–1900), Louis-Auguste Bisson (French, 1814–1876). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 23.2 x 39.2 cm (9 1/8 x 15 7/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 1985.94


title: Plate with Nandi in Center

medium: cloisonné enamel on gold

credit_line: Plate with Nandi in Center, c. 1800. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur. Cloisonné enamel on gold; diameter: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.352


medium: gold with enamel

credit_line: Box decorated with Shiva, Vishnu, Krishna, and Ganesha, c. 1800. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur. Gold with enamel; overall: 4.5 x 6.3 cm (1 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.353


credit_line: Box Decorated with Shiva, Vishnu, Krishna, and Ganesha, c. 1800. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur. Gold with enamel. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.353.a


credit_line: Cover for a Box Decorated with Shiva, Vishnu, Krishna, and Ganesha, c. 1800. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur. Gold with enamel. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.353.b


country: Western India, Gujarat, Surat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat, surat

credit_line: Sacrificial Fire, from the "Tula Ram" Bhagavata Purana, c. 1720. Western India, Gujarat, Surat. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 25.4 x 21.5 cm (10 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John D. Proctor, 1990.40


title: Gorge at Eaux Chaudes, Pyrenees

medium: salted paper print from wet collodion negative

credit_line: Gorge at Eaux Chaudes, Pyrenees, c. 1855. Jean-Jacques Heilmann (French, 1822–1859). Salted paper print from wet collodion negative; image: 25.8 x 19.7 cm (10 3/16 x 7 3/4 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1995.27


medium: ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum

country: France, Rouen

subjects:
Manuscript
France, rouen

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Text with Illustrated Border (verso), c. 1510. France, Rouen. Ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: 17.9 x 12.8 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2001.79.b


title: Headdress

subjects: Botany Garment

credit_line: Headdress, 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, Bamileke-style maker. African gray parrot feathers, wood, plant fiber, probably cotton, string, and colorant; diameter: 90 cm (35 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 2007.181


title: Decorated Jar with Boat Scenes

medium: marl clay pottery

credit_line: Decorated Jar with Boat Scenes, c. 3300–3100 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada IIc–d (3650–3300 BCE). Marl clay pottery; diameter: 28.2 cm (11 1/8 in.); diameter of mouth: 15.2 cm (6 in.); overall: 32 cm (12 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.639


title: Wine Vessel (Fu Wu Zun)

medium: bronze

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

credit_line: Wine Vessel (Fu Wu Zun), c. 1000–900 BCE. China, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE). Bronze; diameter: 23.1 cm (9 1/8 in.); overall: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.13


title: Two Boats with Female Mourners

medium: limestone

credit_line: Two Boats with Female Mourners, c. 667–647 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26. Limestone; overall: 58.2 x 91 cm (22 15/16 x 35 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.282


title: Stem Cup

date: early 700s

medium: silver with gilt interior and incised and chased decoration

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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

credit_line: Stem Cup, early 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Silver with gilt interior and incised and chased decoration; overall: 9 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1951.396


title: Pilgrim Bottle

medium: polished red stoneware, silver-gilt mounts

country: Germany, Meissen, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Germany, meissen, 18th century

credit_line: Pilgrim Bottle, c. 1715. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Polished red stoneware, silver-gilt mounts; overall: 15.9 x 9.6 cm (6 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.451


title: Celt with Deity

medium: stone

country: Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec

subjects:
Sculpture
Mesoamerica, mexico, olmec

credit_line: Celt with Deity, 1000–300 BCE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec. Stone; overall: 32.2 x 14 x 11.5 cm (12 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1954.856


title: Madonna and Child Enthroned

medium: tempera and gold on poplar panel

country: Italy

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: Madonna and Child Enthroned, c. 1350. Master of San Lucchese (Italian, c. 1335–1380). Tempera and gold on poplar panel; framed: 122.5 x 61 x 7.5 cm (48 1/4 x 24 x 2 15/16 in.); unframed: 113.7 x 54 cm (44 3/4 x 21 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1968.206


title: Funerary Portrait of a Woman

medium: encaustic on linen

country: Egypt, Roman Empire, Antonine

subjects:
Painting
Egypt, roman empire, antonine
Portraits

credit_line: Funerary Portrait of a Woman, c. 138–92 CE. Egypt, Roman Empire, Antonine. Encaustic on linen; overall: 26 x 19 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1971.136


title: The Fall of Simon Magus

creator: Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708–1787)

medium: oil on canvas

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: The Fall of Simon Magus, c. 1745–50. Studio of Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708–1787). Oil on canvas; framed: 207 x 133 x 10.5 cm (81 1/2 x 52 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.); unframed: 183 x 108 cm (72 1/16 x 42 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1983.217


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: Italy, Lombardy, 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, lombardy, 15th century

credit_line: Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation, 1430–1438. Stefano da Verona (Italian, c. 1375–1438). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 19.7 x 16.7 cm (7 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.); framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1924.431


title: Madhu Madhavi Ragini

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Central India, Malwa

subjects:
Painting
Central india, malwa

credit_line: Madhu Madhavi Ragini, c. 1630–40. Central India, Malwa. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 19.1 x 14.6 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1925.1336


title: The Ruby Range, Nevada

medium: watercolor, gouache and graphite

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: The Ruby Range, Nevada, 1879. Thomas Moran (American, born England, 1837–1926). Watercolor, gouache and graphite; sheet: 19.6 x 36.2 cm (7 11/16 x 14 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection, 1938.67


medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Red-Figure Ram-Head Rhyton (Drinking Vessel): Symposiasts; Satyr and Maenad, c. 480–470 BCE. Attributed to Brygos Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 490–470 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 19 x 12.8 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.); diameter of rim: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1988.8


title: Gold Box

medium: gold and lapis lazuli

country: France

subjects: Metalwork France

credit_line: Gold Box, 1728–29. Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, 1695–1750). Gold and lapis lazuli; overall: 3 x 8.3 x 5.2 cm (1 3/16 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the John L. Severance Fund, the Dudley P. Allen Fund, by exchange, and the Sundry Art - Miscellaneous Fund, 2026.12


title: Ceremonial Cross of Count Liudolf

date: shortly after 1038

medium: gold: worked in repoussé; cloisonné enamel; intaglio gems; pearls; wood core

subjects:
Metalwork
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Ceremonial Cross of Count Liudolf, shortly after 1038. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Gold: worked in repoussé; cloisonné enamel; intaglio gems; pearls; wood core; overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.461


title: Irises

creator: Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755)

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Irises, 1700s. Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink and color on gilded paper; painting: 154.4 x 360.4 cm (60 13/16 x 141 7/8 in.); mounted: 170.7 x 376.7 cm (67 3/16 x 148 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Norweb Foundation, 1954.603.1


title: Virgin and Child

creator: Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452–1519)

medium: oil on wood

country: Italy, early 16th Century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, early 16th century

credit_line: Virgin and Child, c. 1500. Circle of Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452–1519). Oil on wood; framed: 57.5 x 47 x 4 cm (22 5/8 x 18 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.); painted surface: 41.5 x 30.3 cm (16 5/16 x 11 15/16 in.); panel: 41.7 x 30.9 cm (16 7/16 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.779


creator: Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697)

medium: album leaf: ink and color on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters (倣古山水圖冊), 1690. Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697). Album leaf: ink and color on paper; overall: 28.6 x 44 cm (11 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1962.157.10


title: Light

medium: lithograph on China paper laid down on wove paper

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Light, 1893. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), Becquet (French). Lithograph on China paper laid down on wove paper; image: 31.9 x 24.5 cm (12 9/16 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1926.296


title: Tea Service (Déjeuner)

creator: Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French)

country: France, Chantilly

subjects:
Ceramic
France, chantilly

credit_line: Tea Service (Déjeuner), c. 1730. Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French). Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.228


title: Plate Depicting the Myth of Cadmus

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

country: Italy, Urbino region, Gubbio, 16th century

subjects: Italy, urbino region, gubbio, 16th century

credit_line: Plate Depicting the Myth of Cadmus, 1526. Circle of Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian, 1465?–1553). Tin-glazed earthenware with gold lustre (maiolica); diameter: 26.3 cm (10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.156


medium: bronze

country: Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati period

subjects:
Sculpture
Thailand, mon-dvaravati period

credit_line: Buddha with Hands in Gesture of Teaching, Vitarka Mudra, 600s. Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati period. Bronze; overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1958.334


date: early 1300s

medium: lacquer on wood

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Cosmetics Box with Chrysanthemums (base) (菊蒔絵手箱), early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Lacquer on wood; overall: 17.6 x 29 x 22.8 cm (6 15/16 x 11 7/16 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.513.a


title: Cosmetics Box with Chrysanthemums (lid)

credit_line: Cosmetics Box with Chrysanthemums (lid) (菊蒔絵手箱（蓋）), early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Lacquer on wood; overall: 17.6 x 29 x 22.8 cm (6 15/16 x 11 7/16 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.513.b


title: Roundels with Hunters

medium: Silk: samite weave

country: Eastern Iran or Central Asia

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Eastern iran or central asia

credit_line: Roundels with Hunters, 800s. Eastern Iran or Central Asia. Silk: samite weave; overall: 26 x 29 cm (10 1/4 x 11 7/16 in.); mounted: 46.4 x 74.3 cm (18 1/4 x 29 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.284


title: Goddess Holding a Lotus

credit_line: Goddess Holding a Lotus, c. 950. South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola period (800s–1200s). Bronze; overall: 64.1 cm (25 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1984.2


creator: Huang Gongwang (Chinese, 1269–1354)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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

credit_line: Summer Mountains (after Dong Yuan [active c. 937–75]), 1290–1354. Attributed to Huang Gongwang (Chinese, 1269–1354). Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk; image: 131.7 x 55.6 cm (51 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.); overall: 257.4 x 71.2 cm (101 5/16 x 28 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Bequest, by exchange, and Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1992.1


medium: hanging scroll with calligraphy; ink and light colors on paper

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Gathering among the Members of Office Censor-General (미원계회도 [薇垣契會圖]), 1700s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Hanging scroll with calligraphy; ink and light colors on paper; painting only: 39.4 x 56.5 cm (15 1/2 x 22 1/4 in.); overall: 122.6 x 68.5 cm (48 1/4 x 26 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.147


title: Lidded Cup with Strap Handles

medium: stoneware with natural ash glaze

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

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

credit_line: Lidded Cup with Strap Handles (뚜껑있는 토기 잔 [有蓋把手附臺杯]), 300s–400s CE. Korea, Gaya period (42–562 CE). Stoneware with natural ash glaze; overall: 21.1 cm (8 5/16 in.); outer diameter: 15.7 cm (6 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.9


creator: Giuseppe Cades (Italian, 1750–1799)

country: Italy, Rome

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, rome
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Lady with an Elaborate Cartouche, 1785. Giuseppe Cades (Italian, 1750–1799). Red chalk over graphite (portrait), pen and black ink and watercolor over graphite (surround), circular framing line in graphite; image: 36 x 35.9 cm (14 3/16 x 14 1/8 in.); secondary support: 39.1 x 38.7 cm (15 3/8 x 15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.172


title: Belt (Hizam)

medium: Silk, dye, metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Belt (Hizam), 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Fes, Moroccan weaver. Silk, dye, metal; overall: 396.8 x 38 cm (156 1/4 x 14 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.253


creator: Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682–c. 1765)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: Layered Peaks and Splashing Waterfall: Portrait of Hua Yan as a Young Man (層崗飛瀑圖), 1705. Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682–c. 1765), and Wei Shijie (Chinese, 1667–after 1747). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 130 x 47.2 cm (51 3/16 x 18 9/16 in.); overall: 281 x 95 cm (110 5/8 x 37 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of various donors by exchange, 2001.120


credit_line: The Flagellation (folio 182 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.2 x 15.3 cm (10 5/16 x 6 in.); image: 22.3 x 13.3 cm (8 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.182.a


title: Landscape with Figure and Houses

medium: pastel on brown wove paper

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with Figure and Houses, c. 1891. Claude-Emile Schuffenecker (French, 1851–1934). Pastel on brown wove paper; sheet: 63 x 78.5 cm (24 13/16 x 30 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2014.2


credit_line: Munja-Chaekgeori Screen (Character-Books Screen) (문자책거리), early 1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Eight-panel folding screen, ink on paper; overall: 150.5 x 330.2 cm (59 1/4 x 130 in.); painting only: 85.1 x 27.3 cm (33 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2017.6


title: The Pink Cloud

creator: Henri-Edmond Cross (French, 1856–1910)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Pink Cloud, c. 1896. Henri-Edmond Cross (French, 1856–1910). Oil on canvas; unframed: 54.6 x 61 cm (21 1/2 x 24 in.); framed: 78.9 x 86 x 8.9 cm (31 1/16 x 33 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.106


creator: Francis Cotes (British, 1726–1770)

medium: pastel on laid paper lined with canvas

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 18th century

credit_line: The Right Honorable Lady Mary Radcliffe (1732-98), Wife of Francis Eyre, Esq., 1755. Francis Cotes (British, 1726–1770). Pastel on laid paper lined with canvas; image: 60.7 x 45.7 cm (23 7/8 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward B. Greene, 1946.463


title: Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscapes

creator: Guo Min (Chinese, mid-late 1200s)

medium: Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk

country: China, Qixian, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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

credit_line: Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscapes (牧牛圖), 1200s. Guo Min (Chinese, mid-late 1200s). Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk; painting: 92.7 x 56.5 cm (36 1/2 x 22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.216


title: Headrest of Irut

medium: travertine

credit_line: Headrest of Irut, c. 2454–2140 BCE. Egypt, Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE), Dynasties 5–6. Travertine; overall: 19.5 x 18.8 x 7.4 cm (7 11/16 x 7 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.626


title: Young Woman and Child at Play

creator: Clodion (French, 1738–1814)

medium: terracotta

subjects: Sculpture France

credit_line: Young Woman and Child at Play, 1780s. Follower of Clodion (French, 1738–1814). Terracotta; overall: 30.8 x 29.1 x 22.4 cm (12 1/8 x 11 7/16 x 8 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.783


title: Music and Dance

creator: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: Music and Dance, 1740s. François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Oil on canvas; framed: 77.5 x 131.5 x 6 cm (30 1/2 x 51 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.); unframed: 69 x 123 cm (27 3/16 x 48 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Louis Dudley Beaumont Foundation, 1948.181.1


title: Small Mask Ornament

medium: jadeite

country: Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec

subjects:
Ornament & design
Jade
Mesoamerica, mexico, olmec

credit_line: Small Mask Ornament, c. 900–300 BCE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec. Jadeite; overall: 6.8 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1949.21


title: Pair of Ear Ornaments

medium: hammered and cut gold

credit_line: Pair of Ear Ornaments, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; diameter: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1957.400


title: Seated Buddha

medium: gilt bronze

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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

credit_line: Seated Buddha (坐佛像), 600s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Gilt bronze; overall: 13.3 x 6.9 cm (5 1/4 x 2 11/16 in.); figure: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman, 1961.18


title: Stepped Pitcher

medium: silver

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

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

credit_line: Stepped Pitcher, 400–600 CE. Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE). Silver; overall: 35.6 cm (14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1966.21


medium: lead

credit_line: Pilgrim's Medallion with Saint Symeon the Younger, c. 1100. Byzantium, Syria, Byzantine period, early 12th Century. Lead; diameter: 5.7 x 0.4 cm (2 1/4 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1972.52


title: Bust of a Lady (possibly Fanny Coleman)

medium: marble

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 19th century

credit_line: Bust of a Lady (possibly Fanny Coleman), 1872. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875). Marble; overall: 83.2 x 58.5 x 39.4 cm (32 3/4 x 23 1/16 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1975.5


title: Woman with a Veil

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

medium: bronze

credit_line: Woman with a Veil, c. 1891. Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904). Bronze; overall: 60.5 x 32.7 cm (23 13/16 x 12 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection, 1979.115


title: Crucified Christ

country: Italy, Ravenna, 16th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, ravenna, 16th century

credit_line: Crucified Christ, c. 1500. Severo da Ravenna (Italian, c. 1496–c. 1543). Bronze; overall: 28.6 x 23.5 x 5.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1982.127


title: Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

medium: stucco with traces of paint

credit_line: Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 300s–400s CE. Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period. Stucco with traces of paint; overall: 45.7 x 35.5 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.31


creator: Jacques Thouron (Swiss, 1740–1789)

date: mid to late 1700s

medium: enamel in a gilt metal and enamel frame

country: Switzerland

subjects:
Portrait miniature
Switzerland
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Étienne François, comte de Stainville, duc de Choiseul, mid to late 1700s. Jacques Thouron (Swiss, 1740–1789). Enamel in a gilt metal and enamel frame; diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.); diameter of frame: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1921.912


title: The Sibyls:  The Phrygian Sibyl

medium: engraving

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Print
Italy, florence

credit_line: The Sibyls:  The Phrygian Sibyl, c. 1470–80. Francesco Rosselli (Italian, 1448-about 1513). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.388


title: The Virgin Seated at the Foot of a Tree

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

country: Flanders

subjects: Print Flander Trees

credit_line: The Virgin Seated at the Foot of a Tree, 1522. Jan Gossaert (Flemish, c. 1475/78–1532). Engraving; sheet: 12 x 8.5 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1953.138


title: Necklace

credit_line: Necklace, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 45.8 cm (18 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1958.188


title: St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata

creator: Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557–1602)

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata, 1586. Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557–1602). Engraving; sheet: 45.8 x 31.5 cm (18 1/16 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 1973.8


title: Clavendier (Belt Hook)

medium: silver, gilded silver, champlevé enamel

subjects: Netherlands, gothic period, late 14th century

credit_line: Clavendier (Belt Hook), c. 1400. Netherlands, Gothic period, late 14th century. Silver, gilded silver, champlevé enamel; overall: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1977.28


title: Mask

medium: wood (alder), pigment

credit_line: Mask, late 1800s–early 1900s. Native North America, Northwest Coast, Alaska, Tlingit. Wood (alder), pigment; overall: 21.4 x 17.2 x 8.9 cm (8 7/16 x 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1979.83


title: Landscape

creator: Gion Nankai (Japanese, 1677–1751)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Landscape (山水図), c. 1700–1751. Gion Nankai (Japanese, 1677–1751). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; painting: 102.2 x 55.2 cm (40 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.); mounted: 189.9 x 67.9 cm (74 3/4 x 26 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1980.81


date: early 1470s

credit_line: The Risen Christ Between Saints Andrew and Longinus, early 1470s. Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506). Engraving; sheet: 30.5 x 28 cm (12 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Mildred Andrews Putnam, 1986.103


title: Pair of naga finials

country: Cambodia, probably Angkor

subjects:
Metalwork
Cambodia, probably angkor

credit_line: Pair of naga finials, 1100s. Cambodia, probably Angkor. Bronze; overall: 29.2 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm (11 1/2 x 6 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1987.14


medium: tin-lead alloy with leather fragments

credit_line: Pilgrim's Ampulla with the Crucifixion (front), c. 600. Byzantium, Palestine, early Byzantine period, early 7th Century. Tin-lead alloy with leather fragments; overall: 6.3 x 4.6 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.46.a


title: Landscape after Ni Zan

creator: Wang Yuanqi (Chinese, 1642–1715)

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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

credit_line: Landscape after Ni Zan (仿倪瓚設色山水圖), 1707. Wang Yuanqi (Chinese, 1642–1715). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper; painting: 80.6 x 43.8 cm (31 3/4 x 17 1/4 in.); overall with knobs: 217.7 x 68.5 cm (85 11/16 x 26 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.583


title: Pendant with Shri

date: c. 100s CE

medium: gold repoussé and carnelian

subjects: Pakistan, gandhara, sirkap, kushan period

credit_line: Pendant with Shri, c. 100s CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, Sirkap, Kushan period. Gold repoussé and carnelian; diameter: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.14


title: Figure of the Dancer (La Danseuse)

medium: unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit porcelain)

country: France, Vincennes

subjects:
Ceramic
France, vincenne

credit_line: Figure of the Dancer (La Danseuse), 1748–52. Vincennes Porcelain Factory (France, 1740–56), Pierre Blondeau (French), after a design by François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit porcelain); overall: 21.6 x 14 x 8 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1961.10.1


title: Surya, the Sun God

medium: brass with inlaid silver eyes and copper inlaid lips

country: India, Kashmir

subjects:
Sculpture
India, kashmir

credit_line: Surya, the Sun God, early 700s. India, Kashmir. Brass with inlaid silver eyes and copper inlaid lips; overall: 50.4 cm (19 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer, 1965.557


medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: White-Ground Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Youths at Tomb, c. 420–400 BCE. Attributed to Group R (Greek, Attic, active c. 420–410 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1928.859


title: Lace Towel End

medium: cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace). The tape forms figural or plants motifs outlined with gimp (heavy cord) with a polychrome plaited ground linking the tape; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trim

country: Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province

subjects:
Botany
Embroidery
Russia, nizhny-novgorod province

credit_line: Lace Towel End, c. 1700s–1800s. Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province. Cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace). The tape forms figural or plants motifs outlined with gimp (heavy cord) with a polychrome plaited ground linking the tape; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trim; overall: 45.7 x 42.9 cm (18 x 16 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.110


title: Towel End

medium: plain weave linen (est.) with polychrome wool (est.) and metal thread chain stitch embroidery; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trim

credit_line: Towel End, c 1700s- 1800s. Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, 18th-19th century. Plain weave linen (est.) with polychrome wool (est.) and metal thread chain stitch embroidery; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trim; overall: 38 x 43 cm (14 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.132


title: Panel

medium: Linen: plain weave; silk; embroidery

country: Russia, Tambov province

subjects:
Embroidery
Russia, tambov province

credit_line: Panel, c. 1780–1840. Russia, Tambov province. Linen: plain weave; silk; embroidery; overall: 14.6 x 46 cm (5 3/4 x 18 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kathleen Van Meter, 1931.72


title: Panel for a Headdress

medium: Linen: plain weave; silk: embroidery

credit_line: Panel for a Headdress, 1700–1900. Russia, Tambov province. Linen: plain weave; silk: embroidery; overall: 10.5 x 16.2 cm (4 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Charla Coatoam, 1931.75


title: The Oath of Abraham’s Servant

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: The Oath of Abraham’s Servant, c. 1650–59. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609–1664). Oil on canvas; framed: 71.2 x 94 x 9 cm (28 1/16 x 37 x 3 9/16 in.); unframed: 56 x 78.4 cm (22 1/16 x 30 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1969.1


title: Buddha

medium: sandstone

credit_line: Buddha, 600s. Thailand, probably Shri Thep, Mon-Dvaravati style. Sandstone; overall: 132.7 cm (52 1/4 in.); without tang: 114.2 cm (44 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1973.15


title: Portrait of Paul Sérusier

creator: Émile Bernard (French, 1868–1941)

medium: gouache and watercolor on thin beige wove paper

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Paul Sérusier, 1893. Émile Bernard (French, 1868–1941). Gouache and watercolor on thin beige wove paper; sheet: 41.9 x 27.7 cm (16 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.); secondary support: 52.2 x 36.7 cm (20 9/16 x 14 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of William Kelly Simpson, 2018.76


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

subjects: India, subimperial mughal school, 17th century

credit_line: The First Adventure of the White Horse, Page from the Khan Khanan's Razm Nama (Book of Wars), c. 1610–17. India, Subimperial Mughal school, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 38 x 22.4 cm (14 15/16 x 8 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 1964.52


title: Landscape with Travelers

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with Travelers, 1630s. Herman van Swanevelt (Dutch, c. 1600–1655). Oil on canvas; framed: 98 x 119 x 9 cm (38 9/16 x 46 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.); unframed: 75 x 94.8 cm (29 1/2 x 37 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.823


title: Return of the Prodigal Son

medium: engraving

country: Netherlands, 16th century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, 16th century

credit_line: Return of the Prodigal Son, c. 1510. Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, 1494–about 1533). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.361


title: Beach Scene

creator: Eugène Boudin (French, 1824–1898)

medium: oil on wood panel

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Beach Scene, c. 1865–1867. Eugène Boudin (French, 1824–1898). Oil on wood panel; framed: 54 x 75 x 6.4 cm (21 1/4 x 29 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.); unframed: 34.7 x 57.7 cm (13 11/16 x 22 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. D. Z. Norton, 1917.63


title: Haboku (Flung-ink) Landscape

creator: Shūgetsu Tōkan (Japanese, 1440?–1529)

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Haboku (Flung-ink) Landscape, c. 1510. Shūgetsu Tōkan (Japanese, 1440?–1529). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 59.5 x 26.9 cm (23 7/16 x 10 9/16 in.); overall: 151.1 x 40.6 cm (59 1/2 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1976.59


title: Head of Queen Hatshepsut (?)

medium: graywacke

credit_line: Head of Queen Hatshepsut (?), c. 1479–1457 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Hatshepsut (c. 1479–1458 BCE). Graywacke; overall: 16.2 x 14.9 x 17.8 cm (6 3/8 x 5 7/8 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.976


title: Portrait of Georg Knauer

creator: Peter Dell (German, 1490–1552)

medium: pearwood

country: South Germany, 16th century

subjects:
Sculpture
South germany, 16th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Georg Knauer, 1537. Peter Dell (German, 1490–1552). Pearwood; overall: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1927.427


medium: polychromed oak

credit_line: Mourning Saint John and Mourning Virgin (pair), c. 1250–1275. Spain, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, 13th century. Polychromed oak; overall: 154.9 x 36.9 x 20.4 cm (61 x 14 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, 1930.621


title: Mourning Virgin

credit_line: Mourning Virgin, c. 1250–1275. Spain, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, 13th century. Polychromed oak; overall: 151.2 x 33 x 21.6 cm (59 1/2 x 13 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, 1930.621.2


title: Lamp

date: late 300s CE

medium: silver

country: Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period

subjects:
Metalwork
Byzantium, syria , byzantine period

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


title: Stand

credit_line: Stand, late 300s CE. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period. Silver; overall: 42.6 x 16 cm (16 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1954.597.b


title: Vishnu with Shri and Bhu

medium: granite

credit_line: Vishnu with Shri and Bhu, 900–950. South India, Tamil Nadu, probably Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, 10th Century. Granite; 138.4 x 41.9 cm (54 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.); 129.5 x 38.1 cm (51 x 15 in.); 175.9 x 61.6 cm (69 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.104