title: Single Stem Vase

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

country: Japan, Taishō period (1912–26)

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

credit_line: Single Stem Vase, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Porcelain with molded design and copper-red glaze; height: 17.1 cm (6 3/4 in.); diameter: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.210


title: Gu-shaped Vase

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

medium: Porcelain with crackled glaze

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

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: Gu-shaped Vase, 1912–14. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with crackled glaze; 27.9 cm (11 in.); diameter of top: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.223


title: Offering Table

medium: granodiorite

credit_line: Offering Table, 305–30 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Granodiorite; overall: 34.6 x 35.2 x 7.2 cm (13 5/8 x 13 7/8 x 2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.655


title: Sakyamuni Preaching: A Votive Stele

date: c. 565 BCE

medium: Serpentinite

credit_line: Sakyamuni Preaching: A Votive Stele, c. 565 BCE. China, Northern Dynasties period (386–581 CE), Northern Zhou (557-581). Serpentinite; average: 13.7 x 9.9 x 5.3 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.561


medium: opaque watercolor and gold on paper

credit_line: Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), 1500s. Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; sheet: 32.5 x 21.5 cm (12 13/16 x 8 7/16 in.); image: 17.4 x 11 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.597


title: Jar-shaped Basket

medium: Willow, bulrush; coiled (3 rods)

country: Native North America, Great Basin, California, Death Valley

credit_line: Jar-shaped Basket, 1910. Sarah Hunter (Timbisha Shoshone (Panamint), 1883–1967). Willow, bulrush; coiled (3 rods); overall: 12.5 x 18.5 cm (4 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price, 1917.454


title: The Wine Press

medium: engraving

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: The Wine Press, c. 1517–20. Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1470/82–1527/34), after Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520). Engraving; sheet: 18.6 x 14.7 cm (7 5/16 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1922.479


title: The Four Seasons: Autumn

creator: Abraham Bosse (French, 1602–1676)

medium: engraving and etching

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: The Four Seasons: Autumn, 1635. Abraham Bosse (French, 1602–1676). Engraving and etching; sheet: 26.1 x 32 cm (10 1/4 x 12 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.830.3


title: Elles

medium: color lithograph

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Elles, 1896. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901). Color lithograph; sheet: 52.4 x 40.3 cm (20 5/8 x 15 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1925.1204


title: Sails and a Vista

medium: etching

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Print
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Sails and a Vista, c. 1924. Orville Houghton Peets (American, 1884–1968). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1925.611


title: Hulks

credit_line: Hulks, c. 1929. Orville Houghton Peets (American, 1884–1968). Etching; plate: 12.7 x 15.2 cm (5 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1930.155


title: Blanket Strip

credit_line: Blanket Strip, c. 1900. Native North America, Plains, Tsitsistas (Cheyenne). Native-tanned hide, glass beads, metal beads, sinew thread ; overall: 163.2 x 13.2 cm (64 1/4 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White, 1937.865


title: Pan of Rohallion

medium: bronze

country: America

subjects: Sculpture America

credit_line: Pan of Rohallion, 1890. Frederick William MacMonnies (American, 1863–1937). Bronze; overall: 76.6 x 26 cm (30 3/16 x 10 1/4 in.); diameter of base: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of S. Houghton Cox, J. D. Cox Jr., and Jeannette Cox Morrill in memory of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cox Sr., 1939.523


title: Necklace

medium: jade, amethyst, gold, rock crystal

country: Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935)

subjects:
Jewelry
Korea, unified silla period (676-935)
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Necklace (목걸이 [頸飾]), 700s. Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935). Jade, amethyst, gold, rock crystal. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1945.380


title: Small Bottle with Feline

date: 700–1 BCE

medium: earthenware, resin-based paint

credit_line: Small Bottle with Feline, 700–1 BCE. Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE). Earthenware, resin-based paint; diameter: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1949.195


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on parchment

country: Italy, Arezzo(?)

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, arezzo

credit_line: Historiated Initial (O) Excised from an Antiphonary: The Donor, Gorus Fucci, Kneels before Christ, c. 1300–1350. Italy, Arezzo(?). Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 13.4 x 13.4 cm (5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.314


title: The Pond at the Entrance of the Woods

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Pond at the Entrance of the Woods, c. 1860–75. Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875). Oil on fabric; unframed: 46 x 61 cm (18 1/8 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of William G. Mather, 1951.330


title: The Two Sisters-in-Law

creator: Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

credit_line: Landscapes and Interiors: The Two Sisters-in-Law, 1899. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Color lithograph; sheet: 44.8 x 36 cm (17 5/8 x 14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.65.13


title: Pair of Plates (Assiettes)

country: France, Vincennes

subjects:
Ceramic
France, vincenne

credit_line: Pair of Plates (Assiettes), c. 1748–51. Vincennes Porcelain Factory (France, 1740–56). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; diameter: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1961.7


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The Raja of Ujjain, who is traveling in the guise of a yogi, meets two brothers who ask him to equitably partition their father’s possession, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 12.4 x 10.2 cm (4 7/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.293.b


credit_line: The young man of Baghdad reveals his true identity to the Hashimi, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Forty-eighth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 10.7 x 10.2 cm (4 3/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.308.b


title: Brushwasher in Form of Lingzhi Fungus

medium: porcelain with celadon glaze

subjects:
Ceramic
Mushrooms & fungi

credit_line: Brushwasher in Form of Lingzhi Fungus, 1736–95. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95). Porcelain with celadon glaze; overall: 0.8 x 11.1 cm (5/16 x 4 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.225


title: Side Table

medium: Rosewood (huanghuali)

credit_line: Side Table (黃花梨小長桌), 1600s. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Rosewood (huanghuali); overall: 86.4 x 199.4 x 41.9 cm (34 x 78 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.229


title: Female Figure with Crane and Squirrel

medium: ivory

credit_line: Female Figure with Crane and Squirrel (象牙雕仙鶴松鼠仕女像), 1662–1722. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722). Ivory; overall: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.240


date: early 600s

medium: gold

country: England, Anglo-Saxon, early 7th century

subjects:
Coin
England, anglo-saxon, early 7th century

credit_line: Witmen Tremissis: Bust and Trident (obverse); Cross Fourchée (reverse), early 600s. England, Anglo-Saxon, early 7th century. Gold; diameter: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.159


country: England, Edward III, 1327-1377

subjects:
Ornament & design
Coin
England, edward iii, 1327-1377
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Noble: Edward III Standing in Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (reverse), 1363–69. England, Edward III, 1327-1377. Gold; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.161


country: England, Henry IV, 1399-1413

subjects:
Ornament & design
Coin
England, henry iv, 1399-1413
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Noble: Henry IV Standing in Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (reverse), 1399–1412. England, Henry IV, 1399-1413. Gold; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.163


subjects:
Coin
Roses
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Ryal: Edward IV in Ship with a Shield of Arms and Rose (obverse); Sun with Fleurs (reverse), 1464/5–70. England, Edward IV (first reign 1461-1470, second reign 1471-1483). Gold; diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.166


country: England, Henry VII, 1485-1509

subjects:
Coin
England, henry vii, 1485-1509
Roses

credit_line: Sovereign: Henry VII (obverse); Shield of Arms in Tudor Rose (reverse), 1504–9. England, Henry VII, 1485-1509. Gold; diameter: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.169


country: England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547

subjects:
Coin
England, henry viii, 1509-1547
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Half Angel: Angel Slaying a Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms (reverse), 1526–44. England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Gold; diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.171


subjects:
Coin
England, henry viii, 1509-1547

credit_line: Sovereign: Henry VIII (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse), 1544–47. England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Gold; diameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.173


country: England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603

subjects:
Coin
England, elizabeth i, 1558-1603
Roses

credit_line: Sovereign of Thirty Shillings: Elizabeth I (obverse); Shield of Arms on Tudor Rose (reverse), 1583–1603. England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Gold; diameter: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.181


subjects:
Coin
England, elizabeth i, 1558-1603

credit_line: Halfcrown: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse), 1560–61. England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Gold; diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.182


subjects:
Coin
England, elizabeth i, 1558-1603
Roses
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Ryal: Elizabeth I in Ship (obverse); Rose over Radiate Sun (reverse), 1583–84/85. England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Gold; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.183


credit_line: Pound: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse), 1595–98. England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Gold; diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.185


country: England, James I, 1603-1625

subjects:
Coin
England, jame i, 1603-1625

credit_line: Unite: James I (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1613–15. England, James I, 1603-1625. Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.189


creator: Nicholas Briot (French, c. 1579–1646)

country: England, Charles I, 1625-1649

subjects:
Coin
England, charle i, 1625-1649

credit_line: Unite: Charles I (obverse); Crowned Shield (reverse), 1631–32. Nicholas Briot (French, c. 1579–1646). Gold; diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.194


creator: Thomas Simon (British)

country: England, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, 1653-1658

credit_line: Broad: Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse), 1656. Thomas Simon (British). Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.197


country: England, William III, 1694-1702

subjects:
Coin
England, william iii, 1694-1702

credit_line: Five Guineas: William III (obverse); Four Shields and Lion of Nassau (reverse), 1701. England, William III, 1694-1702. Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.202


creator: Richard Yeo (British, 1720–1779)

country: England, George III, 1760-1820

subjects:
Coin
England, george iii, 1760-1820

credit_line: Guinea: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1761. Design by Richard Yeo (British, 1720–1779). Gold; diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.209


credit_line: Two Guinea Piece: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1773. Design by John Sigismund Tanner (British, 1705–1775). Gold; diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.210


credit_line: Two Pound Piece: George III (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), 1820. Design by after Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855). Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.213


creator: William Wyon (British, 1795–1851)

country: England, Victoria, 1837-1901

subjects:
Coin
England, victoria, 1837-1901

credit_line: Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); Una (reverse), 1839. Design by William Wyon (British, 1795–1851). Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.217


credit_line: Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), 1887. Design by after Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855), design by Joseph Boehm (British, 1834–1890). Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.219


title: Rooster (Gallic Cock)

date: 1916 (plaster), cast 1919

medium: painted bronze

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 20th century

credit_line: Rooster (Gallic Cock), 1916 (plaster), cast 1919. Raymond Duchamp-Villon (French, 1876–1918). Painted bronze; overall: 43.5 x 36 x 5.5 cm (17 1/8 x 14 3/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Lucia McCurdy McBride, 1972.227


medium: graphite and pen and gray ink, framing lines in pen and black ink and graphite

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
Germany, 19th century
Landscapes

credit_line: View from My Window in Rome (recto) Soldier in a Landscape (verso) , c. 1817. Carl Ludwig Tischbein (German, 1797–1855). Graphite and pen and gray ink, framing lines in pen and black ink and graphite; sheet: 22.4 x 17.1 cm (8 13/16 x 6 3/4 in.); image: 20.5 x 16.8 cm (8 1/16 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Lawrence Hitchcock Fund, 1974.21


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)
Landscapes

credit_line: Paintings after Ancient Masters: Daoist and Crane in Autumn Landscape, 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, 1979.27.1.7


title: Claude Monet

creator: Paul Paulin (French, 1852–1937)

date: late 1800s-early 1900s

medium: bronze, marble base

credit_line: Claude Monet, late 1800s-early 1900s. Paul Paulin (French, 1852–1937). Bronze, marble base; overall: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.275


title: Hen and Chicks Tureen

medium: porcelain

country: England, London, Chelsea

subjects:
Ceramic
England, london, chelsea

credit_line: Hen and Chicks Tureen, c. 1755. Chelsea Porcelain Factory (Britain, London, 1745–84). Porcelain; overall: 24.8 x 34.9 x 25.7 cm (9 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1984.58.a


medium: ink and watercolor on cotton

country: Tibet

subjects: Drawing Tibet

credit_line: Iconographic Drawings: Chakrashamvara with Vajravarahi, Hevajra with Nairatmya, and Yamantaka (verso), 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.b


title: Sakyamuni

medium: wood with traces of black lacquer

country: Korea

subjects: Sculpture Korea

credit_line: Sakyamuni, 1900s. Korea. Wood with traces of black lacquer; overall: 43.1 cm (16 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1988.152


title: Miniature Garden Seat

date: late 1700s–early 1800s

medium: ivory with pigments

credit_line: Miniature Garden Seat (小型象牙人物紋繡墩), late 1700s–early 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95). Ivory with pigments; overall: 4.4 x 3.8 cm (1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.330


title: Two-headed Female Figurine

medium: Ceramic, pigment

country: Mesoamerica, Central Mexico, Tlatilco

subjects:
Sculpture
Mesoamerica, central mexico, tlatilco

credit_line: Two-headed Female Figurine, 1200–400 BCE. Mesoamerica, Central Mexico, Tlatilco. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 9.6 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm (3 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.141


title: Female Figurine

medium: ceramic, pigment

credit_line: Female Figurine, 400–100 BCE. Mesoamerica, Guanajuato or Michoacán, Chupícuaro. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 9 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm (3 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.151


title: Female Figurine

subjects: Mesoamerica, veracruz, huastec, panuco style

credit_line: Female Figurine, 300–600 CE. Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Huastec, Panuco Style. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 10.6 x 0.5 x 1.9 cm (4 3/16 x 3/16 x 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.159


title: Head from a Building's Façade

medium: stucco, paint

country: Mexico, Campeche, Maya style (250-900)

subjects:
Sculpture
Mexico, campeche, maya style (250-900)

credit_line: Head from a Building's Façade, 250–900 CE. Mexico, Campeche, Maya style (250-900). Stucco, paint; overall: 33.2 x 17.5 x 29.7 cm (13 1/16 x 6 7/8 x 11 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.183


title: Dog Head

medium: earthenware, asphalt and resin paint

country: Mexico, Gulf Coast

subjects:
Sculpture
Mexico, gulf coast

credit_line: Dog Head, 500–1000. Mexico, Gulf Coast. Earthenware, asphalt and resin paint; overall: 10.7 x 14.8 x 17.8 cm (4 3/16 x 5 13/16 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.250


title: Sake Bottle

date: mid- to late 1600s

medium: porcelain with underglaze blue (Hizen ware, Arita type, Imari style)

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Sake Bottle, mid- to late 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hizen ware, Arita type, Imari style); diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.); overall: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1992.117


title: Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō

creator: Kiyohara Yukinobu (Japanese, 1643–1682)

date: late 1600s

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

credit_line: Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō (源仲国訪小督局図), late 1600s. Kiyohara Yukinobu (Japanese, 1643–1682). Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk; overall: 180 x 59.4 cm (70 7/8 x 23 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee, 1992.77


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Mughal India, Deccan

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india, deccan

credit_line: A Ruler Presents a Document to Visiting Nobles, c. 1700–1720. Mughal India, Deccan. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 22 x 32.7 cm (8 11/16 x 12 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1996.296


title: Lidded Cup with Strap Handles (lid)

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 (lid) (뚜껑있는 토기 잔 [有蓋把手附臺杯]), 300s–400s CE. Korea, Gaya period (42–562 CE). Stoneware with natural ash glaze; diameter of mouth: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); overall: 21.5 x 20.5 cm (8 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.9.b


credit_line: Mary Magdalene Presents Ointment to Jesus (folio 102 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–04. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.4 x 15.7 cm (10 3/8 x 6 3/16 in.); image: 20.5 x 10.3 cm (8 1/16 x 4 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.102.b


credit_line: Salome Receiving John the Baptist’s Head on a Platter (folio 112 verso), 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: 26.4 x 15.7 cm (10 3/8 x 6 3/16 in.); image: 19.8 x 11.2 cm (7 13/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.112.b


credit_line: Jesus being portrayed by King Abgar’s painter (folio 143 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper; page: 26.2 x 15.6 cm (10 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.143.a


medium: tempera and liquid gold on vellum

country: Germany, Nuremberg

subjects:
Manuscript
Germany, nuremberg

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Raising of the Cross, c. 1510–20. Germany, Nuremberg. Tempera and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: 18.7 x 13.4 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2006.14


title: Prestige Staff

medium: Wood

credit_line: Prestige Staff, 1800s–1900s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Tsonga-style or Zulu-style maker. Wood; overall: 116.8 cm (46 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.205


title: The Fleet Off the Coast, Beachy Head

creator: Samuel Atkins (British, 1760–1810)

medium: watercolor with graphite underdrawing

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 18th century

credit_line: The Fleet Off the Coast, Beachy Head, c. 1790–1805. Samuel Atkins (British, 1760–1810). Watercolor with graphite underdrawing; sheet: 34.4 x 48.4 cm (13 9/16 x 19 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lowell Libson in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin Jr., 2011.411


title: A prince riding a composite elephant

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: India, Golconda, Deccan, 16th century

subjects:
Painting
India, golconda, deccan, 16th century

credit_line: A prince riding a composite elephant, c. 1590. India, Golconda, Deccan, 16th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 28.8 x 18.6 cm (11 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.); painting: 14.5 x 11 cm (5 11/16 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.282


subjects: Painting Landscapes

credit_line: A female figure standing in a landscape holding a four-stringed “khuuchir” and a lotus, c. 1590. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 31.6 x 20.7 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.311


creator: Bichitr (Indian, active c. 1615–50)

date: probably 1619

country: Mughal India, Court of Jahangir (reigned 1605 - 27), possibly Lahore

subjects: Painting Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur (reigned 1618–46), probably 1619. Attributed to Bichitr (Indian, active c. 1615–50). Gum tempera and gold on paper; painting only: 19.1 x 11.6 cm (7 1/2 x 4 9/16 in.); page: 41 x 32.7 cm (16 1/8 x 12 7/8 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, 2013.324


country: Mughal India

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india

credit_line: A prince conversing with a woman while taking refreshments on a terrace (recto), c. 1710–20. Mughal India. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 30.5 x 24.1 cm (12 x 9 1/2 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, 2013.335.a


title: Five-pronged Vajra Bell (Gokorei)

date: early 1300s

medium: gilt bronze

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Five-pronged Vajra Bell (Gokorei), early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Gilt bronze; height: 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.); diameter: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Lillian M. Kern Memorial Fund, 2016.38


title: Head Cloth

medium: Cotton

subjects: Central andes, central coast, chancay people

credit_line: Head Cloth, 1000–1460s. Central Andes, central coast, Chancay people. Cotton; overall: 99.1 x 99.1 cm (39 x 39 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2017.60


title: Raja Sansar Chand attacking Kangra Fort

date: after 1782

subjects: Northern india, pahari kingdom of kangra

credit_line: Raja Sansar Chand attacking Kangra Fort, after 1782. Northern India, Pahari kingdom of Kangra. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on cotton cloth; overall with border: 81.3 x 264 cm (32 x 103 15/16 in.); painting only: 73 x 256.5 cm (28 3/4 x 101 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.120


title: Poppy Filigree Table Lamp

country: America, New York

subjects:
Lamp
America, new york

credit_line: Poppy Filigree Table Lamp, c.1902–10. Probably by Clara Wolcott Driscoll (American, 1861–1944), Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32). Leaded glass, blown glass, brass, bronze; height: 58.5 x 42 cm (23 1/16 x 16 9/16 in.); shade diameter: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer, 2018.275


title: Spider and Web Table Lamp

medium: Leaded glass, bronze

subjects:
Lamp
America, new york
Spiders & arachnids

credit_line: Spider and Web Table Lamp, c. 1902–20. Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32). Leaded glass, bronze; diameter: 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.); overall: 45 cm (17 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer, 2018.277


title: Mushroom Night Lamp

medium: Favrile glass

subjects:
Lamp
America, new york
Mushrooms & fungi

credit_line: Mushroom Night Lamp, c. 1896–1902. Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902), Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32). Favrile glass; overall: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.); diameter of base: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer, 2018.288


medium: Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Krishna and Balarama touching the feet of Vasudeva and Devaki, from the “Vertical” Bhagavata Purana, c. 1700–1725. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper; page: 28.5 x 21.6 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.); image: 24.3 x 16.5 cm (9 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.85


title: Bidri Pandan with Chevrons

medium: Zinc alloy with silver overlay

subjects: Southwestern india, deccan, karnataka, bidar

credit_line: Bidri Pandan with Chevrons, c. 1700. Southwestern India, Deccan, Karnataka, Bidar. Zinc alloy with silver overlay; diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); height: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2020.206


title: Lid for a Bidri Pandan with Chevrons

credit_line: Lid for a Bidri Pandan with Chevrons, c. 1700. Southwestern India, Deccan, Karnataka, Bidar. Zinc alloy with silver overlay; diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2020.206.b


title: Flower Vase with Chrysanthemums

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Flower Vase with Chrysanthemums, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Porcelain with molded and carved design, underglaze pink, and cream glaze; height: 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.); diameter: 15.2 cm (6 in.); height with stand: 31.1 cm (12 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.205


title: Canopic Jar with Lid

medium: limestone

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

credit_line: Canopic Jar with Lid, 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Limestone; diameter: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); diameter of mouth: 10.2 cm (4 in.); overall: 39.7 cm (15 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.631


medium: stoneware with celadon glaze, insiced scroll design, and carved openwork pattern with floral centers

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Fragment of Garden Stool with Openwork Design (청자 투각 의자 편 [靑磁透刻墩片]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Stoneware with celadon glaze, insiced scroll design, and carved openwork pattern with floral centers; overall: 27.5 x 20.3 cm (10 13/16 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.418


title: Cup with Incised Thunder Design

medium: celadon

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

credit_line: Cup with Incised Thunder Design (청자 음각 번개무늬 마상배 [靑磁陰刻雷文馬上杯]), 1100s-1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; diameter of mouth: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); overall: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.421


title: Bowl

medium: pottery

credit_line: Bowl (청자 음각 연꽃·모란무늬 사발 [靑磁陰刻蓮花牧丹文托碗]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter of mouth: 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in.); overall: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.455.a


title: Saucer

credit_line: Saucer, 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter: 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.); overall: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.455.b


creator: John Wright (British, 1745–1820)

medium: watercolor on ivory in a gilt wood frame

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, later 1st Duke of Wellington, c. 1806–7. Attributed to John Wright (British, 1745–1820). Watercolor on ivory in a gilt wood frame; framed: 22 x 18.2 cm (8 11/16 x 7 3/16 in.); unframed: 18.7 x 14 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1942.1154


medium: Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

subjects: Painting Palms

credit_line: Folio 167, from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya: two nuns teaching lay women (recto); genealogical text (verso), 1278. Western India, Gujarat, Palanpur (Prahladanapura). Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; overall: 5.4 x 32.1 cm (2 1/8 x 12 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.126


title: Egúngún Masquerade Dance Costume

medium: cotton, velvet, flannel, leather, dye, probably wood, cowrie shells, metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Mask
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Egúngún Masquerade Dance Costume, 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker. Cotton, velvet, flannel, leather, dye, probably wood, cowrie shells, metal; overall: 152.4 x 58.4 x 40.6 cm (60 x 23 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1976.188


title: Cup with Chrysanthemum Design

medium: glazed stoneware with slip decoration

credit_line: Cup with Chrysanthemum Design (청자 퇴화 국화무늬 잔 [靑磁堆花菊花文碗]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Glazed stoneware with slip decoration; overall: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert W. Moore, 1986.243


title: Stone Panel for Royal Tomb

date: late 700s–early 800s

medium: granite

country: Korea, Unified Silla period (676–935)

subjects:
Sculpture
Korea, unified silla period (676–935)

credit_line: Stone Panel for Royal Tomb (묘지석 [墓地石]), late 700s–early 800s. Korea, Unified Silla period (676–935). Granite; overall: 147.3 x 45.3 cm (58 x 17 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Roberta Carroll, M.D. in memory of Mr. Gregory Henderson, 1988.249


title: Gibbons in a Landscape

date: early 1900s

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Gibbons in a Landscape (원숭이유희도 (群猿遊戱圖)), early 1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Six-panel folding screen; ink and color on hemp; painting only: 104.8 x 393.7 cm (41 1/4 x 155 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1996.256


date: late 1500s

country: Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa

subjects:
Velvet
Turkey, istanbul or bursa

credit_line: Brocaded velvet with medallions in ogival lattice, late 1500s. Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa. Silk: velvet, brocaded; gilt- and silver-metal thread; overall: 162.6 x 65.4 cm (64 x 25 3/4 in.); mounted: 165.1 x 68.6 cm (65 x 27 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2001.3


title: Spring Rain Thatched Hut

medium: handscroll, ink on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Spring Rain Thatched Hut (春雨草堂圖), 1650. Wang Jianzhang (Chinese, active 1621–1662). Handscroll, ink on paper; image: 31 x 81.5 cm (12 3/16 x 32 1/16 in.); overall: 34.2 x 1164 cm (13 7/16 x 458 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2008.108


title: Kasuga Shrine Mandala

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

credit_line: Kasuga Shrine Mandala (春日宮曼荼羅図), early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk ; overall: 193.6 x 58.8 cm (76 1/4 x 23 1/8 in.); painting only: 110 x 40.9 cm (43 5/16 x 16 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2015.137


medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper

country: Sultanate India, Deccan or Malwa

subjects:
Painting
Sultanate india, deccan or malwa

credit_line: Rustam Takes Aim at Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings), c. 1425–50. Sultanate India, Deccan or Malwa. Gum tempera and ink on paper; folio: 31.8 x 25.6 cm (12 1/2 x 10 1/16 in.); painting: 13.7 x 20.5 cm (5 3/8 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2020.204


title: View from the Battery toward the City

medium: graphite, pen and black and gray ink, and brush and gray wash on wove paper

country: Denmark

subjects: Drawing Denmark

credit_line: View from the Battery toward the City, 1836. Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (Danish, 1783–1853). Graphite, pen and black and gray ink, and brush and gray wash on wove paper; sheet: 18.5 x 31.5 cm (7 5/16 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2020.225


title: General Guo Ziyi’s Birthday Banquet

date: early or mid-1800s

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Korea, joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

credit_line: General Guo Ziyi’s Birthday Banquet (곽분양행락도[郭汾陽行樂圖]), early or mid-1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Eight-panel folding screen, embroidery on silk; painting: 60.9 x 30 cm (24 x 11 13/16 in.); overall framed: 195.2 x 332.4 cm (76 7/8 x 130 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, gift of the honorable Joseph P. Carroll, KM, and Roberta Carroll, M.D., in recognition of the contribution of Marjorie Williams to the development of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2020.87


title: Sleeveless garment

subjects:
Ornament & design
Garment
China, qing dynasty (1644-1911)

credit_line: Sleeveless garment (竹衣), 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Bamboo beads strung together in diamond and hexagon patterns; edges in plain weave cotton; overall: 56.5 x 56.5 cm (22 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1915.410


title: Tent Wall Panel(?)

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

subjects:
Embroidery
Iran, rasht, qajar period (1779-1925)

credit_line: Tent Wall Panel(?), 1800s. Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925). Wool: inlaid work; silk: embroidery, chain stitch; overall: 194.9 x 132.7 cm (76 3/4 x 52 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1297


title: Hand-and-a-Half Sword

medium: steel, blued pommel and quillions, leather grip

country: Germany, mid-16th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, mid-16th century

credit_line: Hand-and-a-Half Sword, c. 1550. Germany, mid-16th century. Steel, blued pommel and quillions, leather grip; overall: 123.9 cm (48 3/4 in.); blade: 92.3 cm (36 5/16 in.); quillions: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.); grip: 30.5 cm (12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1506


title: Wedding Fan

credit_line: Wedding Fan (진주선 [眞珠扇]), mid-1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Copper alloy; satin weave silk; silk and metal thread embroidery; and paper; diameter: 25.6 cm (10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Director's Contingent Fund, 1918.558


date: 202 BCE–220 CE

medium: earthenware with relief decoration

credit_line: Relief with Dragon from a Funerary Stove Model (陶炉上的 龍紋), 202 BCE–220 CE. China, from a tomb in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Earthenware with relief decoration; overall: 10 x 27.7 x 1.4 cm (3 15/16 x 10 7/8 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1925.138


title: Reliquary bag with lions

medium: cloth d’areste, weft-faced lozenge twill variant: silk and gold thread

country: Spain, probably Almeria

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Spain, probably almeria

credit_line: Reliquary bag with lions, late 1100s-1300s. Spain, probably Almeria. Cloth d’areste, weft-faced lozenge twill variant: silk and gold thread; average: 8 x 36.9 cm (3 1/8 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.c


title: Candelabrum

medium: silver

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Silver
France, pari

credit_line: Candelabrum, 1757–1758. François Thomas Germain (French, 1726–1791). Silver; diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); overall: 38.1 x 24.5 cm (15 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1940.14.1


title: Candelabrum

credit_line: Candelabrum, 1757–58. François Thomas Germain (French, 1726–1791). Silver; diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); overall: 38.1 x 24.5 cm (15 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1940.14.2


title: Axe

medium: bronze

subjects: China, shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 bce)

credit_line: Axe, 1766–1045 BCE. China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE). Bronze; overall: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1941.549


title: Long-necked Jar

medium: gray pottery

country: Korea, Silla (57 BCE–935 CE)

subjects:
Ceramic
Korea, silla (57 bce–935 ce)

credit_line: Long-necked Jar (굽다리 긴 목 토기 항아리 [長頸壺]), 200s–300s CE. Korea, Silla (57 BCE–935 CE). Gray pottery; overall: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James Kitchen, 1948.14


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: India, Mughal court, 16th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal court, 16th century

credit_line: The lion disturbed by mice who eat the food trapped in his aging teeth, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifteenth Night, c. 1560. India, Mughal court, 16th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 7.7 x 10.1 cm (3 1/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.113.a


subjects:
Painting
Reptiles & amphibians

credit_line: The prince, having deprived the snake of its natural food, a frog, feeds it with a piece of his own flesh, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 9 x 10.1 cm (3 9/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.132.b


subjects: Painting Trees

credit_line: Seven men disputing possession of a woman bring her before the Tree of Justice into which she is absorbed, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 10.4 x 9.8 cm (4 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.); overall: 20 x 14.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.42.a


title: Sarcophagus Panel

date: early 700s

medium: limestone

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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

credit_line: Sarcophagus Panel, early 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Limestone; overall: 119 x 69 x 10 cm (46 7/8 x 27 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1975.63


title: Tea bowl

medium: glazed stoneware

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

credit_line: Tea bowl (사기다완 [沙器茶碗]), 1700s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Glazed stoneware; diameter of mouth: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1986.84


title: Jar with Four Lugs

medium: stoneware with traces of ash glaze

subjects: Korea, three kingdom period (57 bce–668 ce)

credit_line: Jar with Four Lugs (짧은 목 토기 호 [短頸土器壺]), 500s–600s. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Stoneware with traces of ash glaze; diameter: 32.6 cm (12 13/16 in.); overall: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hongnam Kim in honor of Evan H. Turner and Michael R. Cunningham, 1993.43


medium: Album; ink on paper

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

credit_line: (道佛圖冊: 搜山圖冊頁): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Search the Mountain: Leaf 50, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.1 x 38.4 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange), 2004.1.50


medium: ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum

country: France, Paris or Rouen, 16th century

subjects:
Manuscript
France, pari or rouen, 16th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto) and Ape Fishing (verso) , c. 1500–1510. France, Paris or Rouen, 16th century. Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: 18.1 x 12.9 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2006.13


title: Pipe bowl

date: early to mid-1900s

medium: Wood, iron, and copper alloy

credit_line: Pipe bowl, early to mid-1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Luluwa or Luntu maker. Wood, iron, and copper alloy; overall: 6 x 7.4 x 24 cm (2 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Jo Hershey Selden Fund, 2008.152


title: Portrait of a Woman

creator: The Artist "V" (British)

medium: watercolor on ivory on a gold locket

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, c. 1775. The Artist "V" (British). Watercolor on ivory on a gold locket; image: 4.1 x 3.5 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.); framed: 4.3 x 3.7 cm (1 11/16 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund, 2011.39


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: India, Mughal, 17th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal, 17th century

credit_line: The dream of Zulaykha, from the Amber Album, c. 1670. India, Mughal, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 32 x 24.4 cm (12 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.332


medium: albumen print, montage carte-de-visite

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Mosaique: The Imperial Court of Napoleon III, c. 1866. André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, 1819–1889). Albumen print, montage carte-de-visite; image: 9.1 x 5.6 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/16 in.); paper: 9.1 x 5.6 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/16 in.); mounted: 10.5 x 6.1 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara Tannenbaum and Mark Soppeland, 2019.69


title: The Beach at Saint-Jacut

medium: distemper on paper, laid down on canvas

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 20th century

credit_line: The Beach at Saint-Jacut, 1909. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Distemper on paper, laid down on canvas; image and sheet: 57.8 x 43.2 cm (22 3/4 x 17 in.); mounted: 58.7 x 44.3 cm (23 1/8 x 17 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.143


title: Two Boats at the Harbor of Dieppe

creator: Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863)

medium: watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Two Boats at the Harbor of Dieppe, 1854. Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863). Watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board; image: 22.5 x 34.6 cm (8 7/8 x 13 5/8 in.); sheet: 22.5 x 34.6 cm (8 7/8 x 13 5/8 in.); mounted: 24 x 36 cm (9 7/16 x 14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2021.108


date: about 1769

medium: etching

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Suite of the Most Notable Things Seen by John Wilkins Erudite English Bishop during His Famous Voyage from the Earth to the Moon … dedicated to Sir William Hamilton ambassador to the Court of Naples: Pumpkins Used as Dwellings to Be Secure against Wild Beasts, about 1769. Filippo Morghen (Italian, 1730–after 1807), possibly after Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel (French, 1735–1813). Etching; image and plate: 28 x 38.7 cm (11 x 15 1/4 in.); sheet: 42 x 53.3 cm (16 9/16 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the Estate of Muriel Butkin, 2023.19.8


title: Puppies, Sparrows, and Chrysanthemums

creator: Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799)

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Puppies, Sparrows, and Chrysanthemums (子犬に雀、菊図), c. 1792–94. Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799). Fusuma panel remounted as a hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper; overall: 211.4 x 94 cm (83 1/4 x 37 in.); painted surface: 167.6 x 91.5 cm (66 x 36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1970.71.2


title: Armored Figure on Horseback (recto)

medium: graphite and brush and brown wash

credit_line: Armored Figure on Horseback (recto), c. 1828. Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863). Graphite and brush and brown wash; sheet: 27 x 39.7 cm (10 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1933.418.a


medium: marble

country: Italy, Roman, Alexandrian(?)

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman, alexandrian

credit_line: Herakles Epitrapezios (Hercules on/at the Table), c. 1–100 CE. Italy, Roman, Alexandrian(?). Marble; overall: 48.3 x 19.5 x 26.7 cm (19 x 7 11/16 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1955.50


title: Lidded Jar with Horn Handle

medium: red earthenware with impressed designs and applied red slip

credit_line: Lidded Jar with Horn Handle (소뿔형 뚜껑있는 합 [牛角形有蓋盒]), 400s–500s CE. Korea, Silla (57 BCE–935 CE) or Kaya (42–562 CE) period. Red earthenware with impressed designs and applied red slip; overall: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John D. Proctor Foundation, 1997.21


title: Portrait of Vincenzo Guarignoni

medium: oil on canvas

country: Italy, Bergamo

subjects:
Painting
Italy, bergamo
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Vincenzo Guarignoni, c. 1572. Giovanni Battista Moroni (Italian, 1525–1578). Oil on canvas; framed: 91 x 80 x 8 cm (35 13/16 x 31 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.); unframed: 63 x 50.8 cm (24 13/16 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Adele C. and Howard P. Eells Jr., in memory of Howard Parmelee Eells, 1962.1


title: Construction Site in Amsterdam

medium: oil on fabric

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland

credit_line: Construction Site in Amsterdam, c. 1902. George Hendrik Breitner (Dutch, 1857–1923). Oil on fabric; framed: 80 x 100 x 8.6 cm (31 1/2 x 39 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.); unframed: 60.5 x 80.7 cm (23 13/16 x 31 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1985.145


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: Northeastern France, 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
Northeastern france, 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from Jehan de Courcy's "Chronique Universelle": King Priam Meets Helen and Paris outside the Gates of Troy, c. 1470. Northeastern France, 15th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 36.3 x 27.2 cm (14 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1945.16


title: Man Entwined by Two Snakes

medium: pen and brown ink and brown and blue wash, heightened with white gouache

subjects:
Drawing
Italy
Reptiles & amphibians

credit_line: Man Entwined by Two Snakes, c. 1527. Attributed to Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone (Italian, 1483/84–1539). Pen and brown ink and brown and blue wash, heightened with white gouache; sheet: 19.2 x 11.7 cm (7 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1944.475


title: Peaked Morion

medium: etched russet steel with traces of gilding; roped brim, brass plume holder

country: Italy, possibly Milan

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, possibly milan

credit_line: Peaked Morion, c. 1580–90. Italy, possibly Milan. Etched russet steel with traces of gilding; roped brim, brass plume holder; overall: 35.4 x 23.7 x 26.7 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1085


title: Burgonet with Hinged Cheek Pieces

medium: steel with brass rivets, roped edges terminating in decorative spiral; fragments of leather liner

country: North Italy, 16th century

subjects:
Ornament & design
Arms and armor
North italy, 16th century

credit_line: Burgonet with Hinged Cheek Pieces, c. 1560–70. North Italy, 16th century. Steel with brass rivets, roped edges terminating in decorative spiral; fragments of leather liner; overall: 37 x 31.2 x 19.2 cm (14 9/16 x 12 5/16 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1086


title: Small Sword

medium: steel, wood, copper wire

country: Italy (?), early 18th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy , early 18th century

credit_line: Small Sword, c. 1700. Italy (?), early 18th Century. Steel, wood, copper wire; overall: 100.3 cm (39 1/2 in.); blade: 83.7 cm (32 15/16 in.); guard: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1101


title: Small Sword

medium: steel; chiseled relief decoration; blade engraved; wire grip

country: France

subjects:
Arms and armor
France

credit_line: Small Sword, c. 1770–80. France. Steel; chiseled relief decoration; blade engraved; wire grip; overall: 97 cm (38 3/16 in.); blade: 79.2 cm (31 3/16 in.); grip: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.); guard: 7.6 cm (3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1484


title: Small Sword

medium: steel, iron, copper wire, wood

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Small Sword, c. 1730. Italy, 18th century. Steel, iron, copper wire, wood; overall: 95.2 cm (37 1/2 in.); blade: 78.8 cm (31 in.); guard: 7.6 cm (3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1494


title: Rapier

medium: steel; blued, gilded, and perforated blade

country: Germany

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany

credit_line: Rapier, c. 1630–50. Germany. Steel; blued, gilded, and perforated blade; overall: 100.3 cm (39 1/2 in.); blade: 86.5 cm (34 1/16 in.); quillions: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); grip: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1498


title: Two-Handed Sword

medium: steel, wood and leather grip

subjects: Spain, toledo , second half of 16th century

credit_line: Two-Handed Sword, 1550–1600. Spain, Toledo (?), second half of 16th Century. Steel, wood and leather grip; overall: 167.3 cm (65 7/8 in.); blade: 126 cm (49 5/8 in.); quillions: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.); grip: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.); ricasso: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1507


title: Two-Handed Sword

medium: steel, wood and leather grip; fluted pommel

country: Spain, Toledo

subjects:
Arms and armor
Spain, toledo

credit_line: Two-Handed Sword, 1550–1600. Spain, Toledo. Steel, wood and leather grip; fluted pommel; overall: 168.3 cm (66 1/4 in.); blade: 126.4 cm (49 3/4 in.); quillions: 35.2 cm (13 7/8 in.); grip: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.); ricasso: 20.3 cm (8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1509


title: Jousting Glove (Main-de-Fer Gauntlet)

medium: steel

country: South Germany, 16th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
South germany, 16th century

credit_line: Jousting Glove (Main-de-Fer Gauntlet), c.1530–60. South Germany, 16th century. Steel; overall: 33 x 16.8 cm (13 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1511.1


title: Backplate in the Maximilian Style

medium: steel, brass rivets

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, nuremberg , early 16th century

credit_line: Backplate in the Maximilian Style, c.1510–30. Germany, Nuremberg(?), early 16th century. Steel, brass rivets; overall: 42 x 33.9 x 15.5 cm (16 9/16 x 13 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1640.b


title: Rapier

medium: steel; hilt of deeply blued steel; wood

country: Germany, early 17th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, early 17th century

credit_line: Rapier, c. 1610. Germany, early 17th Century. Steel; hilt of deeply blued steel; wood; overall: 125.2 cm (49 5/16 in.); blade: 110 cm (43 5/16 in.); quillions: 25 cm (9 13/16 in.); grip: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1719


title: Powder Flask

medium: staghorn (two branches) carved with relief, scene of David and Bathsheba; iron suspension loop; mounts missing

country: Germany, late 16th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, late 16th century

credit_line: Powder Flask, c. 1580. Germany, late 16th Century. Staghorn (two branches) carved with relief, scene of David and Bathsheba; iron suspension loop; mounts missing; overall: 16.9 x 11.1 cm (6 5/8 x 4 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1906


title: Powder Flask

medium: cowhorn, incised

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

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

credit_line: Powder Flask, late 1700s–early 1800s. Spain, late 18th-early 19th century. Cowhorn, incised; diameter: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); overall: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1918.66


title: Two-Handed Sword

medium: steel; leather and wood grip, cloth-covered middle

country: Germany, second half of 16th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, second half of 16th century

credit_line: Two-Handed Sword, 1550–1600. Germany, second half of 16th Century. Steel; leather and wood grip, cloth-covered middle; overall: 191.5 cm (75 3/8 in.); blade: 144.8 cm (57 in.); quillions: 41.5 cm (16 5/16 in.); grip: 40.7 cm (16 in.); ricasso: 33.4 cm (13 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1919.68


title: Two-Handed Sword

medium: steel, leather and wood grip, bronze pommel

country: Germany, second half 16th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, second half 16th century

credit_line: Two-Handed Sword, 1550–1600. Germany, second half 16th Century. Steel, leather and wood grip, bronze pommel; overall: 170.5 cm (67 1/8 in.); blade: 125.6 cm (49 7/16 in.); quillions: 53.7 cm (21 1/8 in.); grip: 43.2 cm (17 in.); ricasso: 34.7 cm (13 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1919.70


title: Hilt from a Court Sword

medium: polished steel, pierced and inset with faceted steel beads

country: England, late 18th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
England, late 18th century

credit_line: Hilt from a Court Sword, c. 1790–1800. England, late 18th Century. Polished steel, pierced and inset with faceted steel beads; overall: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); guard: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1923.1061


title: Je T'aime (No. 632)

medium: Silk crepe: plain weave, roller printed

country: America, New York

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
America, new york

credit_line: Americana Prints: Je T'aime (No. 632), 1927. Kneeland (Ruzzie) Green (American 1892–1956), Stehli Silks Corporation  (United States; Pennsylvania, Lancaster; and New York, New York, 1840–c. 1955). Silk crepe: plain weave, roller printed; 51.4 x 95.9 cm (20 1/4 x 37 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Stehli Silks Corporation, 1928.269


title: Guardian Griffin

medium: pink limestone (called "Verona Marble")

country: Northern Italy, Emilia, 12th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Northern italy, emilia, 12th century

credit_line: Guardian Griffin, 1150–1175. Northern Italy, Emilia, 12th century. Pink limestone (called "Verona Marble"); overall: 76.7 x 47.3 x 119.9 cm (30 3/16 x 18 5/8 x 47 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1928.861.2


title: Ornamental Brooch

medium: bronze and champlevé enamel

subjects:
Ornament & design
Jewelry

credit_line: Ornamental Brooch, c. 100–300 CE. Gallo-Roman or Romano-British, Migration period. Bronze and champlevé enamel; overall: 1 x 2 x 0.8 cm (3/8 x 13/16 x 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1930.235


title: Ornamental Brooch

credit_line: Ornamental Brooch, c. 100–300 CE. Gallo-Roman or Romano-British, Migration period. Bronze and champlevé enamel; overall: 2.7 x 2.6 x 0.7 cm (1 1/16 x 1 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1930.236


title: Ornamental Brooch

credit_line: Ornamental Brooch, c. 100–300 CE. Gallo-Roman or Romano-British, Migration period. Bronze and champlevé enamel; overall: 5.7 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm (2 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1930.237


title: Ornamental Brooch

credit_line: Ornamental Brooch, c. 100–300 CE. Gallo-Roman or Romano-British, Migration period. Bronze and champlevé enamel; overall: 5.1 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm (2 x 1 5/16 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1930.238


title: Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

creator: Everhard Rensig (German)

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

country: Germany, Cologne

subjects:
Glass
Germany, cologne

credit_line: Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, 1522–26. Everhard Rensig (German), or Gerhard Remisch (German). Pot-metal and white glass, silver stain and sanguine; overall: 73.7 x 71.8 cm (29 x 28 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of S. Livingstone Mather, Constance Mather Bishop, Philip R. Mather, Katherine Hoyt Cross, and Katherine Mather McLean in accordance with the wishes of Samuel Mather, 1940.340.1


title: The Kiss of Judas

credit_line: The Kiss of Judas, 1522–1526. Everhard Rensig (German), or Gerhard Remisch (German). Pot-metal and white glass, silver stain and sanguine; overall: 73.7 x 71.8 cm (29 x 28 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of S. Livingstone Mather, Constance Mather Bishop, Philip R. Mather, Katherine Hoyt Cross, and Katherine Mather McLean in accordance with the wishes of Samuel Mather, 1940.340.2


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

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, florence

credit_line: Two-Handled "Oak Leaf" Pharmacy Jar with Fleur-de-Lys, c. 1430–50. Workshop of Giunta di Tugio (Italian, c. 1382–1450). Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 29.6 cm (11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.391


date: 300 BCE–600 CE

medium: stone

country: Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region

subjects:
Sculpture
Costa rica, southern nicoya region
Birds

credit_line: Ceremonial Mace (Club) Head: Bird (Male Curassow?), 300 BCE–600 CE. Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region. Stone. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1949.194


title: Warrior Fighting a Dragon

medium: gilded copper, champlevé enamel

credit_line: Warrior Fighting a Dragon, c. 1170–1180. Anglo-Norman, England or France, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; diameter: 6.5 x 0.3 cm (2 9/16 x 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.546


title: Figural Group:  Musicians

medium: porcelain

country: Germany, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Germany, 18th century

credit_line: Figural Group:  Musicians, c. 1737. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710), Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706–1768). Porcelain; overall: 20 x 29.2 x 16.7 cm (7 7/8 x 11 1/2 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., 1952.2


title: Ornament from Sitio Conte: Small Plaque

medium: hammered gold

country: Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century

subjects:
Ornament & design
Metalwork
Panama, conte style, 5th - 10th century

credit_line: Ornament from Sitio Conte: Small Plaque, c. 400–500. Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century. Hammered gold; overall: 10.5 x 11.3 cm (4 1/8 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.390


title: Pestle

date: 700–1 BCE

medium: stone, pigment

credit_line: Pestle, 700–1 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Pacopampa(?), Chavín style (900-200 BCE). Stone, pigment; overall: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1957.494.b


title: Pin Ornament

medium: hammered and cut gold

subjects:
Ornament & design
Metalwork

credit_line: Pin Ornament, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1958.179


title: Pin Ornament

credit_line: Pin Ornament, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1958.180


title: Tweezer

credit_line: Tweezer, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 3.2 x 2.3 cm (1 1/4 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1958.184


title: Spoon(?)

credit_line: Spoon(?), c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 7.4 x 1.8 cm (2 15/16 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1958.187


title: Ear Spool

subjects:
Metalwork
Panama, conte style, 5th - 10th century

credit_line: Ear Spool, c. 400–900. Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century. Hammered gold; diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.); overall: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Roberta Holden Bole Fund, 1958.191.a


title: Ear Spool

credit_line: Ear Spool, c. 400–900. Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century. Hammered gold; diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.); overall: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Roberta Holden Bole Fund, 1958.191.b


title: Ear Spool

credit_line: Ear Spool, c. 400–900. Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century. Hammered gold; diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Roberta Holden Bole Fund, 1958.192


title: Saint John the Evangelist

medium: polychromed walnut

country: Italy, Tuscany

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, tuscany

credit_line: Saint John the Evangelist, c. 1400. Italy, Tuscany. Polychromed walnut; overall: 156.2 cm (61 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1960.75


title: Decorative Plaque: Winged Sphinx

medium: ivory

country: Phoenicia, Iraq, Nimrud

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ivory
Phoenicia, iraq, nimrud

credit_line: Decorative Plaque: Winged Sphinx, 900–800 BCE. Phoenicia, Iraq, Nimrud. Ivory; overall: 16.1 x 5.5 x 1.1 cm (6 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.46


title: Decorative Plaque: Browsing Stag

credit_line: Decorative Plaque: Browsing Stag, 900–800 BCE. Phoenicia, Iraq, Nimrud. Ivory; overall: 4.5 x 8.9 cm (1 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.49


title: Hand Drummer

medium: bronze, solid cast

country: Assyrian, Iraq or possibly Syria

subjects:
Metalwork
Assyrian, iraq or possibly syria

credit_line: Hand Drummer, 900–700 BCE. Assyrian, Iraq or possibly Syria. Bronze, solid cast; overall: 7.3 x 3.8 cm (2 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1969.67


medium: bronze

country: Italy

subjects: Sculpture Italy Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Leonello D'Este, Marquess of Ferrara (obverse and reverse), c. 1440–1444. Pisanello (Italian, Ferrara, c. 1395–1455). Bronze; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.4


medium: painted lindenwood

country: Austria, Salzburg

subjects:
Sculpture
Austria, salzburg

credit_line: Reliquary Statuette of the Virgin and Child, c. 1330. Austria, Salzburg. Painted lindenwood; overall: 40.7 cm (16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, 1973.143


title: Dragon

date: 1700s or later

country: Italy, 18th century or later

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, 18th century or later

credit_line: Dragon, 1700s or later. Italy, 18th century or later. Bronze; overall: 17 x 28.3 x 18 cm (6 11/16 x 11 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael de Havenon, 1973.226


title: Incense Burner

date: early 1400s

medium: iron inlaid with gold and silver

country: China, Yongle Period (1403-1424)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, yongle period (1403-1424)

credit_line: Incense Burner, early 1400s. China, Yongle Period (1403-1424). Iron inlaid with gold and silver; overall: 16.5 x 15.2 cm (6 1/2 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1983.154


country: China, Western Jin dynasty (265-316 CE)

subjects:
Ceramic
China, western jin dynasty (265-316 ce)

credit_line: Candlestand in the Shape of a Chimera Bixie (越窯青釉辟邪燭臺), 265–316 CE. China, Western Jin dynasty (265-316 CE). Glazed stoneware with molded and incised decoration, Yue ware; overall: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1983.77


title: Toad

date: c. 1500–1550 or later

country: Italy, possibly Padua, 16th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, possibly padua, 16th century

credit_line: Toad, c. 1500–1550 or later. Italy, possibly Padua, 16th century. Bronze; overall: 8.3 x 13 cm (3 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1987.5


title: Bodhisattva Vajraraksha

medium: silver

country: Western Tibet

subjects:
Sculpture
Western tibet

credit_line: Bodhisattva Vajraraksha, c. 900s. Western Tibet. Silver; overall: 10.8 x 7 cm (4 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.363


title: Portrait Head  Vessel

medium: earthenware with colored slips

country: Peru, North Coast, Moche style

subjects:
Sculpture
Peru, north coast, moche style
Portraits
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Portrait Head  Vessel, c. 200–550 CE. Peru, North Coast, Moche style. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 32 x 18.6 x 19.3 cm (12 5/8 x 7 5/16 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.227


title: Mask

credit_line: Mask, 1–550 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period. Stone; overall: 15.7 x 15.3 x 7.9 cm (6 3/16 x 6 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.229


title: Ballgame Thin Stone Head (Hacha)

medium: stone, pigment traces

credit_line: Ballgame Thin Stone Head (Hacha), 600–900. Mexico, Gulf Coast, Classic Veracruz style (600-1100). Stone, pigment traces; overall: 23.7 x 6.9 x 15.8 cm (9 5/16 x 2 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.248


title: Bowl

medium: molded, carved, and burnished pottery

country: Mexico, South-central Veracruz

subjects:
Sculpture
Mexico, south-central veracruz

credit_line: Bowl, c. 500–1000. Mexico, South-central Veracruz. Molded, carved, and burnished pottery; diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); overall: 11 x 18 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.251


title: Ballgame Thin Stone Head (Hacha)

credit_line: Ballgame Thin Stone Head (Hacha), 600–900. South or southeast Mesoamerica, Classic Veracruz style (600-1100). Stone, pigment traces; overall: 25.3 x 4.5 x 18.6 cm (9 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.254


title: Seated Male Figure

country: Mexico, Jalisco, Zacatecas Style

subjects:
Sculpture
Mexico, jalisco, zacateca style

credit_line: Seated Male Figure, c. 200 CE. Mexico, Jalisco, Zacatecas Style. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 40.6 x 23.1 x 19.5 cm (16 x 9 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.268


title: Urn Figure

medium: earthenware

country: Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec

subjects:
Sculpture
Mexico, oaxaca, zapotec

credit_line: Urn Figure, c. 200–500 CE (thermoluminescence date, 60 BCE–390 CE. Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec. Earthenware; overall: 26.1 x 16.3 x 16.3 cm (10 1/4 x 6 7/16 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.277


title: Chalice and Paten

medium: gilt silver and filigree enamel

country: Hungary, Budapest?, 15th century

subjects:
Metalwork
Hungary, budapest , 15th century

credit_line: Chalice and Paten, c. 1450–1480. Hungary, Budapest?, 15th century. Gilt silver and filigree enamel; overall: 24.6 cm (9 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1990.3


title: Lot and His Family Leaving Sodom

medium: engraving

country: Flanders

subjects: Print Flander

credit_line: Lot and His Family Leaving Sodom, 1620. Lucas Emil Vorsterman (Flemish, 1595–1675), after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640). Engraving; platemark: 33 x 39 cm (13 x 15 3/8 in.); sheet: 35.2 x 41.4 cm (13 7/8 x 16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards, 1991.266


title: Vessel in the Shape of a Figure

medium: earthenware with painted slip

subjects:
Ceramic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Vessel in the Shape of a Figure, 1000–1460s. Peru, Central Coast, Chancay sytle, 12th-15th century. Earthenware with painted slip; overall: 63.5 cm (25 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, 1992.231


title: Elements from a Necklace

medium: bronze, cast

country: possibly Hungary, Bronze Age

subjects:
Jewelry
Possibly hungary, bronze age

credit_line: Elements from a Necklace, c. 1400–1300 BCE. Possibly Hungary, Bronze Age. Bronze, cast; overall: 4.2 x 4.8 x 0.8 cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1992.68.a


title: Elements from a Necklace

credit_line: Elements from a Necklace , c. 1400–1300 BCE. Possibly Hungary, Bronze Age. Bronze, cast; overall: 4.2 x 4.8 x 0.8 cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1992.68.b


title: Covered Jug

medium: Tigerware, silver mount

credit_line: Covered Jug, c. 1570–1573. Germany (jug) and England (mounts), 16th century. Tigerware, silver mount; diameter of base: 22.2 x 8.4 cm (8 3/4 x 3 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Greenwald, 1992.89


title: Vase

medium: gilt bronze with enamel decoration

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Metalwork
France, 19th century

credit_line: Vase, c. 1862. Firm of Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810–1892), Louis-Constant Sévin (French, 1821–1888). Gilt bronze with enamel decoration; overall: 78.7 x 27.3 cm (31 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1996.295


creator: Coëtivy Master (French)

medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Manuscript
France, pari

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead: Angel Chasing a Devil (recto), c. 1460. Circle of Coëtivy Master (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 19.7 x 14.3 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2005.206.a


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

subjects:
Manuscript
France, pari , 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1410–20. Boethius Illuminator (Flemish, active c. 1414–20). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 17 x 12.1 cm (6 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2014.22


title: Small Sword

medium: steel, wood, copper wire; chiseled hilt; engraved blade

country: Netherlands

subjects:
Arms and armor
Netherland

credit_line: Small Sword, c.1650–60. Netherlands. Steel, wood, copper wire; chiseled hilt; engraved blade; overall: 95.3 cm (37 1/2 in.); blade: 78 cm (30 11/16 in.); grip: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); guard: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1093


title: Breastplate in the Maximilian Style

medium: steel, brass rivets

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, nuremberg , early 16th century

credit_line: Breastplate in the Maximilian Style, c.1510–30. Germany, Nuremberg(?), early 16th century. Steel, brass rivets; overall: 48.3 x 40.3 x 16 cm (19 x 15 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1640.a


title: "Secrete" or Skull Cap (Hat Lining)

medium: steel

country: England (?), 17th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
England , 17th century
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: "Secrete" or Skull Cap (Hat Lining), c. 1630–50. England (?), 17th century. Steel ; overall: 20.3 x 16.5 x 10.2 cm (8 x 6 1/2 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1895


title: Two-Handed Sword with Flamboyant Blade

medium: steel, leather and wood grip with brass rivets; bronze pommel

country: Germany, second half 16th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, second half 16th century

credit_line: Two-Handed Sword with Flamboyant Blade, 1550–1600. Germany, second half 16th Century. Steel, leather and wood grip with brass rivets; bronze pommel; overall: 168.9 cm (66 1/2 in.); blade: 118.7 cm (46 3/4 in.); quillions: 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.); grip: 49.2 cm (19 3/8 in.); ricasso: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1919.71


title: Hand-and-a-Half Sword

medium: steel, wood, leather; quillions and spirally fluted pommel of blackened steel

country: South Germany, early 16th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
South germany, early 16th century

credit_line: Hand-and-a-Half Sword, c. 1500. South Germany, early 16th Century. Steel, wood, leather; quillions and spirally fluted pommel of blackened steel; overall: 117.5 cm (46 1/4 in.); blade: 90.2 cm (35 1/2 in.); quillions: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.); grip: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1921.1253


title: Tweezer

medium: hammered and cut gold

credit_line: Tweezer, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 3.1 x 2.6 cm (1 1/4 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1958.185


title: Doorknocker with Gorgon Head

medium: bronze

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, venice

credit_line: Doorknocker with Gorgon Head, mid-1500s. Italy, Venice. Bronze ; overall: 25.4 x 19.7 x 6.9 cm (10 x 7 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1972.1


title: The Calumny of Apelles

creator: Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582)

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: The Calumny of Apelles, 1560. Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582), after Luca Penni (Italian, 1500/04–1557). Engraving; platemark: 36.9 x 31.9 cm (14 1/2 x 12 9/16 in.); sheet: 37.3 x 32.3 cm (14 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2012.8


medium: Silk, polychrome velvet with cut pile

subjects:
Ornament & design
Velvet
Italy

credit_line: Six-Color Chasuble Front with Animal Pattern, 1415–25. Italy. Silk, polychrome velvet with cut pile; overall: 80 x 57.8 cm (31 1/2 x 22 3/4 in.); mounted: 86.4 x 63.5 cm (34 x 25 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.66


title: Family Gathering on New Year's Morning

date: late 1760s

medium: Silk and wool: tapestry weave

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Family Gathering on New Year's Morning (緙絲毛掛毯：歲朝圖), late 1760s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Silk and wool: tapestry weave; overall: 257.8 x 377.8 cm (101 1/2 x 148 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.825


medium: graywacke

credit_line: Naophorous Statue of the Finance Officer and Overseer of Fields, Horwedja, 521–486 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 27, reign of Darius I (522–486 BCE). Graywacke; overall: 43 x 14 x 23.2 cm (16 15/16 x 5 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.1978


title: Squat Jar with Lug Handles

medium: marl clay pottery

credit_line: Squat Jar with Lug Handles, c. 3400–3300 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada IIb (3650–3300 BCE). Marl clay pottery; diameter: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.); diameter of mouth: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); overall: 14.5 x 23.2 cm (5 11/16 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.1987


title: Mourning Saint John

medium: polychromed oak

credit_line: Mourning Saint John, 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, 1930.621.1


title: Pair of Hexagonal Flower Pots

medium: porcelaneous stoneware, numbered Jun ware

subjects: Ceramic Flowers

credit_line: Pair of Hexagonal Flower Pots, 1300s–1400s. China, Henan province, Yuxian, Juntai, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Porcelaneous stoneware, numbered Jun ware; overall: 12.5 x 15 cm (4 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.); part 2: 13.4 x 14 cm (5 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.661


title: Paschal Candlestick

subjects: Northern italy, possibly padua, 16th century

credit_line: Paschal Candlestick, c. 1525–1550. Northern Italy, possibly Padua, 16th century. Bronze; overall: 123.2 x 41 x 44 cm (48 1/2 x 16 1/8 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.802


title: Tab

medium: gold

country: Byzantium, Avaric, 7th century

subjects:
Metalwork
Byzantium, avaric, 7th century

credit_line: Tab, 600s. Byzantium, Avaric, 7th century. Gold; overall: 5.8 x 2 cm (2 5/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.32


title: Pomona

creator: Andrea Riccio (Italian, c. 1470–1532)

country: Italy, early 16th Century

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, early 16th century

credit_line: Pomona, c. 1500. Circle of Andrea Riccio (Italian, c. 1470–1532). Bronze; overall: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1948.486


title: Female Offering Bearer

medium: limestone

credit_line: Female Offering Bearer, c. 667–647 BCE. Egypt, Thebes, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26. Limestone; overall: 28 x 21.4 cm (11 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1949.496


title: Flower Vase

creator: Saint-Porchaire (French)

medium: lead-glazed white-paste earthenware, molded and inlaid slip decoration

country: France

subjects: Ceramic France Flowers

credit_line: Flower Vase, c. 1520–1540. Saint-Porchaire (French). Lead-glazed white-paste earthenware, molded and inlaid slip decoration; diameter of top: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); diameter of base: 45.7 x 17.2 cm (18 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.125


title: Men Trussing an Ox

credit_line: Men Trussing an Ox, c. 667–647 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26. Limestone; overall: 38.4 x 55.6 cm (15 1/8 x 21 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.283


title: Priests Performing Funeral Rites

credit_line: Priests Performing Funeral Rites, c. 667–647 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26. Limestone; overall: 36.1 x 37.5 cm (14 3/16 x 14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.287


title: Bowl with Beaded Rim

medium: silver

country: Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period

subjects:
Metalwork
Byzantium, syria , byzantine period

credit_line: Bowl with Beaded Rim, 300–500 CE. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period. Silver; overall: 10.4 x 27.8 x 10.5 cm (4 1/8 x 10 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1954.259


title: Pair of Stools

medium: carved and gilded wood

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France

credit_line: Pair of Stools, 1786–87. Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (French, 1748–1803). Carved and gilded wood; overall: 44.8 x 71.5 x 51.6 cm (17 5/8 x 28 1/8 x 20 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.385


title: Stool

credit_line: Stool, 1786–1787. Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (French, 1748–1803). Carved and gilded wood; overall: 44.8 x 71.5 x 51.6 cm (17 5/8 x 28 1/8 x 20 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.385.1


title: Stool

credit_line: Stool, 1786–1787. Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (French, 1748–1803). Carved and gilded wood; overall: 44.8 x 71.7 x 51.5 cm (17 5/8 x 28 1/4 x 20 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.385.2


title: Casket

date: late 1300s

medium: painted and gilded gesso on wood

country: Italy, Siena(?)

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
Italy, siena

credit_line: Casket, late 1300s. Italy, Siena(?). Painted and gilded gesso on wood; overall: 23.2 x 41.3 x 18.3 cm (9 1/8 x 16 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.600


title: Covered Bowl

creator: Saint-Clément Factory (French)

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

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Covered Bowl, c. 1775. Saint-Clément Factory (French). Tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with enamel decoration; overall: 13.4 x 16.9 cm (5 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1961.2


title: The Crucifixion

medium: ivory

credit_line: The Crucifixion, c. 1290–1320. France, Paris?, Gothic period, late 13th-early 14th century. Ivory; overall: 8.5 x 6.4 x 1.2 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 1978.55


medium: oolitic limestone

credit_line: Head of an Apostle from the South Portal of the Cathedral of Thérouanne, c. 1235–1240. Northern France (Pas-de-Calais), Thérouanne, 13th century. Oolitic limestone; overall: 41.9 x 30.4 x 32.4 cm (16 1/2 x 11 15/16 x 12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1978.56


title: Standing Guanyin

medium: wood with traces of gesso, polychromy and gilding

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

credit_line: Standing Guanyin, 1127–1279. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Wood with traces of gesso, polychromy and gilding; overall: 162.9 x 55.9 cm (64 1/8 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1980.80


title: The Annunciation

medium: ivory, ebony, velvet, in the original gilded and glazed frame

country: Germany, 18th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, 18th century

credit_line: The Annunciation, 1750s. Johann Michael Düchert (German, 1725–1799). Ivory, ebony, velvet, in the original gilded and glazed frame; framed: 56.5 x 41.9 x 6.3 cm (22 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.); unframed: 33.5 x 25.4 x 3.5 cm (13 3/16 x 10 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1981.12


medium: engraving

credit_line: The Climbers (Three Figures from Michelangelo's Battle of Cascina), 1510. Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1470/82–1527/34), after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564), after Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, 1494–about 1533). Engraving; sheet: 28.6 x 22.9 cm (11 1/4 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1922.142


date: after 1660

medium: pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk; framing lines in graphite

subjects: Drawing Italy Landscapes

credit_line: River Landscape with View of St. Peter's Basilica, after 1660. Circle of Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (Italian, 1606–1680). Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk; framing lines in graphite; sheet: 11.4 x 26.5 cm (4 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1978.21


title: Belt Ornament

medium: gilt bronze with repoussé relief

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Belt Ornament (금동과대장식 [金銅銙帶裝飾]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Gilt bronze with repoussé relief; overall: 4.8 x 4.8 cm (1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1053


title: Belt Ornament

credit_line: Belt Ornament (금동과대장식 [金銅銙帶裝飾]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Gilt bronze with repoussé relief; overall: 4 x 4.6 x 0.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1 13/16 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1053.1


title: Belt Ornament

credit_line: Belt Ornament (금동과대장식 [金銅銙帶裝飾]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Gilt bronze with repoussé relief; overall: 4.7 x 4.9 cm (1 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1053.2


title: Ornamental Square from a Tunic

date: 400s CE

country: Egypt, Byzantine period

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

credit_line: Ornamental Square from a Tunic, 400s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Linen, undyed; wool, dyed; tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; overall: 21 x 20 cm (8 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.); mounted: 28.6 x 27.6 cm (11 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1916.1980


title: Portrait of Mrs. George Collier

creator: Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723–1792)

date: 18th century

medium: oil on canvas

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Mrs. George Collier, 18th century. Follower of Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723–1792). Oil on canvas; framed: 112 x 101 x 12 cm (44 1/8 x 39 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.); unframed: 80 x 67.3 cm (31 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.514


medium: gold and silver ink on purple parchment

subjects: Germany or northeastern france, 9th century

credit_line: Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual, c. 830–60. Germany or Northeastern France, 9th century. Gold and silver ink on purple parchment; sheet: 29 x 10 cm (11 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.); framed: 39.4 x 52.1 x 3.2 cm (15 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1933.446


title: Half-Suit of Armor for the Field

medium: steel with etched decorative bands and roundels

country: North Italy, Brescia (?), 16th century

subjects:
Ornament & design
Arms and armor
North italy, brescia , 16th century

credit_line: Half-Suit of Armor for the Field, c. 1575. North Italy, Brescia (?), 16th century. Steel with etched decorative bands and roundels. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1816


title: Pipa

medium: Wood, ivory, bone, gut

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

credit_line: Pipa (琵琶), 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Wood, ivory, bone, gut; overall: 95.4 x 27.4 x 8 cm (37 9/16 x 10 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.344


title: Black-glazed Bottle

medium: glazed stoneware

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

credit_line: Black-glazed Bottle (철유병 [鐵釉甁]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Glazed stoneware; overall: 31 cm (12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.434


title: Wide-mouthed Bottle

medium: celadon

credit_line: Wide-mouthed Bottle (청자 반구 장경병 [靑磁半球長頸甁]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; overall: 28.3 cm (11 1/8 in.); outer diameter: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.435


title: Jar with Stamped Decoration

medium: stoneware with incised design, white slip, and overglaze

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Jar with Stamped Decoration (분청사기 상감 사발 [粉靑沙器象嵌文碗]), 1400s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Stoneware with incised design, white slip, and overglaze; outer diameter: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); overall: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.678


medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Corinthian

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, corinthian

credit_line: Black-Figure Kotyle (Drinking Cup): Chain of Women, c. 590–560 BCE, with modern repainting and reincising. Attributed to Patras Painter (Greek, Middle Corinthian). Ceramic; diameter: 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.); overall: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1923.221


title: Cloth with Floral and Vegetal Patterns

country: Italy, late 1500s

subjects:
Ornament & design
Lace
Italy, late 1500
Flowers

credit_line: Cloth with Floral and Vegetal Patterns, 1560–1600. Italy, late 1500s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions), alternating reticella squares (open cutwork), and bobbin lace edging; mounted: 148 x 151.1 cm (58 1/4 x 59 1/2 in.); overall: 145.1 x 144.2 cm (57 1/8 x 56 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, G. G. Wade and J. H. Wade Jr. for the Ellen Garretson Wade Memorial Collection, 1923.995


title: Cup

credit_line: Cup, 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration; diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); overall: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1928.171.a


title: Saucer

credit_line: Saucer, 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration; diameter: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1928.171.b


title: Head of Youth

date: c. 470 BCE

medium: marble

country: Sicily(?), Greek, Severe period

subjects:
Sculpture
Sicily , greek, severe period

credit_line: Head of Youth, c. 470 BCE. Sicily(?), Greek, Severe period. Marble; overall: 19.4 x 13.1 x 15.9 cm (7 5/8 x 5 3/16 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1928.195


title: Portrait of a Woman

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

medium: graphite and wash on laid paper

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, c. 1776. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Graphite and wash on laid paper; framed: 8.8 x 7.6 cm (3 7/16 x 3 in.); unframed: 6.4 x 5.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.565


title: Portrait of a Woman

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, c. 1775. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Graphite and wash on laid paper; framed: 7.7 x 6.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 5.5 x 3.8 cm (2 3/16 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.568


title: Set of Four Armchairs and Settee

medium: carved wood, Savonnerie knotted-pile (symmetrical rug knot) upholstery; wool, hemp

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France

credit_line: Set of Four Armchairs and Settee, c. 1715. Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627). Carved wood, Savonnerie knotted-pile (symmetrical rug knot) upholstery; wool, hemp; overall: 120 x 201.3 x 55.9 cm (47 1/4 x 79 1/4 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1947.183


title: Snuff Box (Tabatière)

medium: gold and enamel

credit_line: Snuff Box (Tabatière), 1779–80. Pierre Marie Gault De Saint-Germain (French, 1754–1842). Gold and enamel; overall: 3.4 x 6.8 cm (1 5/16 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, 1957.409


medium: opaque watercolor and gold on paper

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

credit_line: Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), c. 1590–1600. Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; overall: 31 x 20.1 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); text area: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John C. Heege, 1960.199.b


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: India, Mughal court, 16th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal court, 16th century

credit_line: The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Fifteenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. India, Mughal court, 16th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 7.6 x 10 cm (3 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.112.a


credit_line: Nikfal, the fortune of the prince in the form of a woman, offers to accompany him, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 11.2 x 10.3 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.132.a


credit_line: The woman conversing with her children, as the leopard returns, egged on by a fox who is tied to his leg, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirtieth 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.202.a


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

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

credit_line: The donkey, in a tiger’s skin, reveals his identity by braying aloud, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-first Night, c. 1560. Attributed to Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 13.8 x 10 cm (5 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.207.a


credit_line: The two couples reach a foreign city where they make their home, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-third Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 11.5 x 10.1 cm (4 1/2 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.222.b