title: Two-Spouted Strainer Askos (Flask)

country: South Italian, Daunian or Canosan

subjects:
Ceramic
South italian, daunian or canosan

credit_line: Two-Spouted Strainer Askos (Flask), 300–200 BCE. South Italian, Daunian or Canosan. Ceramic; diameter of mouth: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); overall: 37 x 31 cm (14 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.529.a


title: Votive Head of a King

medium: limestone

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: Votive Head of a King, 305–246 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–246 BCE). Limestone; overall: 21.6 x 16.5 cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.1999


title: Head of a Bearded Man

medium: marble

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman

credit_line: Head of a Bearded Man, c. 125 CE. Italy, Roman. Marble; overall: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1924.535


date: 200s BCE

medium: ceramic

country: South Italian, Campanian (Calenian)

subjects:
Ceramic
South italian, campanian (calenian)

credit_line: Black-Gloss Mesomphalic Phiale (Libation Bowl): Apotheosis of Herakles, 200s BCE. South Italian, Campanian (Calenian). Ceramic; diameter: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.); overall: 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.515


title: Box Mirror with Head of Athena (lid)

medium: bronze, partially gilt

country: Greece, Hellenistic period

subjects:
Metalwork
Greece, hellenistic period

credit_line: Box Mirror with Head of Athena (lid), 330–270 BCE. Greece, Hellenistic period. Bronze, partially gilt; diameter: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1972.66.a


title: Hand Coil

medium: Copper alloy

credit_line: Hand Coil, 1800s. Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild. Copper alloy; diameter: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1975.188


title: Portrait of a Young Girl

medium: bronze

country: Italy, Eastern Roman Empire

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, eastern roman empire
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Young Girl, c. 25–30 CE. Italy, Eastern Roman Empire. Bronze; overall: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.138


title: Flint in the Form of a Bird

medium: tan-colored flint

subjects:
Tool and equipment
Birds

credit_line: Flint in the Form of a Bird, 4000–3000 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada II–III (3650–3000 BCE). Tan-colored flint; overall: 5.2 x 5.2 cm (2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.40


date: late 700s-early 800s

medium: gold with repoussé and filigree decoration; copper backplate

credit_line: Brooch in the Form of a Six-Pointed Star, late 700s-early 800s. Frankish, early Carolingian, late 8th century - early 9th century. Gold with repoussé and filigree decoration; copper backplate; diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2009.344


title: Mask (wan-balinga)

date: early 1900s

medium: Wood and paint

credit_line: Mask (wan-balinga), early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi-style blacksmith-carver. Wood and paint; overall: 34 x 14 x 14 cm (13 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2014.1


title: Beaker with Shells

medium: gold, hammered

subjects:
Metalwork
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Beaker with Shells, 900–1100. Central Andes (Peru), Lambayeque (Sicán) people, 10th century-12th century. Gold, hammered; overall: 14.6 x 10.2 cm (5 3/4 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2015.8


title: Tea Bowl

medium: Glazed stoneware (Karatsu ware)

country: Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

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

credit_line: Tea Bowl, c. 1600. Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615). Glazed stoneware (Karatsu ware); diameter: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Iwao and Takako Setsu in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, 1983.158


creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

medium: color woodblock print

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Color woodblock print; 35.3 x 23.2 cm (13 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1921.318


title: River Landscape with Large Tree at Left

medium: etching

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany Landscapes Trees

credit_line: River Landscape with Large Tree at Left, 1546. Augustin Hirschvogel (German, 1503–1553). Etching; image: 13.9 x 20.8 cm (5 1/2 x 8 3/16 in.); sheet: 13.9 x 20.8 cm (5 1/2 x 8 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1923.745


title: The Dead Christ with Angels

creator: Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)

medium: etching and aquatint

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Dead Christ with Angels, 1866–67. Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883). Etching and aquatint; image: 32.9 x 38 cm (12 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.); plate: 39.4 x 32.9 cm (15 1/2 x 12 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1961.151


title: Rear View of Seated Man

creator: Carlo Vimercati (Italian, 1660–1715)

date: late 1600s?

medium: red chalk heightened with white chalk

country: Italy

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Rear View of Seated Man, late 1600s?. Carlo Vimercati (Italian, 1660–1715). Red chalk heightened with white chalk; sheet: 27.8 x 17.8 cm (10 15/16 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Blumka, 1963.72


title: Scenes from Essays in Idleness

creator: Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811)

date: late 1700s–early 1800s

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

credit_line: Scenes from Essays in Idleness (徒然草図屏風), late 1700s–early 1800s. Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper; image: 146.5 x 330.7 cm (57 11/16 x 130 3/16 in.); overall: 170.2 x 375.8 cm (67 x 147 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.43.1


title: Scenes from Essays in Idleness

credit_line: Scenes from Essays in Idleness (徒然草図屏風), late 1700s–early 1800s. Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper; image: 146.5 x 330.7 cm (57 11/16 x 130 3/16 in.); overall: 170.2 x 375.8 cm (67 x 147 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.43.2


subjects: Painting Palms

credit_line: Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra), Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina). Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Paintings: Nepal, Kathmandu. Covers: Gum tempera, colors, and paper on wood; pages: gum tempera and ink on palm leaves; covers overall: 6.5 x 57 x 1.5 cm (2 9/16 x 22 7/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.301


date: c. 30 BCE

subjects: Sculpture Portraits

credit_line: Portrait Head of C. Cornelius Gallus (?), c. 30 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Roman empire (30 BCE–395 CE). Marble; overall: 39 x 22 x 22.6 cm (15 3/8 x 8 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1966.20


title: The Fourth King of Hell

date: late 1300s

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: The Fourth King of Hell (제4 오관왕), late 1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold ink on silk; image: 63 x 45.3 cm (24 13/16 x 17 13/16 in.); overall: 136.2 x 58.9 cm (53 5/8 x 23 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund and museum purchase from various donors by exchange and Partial Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Roberta Carroll, M.D., 2019.224


title: Luxury Inlaid Container

medium: sheet brass, inlaid with silver and gold

country: Northern Iraq, Ayyubid period

subjects:
Metalwork
Northern iraq, ayyubid period

credit_line: Luxury Inlaid Container, c. 1250–1350. Northern Iraq, Ayyubid period. Sheet brass, inlaid with silver and gold; diameter: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.); overall: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); diameter of box: 10.1 cm (4 in.); box: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.482


title: Cupids in Conspiracy

creator: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)

medium: oil on canvas

country: France

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: Cupids in Conspiracy, 1740s. François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Oil on canvas; framed: 77.5 x 131.5 x 6 cm (30 1/2 x 51 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.); unframed: 68.8 x 123.2 cm (27 1/16 x 48 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Louis Dudley Beaumont Foundation, 1948.181.2


title: Dish with Brocade

date: late 1600s

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

credit_line: Dish with Brocade, late 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type); diameter: 15.2 cm (6 in.); overall: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.252


medium: boxwood, copper-alloy, glass

credit_line: Wooden Casket: Scenes from the Life of Christ, c. 1050. Anglo-Saxon, England, West Midlands?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Boxwood, copper-alloy, glass ; overall: 9 x 7.8 x 15.7 cm (3 9/16 x 3 1/16 x 6 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.362


creator: Francesco Solimena (Italian, 1657–1747)

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: The Risen Christ Appearing to the Virgin, c. 1708. Francesco Solimena (Italian, 1657–1747). Oil on canvas; framed: 250.2 x 197.5 x 12.7 cm (98 1/2 x 77 3/4 x 5 in.); unframed: 222.5 x 169.5 cm (87 5/8 x 66 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1971.63


title: Book of Hours (Use of Paris)

medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: France, Paris

credit_line: Book of Hours (Use of Paris), c. 1420. Follower of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Julia Morgan Marlatt, 1942.169


country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Writing Table with Pine, Bamboo, and Plum (松竹梅文蒔絵文台), 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Lacquered wood with gold and silver sprinkled powder (maki-e) and metal fittings; height: 10.2 cm (4 in.); width: 58.4 cm (23 in.); depth: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1958.429


title: Jar with Scroll Design

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Jar with Scroll Design (분청사기 상감 당초무늬 호 [粉靑沙器象嵌唐草文壺]), 1400s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Buncheong ware with incised, stamped, and slip-inlaid decoration; height: 37.6 cm (14 13/16 in.); outer diameter: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.505


medium: silver, partially gilt, malachite, lapis lazuli, enamel

country: Italy, Rome

subjects:
Silver
Italy, rome

credit_line: Boncompagni-Ludovisi-Ottoboni Marriage Casket, 1731. Italy, Rome. Silver, partially gilt, malachite, lapis lazuli, enamel; overall: 19.1 x 40.7 x 22.9 cm (7 1/2 x 16 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1974.86


title: Jar with Horn-Shaped Handles

medium: earthenware with incised decoration and color

country: Korea, Silla (57 BCE–935 CE)

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

credit_line: Jar with Horn-Shaped Handles (쇠뿔모양 손잡이 항아리 [牛角形把手附壺]), 200s–400s CE. Korea, Silla (57 BCE–935 CE). Earthenware with incised decoration and color; overall: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.); diameter of mouth: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.); diameter with handles: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of George Gund, 1991.137


title: Drinking in the Moonlight

creator: Ma Yuan (Chinese, c. 1150–after 1255)

date: late 1100s–early 1200s

medium: Album leaf; ink on silk

country: China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

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

credit_line: Drinking in the Moonlight (舉杯邀月圖), late 1100s–early 1200s. Ma Yuan (Chinese, c. 1150–after 1255). Album leaf; ink on silk; painting: 24.5 x 25 cm (9 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.); overall: 67.6 x 39.2 cm (26 5/8 x 15 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.89


date: late 300s CE

medium: silver with traces of gilding

country: Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period

subjects:
Metalwork
Byzantium, syria , byzantine period

credit_line: Ewer (Pitcher) with Game, Seafood, and Wine Scenes, late 300s CE. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period. Silver with traces of gilding; overall: 40 x 14.3 cm (15 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund with the addition of a gift from Mrs. Edward B. Greene, 1957.497


title: Mouth Mask

date: 100 BCE–700 CE

medium: hammered gold alloy

country: Peru, South Coast, Nasca

subjects:
Metalwork
Peru, south coast, nasca

credit_line: Mouth Mask, 100 BCE–700 CE. Peru, South Coast, Nasca. Hammered gold alloy; overall: 14 x 19.4 cm (5 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.377


medium: engraving

country: Italy, late 15th-early 16th Century

subjects:
Print
Italy, late 15th-early 16th century

credit_line: Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and the Infant St. John the Baptist, c. 1500. Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian, about 1460–about 1520), after Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506). Engraving; sheet: 29.2 x 25.7 cm (11 1/2 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1924.218


title: The Witch (Night Piece)

country: Netherlands

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: The Witch (Night Piece), 1626. Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c. 1593–1641). Engraving; platemark: 21.6 x 29 cm (8 1/2 x 11 7/16 in.); sheet: 24 x 31.5 cm (9 7/16 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1943.635


title: Avatamsaka Sutra No. 78

credit_line: Avatamsaka Sutra No. 78 (대방광불화엄경 권제78 [大方廣佛華嚴經 卷第七十八]), 1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Folded book with illustrated frontispiece; gold and silver on mulberry paper; book: 20.6 x 43.7 cm (8 1/8 x 17 3/16 in.); each page: 20.7 x 11 cm (8 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1994.25


title: Diogenes

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

medium: chiaroscuro woodcut (in four shades of green)

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Diogenes, c. 1524–27. Ugo da Carpi (Italian, c. 1479–c. 1532), after Parmigianino (Italian, 1503–1540). Chiaroscuro woodcut (in four shades of green); sheet: 47.7 x 34.7 cm (18 3/4 x 13 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1923.1052


creator: Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755)

medium: Six-panel folding screen; ink on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, 1700s. Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755). Six-panel folding screen; ink on paper; image: 150 x 356 cm (59 1/16 x 140 3/16 in.); overall: 170 x 376 cm (66 15/16 x 148 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, 1960.284


title: Puppies, Sparrows, and Chrysanthemums

creator: Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799)

credit_line: Puppies, Sparrows, and Chrysanthemums (子犬に雀、菊図), c. 1792–94. Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799). Fusuma panels remounted as hanging scrolls; ink and slight color on paper; each panel: 211.4 x 94 cm (83 1/4 x 37 in.); each painting: 167.6 x 91.5 cm (66 x 36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1970.71


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Mughal ruler Humayun defeating the Afghans before reconquering India, folio from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602), c. 1590. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 31.2 x 18.6 cm (12 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.); overall: 36.5 x 23.1 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.77


title: Five Pine Trees

creator: Li Shan (Chinese, c. 1686–1762)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper

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

subjects: Painting Trees

credit_line: Five Pine Trees (五松圖), 1747. Li Shan (Chinese, c. 1686–1762). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 199.9 x 94.3 cm (78 11/16 x 37 1/8 in.); overall: 260 x 98 cm (102 3/8 x 38 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1976.112


title: Self-Portrait in a Hat

medium: black chalk, with stumping, heightened with traces of white gouache

subjects: Drawing France Portraits

credit_line: Self-Portrait in a Hat, c. 1790. Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767–1824). Black chalk, with stumping, heightened with traces of white gouache; sheet: 21.6 x 17.5 cm (8 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.); secondary support: 21.6 x 17.5 cm (8 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1978.79


credit_line: The Birth of Krishna, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580), 1705–10. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 33.6 x 22.2 cm (13 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.); overall: 37 x 25.4 cm (14 9/16 x 10 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1984.65


country: Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

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

credit_line: Iconographical Sketch (Zuzō) for the "Benevolent Kings Sutra Mandala" (仁王経曼荼羅図像), 1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 122.2 x 112.2 cm (48 1/8 x 44 3/16 in.); mounted: 203.4 x 130.7 cm (80 1/16 x 51 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1987.39


title: Buddhist Priest's Ceremonial Robe

medium: silk and gold thread; embroidery

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Buddhist Priest's Ceremonial Robe (袈裟), 1400s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Silk and gold thread; embroidery; overall: 119.4 x 302.1 cm (47 x 118 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1987.57


title: Old Woman

creator: Chaïm Soutine (Russian, 1893–1943)

country: Russia (worked in France), 20th century

subjects:
Painting
Russia (worked in france), 20th century

credit_line: Old Woman, c. 1923–24. Chaïm Soutine (Russian, 1893–1943). Oil on canvas; framed: 88.9 x 78.7 x 8.6 cm (35 x 31 x 3 3/8 in.); unframed: 65 x 54 cm (25 9/16 x 21 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Mildred Andrews Fund, 1988.94


title: Evening Mood-Lidingö

creator: Eugène Jansson (Swedish, 1862–1915)

country: Sweden, 20th century

subjects:
Painting
Sweden, 20th century

credit_line: Evening Mood-Lidingö, 1900. Eugène Jansson (Swedish, 1862–1915). Oil on canvas; framed: 94 x 172.4 x 5.1 cm (37 x 67 7/8 x 2 in.); unframed: 90.1 x 168.6 cm (35 1/2 x 66 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 2005.4


title: The Jockey

creator: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

medium: charcoal

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Jockey, c. 1885–1900. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Charcoal; sheet: 48.5 x 31.2 cm (19 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.301


title: Marriage Beaker

date: late 1400s

medium: opaque glass (milk glass or lattimo), enameled

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Glass
Italy, venice

credit_line: Marriage Beaker, late 1400s. Italy, Venice. Opaque glass (milk glass or lattimo), enameled; overall: 10.2 x 7.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1955.70


title: Frame for a Portable Reliquary Icon

medium: gilded wood, modeled gesso, verre églomisé, glass cabochons, and relics

country: Italy, Siena

subjects:
Glass
Italy, siena

credit_line: Frame for a Portable Reliquary Icon, 1347. Italy, Siena. Gilded wood, modeled gesso, verre églomisé, glass cabochons, and relics; overall: 66.7 x 51.3 x 25.3 cm (26 1/4 x 20 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ruth Blumka in memory of Leopold Blumka, 1978.26


title: Stool

medium: wood

credit_line: Stool, by 1928. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu-style maker. Wood; diameter: 39.1 cm (15 3/8 in.); overall: 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House, 1929.320


creator: Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698)

medium: album leaf, ink and light color on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Landscape Album in Various Styles: The Stream of Wuling, 1684. Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698). Album leaf, ink and light color on paper; overall: 29.9 x 39.4 cm (11 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1955.37.4


medium: Colored ivory

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

credit_line: Figure of Daoist Immortal He Xiangu (base) (黃楊木雕何仙姑泛舟), 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Colored ivory; overall: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1976.60.b


title: A Sacrifice Interrupted

medium: pen and brown ink

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 18th century

credit_line: A Sacrifice Interrupted, 1770s. John Hamilton Mortimer (British, 1740–1779). Pen and brown ink; sheet: 24.5 x 36 cm (9 5/8 x 14 3/16 in.); secondary support: 31.7 x 43.7 cm (12 1/2 x 17 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund and Delia E. Holden Fund, 1978.20


title: Shakyamuni with two attendants

credit_line: Shakyamuni with two attendants, 1300s. China, Yuan (1271-1368) or early Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk; overall: 293.5 x 136 cm (115 9/16 x 53 9/16 in.); painting only: 218.4 x 112.8 cm (86 x 44 7/16 in.); with knobs: 293.5 x 144.2 cm (115 9/16 x 56 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1982.25


title: Gathering of Otsu-e Subjects

creator: Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

date: late 1800s

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Gathering of Otsu-e Subjects (大津絵図屏風), late 1800s. Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891). Eight-panel folding screen; ink and color on hemp; image: 101 x 396 cm (39 3/4 x 155 7/8 in.); overall: 170 x 336 cm (66 15/16 x 132 5/16 in.); closed: 170 x 11.7 x 61.6 cm (66 15/16 x 4 5/8 x 24 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1982.9


title: A Beauty

date: early 1800s

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

credit_line: A Beauty (美人図), early 1800s. Gion Seitoku (Japanese, active late 1700s–early 1800s). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 139.7 x 55.8 cm (55 x 21 15/16 in.); painting only: 56.3 x 43.1 cm (22 3/16 x 16 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.271


medium: carved bamboo

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Brush Holder with Bamboo and Landscape Design (대나무 산수무늬 팔각필통 [竹山水文八各筆筒]), 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Carved bamboo; overall: 10.1 x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1988.74


country: Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

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

credit_line: Welcoming Descent of Amida with Twenty-Five Bodhisattvas (阿弥陀二十五菩薩来迎図), mid-1300s. Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92). Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, silver, and cut gold on silk; painting: 164.5 x 137.7 cm (64 3/4 x 54 3/16 in.); mounted: 255 x 166.6 cm (100 3/8 x 65 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2025.138


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

subjects: Germany, helmarshausen abbey, 12th century

credit_line: Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto) and St. Matthew (verso), c. 1190. Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century. Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum; sheet: 34.6 x 23.4 cm (13 5/8 x 9 3/16 in.); framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1933.445


title: Box with Painted Oxhorn

medium: painted wood with flattened ox-horn inlay

credit_line: Box with Painted Oxhorn (화각함 [華角函]), 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Painted wood with flattened ox-horn inlay; overall: 16.5 x 28.6 cm (6 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 1920.37


medium: stoneware with celadon glaze, incised and carved decoration

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Water Ewer for Rituals with Incised Parrot Design (lid) (청자 음각 앵무새무늬 정병), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Stoneware with celadon glaze, incised and carved decoration; overall: 36.2 x 14 cm (14 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.631.b


title: Torso of Apollo

medium: marble

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman

credit_line: Torso of Apollo, c. 100–200 CE. Italy, Roman. Marble; overall: 90 cm (35 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1924.1017


medium: opaque watercolor and gold on paper

subjects: Syria, damascus, mamluk period, 14th century

credit_line: Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso), 1315. Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; overall: 31.3 x 21.5 cm (12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.383


creator: Wen Boren (Chinese, 1502–1575)

medium: handscroll; ink and color on paper

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

credit_line: Saying Farewell at Xunyang (Song of the Pipa) (潯陽送客圖 (琵琶行)), 1500s. Wen Boren (Chinese, 1502–1575). Handscroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 27 x 271.3 cm (10 5/8 x 106 13/16 in.); painting only: 21 x 60 cm (8 1/4 x 23 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.581


creator: Paul Guigou (French, 1834–1871)

medium: oil on wood panel

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles, c. 1865. Paul Guigou (French, 1834–1871). Oil on wood panel; unframed: 38.6 x 58.4 cm (15 3/16 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.265


date: 1200s or earlier

medium: silk, gold thread; tapestry weave

country: Central Asia

subjects:
Tapestry
Central asia

credit_line: Tapestry with golden lions and palmettes, 1200s or earlier. Central Asia. Silk, gold thread; tapestry weave; overall: 63.5 x 34.7 cm (25 x 13 11/16 in.); mounted: 73.7 x 45.7 cm (29 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1991.3


title: The Coral Necklace

creator: Frederick Sandys (British, 1829–1904)

medium: black, brown, and red chalk

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century
Corals & anemones

credit_line: The Coral Necklace, 1871. Frederick Sandys (British, 1829–1904). Black, brown, and red chalk; sheet: 55.9 x 39.2 cm (22 x 15 7/16 in.); secondary support: 57.1 x 40 cm (22 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.7


creator: Yu Zhiding (Chinese, 1647–c. 1716)

medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk

subjects:
Painting
China, qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Medicinal & herbal plants

credit_line: Cleansing Medicinal Herbs in the Stream on a Spring Day (春泉洗藥圖), 1703. Yu Zhiding (Chinese, 1647–c. 1716). Handscroll; ink and color on silk; painting only: 36.2 x 132.5 cm (14 1/4 x 52 3/16 in.); overall in heigh: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2000.69


title: Seaweed Gatherers, Yport

medium: black chalk

subjects:
Seaweed & algae
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Seaweed Gatherers, Yport, c. 1889. Claude-Emile Schuffenecker (French, 1851–1934). Black chalk; sheet: 29.2 x 22.7 cm (11 1/2 x 8 15/16 in.); framed: 57.2 x 49.8 x 4.5 cm (22 1/2 x 19 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from Samuel and Paul Josefowitz in tribute to Jane Glaubinger and Heather Lemonedes, 2009.380


title: The Laundresses

medium: etching and aquatint

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Laundresses, 1879–80. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Etching and aquatint; image: 11.6 x 15.7 cm (4 9/16 x 6 3/16 in.); sheet: 21 x 23.8 cm (8 1/4 x 9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2020.223


title: Cover

creator: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

medium: lithograph on wove paper

country: France, late 19th Century

subjects:
Print
France, late 19th century

credit_line: The Haunted House: Cover, 1896. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858–1936). Lithograph on wove paper; image: 45.9 x 32.7 cm (18 1/16 x 12 7/8 in.); matted: 71 x 55.7 x 0.3 cm (27 15/16 x 21 15/16 x 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1966.413.8


title: Headrest with Three Lions

country: China, Liao dynasty (916-1125)

subjects:
Ceramic
China, liao dynasty (916-1125)

credit_line: Headrest with Three Lions, 916–1125. China, Liao dynasty (916-1125). Glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color ware); overall: 13.4 x 37.9 x 18.2 cm (5 1/4 x 14 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna and James Reid, 2017.15


title: Saint Sebastian

creator: Georg Petel (German, c. 1601-c. 1634)

date: 1620s or later

medium: bronze

country: Germany

subjects: Sculpture Germany

credit_line: Saint Sebastian, 1620s or later. Cast after a model probably by Georg Petel (German, c. 1601-c. 1634). Bronze; overall: 53.3 x 20.3 x 16.5 cm (21 x 8 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.585


title: Savonnerie Panel: Autumn

medium: knotted pile, silk and wool

country: France

subjects: Tapestry France

credit_line: Savonnerie Panel: Autumn, c. 1717. Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627). Knotted pile, silk and wool; overall: 297.2 x 218.5 cm (117 x 86 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1946.247


title: Madonna and Child

medium: marble with traces of gilding

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, florence

credit_line: Madonna and Child, c. 1330–40. Attributed to Andrea Pisano (Italian, c. 1295–1348/49). Marble with traces of gilding; base: 5 x 15.9 x 15.1 cm (1 15/16 x 6 1/4 x 5 15/16 in.); without base: 32.7 x 15 x 9.6 cm (12 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1972.51


title: Seated Buddha

medium: painted wood

subjects: Western himalayas, possibly ladakh or lahul

credit_line: Seated Buddha, 1000s. Western Himalayas, possibly Ladakh or Lahul. Painted wood; overall: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1986.6


title: Strawberry Thief

creator: William Morris (British, 1834–1896)

medium: plain weave cotton, discharge printed

country: England, Merton Abbey, 20th century

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

credit_line: Strawberry Thief, c 1936. Designed by William Morris (British, 1834–1896). Plain weave cotton, discharge printed; overall: 88.3 x 99.1 cm (34 3/4 x 39 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm, 1937.696


date: c. 300 BCE–600 CE

medium: stone

country: Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region

subjects:
Stone
Costa rica, southern nicoya region

credit_line: Ceremonial Mace (Club) Head: Feline (Jaguar?), c. 300 BCE–600 CE. Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region. Stone; overall: 8.8 x 7.7 x 10.6 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/16 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1949.469


title: Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure

medium: silver

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

credit_line: Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure, c. 500–700. Early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century. Silver; overall: 17 x 14.7 cm (6 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.380


title: Head of an Apostle

medium: limestone, with traces of polychromy

subjects: Southwestern france, toulouse , 14th century

credit_line: Head of an Apostle, c. 1325–1350. Southwestern France, Toulouse?, 14th century. Limestone, with traces of polychromy; overall: 36.2 x 24.2 x 20.4 cm (14 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1960.170


medium: porcelain with incised decoration and white glaze

credit_line: Meiping  Vase with Cloud Collars and Peony Sprays, 1403–24. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Yongle period (1403-1424). Porcelain with incised decoration and white glaze; diameter: 20.3 cm (8 in.); overall: 32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.167


title: Spring: Fishing Scene

credit_line: Four Seasons: Spring: Fishing Scene, designed c. 1535, woven mid- to late 1600s. Possibly by Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662). Wool, silk, and gold filé: tapestry weave; overall: 255 x 266 cm (100 3/8 x 104 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn, 1952.544.1


title: Adoration of the Shepherds

creator: Hans Leonhard Schäufelein (German)

medium: oil on wood

subjects: Painting Germany

credit_line: Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1510. Hans Leonhard Schäufelein (German). Oil on wood; framed: 86 x 85.5 x 4 cm (33 7/8 x 33 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.); unframed: 58 x 56.6 cm (22 13/16 x 22 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.807


title: Sleeping Endymion

medium: marble

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Sleeping Endymion, 1716. Agostino Cornacchini (Italian, 1686–1754). Marble; overall: 64.8 x 53.4 x 45.8 cm (25 1/2 x 21 x 18 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey, 1942.51


creator: Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673)

medium: album leaf; ink and light color on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf E (previous leaf 3) (山水圖冊), 1668. Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673). Album leaf; ink and light color on paper; overall: 21 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1955.302.3


title: Standing Buddha

date: 400s CE

medium: sandstone

country: Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Sarnath

subjects:
Sculpture
Northern india, uttar pradesh, sarnath

credit_line: Standing Buddha, 400s CE. Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Sarnath. Sandstone; overall: 76.2 cm (30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.278


creator: Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)

date: early 1600s

medium: opaque watercolor and gold on paper

country: Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722)

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

credit_line: Sleeping Youth (verso), Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, early 1600s. Style of Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian). Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; image: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.); overall: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.494.b


title: Vase

creator: Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French)

country: France, St. Cloud, late 17th-early 18th Century

credit_line: Vase, c. 1695–1700. Attributed to Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French). Molded soft-paste porcelain with blue underglaze; overall: 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.63


title: Head of King Userkaf

medium: painted limestone

credit_line: Head of King Userkaf, c. 2454–2447 BCE. Egypt, Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE), Dynasty 5, reign of Userkaf (2496–2491 BCE). Painted limestone; overall: 6.5 x 7.2 cm (2 9/16 x 2 13/16 in.); face: 4.8 x 4.8 cm (1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1979.2


creator: Léon Bonnat (French, 1833–1922)

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Jean Léglise, Merchant, Mayor of Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx, 1868. Léon Bonnat (French, 1833–1922). Oil on fabric; unframed: 80.1 x 65.3 cm (31 9/16 x 25 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.232


title: Dancing Figure

country: America

subjects: Sculpture America

credit_line: Dancing Figure, 1916–18. Elie Nadelman (American, born Russian Empire [now Poland], 1882–1946). Bronze; overall: 79.4 x 35.6 x 28 cm (31 1/4 x 14 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.575


title: St. Jerome Seated near a Pollard Willow

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

medium: drypoint

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: St. Jerome Seated near a Pollard Willow, 1512. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Drypoint; image: 20.7 x 18.1 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.); sheet: 20.7 x 18.1 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1925.72


title: The Angel of the Annunciation

medium: engraving

credit_line:
The Angel of the Annunciation
, c. 1470–75. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1958.173


title: Village Festival

creator: David Teniers (Flemish, 1610–1690)

medium: oil on canvas

country: Flanders

subjects: Painting Flander

credit_line: Village Festival, c. 1646–50. David Teniers (Flemish, 1610–1690). Oil on canvas; framed: 57 x 91 x 9 cm (22 7/16 x 35 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.); unframed: 37.7 x 71.3 cm (14 13/16 x 28 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, 1977.122


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)

credit_line: Paintings after Ancient Masters: A Lohan [after Guanxiu], 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, 1979.27.2.13


title: Sky Study, Paris

creator: Charles Marville (French, 1813–1879)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Sky Study, Paris, 1856–57. Charles Marville (French, 1813–1879). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 15.3 x 21.4 cm (6 x 8 7/16 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1988.191


title: Boats at Berck-sur-Mer

creator: Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Boats at Berck-sur-Mer, 1873. Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883). Oil on fabric; framed: 52.5 x 74 x 7 cm (20 11/16 x 29 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 34 x 55.8 cm (13 3/8 x 21 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1940.534


title: Fragment:  Head of a Man

date: 100 BCE–100 CE

country: Greco-Roman

subjects: Sculpture Greco-roman

credit_line: Fragment:  Head of a Man, 100 BCE–100 CE. Greco-Roman. Marble; overall: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.558


title: Ceremonial Tube (Cong)

medium: jade (nephrite)

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

credit_line: Ceremonial Tube (Cong) (玉琮), c. 1600–1056 BCE. China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE). Jade (nephrite); overall: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.630


title: Primer

medium: carved horn

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Primer, 1700s. Italy, 18th century. Carved horn; overall: 11.5 x 9.6 cm (4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.62


medium: pot metal, white glass with silver stain

subjects: Glass France

credit_line: Pair of Stained Glass Panels with Male and Female Donor, c. 1480. France. Pot metal, white glass with silver stain; overall: 156 x 43.5 x 1.5 cm (61 7/16 x 17 1/8 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1919.1


title: Eros, the God of Love

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman

credit_line: Eros, the God of Love, 1–100 CE. Italy, Roman. Marble; overall: 22.6 x 15.3 x 17.8 cm (8 7/8 x 6 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Huntington, 1920.167


title: Head of a Woman

medium: terracotta

country: Etruscan

subjects: Sculpture Etruscan

credit_line: Head of a Woman, 500–475 BCE. Etruscan. Terracotta; overall: 20.3 cm (8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1921.414


title: Kore-Shaped Perfume Flask

country: Greece, Rhodes

subjects:
Sculpture
Greece, rhode

credit_line: Kore-Shaped Perfume Flask, 525–500 BCE. Greece, Rhodes. Terracotta; overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.518


title: Head of a Woman

country: Greece

subjects: Sculpture Greece

credit_line: Head of a Woman, 400–200 BCE. Greece. Marble; overall: 19.1 x 11.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1938.426


title: Pendant: Face in Diamond

medium: Gold

credit_line: Pendant: Face in Diamond, 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, probably Baule-style goldsmith. Gold; overall: 9.2 x 8.9 cm (3 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund, 1942.171


title: Covered Vase (one of a pair)

medium: jasper ware with relief decoration

country: England, Staffordshire

subjects:
Ceramic
England, staffordshire

credit_line: Covered Vase (one of a pair), c. 1850. Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Staffordshire, est. 1759). Jasper ware with relief decoration; overall: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Sherwin, 1951.299


title: Figurine

country: South Italy, Tarentum

subjects:
Sculpture
South italy, tarentum

credit_line: Figurine, 300–100 BCE. South Italy, Tarentum. Terracotta; overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.536


title: Fragment of a Reclining Male Figure

subjects: Greek/south italian, taranto (ancient taras)

credit_line: Fragment of a Reclining Male Figure, 450–350 BCE. Greek/South Italian, Taranto (ancient Taras). Terracotta; overall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.538


title: Ceremonial Disk with Grain Pattern (Bi)

subjects: China, warring state period (475–221 bce)

credit_line: Ceremonial Disk with Grain Pattern (Bi) (玉穀紋璧), 475–221 BCE. China, Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Jade (nephrite); diameter: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1952.567


title: Key

medium: iron tang, bronze handle

subjects:
Metalwork
Italy, roman

credit_line: Key, 1–100 CE. Italy, Roman. Iron tang, bronze handle; overall: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.586


title: Pair of Bookcases (Bibliothèques)

creator: Charles Cressent (French, 1685–1768)

medium: kingwood and rosewood veneers, gilt metal mounts

country: France

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France

credit_line: Pair of Bookcases (Bibliothèques), c. 1720. Attributed to Charles Cressent (French, 1685–1768). Kingwood and rosewood veneers, gilt metal mounts; overall: 247.6 x 132.1 x 57.2 cm (97 1/2 x 52 x 22 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1958.129


title: Statuette of a Kouros

medium: bronze

credit_line: Statuette of a Kouros, 600–480 BCE. Etruscan. Bronze; overall: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 1971.264


title: Earrings

medium: gold and garnet

country: Syria, Roman

subjects:
Jewelry
Syria, roman

credit_line: Earrings, 100 BCE–100 CE. Syria, Roman. Gold and garnet; diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.); overall: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey in memory of Frederick D. Brodkey, 1985.174


title: Head of a Woman

date: 600s BCE

medium: amber

country: Italy, Etruscan, "Italic"

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, etruscan, "italic"

credit_line: Head of a Woman, 600s BCE. Italy, Etruscan, "Italic". Amber; overall: 8 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm (3 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1992.61


title: Crown Ornament (Hu’unal)

medium: jadeite-albitite

country: Mexico or Central America, Maya

subjects:
Ornament & design
Jade
Mexico or central america, maya

credit_line: Crown Ornament (Hu’unal), 250–900 CE. Mexico or Central America, Maya. Jadeite-albitite; overall: 7 x 0.6 x 7.4 cm (2 3/4 x 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1993.7


country: Greek / South Italian

subjects:
Sculpture
Greek / south italian

credit_line: Gorgoneion Plaque with Incised Figure of a Dancing Satyr, c. 525–475 BCE. Greek / South Italian. Terracotta; overall: 6.7 x 6.7 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1994.8


title: Alabastron

medium: travertine

credit_line: Alabastron, 305–222 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Travertine; diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.); overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.); stopper: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); body: 19.1 x 2.5 cm (7 1/2 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.262


title: Alabastron

credit_line: Alabastron, 305–222 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Travertine; diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.); overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.); stopper: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); body: 19.1 x 2.5 cm (7 1/2 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.262.a


title: Alabastron (stopper)

credit_line: Alabastron (stopper), 305–222 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Travertine; diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.); overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.); stopper: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); body: 19.1 x 2.5 cm (7 1/2 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.262.b


title: Comb with Gazelle

medium: wood

credit_line: Comb with Gazelle, c. 1391–1353 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE). Wood; overall: 5.4 x 5.7 x 0.4 cm (2 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jean-Luc and Véronique Chalmin, 1995.90


title: Spring

creator: Doccia Porcelain Factory (Italian)

medium: porcelain

country: Italy, near Florence, mid-18th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, near florence, mid-18th century

credit_line: Spring, mid-1700s. Doccia Porcelain Factory (Italian), after a design by Massimiliano Soldani (Italian, 1656–1740). Porcelain; overall: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1999.213


title: Phylactery (Reliquary Penant)

medium: copper alloy

credit_line: Phylactery (Reliquary Penant), c. 500–700. Byzantium, Egypt or Syria, early Byzantine period, 6th-8th centuries. Copper alloy; diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman, 1999.237


title: Pendant of a Bird (Rooster?)

date: 700s–600s BCE

subjects: Jewelry Birds

credit_line: Pendant of a Bird (Rooster?), 700s–600s BCE. Northern Greece, Macedonian, Geometric period  (900-700 BCE). Bronze; overall: 5 x 9 cm (1 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.249


title: Bronze Necklace with Hanging Pendants

date: 700s BCE

country: Northern Greece

subjects:
Jewelry
Northern greece

credit_line: Bronze Necklace with Hanging Pendants, 700s BCE. Northern Greece. Bronze; overall: 40.6 cm (16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Bruce Ferrini in honor of Trustee Emeritus, Dr. Norman Zaworski, on the occasion of his 80th birthday, June 12, 2000, 2000.105


medium: agate

country: Mesopotamia, Iraq

subjects:
Amulet
Mesopotamia, iraq

credit_line: Seal Amulet in the form of a Lion's Head, 3800–3500 BCE. Mesopotamia, Iraq. Agate; diameter: 2.8 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mabel Porozynski in honor and remembrance of Eugene Porozynski, 2000.42


title: Bowl with Peonies

medium: green-glazed stoneware with molded decoration, Yaozhou ware

credit_line: Bowl with Peonies, c. 1100s. China, Shaanxi province, Tongchuan, Huangbaozhen, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Green-glazed stoneware with molded decoration, Yaozhou ware; overall: 5 x 19.3 cm (1 15/16 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charlotte Kahn, 2001.107


title: Anthropomorph

medium: copper

country: India, Bronze Age

subjects:
Sculpture
India, bronze age

credit_line: Anthropomorph, c. 1500–1000 BCE. India, Bronze Age. Copper; overall: 23.5 x 36.5 x 0.5 cm (9 1/4 x 14 3/8 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2004.31


medium: blued, etched and gilded steel, wooden haft with orginal steel base spike, silk tassel with alternating blue and gold bands

country: Germany, 18th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, 18th century

credit_line: Parade Halberd (from the bodyguard of Ludwig Rudolf, Duke of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel [1671-1735]), 1717. Germany, 18th century. Blued, etched and gilded steel, wooden haft with orginal steel base spike, silk tassel with alternating blue and gold bands; overall: 276.9 cm (109 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund, 2007.164


credit_line: Parade Partisan (from the Bodyguard of August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel [1662-1731]), 1718. Germany, 18th century. Blued, etched and gilded steel, wooden haft with orginal steel base spike, silk tassel with alternating blue and gold bands; overall: 258.5 cm (101 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund, 2007.165


medium: wood and red pigment (cinnabar)

credit_line: plug for the bottom of Container in the form of a Sacrificer, 770–890 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Peru, Middle Horizon, Wari Culture, 7th -11th century. Wood and red pigment (cinnabar); overall: 10.8 x 7 x 7.5 cm (4 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2007.193.b


title: Bird-shaped Urn

medium: earthenware with slip-painted decoration

subjects: Ceramic Birds

credit_line: Bird-shaped Urn, 2650–2350 BCE. Northwest China, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Banshan phase (2650–2350 BCE). Earthenware with slip-painted decoration; overall: 26.7 x 31.1 x 27.9 cm (10 1/2 x 12 1/4 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou, 2007.276


title: The Death of Sophonisba

creator: Pierre Guérin (French, 1774–1833)

medium: oil on canvas

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Death of Sophonisba, c. 1810. Attributed to Pierre Guérin (French, 1774–1833). Oil on canvas; framed: 52 x 80 x 7 cm (20 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 40 x 60 cm (15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Jacques de Caso in memory of Alice Cagliostro and Domenick Cagliostro, 2008.71


title: Bodhisattva

credit_line: Bodhisattva, 700s. Northeastern Thailand, Khorat Plateau, Buriram Province. Bronze; overall: 31.5 x 13.5 x 5 cm (12 3/8 x 5 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 2011.152


medium: gold

country: Byzantium

subjects: Coin Byzantium

credit_line: Solidus of Constans II and Constantine IV, 659–661. Byzantium. Gold; diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 2012.22


title: Vessel with Battle Scene

medium: ceramic and slip

subjects:
Ceramic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Vessel with Battle Scene, 600–900. Mesoamerica, Maya, Nebaj region, Late Classic Period, 7th-10th century. Ceramic and slip; overall: 17.2 x 15.4 cm (6 3/4 x 6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2012.32


title: Field Armor in Maximilian Style: Helmet

medium: fluted steel with leather straps

country: Germany, possibly Augsburg

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, possibly augsburg

credit_line: Field Armor in Maximilian Style: Helmet, c. 1510–15. Germany, possibly Augsburg. Fluted steel with leather straps; overall: 170.2 cm (67 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2012.38.a


title: Cabacete (Helmet)

medium: steel

country: Spain, late 15th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Spain, late 15th century

credit_line: Cabacete (Helmet), c. 1480s–90s. Spain, late 15th century. Steel; overall: 27.3 x 26 x 36.5 cm (10 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 14 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2012.39


title: Marbled Bowl

medium: glazed stoneware

credit_line: Marbled Bowl (絞胎碗), 1100s. China, possibly Henan province, Xinwu, Dangyangyu, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Glazed stoneware; diameter: 7 x 13.3 cm (2 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna and James Reid, 2012.449


title: Pair of Wheel-lock Petronels

creator: Georg Kurland (Polish)

medium: steel, gilding, and wood inlaid with elk horn, ivory, and mother-of-pearl

country: Silesia (Southwestern Poland), Teschen, 17th century

credit_line: Pair of Wheel-lock Petronels, c. 1630. Georg Kurland (Polish). Steel, gilding, and wood inlaid with elk horn, ivory, and mother-of-pearl; overall: 70.5 cm (27 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2012.97


title: Carved Bowl

medium: stone (travertine)

credit_line: Carved Bowl, 1200–300 BCE. Mesoamerica, reportedly the Tepecoacuilco River Valley, Guerrero, Olmec style (1200-300 BC), Formative Period. Stone (travertine); overall: 13.3 x 23.5 x 10.2 cm (5 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2013.29


title: Visored Sallet

country: Germany

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany

credit_line: Visored Sallet, c. 1490–1500. Germany. Steel; overall: 21 x 25 x 42 cm (8 1/4 x 9 13/16 x 16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2014.393


title: Thumb Rest of a Spear Thrower

medium: Bone

country: Andes, Wari people

subjects:
Tool and equipment
Andes, wari people
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Thumb Rest of a Spear Thrower, 600–1000. Andes, Wari people. Bone; overall: 7.1 x 2.1 cm (2 13/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2017.58


title: Cigar Box

country: Russia

subjects: Silver Russia

credit_line: Cigar Box, c. 1896–1908. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt, enamel, sapphire set in gold; [reproduction silk tinder cord, gold and moonstone catch]; 20.2 x 13.5 x 4.2 cm (7 15/16 x 5 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from various donors by exchange, 2018.28


title: Plate with Supernatural Being

medium: stone (probably steatite [soapstone])

credit_line: Plate with Supernatural Being, 900–600 BCE. Central Andes, north coast, probably Jequetepeque Valley, Cupisnique people. Stone (probably steatite [soapstone]); overall: 4 x 16.4 cm (1 9/16 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2021.131


title: Tea Cup and Holder

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

medium: silver, glass

country: Russian

subjects: Glass Russian

credit_line: Tea Cup and Holder, c. 1908–17. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver, glass; handle: 7.6 cm (3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection, 2021.156


title: Tea Cup

medium: glass

credit_line: Tea Cup, c. 1908–1917. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Glass; handle: 7.6 cm (3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection, 2021.156.b


title: Cigarette Case

medium: Silver, ruby, textile

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Silver
Russian

credit_line: Cigarette Case, 1911. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918), August Hollming (Finnish, 1854–1913). Silver, ruby, textile; overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection, 2021.158


title: Bowl

medium: silver

credit_line: Bowl, 1895. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver; overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection, 2021.159


title: The Exercise of Armes

medium: leather bound paper, 117 engraved plates

country: Netherlands, The Hague

credit_line: The Exercise of Armes (Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen), 1607. Engraved by Jacob de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, 1565–1629). Leather bound paper, 117 engraved plates; page: 27.5 x 19 cm (10 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2022.21


medium: Wood, upholstery studs, leather

credit_line: Ceremonial Chair or Throne (citwamo ca mangu), 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Angola, Chokwe-style carver. Wood, upholstery studs, leather; overall: 107 x 55 x 55 cm (42 1/8 x 21 5/8 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2024.140


title: Antefix in the Form of a Maiden

date: late 500s–early 400s BCE

medium: Painted terracotta

country: Etruscan

subjects: Sculpture Etruscan

credit_line: Antefix in the Form of a Maiden, late 500s–early 400s BCE. Etruscan. Painted terracotta; height: 21.9 cm (8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara S. Robinson and Family, 2024.56


title: Figurine Pendant

medium: cast gold

credit_line: Figurine Pendant, c. 1000–1500. Western Panama, Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí Style, 11th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 4.6 x 2.8 x 0.9 cm (1 13/16 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.177


medium: stoneware with celadon glaze, incised and carved decoration

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Water Ewer for Rituals with Incised Parrot Design (청자 음각 앵무새무늬 정병), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Stoneware with celadon glaze, incised and carved decoration; overall: 36.2 x 14 cm (14 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.631.a


title: Portrait of a Man

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

medium: watercolor on ivory in a gold and seed pearl frame

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Man, 1789. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Watercolor on ivory in a gold and seed pearl frame; framed: 7.1 x 5.5 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.); unframed: 6.2 x 4.5 cm (2 7/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1943.651


title: Rooster

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: India, Mughal, 17th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal, 17th century

credit_line: Rooster, c. 1620. India, Mughal, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 18.3 x 12.1 cm (7 3/16 x 4 3/4 in.); overall: 37.3 x 25.4 cm (14 11/16 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Herbert F. Leisy, 1944.501


title: The Life of the Virgin

medium: woodcut

country: Germany, early 16th Century

subjects:
Print
Germany, early 16th century

credit_line: The Life of the Virgin: The Life of the Virgin, c. 1510–11. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1959.99


title: Bodhisattva  Manjushri: Lord of Wisdom

country: East India, Bengal

subjects:
Sculpture
East india, bengal

credit_line: Bodhisattva  Manjushri: Lord of Wisdom, 1000s–1100s. East India, Bengal. Bronze with gilding and inlay of semiprecious stones; overall: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.); part 1: 6.5 x 15.5 x 11.9 cm (2 9/16 x 6 1/8 x 4 11/16 in.); part 2: 41.9 x 15.2 cm (16 1/2 x 6 in.); part 3: 16.5 x 8.5 cm (6 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1960.285


title: Carved Lacquer Scroll Box

medium: Red carved lacquer on wood

credit_line: Carved Lacquer Scroll Box (雕龍漆匣), 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Red carved lacquer on wood; overall: 14 x 14.7 x 59 cm (5 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 23 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.32


title: Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley

creator: Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley (幽壑鳴琴圖), 1548. Imitator of Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper; overall: 132 x 50.5 cm (51 15/16 x 19 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.60


title: The Bath

creator: Félix Bracquemond (French, 1833–1914)

medium: brush and black and brown wash with pen and black ink, black chalk, and charcoal, heightened with white chalk, on brown wove paper laid on yellow-beige wove paper

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Bath, c. 1900. Félix Bracquemond (French, 1833–1914). Brush and black and brown wash with pen and black ink, black chalk, and charcoal, heightened with white chalk, on brown wove paper laid on yellow-beige wove paper; sheet: 59 x 44 cm (23 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.240


title: Mountain View and Blue Water

creator: Tanomura Chikuden (Japanese, 1777–1835)

medium: hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Mountain View and Blue Water, early 1800s. Tanomura Chikuden (Japanese, 1777–1835). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper; painting: 174.9 x 46.8 cm (68 7/8 x 18 7/16 in.); mounted: 217.5 x 61.5 cm (85 5/8 x 24 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.250


title: The Four Accomplishments

creator: Iwasa Matabei (Japanese, 1578–1650)

credit_line: The Four Accomplishments (琴棋書画図), c. 1620–50. Attributed to Iwasa Matabei (Japanese, 1578–1650). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper; painting: 115.9 x 51.3 cm (45 5/8 x 20 3/16 in.); mounted: 211.1 x 64 cm (83 1/8 x 25 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.269


creator: John Martin (British, 1789–1854)

medium: watercolor, gouache and gum arabic with graphite underdrawing, sanding, and scraping

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: The Valley of the Tyne, My Native Country near Henshaw, 1842. John Martin (British, 1789–1854). Watercolor, gouache and gum arabic with graphite underdrawing, sanding, and scraping; sheet: 26.6 x 67.5 cm (10 1/2 x 26 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.138


creator: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

medium: graphite

credit_line: Four Studies of the Head of a Young Italian Woman, 1856. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Graphite; sheet: 46 x 30.5 cm (18 1/8 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.388


title: Male figure

date: probably 1800s

medium: Copper alloy

credit_line: Male figure, probably 1800s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Benue River Valley, Unidentified maker. Copper alloy; height: 44.7 x 22.7 x 9.6 cm (17 5/8 x 8 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2016.57


title: Winter: Skating Scene

country: France

subjects: Tapestry France

credit_line: Four Seasons: Winter: Skating Scene, designed c. 1535, woven mid- to late 1600s. Possibly by Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662). Wool, silk, and gold filé: tapestry weave; overall: 244 x 388 cm (96 1/16 x 152 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn, 1952.544.4


medium: engraving

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: The Battle of St. James the Greater at Clavijo, 1470–75. Attributed to Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving; sheet: 28.9 x 43.3 cm (11 3/8 x 17 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1924.213


title: Miss Loïe Fuller

medium: color lithograph

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Miss Loïe Fuller, 1893. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901). Color lithograph; image: 37.9 x 25.7 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1925.1202


title: St. Jerome in Penitence

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

country: Germany, late 15th Century early 16th Century

subjects: Germany, late 15th century early 16th century

credit_line: St. Jerome in Penitence, c. 1497. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving; image: 32 x 22.5 cm (12 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.); sheet: 32 x 22.5 cm (12 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, fiftieth anniversary gift, 1966.175


date: 100–1 BCE

medium: earthenware with impressed relief decoration

subjects: Ceramic Birds

credit_line: Panel from Model Cooking Stove:  Vermilion Bird (陶炉上的  朱雀浮雕), 100–1 BCE. China, from a tomb in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Earthenware with impressed relief decoration; overall: 11.5 x 18.4 x 1.6 cm (4 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1925.136


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

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Print
Italy, venice

credit_line: The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea, 1514–15, printed 1549. Titian (Italian, c. 1488–1576), published by Domenico dalle Greche (Italian, 1503–1603). Woodcut; unframed: 40 x 55 cm (15 3/4 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.296


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Manuscript
France, pari

credit_line: Pair of Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi and Coronation of the Virgin, c. 1415. Workshop of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; folio: 16.8 x 12.7 cm (6 5/8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1955.79


title: Brush Rest

medium: glazed stoneware, Guan ware

credit_line: Brush Rest, 1127–1279. Southeast China, Zhejiang province, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Glazed stoneware, Guan ware; diameter: 2.8 x 7.6 cm (1 1/8 x 3 in.); overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1957.42


medium: opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

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

credit_line: Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and the Story of Buzurgmihr (recto); Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1959.330


title: A Beauty

creator: Fujimaro (Japanese, d. 1830)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

credit_line: A Beauty (美人図), c. 1810. Fujimaro (Japanese, d. 1830). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 180.4 x 48.3 cm (71 x 19 in.); painting only: 94 x 31 cm (37 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.256


title: Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearls

medium: silk and gold thread: tapestry

country: Central China

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Central china

credit_line: Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearls (龍戲珠紋織品), 1200s or earlier. Central China. Silk and gold thread: tapestry; overall: 60 x 32 cm (23 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1988.33


title: Fallen Statue at the Ramesseum, Thebes

creator: Francis Frith (British, 1822–1898)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

subjects:
Photograph
England, 19th century

credit_line: Egypt, Sinai and Jerusalem: A Series of Twenty Photographic Views, with Descriptions by Mrs. Poole and Reginald Stuart Poole: Fallen Statue at the Ramesseum, Thebes, 1857. Francis Frith (British, 1822–1898). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 38.3 x 48.2 cm (15 1/16 x 19 in.); matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1992.236


creator: Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546)

medium: ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum

credit_line: The Annunciation (Matins, Office of the Virgin): Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 3 Excised Leaves), c. 1530–35. Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546), and The 1520s Hours Workshop (French). Ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum; overall: 7.7 x 6.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2001.80


title: The Funeral of Saint Stephen

medium: pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash with traces of stylus over traces of black chalk

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, florence

credit_line: The Funeral of Saint Stephen, c. 1460. Fra Filippo Lippi (Italian, c. 1406–1469). Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash with traces of stylus over traces of black chalk; sheet: 24.9 x 19.3 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/8 in.); secondary support: 24.9 x 19.3 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1947.70


title: The Four Horsemen, from The Apocalypse

medium: woodcut

country: Germany, late 15th-early 16th Century

subjects:
Print
Germany, late 15th-early 16th century

credit_line: The Four Horsemen, from The Apocalypse, c. 1498. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Woodcut; sheet: 40 x 28.8 cm (15 3/4 x 11 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1932.313


creator: Parri Spinelli (Italian, 1387–c. 1453)

medium: pen and brown ink (iron gall)

country: Italy, Arezzo, 15th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, arezzo, 15th century
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Navicella (recto); Two Drawings of Ships (verso), c. 1410s. Parri Spinelli (Italian, 1387–c. 1453), after Giotto (Italian, 1266–1337). Pen and brown ink (iron gall); sheet: 27.2 x 37.2 cm (10 11/16 x 14 5/8 in.); secondary support: 32.8 x 42.8 cm (12 15/16 x 16 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1961.38


title: Adam and Eve in Paradise

creator: Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553)

country: Germany

credit_line: Adam and Eve in Paradise, 1509. Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553). Woodcut; image: 33.5 x 23 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.); sheet: 33.5 x 23 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1925.115


creator: Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509)

date: after 1490

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

credit_line: (虎丘十二景圖): The Thousand Acres of Clouds, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou, after 1490. Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509). Album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper; image: 30.8 x 42.2 cm (12 1/8 x 16 5/8 in.); overall: 36.5 x 49.9 cm (14 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.371.9


creator: Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755)

medium: Six-panel folding screen, ink on paper

credit_line: Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, 1700s. Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755). Six-panel folding screen, ink on paper; image: 150 x 356 cm (59 1/16 x 140 3/16 in.); overall: 170 x 376 cm (66 15/16 x 148 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of N. V. Hammer, 1968.267


creator: Jan van Doetechum (Flemish, 1530–1616)

medium: engraving and etching

country: Flanders

subjects: Print Flander Landscapes

credit_line: The Large Landscapes:  Solicitudo Rustica, c. 1555–58. Attributed to Jan van Doetechum (Flemish, 1530–1616), and Lucas van Doetechum (Flemish), after Pieter Bruegel (Netherlandish, c. 1525/30–1569). Engraving and etching; image: 31.5 x 43 cm (12 3/8 x 16 15/16 in.); sheet: 31.5 x 43 cm (12 3/8 x 16 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1980.104


title: Untitled

creator: Robert Demachy (French, 1859–1936)

medium: gum bichromate print

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 20th century

credit_line: Untitled, c. 1900–1906. Robert Demachy (French, 1859–1936). Gum bichromate print; image: 21.6 x 17.8 cm (8 1/2 x 7 in.); paper: 23.6 x 18.2 cm (9 5/16 x 7 3/16 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mann, 1985.203


creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

medium: color woodblock print

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

credit_line: (名所江戸百景　月の岬): The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo, 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Color woodblock print; 33.9 x 22.8 cm (13 3/8 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.320


creator: Henri d'Orquevaulx (French)

country: France, Metz

subjects:
Manuscript
France, metz

credit_line: Christ before Pilate: Leaf from a Book of Hours (2 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 1999.129


medium: stucco

country: Afghanistan, Gandhara, Kushan

subjects:
Sculpture
Afghanistan, gandhara, kushan

credit_line: Adoring Attendant from a Buddhist Shrine, c. 300s–400s CE. Afghanistan, Gandhara, Kushan. Stucco; overall: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.395


title: Nemesis

medium: engraving

country: Germany, early 16th Century

subjects:
Print
Germany, early 16th century

credit_line: Nemesis, c. 1501–02. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving; sheet: 33.3 x 23 cm (13 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1943.178


title: The Thinker

creator: Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)

medium: bronze

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Thinker, c. 1880. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Bronze; overall: 70.8 x 34.9 x 59.7 cm (27 7/8 x 13 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Alexandre P. Rosenberg, 1979.138


title: Bejeweled Buddha Preaching

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on cloth

country: Nepal

subjects: Painting Nepal

credit_line: Bejeweled Buddha Preaching, 1648. Nepal. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on cloth; overall: 109.5 x 82.5 cm (43 1/8 x 32 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1973.69


title: Four Seasons

subjects: Tapestry France

credit_line: Four Seasons, designed c. 1535, woven mid- to late 1600s. Possibly by Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662). Wool, silk, and gold filé; tapestry weave; average: 256.5 x 264.2 cm (101 x 104 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn, 1952.544


title: Patera Support: Lasa

medium: bronze with silver inlays

country: Etruscan

subjects: Sculpture Etruscan

credit_line: Patera Support: Lasa, 300–175 BCE. Etruscan. Bronze with silver inlays; 18.5 x 9 x 6.2 cm (7 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 7/16 in.); overall: 21.6 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.68


title: Pair of Roundback Armchairs: Lohan Type

medium: Rosewood (huanghuali)

credit_line: Pair of Roundback Armchairs: Lohan Type (黃花梨圈椅), 1600–1700s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) to Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Rosewood (huanghuali); overall: 85.4 x 58.4 cm (33 5/8 x 23 in.); chair: 86 x 63.5 x 47 cm (33 7/8 x 25 x 18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1955.40


title: Roundback Armchair: Lohan Type

credit_line: Roundback Armchair: Lohan Type (黃花梨圈椅), 1600s–1700s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) to Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Rosewood (huanghuali); overall: 85.4 x 58.4 cm (33 5/8 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1955.40.1


title: Cosmetics Box with Chrysanthemums

date: early 1300s

medium: lacquer on wood

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

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


title: Round Box with Bird and Peonies Design

medium: carved lacquer

subjects: Lacquer Birds

credit_line: Round Box with Bird and Peonies Design (雕漆雙綬帶鳥牡丹紋圓盒), c. 1300. China, late Southern Song (1127–1279) to early Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Carved lacquer; overall: 21 x 40.6 cm (8 1/4 x 16 in.); lid: 8.5 x 40.6 cm (3 3/8 x 16 in.); bottom: 12.5 x 40.6 cm (4 15/16 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2011.34.a


title: Round Box with Bird and Peonies Design

credit_line: Round Box with Bird and Peonies Design (雕漆雙綬帶鳥牡丹紋圓盒), c. 1300. China, late Southern Song (1127–1279) to early Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Carved lacquer; overall: 21 x 40.6 cm (8 1/4 x 16 in.); lid: 8.5 x 40.6 cm (3 3/8 x 16 in.); bottom: 12.5 x 40.6 cm (4 15/16 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2011.34.b


title: Pendant

medium: cast gold

subjects: Panama, international style, 5th-7th century

credit_line: Pendant, 400–700. Panama, International Style, 5th-7th century. Cast gold; average: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1943.287


title: Ivory Pyx (Box)

medium: ivory

country: Byzantium

subjects: Ivory Byzantium

credit_line: Ivory Pyx (Box), 500s. Byzantium. Ivory; diameter: 12.7 cm (5 in.); overall: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.114


creator: Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673)

medium: album leaf; ink and light color on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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

credit_line: Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf B (previous leaf 1) (山水圖冊), 1668. Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673). Album leaf; ink and light color on paper; overall: 21 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1955.302.1


credit_line: Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf F (previous leaf 5) (山水圖冊), 1668. Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673). Album leaf; ink and light color on paper; overall: 21 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1955.302.5


country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf C (previous leaf 6) (山水圖冊), 1668. Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673). Album leaf; ink and light color on paper; overall: 21 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1955.302.6


title: Bowl

medium: silver

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

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

credit_line: Bowl, 500–700 CE. Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE). Silver; overall: 5 x 13.4 cm (1 15/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1966.369


title: Worshippers at a sacred tree

date: about 50 BCE to 50 CE

medium: limestone

subjects: Sculpture Trees

credit_line: Worshippers at a sacred tree, about 50 BCE to 50 CE. Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, possibly Chandavaram. Limestone; overall: 80 x 57.1 cm (31 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1970.43


title: Apollo

creator: Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

country: Netherlands, 16th century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, 16th century

credit_line: Apollo, 1588. Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617). Engraving; platemark: 34.9 x 26.7 cm (13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.); sheet: 35.3 x 27.1 cm (13 7/8 x 10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1969.48


title: Vase des Binelles

medium: stoneware with crystalline glaze

country: France, Sèvres

subjects:
Ceramic
France, sèvre

credit_line: Vase des Binelles, 1903. Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756), Hector Guimard (French, 1867–1942). Stoneware with crystalline glaze; overall: 130.2 x 39.1 x 40 cm (51 1/4 x 15 3/8 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1994.107


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: 5.3 x 5.3 x 1.6 cm (2 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1930.230


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 4.8 x 1.6 cm (2 x 1 7/8 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1930.232


title: Ornamental Brooch

credit_line: Ornamental Brooch, c. 100–300 CE. Gallo-Roman or Romano-British, Migration period. Bronze and champlevé enamel; overall: 6 x 2.9 x 1.1 cm (2 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1930.233


title: Ornamental Brooch

credit_line: Ornamental Brooch, c. 100–300 CE. Gallo-Roman or Romano-British, Migration period. Bronze and champlevé enamel; overall: 4.9 x 4.8 x 1.7 cm (1 15/16 x 1 7/8 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1930.234


title: Altar Cross with Stand

medium: bronze: cast, gilded, engraved, and chased

credit_line: Altar Cross with Stand, 1140–1150. Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim?, Romanesque period, 12th century. Bronze: cast, gilded, engraved, and chased; overall: 43.4 x 22.5 x 8 cm (17 1/16 x 8 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.320


title: Saint John the Baptist

medium: gilt bronze

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, venice

credit_line: Saint John the Baptist, c. 1550. Italy, Venice. Gilt bronze; overall: 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1947.28


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: 47.6 x 31.8 x 37.8 cm (18 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 14 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1978.56.2


title: Goddess Uma

medium: gilt bronze and semiprecious stones

subjects: Sculpture Nepal

credit_line: Goddess Uma, 1000s. Nepal. Gilt bronze and semiprecious stones; overall: 35.6 x 27.9 x 25.4 cm (14 x 11 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1982.49


title: Head of a Bodhisattva

date: 75–early 100s CE

medium: red sandstone

country: India, Mathura, Kushan period

subjects:
Sculpture
India, mathura, kushan period

credit_line: Head of a Bodhisattva, 75–early 100s CE. India, Mathura, Kushan period. Red sandstone; overall: 50.8 x 25.4 cm (20 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth in memory of Christian Humann, 1984.220


title: Pilgrim's Flask with Saint Menas

medium: terracotta

country: Egypt, Coptic period

subjects:
Ceramic
Egypt, coptic period

credit_line: Pilgrim's Flask with Saint Menas, 400–600 CE. Egypt, Coptic period. Terracotta; overall: 10.2 x 6.6 x 2.3 cm (4 x 2 5/8 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Bruce Ferrini in memory of Robert P. Bergman, 1999.230


title: Christ with Joseph of Arimathea

medium: oil on wood

country: Italy

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: Christ with Joseph of Arimathea, c. 1525. Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo (Italian, c. 1480–after 1548). Oil on wood; framed: 134.6 x 221 x 12.7 cm (53 x 87 x 5 in.); unframed: 105 x 191.8 cm (41 5/16 x 75 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1952.512


title: Domestic Shrine

medium: limestone, originally painted

credit_line: Domestic Shrine, c. 1479–1425 BCE. Egypt, Thebes(?), New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III (1479–1425 BCE). Limestone, originally painted; overall: 42.4 x 27.4 x 9 cm (16 11/16 x 10 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.2002


title: Singing Man

creator: Ernst Barlach (German, 1870–1938)

medium: bronze

country: Germany, 20th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, 20th century

credit_line: Singing Man, 1928. Ernst Barlach (German, 1870–1938). Bronze; overall: 49.8 x 53.3 x 36.8 cm (19 5/8 x 21 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1937.3204


title: Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix

medium: beaten gold with chased detail

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Metalwork
China, tang dynasty (618-907)

credit_line: Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix, c. 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Beaten gold with chased detail; overall: 13.3 x 10.7 cm (5 1/4 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.1083.2


title: The Prophets:  Jeremiah

creator: Baccio Baldini (Italian, c. 1436–1487)

medium: engraving

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Print
Italy, florence

credit_line: The Prophets:  Jeremiah, c. 1470–75. Baccio Baldini (Italian, c. 1436–1487). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Mrs. Ralph King, 1949.416


title: The Fall of the Angels

medium: marble

country: France, late 19th-early 20th Century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, late 19th-early 20th century

credit_line: The Fall of the Angels, c. 1890–1900. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Marble; overall: 53.5 x 69.9 x 40.6 cm (21 1/16 x 27 1/2 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle, 1960.85


title: Casement Window

medium: leaded glass panes in metal frame

country: America, Illinois, Chicago

subjects:
Glass
America, illinois, chicago

credit_line: Casement Window, c. 1904. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959), made by Linden Glass Co. (American). Leaded glass panes in metal frame; overall: 105.1 x 28.5 cm (41 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1984.11


title: Head of a Bodhisattva

medium: wood

credit_line: Head of a Bodhisattva, 1100s. China, reportedly from Henan province, Northern Song (960-1127) to Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Wood; overall: 86.4 x 40.6 x 38.1 cm (34 x 16 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1923.54


title: Mother-and-Child Figure

date: late 1800s–early 1900s

credit_line: Mother-and-Child Figure, late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pende-style maker. Wood, glass beads, upholstery studs, natural fiber, and pigment; overall: 53.4 x 13.1 x 14.6 cm (21 x 5 3/16 x 5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House, 1931.426


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

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

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

credit_line: The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, page from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian,1247–1318), c. 1596. Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600), Sur Das (Indian). Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 34 x 20 cm (13 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.); overall: 38.5 x 25 cm (15 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.502.a


creator: Henry Bone (British, 1755–1834)

medium: enamel in a gilt metal frame

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of General Sir Charles Grey, later 1st Earl Grey, 1794. Henry Bone (British, 1755–1834). Enamel in a gilt metal frame; framed: 9.6 x 8 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.); sight: 8.9 x 7.3 cm (3 1/2 x 2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1949.550


title: Yvette Guilbert

medium: black crayon

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Yvette Guilbert, c. 1894. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901). Black crayon; framed: 135.2 x 73 cm (53 1/4 x 28 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1950.455


title: Roundels with Hunters

medium: Silk: samite weave

country: Eastern Iran or Central Asia

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Eastern iran or central asia

credit_line: Roundels with Hunters, 800s. Eastern Iran or Central Asia. Silk: samite weave; overall: 26.5 x 25.5 cm (10 7/16 x 10 1/16 in.); mounted: 46.4 x 74.3 cm (18 1/4 x 29 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Art Alliance, 1959.124


country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: (虎丘十二景圖): The Five Sages Terrace, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou, after 1490. Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509). Album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper; image: 31.5 x 41.4 cm (12 3/8 x 16 5/16 in.); overall: 36.5 x 49.9 cm (14 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.371.8


title: Hollyhock-shaped Cup

medium: porcelain

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Hollyhock-shaped Cup (백자 규화배 [白磁葵花盞]), 1400s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Porcelain; overall: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1969.85


title: Kneeling Male Figure

credit_line: Kneeling Male Figure, 1010–80. Cambodia, Angkor, Baphuon, Baphuon period, 1000s. Bronze; overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1978.8


title: "Seventh Month" from the Odes of Bin

medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: "Seventh Month" from the Odes of Bin (豳風，七月), 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Handscroll; ink and color on silk; image: 22.5 x 687.2 cm (8 7/8 x 270 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1980.187


title: Jar with Scenes of Frolicking Xingxing

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Jar with Scenes of Frolicking Xingxing (猩々戯画漆絵壺), 1302. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Zelkova wood, covered with hemp cloth and colored lacquer, and bronze-plated wood fittings; diameter: 47.2 cm (18 9/16 in.); overall: 49.4 cm (19 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1984.8


medium: Gum tempera on sized cotton

country: Central Tibet

subjects:
Painting
Central tibet
Portraits

credit_line: Portraits of Two Lineage Masters of the Kagyu Order: Phagmo Drupa (1110–1170) and Tashipel (1142–1210), c. 1236–1310. Central Tibet. Gum tempera on sized cotton; overall: 51.4 x 39.4 cm (20 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.146


title: Portrait of a Man Holding a Glass

creator: Joseph Daniel (British, c. 1760–1803)

medium: watercolor on ivory

country: England, late 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, late 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Man Holding a Glass, c. 1780s. Joseph Daniel (British, c. 1760–1803). Watercolor on ivory; image: 12.7 x 10.1 cm (5 x 4 in.); framed: 18.4 x 15.8 cm (7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.5


title: The Angels Appearing to Abraham

creator: Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)

medium: oil on canvas

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: The Angels Appearing to Abraham, 1750s. Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793). Oil on canvas; framed: 71 x 90.5 x 7 cm (27 15/16 x 35 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 56.5 x 75.5 cm (22 1/4 x 29 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.235.3


medium: ivory, traces of paint and gilding

country: France, Paris, Gothic period

subjects:
Ivory
France, paris, gothic period

credit_line: Plaque: The Virgin and Child with Angels, c. 1320–1330. France, Paris, Gothic period. Ivory, traces of paint and gilding; overall: 22.9 x 11.5 cm (9 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade and Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1923.719


title: Bowl

medium: silver

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

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

credit_line: Bowl, 300–500 CE. Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE). Silver; overall: 6.4 x 14 cm (2 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.478


title: Portrait of Infante Don Luis de Borbon

creator: Anton Raphael Mengs (German, 1728–1779)

country: Germany, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Germany, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Infante Don Luis de Borbon, c. 1776. Anton Raphael Mengs (German, 1728–1779). Oil on canvas; framed: 180.5 x 127 x 8 cm (71 1/16 x 50 x 3 1/8 in.); unframed: 152.7 x 100 cm (60 1/8 x 39 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1966.14


title: Corpus from a Crucifix

medium: polychromed wood

country: France, Burgundy, Autun?, 12th century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, burgundy, autun , 12th century

credit_line: Corpus from a Crucifix, c. 1130–1140. France, Burgundy, Autun?, 12th century. Polychromed wood; overall: 111.1 x 20.2 x 7.8 cm (43 3/4 x 7 15/16 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1980.1


title: Spring Landscape

creator: Kuncan (Chinese, 1612–c. 1673)

medium: double album leaf mounted as a handscroll; ink and color on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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

credit_line: Spring Landscape (春景圖), 1666. Kuncan (Chinese, 1612–c. 1673). Double album leaf mounted as a handscroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 31.8 x 64.5 cm (12 1/2 x 25 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1966.367


date: late 1100s

medium: lacquered wood with ink, color, gold, cut gold, and metalwork

country: Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

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

credit_line: Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra (大般若経厨子), late 1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Lacquered wood with ink, color, gold, cut gold, and metalwork; height: 160 cm (63 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.130.1


title: Landscape of the Four Seasons

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

date: late 1400s

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

credit_line: Landscape of the Four Seasons, late 1400s. Yi Sumun (Korean, b. c. 1404). One of a pair of six-panel screens; ink and slight color on paper; overall: 108 x 361.3 cm (42 1/2 x 142 1/4 in.); painting only: 92.7 x 348.7 cm (36 1/2 x 137 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1976.92.1


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

medium: brush and gray and black washes on laid paper

country: Spain

subjects: Drawing Spain

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


subjects: Probably sogdia (present-day uzbekistan)

credit_line: Child’s Coat with Ducks in Pearl Medallions (雙鴨圓形紋兒童外套), 700s. Probably Sogdia (present-day Uzbekistan). Silk: weft-faced compound twill weave (samite); width across shoulders: 84.5 cm (33 1/4 in.); length back of neck to hem: 51.4 cm (20 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1996.2.1


creator: Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697)

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters (倣古山水圖冊), 1690. Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697). Album of ten leaves; ink and color on paper; overall: 28.6 x 44 cm (11 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1962.157