title: Tiles with a Qur'anic Inscription in Knotted-Style Calligraphy

creator: Uzbekistan or Iran

date: Ilkhanid dynasty (1256-1353), Early 14th century

medium: Earthenware with carved decoration in a turquoise glaze

subjects:
Earthenware
Iran
Ceramic tile
Inorganic material
Asian art
Ceramic
Architectural fragment

credit_line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson


title: Tile with a Portrait of a Young Man Inhaling the Perfume of a Flower

creator: Iran

date: Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), late 16th/early 17th century

medium: Kubachi ware, fritware with blue, black, and turqouise under a tranparent glaze

country: Iran

subjects:
Earthenware
Iran
Flowers
Portraits
Ceramic tile
Kubachi
Inorganic material
Asian art
Ceramic
Architectural fragment

source: Art Institute of Chicago

source_id: aic

rights: Public Domain / CC0

rights_statement: Public Domain — CC0 via the Art Institute of Chicago Open Access programme.

credit_line: Mary Jane Gunsaulus Collection


title: Ewer with Incised Floral Decoration

date: Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), late 17th/early 18th century

medium: Gombroon ware, fritware with incised decoration under transparent glaze

subjects:
Ewer (vessel)
Iran
Flowers
Ships & the sea
Fritware
Vessel
Porcelain
Ceramic
Asian art
Islamic (culture or style)


title: Sawankhalok Ware Covered Box with Lotus Bud Knob

creator: Thailand, possibly Sukhothai province

date: Sukhothai period, 14th–15th century or later

medium: Glazed stoneware with iron-brown underglaze

country: Thailand

subjects:
Ceramic
Thailand
Asian art
Decorative arts

credit_line: Gift of Chester D. Tripp


title: Sawankhalok Ware Covered Box

medium: Glazed stoneware with iron-brown and blue-grey underglaze

subjects:
Ceramic
Thailand
Asian art
Vessel


title: Mina'i Bowl with a Horseman and Mythical Creatures

date: Seljuq dynasty (1037–1194), Late 12th/early 13th century

medium: Mina'i ware, fritware with overglaze polychrome overpainting and gilding

subjects:
Ceramic
Iran
Asian art
Vessel

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Andrew Dole


title: Mina'i Lobed Bowl with a Seated Prince and Mythical Creatures

medium: Mina'i ware, fritware with polychrome painting over an opaque white glaze

subjects:
Bowl
Iran
Ceramic
Fritware
Dish (vessel)
Asian art
Vessel
Islamic (culture or style)
Arts of asia 100


title: Serving Bowl with Miniature Figures, Arabic Blessings, and Persian Poetry

date: Seljuq dynasty (1037–1194), March 1191 (Safar, 587 AH)

medium: Lusterware, fritware with luster-painted overglaze

subjects:
Bowl
Iran
Calligraphy
Ceramic
Islamic (culture or style)
Lusterware
Fritware
Rayy
Asian art
Vessel

credit_line: Logan-Patten-Ryerson collection


title: Dish with Portrait of a Young Man in a Garden

date: Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 17th century

medium: Kubachi ware, fritware with underglaze painting in black, blue, and green washes and red and yellow slips

country: Northwestern Iran

subjects:
Ceramic
Northwestern iran
Portraits
Isfahan
Kubachi
Asian art
Vessel

credit_line: Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne


title: Bowl with Tree, Fishpond, and Animal Motifs

date: late 13th/early 14th century

medium: Lusterware, fritware with blue and turqouise underpainting and luster-painted overglaze

subjects:
Bowl
Iran
Trees
Ceramic
Sultanabad
Fritware
Dish (vessel)
Asian art
Vessel
Islamic (culture or style)


title: Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Jar with Tiered Cover

creator: China, for the Thai Market

date: 19th century

medium: Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels

country: China

subjects:
Porcelain
China
Asian art
Ceramic
Vessel

credit_line: A. A. Sprague Fund


title: Water Filter with Paired Fish

creator: Islamic; Fustat (now Cairo), Egypt

date: Fatimid dynasty (969–1171), 11th/12th century

medium: Earthenware with pierced and incised decoration

country: Old Cairo

subjects:
Fish
Ceramic
Old cairo
Earthenware
Fostat
Fatimid
Asian art
Architectural fragment
Islamic (culture or style)

credit_line: Gift of Logan-Patten-Ryerson Collection


title: Water Filter with Calligraphic Design

subjects:
Ceramic
Old cairo
Earthenware
Fostat
Fatimid
Asian art
Architectural fragment
Islamic (culture or style)


title: Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Bowl


title: Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Covered Jar

subjects:
Porcelain
China
Asian art
Ceramic
Decorative arts


title: Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Covered Bowl


title: Serving Dish (Tabaq) with Vegetal and Fish-Scale Patterns

creator: Turkey

date: Ottoman dynasty (1299–1923), 16th century

medium: Iznik ware, fritware with underglaze painting in blue, turquoise, red, and black on white slip

country: Turkey

subjects:
Fish
Ornament & design
Dish (vessel)
Turkey
Ships & the sea
Ceramic
Rhodian (iznik pottery style)
Stoneware
Fritware
Iznik
Asian art
Vessel
Islamic (culture or style)


title: Coffin of Nespahertahat

creator: Egyptian; possibly Deir el-Bahri, Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt

date: Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21 (about 1069 –945 BCE)

medium: Wood and pigment

country: Egypt

subjects:
Coffin
Egypt
Funerary art
Twenty-first dynasty
Wood (plant material)
Ancient art

credit_line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris


title: Statue of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris

creator: Egyptian

date: Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)

medium: Wood, preparation layer, pigment, gold, and textile

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Statue
Egypt
Gods (deities)
Crown
Hieroglyph
Mummie
Funerary art
Garland
Headdresse
Wood (plant material)
Carving
Ptolemaic
Statuette
Sculpture
Gold
Cloth
Wood
Ancient art
Ancient
Painting (image making)
Mummy good
Pigment
Egyptian
Greco-roman (egyptian)

credit_line: Gift of Phoenix Ancient Art, S.A.


title: Taweret Amulet

date: New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (about 1352–1336 BCE)

medium: Mosaic glass

subjects:
Amulet
Egypt
Goddesse
Glass
Egyptian
Jewelry
Ancient art
Costume

credit_line: The Art Institute of Chicago


title: Djed-Pillar Amulet

medium: Faience

subjects:
Amulet
Egypt
Column
Egyptian
Faience (composite material)
Jewelry
Ceramic
Ancient art
Costume
Faïence (composite material)


title: Nehebkau Amulet

date: Late Period, Dynasty 26–30 (664–332 BCE)

medium: Gold

subjects:
Amulet
Egypt
Gods (deities)
Snake
Gold
Late period (egyptian)
Jewelry
Metal
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Costume

credit_line: Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson


title: Double Crown Amulet

subjects:
Amulet
Egypt
Crown
Hieroglyph
Gold
Ptolemaic
Jewelry
Greco-roman (egyptian)
Metal
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Costume


title: Ring Depicting Isis and Horus

subjects:
Ring (jewelry)
Egypt
Jewelry
Beauty
Goddesse
Gods (deities)
Hieroglyph
Falcon
Mother and child
Gold
Ptolemaic
Greco-roman (egyptian)
Metal
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Costume


title: Eye of Horus (Wedjat) Amulet

subjects:
Amulet
Egypt
Eye of horus
Eyes
Hieroglyph
Ptolemaic
Gold
Jewelry
Greco-roman (egyptian)
Metal
Ancient art
Ancient
Costume
Egyptian

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson


title: Ring Inscribed with Hieroglyphs

date: Probably Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)

subjects:
Ring (jewelry)
Egypt
Hieroglyph
Beauty
Ritual
Gold
Ptolemaic
Metal
Jewelry
Ancient art
Egyptian
Ancient
Costume

credit_line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris


title: Head From an Anthropoid Sarcophagus Lid

date: Ptolemaic Period (332 BCE–30 BCE)

medium: Limestone

subjects:
Sculpture
Egypt
Stone
Ptolemaic
Greco-roman (egyptian)
Ancient art


title: Shabti (Funerary Figurine) of Mayat

creator: Egyptian; probably Thebes (modern Luxor), Egypt

date: New Kingdom, Dynasty 19 (about 1295–1186 BCE)

medium: Wood, gesso, and pigment

subjects:
Ushabti
Egypt
Funerary art
Hieroglyph
Mummie
Women
Wood (plant material)
Carving
New kingdom
Wood
Funerary
Figurine
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Gesso
Pigment
Painting (coating)
Nineteenth dynasty


title: Mortar and Pestle

date: Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (about 1985–1773 BCE)

medium: Mortar: baked steatite; pestle: granite

subjects:
Mortar (grinding tool)
Egypt
Stone
Twelfth dynasty
Middle kingdom
Vessel
Ancient art
Egyptian
Costume

credit_line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Norman W. Harris, and Charles L. Hutchinson


title: Kohl Jar with Lid

date: Middle Kingdom-early New Kingdom, Dynasty 12-early Dynasty 18, about 1985-1479 BCE

medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

subjects:
Egypt
Middle kingdom
Calcite
Stone
Vessel
Ancient art
Ancient
Container
Travertine
Egyptian
Twelfth dynasty


title: Unguent Vessel with Lid

date: Middle Kingdom–early New Kingdom, Dynasty 12–early Dynasty 18, about 1985–1425 BCE

medium: Hematite

subjects:
Egypt
Ships & the sea
Stone
Egyptian
Hematite
Vessel
Ancient art

credit_line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Robert H. Fleming


title: Statuette of a Child God, probably Horus the Child (Harpocrates)

date: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BCE)

medium: Copper alloy

subjects:
Statuette
Egypt
Gods (deities)
Children
Bronze
Twenty-sixth dynasty
Late period (egyptian)
Metal
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris


title: Tyet (Isis Knot) Amulet

date: Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664–525 BCE)

subjects:
Amulet
Egypt
Late period (egyptian)
Ceramic
Jewelry
Third intermediate period
Ancient art
Egyptian
Ancient
Costume
Twenty-sixth dynasty
Saite period
Faïence (composite material)
Faience (composite material)

credit_line: Gift of Charles L. Hutchinson, Henry H. Getty, and Norman W. Harris


title: Bowl

creator: Nubian

medium: Ceramic

subjects:
Bowl
Egypt
Terracotta
Predynastic
Ceramic
Dish (vessel)
Vessel
Ancient art


title: Amulet of Bes

subjects:
Amulet
Egypt
Gods (deities)
Late period (egyptian)
Molding
Jewelry
Ceramic
Ancient art
Ptolemaic
Egyptian
Ancient
Costume
Faïence (composite material)
Faience (composite material)


title: Statuette of Wadjet or Sekhmet

subjects:
Statuette
Egypt
Goddesse
Animal
Lion
Late period (egyptian)
Copper alloy
Casting (process)
Bronze
Metal
Sculpture
Ancient art
Egyptian
Ancient
Twenty-sixth dynasty
Votive offering
Saite period


title: Ointment Jar with Lid

date: Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (about 1985-1773 BCE)

medium: Anhydrite

subjects:
Egypt
Ritual
Beauty
Stone
Twelfth dynasty
Middle kingdom
Vessel
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian


title: Vessel

date: Late Second Intermediate Period–early New Kingdom, Dynasty 17–18, about 1600–1425 BCE

subjects:
Vessel
Egypt
Ships & the sea
Container
Ceramic
Egyptian
Ancient art
Ancient
Eighteenth dynasty
New kingdom
Second intermediate period
Seventeenth dynasty

credit_line: Gift of Charles L. Hutchinson


title: Vessel

date: Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5–8, about 2494–2160 BCE

subjects:
Vessel
Egypt
Ships & the sea
First dynasty
Travertine
Stone
Calcite
Early dynastic (egyptian)
Ancient art


title: Heart Scarab of the Worker Amun-mes

date: New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II (about 1279-1213 BCE)

medium: Steatite

subjects:
Scarab
Egypt
Scarab beetle
Insect
Hieroglyph
New kingdom
Carving
Steatite
Stone
Ancient art
Egyptian
Costume
Ancient
Amulet
Nineteenth dynasty


title: Amulet of a Heart

date: New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1550–1295 BCE)

medium: Glass

subjects:
Amulet
Egypt
Glass
Eighteenth dynasty
Bead
Jewelry
New kingdom
Ancient art
Egyptian
Ancient
Costume


title: Bowl

date: Predynastic Period–Old Kingdom, Naqada II–Dynasty 6 (about 3500–2181 BCE)

subjects:
Vessel
Egypt
Ships & the sea
Travertine
Old kingdom
Stone
Alabaster
Early dynastic (egyptian)
Ancient art
Ancient
Calcite
Bowl
Predynastic


title: Relief Fragment Depicting Ipi and Fowling in the Marshes

creator: Egyptian; Saqqara, Teti Pyramid Cemetery, offering niche of Ipi

date: First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 10, about 2050 BCE

medium: Limestone with traces of pigment

country: Saqqara

subjects:
Architecture
Architectural fragment
Saqqara
Bird
Funerary art
Hieroglyph
Lotus
Men
Limestone
Carving
First intermediate period
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Pigment
Tenth dynasty

credit_line: W. Moses Willner Fund


title: Statuette of a Sphinx from a Barque Standard

date: Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21–Dynasty 22, about 984–715 BCE

subjects:
Statuette
Egypt
Sphinxe
Lion
Snake
Third intermediate period
Copper alloy
Casting (process)
Bronze
Metal
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Twenty-first dynasty
Twenty-second dynasty

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Norman W. Harris, Robert H. Fleming, Henry H. Getty, and Charles L. Hutchinson


title: Fragment of a Head from a Statue of a King

date: Late Period, Dynasty 30 (380–343 BCE)

medium: Greywacke

subjects:
Sculpture/stone
Egypt
King
Snake
Portrait
Pharaoh
Face
Late period (egyptian)
Carving
Stone
Basalt (basic igneous rock)
Sculpture
Ancient art
Saite period
Egyptian
Ancient
Twenty-sixth dynasty
Thirtieth dynasty

credit_line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson


title: Bead Net Funerary Shroud

date: Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664-525 BCE)

medium: Faience beads on bast fiber (probably linen)

subjects:
Beadwork
Egypt
Bead
Late period (egyptian)
Ceramic
Glass bead
Third intermediate period
Mummy good
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Saite period
Twenty-sixth dynasty
Faïence (composite material)
Faience (composite material)


title: Ointment Vessel

date: New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1550-1295 BCE)

subjects:
Egypt
Ships & the sea
Pomegranate
Beauty
Ritual
Calcite
Carving
New kingdom
Stone
Vessel
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Travertine
Eighteenth dynasty


title: Stela of Amenemhat and Yatu

creator: Egyptian; possibly Memphis, Egypt

date: Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 12–early Dynasty 13, about 1870–1770 BCE

medium: Limestone and pigment

subjects:
Stelae
Egypt
Funerary art
Writing
Beef
Beer
Bread
Chair
Eyes
Fowl
Hieroglyph
Lotus
Makeup
Meat
Men
Mother
Sons
Table
Vegetable
Vessel
Women
Limestone
Carving
Middle kingdom
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient
Funerary
Pigment
Painting (coating)
Relief
Egyptian
Thirteenth dynasty
Twelfth dynasty
Architectural fragment


title: Canopic Jar of Amenhotep

creator: Egyptian; Tomb A7, Dra Abu el-Naga, Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt

date: New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II (about 1427–1400 BCE)

medium: Ceramic and pigment

subjects:
Canopic jar
Egypt
Funerary art
Mummie
Container
Face
Head
Hieroglyph
Terracotta
New kingdom
Ceramic
Eighteenth dynasty
Vessel
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Mummy good
Pigment


title: Model of a River Boat

creator: Egyptian; Meir, Egypt

date: Middle Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 12, about 1875 BCE

medium: Wood and pigment

subjects:
Sculpture
Egypt
Boat
Men
Sailor
Sailing
Model
Wood (plant material)
Carving
Middle kingdom
Wood
Plant material
Pigment
Colorant
Painting (image making)
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian


title: Stela of Amenemhat and Hemet

creator: Egyptian; probably Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt

date: Middle Kingdom, early Dynasty 12, about 1956–1877 BCE

subjects:
Stelae
Egypt
Funerary art
Priest
Writing
Vegetable
People
Meat
Food
Fabric
Death
Bread
Wordplay
Women
Men
Offering
Table
Hieroglyph
Limestone
Carving
Twelfth dynasty
Architectural fragment
Carbonate rock
Sedimentary rock
Rock
Inorganic material
Pigment
Colorant
Painting (image making)
Middle kingdom
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian

credit_line: Museum Purchase Fund


title: Lintel Fragment Depicting Iniuia and Iuy Worshipping Deities

creator: Egyptian; Tomb of Iniuia and Iuy, Saqqara, Egypt

date: New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun (about 1336–1327 BCE)

subjects:
Architecture
Architectural fragment
Egypt
Praying
Goddesse
Gods (deities)
Hieroglyph
Men
Women
Limestone
Relief
New kingdom
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Pigment
Ancient
Egyptian
Eighteenth dynasty


title: Plaque Depicting a Ram

date: Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)

subjects:
Plaque (flat object)
Egypt
Ram
Animal
Limestone
Ptolemaic
Carving
Greco-roman (egyptian)
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient
Votive offering
Relief
Egyptian


title: Head of an Official

date: Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13 (about 1773–1650 BCE)

medium: Granite

subjects:
Statue
Egypt
Portrait
Face
Male
Black granite
Carving
Middle kingdom
Granite (rock)
Acid igneous rock
Igneous rock
Rock
Inorganic material
Thirteenth dynasty
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian


title: Ostracon with a Drawing of a King

date: New Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 19–Dynasty 20, about 1213–1069 BCE

subjects:
Egypt
Drawing (visual works)
Pharaoh
King
Writing
Limestone
Drawing (image-making)
New kingdom
Stone
Ancient art
Pigment
Ancient
Egyptian
Nineteenth dynasty
Ramesside period
Twentieth dynasty


title: Stela of Tjenti and Nefret

creator: Egyptian; probably tomb G 3035, Giza, Egypt

date: Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, about 2540 BCE

medium: Limestone

subjects:
Stelae
Egypt
Funerary art
Children
Bread
Chair
Familie
Hieroglyph
Jewelry
Men
Offering
Table
Women
Limestone
Old kingdom
Carving
Architectural fragment
Carbonate rock
Sedimentary rock
Rock
Inorganic material
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Relief
Fourth dynasty


title: Plaque Depicting a Queen or Goddess

subjects:
Plaque (flat object)
Egypt
Goddesse
Limestone
Carving
Ptolemaic
Carbonate rock
Sedimentary rock
Rock
Inorganic material
Pigment
Colorant
Painting (image making)
Greco-roman (egyptian)
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient


title: Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epimanikion)

medium: embroidery: silk, gold and silver thread, pearls

country: Armenia or Greece, 18th century

subjects:
Embroidery
Armenia or greece, 18th century

source: The Cleveland Museum of Art

source_id: cleveland

rights_statement: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access programme.

credit_line: Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epimanikion), 1700s. Armenia or Greece, 18th century. Embroidery: silk, gold and silver thread, pearls; overall: 16.5 x 30 cm (6 1/2 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1420


title: Box

medium: silver gilt with kingfisher feather inlay and semi-precious stones

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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

credit_line: Box, 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Silver gilt with kingfisher feather inlay and semi-precious stones; diameter: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.638


title: Dagger (Khanjali)

medium: carnelian?, steel, wood handle, copper alloy, and silver gilt

country: Transcaucasian, Georgian

subjects:
Arms and armor
Transcaucasian, georgian

credit_line: Dagger (Khanjali), 1700s–1800s. Transcaucasian, Georgian. Carnelian?, steel, wood handle, copper alloy, and silver gilt; overall: 52.1 cm (20 1/2 in.); blade: 35.9 cm (14 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.736.a


title: Garment or accessory

medium: Silk, metal, dye, shells, glass, linen?

country: probably southeastern Europe, Balkans

subjects:
Embroidery
Probably southeastern europe, balkan
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Garment or accessory, 1800s. Probably southeastern Europe, Balkans. Silk, metal, dye, shells, glass, linen?; average: 76.2 x 25.4 cm (30 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1918.42


title: Bowl

medium: enamel

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

credit_line: Bowl, 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Enamel; diameter: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. L. E. Holden, 1918.788


title: Lace Edging

medium: Needle lace (Venetian flat point)

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Lace
Italy, venice

credit_line: Lace Edging, 1660–99. Italy, Venice. Needle lace (Venetian flat point); average: 7.3 x 125.8 cm (2 7/8 x 49 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1235


title: Lace Insertion with Fringe

medium: linen: bobbin lace

country: Italy

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Lace Insertion with Fringe, 1600s. Italy. Linen: bobbin lace; average: 8.1 x 15.9 cm (3 3/16 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.991


title: Party on the Pleasure Boat Kawaichimaru

creator: Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Party on the Pleasure Boat Kawaichimaru (川一丸船遊び), c. 1796–97. Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829). One of a pentaptych of color woodblock prints; sheet: 38.4 x 24.1 cm (15 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1921.364.c


title: Fragment

medium: Silk, metal, dye

subjects: Africa, north africa, morocco, moroccan weaver

credit_line: Fragment, 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Moroccan weaver. Silk, metal, dye; average: 19 x 11.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of H. A. Elsberg, 1929.110


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala with the Dream Interpreters, Folio 25 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra, c. 1475–1500. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 12.5 x 25.7 cm (4 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1932.119.25.b


title: Pair of Lace Lappets

medium: Linen: bobbin lace

country: Belgium, Mechelen

subjects:
Lace
Belgium, mechelen

credit_line: Pair of Lace Lappets, 1715–74. Belgium, Mechelen. Linen: bobbin lace; average: 105.5 x 9.9 cm (41 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, Twentieth Anniversary Gift, 1936.473


title: Handkerchief

medium: Plain weave linen, embroidered

country: France

subjects: Embroidery France

credit_line: Handkerchief, 1800s. France. Plain weave linen, embroidered; overall: 42.5 x 42.5 cm (16 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Elisabeth Ireland in memory of her mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey, 1936.727


title: Handkerchief

country: Russia or France

subjects:
Embroidery
Russia or france

credit_line: Handkerchief, c. 1800–1825. Russia or France. Plain weave linen, embroidered; overall: 66 x 71.8 cm (26 x 28 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of R. Livingston Ireland Jr. in memory of his mother, Mrs. P. W. Harvey, 1936.732


title: Tea Bowl: Jian ware

medium: stoneware

credit_line: Tea Bowl: Jian ware, 960– 1279. China, Fujian province, Song dynasty (960-1279). Stoneware; diameter: 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.); overall: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Collection, 1942.126


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: France, Paris

credit_line: Book of Hours (Use of Paris): Annunciation, 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, 1942.169.50.a


title: Pair of Lace Lappets

medium: Linen: bobbin lace (Duchesse)

country: Belgium, Brussels

subjects:
Lace
Belgium, brussel

credit_line: Pair of Lace Lappets, 1880–99. Belgium, Brussels. Linen: bobbin lace (Duchesse); average: 144.8 x 14.3 cm (57 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Martha H. Jennings, 1943.378


creator: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)

medium: lithograph

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: News of the Day: View of boulevards during a market for trinkets, 1856. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), Destouches. Lithograph; sheet: 51.6 x 37.3 cm (20 5/16 x 14 11/16 in.); image: 18.4 x 25.4 cm (7 1/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Spector, 1946.210


title: Angel

medium: oak with traces of gilding

subjects: South netherlands, brabant, 16th century

credit_line: Angel, c. 1500. South Netherlands, Brabant, 16th century. Oak with traces of gilding; overall: 13.9 x 5.3 cm (5 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, 1948.475


title: Sunset at Ryōgoku Bridge

medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

credit_line: Sunset at Ryōgoku Bridge, 1806–20. Katsukawa Shunkō II (Shunsen) (Japanese, c. 1762-c. 1821). Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; sheet: 22.3 x 17.2 cm (8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Madeleine Hamill in memory of Lawrence Hamill, 1949.134


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

medium: fiber paper

subjects: Sri lanka, singhalese, late 17th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.10.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.11.b


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.14.b


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.25.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.33.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.36.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.4.b


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.57.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.57.b


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.6.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.61.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.63.b


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.70.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.8.b


creator: Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500–1550)

medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: The Labors of Hercules: Hercules Receiving the Garment Steeped in Nessus' Blood, 1542. Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500–1550). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1950.459


title: Bottle

medium: glass

country: Iran

subjects: Glass Iran

credit_line: Bottle, 800s–900s. Iran. Glass; overall: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.290


title: Sketchbook, page 001: Notes

medium: graphite

country: America

credit_line: Sketchbook, page 001: Notes, 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.423.c


title: Sketchbook, page 044 & 45: Beach View

credit_line: Sketchbook, page 044 & 45: Beach View , 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.423.dd


title: Sketchbook, page 004: Notes

credit_line: Sketchbook, page 004: Notes , 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.423.e


title: Sketchbook, page 006: Notes

credit_line: Sketchbook, page 006: Notes , 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.423.g


credit_line: Sketchbook, page 085: Sailboat with Two Figures , 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.423.rr


credit_line: Sketchbook, page 094 & 95: Swimming Figures , 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.423.tt


credit_line: Sketchbook, loose sheet between pgs. 145 & 146, 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.423.ttt


credit_line: Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 065: Nude Female seen from behind , 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.424.aa


credit_line: Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 004 & 5: Street Scene , 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.424.b


medium: graphite and watercolor

credit_line: Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 016 &17: Houses and Gardens , c. 1916/19. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite and watercolor; sheet: 19.7 x 12.8 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.424.d


credit_line: Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 138 & 139: "Evening Glow" , 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite and watercolor; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.424.iii


credit_line: Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 099: Seated Female Figures , 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.424.rr


credit_line: Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 054 & 55: House and Fenced Garden , 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.424.u


subjects: America Trees

credit_line: Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 106 & 107: Tree with Houses , 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.424.uu


credit_line: Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 062: "Laneville", 1905–10. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.424.y


credit_line: Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 092: Nude in Profile, c. 1919–1921. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite ; sheet: 20 x 13.1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.425.aa


credit_line: Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 094 & 95: Village Street, c. 1919–1921. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite ; sheet: 20 x 13.1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.425.cc


subjects: America Landscapes

credit_line: Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 098 & 99: Figures in a Landscape, c. 1919–1921. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite; sheet: 20 x 13.1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.425.ee


credit_line: Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 102 & 103: Landscape with Houses and Road, c. 1919–1921. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite ; sheet: 20 x 13.1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.425.gg


credit_line: Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 162 & 163: Harbor View, c. 1919–1921. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite ; sheet: 20 x 13.1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.425.kkk


credit_line: Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 064 & 65: Landscape, c. 1919–1921. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite ; sheet: 20 x 13.1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.425.o


credit_line: Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 084 & 85: Landscape with Houses and Spire , c. 1919–1921. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite ; sheet: 20 x 13.1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.425.w


credit_line: Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 089: Bending Figure, c. 1919–1921. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Graphite ; sheet: 20 x 13.1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast, 1951.425.y


title: Sketchbook: "Landscape with Sailboats"

creator: Samuel Prout (British, 1783–1852)

medium: graphite on two pages

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
England, 19th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Sketchbook: "Landscape with Sailboats", 1814. Samuel Prout (British, 1783–1852). Graphite on two pages; each page: 13.5 x 23.4 cm (5 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert N. Bier, London, 1954.648.i


title: Embroidered Sash (Uckur)

medium: embroidery: silk and silver filé on linen tabby ground

country: Turkey

subjects: Embroidery Turkey

credit_line: Embroidered Sash (Uckur), 1700s. Turkey. Embroidery: silk and silver filé on linen tabby ground; average: 200 x 26.2 cm (78 3/4 x 10 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Harold North Fowler Collection, 1956.679


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 10r, Text

creator: Master of the Boqueteaux (French)

medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 10r, Text , c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.10.a


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 107v, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 107v, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; page: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.107.b


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 120v, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 120v, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.120.b


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 127v, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 127v, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.127.b


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 131r, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 131r, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.131.a


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 143r, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 143r, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.143.a


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 152r, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 152r, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.152.a


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 158r, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 158r, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.158.a


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 19r, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 19r, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.19.a


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 28v, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 28v, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.28.b


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 29r, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 29r, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.29.a


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 30r, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 30r, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.30.a


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 31v, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 31v, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.31.b


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 33r, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 33r, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.33.a


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 37v, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 37v, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.37.b


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 49v, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 49v, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.49.b


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 56v, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 56v, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.56.b


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 60v, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 60v, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.60.b


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 62v, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 62v, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.62.b


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 78r, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 78r, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.78.a


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 78v, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 78v, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.78.b


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 91r, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 91r, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.91.a


title: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 92r, Text

credit_line: The Gotha Missal:  Fol. 92r, Text, c. 1375. Master of the Boqueteaux (French), and Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather binding; codex: 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.287.92.a


title: Landscape with Shepherd Playing a Flute

country: Flanders

subjects: Print Flander Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with Shepherd Playing a Flute, 1638. Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert (Flemish, about 1586–1659), after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), Gillis Hendricx (undetermined, 1570-1700). Engraving; platemark: 32 x 46.2 cm (12 5/8 x 18 3/16 in.); sheet: 37.3 x 54.7 cm (14 11/16 x 21 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Louise S. Richards, 1991.247


title: Suite of Vases:  Plate 19

medium: etching

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Suite of Vases:  Plate 19, 1746. Jacques François Saly (French, 1717–1776). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.229.20


title: Suite of Vases:  Plate 20

credit_line: Suite of Vases:  Plate 20, 1746. Jacques François Saly (French, 1717–1776). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.229.21


title: Album of Calligraphy and Paintings

creator: Bian Shoumin (Chinese, 1684–1752)

date: first half of the 1700s

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Album of Calligraphy and Paintings, first half of the 1700s. Bian Shoumin (Chinese, 1684–1752). Album of twelve leaves, ink and color on paper; overall: 18.6 x 27.6 cm (7 5/16 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Roger Y. K. Hsu, Dr. Daphne T. Hsu, and Dr. Jeffrey T. Hsu in memory of Robert P. Bergman, 1999.260


title: Tetradrachm Coin of Demetrios I

medium: silver

country: Afghanistan, Bactria, Indo-Greek

subjects:
Coin
Afghanistan, bactria, indo-greek

credit_line: Tetradrachm Coin of Demetrios I, 200–190 BCE. Afghanistan, Bactria, Indo-Greek. Silver; diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.318


creator: Sando Hyosho (Japanese)

medium: hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: Pair of Portraits of Samurai-Officials: Hirai Kyosei and Hirai Rinsei, 1776. Sando Hyosho (Japanese), Tsukioka Settei (Japanese, 1710–1786). Hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.89


medium: handwrought sterling silver, partially gilt

country: America, Rhode Island, Providence, 19th century

subjects:
Silver
Crustaceans
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Seashell Salt with Shell and Crab Spoon (Spoon), 1884. Gorham Manufacturing Company (America, est. 1831). Handwrought sterling silver, partially gilt; overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Trideca Society, 2000.14.b


title: Aesop's Fables

creator: Stephen Gooden (British, 1892–1955)

country: England, 20th century

subjects:
Portfolio
England, 20th century

credit_line: Aesop's Fables, 1936. Stephen Gooden (British, 1892–1955). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt, 2001.213


medium: Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper

subjects: Eastern india, bengal, kolkata, kalighat

credit_line: Leaf from a Kalighat album: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot, trying to prevent the abduction of Sita (recto); Dushyanta watching his son Bharat playing with the tiger at the end of the Abhijnanashakuntalam (verso), c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper; secondary support: 47.8 x 29.4 cm (18 13/16 x 11 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.109


title: Centerpiece, or Jardinière

medium: gilt bronze with enamel flowers

subjects:
Metalwork
France, pari
Flowers

credit_line: Centerpiece, or Jardinière, c. 1830–1850. France, Paris. Gilt bronze with enamel flowers; overall: 36.7 x 31 x 17.5 cm (14 7/16 x 12 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.); with flowers: 51 x 38.2 x 26.4 cm (20 1/16 x 15 1/16 x 10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Nicholas J. Velloney, 2003.256.b


medium: black chalk with heightening in pale green-blue chalk

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña, 1848. Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875). Black chalk with heightening in pale green-blue chalk; sheet: 61.4 x 48.7 cm (24 3/16 x 19 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2003.41


title: Seated Guanyin

medium: gilt bronze with polychromy

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Seated Guanyin (觀音坐像), 1368–1644. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Gilt bronze with polychromy; overall: 30.2 x 19.3 x 20.4 cm (11 7/8 x 7 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr., 2006.140


creator: Louis Haghe (British, 1806–1885)

medium: color lithograph

subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: Egypt and Nubia, Volume III: The Minaret of the Mosque El Rhamree, 1848. Louis Haghe (British, 1806–1885), F. G. Moon (British, 1797–1871), after David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864). Color lithograph; sheet: 43.6 x 40.5 cm (17 3/16 x 15 15/16 in.); image: 35.5 x 24.6 cm (14 x 9 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake, 2012.251


title: A Hunting Party at Marly

date: late 17th or early 18th century

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: A Hunting Party at Marly, late 17th or early 18th century. Attributed to Jean Baptiste Martin, Le Vieux (French, 1659–1735). Graphite and gray washes; framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 51.7 x 36.7 cm (20 3/8 x 14 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2017.211


medium: Gum tempera and lampblack on palm leaf

country: Eastern India, Odisha (formerly Orissa)

subjects:
Painting
Eastern india, odisha (formerly orissa)
Palms

credit_line: A Prince Performs Austerities (recto), from a Romance of Chandrabhanu and Lavanyavati of Upendra Bhanja (1670–1740), 1700s. Eastern India, Odisha (formerly Orissa). Gum tempera and lampblack on palm leaf; leaf: 5.1 x 41 cm (2 x 16 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.175.a


title: Figures in a Landscape

country: France

subjects: Drawing France Landscapes

credit_line: Figures in a Landscape, 1763. Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel (French, 1735–1813). Black ink and gray wash; framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 17.2 x 27.9 cm (6 3/4 x 11 in.); overall: 21 x 31.7 cm (8 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2018.49


title: Tomb Wall Fragment Depicting Offering Bearers and Butchers

creator: Egyptian; Saqqara

date: Old Kingdom, mid–Dynasty 5–early Dynasty 6 (about 2445–2287 BCE)

medium: Limestone

country: Egypt

subjects:
Architecture
Architectural fragment
Egypt
Funerary art
Beef
Bird
Knive
Men
Offering
Oxen
Limestone
Carving
Old kingdom
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Relief
Fifth dynasty
Sixth dynasty

credit_line: W. Moses Willner Fund


title: Relief Fragment Depicting Merettetiiyet with Offerings

creator: Egyptian; offering niche of Merettetiiyet, Teti Pyramid Cemetery, Saqqara, Egypt

date: First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 10, about 2050 BCE

medium: Limestone and pigment

country: Saqqara

subjects:
Architecture
Architectural fragment
Saqqara
Funerary art
Cartouche
Cows
Food
Hieroglyph
Oxen
Women
Limestone
Relief
First intermediate period
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Stelae
Pigment
Carving
Tenth dynasty


title: Statuette of Ptah

creator: Egyptian

date: Late Period, Dynasty 26–30 (664–332 BCE)

medium: Copper alloy and gold

subjects:
Statuette
Egypt
Gods (deities)
Bronze
Twenty-sixth dynasty
Late period (egyptian)
Metal
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient


title: Ointment Vessel with Lid

date: New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1550–1295 BCE)

medium: Serpentinite

subjects:
Egypt
Ships & the sea
Egyptian
Serpentinite
Carving
Stone
Vessel
Ancient art

credit_line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris


title: Ointment Vessel

date: New Kingdom, mid–Dynasty 18, about 1479–1352 BCE

medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

subjects:
Egypt
Ships & the sea
Ritual
Beauty
Carving
Calcite
New kingdom
Stone
Vessel
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Travertine
Eighteenth dynasty


title: Statuette of Re-Horakhty

date: Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, Dynasty 21–26, about 1069–525 BCE

medium: Copper alloy with gilding

subjects:
Statuette
Egypt
Gods (deities)
Bird
Men
Suns
Hieroglyph
Falcon
Copper alloy
Solid casting
Third intermediate period
Bronze
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
Gold
Casting (process)
Forming
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Twenty-fifth dynasty
Twenty-first dynasty
Twenty-fourth dynasty
Twenty-second dynasty
Twenty-sixth dynasty
Twenty-third dynasty

credit_line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Robert H. Fleming


title: Shabti (Funerary Figurine) of Nebseni

creator: Egyptian; Thebes (modern Luxor), Egypt

date: New Kingdom, early Dynasty 18, about 1570 BCE

medium: Wood (tamarisk) and pigment

subjects:
Ushabti
Egypt
Mummie
Hieroglyph
Figurine
Writing
Wood (plant material)
Carving
New kingdom
Wood
Funerary
Plant material
Pigment
Colorant
Painting (image making)
Eighteenth dynasty
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson


title: Jar with Painted Decoration

date: Predynastic Period, Naqada II (about 3500–3200 BCE)

medium: Ceramic and pigment

subjects:
Jars
Egypt
Container
Dining
Drinking
Ceramic
Predynastic
Forming
Inorganic material
Gerzean
Vessel
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Pigment
Decoration (process)
Drinking and dining

credit_line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris


title: Canopic Jar of Amenhotep

creator: Egyptian; Tomb A7, Dra Abu el-Naga, Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt

date: New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II (about 1427–1400 BCE)

subjects:
Canopic jar
Egypt
Funerary art
Hieroglyph
Head
Face
Container
Mummie
Terracotta
New kingdom
Ceramic
Eighteenth dynasty
Vessel
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Mummy good
Pigment


title: Canopic Jar of Amenhotep

subjects:
Canopic jar
Egypt
Funerary art
Mummie
Container
Face
Head
Hieroglyph
Terracotta
New kingdom
Ceramic
Eighteenth dynasty
Vessel
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Mummy good
Pigment


title: Tomb Wall Fragment Depicting Abdu and Reputka with Offering Bearers

creator: Egyptian; Tomb of Abdu, Giza, Egypt

date: Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6 (about 2345–2181 BCE)

subjects:
Architecture
Architectural fragment
Egypt
Couple
Hieroglyph
Men
Offering
Women
Limestone
Carving
Old kingdom
Sculpture/stone
Relief
Egyptian
Bas-relief
Ancient
Sixth dynasty

credit_line: Museum Purchase Fund


title: Double-sided Plaque Depicting a Lion and Birds

date: Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE)

subjects:
Plaque (flat object)
Egypt
Birds
Lion
Animal
Writing
Grid
Limestone
Ptolemaic
Greco-roman (egyptian)
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient


title: Stela (Commemorative Stone) Depicting the Funeral of Ramose

creator: Egyptian; Probably Armant or Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt

date: New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II (about 1279–1213 BCE)

medium: Sandstone and pigment

subjects:
Stelae
Egypt
Funerary art
Hieroglyph
Mummie
Offering
Priest
Reading
Ritual
Sandstone
Carving
New kingdom
Sedimentary rock
Rock
Inorganic material
Relief
Sculpture technique
Nineteenth dynasty
Twentieth dynasty
Pigment
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Architectural fragment


title: Trial Piece with Hieroglyphs

date: Early Ptolemaic Period, about 300 BCE

medium: Granite

subjects:
Sculpture/stone
Egypt
Hieroglyph
Animal
Bird
Grid
Head
Lion
Men
Snake
Ptolemaic
Stone
Carving
Greco-roman (egyptian)
Relief
Architectural fragment
Ancient
Egyptian


title: Statuette of a Jackal

date: Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664-525 BCE)

medium: Copper alloy

subjects:
Statuette
Egypt
Animal
Bronze
Solid casting
Late period (egyptian)
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
Casting (process)
Forming
Saite period
Twenty-sixth dynasty
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian


title: Head and Torso of a Man from a Pair Statue

subjects: Sculpture/stone Egypt Man Stone Egyptian Bust/head Sculpture


title: Coffin and Mummy of Paankhaenamun

creator: Egyptian; Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt

date: Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, reign of Osorkon I (about 924–889 BCE)

medium: Cartonnage, gold leaf, pigment, and mummified human remains

country: Thebes

subjects:
Coffin
Thebe
Mummie
Funerary art
Hieroglyph
Gods (deities)
Goddesse
Cartonnage
Twenty-second dynasty
Painting (image making)
Mummy good
Gold leaf
Leaf (metal)
Metal
Inorganic material
Pigment
Colorant
Third intermediate period
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian
Plastering
Human remain
Carving
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title: Tomb Wall Fragment Depicting Donkeys

date: Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 5, about 2375 BCE

subjects:
Architecture
Architectural fragment
Egypt
Donkey
Animal
Funerary art
Hieroglyph
Limestone
Carving
Old kingdom
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Pigment
Ancient
Egyptian
Fifth dynasty


subjects:
Architecture
Architectural fragment
Saqqara
Funerary art
Cartouche
Flower
Food
Hieroglyph
Jewelry
Offering
Women
Limestone
First intermediate period
Relief
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Egyptian
Stelae
Carving
Ancient
Tenth dynasty


title: Funerary Mask

creator: Egyptian; probably from Hawara, Egypt

date: Late Ptolemaic Period-early Roman Period, 1st century BCE

medium: Cartonnage, gold leaf, and pigment

subjects:
Mummy good
Egypt
Funerary art
Face
Goddesse
Gods (deities)
Mummie
Gold leaf
Roman period (egyptian)
Mummy mask
Leaf (metal)
Metal
Inorganic material
Cartonnage
Pigment
Colorant
Greco-roman (egyptian)
Ancient art
Ancient


title: Nephthys, Horus the Child, and Isis Amulet

date: Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664–525 BCE)

medium: Faience

subjects:
Amulet
Egypt
Goddesse
Gods (deities)
Late period (egyptian)
Jewelry
Ceramic
Twenty-sixth dynasty
Ancient art
Ancient
Costume
Egyptian
Saite period
Faïence (composite material)
Faience (composite material)


title: Kohl Container in the Shape of a Palm Column

date: New Kingdom, mid–Dynasty 18 or early Dynasty 19, about 1352–1213 BCE

medium: Glass

subjects:
Egypt
Palms
Beauty
Ritual
Column
Tree
Cane (glass)
Eighteenth dynasty
Core-forming
Glass
Inorganic material
Glassworking
Glass appliqué
New kingdom
Nineteenth dynasty
Vessel
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian

credit_line: Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson


title: Statue of Shebenhor

creator: Egyptian; Memphis, Egypt

medium: Basalt

subjects:
Statue
Egypt
Portrait
Hieroglyph
Inscription
Men
Basalt (basic igneous rock)
Carving
Late period (egyptian)
Basic igneous rock
Igneous rock
Rock
Inorganic material
Saite period
Twenty-sixth dynasty
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Ancient
Egyptian

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George L. Otis


title: Fragment of a Stela of Neferhotep

creator: Egyptian; probably Theban Tomb 216, Deir el-Medina, Egypt

date: New Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 19, about 1240-1195 BCE

subjects:
Stelae
Egypt
Portrait
Praying
Hieroglyph
Men
Limestone
New kingdom
Relief
Architectural fragment
Stone
Sculpture
Ancient art
Nineteenth dynasty
Carving
Ancient
Egyptian
Pigment
Painting (coating)

credit_line: Lois H. Culver Fund


title: Portrait of a Man Wearing an Ivy Wreath

creator: Egyptian; The Fayum, Egypt

date: Roman Period, early to mid–2nd century

medium: Lime (linden) wood, beeswax, pigments, gold, textile, and natural resin

country: Al Fayyum

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Painting
Al fayyum
Portraits
Wood (plant material)
Painting (image making)
Roman period (egyptian)
Gold
Plant material
Encaustic paint
Paint
Coating (material)
Greco-roman (egyptian)
Ancient art
Ancient

credit_line: Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne


title: Female Musician

creator: China

date: Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907), late 7th/early 8th century

medium: Earthenware with polychrome pigments

country: China

subjects:
Statuette
China
Earthenware
Chinese (culture or style)
Sculpture

credit_line: Gift of Arthur M. Wood


title: Female Musician

date: Tang dynasty (618–907), late 7th or early 8th century


title: Beaker

date: Erligang period (about 1600–about1300 BC)

medium: Bronze

subjects:
Vessel
China
Ships & the sea
Bronze
Chinese (culture or style)
Vessel for serving drink

credit_line: Gift of Katherine and George Fan


title: Goblet

date: Erligang period or Early Shang dynasty, 16th/mid–15th centry BC


title: Jar (hu)

date: Western Zhou dynasty, 927–850 B.C.

subjects:
Bronze
China
Chinese (culture or style)
Decorative arts

credit_line: Gift of Fred Eychaner and Tommy Yang Guo


title: Cauldron

date: Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC ), early 9th century BC

subjects:
Vessel
China
Ships & the sea
Animal
Swirl motif
Calligraphy
Bronze
Casting (process)
Chinese (culture or style)
Zhou
Carving
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Arts of asia 100

credit_line: Major Acquisitions Centennial Fund


title: Rectangular Cauldron

date: Shang dynasty ( about 1600–1046 BC ), 12th/11th century B.C.

subjects:
Vessel
China
Ships & the sea
Bronze
Chinese (culture or style)

credit_line: Avery Brundage, Russell Tyson, and Alyce and Edwin DeCosta and Walter E. Heller endowments; General Acquisitions Fund


title: Beaker

date: Shang dynasty ( about 1600–1046 BC )

subjects:
Vessel
China
Ships & the sea
Bronze
Chinese (culture or style)
Vessel for serving drink
Decorative arts

credit_line: Alyce and Edwin DeCosta and The Walter E. Heller Foundation Endowment


title: Goblet

date: Shang dynasty ( about 1600–1046 BC ), 13th/12th century BC

subjects:
Vessel
China
Ships & the sea
Bronze
Chinese (culture or style)
Vessel for serving drink
Metal
Asian art

credit_line: Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection


title: Beaker

date: Shang dynasty ( about 1600–1050 BC )


title: Vessel in Form of a Bird

date: Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

medium: Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes

subjects:
Vessel
China
Birds
Ships & the sea
Earthenware
Chinese (culture or style)
Ceramic
Asian art
Arts of asia 100

credit_line: Bequest of Janis H. Palmer


title: Pair of Jars

date: Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BC ), late 9th/8th BC

subjects:
Vessel
China
Ships & the sea
Bronze
Chinese (culture or style)
Vessel for serving drink
Metal
Asian art
Ritual object


title: Pair of Jars

date: Western Zhou dynasty ( 1046–771 BC ), late 9th/8th century BC


title: Mask from a Horse Bridle

date: Western Zhou dynasty ( 1046–771 BC ), about 9th century BC

subjects:
Bronze
China
Chinese (culture or style)
Metal
Decorative object/ornament
Asian art
Decorative arts


title: Mask


title: Goblet

date: Shang dynasty ( about 1600–1046 BC ), 12th/11th centry BC

subjects:
Ceremonial object
China
Bronze
Chinese (culture or style)
Vessel for serving drink
Metal
Vessel
Asian art

credit_line: Gift of Russell Tyson


title: Arched pendant

date: late Neolithic period, Longshan culture, or early Shang period, c. 1600/1045 B.C.

medium: Jade

subjects:
Pendant (jewelry)
China
Jade
Chinese (culture or style)
Asian art
Costume

credit_line: Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection


title: Fish Pendant

date: Shang or Western Zhou period, 13th/10th century B.C.

subjects:
Fish
Pendant (jewelry)
China
Jade
Chinese (culture or style)
Asian art
Costume


title: Pin (ndwong angwoong) for a Hat

date: early 1900s

medium: Metal

credit_line: Pin (ndwong angwoong) for a Hat, early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker. Metal. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1915.465.b


title: Landscapes

creator: Ren Yu (Chinese, 1853–1901)

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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

credit_line: Landscapes (山水圖), 1892. Ren Yu (Chinese, 1853–1901). Set of four hanging scrolls; color on paper; overall: 149.8 x 40.7 cm (59 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Charles L. Freer, 1915.97


title: Lace Insertion with Fringe

medium: linen: bobbin lace (needle lace, reticella design)

country: Italy, Genoa

subjects:
Lace
Italy, genoa

credit_line: Lace Insertion with Fringe, 1550–99. Italy, Genoa. Linen: bobbin lace (needle lace, reticella design); average: 7.1 x 20.4 cm (2 13/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.992


date: before 1467

medium: engraving

country: Italy, Ferrara, 15th century

subjects:
Print
Italy, ferrara, 15th century

credit_line: Saturn (from the Tarocchi, series A:  Firmaments of the Universe, #47), before 1467. Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active 1460s). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.432.47


medium: chiaroscuro woodcut

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: The Triumph of Julius Caesar: Caesar Triumphant, 1593–99. Andrea Andreani (Italian, about 1558–1610), after Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506). Chiaroscuro woodcut; sheet: 36.7 x 37.8 cm (14 7/16 x 14 7/8 in.); matted: 52.9 x 50.8 cm (20 13/16 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1930.583.10


title: Pair of Lace Lappets

medium: Linen: bobbin lace

country: Belgium, Binche

subjects:
Lace
Belgium, binche

credit_line: Pair of Lace Lappets, 1700s. Belgium, Binche. Linen: bobbin lace; average: 127.3 x 10.9 cm (50 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, Twentieth Anniversary Gift, 1936.476


title: Pair of Lace Lappets

credit_line: Pair of Lace Lappets, 1700s. Belgium, Binche. Linen: bobbin lace; average: 120.7 x 9 cm (47 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, Twentieth Anniversary Gift, 1936.477


title: Pair of Lace Lappets

medium: Linen: bobbin lace (Valenciennes)

country: France, Valenciennes

subjects:
Lace
France, valencienne

credit_line: Pair of Lace Lappets, 1740–60. France, Valenciennes. Linen: bobbin lace (Valenciennes); average: 52.1 x 9.9 cm (20 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, Twentieth Anniversary Gift, 1936.486


title: Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay

creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay (二見ヶ浦の光景 (中)), 1854. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861). Center print from a triptych of color woodblock prints; 36.6 x 25.3 cm (14 7/16 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1943.10.b


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)

medium: fiber paper

subjects: Sri lanka, singhalese, late 17th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.10.b


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.14.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.15.b


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.19.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.23.b


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.29.b


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.3.b


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.32.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.34.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.35.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.35.b


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.37.a


title: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)

credit_line: Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto), c. 1700. Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century. Fiber paper; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1949.227.59.a


title: Egg

date: before 1896

medium: gold, enamel, sapphire, gold easel and stand, photograph covered with faceted green glass

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

credit_line: Egg, before 1896. Alexander Edward Tillander (Russian, 1837–1918). Gold, enamel, sapphire, gold easel and stand, photograph covered with faceted green glass; diameter: 5.6 x 3.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.435.a


medium: gold

credit_line: Solidus with Tiberius III Apsimarus (obverse), 698–705. Byzantium, Constantinople, late 7th-early 8th century. Gold; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken, 1968.58.a


country: Byzantium

subjects: Coin Byzantium

credit_line: Nomisma with Nicephorus II Phocas (reverse), 963–969. Byzantium. Gold; overall: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken, 1968.60.b


credit_line: Nomisma with Constantine IX Monomachus (obverse), 1042–1055. Byzantium. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken, 1968.63.a


credit_line: Nomisma with Constantine IX Monomachus (reverse), 1042–1055. Byzantium. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken, 1968.63.b


medium: graphite

country: America

credit_line: Sketchbook, page 18: "Dixville Notch, Sept. 4, 89" , 1859. Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823–1880). Graphite; sheet: 13.9 x 24 cm (5 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 1971.116.o


medium: Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat
Flowers
Palms

credit_line: Folio 141, from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya: Text (recto); Monk Holding a Flower Venerated by a Lay disciple (verso), 1287. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; overall: 5.6 x 33 cm (2 3/16 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.127


title: The Four Festivals:  Festival of Diana

creator: Claude Gillot (French, 1673–1722)

medium: etching and engraving

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: The Four Festivals:  Festival of Diana, c. 1693–1715. Claude Gillot (French, 1673–1722). Etching and engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Jane Millar Harris and John H. Harris, 1985.97.1


creator: Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942)

medium: color woodcuts with gold and silver

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): White Phoenix  (Hakuho), 1909–10. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942). Color woodcuts with gold and silver; sheet: 29.9 x 22.1 cm (11 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1988.23.1.16


credit_line: Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Tugging Boats (Hikibune), 1909–10. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942). Color woodcuts with gold and silver; sheet: 29.9 x 22.1 cm (11 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1988.23.2.7


credit_line: Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): River in Winter (Fuyu no kawa), 1909–10. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942). Color woodcuts with gold and silver; sheet: 29.9 x 22.1 cm (11 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1988.23.3.19


title: Cover for a Tureen

creator: Edward Wakelin (British, 1784)

medium: silver

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Silver
England, 18th century

credit_line: Cover for a Tureen, 1753. Edward Wakelin (British, 1784). Silver; overall: 24.3 x 40.4 x 22.8 cm (9 9/16 x 15 7/8 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.214.b


medium: ink and color on paper

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

credit_line: Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen), 1909. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942). Ink and color on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.85.11


credit_line: Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Flower boat (Hanabune), 1909. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942). Ink and color on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.85.13


title: Plaque

medium: bronze

country: Argentina, La Aguada

subjects:
Metalwork
Argentina, la aguada

credit_line: Plaque, 600–900. Argentina, La Aguada. Bronze; overall: 12.8 x 14 cm (5 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund, 1991.164


creator: Pierre Roche (French, 1855–1922)

medium: gypsograph

country: France, early 20th Century

credit_line: La Loïe Fuller, by Roger Marx: Dancing Woman with Arms Raised up in a Sweep of Drapery, 1904. Pierre Roche (French, 1855–1922), Les Cents Bibliophiles. Gypsograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.54.j


title: Dancing Woman in Running

credit_line: La Loïe Fuller, by Roger Marx: Dancing Woman in Running, 1904. Pierre Roche (French, 1855–1922), Les Cents Bibliophiles. Gypsograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.54.n


title: Suite of Vases:  Plate 8

medium: etching

credit_line: Suite of Vases:  Plate 8, 1746. Jacques François Saly (French, 1717–1776). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.229.9


medium: charcoal (stumped in places) (left figures) and graphite (right figure); squared in graphite (right figure)

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Studies of a Soldier Drinking, for Gassed (recto); Studies of a Male Nude (verso), 1918–19. John Singer Sargent (American, born Italy, 1856–1925). Charcoal (stumped in places) (left figures) and graphite (right figure); squared in graphite (right figure); sheet: 48.1 x 62.6 cm (18 15/16 x 24 5/8 in.); overall: 48.1 x 62.5 cm (18 15/16 x 24 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jane Iglauer Fallon in memory of Harold Fallon, 1997.256


creator: Jean Denis Attiret (French, 1702–1768)

medium: etching, mounted in album form, 16 leaves plus two additional leaves of inscriptions

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

credit_line: Victory at Heluo Heshi: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems, c. 1765–74; poem dated 1758. Jean Denis Attiret (French, 1702–1768). Etching, mounted in album form, 16 leaves plus two additional leaves of inscriptions; overall: 51 x 87 cm (20 1/16 x 34 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.103.4


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; binding:  brown Morocco over original wooden boards

country: Netherlands, Utrecht, 15th century

credit_line: Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 62v, The Nativity, c. 1460–1465. Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish), Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; binding:  brown Morocco over original wooden boards; overall: 5.9 x 11.6 cm (2 5/16 x 4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Milton B. Freudenheim in memory of his wife, Elizabeth Ege Freudenheim, 1998.124.62.b


title: Lidded Pot

medium: Terracotta and plant fiber

subjects: Botany Vessel

credit_line: Lidded Pot, 1900s. Southern Africa, South Africa, Zulu, mid-20th century. Terracotta and plant fiber; diameter: 45.7 cm (18 in.); overall: 33 cm (13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.13


title: Album of Calligraphy and Paintings

creator: Bian Shoumin (Chinese, 1684–1752)

date: first half of the 1700s

medium: album leaf; ink and color on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Album of Calligraphy and Paintings, first half of the 1700s. Bian Shoumin (Chinese, 1684–1752). Album leaf; ink and color on paper; overall: 18.5 x 27.5 cm (7 5/16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Roger Y. K. Hsu, Dr. Daphne T. Hsu, and Dr. Jeffrey T. Hsu in memory of Robert P. Bergman, 1999.260.d


title: Album of Calligraphy and Paintings

credit_line: Album of Calligraphy and Paintings, first half of the 1700s. Bian Shoumin (Chinese, 1684–1752). Album leaf; ink and color on paper; overall: 18.5 x 27.5 cm (7 5/16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Roger Y. K. Hsu, Dr. Daphne T. Hsu, and Dr. Jeffrey T. Hsu in memory of Robert P. Bergman, 1999.260.g


title: Coin of Eukratides I

credit_line: Coin of Eukratides I, 170–145 BCE. Afghanistan, Bactria, Eucratides I (171–145 BCE). Silver; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.319.b


title: Oversize Hip Wrapper (tapis)

medium: cotton; plain weave; drawn resist, painted mordants, dyed

subjects: India, coromandel coast, mid-18th century

credit_line: Oversize Hip Wrapper (tapis), mid-1700s. India, Coromandel Coast, mid-18th Century. Cotton; plain weave; drawn resist, painted mordants, dyed; overall: 296 x 120 cm (116 9/16 x 47 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2000.28


title: From What! From What! Your Dowry?...

creator: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)

medium: lithograph hand-colored with watercolor

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Caricaturana: From What! From What! Your Dowry?..., 1837. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), Aubert, Edouard Bouvenne (French). Lithograph hand-colored with watercolor; sheet: 35.8 x 27.1 cm (14 1/8 x 10 11/16 in.); image: 24.7 x 21.4 cm (9 3/4 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.138


title: Sacred Conversation

creator: Léon Davent (French)

credit_line: Sacred Conversation, 1540s. Léon Davent (French), after Parmigianino (Italian, 1503–1540). Etching; sheet: 24.4 x 18.5 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.48


title: Dessert Spoon with Hunt Scenes

creator: Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844)

medium: gilt silver

country: England, London

subjects:
Silver
England, london

credit_line: Dessert Spoon with Hunt Scenes, c. 1822. Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844). Gilt silver; overall: 22.5 x 4.6 x 3.5 cm (8 7/8 x 1 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Nicholas J. Velloney, 2003.244.2


title: Landscape

medium: lithograph printed in green and brown on yellow paper

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape, 1893. Louis Paul Henri Sérusier (French, 1864–1927). Lithograph printed in green and brown on yellow paper; sheet: 33.5 x 43.7 cm (13 3/16 x 17 3/16 in.); image: 23.1 x 30.1 cm (9 1/8 x 11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma and Robert D. Milne Fund, 2004.39


title: Indo-Greek Coin

date: c. 200–1 BCE

country: Afghanistan, Bactria

subjects:
Silver
Afghanistan, bactria

credit_line: Indo-Greek Coin, c. 200–1 BCE. Afghanistan, Bactria. Silver; diameter: 3.2 x 0.5 cm (1 1/4 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 2011.210.a


title: Indo-Greek Coin

date: 200–1 BCE

credit_line: Indo-Greek Coin, 200–1 BCE. Afghanistan, Bactria. Silver; diameter: 3.2 x 0.5 cm (1 1/4 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 2011.210.b


title: Solidus of Justinian II

medium: gold

country: Byzantium, Constantinople

subjects:
Coin
Byzantium, constantinople

credit_line: Solidus of Justinian II, 705. Byzantium, Constantinople. Gold; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 2012.47


credit_line: Solidus of Justinian II with Bust of Christ (obverse), 705. Byzantium, Constantinople. Gold; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 2012.47.a


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

subjects: Northern india, mughal court, 16th century

credit_line: Calligraphy: Preface to the Anvar-i Suhaili, c. 1590. Northern India, Mughal court, 16th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 36.1 x 24.8 cm (14 3/16 x 9 3/4 in.); text field: 16 x 8.3 cm (6 5/16 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.303.b


title: Urn with Triangular Patterns

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ceramic

credit_line: Urn with Triangular Patterns, c. 3300–c. 2000 BCE. Northwest China, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture. Earthenware with slip-painted decoration; overall: 36.5 x 39.5 cm (14 3/8 x 15 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna and James Reid, 2017.21


title: Bullock Cart, Delhi

medium: Albumen print from glass plate negative

country: India, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
India, 19th century

credit_line: Bullock Cart, Delhi, 1863. Shepherd & Robertson (British, active Agra and Shimla, 1862–1864). Albumen print from glass plate negative; image: 18 x 24.1 cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.); paper: 18 x 24.1 cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.); mounted: 22.4 x 31.7 cm (8 13/16 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, 2018.36


credit_line: A Creeper in the Peradeniya Gardens, Ceylon, c. 1880. Scowen & Co. (British, active Ceylon, 1876–1895). Albumen print from glass plate negative; image: 27.7 x 21.5 cm (10 7/8 x 8 7/16 in.); paper: 27.7 x 21.5 cm (10 7/8 x 8 7/16 in.); mounted: 29.3 x 23 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, 2018.37


title: Abu Simbel

medium: watercolor

credit_line: Abu Simbel, 1907. Henry Roderick Newman (American, 1833–1918). Watercolor; image: 66 x 43 x 1.3 cm (26 x 16 15/16 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of William Kelly Simpson, 2018.72


title: Head of a Boy

medium: marble

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, florence

credit_line: Head of a Boy, c. 1460. Italy, Florence. Marble; overall: 23.6 x 19.7 x 3.9 cm (9 5/16 x 7 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.454


title: Camel

medium: glazed earthenware

country: China, Tang dynasty (618–907)

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

credit_line: Camel, 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618–907). Glazed earthenware; overall: 79.4 cm (31 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1967.147


title: Portrait of a Young Man

date: not dated

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Young Man, not dated. France, 19th century. Oil on fabric; unframed: 47.8 x 38.6 cm (18 13/16 x 15 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.290


title: Virgin and Child

creator: Lorenzo di Credi (Italian, 1459–1537)

medium: oil on wood

country: Italy

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: Virgin and Child, 1400s. Follower of Lorenzo di Credi (Italian, 1459–1537). Oil on wood; framed: 99.7 x 74.9 x 7.6 cm (39 1/4 x 29 1/2 x 3 in.); unframed: 78.4 x 54.5 cm (30 7/8 x 21 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.826


title: Views

creator: Antonio Canaletto (Italian, 1697–1768)

medium: etching

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Print
Italy, venice

credit_line: Views, 1735–46. Antonio Canaletto (Italian, 1697–1768). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1925.1239


title: Head of a Boy

creator: George Fuller (American, 1822–1884)

date: before 1885

medium: oil on canvas

country: America

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Head of a Boy, before 1885. George Fuller (American, 1822–1884). Oil on canvas; unframed: 61 x 50.7 cm (24 x 19 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection, 1925.78


title: Lampas with scenes of wild animals

medium: silk and gold: lampas weave, brocaded

country: Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran, safavid period (1501–1722)

credit_line: Lampas with scenes of wild animals, 1500s. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Silk and gold: lampas weave, brocaded; overall: 55.4 x 28.5 cm (21 13/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.38.a


title: Lampas with scenes of wild animals

credit_line: Lampas with scenes of wild animals, 1500s. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Silk and gold: lampas weave, brocaded; overall: 49.5 x 14 cm (19 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.38.b


title: Lampas with scenes of wild animals

credit_line: Lampas with scenes of wild animals, 1500s. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Silk and gold: lampas weave, brocaded; overall: 20 x 15.2 cm (7 7/8 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.38.c


title: Lampas with scenes of wild animals

medium: Silk and gold: lampas weave, brocaded

credit_line: Lampas with scenes of wild animals, 1500s. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Silk and gold: lampas weave, brocaded; overall: 19 x 8.5 cm (7 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.38.d


title: The Fate of the Evil Tongue

medium: engraving

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: The Fate of the Evil Tongue, c. 1507. Nicoletto da Modena (Italian, active c. 1500–1520). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1947.11


title: Fragment of a Clavus

date: late 700s–early 800s

medium: embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen

country: Egypt, Abbasid period

subjects:
Embroidery
Egypt, abbasid period

credit_line: Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s–early 800s. Egypt, Abbasid period. Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen; overall: 10 x 8.2 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.115


creator: Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698)

medium: Album leaf, ink on paper

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

credit_line: Landscape Album in Various Styles: Landscape after Ni Zan (四季山水圖冊), 1684. Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698). Album leaf, ink 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, 1955.37.1


medium: album leaf, ink and light color on paper

credit_line: Landscape Album in Various Styles: Landscape after Wu Zhen, 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, 1955.37.10


credit_line: Landscape Album in Various Styles: Snowy Landscape, 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, 1955.37.11


credit_line: Landscape Album in Various Styles: Shibiao Waiting for the Moon, 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, 1955.37.12


credit_line: Landscape Album in Various Styles: Landscape with Artist on a Bridge, 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, 1955.37.7


title: The Circus

creator: Henri Gabriel Ibels (French, 1867–1936)

medium: charcoal

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Circus, 1896. Henri Gabriel Ibels (French, 1867–1936). Charcoal. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1958.13


title: Head of Ni-o with Closed Mouth

medium: wood

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Head of Ni-o with Closed Mouth, 1200s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Wood; overall: 76.8 x 37.8 cm (30 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1970.4.1


title: Head of Ni-o with Open Mouth

credit_line: Head of Ni-o with Open Mouth, 1200s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Wood; overall: 76.2 x 37.8 cm (30 x 14 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1970.4.2


country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Life of the Virgin: High Priest Rejecting the Offering of Joachim, c. 1493. Israhel van Meckenem (German, c. 1440–1503), after Hans Holbein (German, c. 1465–1524). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1924.526


title: Design for a Candlestick

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

date: mid 1500s

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over black chalk

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Design for a Candlestick, mid 1500s. Luzio Romano (Italian, active 1528–75). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over black chalk; sheet: 32.5 x 14.6 cm (12 13/16 x 5 3/4 in.); secondary support: 38.8 x 20.9 cm (15 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.362


title: Landscape with Trees Surrounding a Pond

creator: John Constable (British, 1776–1837)

medium: graphite

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century
Landscapes
Trees

credit_line: Landscape with Trees Surrounding a Pond, c. 1800–37. John Constable (British, 1776–1837). Graphite; sheet: 19.5 x 31.1 cm (7 11/16 x 12 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1929.551


title: Devastated Land (recto)

creator: Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931)

medium: gray wash, watercolor, and gouache

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 20th century

credit_line: Devastated Land (recto), c. 1919. Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931). Gray wash, watercolor, and gouache; sheet: 37.6 x 53.1 cm (14 13/16 x 20 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1935.25.a


title: Inka Khipu (Fiber Recording Device)

medium: cords, knotted and twisted; cotton and wool

country: Peru, Inca Period, 15th-16th Century

credit_line: Inka Khipu (Fiber Recording Device), c. 1400–1532. Peru, Inca Period, 15th-16th Century. Cords, knotted and twisted; cotton and wool; overall: 113 x 137.2 cm (44 1/2 x 54 in.); mounted: 119.4 x 143.5 cm (47 x 56 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1940.469


creator: Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557–1602)

date: 2nd half 1500s

medium: pen and brown ink; framing lines in brown ink

country: Italy, second half 16th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, second half 16th century

credit_line: Study of Heads (recto); Crenelated Fortress (verso), 2nd half 1500s. Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557–1602). Pen and brown ink; framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 13.1 x 30.9 cm (5 3/16 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Hays Gries, 1941.605


medium: black chalk, stumped, heightened with white chalk

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Head of a Young Man in Profile with a Book, c. 1730/40s. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754). Black chalk, stumped, heightened with white chalk; sheet: 38 x 27.3 cm (14 15/16 x 10 3/4 in.); secondary support: 44 x 33.8 cm (17 5/16 x 13 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jacob M. Heimann, 1943.374


title: Apotheosis of a Saint (recto)

date: second half 17th century

medium: black chalk with brush and brown wash; divided into eighths with ruled black chalk

credit_line: Apotheosis of a Saint (recto), second half 17th century. Giovanni Battista Benaschi (Italian, 1636–1688). Black chalk with brush and brown wash; divided into eighths with ruled black chalk; sheet: 35.3 x 35.3 cm (13 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1953.262.a


title: Bareback Rider

medium: color monotype

subjects: Monotype America

credit_line: Bareback Rider, c. 1895. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Color monotype. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1954.362


title: Carriage in the Bois de Boulogne

creator: Constantin Guys (French, 1805–1892)

medium: watercolor

country: France, 19th century

credit_line: Carriage in the Bois de Boulogne, 1800s. Constantin Guys (French, 1805–1892). Watercolor; sheet: 14.8 x 27.5 cm (5 13/16 x 10 13/16 in.); secondary support: 14.8 x 27.5 cm (5 13/16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1958.16


title: Forest Stream with Vista

creator: Asher B. Durand (American, 1796–1886)

medium: oil on canvas

credit_line: Forest Stream with Vista, 1872. Asher B. Durand (American, 1796–1886). Oil on canvas; unframed: 84 x 71.8 cm (33 1/16 x 28 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Gardiner Ford, 1960.162


creator: Romanino (Italian, 1484/87–1562)

medium: pen and brown ink, with point of brush and brown wash  over black chalk (traces of red chalk and purple wash unrelated to composition)

credit_line: Romulus and Remus Found by Faustulus (recto), c. 1535. Romanino (Italian, 1484/87–1562). Pen and brown ink, with point of brush and brown wash  over black chalk (traces of red chalk and purple wash unrelated to composition); sheet: 16.3 x 24.8 cm (6 7/16 x 9 3/4 in.); secondary support: 23.6 x 31 cm (9 5/16 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1963.87.a


title: Alchemist

creator: Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

medium: engraving

country: Netherlands, 16th century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, 16th century

credit_line: Alchemist, 1558. Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612), after Pieter Bruegel (Netherlandish, c. 1525/30–1569), Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, 1500–1570). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Zinser, 1964.479


title: Profile of a Woman's Head (recto)

medium: black chalk(?) with traces of red chalk

credit_line: Profile of a Woman's Head (recto), 1550–1600s. Alessandro Casolani (Italian, 1552/53–1607). Black chalk(?) with traces of red chalk; sheet: 21.3 x 14 cm (8 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund, 1966.120.a


medium: oil on paper mounted on canvas

credit_line: Graves of Travellers, Fort Kearny, Nebraska, 1866. Worthington Whittredge (American, 1820–1910). Oil on paper mounted on canvas; unframed: 18.8 x 56.5 cm (7 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1969.19


title: Landscape Study with Trees

creator: Thomas Couture (French, 1815–1879)

medium: black chalk with white gouache

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Landscapes
Trees

credit_line: Landscape Study with Trees, c. 1870–1875. Thomas Couture (French, 1815–1879). Black chalk with white gouache; sheet: 45.8 x 32 cm (18 1/16 x 12 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds, 1971.106


title: Karl Eduard von Liphart

creator: Franz von Lenbach (German, 1836–1904)

medium: paint over graphite(?)

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: Karl Eduard von Liphart, c. 1875. Franz von Lenbach (German, 1836–1904). Paint over graphite(?); sheet: 54.3 x 40.7 cm (21 3/8 x 16 in.); secondary support: 54.3 x 40.7 cm (21 3/8 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1971.11


title: Landscape with a Flock of Sheep

medium: black chalk with stumping

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with a Flock of Sheep, 1800s. Charles-Émile Jacque (French, 1813–1894). Black chalk with stumping; sheet: 26.8 x 41.5 cm (10 9/16 x 16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1972.32


title: Wine Container

creator: China

date: Western Zhou dynasty ( 1046771 BC ), late 11th/early 10th century BC

medium: Bronze

country: China

subjects:
Vessel
China
Ships & the sea
Bronze
Chinese (culture or style)
Vessel for serving drink
Metal
Asian art

credit_line: Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection