title: Head of Lokeshvara

date: late 1100s–early 1200s

medium: Sandstone

country: Cambodia, reign of Jayavarman 7th

subjects:
Sculpture
Cambodia, reign of jayavarman 7th

credit_line: Head of Lokeshvara, late 1100s–early 1200s. Cambodia, reign of Jayavarman 7th. Sandstone; overall: 35.3 cm (13 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1955.47


creator: Fernand Khnopff (Belgian, 1858–1921)

medium: black chalk on tan-colored vellum

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Portraits

source: The Cleveland Museum of Art

source_id: cleveland

rights: Public Domain / CC0

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

credit_line: Portrait of Madame Jules Ricard, née Augustine Bulteau, c. 1893. Fernand Khnopff (Belgian, 1858–1921). Black chalk on tan-colored vellum; sheet: 40.5 x 32.4 cm (15 15/16 x 12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2018.206


title: Portrait of a Woman

creator: Samuel Cooper (British, 1608/09–1672)

medium: watercolor on vellum with gold border in a silver gilt frame

country: England, 17th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 17th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, 1646. Samuel Cooper (British, 1608/09–1672). Watercolor on vellum with gold border in a silver gilt frame; framed: 7.6 x 6.4 cm (3 x 2 1/2 in.); sight: 7.3 x 6.1 cm (2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1940.1204


title: Birds on a Tree above a Cataract

medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk

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

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

credit_line: Birds on a Tree above a Cataract (宿禽激湍圖), 1127–1279. Li Di (Chinese, c. 1100-c. 1192). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; painting: 24.9 x 26 cm (9 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.); overall: 37.6 x 59.4 cm (14 13/16 x 23 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1964.155


title: Moses

medium: faience (?)

country: America, Ohio, Cowan Pottery Works, Early 20th century

credit_line: Moses, 1927. Cowan Pottery Studio (America, Ohio, Lakewood, 1913–1919), Alexander Blazys (American, born Russian Empire [now Lithuania], 1894–1963). Faience (?); overall: 48.3 x 21.6 cm (19 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1928.667


creator: Master ES (German, active 1450–67)

medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: The Small Playing Cards:  Second Suit:  Helmets:  Playing Card with King and Helmet, 1450–67. Master ES (German, active 1450–67). Engraving; image: 9.8 x 6.3 cm (3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.); sheet: 9.8 x 6.3 cm (3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1949.564


medium: ivory and polychrome pigment

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Wrist-Rest with Crayfish and Water Plants, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Ivory and polychrome pigment; overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1977.9


title: Tapestry Square Panel

medium: tapestry with interlocked wefts: wool and cotton

credit_line: Tapestry Square Panel, c. 700–1100. Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century. Tapestry with interlocked wefts: wool and cotton; average: 39.4 x 38.1 cm (15 1/2 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise in memory of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1957.495


title: Soldier in a Trench (recto)

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

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 20th century

credit_line: Soldier in a Trench (recto), 1915. Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash; sheet: 20.5 x 19.1 cm (8 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.331.a


title: Monumental Vaulted Hall with Staircase

date: second quarter 18th century?

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash, with brush and brown wash and traces of yellow gouache; framing lines in brown ink

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Monumental Vaulted Hall with Staircase, second quarter 18th century?. Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (Italian, 1696–1757). Pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash, with brush and brown wash and traces of yellow gouache; framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 31.6 x 45 cm (12 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.); image: 31 x 44.4 cm (12 3/16 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1962.114


title: Shawabty of Ditamenpaankh

medium: terracotta

subjects: Egypt, late period (715–332 bce), dynasty 25

credit_line: Shawabty of Ditamenpaankh, 715–656 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 25. Terracotta; overall: 5.9 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm (2 5/16 x 11/16 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.718.3


title: Sketch

creator: Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919)

medium: graphite

country: America

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Sketch, 1912. Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919). Graphite; sheet: 40.6 x 37.1 cm (16 x 14 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. D. Cox, 1916.1073


title: Curtain or bedcover

date: early 1800s

medium: plain weave: cotton; embroidery: silk

country: Tajikistan, Ura Tube

subjects:
Embroidery
Tajikistan, ura tube

credit_line: Curtain or bedcover, early 1800s. Tajikistan, Ura Tube. Plain weave: cotton; embroidery: silk; average: 216.5 x 188.6 cm (85 1/4 x 74 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1311


title: Fragment

date: probably 1500s

medium: Silk, gold

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Fragment, probably 1500s. Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Mamluk Sultanate (1250–1517), Egyptian weaver. Silk, gold; overall: 49 x 15.3 cm (19 5/16 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Adolph Loewi, 1929.87


title: Lace Panel

medium: Silk or cotton: needle lace

country: France

subjects: Lace France

credit_line: Lace Panel, 1740–50. France. Silk or cotton: needle lace; average: 320 x 58.5 cm (126 x 23 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, 1930.653


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Mahavira's Initiation Tonsure, Folio 37 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra, c. 1475–1500. Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 12.5 x 25.7 cm (4 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1932.119.37.b


country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: Text, Folio 51 (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, 1932.119.51.b


title: Cann

creator: Zachariah Brigden (American, 1734–1787)

medium: silver

country: America, Massachusetts, Boston

subjects:
Silver
America, massachusetts, boston

credit_line: Cann, c. 1778. Zachariah Brigden (American, 1734–1787). Silver; with handle: 13.4 x 14.2 cm (5 1/4 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.153


title: Purse

date: early 1600s

medium: embroidery; silk and silver filé on linen ground

country: England, early 17th century

subjects:
Embroidery
England, early 17th century

credit_line: Purse, early 1600s. England, early 17th century. Embroidery; silk and silver filé on linen ground; overall: 11.5 x 12 cm (4 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club, 1946.416


title: The Wren and the Bear

creator: Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939)

medium: brush and black ink and pen and black ink, with watercolor, on paper

country: England, early 20th Century

subjects:
Drawing
England, early 20th century

credit_line: The Wren and the Bear, 1902. Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939). Brush and black ink and pen and black ink, with watercolor, on paper; sheet: 36.7 x 25.8 cm (14 7/16 x 10 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph Perkins in memory of Coburn Haskell, 1946.8


title: Beaker

medium: porcelain

country: Germany, Meissen, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Germany, meissen, 18th century

credit_line: Beaker, c. 1745–1750. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Porcelain; diameter: 11 x 8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of A. & R. Ball, 1947.284


title: Buckle

medium: white jade

credit_line: Buckle, 1900s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49). White jade; overall: 5.8 x 10.8 cm (2 5/16 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner, 1947.617


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding

country: Germany, Middle Rhine

subjects:
Germany, middle rhine
Portraits

credit_line: Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Decorated Initial, c. 1480. Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470–1500). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.465.134.a


title: Henry II, King of France

creator: Jean Duvet (French, 1485–1561)

date: before 1561

medium: engraving

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Henry II, King of France, before 1561. Jean Duvet (French, 1485–1561). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1953.213.2


title: Basin

creator: Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French)

medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: France, Chantilly

subjects:
Ceramic
France, chantilly

credit_line: Basin, c. 1770. Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 33 x 26.1 cm (13 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.277.b


date: before 1966

medium: Silk: compound weave

country: Iran (?)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran

credit_line: Fragments with Eight-Pointed Star (Two Pieces), before 1966. Iran (?). Silk: compound weave; overall: 70.2 x 54.6 cm (27 5/8 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abegg, 1966.137


date: before 1968

medium: lampas weave, silk

credit_line: Fragments with peacocks and inscriptions, before 1968. Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Lampas weave, silk; average: 61.6 x 74.3 cm (24 1/4 x 29 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.228


title: Fragment

medium: Silk: lampas weave

credit_line: Fragment, before 1968. Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 41.6 x 51.7 cm (16 3/8 x 20 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.233


title: Fragment with Inscription

medium: Silk: compound tabby

credit_line: Fragment with Inscription, before 1968. Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: compound tabby; overall: 54 x 53 cm (21 1/4 x 20 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.235


title: Doorknocker in the Form of a Lion

medium: wrought iron

country: Italy(?)

subjects: Metalwork Italy

credit_line: Doorknocker in the Form of a Lion, 1400s. Italy(?). Wrought iron; overall: 15.3 x 4 cm (6 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John B. Putnam Foundation, 1970.20


title: The Invalid

creator: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)

medium: lithograph

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Invalid, 1835. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), Aubert. Lithograph; sheet: 29.4 x 22 cm (11 9/16 x 8 11/16 in.); image: 18.5 x 14.3 cm (7 5/16 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of F. J. Geib in memory of his father, Dr. F. J. Geib, 1974.259


title: Fragment

date: before 1981

subjects: Iran, style of the abbasid period (750–1258)

credit_line: Fragment, before 1981. Iran, style of the Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: compound tabby; overall: 37 x 24.6 cm (14 9/16 x 9 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1981.22


title: Tiraz with gold

medium: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé

country: Egypt, Fatimid period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, fatimid period

credit_line: Tiraz with gold, 1075–99. Egypt, Fatimid period. Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé; overall: 29 x 14.8 cm (11 7/16 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1982.103


title: Fragment with inscriptions

date: before 1982

credit_line: Fragment with inscriptions, before 1982. Iran, in the style of the Seljuq period (1037–1194). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 28 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.20


title: Fragments of a Caftan

credit_line: Fragments of a Caftan, before 1982. Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: lampas weave; average: 141.5 x 156.5 cm (55 11/16 x 61 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.43


title: Fragment of a Caftan

credit_line: Fragment of a Caftan, before 1982. Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Lampas weave, silk; overall: 50.5 x 49.2 cm (19 7/8 x 19 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.43.b


title: Map/Print Case

date: late 1800s

medium: mahogany and maple with bronze hardware

subjects: America, probably new york city, 19th century

credit_line: Map/Print Case, late 1800s. America, probably New York City, 19th century. Mahogany and maple with bronze hardware; overall: 102.2 x 130.8 x 54.6 cm (40 1/4 x 51 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ruthe and Heinz Eppler Endowment Fund and various donors by exchange, 1985.36


creator: Captain N. Baily (British)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
England, 19th century

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


title: Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara

medium: wood

subjects: Himalyas, probably tibet, 10th-12th century

credit_line: Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, 900–1200. Himalyas, probably Tibet, 10th-12th century. Wood; overall: 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1988.66


title: Pax with the Madonna and Child

creator: Moderno (Italian, 1467–1528)

date: after 1506

medium: silver and gilt silver

country: Italy

subjects: Sculpture Italy

credit_line: Pax with the Madonna and Child, after 1506. Moderno (Italian, 1467–1528). Silver and gilt silver; overall: 11.8 x 7 cm (4 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.251


creator: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770)

medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Woman (Bijin) Looking at the Moon's Reflection, from the series Mu Tamagawa, mid-1700s. Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770). Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; sheet: 70.1 x 13.3 cm (27 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade, 1989.383


title: The Four Seasons

creator: Kano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602–1674)

medium: pair of six-panel folding screens, ink and slight color on paper

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

credit_line: The Four Seasons, 1668. Kano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602–1674). Pair of six-panel folding screens, ink and slight color on paper; overall: 174 x 381 cm (68 1/2 x 150 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Maud Eells Corning, 1992.394


title: Mirror with Four Bixie

date: early 400s–late 500s CE

medium: bronze

credit_line: Mirror with Four Bixie (瑞獸鏡), early 400s–late 500s CE. China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period (386-589). Bronze; diameter: 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.327


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

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

credit_line: Mirror Featuring Deities and Kings in Three Sections Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles (半圓方枚環繞式三段神人鏡), 175–225 CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.); overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.328


title: Mirror with Twin Carp

country: China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, jin dynasty (1115-1234)

credit_line: Mirror with Twin Carp (雙魚鏡), c. 1200–25. China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Bronze; diameter: 17.9 cm (7 1/16 in.); overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.379


title: Mt. Dong (Grotto Mountain)

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

medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk

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

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

credit_line: Eighteen Views of Huzhou (湖州十八景圖): Mt. Dong (Grotto Mountain) (洞山), c. 1588. Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; sheet: 26.4 x 28.4 cm (10 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1998.78.5


medium: graphite

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Head of a Woman in Profile (George Sand), 1833. Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (French, 1788–1856). Graphite; sheet: 20.6 x 15.8 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Painting and Drawing Society of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.40


subjects: Eastern india, bengal, kolkata, kalighat

credit_line: The Goddess Kali (recto), from a Kalighat album, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 49.7 x 29.3 cm (19 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.); painting only: 45.9 x 28 cm (18 1/16 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.110.a


credit_line: Jesus Raises Jairus’s Daughter from the Dead (folio 82 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.3 x 15.7 cm (10 3/8 x 6 3/16 in.); image: 19.5 x 11.4 cm (7 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.82.b


credit_line: Jesus on Mount Tabor, near Nazareth where he Chooses Twelve of his Followers and Calls them Apostles (folio 87 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–04. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.2 x 15.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.); image: 20 x 10.9 cm (7 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.87.b


creator: Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645)

medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, text on verso

country: Mughal India

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india

credit_line: A Courtier, Possibly Khan Alam, Holding a Spinel and a Deccan Sword, c. 1605–10. Attributed to Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, text on verso; page: 17.8 x 12.5 cm (7 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.323


date: late 1600s

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Eight Lines of Musical Poetry of the Jajner Nauras (Rag Bhairav) of Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur (verso), late 1600s. Southwestern India, Karnataka, Bijapur, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 30.4 x 18.5 cm (11 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.330.b


title: The Triumph of Neptune

date: 1766 or later

country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: The Triumph of Neptune, 1766 or later. Charles Joseph Natoire (French, 1700–1777). Watercolor and black chalk on two sheets of cream laid paper; image: 23.8 x 34.1 cm (9 3/8 x 13 7/16 in.); mounted: 34 x 44 cm (13 3/8 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2013.48


medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: Northeastern France, 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
Northeastern france, 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Nativity (recto), c. 1430. Northeastern France, 15th century. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 17 x 12.5 cm (6 11/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2014.23.a


title: Jar with Applied Floral Decoration

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

subjects:
Ceramic
China, tang dynasty (618-907)
Flowers

credit_line: Jar with Applied Floral Decoration, 618–907. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color ware); overall: 20.2 x 28.5 cm (7 15/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna and James Reid, 2017.14


title: Statuette of Amen-Ra

medium: bronze, solid cast

credit_line: Statuette of Amen-Ra, 664–525 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later. Bronze, solid cast; overall: 13.1 x 2.7 x 3.7 cm (5 3/16 x 1 1/16 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.679


title: Whistle (kasengosengo)

medium: Probably hippopotamus ivory

credit_line: Whistle (kasengosengo), late 1800s. Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chokwe people, late 19th century. Probably hippopotamus ivory; overall: 8.6 x 3.2 cm (3 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1915.444


title: Sketch

country: America

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Sketch, 1912. Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919). Graphite; sheet: 49.2 x 33.8 cm (19 3/8 x 13 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. D. Cox, 1916.1074


title: Sketch

credit_line: Sketch, 1912. Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919). Graphite; sheet: 40.5 x 36.3 cm (15 15/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. D. Cox, 1916.1076


title: Sketch

credit_line: Sketch, 1912. Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919). Graphite; sheet: 51.3 x 30.5 cm (20 3/16 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. D. Cox, 1916.1078


medium: plain weave: linen; embroidery, running stitch: silk

country: Turkey

subjects: Embroidery Turkey

credit_line: Embroidered quilt with pomegranates and tulips, 1600s-1700s. Turkey. Plain weave: linen; embroidery, running stitch: silk; average: 194.3 x 137.2 cm (76 1/2 x 54 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1300


medium: Silk: embroidered; metallic thread

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

subjects:
Embroidery
Japan, meiji period (1868–1912)
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Gift Cover (Fukusa) with Tale of Genji Shell-Matching Game (源氏絵貝合図刺繍袱紗), 1868–1912. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). Silk: embroidered; metallic thread; overall: 85.1 x 72.4 cm (33 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1319


title: Chasuble

country: Italy, Genoa

subjects:
Velvet
Italy, genoa

credit_line: Chasuble, c 1600–1700. Italy, Genoa. Silk and gilt metal threads, woven; cut and uncut velvet; overall: 106 x 68.3 cm (41 3/4 x 26 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1443.1


title: Stole

credit_line: Stole, 1600s. Italy, Genoa. Velvet: cut and uncut, silk, metal thread; overall: 221.6 x 19.5 cm (87 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.1443.2


title: Chasuble

medium: Silk and metallic threads; embroidery

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Chasuble, 1700s. Italy, 18th century. Silk and metallic threads; embroidery; overall: 114.6 x 70.5 cm (45 1/8 x 27 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1453


credit_line: An Old Man Had Come out of One of the Houses, from "Not Honorably Discharged", 1904. William Leroy Jacobs (American, 1869–1917). Black and white gouache and black chalk on paper; sheet: 54.3 x 35.6 cm (21 3/8 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Albert Rosenthal, 1917.277


title: Segawa Kikunojō III as Teruha

creator: Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792)

medium: color woodblock print

credit_line: Segawa Kikunojō III as Teruha (三代目瀬川菊之丞の照葉), 1778. Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792). Color woodblock print; sheet: 32.4 x 14.6 cm (12 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 1920.157


title: Head of a Woman: Madeleine

creator: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)

medium: etching

country: Spain

subjects: Print Spain

credit_line: The Saltimbanques: Head of a Woman: Madeleine, 1905, printed 1913. Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), Louis Fort (French, active 1800s–1900s), Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Etching; image: 11.4 x 8.4 cm (4 1/2 x 3 5/16 in.); plate: 11.8 x 8.6 cm (4 5/8 x 3 3/8 in.); sheet: 50.5 x 33.1 cm (19 7/8 x 13 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1929.889


title: At the Circus

date: winter 1905–6, printed 1913

medium: drypoint

credit_line: The Saltimbanques: At the Circus, winter 1905–6, printed 1913. Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), Louis Fort (French, active 1800s–1900s), Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Drypoint; image and plate: 22 x 14 cm (8 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.); sheet: 51 x 33.2 cm (20 1/16 x 13 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1929.895


country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: Nemi's Omniscience and First Teaching (below) and Nemi in the Realm of Liberation (above), Folio 51 (recto), 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, 1932.119.51.a


title: Pair of Lace Lappets

medium: Linen: bobbin lace

country: Belgium, Mechelen(?)

subjects:
Lace
Belgium, mechelen

credit_line: Pair of Lace Lappets, 1740–60. Belgium, Mechelen(?). Linen: bobbin lace; average: 11.5 x 111.8 cm (4 1/2 x 44 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection, 1936.174


title: Marrow Scoop

creator: John Coburn (American, 1725–1803)

medium: silver

country: America, Massachusetts, Boston

subjects:
Silver
America, massachusetts, boston

credit_line: Marrow Scoop, c. 1750–60. John Coburn (American, 1725–1803). Silver; overall: 23.9 cm (9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.176


title: Caster with Lid

creator: Andrew Tyler (American, 1692–1741)

credit_line: Caster with Lid , c. 1720. Andrew Tyler (American, 1692–1741). Silver; with handle: 8.5 x 6.7 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.273


title: Strainer Spoon

date: 18th Century

subjects: Silver America

credit_line: Strainer Spoon, 18th Century. America. Silver; overall: 13.5 x 2.6 cm (5 5/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.418


title: The Tuileries Garden

creator: Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

medium: color lithograph

country: France, 19th-20th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th-20th century

credit_line: Album des Peintres-Graveurs: The Tuileries Garden, 1896. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Color lithograph; image: 28.4 x 42.9 cm (11 3/16 x 16 7/8 in.); sheet: 42.8 x 55.7 cm (16 7/8 x 21 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1941.539


creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Night Rain at the Azuma Shrine (from the series Eight Views of the Environs of Edo), mid-1830s. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Color woodblock print; sheet: 21.6 x 34.4 cm (8 1/2 x 13 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry S. Upson, 1942.145


title: Lace Sampler

country: England

subjects: Sampler England

credit_line: Lace Sampler, 1600s. England. Linen: needle lace (reticella, drawnwork, and cutwork); overall: 93.3 x 17.1 cm (36 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.); mounted: 106 x 29.5 cm (41 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Pack McNairy Collection, Gift of Gladys McNairy White and Elisabeth McNairy Monroe in memory of their mother, 1942.501


medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: God the Father and the Blessed Virgin Enthroned Attended by Angels, c. 1480–90. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1947.117


title: Buckle

country: China

subjects: Jewelry China

credit_line: Buckle, 1900s. China. Brass, gilt and engraved and set with jade, kunzite, and ruby or spinel; overall: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner, 1947.622


title: Buckle

medium: brass

credit_line: Buckle, 1900s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49). Brass; overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner, 1947.629


title: Street Corner Seen from Above

creator: Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947)

medium: lithograph

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Some Scenes of Parisian Life: Street Corner Seen from Above, 1899. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947), Published by Ambroise Vollard; Printed by Auguste Clot. Lithograph; sheet: 53 x 40.7 cm (20 7/8 x 16 in.); image: 36.8 x 21 cm (14 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1948.156.13


title: Censer

date: early 600s

medium: gilt bronze

country: China, Tang dynasty (618–907)

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

credit_line: Censer, early 600s. China, Tang dynasty (618–907). Gilt bronze; overall: 23.8 x 14.3 cm (9 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1949.157


date: late 700s–early 800s

medium: goat hair, wool, and cotton: tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground)

country: Iran or Iraq, Abbasid period (750–1258)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran or iraq, abbasid period (750–1258)

credit_line: Two Mounted Fragments of a Border (from a Garment ?), late 700s–early 800s. Iran or Iraq, Abbasid period (750–1258). Goat hair, wool, and cotton: tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); overall: 14.6 x 29.5 cm (5 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.522


title: Llama with Packs

date: before 1532

medium: pottery

country: Peru, Chimú or Inca

subjects:
Ceramic
Peru, chimú or inca

credit_line: Llama with Packs, before 1532. Peru, Chimú or Inca. Pottery; overall: 25.9 x 26.2 x 14.8 cm (10 3/16 x 10 5/16 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.182


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding

country: Germany, Middle Rhine

subjects:
Germany, middle rhine
Portraits

credit_line: Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Decorated Initial, c. 1480. Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470–1500). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.465.143.a


credit_line: Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Decorated Initial, c. 1480. Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470–1500). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23 x 17 cm (9 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.465.52.a


credit_line: Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Decorated Initial, c. 1480. Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470–1500). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.465.77.a


credit_line: Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Decorated Initial, c. 1480. Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470–1500). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.465.84.a


title: Ewer and Basin Pair

medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: France, Chantilly

subjects:
Ceramic
France, chantilly

credit_line: Ewer and Basin Pair, c. 1770. Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.277


title: Ewer

credit_line: Ewer, c. 1770. Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.277.a


title: Book of Fountains:  No. 2

creator: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695–1772)

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Book of Fountains:  No. 2, c. 1736. Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695–1772), after François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Erich Lederer, 1953.672


title: Palace Ladies

creator: Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552)

medium: handscroll; ink and color on silk

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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

credit_line: Palace Ladies (漢宮春曉圖), 1644–1911. Copy after Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552). Handscroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 36.2 x 454.4 cm (14 1/4 x 178 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of I. Theodore Kahn, 1954.369


title: Bag

medium: beadwork on cloth

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Bag, 1850–1900. Plains or Northeastern Woodlands, Nehiyawak (Cree) or Metis People. Beadwork on cloth; overall: 30.5 x 20.4 cm (12 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous gift in memory of Sarah Ann Morrison, 1956.831


title: Bowl with Birds and Flowers

medium: porcelain with incised and sancai (3-color) enamel decoration

subjects: Ceramic Birds Flowers

credit_line: Bowl with Birds and Flowers, 1644–61. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), "Transitional Period," Shunzi period (1644-61). Porcelain with incised and sancai (3-color) enamel decoration; diameter: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.); overall: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.227


title: Figure

creator: Strasbourg Factory (France)

medium: faience

country: France, Strasbourg, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, strasbourg, 18th century

credit_line: Figure, 1745–50. Strasbourg Factory (France). Faience; overall: 28.9 x 13.7 x 12.7 cm (11 3/8 x 5 3/8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1966.225.1


title: Fragment with Inscription

medium: Silk: lampas weave

credit_line: Fragment with Inscription, before 1968. Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 69.8 x 55.3 cm (27 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.232


title: Incense-burner Cover

medium: earthenware with slip and pigments

subjects: Guatemala, escuintla region, early 6th century

credit_line: Incense-burner Cover, c. 500. Guatemala, Escuintla Region, early 6th Century. Earthenware with slip and pigments; overall: 44.8 x 43 x 31.5 cm (17 5/8 x 16 15/16 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1969.25


date: late 1700s to mid-1800s

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

credit_line: Album of Precious Works from Famous Early Modern Calligraphers and Painters (Volume 1) (近世名家書画冊　珍品帖), late 1700s to mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). One of a pair of folding albums; ink and color on silk and paper; album, closed: 31 x 21 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.117.1


title: Short Nap on a Long Summer Day

creator: Okada Beisanjin (Japanese, 1744–1820)

date: late 1700s–early 1800s

medium: leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink and light color on paper

credit_line: Short Nap on a Long Summer Day, late 1700s–early 1800s. Okada Beisanjin (Japanese, 1744–1820). Leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink and light color on paper; sheet: 25.7 x 16.8 cm (10 1/8 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.117.2.3


title: Eve

creator: Daniel Hopfer (German, c. 1470–1536)

medium: etching

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

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

credit_line: Eve, 1505–36. Daniel Hopfer (German, c. 1470–1536). Etching; image: 28.7 x 11.3 cm (11 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.); sheet: 28.7 x 11.3 cm (11 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1975.121


title: Cherry Blossoms in the Wind

creator: Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825)

date: late 1790s

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

credit_line: Cherry Blossoms in the Wind, late 1790s. Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825). Triptych of woodblock prints, ink and color on paper; overall: 38.7 x 80 cm (15 1/4 x 31 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade, 1975.97


title: Part of a Gammadion Border

medium: wool and linen: tapestry weave

country: Syria(?)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Syria

credit_line: Part of a Gammadion Border, 400s–500s CE. Syria(?). Wool and linen: tapestry weave; overall: 34.3 x 59.5 cm (13 1/2 x 23 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1977.90


title: Portrait of a Man

creator: William Beechey (British, 1753–1839)

medium: oil on canvas

country: England, early 19th Century

subjects:
Painting
England, early 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Man, c. 1800. William Beechey (British, 1753–1839). Oil on canvas; unframed: 75.2 x 63 cm (29 5/8 x 24 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1978.75


country: Iran, Isfahan

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran, isfahan
Landscapes

credit_line: Silk Textile with Goatherds in a Landscape, 1900s. Iran, Isfahan. Silk: lampas weave; overall: 101.6 x 38.7 cm (40 x 15 1/4 in.); mounted: 113.7 x 49.5 cm (44 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1978.76.a


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

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Boy Holding a Horse, 1745. Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682–c. 1765). Album leaf; ink and light color on paper; album, closed: 15.4 x 18.5 x 3.1 cm (6 1/16 x 7 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.); each painting: 11.2 x 13.1 cm (4 7/16 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1982.68.8


credit_line: Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Children Playing Blindman's Buff in a Garden, 1745. Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682–c. 1765). Album leaf; ink and light color on paper; album, closed: 15.4 x 18.5 x 3.1 cm (6 1/16 x 7 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.); each painting: 11.2 x 13.1 cm (4 7/16 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1982.68.9


title: Fragments with Gold Foil

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

country: Egypt, Byzantine period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, byzantine period

credit_line: Fragments with Gold Foil, 300s–400s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Undyed linen, dyed wool, and gold foil; plain weave with supplementary weft-loops, slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; average: 40.8 x 48.4 cm (16 1/16 x 19 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.140


date: late 500s

medium: rock crystal, with gold mount and chain

country: Byzantium, late 6th century

subjects:
Jewelry
Byzantium, late 6th century
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Pendant with Reverse Intaglio of the Anastasis, late 500s. Byzantium, late 6th century. Rock crystal, with gold mount and chain; part 1: 4.2 x 3.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/16 in.); part 2: 25.8 cm (10 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wixom, 1983.209


title: Bowl with Incised Inscription

medium: glass

country: Iraq, Abbasid Period, 9th Century

subjects:
Glass
Iraq, abbasid period, 9th century

credit_line: Bowl with Incised Inscription, 800s. Iraq, Abbasid Period, 9th Century. Glass; overall: 4.8 x 9.8 cm (1 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.21


creator: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770)

medium: color woodblock print

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

subjects:
Print
Japan, meiji period (1868–1912)
Trees

credit_line: The Heron Maiden Standing Beneath a Willow Tree, 1868–1912. After Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770). Color woodblock print; sheet: 27.7 x 20.8 cm (10 7/8 x 8 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.310


creator: Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)

date: mid 1820s

medium: color woodblock print (surimono) with gold, silver, and embossing

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards, mid 1820s. Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850). Color woodblock print (surimono) with gold, silver, and embossing; sheet: 21 x 18.4 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.324


title: Falcon on a Willow

creator: Isoda Koryūsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)

medium: color woodblock print with hand coloring; stonerubbing technique (ishizuri-e)

credit_line: Falcon on a Willow, c. 1780. Attributed to Isoda Koryūsai (Japanese, 1735–1790). Color woodblock print with hand coloring; stonerubbing technique (ishizuri-e); overall: 77.5 x 29.8 cm (30 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.363


title: Shennong (Shinnō)

creator: Shōryō (Japanese)

date: late 1400s–early 1500s

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Shennong (Shinnō) (神農図), late 1400s–early 1500s. Shōryō (Japanese). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting only: 66.5 x 56.2 cm (26 3/16 x 22 1/8 in.); including mounting: 161 x 56.2 cm (63 3/8 x 22 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1986.48


title: Male Head, possibly a Yaksha

date: 300s BCE

medium: terracotta

subjects: Northeastern india, bihar, patna, bulandibagh

credit_line: Male Head, possibly a Yaksha, 300s BCE. Northeastern India, Bihar, Patna, Bulandibagh. Terracotta; overall: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1986.72


title: Round Box

subjects: France Portraits

credit_line: Round Box, c. 1760–70. France. Tortoiseshell with red lacquer; inlays of gold, silver, and brass wire; contains a portrait miniature; diameter: 2.3 x 6.4 cm (7/8 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ruth Probala, 1988.48.a


title: Lid for a Round Box

credit_line: Lid for a Round Box, c. 1760–70. France. Tortoiseshell with red lacquer; inlays of gold, silver, and brass wire; diameter: 2.3 x 6.4 cm (7/8 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ruth Probala, 1988.48.b


title: Bowl with Bats and Floral Scrolls

medium: Canton enamel

subjects: Enamel Flowers

credit_line: Bowl with Bats and Floral Scrolls, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Canton enamel; diameter: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.); overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.320


title: Jug

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

country: Italy, Siena

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, siena

credit_line: Jug, c. 1350. Italy, Siena. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 26.9 x 10 cm (10 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Rainer Zietz, 1991.112


title: Wilson Cary Nicholas

country: America

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Wilson Cary Nicholas, c. 1805. Gilbert Stuart (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1755–1828). Oil on canvas; unframed: 72.8 x 59.8 cm (28 11/16 x 23 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Moseley, 1992.305


title: Peasant Couple Dancing

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Peasant Couple Dancing, 1514. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving; sheet: 11.8 x 7.3 cm (4 5/8 x 2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Charlotte Trenkamp in memory of Henry Trenkamp Jr., 1993.190


date: 100s BCE

medium: bronze

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

credit_line: Mirror with a Square Band, Four Nipples, and Grass Leaf Motifs, 100s BCE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze; diameter: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.285


title: Mirror with Quatrefoil and Linked Arcs

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

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

credit_line: Mirror with Quatrefoil and Linked Arcs (四葉連弧鏡), 25–220 CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); rim: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.319


date: late 100s CE

credit_line: Mirror with Deities and Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles (半圓方枚環繞式神獸鏡), late 100s CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.333


creator: Francis Frith (British, 1822–1898)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
England, 19th century

credit_line: Egypt, Sinai and Jerusalem: A Series of Twenty Photographic Views, with Descriptions by Mrs. Poole and Reginald Stuart Poole: The Pyramids of Saqqara, from the Northeast, 1858. Francis Frith (British, 1822–1898). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 38.2 x 47.7 cm (15 1/16 x 18 3/4 in.); matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Charles Isaacs in honor of Louis and Martha Isaacs, 1996.19


title: Bell with Diamond-Shaped Insignia

date: 300s–100s BCE

credit_line: Bell with Diamond-Shaped Insignia, 300s–100s BCE. China, along the southern borders, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE) to Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Bronze; overall: 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1998.77.1


title: Bell with Diamond-Shaped Insignia

credit_line: Bell with Diamond-Shaped Insignia, 300s–100s BCE. China, along the southern borders, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE) to Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Bronze; overall: 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1998.77.3


title: Bell with Diamond-Shaped Insignia

credit_line: Bell with Diamond-Shaped Insignia, 300s–100s BCE. China, along the southern borders, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE) to Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Bronze; overall: 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1998.77.4


title: Mt. Shenchang

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

medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk

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

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

credit_line: Eighteen Views of Huzhou (湖州十八景圖): Mt. Shenchang (沈長山), c. 1588. Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; sheet: 26.4 x 28.4 cm (10 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1998.78.10


title: Yutai Peak (Jade Terrace Peak)

credit_line: Eighteen Views of Huzhou (湖州十八景圖): Yutai Peak (Jade Terrace Peak) (玉臺峰), c. 1588. Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; sheet: 26.4 x 28.4 cm (10 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1998.78.6


title: Jug with Oblong Body: Sueki Ware

medium: stoneware, with impressed decoration and natural ash glaze

country: Japan, Nara period (710–94)

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, nara period (710–94)

credit_line: Jug with Oblong Body: Sueki Ware, 700s. Japan, Nara period (710–94). Stoneware, with impressed decoration and natural ash glaze; overall: 31 x 29.8 cm (12 3/16 x 11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Klaus F. Naumann in honored memory of Robert P. Bergman, 1999.121


title: Returning Peasants in a Spring Evening

creator: Tao Hong (Chinese, active c. 1610–1640)

date: early 1600s

medium: album leaf, ink and color on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Returning Peasants in a Spring Evening, early 1600s. Tao Hong (Chinese, active c. 1610–1640). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; overall: 24.5 x 26.7 cm (9 5/8 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, 1999.223


title: View from the Lawn, Dennicanniby

creator: Vernon Heath (British, 1819–1895)

medium: carbon print

credit_line: View from the Lawn, Dennicanniby, 1870s. Vernon Heath (British, 1819–1895). Carbon print; image: 58.5 x 72.5 cm (23 1/16 x 28 9/16 in.); matted: 81.3 x 96.5 cm (32 x 38 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2000.85


subjects: Eastern india, bengal, kolkata, kalighat

credit_line: Leaf from a Kalighat album: The Goddess Kali (recto); Kali Standing on Shiva (verso), c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 49.7 x 29.3 cm (19 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.110


title: Kartikeya, from a Kalighat album

credit_line: Kartikeya, from a Kalighat album, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 47.8 x 29.1 cm (18 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.); painting only: 45.8 x 28.2 cm (18 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.151


title: Rhine Maidens

creator: Waylande Gregory (American, 1905–1971)

medium: glazed earthenware

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Ceramic
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Rhine Maidens, 1930. Waylande Gregory (American, 1905–1971), Cowan Pottery Studio (America, Rocky River, Ohio, 1920–1931). Glazed earthenware; overall: 68.5 x 81.3 cm (26 15/16 x 32 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Fund, 2004.91


credit_line: Jesus Heals the Nobleman’s Son in Capernaum (folio 70 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.2 x 15.5 cm (10 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.); image: 22.4 x 11.2 cm (8 13/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.70.a


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

medium: chalk-manner etching and engraving printed in color

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Love Requests Venus to Return His Weapons to Him, 1768. Louis-Marin Bonnet (French, 1736–1793), after François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Chalk-manner etching and engraving printed in color; sheet: 30 x 39.8 cm (11 13/16 x 15 11/16 in.); platemark: 27.3 x 36.7 cm (10 3/4 x 14 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 2006.182


title: Lampas silk cushion cover

medium: lampas: silk and gilt-metal thread

country: Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Turkey, istanbul or bursa

credit_line: Lampas silk cushion cover, early 1600s. Turkey, Istanbul or Bursa. Lampas: silk and gilt-metal thread; overall: 136.8 x 66.6 cm (53 7/8 x 26 1/4 in.); mounted: 151.8 x 76.8 cm (59 3/4 x 30 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 2007.13.1


title: Head of a Young Woman

medium: red chalk on white laid paper pasted down on heavy-weight gray paper

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Head of a Young Woman, c. 1785. Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725–1805). Red chalk on white laid paper pasted down on heavy-weight gray paper; sheet: 41 x 31.5 cm (16 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.354


creator: Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808)

medium: pen and brown and gray ink, graphite, and watercolor

credit_line: A Palace with an Arched Bridge (A Roman Villa), 1760. Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808). Pen and brown and gray ink, graphite, and watercolor; sheet: 30.9 x 27.8 cm (12 3/16 x 10 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.362


creator: Hughes Taraval (French, 1729–1785)

medium: charcoal with red and white chalk and stumping

credit_line: Head of a Female Figure in Profile, Turned to the Right, c. 1763–1770?. Hughes Taraval (French, 1729–1785). Charcoal with red and white chalk and stumping ; sheet: 37.4 x 26.2 cm (14 3/4 x 10 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.363


title: A Funeral

creator: Jean-Paul Laurens (French, 1838–1921)

date: c. mid-1870s-early 1880s

medium: charcoal and brush and black and brown ink, with stumping and scratching away

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: A Funeral , c. mid-1870s-early 1880s. Jean-Paul Laurens (French, 1838–1921). Charcoal and brush and black and brown ink, with stumping and scratching away; sheet: 40.1 x 29 cm (15 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.368


creator: Charles Coypel (French, 1694–1752)

date: probably c. 1725–1726

medium: graphite, graphite wash, and red chalk

credit_line: Trissotin Reading to Philaminte, Bélise, and Armande (from act 3, scene 2 of Molière's "Les Femmes Savantes", probably c. 1725–1726. Charles Coypel (French, 1694–1752). Graphite, graphite wash, and red chalk ; sheet: 21.7 x 30.6 cm (8 9/16 x 12 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.401


title: London Types: Barmaid

creator: William Nicholson (British, 1872–1949)

medium: color lithograph with watercolor added by hand

subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: London Types: Barmaid, 1898. William Nicholson (British, 1872–1949). Color lithograph with watercolor added by hand; sheet: 32.8 x 26.5 cm (12 15/16 x 10 7/16 in.); image: 25.4 x 22.7 cm (10 x 8 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Bonebrake, 2010.625


title: Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala Series

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

credit_line: Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala Series, c. 1750–75. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Bundi or Uniara, 18th century. Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 21.4 x 13 cm (8 7/16 x 5 1/8 in.); border: 28.7 x 22.3 cm (11 5/16 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 2012.297


title: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Text (verso)

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

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Manuscript
France, pari

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Text (verso), c. 1415. Workshop of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25). Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum; leaf: 16 x 11.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2014.21.b


title: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Text (verso)

medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: Northeastern France, 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
Northeastern france, 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Text (verso), c. 1430. Northeastern France, 15th century. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 17 x 12.5 cm (6 11/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2014.23.b


country: Flanders, Ghent (?), 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
Flanders, ghent , 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation (recto), 1470s. Flanders, Ghent (?), 15th century. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 17.9 x 12.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2014.24.a


title: Mrs. and Miss Lyall, Shimla

creator: Raja Deen Dayal (Indian, 1844–1905)

medium: albumen print

country: India

subjects: Photograph India

credit_line: Mrs. and Miss Lyall, Shimla, 1887. Raja Deen Dayal (Indian, 1844–1905). Albumen print; image: 19.9 x 27 cm (7 13/16 x 10 5/8 in.); paper: 19.9 x 27 cm (7 13/16 x 10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2016.266.7


title: The Pancake Woman

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

medium: Etching

country: Netherlands

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: The Pancake Woman, 1635. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Etching; sheet: 10.1 x 8 cm (4 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Jane Glaubinger, 2016.41


title: Nude Study of an Old Man

creator: Henri Lehmann (French, 1814–1882)

date: before 1852

medium: Graphite and stumping

credit_line: Nude Study of an Old Man, before 1852. Henri Lehmann (French, 1814–1882). Graphite and stumping; sheet: 31.1 x 21 cm (12 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2018.44


title: Shawabty of Ditamenpaankh

medium: terracotta

subjects: Egypt, late period (715–332 bce), dynasty 25

credit_line: Shawabty of Ditamenpaankh, 715–656 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 25. Terracotta; overall: 5.9 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm (2 5/16 x 11/16 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.718.4


medium: Silk and silver-metal thread: lampas

country: Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)

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

credit_line: Lampas fragment with blossoms in ogival lattice, 1600s. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Silk and silver-metal thread: lampas; overall: 114.3 x 68.6 cm (45 x 27 in.); mounted: 123.8 x 77.5 cm (48 3/4 x 30 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.666


title: Embroidered towel

medium: plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread

country: Turkey

subjects: Embroidery Turkey

credit_line: Embroidered towel, 1800s. Turkey. Plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread; average: 129.5 x 55.9 cm (51 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1251


title: Embroidered head scarf

credit_line: Embroidered head scarf, 1800s. Turkey. Plain weave: linen; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt-metal strips and thread; overall: 92 x 92.5 cm (36 1/4 x 36 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1254


title: Burse (Corporal Case)

country: Italy, Genoa

subjects:
Velvet
Italy, genoa

credit_line: Burse (Corporal Case), 1600s. Italy, Genoa. Silk velvet: cut and uncut, metal thread lace; overall: 26.1 x 26.1 cm (10 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.1443.3


title: Maniple

date: 17th century

medium: cut and uncut silk velvet, metal thread lace

credit_line: Maniple, 17th century. Italy, Genoa. Cut and uncut silk velvet, metal thread lace; overall: 87.6 x 22.2 cm (34 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.1443.4


title: Turban cover

medium: plain weave: silk; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread

credit_line: Turban cover, 1700s-early 1800s. Turkey. Plain weave: silk; embroidery, double-running stitch: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread; average: 109.3 x 109.3 cm (43 1/16 x 43 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1481


title: Lace Fragment

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Lace
Italy, venice

credit_line: Lace Fragment, 1500s. Italy, Venice. Linen: needle lace (reticella) insertion; overall: 5.7 x 17.1 cm (2 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1071


title: Fragment of a furnishing textile

medium: Cotton, silk, dye

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Embroidery

credit_line: Fragment of a furnishing textile, 1700s–1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Fes, Moroccan embroiderer. Cotton, silk, dye; overall: 12.7 x 28.6 cm (5 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1920.1282


title: The Abandonment of Ariadne

creator: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)

medium: lithograph

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Ancient History: The Abandonment of Ariadne, 1842. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), Aubert. Lithograph; sheet: 34.3 x 26.7 cm (13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.); image: 23.9 x 20 cm (9 7/16 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1925.1032


title: Trust me! Take my arm...

credit_line: News of the Day: Trust me! Take my arm..., 1866. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), Destouches, Arnaud de Vresse. Lithograph; sheet: 31.2 x 25.4 cm (12 5/16 x 10 in.); image: 26 x 21.4 cm (10 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.); secondary support: 33.6 x 28 cm (13 1/4 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Philip Hofer, 1925.15


title: Jean Jacques Fayet, Bishop of Orléans

credit_line: The Representatives Represented: Jean Jacques Fayet, Bishop of Orléans, 1849. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879). Lithograph; image: 24.9 x 19 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.); sheet: 36 x 27.7 cm (14 3/16 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1926.506


title: Scabbard

medium: velvet lining with leather straps; wooden scabbard with velvet case and metallic threads

country: India, perhaps Deccan

subjects:
Arms and armor
India, perhap deccan

credit_line: Scabbard, 1700s–1800s. India, perhaps Deccan. Velvet lining with leather straps; wooden scabbard with velvet case and metallic threads; overall: 99 cm (39 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of S. D. Wright, 1930.706.b


title: Khanjar dagger

subjects:
Arms and armor
India

credit_line: Khanjar dagger, c. 1600s. India. Jade hilt with iron and gold; steel blade with iron and gold; wood sheath covered in velvet with metallic thread; overall: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of S. D. Wright, 1930.708


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: Ritual Bath of Mahavira, Folio 31 (recto), 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, 1932.119.31.a


title: Lace Lappet

medium: Linen: bobbin lace

country: Belgium, Binche(?)

subjects:
Lace
Belgium, binche

credit_line: Lace Lappet, 1730s. Belgium, Binche(?). Linen: bobbin lace; average: 12.7 x 64.8 cm (5 x 25 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown, 1933.326


title: Pair of Lace Lappets

date: early 1700s

country: Belgium, Brussels

subjects:
Lace
Belgium, brussel

credit_line: Pair of Lace Lappets, early 1700s. Belgium, Brussels. Linen: bobbin lace; average: 10.8 x 108 cm (4 1/4 x 42 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection, 1936.178


medium: Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

subjects: Painting Palms

credit_line: Prajnaparamita flanked by two bodhisattvas, folio 187 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra), Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina). Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; leaf: 5.3 x 54.3 cm (2 1/16 x 21 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.301.187.a


title: The Picnic

credit_line: The Picnic, c. 1810. Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant (French, 1759–1849), after Alexandre Moitte (French, 1750–1828). Lithograph; image: 26.3 x 18.4 cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.); sheet: 31 x 23.4 cm (12 3/16 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1940.1138


title: Wall Hanging

credit_line: Wall Hanging, 1850–1899. Uzbekistan, Bukhara or Shahr-i Sabz, 19th century. Silk, cotton; plain weave, embroidery, tambour chain stitch; average: 248.5 x 161.3 cm (97 13/16 x 63 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.602


title: Wine Cup with Monochrome Red Glaze

medium: porcelain

credit_line: Wine Cup with Monochrome Red Glaze, 1723–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35). Porcelain; diameter: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.); overall: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.978


title: Writing Casket

medium: bronze

country: Italy, Ravenna, 16th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, ravenna, 16th century

credit_line: Writing Casket, c. 1525. Workshop of Severo da Ravenna (Italian, c. 1496–c. 1543). Bronze; overall: 16 x 21.3 x 14 cm (6 5/16 x 8 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1941.63


title: Shaft Mounting

medium: bronze inlaid with gold and silver

credit_line: Shaft Mounting, 500–300 BCE. China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Bronze inlaid with gold and silver; overall: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.1169


title: Faithful Love

creator: Augustin Pajou (French, 1730–1809)

medium: marble

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 19th century

credit_line: Faithful Love, 1800s. After Augustin Pajou (French, 1730–1809). Marble; without base: 26 x 10.9 x 10 cm (10 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey, 1942.54.2


medium: opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

subjects: Iran, maragah, ilkhanid period (1256–1353)

credit_line: Folio from a Persian Manafi‘ al-Hayawan (The Benefits of Animals) of Abu Said Ubaid-Allah ibn Jibrail ibn Bakhtishu (died 1058–68) (verso), c. 1300. Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: 10.7 x 6 cm (4 3/16 x 2 3/8 in.); overall: 24.7 x 18.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.); text area: 22.5 x 16.5 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.382.b


title: Monkey Finial

medium: hammered and embossed gold alloy

credit_line: Monkey Finial, c. 800–1470. Peru, North Coast, Sicán or Chimú, 9th-15th Century. Hammered and embossed gold alloy; overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund, 1949.197


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding

country: Germany, Middle Rhine

subjects:
Germany, middle rhine
Portraits

credit_line: Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Decorated Initial, c. 1480. Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470–1500). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.465.145.a


credit_line: Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Decorated Initial, c. 1480. Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470–1500). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.465.3.a


credit_line: Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Decorated Initial, c. 1480. Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470–1500). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.465.85.b


creator: Jean Duvet (French, 1485–1561)

medium: engraving

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: The Apocalypse:  The Opening of the Seventh Seal, 1546–56. Jean Duvet (French, 1485–1561). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1953.213.14


title: Album of Textile Samples

medium: silk

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Album of Textile Samples, 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618–907) or Japan, Nara period (710–794). Silk; overall: 42.5 x 46 x 6 cm (16 3/4 x 18 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1954.70


creator: Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883)

medium: graphite

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Sketch for "The Wolf Turned Shepherd" (recto), c. 1868. Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883). Graphite; sheet: 30.1 x 22.2 cm (11 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leo Weidenthal, 1956.37.a


creator: Le Nain (French)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: Vintage Scene and Peasant Children Dancing (painting pair), 1650s. Circle of Le Nain (French). Oil on canvas; framed: 111 x 142 x 8 cm (43 11/16 x 55 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.); unframed: 92 x 121 cm (36 1/4 x 47 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Salmon P. Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle, 1958.175


title: Luster Bowl with Man Holding a Banner

medium: earthenware with luster-painted design

country: Iraq, probably Baghdad, Abbasid Period

subjects:
Ceramic
Iraq, probably baghdad, abbasid period

credit_line: Luster Bowl with Man Holding a Banner, 900s. Iraq, probably Baghdad, Abbasid Period. Earthenware with luster-painted design; diameter: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.); overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1959.331


title: Portable Triptych Icon

medium: painted wood panel within enameled brass frame

credit_line: Portable Triptych Icon, 1600s. Byzantium, Russia, Moscow?, Byzantine period, 17th century. Painted wood panel within enameled brass frame; unframed: 6.5 x 6 x 0.2 cm (2 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 1/16 in.); closed: 7.3 x 6.9 x 3.4 cm (2 7/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.); open and extended: 7 x 19.1 cm (2 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Harry F. Stratton, 1961.35


title: Fragment with Inscription

date: before 1968

credit_line: Fragment with Inscription, before 1968. Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: lampas weave on compound tabby ground; overall: 30.5 x 61 cm (12 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.231


title: Fragment with Inscription

credit_line: Fragment with Inscription, before 1968. Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: compound tabby and broken twill weave; overall: 55.2 x 64.7 cm (21 3/4 x 25 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.234


title: Peach Blossoms and Willows

creator: Okada Hankō (Japanese, 1782–1845)

medium: leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink and color on silk

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Peach Blossoms and Willows, 1842. Okada Hankō (Japanese, 1782–1845). Leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink and color on silk; sheet: 26.1 x 18.4 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.117.1.3


date: late 1700s to mid-1800s

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

credit_line: Album of Precious Works from Famous Early Modern Calligraphers and Painters (Volume 2) (近世名家書画冊　珍品帖), late 1700s to mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). One of a pair of folding albums; ink and light color on silk, or ink on paper; album, closed: 31 x 21 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.117.2


title: Silk Panel with Dragon and Cloud Motif

medium: Silk and metal thread: Jacquard weave

credit_line: Silk Panel with Dragon and Cloud Motif, c. 1700s-1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiangnan Imperial Factory. Silk and metal thread: Jacquard weave; overall: 373.4 x 71.1 cm (147 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of C. L. Burton, 1976.1087


title: People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

credit_line: People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) (狂歌やまと人物), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Set of seven woodblock-printed books; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1976.150


country: Iran, Isfahan

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran, isfahan
Landscapes

credit_line: Silk Textile with Goatherds in a Landscape, 1900s. Iran, Isfahan. Silk: lampas weave; lining: twill tapestry, double locked; overall: 101.6 x 38.1 cm (40 x 15 in.); mounted: 113.7 x 49.5 cm (44 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1978.76


title: Bust of Rossini

credit_line: Bust of Rossini, 1831. Pierre Jean David d'Angers (French, 1788–1856). Marble; with base: 68.3 x 25.4 x 31.8 cm (26 7/8 x 10 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1980.182


medium: schist

country: Northwest India or Kashmir, 9th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Northwest india or kashmir, 9th century

credit_line: Yama as Dharma, the Judge of the Deceased with His Consorts (miniature stele), 800s. Northwest India or Kashmir, 9th century. Schist; overall: 6 x 12 cm (2 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Willard G. Clark, 1982.134


date: before 1982

medium: Silk: lampas weave

subjects: Iran, style of the abbasid period (750–1258)

credit_line: Fragment with Landscape, Hunters, and Ibexes, before 1982. Iran, style of the Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 39.5 x 44.5 cm (15 9/16 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.21


title: Fragment of a Caftan

credit_line: Fragment of a Caftan, before 1982. Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 141.5 x 156.5 cm (55 11/16 x 61 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.43.a


title: Fragment of a Caftan

credit_line: Fragment of a Caftan, before 1982. Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 49.5 x 47.4 cm (19 1/2 x 18 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.43.c


medium: Silk: lampas weave, brocaded

country: Iran or Iraq

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran or iraq

credit_line: Fragments from a Garment with Inscription, 1900s. Iran or Iraq. Silk: lampas weave, brocaded; average: 26.5 x 48.7 cm (10 7/16 x 19 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. G. Kay Robertson in memory of William J. Robertson, 1986.176


title: Plaque

creator: John Bennett (American, 1840–1907)

medium: earthenware with underglaze painted decoration

country: America, New York

subjects:
Ceramic
America, new york

credit_line: Plaque, 1879. John Bennett (American, 1840–1907). Earthenware with underglaze painted decoration; diameter: 42.8 cm (16 7/8 in.); overall: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1986.30


title: Side Chair

creator: Eliphalet Chapin (American, 1741–1807)

medium: cherry

country: America, Connecticut, East Windsor, 18th century

credit_line: Side Chair, c. 1775. Eliphalet Chapin (American, 1741–1807). Cherry; overall: 96.8 x 59.1 x 51.1 cm (38 1/8 x 23 1/4 x 20 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1986.81


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Painting
Birds

credit_line: Calligraphy framed by an ornamental border with poppies and pairs of birds, from the Late Shah Jahan Album  (verso), c. 1653. Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 37.8 x 27.3 cm (14 7/8 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alton W. Whitehouse, 1987.153.b


title: Card Table

medium: mahogany with curly maple and ebony veneers, brass mounts and inlays, gilding

country: American, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
American, pennsylvania, philadelphia

credit_line: Card Table, c. 1820. American, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Mahogany with curly maple and ebony veneers, brass mounts and inlays, gilding; overall: 75 x 90.2 x 45.1 cm (29 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 17 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.52


title: Portrait of Hubert Robert

date: early 1900s

medium: terracotta

country: France, early 20th century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, early 20th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Hubert Robert, early 1900s. Copy after Augustin Pajou (French, 1730–1809). Terracotta; overall: 71 x 49 x 27.3 cm (27 15/16 x 19 5/16 x 10 3/4 in.); without base: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1987.8


credit_line: Incense Burner in Form of Archaic Lian with Peonies in Relief, 1300s. China, Zhejiang province, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Glazed porcelain with molded decoration, Longquan ware; diameter: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.); overall: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.284


title: Plum Blossom Cup

medium: porcelain with underglaze blue and wucai (five color) overglaze enamel decoration

subjects: Ceramic Flowers

credit_line: Plum Blossom Cup, 1621–27. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, "Transitional period", Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Tianqi reign (1621-1627). Porcelain with underglaze blue and wucai (five color) overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 6.7 x 12.6 cm (2 5/8 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.295


creator: Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942)

medium: ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): God of Thunder (Raijin), 1909. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942). Ink and color on paper; overall: 27.3 x 39.4 cm (10 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.85.1


title: Saint Sebastian

creator: Moderno (Italian, 1467–1528)

medium: bronze

country: Italy

subjects: Sculpture Italy

credit_line: Saint Sebastian, c. 1500. Moderno (Italian, 1467–1528). Bronze; overall: 7.5 x 5.8 cm (2 15/16 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, 1992.130


title: David Triumphant over Goliath

date: late 1400s - early 1500s

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

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

credit_line: David Triumphant over Goliath, late 1400s - early 1500s. Moderno (Italian, 1467–1528). Bronze; overall: 7 x 5.8 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, 1992.131


title: Spouted Zebu Vessel

medium: earthenware, burnished

country: Iran, Marlik

subjects:
Ceramic
Iran, marlik
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Spouted Zebu Vessel, c. 1000 BCE. Iran, Marlik. Earthenware, burnished; overall: 25.7 x 14.4 x 32.1 cm (10 1/8 x 5 11/16 x 12 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Clara Taplin Rankin, 1992.245


title: Hero and Leander

creator: Aristide Maillol (French, 1861–1944)

medium: wood engraving

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Hero and Leander, 1893–94. Aristide Maillol (French, 1861–1944). Wood engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.343


title: Three Goddesses

creator: Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607)

medium: engraving

country: Netherlands, 16th century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, 16th century

credit_line: Three Goddesses: Three Goddesses, c. 1595. Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1993.205


title: Tiger Devouring a Gavial

creator: Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796–1875)

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 19th century

credit_line: Tiger Devouring a Gavial, 1831. Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796–1875). Bronze; overall: 20.4 x 20.4 cm (8 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the family of Constance Mather Bishop, 1993.233


title: Page from a Qur'an (recto)

medium: gold, ink and colors on parchment

country: North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid

subjects:
Manuscript
North africa, aghlabid or abbasid

credit_line: Page from a Qur'an (recto), 800s. North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid. Gold, ink and colors on parchment; overall: 26.7 x 36.3 cm (10 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.); folio: 36.3 cm (14 5/16 in.); text area: 22.8 x 30 cm (9 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1993.39.1.a


title: Arab Musicians

creator: Ludovico Wolfgang Hart (British)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
England, 19th century

credit_line: Arab Musicians, 1864. Ludovico Wolfgang Hart (British). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 21.9 x 17.9 cm (8 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.236


title: TLV Mirror with Serpentine Interlaces

date: 125–1 BCE

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

credit_line: TLV Mirror with Serpentine Interlaces (蟠螭紋博局式鏡), 125–1 BCE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze; diameter: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.283


title: Mirror with Linked Arcs and Kui Dragons

date: 100s CE

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

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

credit_line: Mirror with Linked Arcs and Kui Dragons (變燮連弧鏡), 100s CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.320


title: Mirror with Two Dragons and a Tiger

date: 200s CE

country: China, Three Kingdoms (221–280 CE)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, three kingdom (221–280 ce)

credit_line: Mirror with Two Dragons and a Tiger (龍虎對峙鏡), 200s CE. China, Three Kingdoms (221–280 CE). Bronze; diameter: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.322


credit_line: Mirror with Auspicious Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles (半圓方枚環繞式瑞獸鏡), late 100s CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.324


country: China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, jin dynasty (1115-1234)

credit_line: Mirror with Wheel Spokes and Riding Boys (童子騎馬鏡), c. 1196–1234. China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Bronze; diameter: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.382


title: Dawn and Sunset

medium: albumen print from three negatives

credit_line: Dawn and Sunset, 1885. Henry Peach Robinson (British, 1830–1901). Albumen print from three negatives; image: 54.5 x 78 cm (21 7/16 x 30 11/16 in.); mounted: 61 x 85.8 cm (24 x 33 3/4 in.); matted: 76.2 x 101.6 cm (30 x 40 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1998.107


title: Woman Reading to Two Children

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

medium: lithograph

country: Spain

subjects: Print Spain

credit_line: Woman Reading to Two Children, 1824–25. Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828). Lithograph; image: 11.5 x 13 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.); platemark: 13.1 x 13.4 cm (5 3/16 x 5 1/4 in.); sheet: 16.5 x 24.6 cm (6 1/2 x 9 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.171


title: Mt. Changchao

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

medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk

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

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

credit_line: Eighteen Views of Huzhou (湖州十八景圖): Mt. Changchao (長超山), c. 1588. Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; sheet: 26.4 x 28.4 cm (10 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1998.78.16


title: Mt. Fenghuang (Mt. Phoenix)

credit_line: Eighteen Views of Huzhou (湖州十八景圖): Mt. Fenghuang (Mt. Phoenix) (鳳凰山), c. 1588. Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; sheet: 26.4 x 28.4 cm (10 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1998.78.2


title: Mt. Biyan (Green Cliff)

credit_line: Eighteen Views of Huzhou (湖州十八景圖): Mt. Biyan (Green Cliff) (壁巖山), c. 1588. Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; sheet: 26.4 x 28.4 cm (10 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1998.78.4


title: Hexi

credit_line: Eighteen Views of Huzhou (湖州十八景圖): Hexi (合溪), c. 1588. Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; sheet: 26.4 x 28.4 cm (10 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1998.78.9


creator: Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)

medium: plaster

country: France, early 20th Century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, early 20th century

credit_line: Vénus Astarté (Semitic goddess of fertility and love), c. 1900. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Plaster; overall: 14.2 x 9.5 x 1.6 cm (5 9/16 x 3 3/4 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2000.22


title: Landscape with a Man Leaning on a Bale

creator: Guercino (Italian, 1591–1666)

medium: pen and brown ink

subjects: Drawing Italy Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with a Man Leaning on a Bale, c. 1640. Guercino (Italian, 1591–1666). Pen and brown ink; sheet: 18.5 x 26.3 cm (7 5/16 x 10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2000.23


medium: Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper

subjects: Eastern india, bengal, kolkata, kalighat

credit_line: Kali Standing on Shiva (verso), from a Kalighat album, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper; secondary support: 49.7 x 29.3 cm (19 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.); painting only: 30 x 25.5 cm (11 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.110.b


credit_line: English Babu (Native Indian Clerk) Holding a Hookah, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 48 x 29.5 cm (18 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.); painting only: 45.7 x 28 cm (18 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.145


credit_line: The Marriage at Cana (folio 58 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.3 x 15.7 cm (10 3/8 x 6 3/16 in.); image: 19.5 x 11.3 cm (7 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.58.b


title: Thebes, The Colossi of Memnon

creator: Henri Béchard (French)

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Thebes, The Colossi of Memnon, 1870s. Henri Béchard (French). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 36 x 26.9 cm (14 3/16 x 10 9/16 in.); paper: 36 x 26.9 cm (14 3/16 x 10 9/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund, 2006.119


medium: ink, tempera and burnished gold on vellum

country: Italy, Perugia

credit_line: Missale: Fol. 185v: Crucifixion with borders  (full page), 1469. Bartolommeo Caporali (Italian, c. 1420–1503), assisted by Giapeco Caporali (Italian, d. 1478). Ink, tempera and burnished gold on vellum ; overall: 35 x 25 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2006.154.185.b


title: Eggs of a Stone-curlew or Plover

creator: Richard Tepe (Netherlandish, 1864–1952)

medium: silver print on printing out paper

country: Netherlands

subjects: Photograph Netherland

credit_line: Eggs of a Stone-curlew or Plover, 1900s. Richard Tepe (Netherlandish, 1864–1952). Silver print on printing out paper; image: 11.7 x 16.8 cm (4 5/8 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2007.128


medium: silk, gilt-metal thread; lampas weave

subjects: Turkey, bursa or istanbul, ottoman period

credit_line: Brocaded Silk Cushion Cover & Iranian Striped Silk Surround, early 1600s. Turkey, Bursa or Istanbul, Ottoman period. Silk, gilt-metal thread; lampas weave; overall: 141 x 68.4 cm (55 1/2 x 26 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 2007.13


title: The Moscow Tavern

country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: The Moscow Tavern, c. 1773. Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734–1781). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown and gray wash on white laid paper; sheet: 19.5 x 24.2 cm (7 11/16 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.355


medium: brush and black and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite

credit_line: Aristomenes Mourning the Death of Socrates from the Bewitchment of Meroë (from Book 1 of Apuleius, "The Golden Ass"), 1795. Antoine-Denis Chaudet (French, 1763–1810). Brush and black and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite; sheet: 27.9 x 21.3 cm (11 x 8 3/8 in.); image: 19.8 x 10.3 cm (7 13/16 x 4 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.374


title: Satan

creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804–1866)

medium: lithograph on chine collé

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Ancient and Modern Artists: Satan, c.1848–62. Paul Gavarni (French, 1804–1866). Lithograph on chine collé; sheet: 44.6 x 31.1 cm (17 9/16 x 12 1/4 in.); image: 20.3 x 18 cm (8 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Bonebrake, 2009.530


creator: Maurice Loewy (French, 1833–1907)

medium: photogravure (heliogravure)

credit_line: Photographie Lunaire: Copernic-Képler-Aristarique, 1896. Maurice Loewy (French, 1833–1907), Pierre Henri Puiseaux (French, 1855–1928). Photogravure (heliogravure); sheet: 57 x 47.7 cm (22 7/16 x 18 3/4 in.); framed: 88.6 x 77.3 x 2.6 cm (34 7/8 x 30 7/16 x 1 in.); matted: 86.4 x 76.2 cm (34 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Amy and Neil Viny, 2011.172


creator: Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645)

medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, text on verso

country: Mughal India

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india

credit_line: A Courtier, Possibly Khan Alam, Holding a Spinel and a Deccan Sword, c. 1605–1610. Attributed to Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, text on verso; page: 17.8 x 12.5 cm (7 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.323.a


title: The Pranksters (Les Espiègles)

subjects: Print France

credit_line: The Pranksters (Les Espiègles), c. 1798. Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753–1820), after Frédéric Schall (French, 1752–1825). Wash manner etching and engraving printed in blue, red, yellow, and black ; sheet: 57 x 45 cm (22 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.); to borderline: 46.4 x 37.4 cm (18 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of the museum's one-hundredth anniversary, 2015.150


date: late 1400s

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Chinese Literatus in an Autumn Landscape, late 1400s. Josui Sōen (Japanese, active c. 1489–1500). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; mounted: 111 x 56.2 cm (43 11/16 x 22 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.467


title: Sacred Name of Tenjin

creator: Sakugen Shūryō  (Japanese, 1501–1579)

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

credit_line: Sacred Name of Tenjin, 1500s. Sakugen Shūryō  (Japanese, 1501–1579). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; overall: 105.4 x 18.4 cm (41 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.508


medium: pastel

subjects: Drawing France Landscapes

credit_line: Study for "Landscape with Figure and Houses", c. 1891. Claude-Emile Schuffenecker (French, 1851–1934). Pastel; sheet: 33.5 x 50 cm (13 3/16 x 19 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma and Robert D. Milne Fund, 2016.269


title: Large Dish with Landscape

medium: porcelain with underglaze blue and molded decoration

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Large Dish with Landscape (山水文大皿), 1750s–80s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with underglaze blue and molded decoration; overall: 6.3 x 32.3 cm (2 1/2 x 12 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.196


title: Landscape in the Style of Juran

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Landscape in the Style of Juran, 1368–1644. Attributed to Liu Du (Chinese, active c. 1628-after 1653). Hanging scroll mounted as a panel; ink and slight color on silk; overall: 169.5 x 105.1 cm (66 3/4 x 41 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.621


title: Sketch

creator: Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919)

medium: graphite

country: America

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Sketch, 1912. Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919). Graphite; sheet: 39.2 x 36.9 cm (15 7/16 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. D. Cox, 1916.1077


title: Sketch

credit_line: Sketch, 1912. Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919). Graphite; sheet: 46 x 30.1 cm (18 1/8 x 11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. D. Cox, 1916.1079


title: Wedding Veil

medium: silk, cotton, embroidery

country: Tajikistan, Tajik tribe, 19th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Tajikistan, tajik tribe, 19th century

credit_line: Wedding Veil, 1800s. Tajikistan, Tajik tribe, 19th century. Silk, cotton, embroidery; average: 76.2 x 75.6 cm (30 x 29 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1235


title: Embroidered tray cover

medium: plain weave: linen; embroidery, chain stitch: silk and gilt-metal thread

country: Turkey

subjects: Embroidery Turkey

credit_line: Embroidered tray cover, 1800s. Turkey. Plain weave: linen; embroidery, chain stitch: silk and gilt-metal thread; overall: 148.5 x 157 cm (58 7/16 x 61 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1276


title: Lace Fragment

country: Italy

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Lace Fragment, 1600s. Italy. Linen: needle lace (reticella) insertion; overall: 3.2 x 22.2 cm (1 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1077


title: Darkware Vessel

medium: black ware

subjects: Peru, north coast, chimú style (900-1470)

credit_line: Darkware Vessel, late 1400s. Peru, North Coast, Chimú style (900-1470). Black ware; overall: 22.6 x 13.7 x 13.9 cm (8 7/8 x 5 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Arthur P. Ginn, 1920.258


medium: etching

credit_line: At the Fortifications, Porte de Versailles, 1898. Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849–1918). Etching; image: 11.9 x 23.4 cm (4 11/16 x 9 3/16 in.); plate: 15 x 25.9 cm (5 7/8 x 10 3/16 in.); sheet: 19 x 28.8 cm (7 1/2 x 11 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1920.635


title: The Monkey Bridge

date: early 1830s

medium: color woodblock print

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

credit_line: The Monkey Bridge (月夜猿橋), early 1830s. Katsushika Taito II (Japanese, active c. 1810–50s). Color woodblock print; 26 x 23.5 cm (10 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1921.413