title: Seated Male Holding Chief’s Baton

date: 200 BCE–300 CE

medium: ceramic, pigment

country: Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Nayarit

subjects:
Ceramic
Mesoamerica, west mexico, nayarit

credit_line: Seated Male Holding Chief’s Baton, 200 BCE–300 CE. Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Nayarit. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 23.5 x 12 cm (9 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1952.228


title: Triple Salt Cellar

creator: Mennecy Factory (French)

country: France

subjects: Ceramic France

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: Triple Salt Cellar, c. 1765. Mennecy Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 7.7 x 10.2 cm (3 1/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.279


creator: Louis Haghe (British, 1806–1885)

medium: color lithograph

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: Egypt and Nubia, Volume III, No. 26, Cairo, Looking West, 1838. Louis Haghe (British, 1806–1885), after David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864). Color lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. Byers Hays, 1953.531


title: Five Figure Studies (verso)

creator: Anonymous

medium: graphite

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Five Figure Studies (verso), 1600s. Anonymous. Graphite; sheet: 10.1 x 15.4 cm (4 x 6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Moss, 1958.300.b


medium: painting in an accordion-style album; ink, light color, and gold on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Rack of Clouds from Album of Illustrations for the Tale of Genji (源氏絵画帖 薄雲), 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Painting in an accordion-style album; ink, light color, and gold on paper; each leaf: 26.3 x 22 cm (10 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.); painting only: 17 x 20.6 cm (6 11/16 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Vera Sterne in memory of her husband, Maurice Sterne, 1961.202.g


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Mukhtar throws his wife Maimuna into the pit, but she saves herself, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fifth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 11.2 x 10.1 cm (4 7/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.174.b


credit_line: The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the forty-seventh night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-seventh Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 4.8 x 10.2 cm (1 7/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.300.b


title: Pair of Flower Pots (Pots de fleurs)

creator: Bourg-la-Reine Factory (French)

medium: soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration

country: France, Bourg-la-Reine, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, bourg-la-reine, 18th century
Flowers

credit_line: Pair of Flower Pots (Pots de fleurs), c. 1775. Bourg-la-Reine Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 11.8 x 16.5 cm (4 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1962.374


title: Carved Tooth

date: late 1800s

medium: Hippopotamus ivory and organic material

credit_line: Carved Tooth, late 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cabinda, or Republic of the Congo, probably Vili-style maker. Hippopotamus ivory and organic material; overall: 33 cm (13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Roseman, 1969.137


title: Cruet Stand (Huilier)

medium: silver and glass

subjects: Silver France

credit_line: Cruet Stand (Huilier), 1766. Robert Joseph Auguste (French, 1723–after 1795). Silver and glass; overall: 20.8 x 14.6 cm (8 3/16 x 5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.27


title: Vase

medium: Favrile glass

country: America, New York

subjects:
Glass
America, new york

credit_line: Vase, 1893. Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933), made by Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902). Favrile glass; overall: 13.7 x 10.1 cm (5 3/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mark Forest West, 1970.116


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

credit_line: Friends of Krishna, folio 163 from a Bhakti Ratnavali of Vishnu Puri, 1725–50. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 26.5 x 42.2 cm (10 7/16 x 16 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Louise G. Schroeder, 1970.510


title: Red Amida

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

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Red Amida (赤阿弥陀像), 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk; overall: 229.4 x 97.8 cm (90 5/16 x 38 1/2 in.); painting only: 127.4 x 79.3 cm (50 3/16 x 31 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1971.164


medium: gum tempera and ink on paper

country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: Text describing the pregnancy of Queen Trishala, folio 40 (recto) from a Kalpa-sutra, c. 1400. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 9.4 x 28.4 cm (3 11/16 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 1976.27.a


title: White-Robed Guanyin

date: late 1200s–early 1300s

medium: hanging scroll; ink and gold on silk

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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

credit_line: White-Robed Guanyin (白衣觀音), late 1200s–early 1300s. Copy after Jueji Yongzhong (Chinese, active around 1300), Zhongfeng Mingben (Chinese, 1263–1323). Hanging scroll; ink and gold on silk; painting: 80.7 x 25.7 cm (31 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.); overall with knobs and cord: 168.2 x 44.5 cm (66 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1978.47.2


title: Tunic Fragment with Segmentum

medium: Wool, linen, and dye

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Tunic Fragment with Segmentum, c. 500. Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Coptic-style weaver(s). Wool, linen, and dye; overall: 34 x 29.2 cm (13 3/8 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.270


title: Earring

medium: bronze

country: Cambodia, Angkorean Period (877-1431)

subjects:
Jewelry
Cambodia, angkorean period (877-1431)

credit_line: Earring, c. 1100s–1200s. Cambodia, Angkorean Period (877-1431). Bronze; overall: 8.3 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm (3 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.71


title: Seated Male Figurine

country: Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Remojadas Style

subjects:
Sculpture
Mesoamerica, veracruz, remojada style

credit_line: Seated Male Figurine, 500–900. Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Remojadas Style. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 7.4 x 5.9 x 5.4 cm (2 15/16 x 2 5/16 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun, 1995.96


title: Male Nude

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Male Nude, c. 1870–75. Guglielmo Marconi (French, 1842–after 1885). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 27.2 x 18.8 cm (10 11/16 x 7 3/8 in.); matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.357


title: Fragment of Bodhisattva Head

date: possibly 400s–600s CE

medium: sandstone

country: China, possibly Yungang ?

subjects:
Sculpture
China, possibly yungang

credit_line: Fragment of Bodhisattva Head, possibly 400s–600s CE. China, possibly Yungang ?. Sandstone; overall: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.116


title: Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan

medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

credit_line: Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan, c. 1780–90. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Kangra. Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 20.6 x 14 cm (8 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.); with borders: 21.6 x 15.2 cm (8 1/2 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.45


title: Sunshine in an Interior

medium: mezzotint

country: Denmark

subjects: Print Denmark

credit_line: Sunshine in an Interior, 1920. Peter Vilhelm Ilsted (Danish, 1861–1933). Mezzotint; sheet: 59.2 x 49.4 cm (23 5/16 x 19 7/16 in.); platemark: 40.9 x 38 cm (16 1/8 x 14 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt Endowment Fund, 2001.58


medium: woodcut

country: Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

subjects: Eastern india, bengal, kolkata, kalighat

credit_line: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot trying to prevent Sita’s abduction (recto), from a Kalighat album, c. 1890. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy (Indian, active late 1800s). Woodcut; secondary support: 49.8 x 31.4 cm (19 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.); image only: 40.6 x 26.5 cm (16 x 10 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.111.a


medium: Woodcut, hand colored with gum tempera

credit_line: Das Avataras, Ten Incarnations of Vishnu (verso), from a Kalighat album, c. 1890. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy (Indian, active late 1800s). Woodcut, hand colored with gum tempera; secondary support: 29.9 x 48.5 cm (11 3/4 x 19 1/8 in.); painting only: 28.3 x 42.7 cm (11 1/8 x 16 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.114.b


title: Brahma

credit_line: Brahma, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; painting: 45.1 x 27.7 cm (17 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.148


title: Small Dish with Yellow Monochrome Glaze

medium: enameled porcelain

credit_line: Small Dish with Yellow Monochrome Glaze, 1723–35. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35). Enameled porcelain; diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); overall: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Nicholas J. Velloney, 2003.260


medium: red chalk (seated man); black chalk (head of a dog); pen and brown ink over black chalk (seated woman)

credit_line: Sheet of Studies: Seated Man, Head of a Dog, Seated Woman, 1700s. Claude-Joseph Vernet (French, 1714–1789). Red chalk (seated man); black chalk (head of a dog); pen and brown ink over black chalk (seated woman); sheet: 12.4 x 12.7 cm (4 7/8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Nicholas J. Velloney, 2003.265


title: Royal Elephant Ramkali with a Mahout

medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Royal Elephant Ramkali with a Mahout, c. 1761. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput kingdom of Mewar, Udaipur, Court of Ari Singh (reigned 1761-73). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting: 20.6 x 21.4 cm (8 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.); overall: 24.1 x 25 cm (9 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 2005.202


country: Southern India, Deccan

subjects:
Painting
Southern india, deccan

credit_line: Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan, from a Persian translation of the Bhagavata Purana, c. 1625, 1700s. Southern India, Deccan. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 32.3 x 24.1 cm (12 11/16 x 9 1/2 in.); image: 23.5 x 18 cm (9 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Eugene and Joan Savitt in memory of Dr. and Mrs. E.K. Zaworski, her grandparents, 2006.203


title: Standing Figurine

medium: ceramic

country: Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Michoacán

subjects:
Ceramic
Mesoamerica, west mexico, michoacán

credit_line: Standing Figurine, 200 BCE–300 CE. Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Michoacán. Ceramic; overall: 11 x 6.7 cm (4 5/16 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin, 2008.20


title: Vanity Set (Nécessaire)

creator: James Barbot (British)

medium: gold, agate, interior fitted with implements, mirror

country: England, mid 18th century

credit_line: Vanity Set (Nécessaire), c. 1760. Manner of James Barbot (British). Gold, agate, interior fitted with implements, mirror; overall: 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Howard F. Stirn, 2009.57


title: Snuff Box with Clock

medium: gold-mounted agate, enamel dial, glass

country: England, London

credit_line: Snuff Box with Clock, c. 1750. England, London. Gold-mounted agate, enamel dial, glass; overall: 5.1 x 5.1 cm (2 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Howard F. Stirn, 2009.75


title: Cabinet Clock

creator: James Cox (British)

medium: gold, agate, enamel dial, glass

country: England, late 18th century

credit_line: Cabinet Clock, c.  1770–75. Attributed to James Cox (British). Gold, agate, enamel dial, glass; overall: 16.5 x 8.9 cm (6 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Howard F. Stirn, 2009.77


creator: Farukh Chela (Indian)

date: c. 1602–3; borders added c. 1700s

medium: ink with use of colors and gold on paper, mounted on an album page with borders of gold-decorated buff and blue paper (verso); calligraphy by Faqir Ali (recto)

country: India, Mughal court, made for Emperor Akbar

subjects: India, mughal court, made for emperor akbar

credit_line: Akbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian 1551–1602), c. 1602–3; borders added c. 1700s. Attributed to Farukh Chela (Indian), or Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645), or Dhanraj (Indian). Ink with use of colors and gold on paper, mounted on an album page with borders of gold-decorated buff and blue paper (verso); calligraphy by Faqir Ali (recto); page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 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, 2013.309.a


country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Kali on Shiva, from a Tantric Devi Series, c. 1810. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; sheet: 20.3 x 26 cm (8 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Nancy and Wayne Hunnicutt, 2014.650


creator: Charles Soulier (French, 1830–1900)

medium: albumen print from collodion negative

credit_line: Silenus Holding the Child Dionysus, Louvre Museum, Paris, c. 1860s. Charles Soulier (French, 1830–1900). Albumen print from collodion negative; image: 39.5 x 18.4 cm (15 9/16 x 7 1/4 in.); paper: 40.7 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.); mounted: 47.2 x 34.4 cm (18 9/16 x 13 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos, 2016.538


medium: Gum tempera on paper

country: Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa

subjects:
Painting
Central india, madhya pradesh, malwa

credit_line: Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan, from a Bhagavata Purana, 1686. Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa. Gum tempera on paper; page: 19.4 x 27.6 cm (7 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.134


creator: Chokha (Indian, active c. 1799–1824)

country: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Devgarh

credit_line: A girl worshipping the rising sun (Surya puja), c. 1810. Attributed to Chokha (Indian, active c. 1799–1824). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 23.8 x 17.1 cm (9 3/8 x 6 3/4 in.); painting: 20.3 x 13.3 cm (8 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.151


medium: gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper

credit_line: Woman Longing for Her Lover: Verati Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala, 1650–60. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota. Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper; page: 30.2 x 24.2 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.); miniature: 21 x 11.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.176


title: Rao Ram Singh I’s Elephant Gone Amok

credit_line: Rao Ram Singh I’s Elephant Gone Amok, c. 1700. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 20 x 41.6 cm (7 7/8 x 16 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.177, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund


credit_line: Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Worships Brij Nathji as the Bridegroom, c. 1830s. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota. Gum tempera and gold on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.181


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

credit_line: Rati, the Goddess of Erotic Love, Takes Aim at Krishna, from a Rasikapriya, c. 1660. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Raghogarh. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 31.8 x 26 cm (12 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.); miniature: 26 x 23.5 cm (10 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.183


medium: Gum tempera, silver, and gold on paper

credit_line: A Disconsolate Lady on a Terrace with Attendants, c. 1730. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Raghogarh. Gum tempera, silver, and gold on paper; page: 28.3 x 22.9 cm (11 1/8 x 9 in.); miniature: 23.5 x 15.2 cm (9 1/4 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.185


credit_line: Five Poses of Krishna Making Love, from a Bikaner Bhagavata Purana, c. 1600. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner. Gum tempera and gold on paper; miniature: 17.5 x 25.4 cm (6 7/8 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.187


creator: Ruknuddin (Indian, active c. 1666–97)

medium: Ink and gum tempera on paper

country: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner

credit_line: Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1669–98) Receives a Courtier, c. 1690. Ruknuddin (Indian, active c. 1666–97). Ink and gum tempera on paper; page: 25 x 18.3 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.); miniature: 20 x 14.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.191


credit_line: Shri Raga, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), 1695. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 27 x 18.4 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.); miniature: 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.193


title: Tulip Table Lamp

medium: Leaded glass, blown glass, bronze

country: America

subjects: Lamp America

credit_line: Tulip Table Lamp, c. 1900–1906. Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902), Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32). Leaded glass, blown glass, bronze; 61 cm (24 in.); diameter: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer, 2018.268


title: Buddhist Temple, Kalani

medium: Albumen print from glass plate negative

country: Sri Lanka, Kandy

subjects:
Architecture
Photograph
Sri lanka, kandy

credit_line: Buddhist Temple, Kalani, c. 1880. Scowen & Co. (British, active Ceylon, 1876–1895). Albumen print from glass plate negative; image: 21.5 x 27.7 cm (8 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.); paper: 21.5 x 27.7 cm (8 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.); mounted: 29 x 37 cm (11 7/16 x 14 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, 2018.38


title: In Front of the Mirror (recto)

creator: Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

medium: pastel

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: In Front of the Mirror (recto), c. 1891–92. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Pastel; sheet: 34.8 x 27.2 cm (13 11/16 x 10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of William Kelly Simpson, 2018.77.a


title: Dish with Carved Floral Design

subjects: South china, southern song dynasty (1127–1279)

credit_line: Dish with Carved Floral Design, 1100s–1200s. South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Porcelain with pale bluish-white (qingbai) glaze; overall: 4.5 x 18 cm (1 3/4 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.183


title: Globe Sewing Table (Globustisch)

country: Austria, Vienna

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
Austria, vienna

credit_line: Globe Sewing Table (Globustisch), c. 1800–1810. Austria, Vienna. Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood; mirrored glass; metal; overall: 90.2 x 45.5 cm (35 1/2 x 17 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.199.a


credit_line: Divided Tray for a Globe Work Table (Globustisch), c. 1810–15. Austria, Vienna. Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood; overall: 5.7 x 17.5 x 6.6 cm (2 1/4 x 6 7/8 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.199.d


credit_line: Concealed Drawer for a Globe Sewing Table (Globustisch), c. 1800–1810. Austria, Vienna. Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood; overall: 5.3 x 8.6 x 5.5 cm (2 1/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.199.g


title: Potpourri Vase with Cover

medium: blanc-de-chine porcelain; gilt bronze mount

country: France

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Potpourri Vase with Cover, c. 1860–80. France. Blanc-de-chine porcelain; gilt bronze mount; overall: 26.3 x 21.3 cm (10 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.200.1


title: Potpourri Vase

credit_line: Potpourri Vase, 1860–80. France. Blanc-de-chine porcelain; gilt bronze mount; overall: 20.2 x 21.3 cm (7 15/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.200.1.a


credit_line: Prince Shreyamsa dreams of the coming of Rishabha, from a Panchakalyanaka (Five Auspicious Events), 1670–80. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber. Gum tempera, ink, silver, and gold on paper; 26.7 x 42.5 cm (10 1/2 x 16 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Jo Hershey Selden Fund, 2021.12


title: Louvre, Façade rue de Rivoli, Paris

creator: Édouard Baldus (French, 1813–1889)

medium: albumen print

subjects: Photograph France

credit_line: Louvre, Façade rue de Rivoli, Paris, 1855. Édouard Baldus (French, 1813–1889). Albumen print; image: 28 x 21.8 cm (11 x 8 9/16 in.); paper: 39.9 x 29.9 cm (15 11/16 x 11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William and Margaret Lipscomb, 2021.214


creator: Charles Marville (French, 1813–1879)

credit_line: La Belle Jardinère: le magasin de la rue de la Cité pendant sa demolition, Paris, 1864–66. Attributed to Charles Marville (French, 1813–1879). Albumen print from collodion negative; image: 22.9 x 34.6 cm (9 x 13 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, 2021.64


credit_line: Fontaine du Jardin du Luxembourg (grotte de Marie de Médécis), c. 1850. Charles Marville (French, 1813–1879). Salted paper print, Blanquart-Évrard process; image: 20 x 15.9 cm (7 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.); paper: 53.6 x 34.7 cm (21 1/8 x 13 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, 2021.65


creator: Nadar (French, 1820–1910)

medium: uncut sheet of three matte gelatin silver carte-de-visites

subjects: Photograph France Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Ernestine Nadar, the artist's wife, wearing fur stole, c. 1880–83. Nadar (French, 1820–1910). Uncut sheet of three matte gelatin silver carte-de-visites; overall: 10.8 x 21.9 cm (4 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, 2021.67


title: Cup from Tea Cups with Dragons

creator: Seifū Yohei I (Japanese, 1801–1861)

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Cup from Tea Cups with Dragons (煎茶茶碗), 1840s–57. Seifū Yohei I (Japanese, 1801–1861). One from a set of five tea cups; porcelain with underglaze blue. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.144.1


title: Cup from Tea Cups with Dragons

credit_line: Cup from Tea Cups with Dragons (煎茶茶碗), 1840s–57. Seifū Yohei I (Japanese, 1801–1861). One from a set of five tea cups; porcelain with underglaze blue. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.144.4


title: Lid for a Box with Butterfly

medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Lid for a Box with Butterfly, 1855–57. Seifū Yohei I (Japanese, 1801–1861). Porcelain with underglaze blue. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.149.b


title: Saucer from Maple Leaf-Shaped Saucers

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

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

credit_line: Saucer from Maple Leaf-Shaped Saucers, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One of five dishes from a set of ten; porcelain with blue glaze and molded design; overall: 2.5 x 9 cm (1 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.191.1


title: Saucer from Maple Leaf-Shaped Saucers

credit_line: Saucer from Maple Leaf-Shaped Saucers, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One of five dishes from a set of ten; porcelain with blue glaze and molded design; overall: 2.5 x 9 cm (1 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.191.5


title: Portrait of Baudelaire

medium: albumen print, cabinet card

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Baudelaire, 1856–58. Nadar (French, 1820–1910). Albumen print, cabinet card; image: 14.6 x 10.8 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Nina Rosenblum and Lisa Rosenblum, 2022.350


medium: gelatin silver print

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Untitled (young boy with lace collar and toy rifle), 1880–99. Reutlinger Studios (French, active 1850s-1937). Gelatin silver print; image: 19.1 x 13.3 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Nina Rosenblum and Lisa Rosenblum, 2022.356


creator: Félix Thiollier (French, 1842–1914)

credit_line: Vue prise du Couvent des Dominicains, Chalais (Isère), France, c. 1865. Félix Thiollier (French, 1842–1914). Albumen print from collodion negative; image: 13.1 x 20 cm (5 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.); paper: 13.1 x 20 cm (5 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.); mounted: 31.7 x 49.1 cm (12 1/2 x 19 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, 2022.36


title: Peonies and Rocks

date: early 1900s

credit_line: Peonies and Rocks, early 1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392−1910) or Japanese colonial period (1910−1945). Six-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk; overall: 175.8 x 264.6 cm (69 3/16 x 104 3/16 in.); painting: 104.7 x 30.8 cm (41 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll, KM, and Roberta Carroll, M.D., 2022.60


title: Bamboos in Wind

creator: Kim Jin-woo (Korean, 1883–1950)

medium: Ten-panel folding screen; ink on paper

country: Korea, Japanese colonial period (1910−1945)

subjects: Korea, japanese colonial period (1910−1945)

credit_line: Bamboos in Wind (바람 속의 대나무), 1934. Kim Jin-woo (Korean, 1883–1950). Ten-panel folding screen; ink on paper; each panel: 128.9 x 33 cm (50 3/4 x 13 in.); each panel framed: 194.3 x 47.6 cm (76 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2022.91


title: Plate 4: Judah

medium: engraving

country: Netherlands

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: The Twelve Sons of Jacob: Plate 4: Judah, c. 1589. Jacob de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, 1565–1629), after Karel I van Mander (Netherlandish, 1548–1606). Engraving; platemark: 16 x 11 cm (6 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt Endowment Fund, 2024.145.3


title: Grasshopper on Pomegranate

credit_line: Grasshopper on Pomegranate (蚱蜢石榴), 1700–1750. Southeast China, Suzhou, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Woodblock printed in black and six other colors; print only: 29.5 x 28.3 cm (11 5/8 x 11 1/8 in.); overall: 40.5 x 49.4 cm (15 15/16 x 19 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2025.116


title: Head of Silenus

creator: Adamo Scultori (Italian, c. 1530–1585)

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Head of Silenus, c. 1547–87. Adamo Scultori (Italian, c. 1530–1585), after Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99–1546). Engraving; platemark: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Elizabeth Carroll Shearer Fund, 2025.137


title: An Art Student of Paris

creator: Martha S. Baker (American, 1871–1911)

medium: watercolor on ivorine

subjects:
Portrait miniature
America
Portraits

credit_line: An Art Student of Paris, 1899. Martha S. Baker (American, 1871–1911). Watercolor on ivorine; framed: 5.2 x 4.6 cm (2 1/16 x 1 13/16 in.); unframed: 4.9 x 4.1 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Baker, 1915.141


medium: iron

country: Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868)

subjects:
Arms and armor
Japan, possibly edo period (1615-1868)
Flowers

credit_line: Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Fence and Flower, c. 1615–1868. Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868). Iron; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Donahey, 1915.91


creator: Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)

medium: woodblock print from a pentaptych; ink and color on paper

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

credit_line: Leftmost Print from Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge, c. 1792. Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829). Woodblock print from a pentaptych; ink and color on paper; sheet: 39 x 25.6 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1153


medium: silver

country: Greek, minted at Athens (Attica)

subjects:
Coin
Greek, minted at athen (attica)

credit_line: Tetradrachm: Head of Athena (obverse); Owl (reverse), 449–407 BCE. Greek, minted at Athens (Attica). Silver; diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.992


title: Tetradrachm: Owl (reverse)

credit_line: Tetradrachm: Owl (reverse), 449–407 BCE. Greek, minted at Athens (Attica). Silver; diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.992.b


title: Saltillo Sarape

medium: Wool, cotton; tapestry weave

country: Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Mexico, coahuila state, saltillo region

credit_line: Saltillo Sarape, c. 1820–50. Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region. Wool, cotton; tapestry weave; overall: 258 x 130.8 cm (101 9/16 x 51 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1921.569


title: In an Elevator

creator: George Bellows (American, 1882–1925)

medium: lithograph

subjects: Print America

credit_line: In an Elevator, 1916. George Bellows (American, 1882–1925). Lithograph; platemark: 25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.); sheet: 32.8 x 26.9 cm (12 15/16 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1936.606


creator: Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792)

date: c. mid 1780s

medium: color woodblock print

credit_line: Seven Wise Women of the Pleasure Quarters (青楼志知賢女), c. mid 1780s. Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792). Color woodblock print; sheet: 24.8 x 36.6 cm (9 3/4 x 14 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.1022


title: Headdress Ornament

date: c. 300 BCE–200 CE

medium: hammered and embossed gold-copper alloy

country: Peru, South Coast, Paracas

subjects:
Ornament & design
Jewelry
Peru, south coast, paraca

credit_line: Headdress Ornament, c. 300 BCE–200 CE. Peru, South Coast, Paracas. Hammered and embossed gold-copper alloy; overall: 5.2 x 4.6 cm (2 1/16 x 1 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1940.510


title: Headdress Ornament

credit_line: Headdress Ornament, c. 300 BCE–200 CE. Peru, South Coast, Paracas. Hammered and embossed gold-copper alloy; overall: 5.2 x 4.6 cm (2 1/16 x 1 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1940.511


credit_line: Tetradrachm: Head of Young Herakles (obverse); Zeus (reverse), 336–323 BCE. Greek, Macedonian, minted at Amphipolis (Macedonia), reign of Alexander III [The Great]. Silver; diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Jacob Hirsch, 1941.294


credit_line: Tetradrachm: Owl, standing, r., crescent moon and olive branch above (reverse), 449–440 BCE. Greek, minted at Athens (Attica). Silver; diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Jacob Hirsch, 1941.296.b


title: Adoration of the Magi

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Adoration of the Magi, 1482. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1942.1070


title: Evening at the Window

creator: Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911)

medium: etching and drypoint

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Evening at the Window, 1884. Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911). Etching and drypoint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1944.516


title: Adam and Eve

creator: Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545)

medium: woodcut

credit_line: Adam and Eve, c. 1514. Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545). Woodcut; image: 22.2 x 15.3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 in.); sheet: 22.2 x 15.3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1953.354


title: Powder Box (Poudrier)

creator: Jean-Joseph Barrière (French)

medium: enamel on gold

credit_line: Powder Box (Poudrier), 1779–80. Jean-Joseph Barrière (French). Enamel on gold; diameter: 1.8 x 5.5 cm (11/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, 1957.403


title: Two Men Tying a Bundle (recto)

creator: Anonymous

medium: graphite and red chalk

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Two Men Tying a Bundle (recto), 1600s. Anonymous. Graphite and red chalk; sheet: 10.1 x 15.4 cm (4 x 6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Moss, 1958.300.a


medium: painting in an accordion-style album; ink, light color, and gold on paper

credit_line: Gatehouse from Album of Illustrations for the Tale of Genji (源氏絵画帖 関屋), 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Painting in an accordion-style album; ink, light color, and gold on paper; each leaf: 26.3 x 22 cm (10 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.); painting only: 17 x 20.6 cm (6 11/16 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Vera Sterne in memory of her husband, Maurice Sterne, 1961.202.f


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the forty-third night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 9.2 x 10.3 cm (3 5/8 x 4 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.276.a


title: The Mosque, Córdoba

country: England

subjects: Print England

credit_line: The Mosque, Córdoba, 1800s. England. Lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. Byers Hays, 1963.173


title: Carving

medium: ivory

credit_line: Carving, c. 1900. Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kongo, early 20th century. Ivory; overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Roseman, 1969.138


title: Still Life with Cantaloupe

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Still Life with Cantaloupe, c. 1880. William Mason Brown (American, 1828–1898). Oil on canvas; unframed: 35.5 x 46 cm (14 x 18 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1969.20


title: Carved Bracket

medium: Ivory with traces of pigment

country: South India, probably Madurai

subjects:
Ivory
South india, probably madurai

credit_line: Carved Bracket, 1600s. South India, probably Madurai. Ivory with traces of pigment; overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edgar A. Hahn, 1972.282.1


medium: gold, ink and colors on parchment

credit_line: Qur'an Manuscript Folio (recto); left side of bifolio, 800s. North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid Period, 9th century. Gold, ink and colors on parchment; overall: 26.7 x 73 cm (10 1/2 x 28 3/4 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, 1993.39.2.a


title: Studies of a Costume, Sleeve, and Hand

creator: Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702–1785)

medium: black chalk (costume) and red chalk (sleeve and hand)

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Drawing
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Studies of a Costume, Sleeve, and Hand, c. 1747. Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702–1785). Black chalk (costume) and red chalk (sleeve and hand); sheet: 24.7 x 18.4 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.); secondary support: 35 x 27.4 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Artemis Group/David Carritt, Ltd., 1996.210


title: Suite of Vases:  Plate 22

medium: etching

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Suite of Vases:  Plate 22, 1746. Jacques François Saly (French, 1717–1776). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.229.23


title: The Skeleton of the Buses

medium: relief etching and letterpress

country: Mexico, 20th century

subjects:
Print
Mexico, 20th century
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: The Skeleton of the Buses, c. 1900–10. José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852–1913). Relief etching and letterpress; sheet: 39.4 x 29.3 cm (15 1/2 x 11 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from funds of various donors to the Department of Prints and Drawings, 2000.97


title: Set of Headdress Ornaments

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Set of Headdress Ornaments, 1700s or 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads; overall: 8.1 x 5.1 cm (3 3/16 x 2 in.); average: 10.3 x 5.4 cm (4 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.); irregular: 7.2 x 5.1 cm (2 13/16 x 2 in.); part 1: 21.3 x 29.5 cm (8 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.); part 2: 10.7 x 12.4 cm (4 3/16 x 4 7/8 in.); part 3: 7.5 x 3.9 cm (2 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.); part 4: 8.9 x 8.6 cm (3 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.); part 5: 8.1 x 8.5 cm (3 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.); third section: 11.5 x 2.1 cm (4 1/2 x 13/16 in.); second section: 16 x 7.3 cm (6 5/16 x 2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven, 2001.179


title: Headdress Ornament

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

credit_line: Headdress Ornament, 1800s–1900s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads; overall: 7.2 x 5.1 cm (2 13/16 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven, 2001.179.10


title: Headdress Ornament

credit_line: Headdress Ornament, 1800s–1900s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads; overall: 10.7 x 12.4 cm (4 3/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven, 2001.179.2


title: Subterranean Jail for the Stage

creator: Abel Schlicht (German, 1754–1826)

medium: etching and aquatint

country: Germany, 18th century

subjects:
Print
Germany, 18th century

credit_line: Subterranean Jail for the Stage, 1788. Abel Schlicht (German, 1754–1826). Etching and aquatint; image: 40.9 x 56.6 cm (16 1/8 x 22 5/16 in.); platemark: 49 x 63 cm (19 5/16 x 24 13/16 in.); sheet: 54.2 x 71.2 cm (21 5/16 x 28 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2003.23


title: Wall Hanging (msimsim)

medium: Silk, dye

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Wall Hanging (msimsim), 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Tétouan, Moroccan weaver(s). Silk, dye; overall: 314.9 x 62.5 cm (124 x 24 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Art Alliance, 2003.86


medium: wood engraving

country: France

credit_line: Liberty Enlightening the World, Offered to the City of Paris by the Americans, 1885. After Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849–1918), Le Monde Illustré (French, 1857–1940, 1945–1956), Tony Beltrand (French, 1847–1904), Eugène Dété (French, 1848–1922), and Frédéric Florian (Swiss, 1858–1926). Wood engraving; sheet: 45 x 32.4 cm (17 11/16 x 12 3/4 in.); image: 26.2 x 20.2 cm (10 5/16 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt, 2007.293


date: 300 BCE–300 CE

medium: ceramic and pigment

credit_line: Standing figurine holding an animal (dog?), 300 BCE–300 CE. Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Colima or Jalisco state, possibly Tuxcacueso-Ortices municipality. Ceramic and pigment; overall: 16 x 8 cm (6 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin, 2008.21


title: Snuff Box

medium: gold, agate, pearls, enamel

country: Germany or England

credit_line: Snuff Box, c. 1790–1810. Germany or England. Gold, agate, pearls, enamel. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Howard F. Stirn, 2009.61


title: Landscape with Rider on White Horse

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with Rider on White Horse, 1846. Jean Achille Benouville (French, 1815–1891). Oil on canvas; unframed: 35.5 x 53.3 cm (14 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2010.19


creator: Louis Haghe (British, 1806–1885)

medium: color lithograph

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: Egypt and Nubia, Volume III, No. 26, Cairo, Looking West, 1848. Louis Haghe (British, 1806–1885), after David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864), F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, London. Color lithograph; sheet: 43 x 60.2 cm (16 15/16 x 23 11/16 in.); image: 34 x 52.8 cm (13 3/8 x 20 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake, 2012.164


title: Teapot

medium: silver

country: India

subjects: Silver India

credit_line: Teapot, c. 1860–90. India. Silver; overall: 14 x 21 x 13.5 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Ranajit K. Datta, 2012.450


title: Inventor of Greek Figures, Plate 10

creator: Benigno Bossi (Italian, 1727–1792)

medium: etching with stipple and engraving

subjects:
Print
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Mascarade à la Grecque: Inventor of Greek Figures, Plate 10, 1771. Benigno Bossi (Italian, 1727–1792), after Ennemond Alexandre Petitot (French, 1727-1801). Etching with stipple and engraving; image: 23.8 x 16.7 cm (9 3/8 x 6 9/16 in.); plate: 27 x 18.4 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.); sheet: 41.9 x 28.1 cm (16 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Louise S. Richards, 2014.6.11


medium: albumen print, montage carte-de-visite

subjects: Photograph France

credit_line: Untitled (French Military Heroes and Political Leaders), mid-1860s. André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, 1819–1889). Albumen print, montage carte-de-visite; image: 9.2 x 5.8 cm (3 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.); paper: 10.1 x 6.2 cm (4 x 2 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John Cook Memorial Fund, 2017.12


country: 19th century

subjects: Photograph Portraits

credit_line: Untitled (Case with portraits of a man and woman and hair ornaments), c. 1870s. 19th century. Photographs: photographs on enamel, framed in copper alloy metal frames; hair lockets: hair with pen and black and ink on cream-colored backing; case: leather  with metal push-clasp and velvet-lined interior; image: 3.5 x 3 cm (1 3/8 x 1 3/16 in.); case: 9 x 5 x 1 cm (3 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John Cook Memorial Fund, 2017.9


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

subjects: Painting Trees

credit_line: Maharana Sangram Singh II (r. 1710–34) Worshipping a Linga Under a Banyan Tree, c. 1712–15. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 24.8 x 18.1 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.); miniature: 23.2 x 16.8 cm (9 1/8 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.144


creator: Chokha (Indian, active c. 1799–1824)

medium: Gum tempera, silver and gold on paper

country: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

credit_line: Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar (r. 1778–1828) with a Consort, c. 1810. Attributed to Chokha (Indian, active c. 1799–1824). Gum tempera, silver and gold on paper; miniature: 24.8 x 15.9 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.150


medium: gum tempera on paper

subjects:
Painting
Flowers
Grasses & sedges

credit_line: Still Life: Bouquet of Flowers Emerging from the Grass, c. 1750. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bundi. Gum tempera on paper; page: 32.4 x 23.5 cm (12 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.); miniature: 29.8 x 21.6 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.161


medium: gum tempera, ink, silver, and gold on paper

credit_line: Krishna and Consort on a Palace Balcony with Musicians: Vukharo Ragaputra of Bhairav, from the “Boston Ragamala”, 1770–75. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota. Gum tempera, ink, silver, and gold on paper; page: 32.7 x 23.8 cm (12 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.); miniature: 18.8 x 12.7 cm (7 3/8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.179


medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

subjects:
Painting
Reptiles & amphibians

credit_line: Ascetic Princess with Snakes in a Wilderness: Asavari Ragini, from a Ragamala, c. 1650. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 25.8 x 18.2 cm (10 3/16 x 7 3/16 in.); miniature: 19.7 x 12.7 cm (7 3/4 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.190


title: Portrait of Rao Shiv Singh Chandrawat

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

subjects: Painting Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Rao Shiv Singh Chandrawat, c. 1720. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Rajput Kingdom of Jodhpur. Gum tempera and gold on paper; miniature: 31.8 x 22.2 cm (12 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.196


title: Cypriot Vase

medium: Favrile glass

country: America, New York

subjects:
Glass
America, new york

credit_line: Cypriot Vase, c. 1895–1900. Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902). Favrile glass. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer, 2018.272


title: Trivet

medium: Glass, mosaic, bronze

credit_line: Trivet, c. 1902–9. Attributed to Clara Wolcott Driscoll (American, 1861–1944), Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32). Glass, mosaic, bronze; overall: 1.3 x 17.8 cm (1/2 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer, 2018.278


title: Tamil Gateway (Gopura), Tamil Nadu

medium: stereoscopic albumen print from glass plate negative

country: Unknown, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
Unknown, 19th century

credit_line: Tamil Gateway (Gopura), Tamil Nadu, c. 1860. Unknown, 19th century. Stereoscopic albumen print from glass plate negative; image: 7 x 13.8 cm (2 3/4 x 5 7/16 in.); mounted: 8.3 x 17.3 cm (3 1/4 x 6 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Daniella Dangoor, 2019.71


title: Zuylen Castle Near Utrecht

creator: Roelant Roghman (Dutch, 1627–1692)

medium: black chalk on paper

country: Netherlands

subjects: Drawing Netherland

credit_line: Zuylen Castle Near Utrecht, c. 1646–47. Roelant Roghman (Dutch, 1627–1692). Black chalk on paper; image: 30.6 x 43.3 cm (12 1/16 x 17 1/16 in.); sheet: 38.2 x 50.7 cm (15 1/16 x 19 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.145.a


country: Austria, Vienna

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
Austria, vienna

credit_line: Divided Tray for a Globe Work Table (Globustisch), c. 1810–15. Austria, Vienna. Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood; overall: 5.7 x 16.5 x 14.8 cm (2 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.199.c


credit_line: Drawer for a Globe Work Table (Globustisch), c. 1810–15. Austria, Vienna. Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood; overall: 6.9 x 15.4 x 8.3 cm (2 11/16 x 6 1/16 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.199.e


credit_line: Concealed Drawer for a Globe Work Table (Globustisch), c. 1810–15. Austria, Vienna. Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood; overall: 5.3 x 8.5 x 6 cm (2 1/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.199.f


credit_line: Concealed Drawer for a Globe Work Table (Globustisch), c. 1810–15. Austria, Vienna. Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood; overall: 5.3 x 5.3 x 5.5 cm (2 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.199.i


title: Potpourri Vase

medium: blanc-de-chine porcelain; gilt bronze mount

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Potpourri Vase, 1860–1880. France. Blanc-de-chine porcelain; gilt bronze mount; overall: 20.4 x 21.2 cm (8 1/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.200.2.a


credit_line: Portrait of Maharaja Rai Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1574–1612), c. 1610. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner. Gum tempera and gold on paper; 25.4 x 38.1 cm (10 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund, 2021.11


title: Cup from Tea Cups with Dragons

creator: Seifū Yohei I (Japanese, 1801–1861)

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Cup from Tea Cups with Dragons (煎茶茶碗), 1840s–57. Seifū Yohei I (Japanese, 1801–1861). One from a set of five tea cups; porcelain with underglaze blue. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.144.3


title: Box with Butterfly

medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Box with Butterfly, 1855–57. Seifū Yohei I (Japanese, 1801–1861). Porcelain with underglaze blue. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.149.a


title: Dish from Saucers with Matching Shells

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

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

credit_line: Dish from Saucers with Matching Shells, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with molded design and green crackled glaze; overall: 3 x 12 x 8.5 cm (1 3/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.188.2


title: Dish from Saucers with Matching Shells

credit_line: Dish from Saucers with Matching Shells, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with molded design and green crackled glaze; overall: 3 x 12 x 8.5 cm (1 3/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.188.5


title: Saucer from Maple Leaf-Shaped Saucers

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

credit_line: Saucer from Maple Leaf-Shaped Saucers, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One of five dishes from a set of ten; porcelain with blue glaze and molded design; overall: 2.5 x 9 cm (1 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.191.2


medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper

country: Nepal, Kathmandu

subjects:
Painting
Nepal, kathmandu

credit_line: Krishna and Satyabhama Storm the Citadel of Naraka, folio 97 from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1775. Nepal, Kathmandu. Gum tempera and ink on paper; paper: 55.5 x 36.2 cm (21 7/8 x 14 1/4 in.); painting only: 32.2 x 51.5 cm (12 11/16 x 20 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2022.45


title: Quais de Seine en nocturne

creator: Armand Point (French, 1861–1932)

medium: pastel on gray wove paper

credit_line: Quais de Seine en nocturne, c. 1890. Armand Point (French, 1861–1932). Pastel on gray wove paper; sheet: 38 x 55 x 2.5 cm (14 15/16 x 21 5/8 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2022.95


creator: Massimo Stanzione (Italian, 1585–1656)

country: Italy

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: The Seven Archangels (recto); Studies of an Archangel and a Wind God (verso), c. 1620s. Massimo Stanzione (Italian, 1585–1656). Pen and brown ink, brown wash, traces of black chalk (recto); pen and brown ink (verso),; sheet: 9.5 x 35.8 cm (3 3/4 x 14 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2025.132


credit_line: Sita asks Rama to fetch the golden deer, from the “Shangri” Ramayana, c. 1700–1725. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 21.2 x 31.5 cm (8 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.); painting: 18.2 x 28.2 cm (7 3/16 x 11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Art - Miscellaneous Fund, 2025.7


credit_line: Hanuman spies Sita in the Ashoka Grove, from the “Shangri” Ramayana, c. 1700–25. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh. Gum tempera and ink on paper; page: 21 x 31.6 cm (8 1/4 x 12 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Art - Miscellaneous Fund, 2025.8


title: Shell Pendant

medium: gold

country: Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec style

subjects:
Jewelry
Mexico, oaxaca, mixtec style
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Shell Pendant, c. 1200–1519. Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec style. Gold; overall: 7.7 x 2.2 cm (3 1/16 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.86


title: Madonna and Child

medium: pen and brown ink

country: Italy, Verona, 15th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, verona, 15th century

credit_line: Madonna and Child, c. 1440/50. Follower of Stefano da Zevio (Italian, c. 1374-after 1438). Pen and brown ink; sheet: 10.7 x 9.2 cm (4 3/16 x 3 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1956.42


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: England, London(?), 13th century

subjects:
Manuscript
England, london , 13th century

credit_line: Miniature Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity, c. 1270. England, London(?), 13th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 9.5 x 12.2 cm (3 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1924.427


title: The Men's Bath House

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

medium: woodcut

country: Germany, late 15th

subjects:
Print
Germany, late 15th

credit_line: The Men's Bath House, c. 1496–97. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Fiftieth anniversary gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1969.271


medium: tempera, and gold on vellum

credit_line: Bifolia with Scenes from the Life of Christ, 1230–1240. Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century. Tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 30.7 x 31 cm (12 1/16 x 12 3/16 in.); framed: 48.3 x 63.5 cm (19 x 25 in.); overall: 30.7 x 45.2 cm (12 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.); matted: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1933.448.1


creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

medium: color woodblock print

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

credit_line: Fireworks at Ryōgoku, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo, 1858. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Color woodblock print; sheet: 33.7 x 22 cm (13 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.986


country: France, Paris

subjects:
Manuscript
France, pari

credit_line: Miniature Excised from the "Potocki Psalter": The Deposition, c. 1240–1250. Master of the Potocki Workshop (French, Paris). Tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 15.4 x 10 cm (6 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.); framed: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); matted: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1985.80


title: Church at Auvers

creator: Édouard Baldus (French, 1813–1889)

medium: salted paper print from waxed paper negative

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Church at Auvers, 1855. Édouard Baldus (French, 1813–1889). Salted paper print from waxed paper negative; image: 33.4 x 43.7 cm (13 1/8 x 17 3/16 in.); matted: 55.9 x 66 cm (22 x 26 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1992.120


title: Close Helmet

medium: steel with etched decorative bands and roundels

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

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

credit_line: Close Helmet, c. 1575. North Italy, Brescia (?), 16th century. Steel with etched decorative bands and roundels; overall: 29.5 x 28.5 x 23 cm (11 5/8 x 11 1/4 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1816.a


title: Topknot Pin

medium: bronze

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Topknot Pin (청동 동곳 [靑銅串]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1027


title: Miniature Jar

medium: celadon

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

credit_line: Miniature Jar (청자호 [靑磁壺]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; overall: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.461


title: A Pair of Chopsticks

credit_line: A Pair of Chopsticks (청동 젓가락 [靑銅箸]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 24.3 cm (9 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1918.529


medium: Nile silt pottery

credit_line: White Cross-Lined Bowl with Turtle and Sun, c. 4000–3400 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada I–II (3900–3300 BCE). Nile silt pottery; diameter: 18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.); diameter of mouth: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); overall: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.2008


title: Wine Pot

medium: pottery

credit_line: Wine Pot (청자 음각 국화무늬 주자 [靑磁陰刻菊花文注子]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; overall: 17.8 x 13.9 cm (7 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.633.a


title: Dish with Incised Scroll Design

country: China, Song dynasty (960-1279)

subjects:
Ceramic
China, song dynasty (960-1279)

credit_line: Dish with Incised Scroll Design (음각 당초무늬 접시 (陰刻唐草文皿)), 900s–1100s. China, Song dynasty (960-1279). Pottery with pale bluish-white glaze and incised design, Qingbai ("blue-white") ware; overall: 1.2 x 9.2 cm (1/2 x 3 5/8 in.); diameter of base: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.644


title: Prunus Vase with Incised Peony Design

credit_line: Prunus Vase with Incised Peony Design (청자 음각 모란무늬 매병 [靑磁陰刻牡丹文梅甁]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; overall: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.645


title: Woman in a Blue Dress (recto)

creator: Constantin Guys (French, 1805–1892)

medium: brush and brown and blue wash, with red and yellow wash, over graphite

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Woman in a Blue Dress (recto), 1855–60. Constantin Guys (French, 1805–1892). Brush and brown and blue wash, with red and yellow wash, over graphite; sheet: 32.1 x 22.4 cm (12 5/8 x 8 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1933.417.a


medium: Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: Italy, Siena(?)

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, siena

credit_line: Bifolio from a Gradual:  Initial (G) with Christ, the Virgin, and Apostles and Initial (O) (recto), c. 1300. Italy, Siena(?). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 55.7 x 37.9 cm (21 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.391.a


creator: Tara 1 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)

medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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

credit_line: The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Thirteenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. Tara 1 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 8.6 x 10.5 cm (3 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.102.b


subjects:
Painting
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: The merchant has the hateful skull ground and put into a box, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-third Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 10.5 x 10.2 cm (4 1/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.161.a


subjects: Architecture Painting

credit_line: The Raja’s son vows to sever his head and offer it to the image if he is united with the princess he has seen in the temple, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 12.5 x 10 cm (4 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.227.a


credit_line: The princess discovers the dead bodies, with heads severed, of her husband and his Brahman friend, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 13.4 cm (8 x 5 1/4 in.); painting only: 17.7 x 10.3 cm (6 15/16 x 4 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.229.b


creator: Gujarati (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)

credit_line: A woman asks her lover to leave her house, brandishing his sword and feigning rage in order to deceive her husband who has just arrived, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, c. 1560. Gujarati (Indian, active 1550s-1590s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20 x 14.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.); painting only: 16.7 x 10 cm (6 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.58.a


creator: Suraju (Indian)

credit_line: The prince sent back to the place of execution for the sixth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, c. 1560. Suraju (Indian). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 10.3 x 10.3 cm (4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in.); overall: 20 x 14.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.69.b


title: Floral-shaped Bowl

medium: Ceramic, glazed

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

credit_line: Floral-shaped Bowl (청자 꽃모양 잔 [靑磁花形盞]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Ceramic, glazed; overall: 7.6 cm (3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Karl Martoch, 1970.560


title: Bowl with Stamped Floral Decoration

medium: glazed ceramic

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Bowl with Stamped Floral Decoration (분청사기 인화무늬 사발 [粉靑沙器印花文碗]), 1600s–1700s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Glazed ceramic; overall: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. H. R. Cash, M.D., 1988.1056


title: Altar High Chair (Kyo-Yi)

medium: pine nut wood

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
Korea, joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

credit_line: Altar High Chair (Kyo-Yi) (영좌교의 [靈座交椅]), 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Pine nut wood; overall: 128.4 x 52 cm (50 9/16 x 20 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Roberta Carroll, M.D. in memory of Robert P. Bergman, 1999.120.3


medium: Album; ink on paper

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

credit_line: (佛道主題畫冊): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 15, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.1 x 38.3 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange), 2004.1.15


credit_line: (佛道主題畫冊): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 7, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.1 x 38.5 cm (13 7/16 x 15 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange), 2004.1.7


subjects: Manuscript Italy Flowers

credit_line: Leaf from an Antiphonary: Floral Initial (recto); Text (verso), c. 1475. Italy. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; overall: 50.7 x 35.4 cm (19 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Robert M. Gotwald by his children, Karen Gotwald, Michael Gotwald, David Gotwald, and Robbie Duncan, 2022.134


medium: etching

subjects: Astronomy Print Italy

credit_line: Suite of the Most Notable Things Seen by John Wilkins Erudite English Bishop during his Famous Voyage from the Earth to the Moon … dedicated to Sir William Hamilton ambassador to the Court of Naples: The Manner of sailing by the power of Bellows practiced on that Planet, c. 1769. Filippo Morghen (Italian, 1730–after 1807), possibly after Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel (French, 1735–1813). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the Estate of Muriel Butkin, 2023.19.5


creator: Jacob de Wit (Dutch, 1695–1754)

medium: black chalk, pen and ink, brown and gray wash, watercolor, gouache, white heightening and brown ink framing lines

country: Netherlands

subjects: Drawing Netherland

credit_line: Jupiter (in the guise of Diana) and Callisto, 1733. Jacob de Wit (Dutch, 1695–1754). Black chalk, pen and ink, brown and gray wash, watercolor, gouache, white heightening and brown ink framing lines; sheet: 48.6 x 34.9 cm (19 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.); matted: 54.8 x 40.3 cm (21 9/16 x 15 7/8 in.); platemark: 44.8 x 30.8 cm (17 5/8 x 12 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2023.45


medium: red and dark brown velvet, embroidered; fringe

country: Spain

subjects: Velvet Spain

credit_line: Banner with a Quartered Royal Arms of Spain and the Madonna and Child, 1500s. Spain. Red and dark brown velvet, embroidered; fringe; overall: 109.2 x 138.4 cm (43 x 54 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1885


title: Seated Guanyin

medium: gilt bronze

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Seated Guanyin (觀音坐像), c. 1450. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Gilt bronze; overall: 22.1 x 16.7 cm (8 11/16 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Worcester R. Warner Collection, 1916.19


title: Ring

medium: bronze gilt

credit_line: Ring (금동 반지 [金銅斑指]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze gilt; outer diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1042


title: Bowl

credit_line: Bowl (백자 획화무늬 사발 [白磁劃花文碗]), 1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter of mouth: 16.1 cm (6 5/16 in.); overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.457


title: Standing Buddha

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

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

credit_line: Standing Buddha (청동 여래입상 [靑銅如來立像]), 676–935. Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935). Bronze; overall: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Worcester R. Warner Collection, 1918.500


title: Embroidered Fan for Wedding Ceremony

credit_line: Embroidered Fan for Wedding Ceremony (진주선 [眞珠扇]), 1850–1918. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Circular fan; copper alloy, silk, metal thread, and paper; diameter: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Director's Contingent Fund, 1918.559


title: Pair of Stirrups

medium: brass

country: England (?), 17th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
England , 17th century

credit_line: Pair of Stirrups, 1600s. England (?), 17th century. Brass; overall: 17.2 x 12.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1919.49


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

credit_line: Melon-shaped Ewer with Incised Peony Design (청자 음각 모란무늬 참외모양 주자 [靑磁陰刻牧丹文瓜形注子]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; vessel only: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.618


credit_line: Melon-shaped Ewer with Incised Peony Design (청자 음각 모란무늬 참외모양 주자 [靑磁陰刻牧丹文瓜形注子]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; vessel only: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.618.a


medium: plaster with acrylic paint

credit_line: Melon-shaped Ewer with Incised Peony Design (lid) (청자 음각 모란무늬 참외모양 주자 [靑磁陰刻牧丹文瓜形注子]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Plaster with acrylic paint; overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.); lid: 2.5 x 4.5 cm (1 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.618.b


title: Crackle-glazed Bowl

credit_line: Crackle-glazed Bowl (빙열무늬 청자 접시 [氷裂文靑磁皿]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter of base: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.); overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.626


credit_line: Wine Pot with Incised Chrysanthemum Design (청자 음각 국화무늬 주자 [靑磁陰刻菊花文注子]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.633


title: Wine Pot (lid)

credit_line: Wine Pot (lid), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; lid: 6 x 3.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.633.b


title: Oil Bottle

medium: celadon ware

credit_line: Oil Bottle (청자 유병 [靑磁油甁]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware; outer diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); overall: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1928.153


title: Figurative harp (domu or kundi)

subjects:
Botany
Musical instrument

credit_line: Figurative harp (domu or kundi), by 1928. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu-style maker. Wood, rawhide, plant fiber, metal, and glass bead; handle: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.); drum: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House, 1929.344


country: Italy, 1800s

subjects:
Lace
Italy, 1800
Birds

credit_line: Cloth with Border of Crowned Double-Headed Eagles with Various Emblems, Birds, and Other Animals, 1800s. Italy, 1800s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), bobbin lace insert and edging, and crochet insert; overall: 62.4 x 132.3 cm (24 9/16 x 52 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown, 1933.315


subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, siena

credit_line: Bifolio from a Gradual:  Music and Text (verso), c. 1300. Italy, Siena(?). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 55.7 x 37.9 cm (21 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.391.b


credit_line: The infant son of the king of Isfahan responds to music, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirteenth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20 x 14.1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 9/16 in.); painting only: 12.4 x 10.1 cm (4 7/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.105.a


credit_line: The three suitors again begin to quarrel among themselves for the hand of the devotee’s daughter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twentieth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 7.8 x 10 cm (3 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.147.a


credit_line: The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-second night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 6.5 x 10.2 cm (2 9/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.208.a


credit_line: The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-third night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 6.8 x 10.1 cm (2 11/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.217.b


credit_line: The three young men present themselves as suitors for the hand of Zuhra, the daughter of the merchant of Kabul, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 16 x 10 cm (6 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.225.a


credit_line: The prince being taken away for execution on the false complaint of the handmaiden, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 5.7 x 10.1 cm (2 1/4 x 4 in.); overall: 20 x 13.9 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.56.b


credit_line: The handmaiden again appeals for justice and the prince is led to the place of execution for the third time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, c. 1560. Gujarati (Indian, active 1550s-1590s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 12.1 x 9.9 cm (4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.); overall: 20 x 13.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.61.b


creator: Tara 2 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)

credit_line: The handmaiden appeals for justice and the prince is taken to the execution site for the fourth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, c. 1560. Tara 2 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 16.6 x 10 cm (6 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.); overall: 20 x 14.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.63.b


subjects: Painting Fruits Trees

credit_line: The king plucks fruit from the Tree of Life with his own hands and feeds it to a lady, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night, c. 1560. Suraju (Indian). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 7.7 x 10.1 cm (3 1/16 x 4 in.); overall: 20 x 13.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.79.a


creator: Lalu (Indian, active mid-1500s)

credit_line: The vizier’s son receives the magic wooden parrot from the wife of the merchant, who is drunk, and has a replica made by a carpenter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night, c. 1560. Lalu (Indian, active mid-1500s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 9.8 x 10.2 cm (3 7/8 x 4 in.); overall: 20.1 x 13.2 cm (7 15/16 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.81.b


credit_line: The magic parrot of the merchant talks to the vizier’s son, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night, c. 1560. Lalu (Indian, active mid-1500s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 7.3 x 10.2 cm (2 7/8 x 4 in.); overall: 20 x 13.2 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.84.b


title: Jar with Horn-Shaped Handles

date: 100s CE

medium: earthenware with impressed surface designs

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

credit_line: Jar with Horn-Shaped Handles (소뿔형 손잡이 있는 토기 호 兩耳附土器壺]), 100s CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Earthenware with impressed surface designs; overall: 25.9 cm (10 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1997.186


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

medium: watercolor and gouache heightened with white gouache on paper

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet, Governor-General of India, 1787. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Watercolor and gouache heightened with white gouache on paper; image: 8.8 x 7.6 cm (3 7/16 x 3 in.); sheet: 9.1 x 7.9 cm (3 9/16 x 3 1/8 in.); secondary support: 18.1 x 16 cm (7 1/8 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.80


title: Buddhist Sutra Container

medium: gilt silver with incised Buddhist designs

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

credit_line: Buddhist Sutra Container (은제불경상자 [銀製佛經匣]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Gilt silver with incised Buddhist designs; overall: 9.5 x 6 x 2.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mitsuru Tajima, 1998.122


subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
Korea, joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

credit_line: Folding Table (Che-Sang) for Memorial Service (제사상 [祭床]), 1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Pine nut wood; overall: 97.5 x 116 x 82.5 cm (38 3/8 x 45 11/16 x 32 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Roberta Carroll, M.D. in memory of Robert P. Bergman, 1999.120.2


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

credit_line: (佛道主題畫冊): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 12, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.2 x 38.4 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange), 2004.1.12


credit_line: (佛道主題畫冊): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 16, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.3 x 38.4 cm (13 1/2 x 15 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange), 2004.1.16


credit_line: (佛道主題畫冊): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 20, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.2 x 38.4 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange), 2004.1.20


title: Winter Trees Reflected in a Pond

medium: salted paper print from calotype negative

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
England, 19th century
Trees

credit_line: Winter Trees Reflected in a Pond, 1841–42. William Henry Fox Talbot (British, 1800–1877). Salted paper print from calotype negative; image: 16.4 x 19.1 cm (6 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.); paper: 19.8 x 24.8 cm (7 13/16 x 9 3/4 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2006.4


medium: Albumen print from glass plate negative

credit_line: Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine: Figure 54: Abaissement volontaire de la mâchoire inférieure: mouvement inexpressif, c. 1856, printed 1862. Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne (de Boulogne) (French, 1806–1875), Adrien Tournachon (French, 1825–1903). Albumen print from glass plate negative; image: 16.4 x 12.2 cm (6 7/16 x 4 13/16 in.); paper: 22.7 x 17.3 cm (8 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); mounted: 41.1 x 27.4 cm (16 3/16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2018.11


creator: Johan Thopas (Dutch, 1630–1700)

medium: lead point with accents in black ink on vellum

subjects: Drawing Netherland Portraits Roses

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman near a Fountain, a Rose in Her Hand, 1680–85. Johan Thopas (Dutch, 1630–1700). Lead point with accents in black ink on vellum; support: 33.2 x 25.7 cm (13 1/16 x 10 1/8 in.); image: 22 x 18.9 cm (8 11/16 x 7 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2019.13


title: Dune Scene with Peasant Figures

medium: pen and brown ink over graphite on antique laid paper; lined with tissue paper

subjects: Drawing Netherland

credit_line: Dune Scene with Peasant Figures, mid-1650s. Willem van de Velde (Dutch, c. 1611–1693). Pen and brown ink over graphite on antique laid paper; lined with tissue paper; support: 28.9 x 58.7 cm (11 3/8 x 23 1/8 in.); matted: 36.2 x 60.5 x 0.5 cm (14 1/4 x 23 13/16 x 3/16 in.); image: 17.5 x 49.5 cm (6 7/8 x 19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2019.15


title: View near Orleans

creator: Isaac de Moucheron (Dutch, 1667–1744)

credit_line: View near Orleans, c. 1695–97. Isaac de Moucheron (Dutch, 1667–1744). Pen and brown ink, grey, brown, pink-brown, and pale grey mixed with white washes, with traces of graphite underdrawing on laid paper; framing lines in pen and brown ink; support: 35.2 x 42.5 cm (13 7/8 x 16 3/4 in.); matted: 38.4 x 46.8 x 0.5 cm (15 1/8 x 18 7/16 x 3/16 in.); image: 22.8 x 29.4 cm (9 x 11 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2019.17


creator: Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99–1546)

medium: Pen and brown ink, red and black chalk

country: Italy

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Design for a Frieze with a Putto and Acanthus Leaves, c. 1520. Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99–1546). Pen and brown ink, red and black chalk; sheet: 32.6 x 16.2 cm (12 13/16 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund, 2020.70


title: The Sacrifice of Polyxena

creator: Gerard de Lairesse (Flemish, 1641–1711)

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: The Sacrifice of Polyxena, 1667. Gerard de Lairesse (Flemish, 1641–1711). Etching; platemark: 30.5 x 38.7 cm (12 x 15 1/4 in.); sheet: 33.1 x 41.4 cm (13 1/16 x 16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund, 2021.169


title: Princess Maleine (The Little Madonna)

creator: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

medium: etching and drypoint on wove paper

credit_line: Princess Maleine (The Little Madonna), 1892. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916). Etching and drypoint on wove paper; plate: 8.6 x 6.3 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.); image: 12 x 6.7 cm (4 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.); sheet: 23.1 x 19.8 cm (9 1/8 x 7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2021.172


medium: Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

subjects: Manuscript Italy Flowers

credit_line: Leaf from an Antiphonary: Floral Initial (recto), c. 1475. Italy. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; overall: 50.7 x 35.4 cm (19 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Robert M. Gotwald by his children, Karen Gotwald, Michael Gotwald, David Gotwald, and Robbie Duncan, 2022.134.a


title: Leaf from an Antiphonary: Text (verso)

subjects: Manuscript Italy

credit_line: Leaf from an Antiphonary: Text (verso), c. 1475. Italy. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; overall: 50.7 x 35.4 cm (19 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Robert M. Gotwald by his children, Karen Gotwald, Michael Gotwald, David Gotwald, and Robbie Duncan, 2022.134.b


medium: oil on canvas

credit_line: A Scientist Seated at a Desk by Candlelight, 1755. Anna Dorothea Therbusch (German, 1721/22–1782). Oil on canvas; canvas: 100 x 81 cm (39 3/8 x 31 7/8 in.); framed: 121.9 x 103.5 cm (48 x 40 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2023.1


date: about 1769

medium: Suite of 10 etchings

subjects: Portfolio Italy

credit_line: Suite of the most notable things seen by John Wilkins erudite English Bishop during his famous voyage from the Earth to the Moon … dedicated to Sir William Hamilton ambassador to the Court of Naples, about 1769. Filippo Morghen (Italian, 1730–after 1807), possibly after Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel (French, 1735–1813). Suite of 10 etchings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the Estate of Muriel Butkin, 2023.19


medium: etching

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Suite of the Most Notable Things Seen by John Wilkins Erudite English Bishop during His Famous Voyage from the Earth to the Moon … dedicated to Sir William Hamilton ambassador to the Court of Naples: A House on Water, and a New Way to Summon Geese by the Beat of a Drum, about 1769. Filippo Morghen (Italian, 1730–after 1807), possibly after Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel (French, 1735–1813). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the Estate of Muriel Butkin, 2023.19.10


credit_line: Suite of the Most Notable Things Seen by John Wilkins Erudite English Bishop during His Famous Voyage from the Earth to the Moon … dedicated to Sir William Hamilton ambassador to the Court of Naples: The Carriages used on the Moon and which move by sails, c. 1769. Filippo Morghen (Italian, 1730–after 1807), possibly after Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel (French, 1735–1813). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the Estate of Muriel Butkin, 2023.19.4


title: A Pumpkin Used as a Fishing Boat

credit_line: Suite of the Most Notable Things Seen by John Wilkins Erudite English Bishop during His Famous Voyage from the Earth to the Moon … dedicated to Sir William Hamilton ambassador to the Court of Naples: A Pumpkin Used as a Fishing Boat, about 1769. Filippo Morghen (Italian, 1730–after 1807), possibly after Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel (French, 1735–1813). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the Estate of Muriel Butkin, 2023.19.7


subjects: Print Italy Birds

credit_line: Suite of the Most Notable Things Seen by John Wilkins Erudite English Bishop during His Famous Voyage from the Earth to the Moon … dedicated to Sir William Hamilton ambassador to the Court of Naples (Raccolta delle cose più notabili vedute da Giovanni Wilkins erudito Vescovo Inglese nel suo famoso viaggio dalla Terra alla Luna, con i disegni di animali, e machine a noi incognite e dal medesimo descritte nella sua celebre  Istoria...Dedicata A.S.E. il Signor Guglielmo Amilton Inviato di  S.M.B.ca alla Corte di Napoli): A Boat That Has for Sails the Wings of a Huge Bird, about 1769. Filippo Morghen (Italian, 1730–after 1807), possibly after Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel (French, 1735–1813). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds from the Estate of Muriel Butkin, 2023.19.9


title: Standing Ksitigarbha

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

credit_line: Standing Ksitigarbha (지장보살), 1300–1350. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk; painting: 102.6 x 43.2 cm (40 3/8 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2025.141


date: late 1400s–early 1500s

subjects:
Lacquer
Korea, joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Foliate-Shaped Tray with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, late 1400s–early 1500s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Inlaid abalone shells on black lacquer ground, applied with red lacquer on the interior; width: 44.1 cm (17 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Art - Miscellaneous Fund, 2026.3


medium: samite: silk

country: probably Byzantium

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Probably byzantium

credit_line: Samite fragments with double-headed eagles, from the tomb of Saint Bernard Calvo, 1200–1243. Probably Byzantium. Samite: silk; overall: 118 x 165 cm (46 7/16 x 64 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.92


country: Spain, Almeria

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Spain, almeria

credit_line: Lampas with griffins in roundels, from the Reliquary of Saint Librada in Siguenza Cathedral, 1100–50. Spain, Almeria. Silk and gold thread: lampas and plain-weave variant; overall: 52.7 x 63.5 cm (20 3/4 x 25 in.); mounted: 61 x 71.1 cm (24 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.152


title: Tomb Cover

medium: compound tabby; silk

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Tomb Cover, 1640–1950 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Iraq or Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Compound tabby; silk; overall: 210.2 x 102.5 cm (82 3/4 x 40 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1954.780


title: Incense Burner

date: late 1300s

medium: black lacquer on wood with decoration in maki-e; metal rims; bronze lid

country: Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

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

credit_line: Incense Burner, late 1300s. Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92). Black lacquer on wood with decoration in maki-e; metal rims; bronze lid; overall: 7.7 x 10.8 cm (3 1/16 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1960.195.a


title: Incense Burner (lid)

medium: bronze with metal rim

credit_line: Incense Burner (lid), late 1300s. Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92). Bronze with metal rim; overall: 7.7 x 10.8 cm (3 1/16 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1960.195.b


medium: gold lacquer on wood

country: Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

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

credit_line: Fragment Mounted as a Box Cover with a Scene from Amida's Paradise (阿弥陀仏浄土蒔絵手箱), 1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Gold lacquer on wood; overall: 2.6 x 7.8 cm (1 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1961.91


title: Double-Sided Votive Relief

medium: limestone

credit_line: Double-Sided Votive Relief, 305–30 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Limestone; overall: 8.3 x 6.5 x 1.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.666.a


title: Tab

medium: iron with silver overlay

country: Frankish, Migration period

subjects:
Jewelry
Frankish, migration period

credit_line: Tab, 600s. Frankish, Migration period. Iron with silver overlay; overall: 9.1 x 5.8 cm (3 9/16 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1919.1009.b


title: Mask

medium: ceramic, slip

subjects: Central mexico, teotihuacán, classic period

credit_line: Mask, 1–550 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic period. Ceramic, slip; overall: 11 x 18.1 x 5.7 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward B. Greene, 1921.1701


title: Canteen

credit_line: Canteen, 1870. Native North America, Southwest, Arizona, Pueblo, Hopi. Ceramic, slip; overall: 20 x 24.5 cm (7 7/8 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Smithsonian Institution, 1923.1078


title: Ornamental Plaque

medium: champlevé enamel, glass paste stones, and gilding on copper

country: Italy, Tuscany

subjects:
Ornament & design
Enamel
Italy, tuscany

credit_line: Ornamental Plaque, c. 1380–1400. Italy, Tuscany. Champlevé enamel, glass paste stones, and gilding on copper; overall: 11.2 x 7.7 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1923.916.3


title: Saint John the Evangelist

medium: ivory with traces of paint and gilding

country: Germany or Moravia, 14th century

subjects:
Ivory
Germany or moravia, 14th century

credit_line: Saint John the Evangelist, c. 1325–1330. Germany or Moravia, 14th century. Ivory with traces of paint and gilding; overall: 15.8 x 3.2 cm (6 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of M. & R. Stora, 1930.660


title: Ecce Homo (Behold the Man)

creator: Antonio Abondio (Italian, 1538–1591)

medium: lead

country: Italy, Milan

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, milan

credit_line: Ecce Homo (Behold the Man), c. 1600. Workshop or follower of Antonio Abondio (Italian, 1538–1591). Lead; overall: 8.3 x 6.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. George A. Martin, 1936.23


title: Caster

creator: Andrew Tyler (American, 1692–1741)

medium: silver

country: America, Massachusetts, Boston

subjects:
Silver
America, massachusetts, boston

credit_line: Caster, 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.a


title: Caster (lid)

credit_line: Caster (lid), c. 1720. Andrew Tyler (American, 1692–1741). Silver. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.273.b


title: Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint

medium: bronze

country: Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period

subjects:
Metalwork
Byzantium, syria , byzantine period

credit_line: Door Plaque with the Head of a Saint, 500s. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period. Bronze; overall: 18.5 x 17.2 x 1.6 cm (7 5/16 x 6 3/4 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mallon, 1941.57


title: Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine

medium: gilded copper; champlevé and cloisonné enamel

credit_line: Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine, c. 1170. Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper; champlevé and cloisonné enamel; overall: 2.7 x 3.7 cm (1 1/16 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.274


title: Necklace Figurine Bead

medium: cast gold

country: Colombia

subjects: Jewelry Colombia

credit_line: Necklace Figurine Bead, 1–700 CE. Colombia. Cast gold; overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1954.794.b


title: Necklace Figurine Bead

credit_line: Necklace Figurine Bead, 1–700 CE. Colombia. Cast gold; overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1954.794.f


title: Necklace Figurine Bead

credit_line: Necklace Figurine Bead, 1–700 CE. Colombia. Cast gold; overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1954.794.g


title: Necklace Figurine Bead

credit_line: Necklace Figurine Bead, 1–700 CE. Colombia. Cast gold; overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1954.794.i


title: Necklace Figurine Bead

credit_line: Necklace Figurine Bead, 1–700 CE. Colombia. Cast gold; overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1954.794.k


title: Necklace Figurine Bead

credit_line: Necklace Figurine Bead, 1–700 CE. Colombia. Cast gold; overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1954.794.l


title: Brooch (Element of Garment Clasp)

medium: gold, gilt silver and pearls

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Jewelry
France, pari

credit_line: Brooch (Element of Garment Clasp), c. 1400. France, Paris. Gold, gilt silver and pearls; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James J. Rorimer, 1961.403


title: Brooch (Element of Garment Clasp)

credit_line: Brooch (Element of Garment Clasp), c. 1400. France, Paris. Gold, gilt silver and pearls; diameter: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James J. Rorimer, 1961.404


title: Jar (Amphora) with Dragon Handles

medium: glazed stoneware with modeled and applied decoration

credit_line: Jar (Amphora) with Dragon Handles, 600s. China, Sui dynasty (581-618) to early Tang dynasty (618-907). Glazed stoneware with modeled and applied decoration; diameter: 20.3 cm (8 in.); overall: 41.6 cm (16 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King, 1962.152


title: Ink Pot

medium: leather

country: Northern Italy, 15th century

subjects:
Leather
Northern italy, 15th century

credit_line: Ink Pot, c. 1425–1450. Northern Italy, 15th century. Leather; overall: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 1967.140


medium: gold

subjects: Byzantium, constantinople, byzantine period

credit_line: Solidus of Theodosius II and Valentinian III , 408–425 CE. Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period. Gold; diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken, 1968.54


title: Engaged Capital with Windblown Acanthus

credit_line: Engaged Capital with Windblown Acanthus, 400s. Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, 5th century. Limestone; overall: 51.1 x 76.9 x 75 cm (20 1/8 x 30 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.111