title: Chair or Bed Leg with the God Bes

medium: tamarisk

credit_line: Chair or Bed Leg with the God Bes, 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Tamarisk; overall: 44.7 x 5.9 cm (17 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Guerdon S. Holden Memorial Fund, 1982.42


title: Face from a Cosmetic Spoon

medium: ivory

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: Face from a Cosmetic Spoon, 1391–1353 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE). Ivory; overall: 4 x 2.3 cm (1 9/16 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1988.7


title: Mit Rahina Ware Vessel

medium: polychrome faience

subjects:
Vessel
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Mit Rahina Ware Vessel, 200–100 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Polychrome faience; diameter: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); overall: 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1989.31


title: Plaque with a Male Head

date: 100s CE

medium: gray schist

country: Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period

subjects:
Sculpture
Pakistan, gandhara, kushan period

credit_line: Plaque with a Male Head, 100s CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period. Gray schist; overall: 7 x 7 cm (2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.346


title: Ballgame Palma

medium: stone, pigment traces

credit_line: Ballgame Palma, c. 900–1100. Mexico, Gulf Coast, Classic Veracruz style (600-1100). Stone, pigment traces; overall: 42.7 x 8.3 x 19.6 cm (16 13/16 x 3 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.249


title: Ceremonial Axe (Fu)

medium: jade (nephrite)

subjects: China, erlitou culture (c. 1900–1500 bce)

credit_line: Ceremonial Axe (Fu) (斧), c. 1900–1500 BCE. China, Erlitou culture (c. 1900–1500 BCE). Jade (nephrite); overall: 10.5 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of J. E. Eskenazi (Limited), London, 1991.115


title: Chariot Canopy Shaft

date: 202 BCE–9 CE

medium: bronze inlaid with silver

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

credit_line: Chariot Canopy Shaft, 202 BCE–9 CE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze inlaid with silver; overall: 42.4 cm (16 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.233


title: Hunchback Seated on a Stool

medium: earthenware with colored slips

country: Central Panama, Conte Style, c. 600-800

subjects:
Ceramic
Central panama, conte style, c. 600-800

credit_line: Hunchback Seated on a Stool, c. 600–800. Central Panama, Conte Style, c. 600-800. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 25 x 19 x 25.1 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/2 x 9 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.115


medium: ceramic and slip

credit_line: Container with Deity Head and Winged Attendants, 600–1000 (Thermoluminescence date, 730–1190). Central Andes, central coast, coastal Wari style. Ceramic and slip; overall: 16.6 x 16.9 x 21.8 cm (6 9/16 x 6 5/8 x 8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1999.2


title: Storm Clouds

medium: oil on canvas

country: America

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Storm Clouds, 1880. John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853–1902). Oil on canvas; unframed: 32 x 52.3 cm (12 5/8 x 20 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection, 1935.217


title: The Devil and Tom Walker

creator: John Quidor (American, 1801–1881)

credit_line: The Devil and Tom Walker, 1856. John Quidor (American, 1801–1881). Oil on canvas; framed: 84 x 104 x 8.5 cm (33 1/16 x 40 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.); unframed: 68.8 x 86.6 cm (27 1/16 x 34 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1967.18


medium: opaque watercolor and gold on paper

subjects: Iran, shiraz, timurid period (1370-1501)

credit_line: Shamsa (recto) from right folio from a double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c. 1444. Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501). Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; image: 27.7 x 10.3 cm (10 7/8 x 4 1/16 in.); overall: 32.5 x 22.1 cm (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.169.a


title: An Effect of the Sun, Normandy

creator: Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: An Effect of the Sun, Normandy, c. 1856. Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 32 x 41.8 cm (12 5/8 x 16 7/16 in.); matted: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1987.54


creator: Gong Xian (Chinese, 1599–1689)

medium: hanging scroll, ink with white pigment on silk

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Landscape in the Style of Dong Yuan and Juran (仿董巨山水圖), c. 1650. Gong Xian (Chinese, 1599–1689). Hanging scroll, ink with white pigment on silk; image: 216.6 x 57.3 cm (85 1/4 x 22 9/16 in.); overall: 285.8 x 75.5 cm (112 1/2 x 29 3/4 in.); with knobs: 258.8 x 90.1 cm (101 7/8 x 35 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1969.123


title: Pellet Crossbow for a Child

medium: wood, bone inlay, steel

country: Germany, early 17th Century

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

credit_line: Pellet Crossbow for a Child, c. 1600–1650. Germany, early 17th Century. Wood, bone inlay, steel; overall: 44.3 cm (17 7/16 in.); bow: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.); butt: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1928.671


title: Male Figurine

medium: hammered gold

credit_line: Male Figurine, 1400–1532. Peru, Lambayeque Valley, Inka style (1400-1532). Hammered gold; overall: 6.4 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 7/8 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.31


title: Vessel with Abstract Heads

date: 100 BCE–700 CE

country: Peru, South Coast, Nasca

subjects:
Ceramic
Peru, south coast, nasca
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Vessel with Abstract Heads, 100 BCE–700 CE. Peru, South Coast, Nasca. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 10.4 x 14 cm (4 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund, 1946.279


title: Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant

medium: agate

country: Panama, Initial style

subjects:
Sculpture
Panama, initial style

credit_line: Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, 100–800 CE. Panama, Initial style. Agate; overall: 5.2 x 3.1 cm (2 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1948.15


title: Marriage of Adam and Eve

creator: Jean Duvet (French, 1485–1561)

medium: engraving

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Marriage of Adam and Eve, 1555. Jean Duvet (French, 1485–1561). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1953.213.4


title: The Large Horse

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

country: Germany, early 16th Century

subjects:
Print
Germany, early 16th century

credit_line: The Large Horse, 1505. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving; sheet: 16.6 x 11.9 cm (6 9/16 x 4 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1958.113


title: Head of Beethoven

medium: bronze

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 19th century

credit_line: Head of Beethoven, 1891. Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861–1929). Bronze; overall: 59.2 x 42 x 52.1 cm (23 5/16 x 16 9/16 x 20 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle, 1960.82


title: Dish with a Lion

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, florence

credit_line: Dish with a Lion, c. 1430–50. Italy, Florence. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1966.19


title: Hevajra and Consort

medium: gilt bronze inlaid with semiprecious stones

country: Tibet, 17th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Tibet, 17th century

credit_line: Hevajra and Consort, 1600s. Tibet, 17th century. Gilt bronze inlaid with semiprecious stones; overall: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.120


title: Sleeve from a Tunic

medium: wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Sleeve from a Tunic, 700s. Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave; overall: 31.7 x 34.3 cm (12 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); mounted: 41.3 x 46.4 cm (16 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1982.107.c


country: Italy

subjects: Sculpture Italy Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (reverse), c. 1468. Cristoforo di Geremia (Italian, active 1456–76). Bronze; overall: 4.2 x 3.7 cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith in memory of Kenall Kelley, 1984.16.b


title: Naga Finial

subjects: Cambodia, angkor wat period, 12th century

credit_line: Naga Finial, 1100s. Cambodia, Angkor Wat Period, 12th century. Bronze; overall: 29.2 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm (11 1/2 x 6 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1987.14.1


title: Naga Finial

country: Cambodia, Angkor Wat period, 1100s

subjects:
Metalwork
Cambodia, angkor wat period, 1100

credit_line: Naga Finial, 1100s. Cambodia, Angkor Wat period, 1100s. Bronze; overall: 29.2 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm (11 1/2 x 6 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1987.14.2


title: The Annunciation

creator: Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

country: Netherlands, late 16th Century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, late 16th century

credit_line: The Life of the Virgin: The Annunciation, 1594. Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617). Engraving; image: 46.1 x 34.9 cm (18 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.); sheet: 47 x 35.1 cm (18 1/2 x 13 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1994.85


title: Battle Axe

date: late 1500s

medium: steel, inset with copper rosette

country: Italy, late 16th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, late 16th century

credit_line: Battle Axe, late 1500s. Italy, late 16th Century. Steel, inset with copper rosette; blade: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); head: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1599


title: Sword

medium: steel, hilt russetted, leather grip

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy

credit_line: Sword, c.1550. Italy. Steel, hilt russetted, leather grip; overall: 100 cm (39 3/8 in.); blade: 87 cm (34 1/4 in.); quillions: 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.); grip: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1715


title: Cup-Hilted Rapier

medium: Pierced and chiseled steel;

country: Spain, Toledo

subjects:
Arms and armor
Spain, toledo

credit_line: Cup-Hilted Rapier, c. 1650. Spain, Toledo. Pierced and chiseled steel; ; overall: 122.9 cm (48 3/8 in.); quillions: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1810


title: Capital with Addorsed Quadrupeds

date: late 1100s-early 1200s

medium: limestone

subjects: Sculpture Mammals

credit_line: Capital with Addorsed Quadrupeds, late 1100s-early 1200s. Southwest France, Languedoc, Toulouse (?), late 12th to early13th Centuries. Limestone; overall: 32.7 x 39.4 x 27.7 cm (12 7/8 x 15 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1916.1981


title: Bead

medium: glass

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

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

credit_line: Bead (구슬 [珠]), 700s. Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935). Glass; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1055


medium: pottery

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Bowl with Lotus and Child Design in Relief (청자 양각 연꽃·동자무늬 사발 [靑磁陽刻蓮花童子文碗]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter of mouth: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.478


title: Seated Manjusri

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Seated Manjusri (문수보살도 [文殊菩薩圖]), 1700s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 254.9 x 1146 cm (100 3/8 x 451 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1919.1020


title: Vase with Floral Design

medium: celadon with underglaze iron-brown

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

credit_line: Vase with Floral Design (청자 철화 초화무늬 긴목병 [靑磁鐵畵草花文廣口甁]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon with underglaze iron-brown; overall: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. J. Livingstone Taylor, 1919.655


medium: stoneware with incised design (Buncheong ware)

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

credit_line: Wine Flask with Incised and Sgraffito Peony Design (분청사기 박지 모란무늬 편병 [粉靑沙器剝地牡丹文扁甁]), 1500s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Stoneware with incised design (Buncheong ware); overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.649


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

credit_line: Wine Cask with Stamped Floral Decoration (분청사기 인화무늬 장군 [粉靑沙器印花文缶]), 1400s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Pottery; outer diameter: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); overall: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.650


date: c. 540 BCE

medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Black-Figure Amphora (Type B; Storage Vessel): Men and Horses, c. 540 BCE. Greek, Attic. Ceramic; overall: 40.6 cm (16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1923.645


credit_line: Polychrome Oinochoe (Wine Jug): Deer and Lions (?), c. 600–575 BCE. Etruscan (Etrusco-Corinthian), probably made at Vulci. Ceramic; overall: 30.6 cm (12 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Jacob Hirsch, 1931.425


title: Bowl

date: late 1100s–early 1200s

medium: fritware with luster-painted design

country: Ayyubid Syria, Rusapha

subjects:
Ceramic
Ayyubid syria, rusapha

credit_line: Bowl, late 1100s–early 1200s. Ayyubid Syria, Rusapha. Fritware with luster-painted design; overall: 10.2 x 36 cm (4 x 14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.75


creator: Master of Riccardiana 231 (Italian)

medium: tempera and gold on parchment

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, florence

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation, Nativity and Two Prophets, c. 1485. Attributed to Master of Riccardiana 231 (Italian). Tempera and gold on parchment; sheet: 15.1 x 9.2 cm (5 15/16 x 3 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.280


medium: gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

country: Nepal

subjects: Painting Nepal Palms

credit_line: Folio 94 from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array): Sudhana and the rishi Bhishmottaranirgosha (recto); text (verso), 1000–1100s. Nepal. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; average: 4.2 x 52.4 cm (1 5/8 x 20 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1955.49.2


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The rejuvenated old man and the daughter of the king of the jinns take leave of the King of Kings, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): 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: 11.3 x 10.1 cm (4 7/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.50.b


title: Dancer

date: c. 50 BCE

medium: marble

country: Greece, Alexandria(?)

subjects:
Sculpture
Greece, alexandria

credit_line: Dancer, c. 50 BCE. Greece, Alexandria(?). Marble; overall: 85.4 cm (33 5/8 in.); base: 6.8 x 32.2 cm (2 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); without base: 78.6 cm (30 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1965.24


country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Embroidered Welcoming Descent of Amida Triad (繡仏阿弥陀三尊来迎図), 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Hanging scroll; silk and human hair embroidery; embroidery: 109.1 x 37.2 cm (42 15/16 x 14 5/8 in.); mounted: 173.1 x 49.4 cm (68 1/8 x 19 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection, 1966.513


title: Statuette of a Warrior

medium: bronze

country: Etruscan

subjects: Sculpture Etruscan

credit_line: Statuette of a Warrior, 500–450 BCE. Etruscan. Bronze; overall: 28 cm (11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1967.32


title: Head of Buddha

medium: gilt bronze

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

credit_line: Head of Buddha (금동불두 [金銅佛頭]), 900s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Gilt bronze; overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth in honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1985.190


title: Seated Amitabha

medium: wood with lacquer and gilding

credit_line: Seated Amitabha (아미타여래좌상 [阿彌陀如來坐像]), 1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Wood with lacquer and gilding; overall: 33 x 21 x 19.8 cm (13 x 8 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund and partial gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Roberta Carroll, M.D. in memory of Godfrey St. G. M. Gompertz, 1995.67


title: Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu)

date: early to mid-1900s

subjects:
Botany
Garment
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu), early to mid-1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega-style maker. Plant fibers, elephant rawhide and hair, cowrie shells, glass beads, and cord; overall: 52.1 x 21.6 x 39.4 cm (20 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2005.56


title: Tibetan Man's Robe, Chuba

date: late 1600s

credit_line: Tibetan Man's Robe, Chuba, late 1600s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1772). Silk, gilt-metal thread of two kinds: satin weave with supplementary weft patterning; width across shoulders: 189.9 cm (74 3/4 in.); length back of neck to hem: 152.4 cm (60 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2007.216


creator: William Turner (British, 1789–1862)

medium: watercolor with scratch-away, heightened with white

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: A View from Moel Cynwich: Looking Over the Vale of Afon Mawddach and Toward Cader Idris, c. 1850. William Turner (British, 1789–1862). Watercolor with scratch-away, heightened with white; sheet: 48.9 x 70.3 cm (19 1/4 x 27 11/16 in.); secondary support: 49.5 x 70.8 cm (19 1/2 x 27 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2010.147


title: Suzani with floral sprays

subjects: Embroidery Flowers

credit_line: Suzani with floral sprays, 1800–1850. Central Asia, South West Uzbekistan, Shakhrisyabz. Cotton: plain weave, 6 strips; silk: embroidery; filling stitch: kanda xajol, occasionally bosma; outlining stitch: ilmoq; overall: 227.3 x 177.8 cm (89 1/2 x 70 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John and Fausta Eskenazi in honor of Louise W. Mackie and in celebration of the museum’s centennial, 2016.89


title: Textile Fragment with Cotton Goddess

medium: Cotton, pigments

subjects: Andes, south coast, ica valley , chavín style

credit_line: Textile Fragment with Cotton Goddess, 800–500 BCE. Andes, south coast, Ica Valley?, Chavín style. Cotton, pigments; overall: 34.3 x 36.2 cm (13 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.); mounted: 39.1 x 41.3 cm (15 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2017.56


title: Cinderella

medium: etching on steel on wove paper

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Print
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: Cinderella, 1847. Eugen Napoleon Neureuther (German, 1806–1862), printed by Wendelin Wick (German, active 1842–1853). Etching on steel on wove paper; platemark: 72 x 54 cm (28 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.); sheet: 80 x 63 cm (31 1/2 x 24 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Stephen Dull, 2018.302


title: The Large Wedding Feast

medium: etching with engraving

country: Netherlands

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: The Large Wedding Feast, 1560. Peeter van der Borcht (Netherlandish, c. 1535–1608). Etching with engraving; image: 36.4 x 50.7 cm (14 5/16 x 19 15/16 in.); sheet: 36.4 x 50.7 cm (14 5/16 x 19 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt Endowment Fund, 2021.143


title: Saint Dorothy

creator: Hans Springinklee (German, 1540)

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Saint Dorothy, c. 1519–20. Hans Springinklee (German, 1540). Woodcut printed in black oil-based ink and hand colored with ochre wash, heightened with white, silver, and touches of gold; sheet: 24.5 x 15.5 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund, 2022.99


title: Lace Towel End

medium: cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace). The tape forms figural or plant motifs outlined with gimp (heavy cord) with a polychrome plaited ground linking the tape; applied silk (est.) ribbon

country: Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province

subjects:
Botany
Lace
Russia, nizhny-novgorod province

credit_line: Lace Towel End, c. 1700s–1800s. Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province. Cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace). The tape forms figural or plant motifs outlined with gimp (heavy cord) with a polychrome plaited ground linking the tape; applied silk (est.) ribbon; overall: 26 x 37 cm (10 1/4 x 14 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.107


title: Sketch for a Ceiling

medium: oil on canvas

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Sketch for a Ceiling, 1750s. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770). Oil on canvas; framed: 51.5 x 43 x 6.5 cm (20 1/4 x 16 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 41 x 34 cm (16 1/8 x 13 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.780


title: Lampas with dancers and musicians

medium: silk and silver-metal thread: lampas, brocaded

country: Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)

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

credit_line: Lampas with dancers and musicians, 1600–1650. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Silk and silver-metal thread: lampas, brocaded; overall: 87.7 x 52.1 cm (34 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.); mounted: 94 x 58.4 cm (37 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.17


creator: Bernardo Parentino (Italian)

medium: pen and brown ink

country: Italy, late 15th century

subjects:
Ornament & design
Mythology
Drawing
Italy, late 15th century

credit_line: Design for a Candelabrum, Allegorical Figure of Abundance, Ornamental Relief Design, c. 1490s. Bernardo Parentino (Italian). Pen and brown ink; sheet: 25.4 x 17.1 cm (10 x 6 3/4 in.); secondary support: 31.5 x 20.5 cm (12 3/8 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1956.41


country: Egypt and Spain

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt and spain
Flowers

credit_line: Mantle for a Statue of the Virgin with Lotus Blossoms and Medallions, c. 1430. Egypt and Spain. Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas weave; overall: 70.5 x 111.2 cm (27 3/4 x 43 3/4 in.); mounted: 78.1 x 119.4 cm (30 3/4 x 47 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.40


title: White-Robed Kannon (Byakue Kannon)

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: White-Robed Kannon (Byakue Kannon) (白衣観音像), c. 1200. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 91.4 x 45.1 cm (36 x 17 3/4 in.); overall: 178.4 x 64.1 cm (70 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.540


title: Landscape after Jing Hao and Guan Tong

creator: Li Shizhuo (Chinese, c. 1690–1770)

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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

credit_line: Landscape after Jing Hao and Guan Tong (仿荊關山水), 1700s. Li Shizhuo (Chinese, c. 1690–1770). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 91 x 40.9 cm (35 13/16 x 16 1/8 in.); overall: 226.7 x 68.6 cm (89 1/4 x 27 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.588


title: Old Trees by a Wintry Brook

creator: Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559)

medium: hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Old Trees by a Wintry Brook (古木寒泉圖), 1551. Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559). Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper; image: 114.3 x 47 cm (45 x 18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.102


title: Pyramus and Thisbe

medium: chiaroscuro woodcut

credit_line: Pyramus and Thisbe, c. 1510. Hans Wechtlin (German, 1480/85–after 1526). Chiaroscuro woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.396


title: Christ Preaching ('La Petite Tombe')

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

medium: etching, drypoint, and burin

credit_line: Christ Preaching ('La Petite Tombe'), c. 1652. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Etching, drypoint, and burin; sheet: 15.8 x 21 cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.); platemark: 15.5 x 20.7 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of William Mathewson Milliken, 1958.306


title: Return from the Fields

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Return from the Fields, c. 1846–47. Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875). Oil on fabric; framed: 68 x 60 x 10 cm (26 3/4 x 23 5/8 x 3 15/16 in.); unframed: 46.2 x 37.8 cm (18 3/16 x 14 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1972.19


title: Head of a Deity or a Deified King

medium: sandstone

credit_line: Head of a Deity or a Deified King, mid-900s. Cambodia, Koh Ker, Reign of Jayavarman IV, 928-941. Sandstone; overall: 37.4 cm (14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1923.95


title: Angel from a Tomb

creator: Tino di Camaino (Italian, c. 1285–1337)

medium: marble

country: Italy

subjects: Sculpture Italy

credit_line: Angel from a Tomb, 1330–50. Workshop of Tino di Camaino (Italian, c. 1285–1337). Marble; overall: 99.7 x 63.2 x 20.3 cm (39 1/4 x 24 7/8 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1925.1343.1


title: Angel from a Tomb

credit_line: Angel from a Tomb, 1330–50. Workshop of Tino di Camaino (Italian, c. 1285–1337). Marble; overall: 99.1 x 57.5 x 25.4 cm (39 x 22 5/8 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1925.1343.2


title: Relief of Nyankhnesut Seated

medium: painted limestone

credit_line: Relief of Nyankhnesut Seated, c. 2311–2281 BCE. Egypt, Saqqara, Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE), Dynasty 6. Painted limestone; overall: 98.7 x 80.6 cm (38 7/8 x 31 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1930.735


title: Decorated Situla

medium: bronze

credit_line: Decorated Situla, 305–30 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Bronze; diameter: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.); diameter of mouth: 10.2 cm (4 in.); overall: 28.3 cm (11 1/8 in.); with handle: 45.2 cm (17 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1932.32


title: Crucified Christ

creator: Hans Leinberger (German)

medium: lindenwood

country: Germany, Landshut, 16th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, landshut, 16th century

credit_line: Crucified Christ, c. 1525–1530. Hans Leinberger (German). Lindenwood; part 1: 105.9 x 108 cm (41 11/16 x 42 1/2 in.); part 2: 215.6 x 121.9 cm (84 7/8 x 48 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.293


title: Head of Shiva

country: Cambodia, Angkor, 12th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Cambodia, angkor, 12th century

credit_line: Head of Shiva, 1100s. Cambodia, Angkor, 12th century. Sandstone; with base: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1940.53


creator: Clodion (French, 1738–1814)

date: early 1770s

medium: terracotta

country: France

subjects: Sculpture France Roses

credit_line: Young Girl Carrying a Garland of Roses on a Platter, early 1770s. Clodion (French, 1738–1814). Terracotta; overall: 45.1 x 15.2 x 17.3 cm (17 3/4 x 6 x 6 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey, 1942.50


title: Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

medium: Kelheim stone (fine-grained limestone)

country: Germany, Augsburg

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, augsburg

credit_line: Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, 1500s. Hans Daucher (German, c. 1485–after 1538). Kelheim stone (fine-grained limestone); overall: 14.8 x 11.3 cm (5 13/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.182


title: Seated Couple:  Mentuemhat's Ancestors

medium: limestone

credit_line: Seated Couple:  Mentuemhat's Ancestors, c. 667–647 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26. Limestone; overall: 57.3 x 53 cm (22 9/16 x 20 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1949.493


title: Mentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Sculpture

credit_line: Mentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress, c. 667–647 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26. Limestone; overall: 103.5 x 51.8 cm (40 3/4 x 20 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.281


title: The Trinity

creator: Hans R. Reinhart (German, c. 1500–1581)

medium: silver

subjects: Sculpture Germany

credit_line: The Trinity, 1544. Hans R. Reinhart (German, c. 1500–1581). Silver; diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of G. Garretson Wade, 1956.337


title: Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Manjushri)

medium: gilded copper

country: Nepal

subjects: Sculpture Nepal

credit_line: Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Manjushri), 1400s. Nepal. Gilded copper; overall: 42.4 x 16.5 cm (16 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1956.8


title: Jar

medium: white porcelain with combed and incised decoration

subjects: Northeast china, liao dynasty (916-1125)

credit_line: Jar, 900s. Northeast China, Liao dynasty (916-1125). White porcelain with combed and incised decoration; diameter: 12.8 x 12.5 cm (5 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.); overall: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1957.29


medium: wood, leaded panes, and brass decoration

country: America

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
America

credit_line: Doorway from the Isaac Gillet House, Painesville, Ohio, 1821. Jonathan Goldsmith (American, 1783–1847), and Lewis Firm (American). Wood, leaded panes, and brass decoration; overall: 290 x 228.5 x 45.8 cm (114 3/16 x 89 15/16 x 18 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1959.342


title: Ibex-Head Ornament

country: Iran, Achaemenid (550–330 BCE)

subjects:
Ornament & design
Sculpture
Iran, achaemenid (550–330 bce)

credit_line: Ibex-Head Ornament, c. 525–450 BCE. Iran, Achaemenid (550–330 BCE). Bronze; overall: 16.9 x 6.5 x 11.7 cm (6 5/8 x 2 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer, 1961.199


title: Altarpiece with Relics - God the Father

medium: gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper

country: Germany, Bavaria, 18th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, bavaria, 18th century
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Altarpiece with Relics - God the Father, 1735–40. Joseph Matthias Götz (German, 1696–1760), and Workshop. Gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.357.b


credit_line: Altarpiece with Relics - Putto with Ewer, upper left, c. 1735–40. Joseph Matthias Götz (German, 1696–1760), and Workshop. Gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.357.c


credit_line: Altarpiece with Relics - Putto with column, upper right, 1735–1740. Joseph Matthias Götz (German, 1696–1760), and Workshop. Gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.357.d


credit_line: Altarpiece with Relics - Putto, middle left, c. 1735–1740. Joseph Matthias Götz (German, 1696–1760), and Workshop. Gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.357.e


credit_line: Altarpiece with Relics - Putto, middle right, c. 1735–40. Joseph Matthias Götz (German, 1696–1760), and Workshop. Gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.357.f


credit_line: Altarpiece with Relics - Angel, lower left, c. 1735–40. Joseph Matthias Götz (German, 1696–1760), and Workshop. Gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.357.g


credit_line: Altarpiece with Relics - Angel, lower right, c. 1735–1740. Joseph Matthias Götz (German, 1696–1760), and Workshop. Gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.357.h


credit_line: Altarpiece with Relics - Sponge, lower left, c. 1735–1740. Joseph Matthias Götz (German, 1696–1760), and Workshop. Gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.357.i


credit_line: Altarpiece with Relics - Lance, lower right, c. 1735–1740. Joseph Matthias Götz (German, 1696–1760), and Workshop. Gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.357.j


title: Beaker

medium: gold, low relief repoussé and incised

country: Iran, Marlik

subjects:
Metalwork
Iran, marlik

credit_line: Beaker , 1100–1000 BCE. Iran, Marlik. Gold, low relief repoussé and incised; overall: 14 x 9.3 cm (5 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1965.26


title: Guardian Lion

medium: white marble

country: China, Tang dynasty (618–907)

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

credit_line: Guardian Lion, c. 600. China, Tang dynasty (618–907). White marble; overall: 78.8 cm (31 in.); base: 49.6 x 41.8 cm (19 1/2 x 16 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1965.473


title: Ibex Whetstone Handle

medium: bronze, cast

country: Iran, Luristan

subjects:
Sculpture
Iran, luristan

credit_line: Ibex Whetstone Handle, 1100–900 BCE. Iran, Luristan. Bronze, cast; overall: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary, 1965.554


title: Mourning Mary

medium: stone with traces of original color

country: Austria, Vienna

subjects:
Sculpture
Austria, vienna

credit_line: Mourning Mary, c. 1710–40. Austria, Vienna. Stone with traces of original color; overall: 130.2 x 59.3 x 43.2 cm (51 1/4 x 23 3/8 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1967.229


title: Putti Pair

creator: Ferdinand Tietz (Austrian, 1708–1777)

medium: painted and gilded wood

country: Germany, near Bamberg, 18th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, near bamberg, 18th century

credit_line: Putti Pair , mid-1700s. Ferdinand Tietz (Austrian, 1708–1777). Painted and gilded wood; overall: 55.9 x 41.9 x 41.9 cm (22 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1971.8


title: Model for an Angel

creator: Annibale Fontana (Italian, 1540–1587)

medium: wax on a metal armature, mounted on wood

country: Italy, Milan

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, milan

credit_line: Model for an Angel, c. 1583–84. Annibale Fontana (Italian, 1540–1587). Wax on a metal armature, mounted on wood; overall: 54 x 16 x 26 cm (21 1/4 x 6 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1984.38


medium: ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum

country: Germany, Hildesheim(?), 16th century

subjects:
Ornament & design
Manuscript
Germany, hildesheim , 16th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Border with Pea Vines and a Girl Kneading Bread (recto) and Ornamental Boarder with Carnations, a Thistle, and a Cook Ladling Soup (verso) (1 of 3 Excised Leaves), c. 1524. Germany, Hildesheim(?), 16th century. Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 1999.136


title: Spoon with Fish-Tail Design

medium: bronze

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Spoon with Fish-Tail Design (연미형 청동 수저 [魚尾形靑銅匙]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1918.511


title: Lace Towel End

medium: cotton or linen (est.) straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace). The tape forms figural or plant motifs outlined with gimp (heavy cord) with a monochrome plaited ground (metal thread or linen (est.) linking the tape; applied silk (est.) and metal thread ribbon

country: Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province

subjects:
Botany
Lace
Russia, nizhny-novgorod province

credit_line: Lace Towel End, c. 1700s–1800s. Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province. Cotton or linen (est.) straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace). The tape forms figural or plant motifs outlined with gimp (heavy cord) with a monochrome plaited ground (metal thread or linen (est.) linking the tape; applied silk (est.) and metal thread ribbon; overall: 35.5 x 46 cm (14 x 18 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.104


title: Lace Towel End

medium: cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace; ground with interspersed motifs of plant and animal forms in plain weave outlined with gimp (heavy cord); applied silk (est.) ribbon

country: Russia, Orel province

subjects:
Botany
Lace
Russia, orel province

credit_line: Lace Towel End, 1700s–1800s. Russia, Orel province. Cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace; ground with interspersed motifs of plant and animal forms in plain weave outlined with gimp (heavy cord); applied silk (est.) ribbon; overall: 30 x 39 cm (11 13/16 x 15 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.106


title: Lace Towel End

medium: cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace). The tape forms figural or plant motifs outlined with colored gimp (heavy cord) with a polychrome plaited ground linking the tape; applied silk (est.) ribbon

country: Russia, Kostroma province

subjects:
Botany
Lace
Russia, kostroma province

credit_line: Lace Towel End, c. 1700s–1800s. Russia, Kostroma province. Cotton or linen (est.); straight (continuous) bobbin lace (Vologda tape lace). The tape forms figural or plant motifs outlined with colored gimp (heavy cord) with a polychrome plaited ground linking the tape; applied silk (est.) ribbon; overall: 33 x 38.1 cm (13 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.108


title: Lace Towel End

medium: cotton or linen (est.) straight (continuous) bobbin lace; ground with interspersed motifs of plant and animal forms in plain weave outlined with metal thread; applied silk (est.) ribbons

country: Russia, Tver province

subjects:
Botany
Lace
Russia, tver province

credit_line: Lace Towel End, 1700s–1800s. Russia, Tver province. Cotton or linen (est.) straight (continuous) bobbin lace; ground with interspersed motifs of plant and animal forms in plain weave outlined with metal thread; applied silk (est.) ribbons; overall: 32.5 x 48.5 cm (12 13/16 x 19 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.109


title: Lace Towel End

medium: cotton or linen (est.) straight (continuous) bobbin lace; ground with interspersed motifs of plant and animal forms in plain weave outlined with gimp (heavy cord); applied silk (est.) ribbon

country: Russia, Orel region

subjects:
Botany
Lace
Russia, orel region

credit_line: Lace Towel End, c. 1700s–1800s. Russia, Orel region. Cotton or linen (est.) straight (continuous) bobbin lace; ground with interspersed motifs of plant and animal forms in plain weave outlined with gimp (heavy cord); applied silk (est.) ribbon; overall: 26.5 x 41 cm (10 7/16 x 16 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.111


title: Towel End

credit_line: Towel End, c. 1800–1825. Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century. Linen: plain weave ground; wool; metal thread: embroidery, chain stitch; silk: ribbon; overall: 37 x 43 cm (14 9/16 x 16 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.133


title: Border

medium: plain weave silk (est.) ground with polychrome silk (est.) and metal thread chain stitch embroidery; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trims

credit_line: Border, c 1800– 1825. Russia, Nizhny-Novgorod province, early 19th century. Plain weave silk (est.) ground with polychrome silk (est.) and metal thread chain stitch embroidery; applied silk (est.) ribbon and metal thread trims; overall: 28 x 93 cm (11 x 36 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.137


title: Panel

medium: Linen: plain weave; silk: embroidery

country: Russia, Tambov province

subjects:
Embroidery
Russia, tambov province

credit_line: Panel, c. 1780–1840. Russia, Tambov province. Linen: plain weave; silk: embroidery; overall: 13.3 x 41.2 cm (5 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jane Hammond, 1931.71


creator: Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863)

medium: graphite and brush and brown wash

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

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


title: Two Drawings of Ships (verso)

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

medium: pen and brown ink (iron gall)

country: Italy, Arezzo, 15th century

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

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


creator: Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733–1795)

date: late 1700s

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Literary Gathering in the Orchid Pavilion, late 1700s. Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733–1795). Six-panel folding screen; ink and slight color on paper; image: 83 x 191.8 cm (32 11/16 x 75 1/2 in.); overall: 95.7 x 204.5 cm (37 11/16 x 80 1/2 in.); open and extended: 83 x 243 cm (32 11/16 x 95 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1977.1


title: Virgin and Child with Four Saints

medium: tapestry weave: linen warp, wool and silk wefts

country: Germany or Switzerland, Upper Rhine

subjects:
Tapestry
Germany or switzerland, upper rhine

credit_line: Virgin and Child with Four Saints, c. 1500. Germany or Switzerland, Upper Rhine. Tapestry weave: linen warp, wool and silk wefts; overall: 78.7 x 154.9 cm (31 x 61 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection, 1939.162


title: Seated Buddha

date: 200s CE

medium: sandstone

country: Northern India, Mathura, Kushan period

subjects:
Sculpture
Northern india, mathura, kushan period

credit_line: Seated Buddha, 200s CE. Northern India, Mathura, Kushan period. Sandstone; overall: 63 x 58.5 cm (24 13/16 x 23 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1941.94


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: France, Burgundy, Abbey of Cluny

subjects:
Manuscript
France, burgundy, abbey of cluny

credit_line: Miniature from a Latin Bible: Saint Luke, c. 1100. France, Burgundy, Abbey of Cluny. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 17.3 x 16.1 cm (6 13/16 x 6 5/16 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, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.190


title: Horse Race at the Kamo Shrine

date: early to mid-1600s

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

credit_line: Horse Race at the Kamo Shrine (賀茂神社競馬図屏風), early to mid-1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gilded paper; image: 161 x 362 cm (63 3/8 x 142 1/2 in.); overall: 176.5 x 377.3 cm (69 1/2 x 148 9/16 in.); closed: 176.5 x 64 x 12.5 cm (69 1/2 x 25 3/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1976.95.1


creator: Théodule Ribot (French, 1823–1891)

date: before 1880

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Lazarillo de Tormes and His Blind Master, before 1880. Théodule Ribot (French, 1823–1891). Oil on fabric; framed: 108 x 90 x 7 cm (42 1/2 x 35 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 91.5 x 73.7 cm (36 x 29 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.282


title: Headdress (beniqa)

medium: Linen, silk, and metal

credit_line: Headdress (beniqa), 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer. Linen, silk, and metal; overall: 210.8 x 17.1 cm (83 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1221


medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: England, Chelsea, mid-18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
England, chelsea, mid-18th century

credit_line: Figure of Asia and Africa from the Four Continents, c. 1760. Chelsea Porcelain Factory (Britain, London, 1745–84). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 23.5 x 17.6 x 18.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness, 1917.601.2


title: Mother-and-Child Figurine

medium: Ceramic, pigment

country: Mexico, Aztec

subjects:
Ceramic
Mexico, aztec

credit_line: Mother-and-Child Figurine, 1325–1521. Mexico, Aztec. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward B. Greene, 1921.1711


title: The Wreck

creator: Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)

medium: watercolor

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Drawing
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: The Wreck, 1923. Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964). Watercolor; paper: 34.3 x 49.5 cm (13 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1924.634


title: Cover

creator: Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

medium: lithograph

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Landscapes and Interiors: Cover, 1899. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Lithograph; sheet: 59 x 44.4 cm (23 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.65.1


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on parchment

country: Italy, Naples

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, naple

credit_line: Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial R: The Resurrection (recto) and Initial D (verso), mid-1300s. Italy, Naples. Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 55 x 40 cm (21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1954.145


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be, folio 18 (verso) from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand, 1744–45. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kishangarh. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 14.9 x 14.8 cm (5 7/8 x 5 13/16 in.); page: 28.8 x 20 cm (11 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee and Cornelia Blakemore Warner Funds, 1968.108.b


medium: gold

country: England, Edward III, 1327-1377

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

credit_line: Noble: Edward III Standing in Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (reverse), 1351. England, Edward III, 1327-1377. Gold; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.160


country: England, Richard II, 1377-1399

subjects:
Ornament & design
Coin
England, richard ii, 1377-1399
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Noble: Richard II Standing on Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (reverse), 1377–1399. England, Richard II, 1377-1399. Gold; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.162


subjects:
Coin
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Angel: St. George Slaying the Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms and Cross (reverse), 1470–71. England, Henry VI 1422-1461 (restored 1470-1471). Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.167


country: England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547

subjects:
Coin
England, henry viii, 1509-1547
Roses

credit_line: Crown of the Double Rose: Crowned Double Rose (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms (reverse), 1526–33. England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Gold; diameter: 2.5 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.172


country: England, Edward VI, 1547-1553

subjects:
Coin
England, edward vi, 1547-1553
Roses

credit_line: Sovereign of Thirty Shillings: Edward VI Enthroned (obverse); Shield of Royal Arms on Rose (reverse), 1550–53. England, Edward VI, 1547-1553. Gold; diameter: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.177


country: England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603

subjects:
Coin
England, elizabeth i, 1558-1603

credit_line: Halfcrown: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse), 1592–95. England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Gold; diameter: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.184


country: England, William and Mary, 1688-1694

subjects:
Coin
England, william and mary, 1688-1694

credit_line: Five Guineas: William & Mary (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse), 1691. England, William and Mary, 1688-1694. Gold; diameter: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.201


country: England, George IV, 1820-1830

subjects:
Coin
England, george iv, 1820-1830

credit_line: Five Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1826. Design by Jean Baptiste Merlen (French, 1769–1850). Gold; diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.215


country: England, William IV, 1830-1837

subjects:
Coin
England, william iv, 1830-1837

credit_line: Two Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1831. Engraved by Jean Baptiste Merlen (French, 1769–1850), William Wyon (British, 1795–1851). Gold; diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.216


country: England, Edward VII, 1901-1910

subjects:
Coin
England, edward vii, 1901-1910

credit_line: Five Pound Piece: Edward VII (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), 1902. Design by after Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855), George Edward de Saulles (British). Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.221


title: Li Taibo

medium: amber

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Li Taibo (李太白), 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Amber; overall: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lois Clarke, 1970.131


title: Cherry Blossoms in the Wind

creator: Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825)

date: late 1790s

medium: woodblock print, ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

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


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: Folio 40 from a Kalpa-sutra: Text (recto); Birth of Mahavira (verso), c. 1400. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera, ink, and gold 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


title: Side Chair

medium: mahogany

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France, pari

credit_line: Side Chair, c. 1900. France, Paris. Mahogany; overall: 96.5 x 46.1 x 49.5 cm (38 x 18 1/8 x 19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1982.4


title: Covered Bowl

creator: Niderviller Factory (French)

country: France

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Covered Bowl, c. 1775. Niderviller Factory (French). Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; diameter: 9.1 x 8.4 cm (3 9/16 x 3 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1983.64


title: Grapes

creator: Sugai Baikan (Japanese, 1784–1844)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

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

credit_line: Grapes, 1800s. Sugai Baikan (Japanese, 1784–1844). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper; painting only: 129 x 53.3 cm (50 13/16 x 21 in.); including mounting: 190.5 x 64.8 cm (75 x 25 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.247


medium: Gum tempera, gold, and ink on paper

credit_line: Harem night-bathing scene, from the Late Shah Jahan Album (recto), c. 1653. Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58). Gum tempera, gold, and ink on paper; overall: 37.8 x 27.3 cm (14 7/8 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alton W. Whitehouse, 1987.153.a


title: Female Holding A Bowl Figurine

date: 600 BCE–250 CE

credit_line: Female Holding A Bowl Figurine, 600 BCE–250 CE. Mesoamerica, Guanajuato or Michoacán, Chupícuaro. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 7.5 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm (2 15/16 x 1 1/2 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.143


title: Architectural Model

date: 100 BCE–300 CE

medium: serpentine

country: Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala

subjects:
Architecture
Sculpture
Mesoamerica, mexico, guerrero, mezcala

credit_line: Architectural Model, 100 BCE–300 CE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala. Serpentine; overall: 9.2 x 5.4 x 1.8 cm (3 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.185


title: Head Effigy Bowl

medium: pottery with burnished red slip

credit_line: Head Effigy Bowl, 100 BCE–300 CE. Mexico, Region of Tilantongo, District of Tlaxiaco, Nayarit style. Pottery with burnished red slip; overall: 13.3 x 15.9 x 19.2 cm (5 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.199


medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: Northeastern France or Flanders

subjects:
Manuscript
Northeastern france or flander

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Massacre of the Innocents (1 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1300–1330. Northeastern France or Flanders. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; each leaf: 13 x 9.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 1999.126


title: The Woman Taking Coffee

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

subjects: Print France

credit_line: The Woman Taking Coffee, 1774. Louis-Marin Bonnet (French, 1736–1793). Color pastel–manner etching and engraving with applied gold leaf; image: 28.5 x 23.3 cm (11 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.); sheet: 32.2 x 25 cm (12 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt Endowment Fund, 2003.49


creator: Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)

medium: zincograph on yellow paper

country: France, late 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, late 19th century

credit_line: Volpini Suite:  Women Washing Clothes (verso), 1893–94. Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903). Zincograph on yellow paper; sheet: 20.5 x 32.1 cm (8 1/16 x 12 5/8 in.); image: 17.1 x 26.3 cm (6 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, 2008.149.b


country: France, Troyes?, 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
France, troyes , 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds, c. 1460. France, Troyes?, 15th century. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 20.1 x 13.8 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.61


title: Steps in a Garden

medium: watercolor and gouache with scratch-away technique to create highlights on sturdy-weight wove paper mounted to same by artist with color tests in margins of mount

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: Steps in a Garden, 1860. William Henry Millais (British, 1828–1899). Watercolor and gouache with scratch-away technique to create highlights on sturdy-weight wove paper mounted to same by artist with color tests in margins of mount; sheet: 33.8 x 26 cm (13 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.); secondary support: 39 x 32.4 cm (15 3/8 x 12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Helen Borowitz, 2013.240


medium: gum tempera and lampblack on palm leaf

country: Eastern India, Odisha (formerly Orissa)

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

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


title: Autumn Leaf Globe Table Lamp

medium: Leaded glass, bronze

country: America, New York

subjects:
Lamp
America, new york

credit_line: Autumn Leaf Globe Table Lamp, c. 1905–10. Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32). Leaded glass, bronze; diameter: 27.7 cm (10 7/8 in.); overall: 79.4 cm (31 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer, 2018.282


title: Taking of the toll, Dana-Lila

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Taking of the toll, Dana-Lila, c. 1760. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 26.2 x 19.9 cm (10 5/16 x 7 13/16 in.); image: 21.2 x 17.9 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.86


title: Pair of Potpourri Vases with Covers

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

credit_line: Pair of Potpourri Vases with Covers, c. 1860–80. France. Blanc-de-chine porcelain; gilt bronze mounts; each: 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.200


title: Bidri Pandan with Chevrons

medium: Zinc alloy with silver overlay

subjects: Southwestern india, deccan, karnataka, bidar

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


title: Incense Burner

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

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Incense Burner, 1893–97. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with molded design, crimson glaze, and floral openwork silver lid; height with lid: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); diameter: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.178


title: Hunting on Horses

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

credit_line: Hunting on Horses (騎馬狩獵), c. 1600s–1700s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) to Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 276 x 147.5 cm (108 11/16 x 58 1/16 in.); overall with knobs: 380 x 184 cm (149 5/8 x 72 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.680


date: 306 BCE

medium: silver

credit_line: Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander III [The Great] (obverse); Athena (reverse), 306 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), reign of Ptolemy I (303–282 BCE),  minted at Alexandria. Silver; overall: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.994


title: Jar-shaped Basket

medium: willow, bulrush, yucca root; coiled (3 rods)

credit_line: Jar-shaped Basket, c. 1900–1910. Native North America, Great Basin, California, Death Valley, Timbisha (Panamint) Shoshone. Willow, bulrush, yucca root; coiled (3 rods); overall: 14.3 x 22 cm (5 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price, 1917.466


title: Halberd

medium: steel; leaf-shaped head; octagonal woof haft, woolen pompom

country: Germany, late 16th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, late 16th century

credit_line: Halberd, c. 1580. Germany, late 16th Century. Steel; leaf-shaped head; octagonal woof haft, woolen pompom; overall: 197.5 cm (77 3/4 in.); blade: 22.8 cm (9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1919.58


medium: Rubbing, ink on paper

credit_line: Rubbing of a Stone from the Tang-Fang Collection (仿東漢武梁祠畫像石拓片), 1900–1916. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49). Rubbing, ink on paper; overall: 78.7 x 174 cm (31 x 68 1/2 in.); rubbing only: 64.1 x 123.2 cm (25 1/4 x 48 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Yamanaka & Company, 1919.76


country: Greek, minted at Athens (Attica)

subjects:
Coin
Greek, minted at athen (attica)

credit_line: Tetradrachm: Head of Athena (obverse); Owl (reverse), 480–449 BCE. Greek, minted at Athens (Attica). Silver; overall: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Harold W. Parsons, 1920.267


title: Mountain Top

medium: pencil

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Drawing
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Mountain Top, c. 1928. Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964). Pencil; image: 35.6 x 43.5 cm (14 x 17 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1928.99


title: The Frugal Meal

creator: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)

date: September 1904, printed 1913

medium: etching

country: Spain

subjects: Print Spain

credit_line: The Saltimbanques: The Frugal Meal, September 1904, printed 1913. Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), Louis Fort (French, active 1800s–1900s), Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Etching; image: 45.5 x 37 cm (17 15/16 x 14 9/16 in.); plate: 46.3 x 37.6 cm (18 1/4 x 14 13/16 in.); sheet: 63 x 49.8 cm (24 13/16 x 19 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1929.888


title: Concarneau

creator: Edwin Kaufman (American, 1906–1939)

medium: lithograph

subjects:
Print
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Concarneau, 1929–30. Edwin Kaufman (American, 1906–1939). Lithograph; image: 15 x 25.8 cm (5 7/8 x 10 3/16 in.); sheet: 26.4 x 36.6 cm (10 3/8 x 14 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1930.162


country: Germany, 18th century

subjects:
Print
Germany, 18th century

credit_line: Drawings by the Best Painters of Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands, from Various Cabinets (known as the Kleine Kabinett): The Triumph of Truth over Envy, Plate 24, 1781. Maria Catharina Prestel (German, 1747–1794), after Jacopo Ligozzi (Italian, 1547-1627). Etching and aquatint printed in brown ink with gold leaf; image and sheet: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection, 1939.169


medium: ink, gold, and colors on paper

country: Seljuk Iran

subjects:
Manuscript
Seljuk iran

credit_line: Page from a Qur'an, Sura al-Nisa 4, verses 159–60, 1100s. Seljuk Iran. Ink, gold, and colors on paper; overall: 32 x 21.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.); text area: 23 x 16 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.507.b


title: Portrait of Susan Coren Towers

medium: watercolor on ivory

country: America, late 18th Century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
America, late 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Susan Coren Towers, 1796. James Peale (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1749–1831). Watercolor on ivory; framed: 8 x 6.6 cm (3 1/8 x 2 5/8 in.); unframed: 7.1 x 5.6 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1942.1151


date: late 1450s

medium: Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, florence

credit_line: Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist, late 1450s. Attributed to Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 55.1 x 36.6 cm (21 11/16 x 14 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.1


title: Horse

medium: jade

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Horse (馬), 1600s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Jade; overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1952.480


title: Vase

credit_line: Vase, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Jade; overall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1952.506


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on parchment

country: Italy, Umbria or Tuscany, 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, umbria or tuscany, 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Psalter with Full Border with Medallions (Annunciation, SS. Jerome, Clare, Sebastian and Bernardino) and Historiated Initial (E): Virgin and Child, 1475. Italy, Umbria or Tuscany, 15th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 57 x 39 cm (22 7/16 x 15 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.642


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The merchant hears of his wife’s unfaithfulness (above); the unfaithful wife performs penance by plucking her hair (below), from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): First Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 16.3 x 10.3 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/16 in.); overall: 20 x 13.6 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.10.b


subjects: Painting Roses

credit_line: The daughter of the merchant of Mazanderan asks the gardener for the rose, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth 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: 6 x 10.1 cm (2 3/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.98.b


title: Plate (Assiette à cordonnet)

medium: soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration

country: France, Sèvres

subjects:
Ceramic
France, sèvre

credit_line: Plate (Assiette à cordonnet), c. 1752. Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; diameter: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1962.358


title: Cup with Dragon and Clouds

medium: porcelain with incised decoration and white glaze

credit_line: Cup with Dragon and Clouds, 1522–66. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522-66). Porcelain with incised decoration and white glaze; diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); overall: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.176


title: Silenus

creator: Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591–1652)

credit_line: Silenus, 1628. Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591–1652). Etching; sheet: 27 x 35 cm (10 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1966.123


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and defeats him by throwing stones in his mouth, folio 18 (recto) from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand, 1744–45. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kishangarh. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 13.4 x 14.9 cm (5 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.); page: 28.8 x 20 cm (11 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee and Cornelia Blakemore Warner Funds, 1968.108.a


title: Ring Money

medium: gold

country: England

subjects: Coin England

credit_line: Ring Money, c. 100–50 BCE. England. Gold; diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.142


country: England, Henry V, 1413-1422

subjects:
Ornament & design
Coin
England, henry v, 1413-1422
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Noble: Henry V in Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (reverse), 1413–22. England, Henry V, 1413-1422. Gold; diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.164


country: England, Richard III, 1483-1485

subjects:
Coin
England, richard iii, 1483-1485
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Angel: St. George Slaying the Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms and Cross (reverse), 1483–85. England, Richard III, 1483-1485. Gold; diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.168


country: England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547

subjects:
Coin
England, henry viii, 1509-1547
Roses

credit_line: Sovereign: Henry VIII Enthroned (obverse); Royal Arms on Tudor Rose (reverse), 1526–44. England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Gold; diameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.170


subjects:
Coin
England, henry viii, 1509-1547

credit_line: Half Sovereign: Henry VIII (obverse); Crowned Arms (reverse), 1544–47. England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Gold; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.174


country: England, Edward VI, 1547-1553

subjects:
Coin
England, edward vi, 1547-1553

credit_line: Half Sovereign: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms (reverse), 1549–50. England, Edward VI, 1547-1553. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.175


credit_line: Half Sovereign: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms, 1549–50. England, Edward VI, 1547-1553. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.176


credit_line: Sovereign of Twenty Shillings: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Shield of Royal Arms (reverse), 1550–53. England, Edward VI, 1547-1553. Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.178


country: England, Mary, 1553-1554

subjects:
Coin
England, mary, 1553-1554
Roses

credit_line: Sovereign: Mary Enthroned (obverse); Shield of Royal Arms on a Tudor Rose (reverse), 1553. England, Mary, 1553-1554. Gold; diameter: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.179


subjects:
Coin
England, mary, 1553-1554
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Angel: An Angel Slaying a Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms (reverse), 1553–54. England, Mary, 1553-1554. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.180


country: England, James I, 1603-1625

subjects:
Coin
England, jame i, 1603-1625

credit_line: Sovereign: James I (obverse); Crowned Shield (reverse), 1603–4. England, James I, 1603-1625. Gold; diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.188


subjects:
Coin
England, jame i, 1603-1625
Roses

credit_line: Rose Ryal: James I (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1619–20. England, James I, 1603-1625. Gold; diameter: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.190


credit_line: Laurel: James I (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1619–1620. England, James I, 1603-1625. Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.191


country: England, Charles I, 1625-1649

subjects:
Coin
England, charle i, 1625-1649

credit_line: Unite: Charles I (obverse); Crowned Shield (reverse), 1625. England, Charles I, 1625-1649. Gold; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.192


credit_line: Unite: Charles I (obverse); Crowned Shield (reverse), 1630–1631. England, Charles I, 1625-1649. Gold; diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.193


credit_line: Triple Unite or Three Pound Piece: Charles I (obverse); Declaration on Scroll (reverse), 1644. England, Charles I, 1625-1649. Gold; diameter: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.196


creator: John Roettier (British, 1631–1703)

country: England, James II, 1685-1688

subjects:
Coin
England, jame ii, 1685-1688

credit_line: Two Guineas: James II (obverse); Four Shields of Arms (reverse), 1687. Design by John Roettier (British, 1631–1703). Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.200


country: England, George I, 1714-1727

subjects:
Coin
England, george i, 1714-1727

credit_line: Five Guineas: George I (obverse); Shields and Star of the Order of the Garter (reverse), 1716. England, George I, 1714-1727. Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.206


country: England, George II, 1727-1760

subjects:
Coin
England, george ii, 1727-1760

credit_line: Five Guineas: George II (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1731. England, George II, 1727-1760. Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.207


credit_line: Five Guineas: George II (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1746. England, George II, 1727-1760. Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.208


creator: Richard Yeo (British, 1720–1779)

country: England, George III, 1760-1820

subjects:
Coin
England, george iii, 1760-1820

credit_line: Five Guineas: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1777. Design by Richard Yeo (British, 1720–1779). Gold; diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.211


credit_line: Sovereign: George III (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), 1817. Design by after Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855). Gold; diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.212


country: England, George IV, 1820-1830

subjects:
Coin
England, george iv, 1820-1830

credit_line: Two Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), 1823. After Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855), after a design by Francis Legatt Chantrey (British, 1781–1841), Jean Baptiste Merlen (French, 1769–1850). Gold; diameter: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.214


creator: William Wyon (British, 1795–1851)

country: England, Victoria, 1837-1901

subjects:
Coin
England, victoria, 1837-1901

credit_line: Sovereign: Victoria (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1839. Design by William Wyon (British, 1795–1851). Gold; diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.218


credit_line: Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), 1893. Design by after Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855), designed by Thomas Brock (British, 1847–1922). Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.220


country: England, George V, 1910-1936

subjects:
Coin
England, george v, 1910-1936

credit_line: Two Pound Piece: George V (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), 1911. Design by Bertram Mackennal (Australian, 1863–1931), design by after Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855). Gold; diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.222


title: Gold Weight (abrammuo): Geometric

medium: Copper alloy

subjects: Africa, west africa, ghana, asante goldsmith

credit_line: Gold Weight (abrammuo): Geometric, 1800s. Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante goldsmith. Copper alloy. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Georges D. Rodrigues, 1969.265


title: Wrist Rest

credit_line: Wrist Rest, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Jade; overall: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman, 1970.145


medium: Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat
Palms

credit_line: Rishabha enthroned, folio 1 (verso) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra, c. 1275. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; overall: 5.3 x 30.2 cm (2 1/16 x 11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.128


title: View from My Window in Rome (recto)

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

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: View from My Window in Rome (recto), c. 1819. Carl Ludwig Tischbein (German, 1797–1855). Graphite and pen and gray ink, framing lines in pen and black ink and graphite; sheet: 22.4 x 17.1 cm (8 13/16 x 6 3/4 in.); image: 20.5 x 16.8 cm (8 1/16 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Lawrence Hitchcock Fund, 1974.21.a


title: Bishamonten Ritual Mirror

medium: silvered bronze with incised design

country: Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

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

credit_line: Bishamonten Ritual Mirror (毘沙門天鏡像), 1000s–1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Silvered bronze with incised design; diameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1977.32


medium: stone

country: Nepal

subjects: Sculpture Nepal

credit_line: Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, 1674. Nepal. Stone; overall: 46.3 x 23 cm (18 1/4 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Claude De Marteau, 1978.24


creator: Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652)

medium: album leaf, ink and color on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Paintings after Ancient Masters: Mr. Five Willows (Wuliu), Tao Yuanming, 1598–1652. Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.27.2.12


medium: album leaf; ink and color on silk

credit_line: Paintings after Ancient Masters: Scholar Reading in a Thatched Hut by a Waterfall, 1598–1652. Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.27.2.18


title: Oil Flask in the Shape of a Bull

medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Corinthian or modern forgery

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, corinthian or modern forgery

credit_line: Oil Flask in the Shape of a Bull, 600–575 BCE or 1900s CE. Greek, Corinthian or modern forgery. Ceramic; overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1979.3


title: Vishnu

medium: schist

credit_line: Vishnu, 800s. Nepal. Schist; overall: 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1980.194


title: Cover for a Hen and Chicks Tureen

medium: porcelain

country: England, London, Chelsea

subjects:
Ceramic
England, london, chelsea

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


country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Hinazura of Chōjiya from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi, c. 1793–97. Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825). Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper; sheet: 37.9 x 25.4 cm (14 15/16 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.355


creator: John Lloyd (British, 1811–1865)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
England, 19th century

credit_line: Servants at Rhagatt, Corwen, North Wales, c. 1860. John Lloyd (British, 1811–1865). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 13.6 x 10.7 cm (5 3/8 x 4 3/16 in.); matted: 35.6 x 30.6 cm (14 x 12 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1987.22


medium: section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Section of an Illustrated Tale of Genji Poetry Contest (源氏物語歌合絵 断簡), 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 14.4 x 39.9 cm (5 11/16 x 15 11/16 in.); mounted with knobs: 91.2 x 56.9 cm (35 7/8 x 22 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leighton R. Longhi, 1989.119


title: Seated Deity

medium: gray volcanic stone with red pigment

credit_line: Seated Deity, 1350–1519. Mexico, Aztec, Valley of Mexico near Teotihuacan, Macuilxochitl (?), 14th-16th century. Gray volcanic stone with red pigment; overall: 37.5 x 20.3 x 24.8 cm (14 3/4 x 8 x 9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.136


title: Architectural Model

medium: serpentine

country: Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala

subjects:
Architecture
Sculpture
Mesoamerica, mexico, guerrero, mezcala

credit_line: Architectural Model, 100 BCE–300 CE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala. Serpentine; overall: 7.3 x 4.7 x 3.4 cm (2 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.186


title: Architectural Model

credit_line: Architectural Model, 100 BCE–300 CE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala. Serpentine; overall: 12 x 4.7 x 2.6 cm (4 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.187


title: Head Effigy Bowl

medium: pottery

credit_line: Head Effigy Bowl, 100 BCE–300 CE. Mexico, Region of Tilantongo, District of Tlaxiaco, Nayarit style. Pottery; overall: 12.7 x 15.9 x 20.1 cm (5 x 6 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.200


title: Poem Card Box with Lid

creator: Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942)

medium: wood with lacquer

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Poem Card Box with Lid, 1868–1912. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942). Wood with lacquer; overall: 37.5 x 7.1 cm (14 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Leighton R. Longhi, 1991.120


date: 1736–95 or later

medium: painted enamel on copper

credit_line: Snuff Bottle with European Figures (stopper) (鼻煙壺), 1736–95 or later. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95). Painted enamel on copper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, 1991.126.b


title: Cap

date: early 1900s

subjects:
Botany
Garment
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Cap, early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker. Plant fibers, cloth, glass beads, cowrie shells, and copper alloy; diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1994.88


title: Seated Amitābha

date: late 1500s–early 1600s

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

country: Chinese, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

subjects:
Painting
Chinese, ming dynasty (1368-1644)

credit_line: Seated Amitābha (阿彌陀佛), late 1500s–early 1600s. Chinese, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall with knobs: 236.9 x 105.7 cm (93 1/4 x 41 5/8 in.); painting only: 130.8 x 75 cm (51 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of David S. Utterberg and the Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1994.94


title: The Sunlight

medium: oil on fabric

country: Sweden, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
Sweden, 19th century

credit_line: The Sunlight, 1890s. Ture Nikolaus Cederström (Swedish, 1843–1924). Oil on fabric; unframed: 47 x 33.5 cm (18 1/2 x 13 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Frances W. Ingalls Trust, 1996.274


title: Female Figurine

medium: ceramic, pigment

subjects: Mexico, guanajuato or michoacán, chupícuaro

credit_line: Female Figurine, c. 400–100 BCE. Mexico, Guanajuato or Michoacán, Chupícuaro. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 22.5 x 10.5 cm (8 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.291


creator: John Martin (British, 1789–1854)

medium: brown wash and point of brush with graphite underdrawing

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Figures Seated by a Lake in a Wooded Landscape, 1820. John Martin (British, 1789–1854). Brown wash and point of brush with graphite underdrawing; sheet: 19.8 x 26.6 cm (7 13/16 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1997.38


title: Wave

creator: Aristide Maillol (French, 1861–1944)

medium: wood engraving

country: France, late 19th Century

subjects:
Print
France, late 19th century

credit_line: Wave, 1895–98. Aristide Maillol (French, 1861–1944). Wood engraving; image: 16.9 x 19.6 cm (6 5/8 x 7 11/16 in.); sheet: 25.1 x 30.3 cm (9 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1997.5


title: Lidded Cup with Strap Handles

medium: stoneware with natural ash glaze

country: Korea, Gaya period (42–562 CE)

subjects:
Ceramic
Korea, gaya period (42–562 ce)

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


title: Black Horseman in Front of a Doorway

medium: salt print from wet collodion negative

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Black Horseman in Front of a Doorway, c. 1855. France, 19th century. Salt print from wet collodion negative; image: 15.5 x 13.5 cm (6 1/8 x 5 5/16 in.); mounted: 47 x 30.6 cm (18 1/2 x 12 1/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.22


title: Sand Dunes, Carson Desert, Nevada

country: America

subjects: Photograph America

credit_line: Sand Dunes, Carson Desert, Nevada, 1867. Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, 1840–1882). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 19.7 x 27 cm (7 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.); mounted: 45.7 x 59.4 cm (18 x 23 3/8 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2002.45


subjects: Eastern india, bengal, kolkata, kalighat

credit_line: Hanuman with Rama and Lakshmana on his shoulders, from a Kalighat album, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; overall: 68.8 x 42.6 cm (27 1/16 x 16 3/4 in.); painting: 45.6 x 29.4 cm (17 15/16 x 11 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.120


credit_line: Jesus writes on the ground (folio 130 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.3 x 15.5 cm (10 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.); image: 21 x 11.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.130.b


creator: Payag (Indian)

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)

credit_line: The Magi Follow the Star (folio 34 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Attributed to Payag (Indian). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.2 x 15.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.); image: 20.6 x 10.9 cm (8 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.34.a


medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

subjects:
Manuscript
Austria or bohemia , 15th century
Flowers

credit_line: Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border (recto); Text (verso), c. 1460–1500. Austria (? ) or Bohemia (?), 15th century. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; each leaf: 13.9 x 10.6 cm (5 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2006.12


country: Iran

subjects: Manuscript Iran Roses

credit_line: Illuminated folio (recto) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291), calligraphy: c. 1475–1500; border: c. 1550. Calligraphy by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520). Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper; overall: 30 x 19 cm (11 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.); text area: 16.3 x 9.8 cm (6 7/16 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr., 2006.147.a


title: Opéra (Rostral Column)

creator: Charles Marville (French, 1813–1879)

credit_line: Opéra (Rostral Column), c. 1875. Charles Marville (French, 1813–1879). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 37.7 x 26.7 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/2 in.); mounted: 35.4 x 26.7 cm (13 15/16 x 10 1/2 in.); matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust, 2006.6


medium: woodcut

country: France, late 19th century

credit_line: Noa Noa: The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino) (recto), 1893–1894. Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903). Woodcut ; sheet: 20.5 x 32.1 cm (8 1/16 x 12 5/8 in.); image: 20.3 x 31.9 cm (8 x 12 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, 2008.149.a


title: Portrait of a Woman

medium: watercolor on ivory on a gilt metal locket with red leather case

subjects:
Portrait miniature
America
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, 1820. Anna Claypoole Peale (American, 1791–1878). Watercolor on ivory on a gilt metal locket with red leather case; framed: 7.1 x 6 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.229


title: Necklace (amazipho)

medium: Glass beads, bone, and sinew

subjects:
Jewelry
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Necklace (amazipho), 1800s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Southeast Cape Region, Northern Nguni (Zulu)-style maker. Glass beads, bone, and sinew; overall: 38.1 cm (15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dori and Daniel Rootenberg in memory of Estelle Rosenberg, 2010.231


title: Janus Figure

date: late 1800s-early 1900s

medium: Wood

credit_line: Janus Figure, late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hemba-style maker. Wood; overall: 30.8 x 7.9 x 7.3 cm (12 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.458


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: England, Oxford, 13th century

subjects:
Manuscript
England, oxford, 13th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P: St. Paul with a Sword and a Book, c. 1230–40. Circle or workshop of William de Brailes (English, active c. 1230). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leaf: 18.5 x 13.2 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.53


creator: Master of Thomas Hoo (French)

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Manuscript
France, pari

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi, c. 1440–50. Master of Thomas Hoo (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 20.2 x 14.4 cm (7 15/16 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.60


creator: Mushfiq (Indian, active early 1600s)

country: Western Afghanistan, Herat (text); Mughal India (paintings)

credit_line: Zulaykha in her palace and as an elderly woman with Joseph (recto), from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al- Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492), 1603–7. Mushfiq (Indian, active early 1600s), Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; text area: 17.8 x 9.5 cm (7 x 3 3/4 in.); page: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.315.1.a


subjects: India, farrukhabad, mughal, 18th century

credit_line: A princess on a terrace with attendants at night (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1760. India, Farrukhabad, Mughal, 18th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; miniature: 25.4 x 19.7 cm (10 x 7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.341


country: Northeastern France, 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
Northeastern france, 15th century

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


title: The Morning Toilette

medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: The Morning Toilette, 1810–25. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 26.5 x 18.6 cm (10 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.); image: 22.1 x 13.8 cm (8 11/16 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.115


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Sindhu (Saindhava) Ragaputra of Shri Raga, from a Ragamala, c. 1680–90. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 25.7 x 18.8 cm (10 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.); image: 20.8 x 14.5 cm (8 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.90


title: Adoration of young Krishna

medium: gum tempera on paper

credit_line: Adoration of young Krishna, c. 1720–25. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera on paper; page: 29.2 x 21.6 cm (11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.); image: 23.6 x 16.6 cm (9 5/16 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.97


title: Globe Work Table (Globustisch)

country: Austria, Vienna

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
Austria, vienna

credit_line: Globe Work Table (Globustisch), c. 1810–15. 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