title: Squirrel on a Pine Branch

creator: Song Tian (Chinese, active 1300s)

medium: hanging scroll, ink on paper

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Squirrel on a Pine Branch (松鼠圖), 1500s. Song Tian (Chinese, active 1300s). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; overall: 119.7 x 66.4 cm (47 1/8 x 26 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.498


medium: wool: symmetrical rug knot

country: Turkey, Ushak, Ottoman period

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Textile
Turkey, ushak, ottoman period

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: Classical Turkish Carpet with the Lotto Pattern, 1600–1650. Turkey, Ushak, Ottoman period. Wool: symmetrical rug knot; overall: 172.1 x 104.1 cm (67 3/4 x 41 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2015.61


title: Vishnu on Ananta, the Endless Serpent

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

credit_line: Vishnu on Ananta, the Endless Serpent, c. 1700. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Region, Rajput Kingdom of Chamba. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 17.8 x 17.6 cm (7 x 6 15/16 in.); image: 17.1 x 16.7 cm (6 3/4 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, 2018.155


creator: Ustad Murad (Indian, active 1700s)

medium: Gum tempera, silver, and gold on paper

country: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner

credit_line: Maharaja Shri Anand Singh-ji and His Consort, 1729. Ustad Murad (Indian, active 1700s). Gum tempera, silver, and gold on paper; page: 22.2 x 16.8 cm (8 3/4 x 6 5/8 in.); miniature: 15.2 x 10.8 cm (6 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.195


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on parchment

country: Italy, Ferrara, 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, ferrara, 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (M) with St. Andrew (recto), c. 1480. Jacopo Filippo d' Argenta (Italian, 1501). Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 77 x 52 cm (30 5/16 x 20 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1927.425.1.a


title: The Bewitched Groom

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

medium: woodcut

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: The Bewitched Groom, 1544–45. Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545). Woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1966.172


title: Ravana Shaking Mount Kailasa

medium: sandstone

credit_line: Ravana Shaking Mount Kailasa, 700s. Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Chandela Dynasty, 8th century. Sandstone; overall: 139 x 72 cm (54 3/4 x 28 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 1971.173


title: Incense Burner with Lid

date: late 1300s

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

country: Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

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

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


title: Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures

creator: Claude Lorrain (French, 1604–1682)

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown and gray wash over graphite

country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures, c. 1640–45. Claude Lorrain (French, 1604–1682). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown and gray wash over graphite; sheet: 19.2 x 25.8 cm (7 9/16 x 10 3/16 in.); image: 19 x 25.4 cm (7 1/2 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1982.13


title: Game of Backgammon

creator: David Teniers (Flemish, 1610–1690)

medium: oil on wood, transferred to canvas

country: Flanders

subjects: Painting Flander

credit_line: Game of Backgammon, 1640s. David Teniers (Flemish, 1610–1690). Oil on wood, transferred to canvas; framed: 82 x 102 x 9 cm (32 5/16 x 40 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.); unframed: 59 x 80.6 cm (23 1/4 x 31 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Wise, 1943.377


title: Descent from the Cross

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

medium: engraving

country: Germany, early 16th Century

subjects:
Print
Germany, early 16th century

credit_line: The Engraved Passion: Descent from the Cross, c. 1504. Copy after Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving; sheet: 11.5 x 7.1 cm (4 1/2 x 2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1922.79


title: Set of Four Ornamental Plaques

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

country: Italy, Tuscany

subjects:
Ornament & design
Enamel
Italy, tuscany

credit_line: Set of Four Ornamental Plaques, c. 1380–1400. Italy, Tuscany. Champlevé enamel, glass paste stones, and gilding on copper; overall: 11.2 x 7.7 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1923.916


credit_line: Virgin on a Crescent with a Starry Crown, 1500s. Copy after Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of FitzRoy Carrington, 1924.819


title: Crowned Female Head (Fragment)

medium: limestone

country: France, Champagne

subjects:
Sculpture
France, champagne

credit_line: Crowned Female Head (Fragment), c. 1400–1420. France, Champagne. Limestone; overall: 21.6 x 18.8 x 15.2 cm (8 1/2 x 7 3/8 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of René Gimpel, 1925.1194


title: Virgin with a Crown of Stars

credit_line: Virgin with a Crown of Stars, 1527. Monogrammist HF (German, active about 1527). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph M. Coe, 1925.130


title: Resurrection of Christ

medium: engraving - Niello

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Resurrection of Christ, 1400s. Italy. Engraving - Niello. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1925.38


title: Baptism of Christ

credit_line: Baptism of Christ, 1400s. Italy. Engraving - Niello. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1925.627


title: Water Jar (Olla) with Rosettes

medium: ceramic, slip

credit_line: Water Jar (Olla) with Rosettes, 1880s. Native North America, Southwest, New Mexico, Zuni (A:shiwi) Pueblo. Ceramic, slip; overall: 27.5 x 36 cm (10 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1928.323


title: Bird Pendant

medium: cast gold

country: Colombia, Muisca style

subjects:
Metalwork
Colombia, muisca style
Birds

credit_line: Bird Pendant , c. 900–1550. Colombia, Muisca style. Cast gold; overall: 11.7 x 10 x 2.9 cm (4 5/8 x 3 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1947.174


title: Agricultural Figurine

medium: cast silver

country: Peru, Inka style (1400-1532)

subjects:
Sculpture
Peru, inka style (1400-1532)

credit_line: Agricultural Figurine, 1400–1532. Peru, Inka style (1400-1532). Cast silver; overall: 5 x 1.4 cm (1 15/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1949.562


title: Ring

medium: gilded silver, sapphire

country: England, 14th century

subjects:
Jewelry
England, 14th century

credit_line: Ring, 1300s. England, 14th century. Gilded silver, sapphire; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.383


title: Disk-Shaped Chest Plaque

medium: hammered gold

country: Costa Rica or Panama

subjects:
Metalwork
Costa rica or panama

credit_line: Disk-Shaped Chest Plaque, c. 700–1550. Costa Rica or Panama. Hammered gold; overall: 19.8 x 19.6 x 2.5 cm (7 13/16 x 7 11/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Newton D. Baker in memory of her husband, Newton D. Baker, 1950.386


title: Cup

creator: Ignaz Preissler (Bohemian, 1676–1741)

medium: Opal glass

country: Bohemia

subjects: Glass Bohemia

credit_line: Cup, c. 1735. Ignaz Preissler (Bohemian, 1676–1741). Opal glass; diameter: 11.5 x 8.3 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.); overall: 7.2 x 10 cm (2 13/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.388


title: Plaque: Thomas and Matthew

medium: gilded copper, champlevé enamel

credit_line: Plaque: Thomas and Matthew, c. 1160. Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; overall: 5.8 x 6.1 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.462.2


title: Necklace Figurine Beads

country: Colombia

subjects: Jewelry Colombia

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


title: Kero (Waisted Cup)

date: after 1550

medium: wood, inlaid pigments

country: Peru, Colonial Inka style, 16th century

subjects:
Wood
Peru, colonial inka style, 16th century

credit_line: Kero (Waisted Cup), after 1550. Peru, Colonial Inka style, 16th century. Wood, inlaid pigments; diameter of mouth: 17.8 x 16 cm (7 x 6 5/16 in.); overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William R. Carlisle, 1957.143


title: Vase (Meiping)

medium: green-glazed porcelaneous stoneware, Longquan ware

credit_line: Vase (Meiping), 1200s. China, Zhejiang Province, Longquan region, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Green-glazed porcelaneous stoneware, Longquan ware; overall: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1957.52


title: The Small Horse

credit_line: The Small Horse, 1505. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving; platemark: 16.4 x 11 cm (6 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1958.112


medium: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

credit_line: Brush Pot with Episode from Life on Sima Guang, 1628–61. China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty, Shunzhi period (1644–61). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 20.2 cm (7 15/16 in.); overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.179


title: Dish with Female and Attendant

medium: porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration

credit_line: Dish with Female and Attendant, c. 1713. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration; diameter: 24.6 cm (9 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.220


title: Conch Shell Trumpet Vessel

date: 200 BCE–300 CE

medium: earthenware

country: West Mexico, Colima, Comala style

subjects:
Ceramic
West mexico, colima, comala style
Shells & molluscs
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Conch Shell Trumpet Vessel, 200 BCE–300 CE. West Mexico, Colima, Comala style. Earthenware; overall: 15.5 x 23.5 x 26.6 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade III, 1966.127


title: Crucifixion

medium: terracotta

country: (Southern?) France, 17th century

subjects:
Sculpture
(southern ) france, 17th century

credit_line: Crucifixion, c. 1680. (Southern?) France, 17th century. Terracotta; overall: 38.8 x 26.1 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1966.363


medium: marble tesserae

credit_line: Floor Mosaic Panel: Grape Harvester with Peacock, 400s. Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, 5th century. Marble tesserae; overall: 133.5 x 144.8 cm (52 9/16 x 57 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.112


subjects: Mosaic Trees

credit_line: Fragment of a Floor Mosaic: Ibex near a Tree, 400s. Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, 5th century. Marble tesserae; overall: 85.1 x 94.6 cm (33 1/2 x 37 1/4 in.); mounted: 87.6 x 96.5 cm (34 1/2 x 38 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.114


title: Head of a Prophet

medium: marble

country: Italy, Siena

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, siena

credit_line: Head of a Prophet, c. 1300–1325. Workshop of Giovanni Pisano (Italian, c. 1240-c. 1320). Marble; overall: 31.8 x 18.6 x 13.4 cm (12 1/2 x 7 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1977.181


medium: bronze

subjects: Sculpture Italy Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (obverse), 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.a


title: Louis XIV

creator: Robert Nanteuil (French, 1623–1678)

medium: engraving

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Louis XIV, 1664. Robert Nanteuil (French, 1623–1678). Engraving; platemark: 49.5 x 42.1 cm (19 1/2 x 16 9/16 in.); sheet: 52.8 x 43.8 cm (20 13/16 x 17 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.240


title: Bowl with Splayed Foot

medium: cloisonné enamel

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Bowl with Splayed Foot, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Cloisonné enamel; diameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); overall: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.319


title: Vase with Three Rams' Heads

credit_line: Vase with Three Rams' Heads, 1736–1795. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-1795). Cloisonné enamel; diameter: 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.); overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.321


title: Ear Ornament

medium: jadeite-albitite(?)

subjects:
Ornament & design
Sculpture

credit_line: Ear Ornament, 150–200 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period. Jadeite-albitite(?); diameter: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.); overall: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.264.1


title: Ear Ornament

credit_line: Ear Ornament, 150–200 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period. Jadeite-albitite(?); diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.); overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.264.2


title: Elements from a Necklace

date: 1300s BCE

country: possibly Hungary, Bronze Age

subjects:
Jewelry
Possibly hungary, bronze age

credit_line: Elements from a Necklace, 1300s BCE. Possibly Hungary, Bronze Age. Bronze; overall: 4.2 x 4.8 x 0.8 cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1992.68.c


country: Netherlands

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: Elisha Cursing the Children of Bethel Who Are Being Devoured by the Bears, 1602. Nicolaes de Bruyn (Netherlandish, 1571–1656), after Gillis van Coninxloo (Netherlandish, 1544–1607). Engraving; platemark: 46.5 x 58.7 cm (18 5/16 x 23 1/8 in.); sheet: 47.4 x 59.9 cm (18 11/16 x 23 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.223


title: Sacrificer

medium: carved bone

subjects:
Sculpture
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Sacrificer, 400–1000. Bolivia, Peru or Chile, Southern Highlands, early Tiwanaku style, 400-1000. Carved bone; overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.293


title: Standing Cup

medium: porcelain

country: France, Sèvres

subjects:
Ceramic
France, sèvre

credit_line: Standing Cup, 1844. Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756), Hyacinthe-Jean Regnier (French, 1803–1870), Francois-Hubert Barbin (French, 1786-), Jacques-Nicolas Sinsson (French). Porcelain; diameter: 35.6 cm (14 in.); overall: 49 cm (19 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2001.121.a


title: Cover for a Standing Cup

credit_line: Cover for a Standing Cup, 1844. Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756), Hyacinthe-Jean Regnier (French, 1803–1870), Francois-Hubert Barbin (French, 1786-), Jacques-Nicolas Sinsson (French). Porcelain; diameter: 35.6 cm (14 in.); overall: 49 cm (19 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2001.121.b


title: Palanquin Ring

country: Cambodia, probably Angkor

subjects:
Sculpture
Cambodia, probably angkor

credit_line: Palanquin Ring, 1100s–1200s. Cambodia, probably Angkor. Bronze; overall: 24.1 x 23 x 6.5 cm (9 1/2 x 9 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 2011.151


date: 202 BCE–220 CE

medium: earthenware with relief decoration

credit_line: Relief with Tiger from a Funerary Stove Model (陶炉上的 虎紋), 202 BCE–220 CE. China, from a tomb in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Earthenware with relief decoration; overall: 10.2 x 27.4 x 1.5 cm (4 x 10 13/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1925.140


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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

credit_line: The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night, c. 1560. Attributed to Bihzad (Persian, active in India mid-1500s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20 x 13.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.); painting only: 11.1 x 10.2 cm (4 3/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.215.a


credit_line: The Brahman gambler sees the daughter of the king of the jinns in a pit together with an old man and a cauldron of boiling oil, 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: 9.3 x 10 cm (3 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.47.b


credit_line: The creatures of the sea are asked by the king of the Ocean to take a message to the Brahman, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 7.3 x 10.1 cm (2 7/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.89.b


title: Man's Garment

date: possibly early 1900s

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Palms

credit_line: Man's Garment, possibly early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Dida-style weavers and dyers. Raffia palm fiber (Raphia ruffia or R. vinifera) and dye; overall: 169.8 x 211.5 cm (66 7/8 x 83 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2003.89


creator: Carlo Naya (Italian, 1816–1882)

medium: albumen print

country: Italy, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
Italy, 19th century

credit_line: Venice: Saint Mark's Looking toward San Giorgio Maggiore, in Moonlight, c. 1870. Carlo Naya (Italian, 1816–1882). Albumen print; image: 42.3 x 53.7 cm (16 5/8 x 21 1/8 in.); paper: 42.3 x 53.7 cm (16 5/8 x 21 1/8 in.); matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2009.350


title: Incense Burner

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

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Incense Burner, 1895–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with tea-leaf colored glaze and molded design and geometric openwork silver lid; height with lid: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); diameter: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.177


title: Gilt-bronze Boot, One of a Pair

medium: Gilt-bronze

country: Northern China, Liao dynasty (907-1125)

subjects:
Metalwork
Northern china, liao dynasty (907-1125)

credit_line: Gilt-bronze Boot, One of a Pair, 907–1125. Northern China, Liao dynasty (907-1125). Gilt-bronze; 43.2 x 29.2 cm (17 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara S. Robinson and Family, 2023.97


title: Cap

country: India

subjects: Garment India

credit_line: Cap, 1800s. India. Velvet embroidered with gilt-silver–wrapped silk thread (zari); silk: lining; rubies, pearls, and spinels; overall: 6.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm (2 1/2 x 6 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1477


title: Capital with Addorsed Harpies

medium: limestone

credit_line: Capital with Addorsed Harpies, 1200s. Southwest France, Languedoc, Toulouse (?), 13th century. Limestone; overall: 23.5 x 28 x 23.2 cm (9 1/4 x 11 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1916.1983


medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: England, Chelsea, mid-18th century

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

credit_line: Figure of Europe and America from the Four Continents, c. 1760. Chelsea Porcelain Factory (Britain, London, 1745–84). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 24.6 x 18.9 x 16.9 cm (9 11/16 x 7 7/16 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness, 1917.601.1


medium: silver

country: Greek, minted at Knidos (Karia)

subjects:
Coin
Greek, minted at knido (karia)

credit_line: Drachm: Forepart of Lion (obverse); Head of Aphrodite (reverse), 465–449 BCE. Greek, minted at Knidos (Karia). Silver; diameter: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.994


title: Figurative harp (domu or kundi)

medium: Wood, rawhide, and string

credit_line: Figurative harp (domu or kundi), 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mangbetu style, unknown maker. Wood, rawhide, and string; overall: 63.6 cm (25 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.356


title: Koto (Zither)

date: early to mid-1800s

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Musical instrument
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Koto (Zither) (箏), early to mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Wood with colored lacquer, sprinkled gold powder (maki-e), textile, and silk strings; overall: 117.8 cm (46 3/8 in.); widest end: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.359


title: Thighbone Trumpet

medium: bone, leather, and copper alloy

country: Tibet

subjects:
Musical instrument
Tibet
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Thighbone Trumpet, c. 1800. Tibet. Bone, leather, and copper alloy; overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.389


title: Amphoriskos (Small Amphora)

medium: glass, mold-blown

country: Roman

subjects: Glass Roman

credit_line: Amphoriskos (Small Amphora), 50–100 CE. Roman. Glass, mold-blown; diameter: 2.5 cm (1 in.); overall: 7.5 x 3.5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1919.12


title: Chalice Veil with Monogram of Christ

country: Italy

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Chalice Veil with Monogram of Christ, 1500s. Italy. Bleached linen(?): needle lace (mezza mandolina) with red silk thread; overall: 52.1 x 53.3 cm (20 1/2 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1156


title: Scarf

medium: Linen, silk, dye

credit_line: Scarf, 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer. Linen, silk, dye; overall: 173.4 x 46 cm (68 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles William Wason, 1921.920


title: Pair of Hounds

medium: bronze

country: America

subjects: Sculpture America

credit_line: Pair of Hounds, 1912. Charles Cary Rumsey (American, 1879–1922). Bronze; each: 86.4 x 43.2 cm (34 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection, 1923.727


credit_line: Relief with Rampant Tiger and Boar from a Funerary Stove Model (陶炉上的虎豬紋), 202 BCE–220 CE. China, from a tomb in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Earthenware with relief decoration; overall: 10.1 x 22 x 1.7 cm (4 x 8 11/16 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1925.137


date: mid to late 19th century

medium: watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with blue glazed reverse and reserve with plaited hair and initials in gold

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Portrait miniature
England, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Woman with a Tambourine, in Neoclassical Costume, mid to late 19th century. England, 19th century. Watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with blue glazed reverse and reserve with plaited hair and initials in gold; framed: 15.3 x 13 cm (6 x 5 1/8 in.); unframed: 14 x 11.5 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade Jr., G. G. Wade and Mrs. E. B. Greene, 1926.232


title: Back of Firemen's Hall

medium: etching

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Print
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Back of Firemen's Hall, c. 1920s. Orville Houghton Peets (American, 1884–1968). Etching; plate: 22.6 x 32.9 cm (8 7/8 x 12 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1928.94


medium: color woodblock print

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

credit_line: Onoe Kikugorō I as Izumi no Saburō in the Play Snowflakes: Plum Blossoms Kaomise (「雪梅顔見勢」初世尾上菊五郎の泉三郎), 1769. Ippitsusai Bunchō (Japanese, active c. 1765–92). Color woodblock print; sheet: 30.6 x 14 cm (12 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore, 1930.173


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: India, Mughal school, 16th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal school, 16th century

credit_line: Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of the Thousand [Years]), c. 1595. India, Mughal school, 16th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 41 x 22.6 cm (16 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1932.36.a


medium: Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

subjects: Painting Palms

credit_line: Prajnaparamita ﬂanked by two female ﬁgures, folio 1 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra), Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina). Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; leaf: 5.4 x 54.3 cm (2 1/8 x 21 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.301.1.b


medium: ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment

country: Bohemia

subjects: Manuscript Bohemia

credit_line: Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto), c. 1330–40. Bohemia. Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment; sheet: 35.4 x 23.5 cm (13 15/16 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1949.204.a


title: Leaf from a Missal: Text (verso)

credit_line: Leaf from a Missal: Text (verso), c. 1330–40. Bohemia. Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment; sheet: 35.4 x 23.5 cm (13 15/16 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1949.204.b


creator: Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531)

medium: woodcut

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Der Weisskunig (The White King): How the French King made war on the King of Feuereisen in his realm and how the King of Feuereisen died in the battle, 1512–16. Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531). Woodcut; sheet: 22.1 x 19.7 cm (8 11/16 x 7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1960.30


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The wolf advises the lion to consult the cat, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifteenth 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 10.3 cm (2 3/8 x 4 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.114.a


country: India, Mughal court, 16th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal court, 16th century

credit_line: The cat attacks the mice which disturb the lion, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifteenth Night, c. 1560. India, Mughal court, 16th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 8.9 x 10.1 cm (3 1/2 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.115.b


credit_line: The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-second Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 10.1 x 9.8 cm (4 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.154.a


credit_line: The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-seventh Night, form a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 10.5 x 10 cm (4 1/8 x 3 15/16 in.); overall: 20.1 x 15.3 cm (7 15/16 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.185.a


credit_line: The goldsmith and the carpenter inform the king of a dream in which the golden images plan to desert the city for lack of worshippers, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Third Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 16.5 x 10.4 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.20.a


credit_line: The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-first night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 6.2 x 10.2 cm (2 7/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.203.b


credit_line: The mendicant’s wife deceives him with a soldier, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 9.1 x 10.6 cm (3 9/16 x 4 3/16 in.); overall: 20 x 13.5 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.26.b


credit_line: The two cooks, who attempt to seduce the warrior’s loyal wife, are trapped by her in a cellar, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 12.6 x 10.4 cm (4 15/16 x 4 1/8 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, 1962.279.29.a


credit_line: The dervish brings in as dowry an elephant laden with gold, 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: 4.2 x 9.9 cm (1 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.45.a


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

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

credit_line: The astrologer predicts a calamity for the newly born prince in his thirteenth year, but one which he would be able to overcome, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, c. 1560. Banavari 1 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 6.3 x 9.9 cm (2 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.52.b


credit_line: The young prince is presented to the king, his father, by his teacher, but refuses to speak, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 11.5 x 9.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.54.b


creator: Suraju (Indian)

credit_line: The young prince recounts his experiences to his father, the king, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, c. 1560. Suraju (Indian). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 11 x 10.1 cm (4 5/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.72.a


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

credit_line: The monk returns the magic parrot to its rightful owner, the merchant, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night, c. 1560. Lalu (Indian, active mid-1500s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 5.8 x 10.2 cm (2 5/16 x 4 in.); overall: 20 x 13.2 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.84.a


subjects: Fish Painting

credit_line: The Brahman’s predicament is conveyed by the wind to the fish who carries the news to the king of the Ocean, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh 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: 8.3 x 10.2 cm (3 1/4 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.89.a


credit_line: The king of the Ocean, having assumed human form, arrives at the court of the Raja, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh Night, c. 1560. Ghulam 'Ali (Indian, active 1550s-1590s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20 x 14.7 cm (7 7/8 x 5 13/16 in.); painting only: 11.5 x 10.3 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.92.a


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

credit_line: The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twelfth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. Tara 1 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 9.1 x 10.3 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.95.a


title: Fragment with Senmurvs

date: prior to 1971

medium: Silk: lampas weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Fragment with Senmurvs, prior to 1971. Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 101.4 x 45.7 cm (39 15/16 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.22


title: Heddle Pulley (Bo Nun Amuin mask)

medium: Wood, metal, and plant fiber

subjects:
Botany
Tool and equipment

credit_line: Heddle Pulley (Bo Nun Amuin mask), 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver. Wood, metal, and plant fiber; overall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1971.300


title: Cup and Saucer (tasse et soucoupe)

creator: Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French)

medium: soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

country: France, Saint Cloud, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, saint cloud, 18th century

credit_line: Cup and Saucer (tasse et soucoupe), 1700–1720. Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; overall: 7.5 x 7.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Everett R. Castle, 1972.189


title: Salver

medium: brass

subjects: Afghanistan, ghaznavid period, 12th century

credit_line: Salver, 1100s. Afghanistan, Ghaznavid Period, 12th Century. Brass; diameter: 58 cm (22 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1980.179


title: Pair of Ear Ornaments

medium: obsidian, crystal

subjects: Mexico, guerrero, ichcatiopan, mixtec or aztec

credit_line: Pair of Ear Ornaments, c. 1200–1519. Mexico, Guerrero, Ichcatiopan, Mixtec or Aztec. Obsidian, crystal; overall: 2.5 x 2.2 cm (1 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James C. Gruener in memory of his wife, Florence Crowell Gruener, 1983.191


title: Frosted Branches and Dwarf Bamboo

creator: Tsubaki Chinzan (Japanese, 1801–1854)

medium: album leaf; ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: Frosted Branches and Dwarf Bamboo, 1847. Tsubaki Chinzan (Japanese, 1801–1854). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; each leaf: 41 x 31.5 cm (16 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.251.10


title: Willow Branches in Spring

credit_line: Willow Branches in Spring, 1847. Tsubaki Chinzan (Japanese, 1801–1854). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; each leaf: 41 x 31.5 cm (16 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.251.3


title: Desk and Bookcase

medium: mahogany and pine, brass hardware, gilding

subjects: America, massachusetts, boston or vicinity

credit_line: Desk and Bookcase , c. 1780. America, Massachusetts, Boston or vicinity. Mahogany and pine, brass hardware, gilding; overall: 241.9 x 106 x 56.5 cm (95 1/4 x 41 3/4 x 22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Lawrence Hitchcock, 1990.96


title: Autumn in Takao

creator: Kiyohara Yukinobu (Japanese, 1643–1682)

date: late 1600s

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: Autumn in Takao, late 1600s. Kiyohara Yukinobu (Japanese, 1643–1682). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting only: 89.7 x 32.7 cm (35 5/16 x 12 7/8 in.); including mounting: 170.2 x 49.6 cm (67 x 19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Takashi Yanagi, 1991.55


medium: bronze

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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

credit_line: Mirror with Three Pairs of Bixie around a Loti-form Knob (蓮座瑞獸鏡), mid-600s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.); overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.335


creator: Tang Wanheng (Chinese, active c. 1800)

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Mirror with Handle, Decorated with "Double Happiness" and Five Bats (雙喜五福帶柄鏡), c. 1800. Workshop of Tang Wanheng (Chinese, active c. 1800). Brass; diameter: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); overall: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.); rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.401


title: Footed Vessel with Handle (verso)

medium: black chalk

subjects:
Drawing
Italy
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Footed Vessel with Handle (verso), 1595–97. Annibale Carracci (Italian, c. 1560–1609). Black chalk; sheet: 35.5 x 52.4 cm (14 x 20 5/8 in.); secondary support: 36.6 x 53.3 cm (14 7/16 x 21 in.); tertiary support: 38.3 x 55 cm (15 1/16 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.52.b


title: Maharana Jagat Singh II Hunting

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput kingdom of Mewar, Udaipur, Court of Jagat Singh (reigned 1734-51)

credit_line: Maharana Jagat Singh II Hunting, 1747. Jugarsi, son of Jiva (Indian, active mid-1700s). Gum tempera and gold on paper; sheet: 42.5 x 47 cm (16 3/4 x 18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.102


title: Tigers and  Leopard Frolicking

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Tigers and  Leopard Frolicking (호표도 [虎豹圖]), 1700s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting only: 91.4 x 163.8 cm (36 x 64 1/2 in.); overall: 208.3 x 193.4 cm (82 x 76 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leighton R. and Rosemarie Longhi, 1998.292


medium: tempera and ink on vellum

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

subjects:
Manuscript
England, glastonbury , 13th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Bible: Initial E: Entwined Lions and Serpents (1 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1225–50. England, Glastonbury(?), 13th century. Tempera and ink on vellum; sheet: 20 x 15 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 1999.122


title: Mirror with Lotus and Mantra

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

credit_line: Mirror with Lotus and Mantra (蓮花鏡), 1271–1368. China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Bronze; diameter: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.); overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1999.221


creator: Henri d'Orquevaulx (French)

medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: France

subjects: Manuscript France

credit_line: The Visitation: Leaf from a Book of Hours (5 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.1 x 12.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2003.172


creator: Yueshan Daozong (Chinese, 1629–1709)

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

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

credit_line: Calligraphy in Semi-Cursive Style (xing-caoshu) (吟風一樣松), c. 1660–1709. Yueshan Daozong (Chinese, 1629–1709). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting only: 128.9 x 29 cm (50 3/4 x 11 7/16 in.); overall with knobs: 179 x 36.4 cm (70 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gow, 2003.354


medium: Album; ink on paper

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

credit_line: (佛道主題畫冊): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 4, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.3 x 38.5 cm (13 1/2 x 15 3/16 in.); overall: 39 x 41.4 cm (15 3/8 x 16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange), 2004.1.4


credit_line: (道佛圖冊: 搜山圖冊頁): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Search the Mountain: Leaf 47, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.1 x 38.2 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange), 2004.1.47


credit_line: (道佛圖冊: 搜山圖冊頁): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Search the Mountain: Leaf 48, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.1 x 38.4 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange), 2004.1.48


medium: bronze, copper and stone inlay

country: Greece, Athens

subjects:
Sculpture
Greece, athen
Reptiles & amphibians

credit_line: Detached Left Forearm and Hand of the Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350–200 BCE. Attributed to Praxiteles (Greek, Athenian, c. 400–330 BCE), or Follower. Bronze, copper and stone inlay; overall: 25.9 x 8.8 x 8.7 cm (10 3/16 x 3 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2004.30.b


title: Neath Abbey

creator: Peter De Wint (British, 1784–1849)

medium: watercolor with traces of graphite underdrawing and scratch-away

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: Neath Abbey, c. 1840s. Peter De Wint (British, 1784–1849). Watercolor with traces of graphite underdrawing and scratch-away; overall: 16 x 23.6 cm (6 5/16 x 9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Painting and Drawing Society of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2005.198


title: On the Thames

creator: David Cox (British, 1783–1859)

medium: watercolor with graphite and scraping

credit_line: On the Thames, c. 1827–29. David Cox (British, 1783–1859). Watercolor with graphite and scraping; sheet: 19.8 x 27.1 cm (7 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Painting and Drawing Society of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2005.201


medium: black and white chalk with stumping, squared in black chalk

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Study for the Mother in The Fisherman's Family, c. 1875. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824–1898). Black and white chalk with stumping, squared in black chalk; sheet: 46.6 x 32.8 cm (18 3/8 x 12 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.390


title: Pair of Figures

date: late 1800s–early 1900s

medium: Wood and iron

credit_line: Pair of Figures, late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Central African Republic (most likely), possibly Monzombo-style maker. Wood and iron; part 1: 145 x 31.8 x 23.2 cm (57 1/16 x 12 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.); part 2: 145 x 26.8 x 23.3 cm (57 1/16 x 10 9/16 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.460


title: Figure of a Pair

credit_line: Figure of a Pair, late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Central African Republic (most likely), possibly Monzombo-style maker. Wood and iron; overall: 145 x 31.8 x 23.2 cm (57 1/16 x 12 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.460.1


title: Figure of a Pair

credit_line: Figure of a Pair, late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Central African Republic (most likely), possibly Monzombo-style maker. Wood and iron; overall: 145 x 26.8 x 23.3 cm (57 1/16 x 10 9/16 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.460.2


credit_line: Initial I: Entwined Beast and Serpent: Leaf from a Bible (2 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1225–50. England, Glastonbury(?), 13th century. Tempera and ink on vellum; leaf: 20 x 15.2 cm (7 7/8 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.52


medium: ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum

country: France, Rouen

subjects:
Manuscript
France, rouen

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto) and Text with Illustrated Border (verso) (3 of 3 Excised Leaves), c. 1510. France, Rouen. Ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum; leaf: 19.5 x 13 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.66


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: India, Mughal, 17th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal, 17th century
Portraits

credit_line: Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1650. India, Mughal, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 35.2 x 22.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 11/16 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, 2013.329


credit_line: Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto), c. 1650. India, Mughal, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 35.2 x 22.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 11/16 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, 2013.329.a


creator: Hunhar II (Indian, active mid-1700s)

country: India, Murshidabad or Lucknow, Mughal, 18th century

credit_line: Women Enjoying the River at the Forest’s Edge (recto), c. 1765. Style of Hunhar II (Indian, active mid-1700s). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 33.1 x 24.9 cm (13 1/16 x 9 13/16 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, 2013.351.a


title: Grapevine

date: early 1800s

medium: eight-panel folding screen; ink on paper

credit_line: Grapevine (묵포도도 [墨葡萄圖]), early 1800s. Choe Seok-hwan (Korean, active first half of 19th century). Eight-panel folding screen; ink on paper; image: 100.5 x 345 cm (39 9/16 x 135 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.510


country: Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

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

credit_line: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Phoenix in Paulownia (lid), c. 1573–99. Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615). Lacquer on wood with sprinkled gold and silver powder (maki-e) and gold and silver foil application; 4 x 20.5 x 23.5 cm (1 9/16 x 8 1/16 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2016.34.a


credit_line: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Phoenix in Paulownia (base), c. 1573–99. Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615). Lacquer on wood with sprinkled gold and silver powder (maki-e) and gold and silver foil application; 4 x 20.5 x 23.5 cm (1 9/16 x 8 1/16 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2016.34.b


title: Aizen Myōō

credit_line: Aizen Myōō (愛染明王像), 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333) to Nanbokuchō period (1336–92). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk; painting: 102 x 60.5 cm (40 3/16 x 23 13/16 in.); mounted: 183.2 x 80.3 cm (72 1/8 x 31 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2017.101


medium: gum tempera, gold and silver on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Palace women enjoy music by the side of a cascade, c. 1780. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, gold and silver on paper; page: 29.6 x 20.6 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/8 in.); image: 24.1 x 16 cm (9 1/2 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.105


title: Krishna Under a Canopy

credit_line: Krishna Under a Canopy, c. 1680. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Raghogarh. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 26.7 x 17.8 cm (10 1/2 x 7 in.); miniature: 22.9 x 14 cm (9 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.184


title: Bamboo Table Lamp

medium: Leaded glass, bronze

country: America, New York

subjects:
Lamp
America, new york

credit_line: Bamboo Table Lamp, c. 1902–10. Possibly by Clara Wolcott Driscoll (American, 1861–1944), Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32). Leaded glass, bronze; overall: 59.7 cm (23 1/2 in.); shade diameter: 40.6 cm (16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer, 2018.265


medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

credit_line: Women worshiping a Shiva linga: Devagandhari Ragini of Hindol Raga, from a Ragamala, c. 1700. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 21 x 18.4 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.); painting: 19.7 x 17 cm (7 3/4 x 6 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, 2018.87


credit_line: A couple in their chamber in early morning: Vighada Ragaputra of Shri Raga, from a Ragamala, c. 1700. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 20.8 x 17.9 cm (8 3/16 x 7 1/16 in.); painting: 19.5 x 16.5 cm (7 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.88


medium: Gum tempera and silver on paper

credit_line: A Mandi royal family member receives a noble, c. 1700–1720. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and silver on paper; page: 19.8 x 14.8 cm (7 13/16 x 5 13/16 in.); image: 16.4 x 14.8 cm (6 7/16 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.99


title: Adoration of the Magi

creator: Maarten de Vos (Flemish, 1532–1603)

country: South Netherlands, 16th century

subjects:
Drawing
South netherlands, 16th century

credit_line: Adoration of the Magi, c. 1590. Maarten de Vos (Flemish, 1532–1603). Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash; traces of transfer; sheet: 20.3 x 15.9 cm (8 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund, 2019.232


creator: Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779)

medium: Paper, leather

country: Britain

credit_line: The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1762. Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779), T. Becket & P. A. de Hondt (British). Paper, leather; 47.9 x 30.5 x 6 cm (18 7/8 x 12 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Philip A. Uhde in memory of his father, Frederick C. Uhde, 2019.80


title: Qingbai Ware Bowl with Cover

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

credit_line: Qingbai Ware Bowl with Cover, 1100s–1200s. South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, Qingbai ware; silver mount; overall: 12.3 x 15.1 cm (4 13/16 x 5 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.173.1


title: Qingbai Ware Bowl

credit_line: Qingbai Ware Bowl, 1100s–1200s. South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, Qingbai ware; silver mount; bowl: 8.2 x 14.5 cm (3 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.173.1.a


title: Cover for a Qingbai Ware Bowl

credit_line: Cover for a Qingbai Ware Bowl, 1100s–1200s. South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, Qingbai ware; lid: 4 x 15.3 cm (1 9/16 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.173.1.b


title: Qingbai Ware Bowl with Cover

credit_line: Qingbai Ware Bowl with Cover, 1100s–1200s. South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, Qingbai ware; silver mount; overall: 11.8 x 15.3 cm (4 5/8 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.173.2


title: Qingbai Ware Bowl

credit_line: Qingbai Ware Bowl, 1100s–1200s. South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, Qingbai ware; silver mount; bowl: 8 x 14.7 cm (3 1/8 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.173.2.a


title: Cover for a Qingbai Ware Bowl

credit_line: Cover for a Qingbai Ware Bowl, 1100s–1200s. South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, Qingbai ware; lid: 4 x 15.3 cm (1 9/16 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.173.2.b


medium: Brown-glazed stoneware, Jian ware

credit_line: Black-Glazed Teabowl with Incised Characters (供御) for “Imperial Tribute”, 1100s–1200s. China, Fujian Province, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Brown-glazed stoneware, Jian ware; overall: 6.5 x 12 cm (2 9/16 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.175


title: Bowl with Carved Design

credit_line: Bowl with Carved Design, 1100s–1200s. South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Porcelain with pale bluish-white (qingbai) glaze; overall: 6.5 x 17.2 cm (2 9/16 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.182


title: Study for "Seaweed Gatherers, Yport"

medium: black chalk on laid paper

subjects:
Seaweed & algae
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Study for "Seaweed Gatherers, Yport", c. 1888. Claude-Emile Schuffenecker (French, 1851–1934). Black chalk on laid paper; sheet: 47.6 x 31.3 cm (18 3/4 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Elizabeth Carroll Shearer Fund, 2020.289


title: Saint Martin with His Horse on a Ship

creator: Johannes I van Doetecum (d. 1605)

medium: etching on laid paper

country: Netherlands, 16th century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, 16th century
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Saint Martin with His Horse on a Ship, c. 1561. Johannes I van Doetecum (d. 1605), Lucas van Doetecum (active 1554–1572), after Hieronymous Bosch (Netherlandish, c. 1450–1516). Etching on laid paper; platemark: 34.3 x 43 cm (13 1/2 x 16 15/16 in.); sheet: 34.9 x 43.5 cm (13 3/4 x 17 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 2020.99


medium: mezzotint printed in sepia

credit_line: A View of the Vestibule of Saint Mary at Rome, 1766. Georges Francois Blondel (French, 1730–1800). Mezzotint printed in sepia; image: 53.1 x 40.4 cm (20 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.); platemark: 56.5 x 40.5 cm (22 1/4 x 15 15/16 in.); sheet: 64.9 x 53.2 cm (25 9/16 x 20 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 2022.131


title: Sake Pourer with Flowers

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

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Sake Pourer with Flowers, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with molded design, overglaze color enamel, and metal handles; diameter: 10.1 cm (4 in.); width with spout: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.); height with lid: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); with handle: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.); lid: 3.5 x 5 cm (1 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.161


title: Incense Burner

medium: Porcelain with tea-leaf colored glaze

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

credit_line: Incense Burner, 1895–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with tea-leaf colored glaze. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.177.a


title: Lid for an Incense Burner

medium: Geometric openwork silver lid

credit_line: Lid for an Incense Burner, 1895–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Geometric openwork silver lid. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.177.b


title: Water Container with Peonies

credit_line: Water Container with Peonies, 1900–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with molded and carved design, green glaze; height: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.); diameter: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); diameter of foot: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.197.a


title: Lid for a Water Container with Peonies

medium: Black lacquered wood

credit_line: Lid for a Water Container with Peonies, 1900–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Black lacquered wood; lid: 1.5 x 10 cm (9/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.197.b


title: Taihu Garden Stone

medium: Limestone

country: China, Jiangsu province, Wuxi

subjects:
Stone
China, jiangsu province, wuxi

credit_line: Taihu Garden Stone (太湖石), 0. China, Jiangsu province, Wuxi. Limestone; 160 x 65 x 50 cm (63 x 25 9/16 x 19 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Liu Dan, 2022.23


title: Peonies

date: early 1900s

credit_line: Peonies, early 1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392−1910) or Japanese colonial period (1910−1945). Eight-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk; painting: 105.8 x 32.6 cm (41 5/8 x 12 13/16 in.); overall framed: 180.2 x 368.4 cm (70 15/16 x 145 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll, KM, and Roberta Carroll, M.D., 2022.59


title: Diptych with Twelve Apostles & St. Paul

medium: Tempera, wood, textile

country: Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, presumably Gondär

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Painting

credit_line: Diptych with Twelve Apostles & St. Paul, c. 1700. Workshop or Circle of Wäldä Maryam (Ethiopia, active mid- to late 1600s-early 1700s). Tempera, wood, textile; 39 x 51 cm (15 3/8 x 20 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2023.4


title: Kamānche (incomplete)

medium: Wood, hide, and bone

subjects:
Musical instrument
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Kamānche (incomplete), 1875–1900. Northern Iran (Caucasian, maybe Azerbaijan, or Kashmir). Wood, hide, and bone; overall: 58.5 x 26.8 cm (23 1/16 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.353


medium: porcelain

subjects: Botany Ceramic

credit_line: Bowl (wan) with Water Plants and Arabesques, 1506–21. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde mark and reign (1506-21). Porcelain; diameter: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.); overall: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1957.359


title: Lady Holding a Vase

credit_line: Lady Holding a Vase, 1100s–1200s. China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) - Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Stoneware with slip decoration, Cizhou ware; overall: 19.7 x 9.5 cm (7 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1957.56


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

subjects:
Painting
Minerals & gems

credit_line: The merchant’s daughter gives birth to a son as a result of eating out of the box. The clever child recognizes the false gems from true, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-third Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 7.8 x 10.1 cm (3 1/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.161.b


credit_line: The lion, suspecting treachery on the part of the monkey, slays him and flees, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 12.5 x 10 cm (4 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.); overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.197.a


creator: Shravana (Indian, active 1550s–c.1600)

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

credit_line: The deceitful wife returns to her terrace after caressing her lover, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, c. 1560. Shravana (Indian, active 1550s–c.1600). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 8.9 x 10 cm (3 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.67.a


credit_line: The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the replica, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night, c. 1560. Lalu (Indian, active mid-1500s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 7.4 x 10.2 cm (2 15/16 x 4 in.); overall: 20 x 13.2 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.83.b


title: Roundels with King Spearing Lion

medium: Silk: lampas weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Roundels with King Spearing Lion, prior to 1971. Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 74.2 x 85.7 cm (29 3/16 x 33 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.25


title: Textile with Diamonds

medium: silk, cotton, and silver thread: tabby with supplementary weft

country: Central Asia

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Central asia

credit_line: Textile with Diamonds, 1000s. Central Asia. Silk, cotton, and silver thread: tabby with supplementary weft; overall: 51.5 x 30.3 cm (20 1/4 x 11 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1993.139


medium: Album; ink on paper

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

credit_line: (道佛圖冊: 搜山圖冊頁): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Search the Mountain: Leaf 49, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.2 x 38.4 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange), 2004.1.49


creator: John White Abbott (British, 1763–1851)

medium: watercolor with pen and black ink and traces of graphite underdrawing

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: Leigh Tor Rocks at Poundsgate, near New Bridge on the Dart, Devon, 1800. John White Abbott (British, 1763–1851). Watercolor with pen and black ink and traces of graphite underdrawing; image: 16 x 24.7 cm (6 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.); sheet: 17.9 x 26.9 cm (7 1/16 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Painting and Drawing Society of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2005.200


title: Male Figure

date: late 1800s-early 1900s

subjects:
Botany
Sculpture
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Male Figure, late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo (most likely) or Democratic Republic of the Congo, Teke-style maker. Wood, resin, iron, copper, plant fiber, cloth, glass beads, coins, antelope horns, and cowrie shells; overall: 97.1 cm (38 1/4 in.); without base: 91.5 x 16 x 16.3 cm (36 x 6 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.430


title: Power figure (nkisi)

credit_line: Power figure (nkisi), late 1800s-early 1900s. Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Kongo people. Wood, organic materials (including resin), iron, reed, tooth, seashell or glass beads, and possibly plastic; overall: 12 x 4 x 4 cm (4 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.442


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

credit_line: Women enjoying the river at the forest’s edge (recto) and flowering marigold (verso), c. 1765. Style of Hunhar II (Indian, active mid-1700s). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 33.1 x 24.9 cm (13 1/16 x 9 13/16 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, 2013.351


title: Reeds and Geese

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Reeds and Geese (蘆雁図), 1314–17. Yishan Yining [Issan Ichinei] (Chinese, 1247–1317). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting: 80.4 x 32.2 cm (31 5/8 x 12 11/16 in.); mounted: 158.5 x 42.2 cm (62 3/8 x 16 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.464


title: Pair of Qingbai Ware Bowls with Covers

credit_line: Pair of Qingbai Ware Bowls with Covers, 1100s–1200s. South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Porcelain with pale bluish-white (qingbai; 青白) glaze; silver mount; each: 12.5 x 15.5 cm (4 15/16 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.173


title: Yellow-Glazed Bowl

medium: Porcelain with monochrome yellow glaze

credit_line: Yellow-Glazed Bowl, 1505–21. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Zhengde mark and reign (1505–21). Porcelain with monochrome yellow glaze; overall: 8 x 18.9 cm (3 1/8 x 7 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.180


creator: Abbot Frowin (Swiss)

medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: Switzerland, Monastery of Engelberg, 12th century

credit_line: Title Page of St. Gregory's "Moralia": Job Visited by His Three Friends (above) and Gregory the Great and His Deacon Peter (below), c. 1143–1178. Probably by Abbot Frowin (Swiss). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 27.3 x 19 cm (10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.); framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1955.74


title: Pillow cover with Arabic inscription

medium: Wool and linen: tapestry weave

country: Egypt, al-Bahnasa

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, al-bahnasa

credit_line: Pillow cover with Arabic inscription, 800s. Egypt, al-Bahnasa. Wool and linen: tapestry weave; overall: 80 x 83.2 cm (31 1/2 x 32 3/4 in.); mounted: 93.3 x 95.9 cm (36 3/4 x 37 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1959.48


title: Attributes of Music

creator: François Bonvin (French, 1817–1887)

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Attributes of Music, 1863. François Bonvin (French, 1817–1887). Oil on fabric; unframed: 62.6 x 116 cm (24 5/8 x 45 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.233


title: Belt Buckle

medium: bronze gilt

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Belt Buckle (금동 허리띠 고리 [金銅製鉸具]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze gilt; overall: 4.8 x 5.5 cm (1 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1022


title: Topknot Pin

medium: bronze

credit_line: Topknot Pin (청동 동곳 [靑銅串]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1025


title: Belt Buckle

credit_line: Belt Buckle (금동 허리띠 고리 [金銅製鉸具]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze gilt; overall: 7.5 x 5.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1026


title: Topknot Pin

credit_line: Topknot Pin (청동 동곳 [靑銅串]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1028


title: Topknot Pin

credit_line: Topknot Pin (청동 동곳 [靑銅串]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1029


title: Topknot Pin

credit_line: Topknot Pin (청동 동곳 [靑銅串]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1031


title: Seal

credit_line: Seal (청동 인장 [靑銅印章]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); base: 1.5 x 1.4 cm (9/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1036


title: Seal

credit_line: Seal (청동 인장 [靑銅印章]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); base: 1.5 x 1.5 cm (9/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1038


title: Seal

credit_line: Seal (청동 인장 [靑銅印章]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); base: 1 x 1 cm (3/8 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1039


title: Seal

credit_line: Seal (청동 인장 [靑銅印章]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); bottom: 1.3 x 1.3 cm (1/2 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1041


title: Seal

credit_line: Seal (청동인장 [靑銅裝飾]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.); overall: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1043


title: Ornament with Bat Design

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

credit_line: Ornament with Bat Design (청동 박쥐무늬 꾸미개 [靑銅蝙文金銅裝飾]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1047


title: Seal

credit_line: Seal (청동인장 [靑銅印章]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.); overall: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1048


title: Belt Ornament

credit_line: Belt Ornament (금동과대장식 [金銅銙帶裝飾]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze gilt; overall: 3.9 x 4.5 cm (1 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1051


title: Spoon with Dual Heads

credit_line: Spoon with Dual Heads (약시형 청동 수저 [藥匙形靑銅匙]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 23.1 cm (9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Director's Contingent Fund, 1917.334


title: Spoon

medium: silver bronze

credit_line: Spoon (은동 수저 [銀銅匙]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Silver bronze; overall: 27.1 cm (10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1917.345


title: Mirror

credit_line: Mirror (청동 거울 [銅鏡]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1917.680


medium: pottery

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

credit_line: Bowl with Inlaid Chrysanthemum and Lychee Design (청자 상감 국화·여지문 사발 [靑磁象嵌菊花荔枝文大楪]), 1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter of mouth: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.); overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.459


title: Spoon with Fish-Tail Design

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: 33.6 cm (13 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1918.502


title: Spoon with Fish-Tail Design

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: 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Director's Contingent Fund, 1918.510


title: Spoon with Fish-Tail Design

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: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1918.515


title: Spoon

credit_line: Spoon (청동 수저 [靑銅匙]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1918.516


title: Spoon

credit_line: Spoon (청동 수저 [靑銅匙]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1918.537


title: Spoon

credit_line: Spoon (청동 수저 [靑銅匙]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1918.538


title: Spoon with Fish-Tail Design

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: 28 cm (11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1918.539


title: Spoon with Fish-Tail Design

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: 27.1 cm (10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.665


title: Spoon with Fish-Tail Design

credit_line: Spoon with Fish-Tail Design (연미형 청동 수저 [魚尾形靑銅匙]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.666


title: Bowl

medium: earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration

subjects: Iran, nishapur, samanid period, 10th century

credit_line: Bowl, 900s. Iran, Nishapur, Samanid Period, 10th Century. Earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration; overall: 11.5 x 28 cm (4 1/2 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1956.225


title: Cover for a Carved Lacquer Scroll Box

medium: cinnabar carved lacquer on wood

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


title: Base for a Carved Lacquer Scroll Box

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


title: Lidded Jar with Horn Handle

medium: red earthenware with applied red slip

credit_line: Lidded Jar with Horn Handle (뚜껑있는 토기 호 [有蓋土器壺]), 400s–500s CE. Korea, Silla (57 BC-935) or Kaya (AD 42-562) period. Red earthenware with applied red slip; overall: 15.2 cm (6 in.); outer diameter: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John D. Proctor Foundation, 1997.19


title: Lidded Jar

medium: red earthenware with incised band designs

credit_line: Lidded Jar (뚜껑있는 토기 호 [有蓋土器壺]), 400s–500s CE. Korea, Silla (57 BC-935) or Kaya (AD 42-562) period. Red earthenware with incised band designs; overall: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); outer diameter: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John D. Proctor Foundation, 1997.20


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

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

country: Italy

subjects: Architecture Drawing Italy

credit_line: Design for a Chalice (recto) Architectural Plan (verso), mid-1500s. Luzio Romano (Italian, active 1528–75). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk; sheet: 32.1 x 20 cm (12 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.587


title: The Woman with a Tambourine

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink over graphite

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: The Woman with a Tambourine, 1790s. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727–1804). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink over graphite; sheet: 35.4 x 47.3 cm (13 15/16 x 18 5/8 in.); image: 29.7 x 41.7 cm (11 11/16 x 16 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1947.12


title: Console Table

creator: Jules-Michel Hardouin (1635–1737)

medium: carved gilt wood, marble top (griotte de campan)

country: France

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France

credit_line: Console Table, c. 1725. Jules-Michel Hardouin (1635–1737), Michel II Lange, Pierre Turpin. Carved gilt wood, marble top (griotte de campan); overall: 92 x 202 x 69.5 cm (36 1/4 x 79 1/2 x 27 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2008.6


title: Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht)

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

country: Netherlands, Utrecht, 15th century

credit_line: Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht), c. 1460–1465. Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish), Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; binding:  brown Morocco over original wooden boards; overall: 5.9 x 11.6 cm (2 5/16 x 4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Milton B. Freudenheim in memory of his wife, Elizabeth Ege Freudenheim, 1998.124


title: Canopic Jar with Man's Head (lid)

medium: travertine

subjects: Egypt, late period (715–332 bce), dynasty 26

credit_line: Canopic Jar with Man's Head (lid), 664–525 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26. Travertine; diameter: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); overall: 38.8 cm (15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1921.1019.b


title: Canopic Jar with Baboon's Head

credit_line: Canopic Jar with Baboon's Head, 664–525 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26. Travertine; diameter: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); overall: 40.8 cm (16 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1921.1020.a


medium: walrus ivory

credit_line: Plaque from a Portable Altar Showing the Crucifixion, 1050–1100. Germany, Lower Rhine Valley, Romanesque period, 11th century. Walrus ivory; overall: 5.1 x 9.6 cm (2 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Company, Inc., 1922.359


title: Water Jar (Olla)

medium: ceramic, slip

credit_line: Water Jar (Olla), 1880s. Native North America, Southwest, New Mexico, Zuni (A:shiwi) Pueblo. Ceramic, slip; overall: 26.5 x 37.5 cm (10 7/16 x 14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Smithsonian Institution, 1923.1082


medium: ivory

credit_line: Plaque from a Portable Altar: Zacharias at the Altar, c. 1100–1125. Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne?, Romanesque period, 12th century. Ivory; overall: 8.6 x 7.7 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance in memory of J. H. Wade, 1926.212


title: Seal Color Box

medium: porcelain with "peach bloom" glaze

credit_line: Seal Color Box, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). Porcelain with "peach bloom" glaze; diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); overall: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.673


title: Vase with Peaches

medium: porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration

subjects: Ceramic Roses

credit_line: Vase with Peaches (粉彩桃紋瓷瓶), 1736–95. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795). Porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 51.4 cm (20 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.184.1


title: Plate from the Swan Service

medium: porcelain

country: Germany, Meissen, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Germany, meissen, 18th century

credit_line: Plate from the Swan Service, c. 1737–1741. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710), Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706–1768). Porcelain; diameter: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Thirty-fifth anniversary gift from Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., 1951.103


medium: gilded copper, champlevé and cloisonné enamel

credit_line: Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine, c. 1180–1190. Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé and cloisonné enamel; overall: 4.3 x 8.9 cm (1 11/16 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.275


title: Feline Mortar and Pestle

date: 700–1 BCE

medium: stone, pigment

credit_line: Feline Mortar and Pestle, 700–1 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Pacopampa(?), Chavín style (900-200 BCE). Stone, pigment; overall: 5.8 x 11 cm (2 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1957.494


title: Pinnacle with Angel (pair)

creator: Niccolò di Segna (Italian)

medium: tempera and gold on wood panel

country: Italy, Siena

subjects:
Painting
Italy, siena

credit_line: Pinnacle with Angel (pair), c. 1340. Circle of Niccolò di Segna (Italian). Tempera and gold on wood panel; unframed: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Jane Taft Ingalls, 1962.257


medium: cast iron

subjects: Metalwork Landscapes

credit_line: Stand for Screen with European Figures (obverse) and Landscape (reverse), 1736–95. China, Beijing palace workshops, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795). Cast iron; without base: 65.8 x 32.4 cm (25 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.243.2


medium: painted and gilded alabaster

country: England, Nottingham, 15th century

subjects:
Sculpture
England, nottingham, 15th century

credit_line: Christ Carrying the Cross (Panel from an Altarpiece), 1400s. England, Nottingham, 15th century. Painted and gilded alabaster; overall: 47 x 28.3 cm (18 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1969.296


medium: marble

credit_line: Fragment of a Capital with the Ox of Saint Luke, c. 1175–1200. Northern Italy, Emilia (Bologna?), 12th century. Marble; overall: 24.5 x 25.1 x 11.5 cm (9 5/8 x 9 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1972.22


title: Cylindrical Container with Cover (Lian)

date: 100 BCE–100 CE

medium: gilt bronze with openwork and chased designs

country: China, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, han dynasty (202 bce–220 ce)

credit_line: Cylindrical Container with Cover (Lian), 100 BCE–100 CE. China, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Gilt bronze with openwork and chased designs; diameter: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); overall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1972.44


title: Leather Panel

medium: tooled leather

subjects: Leather France

credit_line: Leather Panel, c. 1350–1400. France. Tooled leather; overall: 15.9 x 7.7 cm (6 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ruth Blumka in memory of Leopold Blumka, 1973.223


medium: lead

subjects: Sculpture Italy Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of John VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (obverse), c. 1438–1439. Pisanello (Italian, Ferrara, c. 1395–1455). Lead; diameter: 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1974.109.a


creator: Master of the Aeneid Series (French)

medium: painted enamel on copper, gilt-silver frame

country: France, Limoges

subjects:
Enamel
France, limoge

credit_line: Plaque Depicting the Trojan Horse from the Aeneid, c. 1530–40. Master of the Aeneid Series (French). Painted enamel on copper, gilt-silver frame; overall: 23.8 x 21.4 cm (9 3/8 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1974.40


country: France, Gothic period, 14th century

subjects:
Ivory
France, gothic period, 14th century

credit_line: Diptych: Scenes from the Passion and Afterlife of Christ, c. 1330–1350. France, Gothic period, 14th century. Ivory; overall: 16.9 x 16.5 x 1.3 cm (6 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Chester D. Tripp in memory of Chester D. Tripp, 1975.110


creator: Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: Pair of Paintings: The Colonnade of St. Peter's, Rome, during the Conclave and The Grotto of Posillipo, c.1769. Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808). Oil on canvas; framed: 56 x 47.5 x 6 cm (22 1/16 x 18 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.); unframed: 42.6 x 33.4 cm (16 3/4 x 13 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1976.97


title: Study of a Shepherd

medium: oil on paper, mounted on board

credit_line: Study of a Shepherd, 1700s. France. Oil on paper, mounted on board; framed: 64 x 52.5 x 4.5 cm (25 3/16 x 20 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 54 x 42.5 cm (21 1/4 x 16 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, 1978.125


title: Ritual Weapons

date: early 1400s

medium: iron alloy with gold and silver inlay

credit_line: Ritual Weapons, early 1400s. Sino-Tibetan, Derge School, Yongle period (1403-1427). Iron alloy with gold and silver inlay; overall: 40.4 cm (15 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1978.9


title: Title from "Reverberations of Taiga"

creator: Kasakabe Meikaku (Japanese, 1838–1922)

medium: double-leaf from a pair of albums; ink on silk

credit_line: (大雅餘韻): Title from "Reverberations of Taiga", 1912. Kasakabe Meikaku (Japanese, 1838–1922). Double-leaf from a pair of albums; ink on silk; album, closed: 28.3 x 33 cm (11 1/8 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1979.73.1.1


creator: Murata Kōkoku (Japanese, 1831-1912)

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: (大雅餘韻): Postscript from “Reverberations of Taiga”, 1910. Murata Kōkoku (Japanese, 1831-1912). Double-leaf from a pair of albums; ink on silk; album, closed: 28.3 x 33 cm (11 1/8 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1979.73.2.36


title: Caparisoned Elephant

medium: gilt bronze

country: China, Liao dynasty (916-1125)

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

credit_line: Caparisoned Elephant, c. 1000s. China, Liao dynasty (916-1125). Gilt bronze; overall: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1980.24


title: Bull Procession Cup

medium: gray limestone

country: Sumerian, Iraq

subjects:
Sculpture
Sumerian, iraq

credit_line: Bull Procession Cup, c. 3100–2900 BCE. Sumerian, Iraq. Gray limestone; diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.1


title: Chair

creator: Herter Brothers (American)

medium: ebonized cherry and other woods

country: America, New York

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
America, new york

credit_line: Chair, c. 1880. Herter Brothers (American). Ebonized cherry and other woods; overall: 84.5 x 40.7 x 46 cm (33 1/4 x 16 x 18 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1982.5


title: Vase Decorated with Sunflowers

creator: John D. Wareham (American, 1871–1954)

medium: earthenware

country: America, late 19th Century

subjects:
Ceramic
America, late 19th century

credit_line: Vase Decorated with Sunflowers, 1899. John D. Wareham (American, 1871–1954), Rookwood Pottery Company (American, established 1880). Earthenware; overall: 27 x 19.3 cm (10 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 1984.10


title: Highboy

medium: burled maple veneer with walnut herringbone bandings

credit_line: Highboy, 1700–1720. America, Massachusetts, William and Mary style, 18th century. Burled maple veneer with walnut herringbone bandings; overall: 158.4 x 94 x 52.8 cm (62 3/8 x 37 x 20 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Gordon D. Meals and Jean F. Meals in memory of Moselle T. Meals, 1986.207


title: Side Chair

medium: mahogany

credit_line: Side Chair, c. 1760. America, New York. Mahogany; overall: 105.4 x 57.2 x 54.3 cm (41 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 21 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1988.32


title: Ingot Torque

medium: bronze, wrought bronze

country: Hungary, Bronze Age

subjects:
Metalwork
Hungary, bronze age

credit_line: Ingot Torque, c. 1500 BCE. Hungary, Bronze Age. Bronze, wrought bronze; overall: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1988.6


title: Dancing Satyr

medium: painted terracotta

country: Greece, Boeotia

subjects:
Sculpture
Greece, boeotia

credit_line: Dancing Satyr, 500–475 BCE. Greece, Boeotia. Painted terracotta; overall: 8.4 x 11 x 5.6 cm (3 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.352.1


title: Duck Head Finial

medium: bronze, cast

country: possibly Hungary, Bronze Age

subjects:
Sculpture
Possibly hungary, bronze age

credit_line: Duck Head Finial, c. 1400–1300 BCE. Possibly Hungary, Bronze Age. Bronze, cast; overall: 5 x 2.1 x 4.9 cm (1 15/16 x 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1992.63


title: Garment Pin

medium: cast and wrought bronze

subjects:
Jewelry
Possibly hungary, bronze age

credit_line: Garment Pin, c. 1400 BCE. Possibly Hungary, Bronze Age. Cast and wrought bronze; overall: 41.3 x 2 cm (16 1/4 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1992.65


title: Garment Pin

credit_line: Garment Pin, c. 1400 BCE. Possibly Hungary, Bronze Age. Cast and wrought bronze; overall: 35.9 x 2.3 cm (14 1/8 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1992.66


medium: bronze

country: China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, northern song dynasty (960-1127)
Flowers

credit_line: Square Mirror with Two Phoenixes and Floral Sprays (雙鳳花枝方鏡), 960–1127. China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Bronze; overall: 0.8 x 16.2 cm (5/16 x 6 3/8 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.374


title: Pair of Seated Figures

date: 100 BCE–300 CE

medium: ceramic

country: Mexico, Nayarit

subjects:
Ceramic
Mexico, nayarit

credit_line: Pair of Seated Figures, 100 BCE–300 CE. Mexico, Nayarit. Ceramic; average: 52.3 x 30.5 x 29.5 cm (20 9/16 x 12 x 11 5/8 in.); part 2: 56 x 31.8 x 30.5 cm (22 1/16 x 12 1/2 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin, 1998.83


title: Male Seated Figure

credit_line: Male Seated Figure, 100 BCE–300 CE. Mexico, Nayarit. Ceramic; average: 56 x 31.8 x 30.5 cm (22 1/16 x 12 1/2 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin, 1998.83.2


medium: painted plaster and wood

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Mater Dolorosa (The Virgin Mary Mourning), 1897. Georges-Daniel de Monfreid (French, 1856–1929). Painted plaster and wood; framed: 73.7 x 59.1 x 17.8 cm (29 x 23 1/4 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2002.54


title: Votive Relief of a King

medium: limestone

credit_line: Votive Relief of a King, 305–246 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Limestone; overall: 13.6 x 8.9 x 1.8 cm (5 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.665


title: Coffin of Senbi

medium: gessoed and painted cedar

credit_line: Coffin of Senbi, c. 1918–1859 BCE. Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat II to Sesostris III. Gessoed and painted cedar; overall: 70 x 55 cm (27 9/16 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.716.a


title: Coffin of Senbi (Lid)

credit_line: Coffin of Senbi (Lid), 1918–1859 BCE. Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat II (1929–1895 BCE)–reign of Senusret III (1878–1839 BCE). Gessoed and painted cedar; overall: 69.7 x 55 x 213 cm (27 7/16 x 21 5/8 x 83 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.716.b


title: Wavy-Lined Jar

medium: marl clay pottery

credit_line: Wavy-Lined Jar, 4000–3000 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada III (3200–3000 BCE). Marl clay pottery; diameter: 10.1 cm (4 in.); diameter of mouth: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); overall: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.1983


title: Canopic Jar with Man's Head

medium: travertine

subjects: Egypt, late period (715–332 bce), dynasty 26

credit_line: Canopic Jar with Man's Head, 664–525 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26. Travertine; diameter: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); overall: 38.8 cm (15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1921.1019.a


title: Canopic Jar with Baboon's Head (lid)

credit_line: Canopic Jar with Baboon's Head (lid), 664–525 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26. Travertine; diameter: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); overall: 40.8 cm (16 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1921.1020.b


title: Bottle Cooler

creator: Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French)

medium: soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration

country: France, Saint Cloud, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, saint cloud, 18th century

credit_line: Bottle Cooler, c. 1725– 1735. Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; diameter: 11 x 11.5 cm (4 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.226.1


title: Triad

date: early 900s

medium: volcanic stone

subjects: Architecture Sculpture

credit_line: Triad, early 900s. Indonesia, Central Java, Prambanam, Temple of Loro Jonggrang, early 10th Century. Volcanic stone; overall: 66 cm (26 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1948.459


title: Bar Bead

medium: jadeite-albitite, modern black pigment

country: Mexico or Central America, Maya

subjects:
Jade
Mexico or central america, maya

credit_line: Bar Bead, 250–550 CE. Mexico or Central America, Maya. Jadeite-albitite, modern black pigment; overall: 4.6 x 7.2 cm (1 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.377


title: Allegory  of Jealousy?

creator: Peter Flötner (German, 1485–1546)

medium: gilt bronze

country: Germany, Nuremberg

subjects:
Mythology
Sculpture
Germany, nuremberg

credit_line: Allegory  of Jealousy?, 1500s. Peter Flötner (German, 1485–1546). Gilt bronze; overall: 6.2 x 8.7 cm (2 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.460


title: Ornamental Panel (from a Ceiling?)

date: 500s (frame) and 700s (central panel)

medium: wood with paint

country: Egypt, Coptic period

subjects:
Ornament & design
Furniture and woodwork
Egypt, coptic period

credit_line: Ornamental Panel (from a Ceiling?), 500s (frame) and 700s (central panel). Egypt, Coptic period. Wood with paint; average: 70.6 x 144.2 cm (27 13/16 x 56 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.799


date: 1122 or later

medium: translucent white jade

credit_line: Scepter (Gui) with Miscellaneous Poems by Tao Qian (365–427 CE), 1122 or later. China, Possibly Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795). Translucent white jade; overall: 2.8 x 0.3 cm (1 1/8 x 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman, 1960.278