credit_line: (虎丘十二景圖): The Sword Spring, Tiger Hill, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou, after 1490. Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509). Album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper; image: 31.2 x 40.6 cm (12 5/16 x 16 in.); overall: 36.5 x 49.9 cm (14 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.371.6


title: Medicine Bottle

medium: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

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: Medicine Bottle (薬瓶), 1670s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; height: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1966.514


title: The Denial of Peter

creator: Peter Wtewael (Dutch, 1596–1660)

medium: oil on wood

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland

credit_line: The Denial of Peter, c. 1624–28. Peter Wtewael (Dutch, 1596–1660). Oil on wood; framed: 43.8 x 61 x 6.4 cm (17 1/4 x 24 x 2 1/2 in.); unframed: 28 x 45.5 cm (11 x 17 15/16 in.); former: 42 x 59.5 x 6.5 cm (16 9/16 x 23 7/16 x 2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, 1972.169


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Celebrations of Krishna's Birth, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1725–30. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 22.9 x 15.2 cm (9 x 6 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1988.70


creator: Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
England, 19th century

credit_line: The Miners' Bridge, on the Llugwy, North Wales, 1857. Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 36.7 x 42.9 cm (14 7/16 x 16 7/8 in.); matted: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1990.33


title: East Humboldt Mountains, Utah

country: America

subjects: Photograph America

credit_line: East Humboldt Mountains, Utah, 1868. Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, 1840–1882). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 19.7 x 27 cm (7 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 1992.238


title: Hell's Half Acre, Prismatic Springs

creator: Frank Jay Haynes (American, 1853–1921)

date: c. late 1880s

medium: albumen print from glass negative

credit_line: Hell's Half Acre, Prismatic Springs, c. late 1880s. Frank Jay Haynes (American, 1853–1921). Albumen print from glass negative; image: 44.7 x 54.5 cm (17 5/8 x 21 7/16 in.); paper: 45 x 55.1 cm (17 11/16 x 21 11/16 in.); matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1992.242


title: Frog Amulet

medium: carnelian

subjects: Egypt, new kingdom (1540–1069 bce), dynasty 18

credit_line: Frog Amulet, c. 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Carnelian; overall: 0.9 x 0.9 cm (3/8 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.570


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


medium: ceramic

country: South Italian, Daunian or Canosan

subjects:
Ceramic
South italian, daunian or canosan

credit_line: Lid for Two-Spouted Strainer Askos (Flask), 300–200 BCE. South Italian, Daunian or Canosan. Ceramic; diameter: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.529.b


title: Hunting Sword

medium: steel, blued, etched, and gilded; silver and wood

country: France (blade: Germany?), 18th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
France (blade: germany ), 18th century

credit_line: Hunting Sword, c. 1780. France (blade: Germany?), 18th century. Steel, blued, etched, and gilded; silver and wood; overall: 72.1 cm (28 3/8 in.); blade: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.); grip: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); guard: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1492


title: Black-Topped Beaker

medium: Nile silt pottery

credit_line: Black-Topped Beaker, c. 4000–3500 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada I–IIb (3900–3300 BCE). Nile silt pottery; diameter: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.); overall: 29.1 cm (11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.1980


title: Head of Artemis

medium: terracotta

country: Greece

subjects: Sculpture Greece

credit_line: Head of Artemis, 600–575 BCE. Greece. Terracotta; overall: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.976


title: Peacock Ring

medium: gold and chalcedony

subjects: Seleucia, parthian empire (247 bce–224 ce)

credit_line: Peacock Ring, 1–200 CE. Seleucia, Parthian Empire (247 BCE–224 CE). Gold and chalcedony; diameter: 1.8 x 2.3 x 1 cm (11/16 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Joint Expeditions-Iraq Excavations Fund, 1933.191


title: Earrings (pair)

medium: gold, pearls, glass, and emeralds

country: Byzantium, early Byzantine period

subjects:
Jewelry
Byzantium, early byzantine period

credit_line: Earrings (pair), 600s. Byzantium, early Byzantine period. Gold, pearls, glass, and emeralds; overall: 10.2 x 4.5 cm (4 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.178


title: Armchair (1 of 4)

date: before 1717

medium: carved wood, Savonnerie knotted-pile (symmetrical rug knot) upholstery; wool, hemp

country: France

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France

credit_line: Armchair (1 of 4), before 1717. Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627). Carved wood, Savonnerie knotted-pile (symmetrical rug knot) upholstery; wool, hemp; overall: 121.9 x 70.5 x 55.3 cm (48 x 27 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1947.183.2


title: Armchair (2 of 4)

medium: carved wood, Savonnerie knotted-pile (symmertrical rug knot) upholstery; wool, hemp

credit_line: Armchair (2 of 4), before 1717. Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627). Carved wood, Savonnerie knotted-pile (symmertrical rug knot) upholstery; wool, hemp; overall: 121.9 x 70.5 x 55.3 cm (48 x 27 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1947.183.3


title: Armchair (4 of 4)

credit_line: Armchair (4 of 4), before 1717. Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627). Carved wood, Savonnerie knotted-pile (symmertrical rug knot) upholstery; wool, hemp; overall: 121.9 x 70.5 x 55.3 cm (48 x 27 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1947.183.5


medium: gilded copper, champlevé enamel

credit_line: Plaque Pair: Simon and Thaddaeus and Thomas and Matthew, c. 1160. Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; overall: 6.1 x 6.3 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.462


medium: translucent white jade

subjects:
Ornament & design
Jade

credit_line: Tablet (gui) with Grain Pattern and Imperial Inscription, 1793. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Translucent white jade; overall: 22.1 x 7 cm (8 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1952.476


title: The Baptism of Christ

creator: Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553)

country: Germany

subjects: Painting Germany

credit_line: The Baptism of Christ, 1530s. Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553). Oil on wood; framed: 24.4 x 29.2 x 5.1 cm (9 5/8 x 11 1/2 x 2 in.); unframed: 15 x 20.5 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Roseman in memory of Charles E. Roseman Jr., 1953.143


title: Albarello

medium: tin-glazed earthenware, brown lustre

country: Spain, Manises, 15th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Spain, manises, 15th century

credit_line: Albarello, c. 1400–1420. Spain, Manises, 15th century. Tin-glazed earthenware, brown lustre; overall: 30.7 x 11.5 cm (12 1/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.287


medium: gold

credit_line: Leopard d'Or of Edward III of England (obverse), 1327–1377. England, Anglo-Gallic, Gothic period, 14th century. Gold; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1964.373.a


medium: pot metal, white glass, and silver stain

country: Netherlands, South Lowlands, 16th century

subjects: Netherlands, south lowlands, 16th century

credit_line: The Judgment of Solomon and Esther before Ahasuerus (pair), c. 1530. Dirk Vellert (Netherlandish, 1480/85–1547). Pot metal, white glass, and silver stain; overall: 69.3 x 46.4 cm (27 5/16 x 18 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1968.188


title: Standing Female Deity

medium: stone

country: Cambodia, Angkor, Bakheng, 10th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Cambodia, angkor, bakheng, 10th century

credit_line: Standing Female Deity, 900s. Cambodia, Angkor, Bakheng, 10th century. Stone; overall: 89 cm (35 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.134


title: Padmapani Lokeshvara Seated on the Rock

medium: bronze with silver overlay

country: India, Kashmir

subjects:
Sculpture
India, kashmir

credit_line: Padmapani Lokeshvara Seated on the Rock, 700s. India, Kashmir. Bronze with silver overlay; overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); base: 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.20


title: Coin with Figure of an Archer (reverse)

credit_line: Coin with Figure of an Archer (reverse), c. 400 CE. India, Chandragupta II, Gupta Period, late 4th-early 5th century. Gold; diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund, 1977.62.b


medium: gold repoussé medallion under glass inset within a bronze clasp

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Metalwork
Italy, venice

credit_line: Votive or Civic Badge with a Crowned Figure Kneeling before Christ, c. 1300. Italy, Venice. Gold repoussé medallion under glass inset within a bronze clasp; overall: 3.4 x 2.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art in honor of Mrs. Norman S. Jeavons, 1985.61


title: Necklace

medium: bronze, cast

country: possibly Hungary, Bronze Age

subjects:
Jewelry
Possibly hungary, bronze age

credit_line: Necklace, c. 1400–1300 BCE. Possibly Hungary, Bronze Age. Bronze, cast; 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


medium: gilt bronze, inlaid with gold, silver, copper, turquoise, lapis and coral

country: Central Tibet

subjects:
Sculpture
Central tibet
Corals & anemones
Portraits

credit_line: Base for Portrait of Phagmo Drupa Dorje Gyalpo (1110–1170), 1200s. Central Tibet. Gilt bronze, inlaid with gold, silver, copper, turquoise, lapis and coral; overall: 13.5 x 12 x 8.5 cm (5 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.); base: 8 x 19 x 14 cm (3 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1993.160.b


title: Deer Effigy Vessel

medium: earthenware

subjects:
Ceramic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Deer Effigy Vessel, 250–600 CE. Mesoamerica, Maya style, Classic Period (250-900). Earthenware; overall: 22.8 x 24.7 x 18 cm (9 x 9 3/4 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.60


title: Oculate Being Mask

medium: ceramic, resin-based paint

credit_line: Oculate Being Mask, 300 BCE–1 CE (thermoluminescence date, 835 BC–185 CE). Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE). Ceramic, resin-based paint; overall: 23.6 x 22.5 x 13.2 cm (9 5/16 x 8 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2003.39


creator: Coëtivy Master (French)

medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Manuscript
France, pari

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead: Angel Chasing a Devil (recto) and Two Devils (verso), c. 1460. Circle of Coëtivy Master (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 19.7 x 14.3 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2005.206


medium: ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum

subjects: North germany, hildesheim , 16th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Border with Flowers and Squirrel (verso), c. 1524. North Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century. Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2006.15.b


title: S-Shaped Fibula

medium: silver with garnets

country: Frankish, 6th century

subjects:
Jewelry
Frankish, 6th century

credit_line: S-Shaped Fibula, 500s. Frankish, 6th century. Silver with garnets; overall: 2.2 x 2.8 x 0.8 cm (7/8 x 1 1/8 x 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Joe Hatzenbuehler, 2007.225


title: Leather Bag-Shaped Flask with Cover

medium: earthenware with green glaze

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

credit_line: Leather Bag-Shaped Flask with Cover, 916–1125. Northeast China, Liao dynasty (916-1125). Earthenware with green glaze; overall: 24.5 x 16.5 x 16 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna and James Reid, 2012.448.1


title: Leather Bag-Shaped Flask with Cover

credit_line: Leather Bag-Shaped Flask with Cover, 916–1125. Northeast China, Liao dynasty (916-1125). Earthenware with green glaze; overall: 23.5 x 17.5 x 13.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 7/8 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna and James Reid, 2012.448.2


title: Armchair (3 of 4)

medium: carved wood, Savonnerie knotted-pile (symmetrical rug knot) upholstery; wool, hemp

credit_line: Armchair (3 of 4), before 1717. Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627). Carved wood, Savonnerie knotted-pile (symmetrical rug knot) upholstery; wool, hemp; overall: 121.9 x 70.5 x 55.3 cm (48 x 27 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1947.183.4


title: Lamentation

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

medium: woodcut

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Lamentation, c. 1515–17. Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545). Woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1936.666


creator: Master of the Murano Gradual (Italian)

medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, venice

credit_line: Initial S from a Gradual: Saint Augustine, c. 1420. Master of the Murano Gradual (Italian). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 16.8 x 14.9 cm (6 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1954.257


title: The Four Witches (Four Naked Women)

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

medium: engraving

country: Germany, late 15th Century

subjects:
Print
Germany, late 15th century

credit_line: The Four Witches (Four Naked Women), 1497. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1964.22


title: Figure from a Crèche: Angel

medium: painted wood and terracotta with various textiles

subjects: Italy, naples, late 18th-early 19th century

credit_line: Figure from a Crèche: Angel, 1780–1830. Italy, Naples, late 18th-early 19th century. Painted wood and terracotta with various textiles; overall: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1972.368.19


medium: graphite

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: View of the Villa Borghese and its Orangerie from the Villa Medici, 1826. Frederic Bourgeois de Mercey (French, 1805–1860). Graphite; sheet: 17.2 x 28.2 cm (6 3/4 x 11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1976.122


title: A Portrait of the Artist's Son Giacomo

medium: black chalk heightened with white chalk, with stumping

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, venice
Portraits

credit_line: A Portrait of the Artist's Son Giacomo, c. 1735. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754). Black chalk heightened with white chalk, with stumping; sheet: 40.4 x 31.8 cm (15 7/8 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Margaret Huntington Smith McCarthy Fund, 1931.57


title: Archer with Turbaned Headdress

medium: black chalk, stumped, with black chalk wash, heightened with white chalk

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, venice

credit_line: Archer with Turbaned Headdress, c. 1740. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754). Black chalk, stumped, with black chalk wash, heightened with white chalk; sheet: 39.9 x 30.9 cm (15 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Margaret Huntington Smith McCarthy Fund, 1931.60


title: Tomb Relief

medium: limestone

country: Syria, Palmyra

subjects:
Sculpture
Syria, palmyra

credit_line: Tomb Relief, 230 CE. Syria, Palmyra. Limestone; overall: 55.3 x 73.7 x 18.5 cm (21 3/4 x 29 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.359


title: River Landscape with Boats

medium: pen and brown ink

country: Italy

subjects: Drawing Italy Landscapes

credit_line: River Landscape with Boats, c. 1590. Annibale Carracci (Italian, c. 1560–1609). Pen and brown ink; sheet: 22.3 x 40.5 cm (8 3/4 x 15 15/16 in.); image: 22.3 x 39.9 cm (8 3/4 x 15 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1972.101


title: Fragment with musicians

country: Spain, probably Almeria

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Spain, probably almeria

credit_line: Fragment with musicians, 1200s. Spain, probably Almeria. Silk and gold thread: lampas weave with areas of double cloth; overall: 16.8 x 14 cm (6 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.); mounted: 27.3 x 24.1 cm (10 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1932.137


title: Toilette of Radha

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Toilette of Radha, c. 1810–20. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 21.1 x 14.5 cm (8 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.); overall: 24.8 x 18.3 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1953.245


creator: Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509)

medium: hanging scroll, ink on paper

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Yellow Chrysanthemums and Red Osmanthus in the Style of Wang Yuan, 1468. Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; overall: 397.1 x 127.4 cm (156 5/16 x 50 3/16 in.); painting only: 288.5 x 106.3 cm (113 9/16 x 41 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.100


creator: Olivetan Master (Italian)

country: Italy, Milan

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, milan

credit_line: Leaf from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial P with the Prophet Samuel; Arms of the Visconti Family and the Olivetan Order, c. 1439–47. Olivetan Master (Italian). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; each leaf: 59.3 x 42.7 cm (23 3/8 x 16 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 1999.131


title: Mask

date: 100 BCE–700 CE

medium: hammered gold alloy

country: Peru, South Coast, Nasca

subjects:
Metalwork
Peru, south coast, nasca

credit_line: Mask, 100 BCE–700 CE. Peru, South Coast, Nasca. Hammered gold alloy; overall: 18.4 x 21.8 cm (7 1/4 x 8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1957.26


medium: Silk: lampas and taqueté weave

country: Spain, Granada

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Spain, granada

credit_line: Alhambra hanging fragment with decorated bands, 1300s. Spain, Granada. Silk: lampas and taqueté weave; overall: 37.8 x 25.1 cm (14 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.); mounted: 46.7 x 28.9 cm (18 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1927.378


title: Fallen Caryatid Carrying Her Stone

creator: Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)

medium: bronze

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 19th century

credit_line: Fallen Caryatid Carrying Her Stone, 1880–81?. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Bronze; overall: 43.5 x 29.2 x 31.8 cm (17 1/8 x 11 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer, 1946.352


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on parchment

country: Italy, Siena

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, siena

credit_line: Single Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H[odie nobis] with The Nativity, 1471. Benvenuto di Giovanni (Italian, 1436–1509/17). Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 56 x 40 cm (22 1/16 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.282


title: The Nativity

country: Germany, early 16th Century

subjects:
Print
Germany, early 16th century

credit_line: The Life of the Virgin: The Nativity, c. 1502–3. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Woodcut; sheet: 29.3 x 20.8 cm (11 9/16 x 8 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1959.99.10


date: after 1490

credit_line: (虎丘十二景圖): Tiger-Flight Spring at the Back Gate, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou, after 1490. Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509). Album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper; image: 30.8 x 41.1 cm (12 1/8 x 16 3/16 in.); overall: 36.5 x 49.9 cm (14 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.371.10


title: Portrait of the Aged Akbar

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

country: India, Mughal court, 17th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal court, 17th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of the Aged Akbar, c. 1640–50. Attributed to Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645). Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 25.2 x 16.8 cm (9 15/16 x 6 5/8 in.); overall: 27.5 x 18.8 cm (10 13/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.78


title: Lake Erie Patterns

medium: oil on canvas

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Ornament & design
Painting
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Lake Erie Patterns, 1930. Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904–2000). Oil on canvas; framed: 66 x 80.6 cm (26 x 31 3/4 in.); unframed: 52.1 x 67.3 cm (20 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Madeleine Williams in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Williams, 1972.326


title: The Abduction of the Sabine Women

medium: chiaroscuro woodcut (in three shades of brown and black)

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: The Abduction of the Sabine Women, 1585. Andrea Andreani (Italian, about 1558–1610), after Giambologna (Flemish, active Italy, 1529–1608). Chiaroscuro woodcut (in three shades of brown and black). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Grover Higgins by exchange, 1981.15


title: Courtesan Reading a Letter

creator: Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771–1844)

date: early 1800s

medium: two-panel folding screen; ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Courtesan Reading a Letter (文読む遊女図), early 1800s. Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771–1844), calligraphy by Ōta Nanpo (Japanese, 1749–1823). Two-panel folding screen; ink and color on paper; image: 156.8 x 165.4 cm (61 3/4 x 65 1/8 in.); overall: 175.2 x 183.5 cm (69 x 72 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.261


title: Seasonal Landscapes: Winter

date: mid- to late 1500s

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Seasonal Landscapes: Winter, mid- to late 1500s. Kano Hideyori (Japanese, active mid- to late 1500s). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; image: 64 x 36.1 cm (25 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.); with knobs: 152.8 x 54.9 cm (60 3/16 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1988.13.2


title: Seasonal Landscapes: Autumn

credit_line: Seasonal Landscapes: Autumn, mid- to late 1500s. Kano Hideyori (Japanese, active mid- to late 1500s). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; image: 165.7 x 59.7 cm (65 1/4 x 23 1/2 in.); mounted: 153.5 x 50.3 cm (60 7/16 x 19 13/16 in.); with knobs: 153.5 x 55.1 cm (60 7/16 x 21 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1988.13.3


credit_line: Vestment fragment with stars in staggered squares, 1200s. Spain, probably Almeria. Silk and gold thread: lampas weave with areas of double cloth; overall: 28.6 x 26.7 cm (11 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.); mounted: 38.7 x 36.8 cm (15 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1928.648


medium: watercolor on ivory in a later gilt metal and enamel frame

country: Germany, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
Germany, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Ivan Grigorevich, Count Chernyshev, c. 1785. Heinrich Friedrich Füger (German, 1751–1818). Watercolor on ivory in a later gilt metal and enamel frame; diameter: 10.6 cm (4 3/16 in.); diameter of frame: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1942.1141


subjects: Mughal india, court of shah jahan (1627–58)

credit_line: Portrait of Asaf Khan (1569–1641), from the Late Shah Jahan Album, c. 1653. Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (1627–58). Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 19 x 11.9 cm (7 1/2 x 4 11/16 in.); overall: 38 x 24.8 cm (14 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.168


title: Pendant:  Krishna as Shri Nathji

medium: champlevé enamel

subjects: Northwestern india, rajasthan, nathdwara

credit_line: Pendant:  Krishna as Shri Nathji, c. 1800–1830. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Nathdwara. Champlevé enamel; overall: 5.2 x 3.9 cm (2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1946.257


title: A Storm Behind the Isle of Wight

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
England, 18th century

credit_line: A Storm Behind the Isle of Wight, c.179(?). Julius Caesar Ibbetson (British, 1759–1817). Oil on canvas; framed: 70 x 85.5 x 5.5 cm (27 9/16 x 33 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.); unframed: 50.8 x 67.6 cm (20 x 26 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Henry W. Kent, 1948.461


title: Landscape with Flying Geese

creator: Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185–after 1260)

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

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

credit_line: Landscape with Flying Geese (春郊回雁圖), mid-1200s. Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185–after 1260). Album leaf; ink and slight color on silk; image: 25.5 x 26.5 cm (10 1/16 x 10 7/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.285


creator: Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698)

medium: album leaf, ink and light color on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Landscape Album in Various Styles: Traveling in Autumn Mountains, 1684. Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698). Album leaf, ink and light color on paper; overall: 29.9 x 39.4 cm (11 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1955.37.6


credit_line: Landscape Album in Various Styles: Pleasure in a Mountain Brook, 1684. Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698). Album leaf, ink and light color on paper; overall: 29.9 x 39.4 cm (11 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1955.37.9


title: Decorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain

medium: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Decorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain, 600s. Egypt, late Byzantine or early Islamic period, 7th Century. Tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool; overall: 8.2 x 24.7 cm (3 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.); mounted: 14.6 x 30.5 cm (5 3/4 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club, 1960.275


title: Beauties at the Seashore

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

credit_line: Beauties at the Seashore, c. 1765–92. Ippitsusai Bunchō (Japanese, active c. 1765–92). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; image: 41.3 x 54 cm (16 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.); overall: 134 x 72.8 cm (52 3/4 x 28 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.506


title: Turban or shawl end with tiraz and gold

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

subjects: Egypt, fatimid period, reign of al-musta‘lī

credit_line: Turban or shawl end with tiraz and gold, 1094. Egypt, Fatimid period, reign of al-Musta‘lī. Plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave: linen, silk, and gold filé; overall: 62.3 x 54.6 cm (24 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club to commemorate its 30th Anniversary, 1965.313


title: The Curious One

medium: oil on paper mounted to canvas

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Curious One, 1823. Antoine Pierre Mongin (French, 1761–1827). Oil on paper mounted to canvas; unframed: 43.5 x 34.6 cm (17 1/8 x 13 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, 1977.116


title: Self-Portrait with Hat and Coat

creator: Lovis Corinth (German, 1858–1925)

country: Germany, 20th century

subjects:
Painting
Germany, 20th century
Portraits

credit_line: Self-Portrait with Hat and Coat, 1915. Lovis Corinth (German, 1858–1925). Oil on canvas; framed: 118.1 x 97.5 x 8.3 cm (46 1/2 x 38 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.); unframed: 99.7 x 78.8 cm (39 1/4 x 31 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1979.14


title: Nagisa Palace from the Tales of Ise

creator: Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

date: late 1800s

credit_line: Nagisa Palace from the Tales of Ise (『伊勢物語』「渚の院」図屏風), late 1800s. Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891). Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, lacquer, and gold on silk; image: 175.3 x 190.5 cm (69 x 75 in.); each side: 162.8 x 88.6 cm (64 1/8 x 34 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1981.2


title: Cader Idris, with the Mawddach River

creator: Richard Wilson (British, 1714–1782)

credit_line: Cader Idris, with the Mawddach River, c. 1774. Richard Wilson (British, 1714–1782). Oil on canvas; framed: 105.5 x 120.5 x 7 cm (41 9/16 x 47 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 89.8 x 105.5 cm (35 3/8 x 41 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1989.52


creator: Louis Carmontelle (French, 1717–1806)

medium: red chalk, black chalk, and watercolor, heightened with white chalk or paint?

country: France

subjects: Drawing France Portraits

credit_line: Madame Millin du Perreux and Her Son, with a Painted Portrait of Monsieur Jérôme-Robert Millin du Perreux, c. 1760. Louis Carmontelle (French, 1717–1806). Red chalk, black chalk, and watercolor, heightened with white chalk or paint?; sheet: 31.5 x 20.1 cm (12 3/8 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.409


title: Lace Flounce

medium: Linen: bobbin lace (Punto di Milano)

country: Italy, possibly Milan

subjects:
Lace
Italy, possibly milan

credit_line: Lace Flounce, 1750–99. Italy, possibly Milan. Linen: bobbin lace (Punto di Milano); average: 33.7 x 348 cm (13 1/4 x 137 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene, G. G. Wade and J. H. Wade Jr. for the Ellen Garretson Wade Memorial Collection, 1923.997


date: early 1400s

medium: ink and opaque watercolor on paper

subjects: Afghanistan, herat, timurid period (1370–1501)

credit_line: The Story of Hushang (recto),  Illustration and text (Persian Prose) from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru; Text Page, Persian Prose, (verso), from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru, early 1400s. Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501). Ink and opaque watercolor on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1931.452


date: after 1799

medium: lampas (satin weave and plain weave variant), brocaded, embroidered (chain, satin stitches); silk

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
France

credit_line: Wall Covering, "The Pheasants" from the "Vatican Verdures" Series, after 1799. Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (French, 1749–1825), Camille Pernon & Cie (French). Lampas (satin weave and plain weave variant), brocaded, embroidered (chain, satin stitches); silk; overall: 237 x 45.7 cm (93 5/16 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1935.237


title: Alms Bowl

medium: gilt bronze

country: Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

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

credit_line: Alms Bowl, c. 900s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Gilt bronze; overall: 12.8 x 23.8 cm (5 1/16 x 9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1949.156


title: A Young Woman

creator: Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613–1675)

medium: oil on wood

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland

credit_line: A Young Woman, 1640. Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613–1675). Oil on wood; framed: 35 x 31 x 5 cm (13 3/4 x 12 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.); unframed: 16.3 x 12.1 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of William G. Mather, 1951.325


title: Shiva as Slayer of the Elephant Demon

medium: granite

credit_line: Shiva as Slayer of the Elephant Demon, 1000s. South India, Tamil Nadu, early Chola Period, 11th century. Granite; overall: 72.4 x 48.3 x 20.3 cm (28 1/2 x 19 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1962.164


title: Forbidden to the Vulgar

creator: Uragami Gyokudō (Japanese, 1745–1820)

date: late 1800s-early 1900s

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

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

credit_line: Forbidden to the Vulgar, late 1800s-early 1900s. Uragami Gyokudō (Japanese, 1745–1820). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; with mount: 67.2 cm (26 7/16 in.); painting only: 134.6 x 51.1 cm (53 x 20 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1964.367


title: Man Dhata in Yogi Position

medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper

subjects: India, pahari, nurpur, late 17th century

credit_line: Man Dhata in Yogi Position, c. 1690–1700. India, Pahari, Nurpur, late 17th Century. Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 20 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1966.27


title: Framed Miniature of Hampton Court

creator: House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)

medium: jade, gold, enamel, ivory

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

credit_line: Framed Miniature of Hampton Court, c. 1905. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918), Henrik Wigström (Russian, 1862–1923). Jade, gold, enamel, ivory; overall: 6.9 x 11.3 cm (2 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.461


title: Saint Christopher

medium: pen and brown ink and blue gouache with brush and green wash and traces of orange gouache, heightened with white gouache

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

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

credit_line: Saint Christopher, c. 1500. Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506). Pen and brown ink and blue gouache with brush and green wash and traces of orange gouache, heightened with white gouache; sheet: 28.6 x 17.4 cm (11 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.); secondary support: 28.7 x 17.6 cm (11 5/16 x 6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1956.39


title: Poetic Feeling in a Thatched Pavilion

creator: Wu Zhen (Chinese, 1280–1354)

medium: handscroll; ink on paper

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

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

credit_line: Poetic Feeling in a Thatched Pavilion (草亭詩意), 1347. Wu Zhen (Chinese, 1280–1354). Handscroll; ink on paper; painting: 24 x 99.9 cm (9 7/16 x 39 5/16 in.); overall: 24.5 x 489.1 cm (9 5/8 x 192 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1963.259


title: Wild Geese and Reeds

medium: Unmounted hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Wild Geese and Reeds (노안도 [蘆雁圖]), 1392–1910. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Unmounted hanging scroll; ink on paper; 70.8 x 223.6 cm (27 7/8 x 88 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.631


title: Box and Cover (lid)

medium: celadon

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Box and Cover (lid) (청자 상감 국화무늬 합 [靑磁象嵌菊文母子盒]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; diameter of mouth: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); overall: 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.423.b


title: Base

medium: wood

subjects:
Arms and armor
Korea, joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

credit_line: Base, 1392–1897. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Wood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1918.560.2


title: Fragment of a Band with Floral Motif

country: Spain

subjects: Lace Spain Flowers

credit_line: Fragment of a Band with Floral Motif, 1600s–1700s. Spain. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 7.6 x 20.7 cm (3 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1919.782


country: Italy

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Fragment of a Band with Male Figure Leading Mounted Female Figure with Falcon, 1500s–1600s. Italy. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace; filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 28.5 x 43.6 cm (11 1/4 x 17 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1158


title: Lintel of Enseperi

medium: limestone

credit_line: Lintel of Enseperi, 2454–2311 BCE. Egypt, Giza, western cemetery, excavations of Montague Ballard, 1901–2, Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE), Dynasty 5. Limestone; overall: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.1993


creator: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

medium: ten lithographs

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Temptation of Saint Anthony (First Series), 1888. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Becquet (French), published by Edmond Deman. Ten lithographs; image: 19.8 x 14 cm (7 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.477


country: Italy, 1800s

subjects:
Ornament & design
Lace
Italy, 1800

credit_line: Corner Fragment with a Variety of Patterns, 1800s. Italy, 1800s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, machine-made burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), cutwork, drawnwork, and applied fringe; overall: 79.8 x 71.4 cm (31 7/16 x 28 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown, 1933.334


title: Pendant (Hei-tiki)

medium: nephrite (greenstone)

credit_line: Pendant (Hei-tiki), 1800s. Polynesia, New Zealand, Maori people, 19th century. Nephrite (greenstone); overall: 11.2 x 5.5 cm (4 7/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1954.147


medium: ink on palm leaf

country: Nepal

subjects: Painting Nepal Palms

credit_line: Text, folio 20 (verso) from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array), 1000–1100s. Nepal. Ink on palm leaf; average: 4.2 x 52.4 cm (1 5/8 x 20 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1955.49.1.b


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Thirtieth 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: 11.5 x 10.2 cm (4 1/2 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.198.a


credit_line: The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-sixth night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 9.2 x 10.2 cm (3 5/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.237.a


credit_line: Shahr-Arai and her lover dallying on a bed beneath which is concealed her husband, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fortieth 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: 13.4 x 10.2 cm (5 1/4 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.259.b


credit_line: Khulasa, a vizier, sees the daughter of Khassa, another vizier, and covets her, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-first 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: 9.2 x 10.1 cm (3 5/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.325.b


credit_line: Khusrau, the King of Kings, pays homage to the pious daughter of Khassa, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-first 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: 9.9 x 9.9 cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.329.b


title: Fragment

medium: Silk: compound twill weave

country: Iran or Iraq

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran or iraq

credit_line: Fragment, 1420–1955. Iran or Iraq. Silk: compound twill weave; overall: 71 x 77 cm (27 15/16 x 30 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.225.a


title: Fragment

credit_line: Fragment, 1420–1955. Iran or Iraq. Silk: compound twill weave; overall: 20.2 x 27 cm (7 15/16 x 10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.225.c


title: Female Figurine

medium: pottery with white and red pigment

subjects: Mesoamerica, central mexico, tlatilco, type d2

credit_line: Female Figurine, 1200–900 BCE. Mesoamerica, Central Mexico, Tlatilco, type D2. Pottery with white and red pigment; overall: 12.6 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm (4 15/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.140


title: Female Figurine

medium: pottery with traces of white and red pigment

subjects: Mesoamerica, mexico, guanajuato, chupícuaro

credit_line: Female Figurine, 400–100 BCE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupícuaro. Pottery with traces of white and red pigment; overall: 9.1 x 4.7 x 1.9 cm (3 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.154


title: Incense Burner Support

medium: pottery with polychrome

credit_line: Incense Burner Support, 600–900. Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque Region, Maya, Classic period. Pottery with polychrome; overall: 54.7 x 31.3 x 28.8 cm (21 9/16 x 12 5/16 x 11 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.174


title: Pair of Ritual Staffs (ẹdan Ògbóni)

date: possibly 1800s

medium: Copper alloy and iron

credit_line: Pair of Ritual Staffs (ẹdan Ògbóni), possibly 1800s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker. Copper alloy and iron; overall: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. James, Gladys, Jay, Jeffrey, and Jamie Strain, 1996.403


title: En no Gyōja with Zenki and Kōki

medium: wood with paint

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: En no Gyōja with Zenki and Kōki (役行者及び前期と後期像), 1615–1868. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Wood with paint; part 1: 24 x 18 x 11.3 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/16 x 4 7/16 in.); part 2: 8.5 x 6 x 4 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.); part 3: 8.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Yuko Hosomi and Koichi Yanagi, 2012.73


title: En no Gyōja with Zenki and Kōki (Zenki)

medium: wood and paint

credit_line: En no Gyōja with Zenki and Kōki (Zenki), 1615–1868. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Wood and paint; overall: 8.5 x 6 x 4 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Yuko Hosomi and Koichi Yanagi, 2012.73.b


medium: etching and engraving

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Representation des Machines qui ont servi à eslever les deux grandes pierres qui couvrent le fronton de la principale entrée du Louvre, 1677. Sébastien Le Clerc I (French, 1637–1714). Etching and engraving; platemark: 37.7 x 62.7 cm (14 13/16 x 24 11/16 in.); sheet: 51.2 x 70.5 cm (20 3/16 x 27 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund, 2021.168


title: Our Souls, in Languorous Gestures

creator: Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943)

medium: color lithograph on wove paper

credit_line: Love (Amour): Our Souls, in Languorous Gestures, 1899. Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943). Color lithograph on wove paper; image: 28 x 40.2 cm (11 x 15 13/16 in.); sheet: 40.5 x 52.9 cm (15 15/16 x 20 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust and partial gift of Stephen Dull, 2021.170.10


title: She Was More Beautiful Than Dreams

credit_line: Love (Amour): She Was More Beautiful Than Dreams, 1899. Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943). Color lithograph on wove paper; image: 40.4 x 29.1 cm (15 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.); sheet: 53 x 40.3 cm (20 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust and partial gift of Stephen Dull, 2021.170.8


title: The Taj Mahal

creator: Dr. John Murray (Scottish, 1809–1898)

medium: albumen print

country: England

subjects: Photograph England

credit_line: The Taj Mahal, c. 1858–62. Dr. John Murray (Scottish, 1809–1898). Albumen print; image: 43.2 x 38.4 cm (17 x 15 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund, 2022.10


creator: Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878)

medium: Porcelain with molded designs

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Medium-sized Dish from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs; overall: 3.2 x 16.4 cm (1 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.1


credit_line: Small Dish from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs; overall: 2.9 x 11.5 cm (1 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.11


credit_line: Cover for a Bowl from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.24.b


title: Sake Pourer

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

medium: Porcelain

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

credit_line: Sake Pourer, c. 1887. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain; with handle: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.); width with spout: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); lid: 2 x 13.5 cm (13/16 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.157


title: Teapot with Chrysanthemums

credit_line: Teapot with Chrysanthemums, 1912–14. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with overglaze color enamel and gold. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.166.a


credit_line: Teacup from Teacups with a Hundred Sages, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One from a set of five teacups; porcelain with underglaze blue; overall: 6.5 x 9 cm (2 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.169.3


credit_line: Teacup from Teacups with a Hundred Sages, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One from a set of five teacups; porcelain with underglaze blue; overall: 6.5 x 9 cm (2 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.169.5


title: Water Cooler with Chinese Gardens

credit_line: Water Cooler with Chinese Gardens, 1893–97. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with molded and carved designs; height: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.); length: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); width: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.172


credit_line: Teabowl from Teabowls with Peony and Crabapple, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One from a set of five teabowls; porcelain with underglaze and overglaze color enamels and gold; overall: 5 x 8 cm (1 15/16 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.186.1


title: Dish from Dishes with Ivy

credit_line: Dish from Dishes with Ivy, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One from a set of five dishes; porcelain with green glaze and molded designs; overall: 3.5 x 11 cm (1 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.190.1


title: Dish from Snow-Flake Side Dishes

credit_line: Dish from Snow-Flake Side Dishes, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One from a set of six porcelain dishes; porcelain with lobed rims and pink glaze; overall: 5 x 13.5 cm (1 15/16 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.194.2


creator: Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951)

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

credit_line: Teacup from Teacups with Chinese Landscapes, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). One from a set of eleven teacups; porcelain with underglaze blue; overall: 4 x 6.6 cm (1 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.202.6


credit_line: Teacup from Teacups with Chinese Landscapes, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). One from a set of eleven teacups; porcelain with underglaze blue; overall: 4 x 6.6 cm (1 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.202.7


title: Teapot with Bamboo

country: Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) or Shōwa period (1926–89)

credit_line: Teapot with Bamboo, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Porcelain with underglaze blue, molded design and metal handles; with handle: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); lid: 0.5 x 7 cm (3/16 x 2 3/4 in.); width with spout: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.203


title: Sweets Bowl

medium: Porcelain with green glaze

credit_line: Sweets Bowl, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with green glaze; h.: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); diam.: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.232


title: Self-Portrait in a Spanish Costume

creator: Marie Bracquemond (French, 1840–1916)

medium: etching on cream wove paper

country: France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Print
France
Portraits

credit_line: Self-Portrait in a Spanish Costume, 1880. Marie Bracquemond (French, 1840–1916). Etching on cream wove paper; platemark: 31 x 27.6 cm (12 3/16 x 10 7/8 in.); sheet: 32.6 x 50 cm (12 13/16 x 19 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, 2023.166


subjects: Drawing France Portraits

credit_line: Portraits of Georges Arnold Fitzwilliam and Portrait of Eleanor Ramsay Fitzwilliam; a pair, c. 1790–1852. Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin (French, 1770–1852). Black and white chalk on buff paper with pink wash in original frames. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund, 2024.35


medium: silver

credit_line: Tetradrachm: Head of Antiochos V (obverse); Zeus (reverse), 164–162 BCE. Greek, Seleukid, minted at Antioch (Syria), reign of Antiochos V. Silver; diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.975


title: Bottle (Schraubflasche)

medium: salt-glazed stoneware, applied and impressed decoration, pewter

country: German, Bavaria, Kreussen

subjects:
Ceramic
German, bavaria, kreussen

credit_line: Bottle (Schraubflasche), c. 1660–80. German, Bavaria, Kreussen. Salt-glazed stoneware, applied and impressed decoration, pewter; overall: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.327


subjects: Lace Spain

credit_line: Fragment of a Band with Branching Vegetation, 1600s. Spain. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 17.6 x 23 cm (6 15/16 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1919.776


title: Fragment of a Band with Geometric Motif

credit_line: Fragment of a Band with Geometric Motif, 1600s–1700s. Spain. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 5.5 x 15.8 cm (2 3/16 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1919.784


subjects:
Ornament & design
Lace
Italy
Flowers

credit_line: Fragment of a Border with Floral Vine and Geometric Patterns, 1500s. Italy. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions) and reticella; overall: 32.9 x 69.3 cm (12 15/16 x 27 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1920.1267


title: Dancer at Rest

creator: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

medium: charcoal

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Dancer at Rest, c. 1895. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Charcoal; sheet: 42.5 x 32.9 cm (16 3/4 x 12 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1924.329


date: before 1752

medium: red chalk (with stumping) over black chalk, heightened with white chalk

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: The Head of a Young Man Looking Upwards to the Right, before 1752. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770). Red chalk (with stumping) over black chalk, heightened with white chalk; sheet: 22.2 x 15.3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 in.); secondary support: 22.2 x 15.3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1929.558


medium: Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

subjects: Painting Palms

credit_line: End of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines; Haribhadra’s final remarks; beginning of colophon, folio 187 (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: 5.3 x 54.3 cm (2 1/16 x 21 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.301.187.b


credit_line: Text, folio 4 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra), Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina). Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; leaf: 5.4 x 56.2 cm (2 1/8 x 22 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.301.4.a


title: Mummy Bundle "Mask"

medium: plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cotton

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Mummy Bundle "Mask", 170 BCE–70 CE (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE). Plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cotton; overall: 58.5 x 18.8 cm (23 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1940.522


creator: Jean Daulle (French, 1703–1763)

medium: salt-glazed, transfer-printed stoneware

country: England, Staffordshire, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
England, staffordshire, 18th century

credit_line: Plate Depicting the Soap Bubble Blower (La souffleuse de savon), c. 1760–70. Jean Daulle (French, 1703–1763), after François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Salt-glazed, transfer-printed stoneware; diameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of his wife, Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1948.118


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on parchment

country: Italy, Naples

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, naple

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


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


medium: gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

subjects: Painting Nepal Palms

credit_line: Sudhana and a parrot, folio 20 (recto) from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array), 1000–1100s. Nepal. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; average: 4.2 x 52.4 cm (1 5/8 x 20 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1955.49.1.a


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

subjects: Fish Painting Birds

credit_line: The daughter-in-law of the king of Banaras sees the jackal deprived of its food by a bird, as it unsuccessfully attempts to catch a fish, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixteenth 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: 8.6 x 10 cm (3 3/8 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.121.a


credit_line: The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-Fourth 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: 8.9 x 20 cm (3 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.165.b


credit_line: Bashir confides his love for Habbaza to an Arab friend, and sends him to her with a message, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 16 x 10.1 cm (6 5/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.167.b


credit_line: The goldsmith judged; the bear cubs trained by the carpenter as though they were his sons, 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; painting only: 10.2 x 10.5 cm (4 x 4 1/8 in.); overall: 20 x 13.7 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.23.a


credit_line: Shahr-Arai and her husband adopt her lover as a brother in the family, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fortieth 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: 9.1 x 10.2 cm (3 9/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.262.a


credit_line: The gardener seizes and beats a donkey who insisted on braying, while the deer, its companion flees to safety, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-first 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: 11.7 x 10.2 cm (4 5/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.267.a


subjects: Painting Birds

credit_line: The pious man’s wife offers the seven-colored bird as food to her lover, but not finding its head, he breaks the pot and bowl in anger, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 10.1 x 10 cm (4 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.335.b


title: Female Figurine

medium: earthenware with pigment

subjects: Mesoamerica, mexico, guanajuato, chupícuaro

credit_line: Female Figurine, c. 400–100 BCE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupícuaro. Earthenware with pigment; overall: 5.6 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.139


title: Male Figurine

medium: pottery with traces of white and red pigment

credit_line: Male Figurine, 400–100 BCE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupícuaro. Pottery with traces of white and red pigment; overall: 9.2 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm (3 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.148


title: Female Figurine

medium: pottery with white and red pigment

credit_line: Female Figurine, 400–100 BCE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupícuaro. Pottery with white and red pigment; overall: 7.8 x 4.5 x 1.8 cm (3 1/16 x 1 3/4 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.149


title: Drinking Cup

medium: pottery with burnished, colored slips

subjects:
Sculpture
Mexico, cholula , mixteca-puebla style

credit_line: Drinking Cup, 900–1519. Mexico, Cholula(?), Mixteca-Puebla style. Pottery with burnished, colored slips; overall: 12.5 x 8.5 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.212


title: Doll

medium: Wood, kaolin, and paint

credit_line: Doll, 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio style, unknown artist. Wood, kaolin, and paint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Harry W. Langworthy, 1996.267.2


creator: Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846–1920)

medium: gray and graphite wash, with scraping and traces of black chalk

credit_line: The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (recto); Sketch of a Sphinx [?] (verso), c. 1879–80. Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846–1920). Gray and graphite wash, with scraping and traces of black chalk; sheet: 14.5 x 25.5 cm (5 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.); secondary support: 27.9 x 39 cm (11 x 15 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1997.178


title: Painted Panel of Character "Recite"

date: early 1900s

medium: hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; unmounted

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Painted Panel of Character "Recite" (음자도 [吟字圖]), early 1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; unmounted; overall: 236.5 x 80.3 cm (93 1/8 x 31 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in memory of Alan Priest, 1998.119.4


title: Bull's-Head Amulet

medium: amethyst

credit_line: Bull's-Head Amulet, c. 3500–2950 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada II–III (3650–3000 BCE). Amethyst; overall: 3.4 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm (1 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.26


medium: bronze

subjects: Cambodia, angkor wat style, 12th century

credit_line: A Pair of Decorated Palanquin Hooks and Rings, 1100–1175. Cambodia, Angkor Wat Style, 12th century. Bronze; overall: 52.6 x 34.2 x 23 cm (20 11/16 x 13 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma, 2011.142


credit_line: One of a Pair of Decorated Palanquin Hooks and Rings, 1100–1175. Cambodia, Angkor Wat Style, 12th century. Bronze; overall: 52.6 x 34.2 x 23 cm (20 11/16 x 13 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma, 2011.142.2


medium: wood with paint

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

credit_line: En no Gyōja with Zenki and Kōki (En no Gyōja), 1615–1868. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Wood with paint; overall: 24 x 18 x 11.3 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Yuko Hosomi and Koichi Yanagi, 2012.73.a


title: Rest on the Flight to Egypt

medium: charcoal

country: France, 19th- 20th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th- 20th century

credit_line: Rest on the Flight to Egypt, c. 1879. Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846–1920). Charcoal; sheet: 36.9 x 51.5 cm (14 1/2 x 20 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of William Kelly Simpson, 2018.74


medium: black ink wash over graphite, and red chalk on cream antique laid paper

country: Netherlands

subjects: Drawing Netherland Landscapes

credit_line: Nudes in a Landscape (possibly Diana and Callisto), c. 1642–67. Cornelis van Poelenburch (Dutch, 1594/95–1667). Black ink wash over graphite, and red chalk on cream antique laid paper; support: 25.7 x 33.3 x 0.3 cm (10 1/8 x 13 1/8 x 1/8 in.); image: 19.5 x 25.3 cm (7 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2019.11


title: Young Woman at an Easel

medium: aquatint with drypoint

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Young Woman at an Easel, c. 1890. Henri Charles Guérard (French, 1846–1897), after Eva Gonzalès (French, 1849–1883). Aquatint with drypoint; image: 47.4 x 29.7 cm (18 11/16 x 11 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Margaret and Peter Dobbins, 2019.242


title: Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael

creator: Pieter de Grebber (Dutch, 1590–1663)

medium: black and white chalks on antique laid blue paper

subjects: Drawing Netherland

credit_line: Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael, c. 1630s–50s. Pieter de Grebber (Dutch, 1590–1663). Black and white chalks on antique laid blue paper; support: 56.5 x 39.7 cm (22 1/4 x 15 5/8 in.); matted: 62.9 x 41.3 x 0.3 cm (24 3/4 x 16 1/4 x 1/8 in.); image: 43.4 x 27.8 cm (17 1/16 x 10 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2019.3


medium: albumen print from a waxed paper negative

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Architecture
Photograph
England, 19th century

credit_line: Perumal Temple Vimana from Corner of Court, Madurai, 1858. Captain Linnaeus Tripe (British, 1822–1902). Albumen print from a waxed paper negative; image: 34.2 x 26.8 cm (13 7/16 x 10 9/16 in.); paper: 34.2 x 26.8 cm (13 7/16 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2020.209


medium: albumenized salt print

subjects:
Photograph
England, 19th century

credit_line: South Façade of the Quadrangle of the Nayak Darbar Hall, Thanjavur, 1858. Captain Linnaeus Tripe (British, 1822–1902). Albumenized salt print; image: 27.7 x 34.2 cm (10 7/8 x 13 7/16 in.); image with black margin: 27.7 x 36.1 cm (10 7/8 x 14 3/16 in.); paper: 27.7 x 36.1 cm (10 7/8 x 14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2020.213


title: Taurus, from a "Mandi Astrology Series"

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Taurus, from a "Mandi Astrology Series", c. 1810. Attributed to Sanju (Indian, active late 1700s–early 1800s). Gum tempera and gold on paper; 27 x 22.2 cm (10 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Nancy and Wayne Hunnicutt, 2020.432


title: But It Is the Heart that Beats Too Fast

medium: color lithograph on wove paper

credit_line: Love (Amour): But It Is the Heart that Beats Too Fast, 1899. Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943). Color lithograph on wove paper; image: 44.8 x 29.4 cm (17 5/8 x 11 9/16 in.); sheet: 53 x 40.6 cm (20 7/8 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust and partial gift of Stephen Dull, 2021.170.13


title: Attitudes are Easy and Chaste

credit_line: Love (Amour): Attitudes are Easy and Chaste, 1899. Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943). Color lithograph on wove paper; image: 38.5 x 27.5 cm (15 3/16 x 10 13/16 in.); sheet: 52.8 x 40.8 cm (20 13/16 x 16 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust and partial gift of Stephen Dull, 2021.170.3


credit_line: Love (Amour): Twilights Have the Softness of Old Paintings, 1899. Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943). Color lithograph on wove paper; image: 39.5 x 29.6 cm (15 9/16 x 11 5/8 in.); sheet: 52.7 x 40.7 cm (20 3/4 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust and partial gift of Stephen Dull, 2021.170.7


title: Portrait of Honoré Willsie Morrow

creator: Gertrude Käsebier (American, 1852–1934)

medium: platinum print

country: America

subjects: Photograph America Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Honoré Willsie Morrow, c. 1917. Gertrude Käsebier (American, 1852–1934). Platinum print; image: 12.6 x 9.5 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.); paper: 12.6 x 9.5 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.); primary mount: 14.2 x 10.5 cm (5 9/16 x 4 1/8 in.); secondary mount: 23 x 18 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, 2022.115


medium: Porcelain with molded designs

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912)

subjects: Ceramic Flowers

credit_line: Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs; (each) small dish: 2.9 x 11.5 cm (1 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.); (each) medium dish: 3.2 x 16.4 cm (1 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.); (each) drinking cup: 6.7 x 9.3 cm (2 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.); (each) covered bowl: 7.5 x 11.5 cm (2 15/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150


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

credit_line: Small Dish from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs; overall: 2.9 x 11.5 cm (1 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.17


credit_line: Small Dish from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs; overall: 2.9 x 11.5 cm (1 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.18


credit_line: Covered Bowl from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs; overall: 7.5 x 11.5 cm (2 15/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.25


credit_line: Bowl from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.25.a


credit_line: Covered Bowl from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs; overall: 7.5 x 11.5 cm (2 15/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.26


credit_line: Bowl from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.26.a


credit_line: Cover for a Bowl from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.26.b


credit_line: Bowl from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.27.a


credit_line: Cover for a Bowl from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.27.b


credit_line: Drinking Cup from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs; overall: 6.7 x 9.3 cm (2 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.35


credit_line: Drinking Cup from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs; overall: 6.7 x 9.3 cm (2 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.36


credit_line: Medium-sized Dish from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs; overall: 3.2 x 16.4 cm (1 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.5


credit_line: Medium-sized Dish from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs; overall: 3.2 x 16.4 cm (1 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.6


credit_line: Medium-sized Dish from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs; overall: 3.2 x 16.4 cm (1 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.7


credit_line: Medium-sized Dish from Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, c. 1875–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Porcelain with molded designs; overall: 3.2 x 16.4 cm (1 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.150.8


title: Lid for a Sake Pourer

medium: Porcelain

country: Japan

subjects: Ceramic Japan

credit_line: Lid for a Sake Pourer, c. 1887. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.157.b


title: Sake Pourers with Crane and Tortoises

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

credit_line: Sake Pourers with Crane and Tortoises, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Pair of sake flasks; porcelain with overglaze color enamel; height: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); diameter: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.159


title: Teapot with Cherry at Night in Gion

credit_line: Teapot with Cherry at Night in Gion, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with underglaze blue and iron oxide; diameter: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.); width with handle: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.165.a


credit_line: Lid for a Teapot with Cherry at Night in Gion, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with underglaze blue and iron oxide. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.165.b


title: Lid for a Teapot with Chrysanthemums

credit_line: Lid for a Teapot with Chrysanthemums, 1912–14. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelian with overglaze enamel and gold. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.166.b


credit_line: Teacup from Teacups with Floral Band Motif, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One from a set of five cups; porcelain with incised decoration; overall: 4.5 x 8.5 cm (1 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.173.1


title: Teapot with Ruyi Motifs

credit_line: Teapot with Ruyi Motifs, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with molded design and iron handles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.176.a


title: Incense Burner

credit_line: Incense Burner, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with creamy white glaze and molded design and floral openwork silver lid; height with lid: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.); diameter: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.179


title: Incense Burner with Flowers and Dots

credit_line: Incense Burner with Flowers and Dots, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with creamy white translucent glaze and molded and incised design with openwork silver lid in shape of flower; height with lid: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.); diameter: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.180


medium: Silver

credit_line: Lid for an Incense Burner with Flowers and Dots, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Silver. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.180.b


title: Lit Charcoal and Ash Containers

credit_line: Lit Charcoal and Ash Containers, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Set of four containers; porcelain with molded design; height (each): 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); diameter (each): 12 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.181


title: Teabowls with Peony and Crabapple

credit_line: Teabowls with Peony and Crabapple, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Set of five teabowls; porcelain with underglaze and overglaze color enamels and gold; height (each): 5 cm (1 15/16 in.); diameter (each): 8 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.186


credit_line: Teabowl from Teabowls with Peony and Crabapple, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One from a set of five teabowls; porcelain with underglaze and overglaze color enamels and gold; overall: 5 x 8 cm (1 15/16 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.186.3


title: Dish from Dishes with Matching Shells

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

credit_line: Dish from Dishes with Matching Shells, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One of a pair of dishes; porcelain with celadon glaze. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.189.1


title: Dish from Snow-Flake Side Dishes

credit_line: Dish from Snow-Flake Side Dishes, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One from a set of six porcelain dishes; porcelain with lobed rims and pink glaze; overall: 5 x 13.5 cm (1 15/16 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.194.3


title: Dish from Snow-Flake Side Dishes

credit_line: Dish from Snow-Flake Side Dishes, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One from a set of six porcelain dishes; porcelain with lobed rims and pink glaze; overall: 5 x 13.5 cm (1 15/16 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.194.6


title: Teapot with Cherry Blossoms

medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue

credit_line: Teapot with Cherry Blossoms, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Porcelain with underglaze blue; height with lid: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.); width with handle: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.201


title: Teacups with Chinese Landscapes

subjects: Ceramic Landscapes

credit_line: Teacups with Chinese Landscapes, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Eleven from a set of twelve teacups; porcelain with underglaze blue; (each) drinking cup: 4 x 6.6 cm (1 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.); drinking cup foot (each): 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.202


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

credit_line: Teacup from Teacups with Chinese Landscapes, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). One from a set of eleven teacups; porcelain with underglaze blue; overall: 4 x 6.6 cm (1 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.202.10


credit_line: Teacup from Teacups with Chinese Landscapes, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). One from a set of eleven teacups; porcelain with underglaze blue; overall: 4 x 6.6 cm (1 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.202.11


credit_line: Teacup from Teacups with Chinese Landscapes, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). One from a set of eleven teacups; porcelain with underglaze blue; overall: 4 x 6.6 cm (1 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.202.5


credit_line: Teacup from Teacups with Chinese Landscapes, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). One from a set of eleven teacups; porcelain with underglaze blue; overall: 4 x 6.6 cm (1 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.202.8


credit_line: Teacup from Teacups with Chinese Landscapes, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). One from a set of eleven teacups; porcelain with underglaze blue; overall: 4 x 6.6 cm (1 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.202.9


title: Lid for a Teapot with Bamboo

country: Japan, Taishō period (1912–26)

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, taishō period (1912–26)

credit_line: Lid for a Teapot with Bamboo, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Porcelain with underglaze blue, molded decoration and metal handle. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.203.b


title: Sweets Bowl with Chrysanthemums

credit_line: Sweets Bowl with Chrysanthemums, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Porcelain with in-glaze and underglaze color and molded design; height: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.); diameter: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.206


title: Water Container with Shell and Seaweed

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) or Taishō period (1912–26)

subjects:
Seaweed & algae
Ceramic
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Water Container with Shell and Seaweed, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Porcelain with underglaze blue, blue glaze and molded design. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.212.a


title: Dishes with Shells

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, taishō period (1912–26)
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Dishes with Shells, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Set of five dishes; porcelain with blue glaze, iron oxide, and molded design; height (each): 2.5 cm (1 in.); diameter (each): 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.213


title: Dish from Dishes with Shells

credit_line: Dish from Dishes with Shells, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). One from a set of five dishes; porcelain with blue glaze, iron oxide, and molded design; height: 2.5 cm (1 in.); diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.213.4


title: Sake Pourer

country: Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) or Shōwa period (1926–89)

credit_line: Sake Pourer, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). One of a pair of sake pourers; porcelain with yellow glaze and bamboo lid handles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.216.1


title: Lid for a Sake Pourer

credit_line: Lid for a Sake Pourer, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Porcelain with yellow glaze and bamboo lid handles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.216.1.b


title: Sake Pourer

credit_line: Sake Pourer, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). One of a pair of sake pourers; porcelain with yellow glaze and bamboo lid handles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.216.2


title: Sake Pourer

medium: Porcelain with yellow glaze

credit_line: Sake Pourer, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Porcelain with yellow glaze. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.216.2.a


title: Lid for a Sake Pourer

credit_line: Lid for a Sake Pourer, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Porcelain with yellow glaze and bamboo lid handle. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.216.2.b


title: Cup from Sake Cups with Dragons

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

credit_line: Cup from Sake Cups with Dragons, c. 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One from a set of six sake cups; porcelain with underglaze blue and iron oxide rims; overall: 5 x 4.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.239.3


medium: Glass beads and sinew

credit_line: Royal ceremonial beadwork: anklet (izitsaba), 1800s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Southeast Cape Region, Unknown female Xhosa-style maker(s). Glass beads and sinew; overall: 27.9 x 8.9 cm (11 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2022.49.d


title: Landscape with Tharandt Castle Ruins

creator: Adrian Zingg (Swiss, 1734–1816)

medium: etching on laid paper

country: Switzerland

subjects: Print Switzerland Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with Tharandt Castle Ruins, c. 1800. Adrian Zingg (Swiss, 1734–1816). Etching on laid paper; matted: 45.7 x 61.1 cm (18 x 24 1/16 in.); image: 37.5 x 48.3 cm (14 3/4 x 19 in.); sheet: 43 x 56.5 cm (16 15/16 x 22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2023.117


title: Architecture

medium: black chalk on pale pink wove paper

country: France

subjects: Architecture Drawing France

credit_line: Muses of the Arts: Architecture, 1878. Marie Bracquemond (French, 1840–1916). Black chalk on pale pink wove paper; matted: 55.9 x 43 cm (22 x 16 15/16 in.); sheet: 38.3 x 26.1 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, 2023.165


title: Day

creator: Philipp Otto Runge (German, 1777–1810)

medium: etching on heavy wove paper

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Times of Day: Day, 1803–5. Philipp Otto Runge (German, 1777–1810). Etching on heavy wove paper; platemark: 72 x 48.2 cm (28 3/8 x 19 in.); sheet: 73.1 x 49.3 cm (28 3/4 x 19 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2024.2.2


title: Bird on Lotus

subjects: Print Birds

credit_line: Bird on Lotus (蓮花和鸟), 1700–1750. Southeast China, Suzhou, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Multicolor woodblock print and embossing; ink and color on paper; 30.1 x 38.2 cm (11 7/8 x 15 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2025.118


title: Fragment of a Necklace

medium: steatite, glass, carnelian, and faience

subjects: Egypt, new kingdom (1540–1069 bce), dynasty 18

credit_line: Fragment of a Necklace, 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Steatite, glass, carnelian, and faience; overall: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1915.15


title: Ogival Lattice with Horizontal Design

country: Turkey, Bursa

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Turkey, bursa

credit_line: Ogival Lattice with Horizontal Design, 1600–1650. Turkey, Bursa. Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas weave; average: 138.4 x 62.9 cm (54 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1679.a


date: c. 400 BCE

medium: silver

country: Greek, minted at Parion (Mysia)

subjects:
Coin
Greek, minted at parion (mysia)

credit_line: Hemidrachm: Gorgoneion (obverse); Bull (reverse), c. 400 BCE. Greek, minted at Parion (Mysia). Silver; diameter: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.991


title: Fragment of a Corner with Floral Motif

country: Spain

subjects: Lace Spain Flowers

credit_line: Fragment of a Corner with Floral Motif, 1600s–1700s. Spain. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 12.5 x 14.1 cm (4 15/16 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1919.777


subjects:
Ornament & design
Lace
Spain

credit_line: Fragment of a Band with Abstract Pattern, 1600s–1700s. Spain. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 8.2 x 21.6 cm (3 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1919.783


country: Italy

subjects:
Ornament & design
Lace
Italy
Flowers

credit_line: Fragment (of a Band?) with Floral Pattern, 1500s. Italy. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 10.7 x 15.4 cm (4 3/16 x 6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1128


title: Band with Figures of Women and Angels

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Band with Figures of Women and Angels, 1500s–1600s. Italy. Bleached linen: needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 42.6 x 144.3 cm (16 3/4 x 56 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1920.1272


title: Late Evening

date: before 1920

medium: mezzotint

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Print
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Late Evening, before 1920. Orville Houghton Peets (American, 1884–1968). Mezzotint; plate: 14.9 x 12.7 cm (5 7/8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Charles T. Brooks, 1920.138


title: Tobit Burying the Dead

medium: oil and dark red pigment with oil and brown pigment; framing lines in gold paint over oil and dark red pigment

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Tobit Burying the Dead, 1640s. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609–1664). Oil and dark red pigment with oil and brown pigment; framing lines in gold paint over oil and dark red pigment; sheet: 27.7 x 41.4 cm (10 7/8 x 16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1929.535


title: Cloth with Border of Vegetal Pattern

country: Italy, 1800s

subjects:
Ornament & design
Lace
Italy, 1800

credit_line: Cloth with Border of Vegetal Pattern, 1800s. Italy, 1800s. Bleached plain weave linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 91 x 141.7 cm (35 13/16 x 55 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown, 1933.336


title: War Encampment Scene (verso)

creator: Constantin Guys (French, 1805–1892)

medium: graphite

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: War Encampment Scene (verso), 1800s. Constantin Guys (French, 1805–1892). Graphite; sheet: 22.4 x 32.1 cm (8 13/16 x 12 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1933.417.b


medium: album leaf; ink on dyed paper with gold

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Portion of Text from the "Wisps of Cloud" (Usugumo) Chapter of The Tale of Genji (源氏物語内薄雲の詞書), 1600s-1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Album leaf; ink on dyed paper with gold; 23.3 x 21.3 cm (9 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1933.455


title: Bust of a Woman (recto)

creator: Benozzo Gozzoli (Italian, 1420–1497)

medium: metalpoint with point of brush and brown ink heightened with white gouache

credit_line: Bust of a Woman (recto), c. 1458. Benozzo Gozzoli (Italian, 1420–1497). Metalpoint with point of brush and brown ink heightened with white gouache; sheet: 20.6 x 14.9 cm (8 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.); secondary support: 24.9 x 20.8 cm (9 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1937.24.a


title: The Trial

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

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: The Trial, 1790s. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727–1804). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with black chalk; framing lines in brown ink over graphite; sheet: 35 x 46.4 cm (13 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.); image: 29.3 x 41.3 cm (11 9/16 x 16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1937.569


title: Halberd Standard

medium: bronze inlaid with silver

country: China, Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 BCE)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 bce)

credit_line: Halberd Standard, c. 600–221 BCE. China, Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 BCE). Bronze inlaid with silver; overall: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.1085


title: Fragment with tripartite band

country: Iran or Iraq, Seljuq period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran or iraq, seljuq period

credit_line: Fragment with tripartite band, 1000s–1100s. Iran or Iraq, Seljuq period. Silk warp and cotton weft (mulham): plain weave; gold leaf and ink; overall: 18.4 x 30.2 cm (7 1/4 x 11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.551


title: Half-Length Figure Study of a Woman

medium: red chalk over traces of black chalk

country: Italy, Florentine, 16th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, florentine, 16th century

credit_line: Half-Length Figure Study of a Woman, 1500s. Ludovico Cardi Cigoli (Italian, 1559–1613). Red chalk over traces of black chalk; sheet: 39.4 x 17 cm (15 1/2 x 6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.492


title: Lamp

date: 100–1 BCE

medium: bronze

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Metalwork
Italy, roman

credit_line: Lamp, 100–1 BCE. Italy, Roman. Bronze; overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.12


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The young man, who has magically taken on the appearance of Mansur the merchant, arrives at his home, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventeenth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 10.9 x 10.1 cm (4 5/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.128.a


credit_line: The forty wives and their secret paramours being punished by stoning to death, 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: 8.7 x 10 cm (3 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.164.a


credit_line: Habbaza’s sister, who is sent to console her, discovers the disguised Arab in her place, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 11.3 x 10.1 cm (4 7/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.170.b


credit_line: The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-fifth 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 10.1 cm (2 7/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.171.b


credit_line: The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-sixth 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: 11.4 x 10.3 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.179.b


credit_line: Mahrusa kills herself at the tomb of the king of Zabul, and her husband does likewise, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-sixth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 10.2 x 10.3 cm (4 x 4 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.242.a


credit_line: Shahr-Arai’s husband bends to kiss his wife who feigns sleep, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fortieth 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 x 10.3 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.261.b


credit_line: The king places the talisman on his sleeping wife, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth 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 x 10.8 cm (4 5/16 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.323.a


credit_line: The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the fifty-first night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-first 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: 8.5 x 9.9 cm (3 3/8 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.324.b


credit_line: The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the fifty-second night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second 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, 1962.279.332.b