title: Morning

creator: Claude Joseph Vernet (French, 1714–1789)

subjects:
Oil on canva
France
Landscape
Fire
Animal
Dog
Dogs
Women
Men
Cooking
Food
Fish
Fisherman
Fishing
Net
Ship
Sailing
Water
Tower
Building
Tree
Nature
River
Sun
Cloud
Sky
Rock
Sleep
Oil painting
Oil paint (paint)
Painting technique
Painting (image making)
Painting
Paint
Canva
Oil painting (visual works)
French
European painting


title: Fishing off Scarborough

creator: Winslow Homer

medium: Graphite and opaque white watercolor, with traces of black chalk, on medium weight, slightly-textured, tan laid paper with blue and red fibers

country: United States

subjects:
Graphite
United state
Women
People
Boat
Fishing
Paper (fiber product)
Gouache
Watercolor
Water-base paint
Paint
Drawing (visual works)
Print and drawing
Black chalk

source: Art Institute of Chicago

source_id: aic

rights: Public Domain / CC0

rights_statement: Public Domain — CC0 via the Art Institute of Chicago Open Access programme.

credit_line: Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection


title: Netting the Fish

medium: Transparent watercolor, heightened with opaque white watercolor, with rewetting, blotting, and scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper

subjects:
Fish
Ink or chalk wash
United state
Boat
Animal
People
Fishing
Wilderness
Paper (fiber product)
Wash
Coating (material)
Drawing (visual works)
Print and drawing
Graphite
Scraping
Wove paper
Aquarelle
Gouache

credit_line: Olivia Shaler Swan Memorial Collection


title: Fish Plate

creator: Attributed to the Hippocamp Group

medium: terracotta, red-figure

country: Canosa di Puglia

subjects:
Fish
Plate (general, dish)
Canosa di puglia
Dining
Animal
Terracotta
Red-figure
Dish (vessel)
Earthenware
Ancient art
Ceramic
Vessel
Ancient
Greek

credit_line: Gift of Emily Dickinson Sae Jin Vermeule


title: Fish

creator: Shepard Alonzo Mount

medium: Oil on panel

subjects:
Fish
Painting
United state
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Charles C. Haffner III


title: Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières)

creator: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

medium: Oil on canvas

country: Netherlands

subjects:
Oil on canva
Netherland
Landscape
Blue (color)
Boatman
Boat
Bridge
Bushe
Carriage
Figure
Foliage
France
Green (color)
Horse
Man
Pari
People
Pink (color)
River
Sky
Summer
Tree
Transportation
Weather/season
Leisure
Water
Impressionism
Oil painting
Oil paint (paint)
Dutch
Paint
Oil painting (visual works)
Canva
Painting
Painting (image making)
Painting technique
Nineteenth century
European painting

credit_line: Gift of Charles Deering McCormick, Brooks McCormick, and Roger McCormick


title: Fish Plate

creator: Attributed to the Dotted Stripe Painter

country: Campania

subjects:
Fish
Plate (general, dish)
Campania
Animal
Terracotta
Red-figure
Ancient art
Dish (vessel)
Earthenware
Vessel
Ancient
Greek

credit_line: Gift of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule


title: Fish Plate

creator: Probably by the Heligoland Painter

subjects:
Fish
Plate (general, dish)
Campania
Animal
Terracotta
South italian
Dish (vessel)
Earthenware
Ancient art
Ancient
Greek
Vessel
Red-figure

credit_line: Gift of Yun Soo Lim Vermeule


title: Treasures of the Sea

creator: Hans Makart (Austrian, 1840–1884)

country: Austria

subjects:
Painting
Austria
Sea
Necklace
Pearl
Weapon
Spear
Textile
Boat
Net
Fish
Fishing
Nude
Jewelry
Foliage
Water
Children
Women
Oil paint (paint)
Oil painting
Nineteenth century
Oil on canva
Oil painting (visual works)
Paint
Canva
Painting (image making)
Painting technique
European painting

credit_line: A. A. Munger Collection


title: Feathered Tunic

creator: Chimú

medium: Cotton, plain weave; embellished with feathers knotted and attached with cotton in overcast stitches

country: Peru

subjects:
Tunic
Peru
Animal
Fish
Bird
Cats
Feline
Stepped motif
Triangle
Cotton (textile)
Plain weaving
Chimú
Needlework (visual works)
Nazca
Early intermediate period
Pre-columbian
America
Feather
Textile
Andean
Ande
Knotting
Embellished
Latin american
Essential

credit_line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment


title: The Return, Tynemouth (recto) Study (verso)

medium: Transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting, and scraping, heightened with gum glaze, over graphite, on moderately thick, moderately-textured, ivory wove paper (left and lower edges trimmed)

subjects:
Watercolor
United state
Boat
People
Fishing
Paper (fiber product)
Water-base paint
Paint
Gouache
Drawing (visual works)
Print and drawing
Glazing
Graphite
Scraping
Wove paper
Aquarelle


title: The Rapids, Hudson River, Adirondacks

medium: Transparent watercolor, with traces of opaque watercolor, blotting, and scraping, over graphite, on thick, rough-textured, ivory wove paper

subjects:
Watercolor
United state
Century of progress
Fishing
World' fair
Chicago world' fair
Wilderness
Scraping
Paper (fiber product)
Water-base paint
Paint
Drawing (visual works)
Print and drawing
Graphite
Wove paper
Aquarelle
Gouache


title: Fish Plate

creator: Attributed to the Perrone-Phrixos Group

country: Taranto

subjects:
Fish
Plate (general, dish)
Taranto
Dining
Drinking
Terracotta
South italian
Ancient art
Dish (vessel)
Earthenware
Container
Ancient
Vessel
Red-figure
Drinking and dining

credit_line: Gift of Emily Dickinson Blake Vermeule


title: Rounded Jar Depicting Abstract Fish or Sharks

creator: Nazca

date: 180 BCE–500 CE

medium: Ceramic and pigment

subjects:
Fish
Earthenware
Peru
Vessel
Ceramic
Nazca
Pigment
Inorganic material
Art of the america
South american
Ande
Arts of the america
Andean
Latin american

credit_line: S. B. Williams Fund and Edward E. Ayer Endowment in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson


title: Flask with Fish

creator: Korea

date: Joseon dynasty (1392–1897), late 15th century

medium: Stoneware with white slip and glaze

country: Korea

subjects:
Fish
Stoneware
Korea
Korean (culture or style)
Asian art
Ceramic
Decorative arts

credit_line: Bequest of Russell Tyson


title: Fish and Plants

creator: Ikeda Keisen

medium: Single six-panel screen; ink, color, and gold on silk

country: Japan

subjects: Fish Botany Screen Japan

credit_line: Purchased with Funds Provided by the Weston Foundation


title: Fly Fishing, Saranac Lake

medium: Etching and aquatint with lavis, stopping-out, scraping, and burnishing, on moderately thick, smooth, cream simulated Japanese vellum

subjects:
Etching
United state
Paper
Print
Print and drawing

credit_line: Print and Drawing Fund; William McCallin McKee Memorial and John H. Wrenn Memorial endowments; Mr. and Mrs. T. Stanton Armour Fund; Sara R. Shorey, Suzanne Lord Folds, Stanley Field, John Brooks Fair, Robert M. Chase, Albert H. Wolf, Mary S. Adams, Joseph Ryerson, Helen Davis Baily, Everett D. Graff, Henry M. Huxley, Claudia S. Cassell and Hannan Fund endowments; Robert & Leah Hamman, Alan Rutenberg, Mr. & Mrs. Phil Heller, Marjorie Glaser and Herbert Molner discretionary funds


title: Big Fish Eat Little Fish

creator: Pieter van der Heyden (Flemish, c. 1530–after 1584)

medium: Etching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper

country: Flanders

subjects: Fish Etching Flander

credit_line: The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Fund


title: The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

creator: Niccolò Vicentino (Italian, active c. 1540-1550)

medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut in black, grayish blue, and bluish green on paper

country: Italy

subjects: Fish Woodcut Italy

credit_line: William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment


title: The End of the Day, Adirondacks

medium: Transparent watercolor, with traces of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting, and scraping, over traces of graphite, on moderately thick, rough-textured, ivory wove paper

subjects:
Watercolor
United state
Century of progress
People
Boat
Fishing
World' fair
Chicago world' fair
Wilderness
Paper (fiber product)
Water-base paint
Paint
Scraping
Drawing (visual works)
Print and drawing
Graphite
Wove paper
Aquarelle
Gouache


title: Tahitians Fishing

creator: Paul Gauguin

medium: Brush and black ink, over brush and brown ink (originally purple), with watercolor and gouache on parchment, laid down on brown wove paper

country: France

subjects:
Pen and ink drawing
France
Paper (fiber product)
Watercolor
Drawing (visual works)
Print and drawing

credit_line: Gift of Edward McCormick Blair


title: Fishing Boat

creator: Johan Barthold Jongkind

medium: Watercolor and gouache, with black chalk, on cream laid paper

country: Holland

subjects: Watercolor Holland

credit_line: Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection


title: Vessel with Marine Beings

country: Peruvian South Coast

subjects:
Earthenware
Peruvian south coast
Ships & the sea
People
Animal
Composite
Fish
Sacrifice
Warrior
Costume
Mask
Vessel
Ceramic
Nazca
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Early intermediate period
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Ande
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Andean
Latin american


title: Gathering shell fish at low tide

creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代 歌川 豊国

medium: Color woodblock print; oban triptych

subjects:
Fish
Woodblock print
Japan
Shells & molluscs
Japanese (culture or style)
Print
Asian art

credit_line: Clarence Buckingham Collection


title: Tynemouth Priory, England

creator: Winslow Homer

medium: Transparent watercolor, with traces of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and touches of scraping, over graphite, on thick, rough-textured, cream wove paper (top and lower edges trimmed)

subjects:
Watercolor
United state
Century of progress
People
Boat
Fishing
World' fair
Chicago world' fair
Weather/season
Paper (fiber product)
Water-base paint
Paint
Gouache
Scraping
Drawing (visual works)
Print and drawing
Graphite
Wove paper
Aquarelle


title: Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes

creator: Attributed to Pedro Mena y Medrano (Spanish, 1628-1688)

medium: Pen and brown ink, with brown crayon, with touches of white chalk, on brown laid paper

subjects:
Fish
Pen and ink drawing
Italy

credit_line: The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection


title: Headcloth

creator: Chancay

medium: Cotton, plain gauze weave; embroidered in knotted couching

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume - weaving
Peru
Fish
Animal
Super/natural
Gauze weave
Cotton (fiber)
Chancay
Needlework (visual works)
Embroidering
Weaving
Late intermediate period
Pre-columbian
America
Cotton (textile)
Plain weaving
Couching (embroidering)
Knotting
Textile
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Edward H. Merrin


title: Album Quilt

creator: Sarah Ann Wilson (American, active mid-19th century)

medium: Appliquéd, pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed, undyed and printed cotton plain weave fabrics and cotton and silk velvet fabric; cotton embroidery threads

country: New York

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
New york
Floral pattern
Heart shape
Circle
Square
Bird
Fish
Boar
Deer
Lion
Animal
House
People
Tree
Flower
Cotton (textile)
Embroidering
Needlework - quilt
Silk (fiber)
Embroidery
Velvet
Appliqué (technique)
Piecing (needleworking)
Plain weaving
Bedcover
African american artist
Women artist
African diaspora

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. David W. Grainger


title: The Departure of the Boats, Étretat

creator: Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

medium: Oil on canvas

subjects:
Painting
France
Seascape
Boat
Water
Beach
Fishing
Figure
People
Ocean
Building
Sailing
Landscape
Century of progress
World' fair
Chicago world' fair
Impressionism
Oil painting
Oil paint (paint)
Nineteenth century
Painting technique
Painting (image making)
Paint
Canva
Oil painting (visual works)
Oil on canva
French
European painting

credit_line: Potter Palmer Collection


title: Needlework Picture Depicting the Five Senses

creator: England

medium: Silk, satin weave; embroidered in silk floss foremost in buttonhole, couched, knot, padded and outlining, "purl" and satin stitches; chenille; areas of raised work

country: England

subjects:
England
Needlework (visual works)
Women
Animal
Bird
Castle
Deer
Fish
Foliage
Lion
Mirror
Musical instrument
Portrait
Snail
Snake
Embroidering
Silk (fiber)
Textile
Couching (embroidering)
Knotting
Satin weaving

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Potter Palmer II through the Needlework and Textile Guild


title: Bridge Vessel in the Form of a Pair of Interlocked Fish

subjects:
Fish
Earthenware
Peru
Ships & the sea
Vessel
Ceramic
Nazca
Inorganic material
Early intermediate period
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Andean
Ande
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Nathan Cummings


title: View of City with Fishing Boat in Foreground

creator: Unknown Artist

medium: Pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper

subjects:
Flander
Drawing (visual works)


title: Royal Women Feeding Fish

creator: India

medium: Opaque watercolor on paper

country: India

subjects:
Fish
Gouache
India
Paper (fiber product)
South asian
Watercolor
Painting
Asian art

credit_line: Everett McNear Collection


title: Degree of Ossification of a Five-Month-Old Fetus (Degré d'ossification d'un Foetus de cinq mois)

creator: Léon Tissier

medium: Gelatin silver print with applied india ink or watercolor

subjects:
Platinum print
France

credit_line: The Mary and Leigh Block Endowment Fund


title: Daniel Mytens

creator: Paul Pontius (Flemish, 1603-1658)

medium: Engraving in black on cream laid paper

subjects:
Print
Flander
Paper (fiber product)
Print and drawing

credit_line: Gift of John E. Irwin


title: Jan Lievens

creator: Lucas Emil Vorsterman (Flemish, 1595-1675)

medium: Etching in black on cream laid paper

subjects:
Etching
Flander
Paper (fiber product)
Print
Print and drawing


title: Fight Between a Tiger and a Buffalo

creator: Henri Rousseau (French, 1844–1910)

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, late 19th-early 20th Century

subjects:
Painting
France, late 19th-early 20th century

source: The Cleveland Museum of Art

source_id: cleveland

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

credit_line: Fight Between a Tiger and a Buffalo, 1908. Henri Rousseau (French, 1844–1910). Oil on fabric; framed: 183 x 203 x 4.5 cm (72 1/16 x 79 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 170 x 189.5 cm (66 15/16 x 74 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1949.186


creator: Sydenham Edwards (British, 1768–1819)

medium: engraving, hand-colored

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Botany
Print
England, 19th century
Flowers
Lilies

credit_line: The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed:  White Cape - Coast Lily, 1806. Sydenham Edwards (British, 1768–1819). Engraving, hand-colored. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. B. Leavelle, Stanford, Cal., in memory of her mother, Wilma Ball Morgan (Mrs. Daniel E. Morgan), 1955.142


creator: Thomas Curtis (British, 1846–1920)

credit_line: The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed:  Umbel-Flowering Bulb-Bearing Orange-Lily, 1807. Thomas Curtis (British, 1846–1920). Engraving, hand-colored; platemark: 20.3 x 24.4 cm (8 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. B. Leavelle, Stanford, Cal., in memory of her mother, Wilma Ball Morgan (Mrs. Daniel E. Morgan), 1955.144


title: Flowers in a Glass

creator: Ambrosius Bosschaert (Dutch, 1573–1621)

medium: oil on copper

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland Flowers

credit_line: Flowers in a Glass, 1606. Ambrosius Bosschaert (Dutch, 1573–1621). Oil on copper; framed: 60.3 x 52.8 x 6.4 cm (23 3/4 x 20 13/16 x 2 1/2 in.); unframed: 35.6 x 29.3 cm (14 x 11 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle, 1960.108


title: Susuki Grass

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Susuki Grass (芒野図屏風), c. 1525. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; overall: 150.3 x 348.8 cm (59 3/16 x 137 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1984.43


title: Study of a Tulip (Perregoen Machieu)

creator: Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673)

subjects: Drawing Netherland

credit_line: Study of a Tulip (Perregoen Machieu), c. 1645. Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673). Point of brush and transparent and opaque watercolors with traces of graphite and gum glazing on antique laid paper; sheet: 36 x 27.3 cm (14 3/16 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.133


title: Pasture Rose (Rosa Carolina Corymbosa)

medium: watercolor

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Roses

credit_line: Pasture Rose (Rosa Carolina Corymbosa), 1817–24. Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840). Watercolor. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in the name of Warren H. Corning from his wife and children, 1959.15


title: Pomona Britannica:  No. 17 - Plums

creator: George Brookshaw (British, 1751–1823)

medium: aquatint

subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: Pomona Britannica:  No. 17 - Plums, 1806. George Brookshaw (British, 1751–1823). Aquatint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Arnold M. Davis, 1955.310


title: (Botanical: Maurándia semperflorens)

creator: Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772–1846)

medium: pencil and watercolor

subjects:
Botany
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: (Botanical: Maurándia semperflorens), 1836. Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772–1846). Pencil and watercolor. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1949.412


title: The Virgin and Child with a Monkey

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

medium: engraving

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

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

credit_line: The Virgin and Child with a Monkey, c. 1498. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving; image: 19 x 7.9 cm (7 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1964.29


credit_line: Polyanthus or Cluster Narcissus (Botanical: Narcissus tazetta), 1836. Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772–1846). Pencil and watercolor. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1949.411


creator: De Gouy (French, 1670–1830)

medium: stipple engraving with hand coloring

subjects: Print France Lilies

credit_line: Lillium Pomponium (Turban Lily), plate 7 from Les Liliacées, 1802–16. De Gouy (French, 1670–1830), after Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840). Stipple engraving with hand coloring; sheet: 53.7 x 35.9 cm (21 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.164


title: De Poolse Muts

medium: brush and watercolor in red, green, and yellow with white heightening or grey wash on antique laid  cream paper

credit_line: De Poolse Muts, c. 1620–30. Balthasar van der Ast (Dutch, 1593/94–1657). Brush and watercolor in red, green, and yellow with white heightening or grey wash on antique laid  cream paper; support: 37.5 x 26.7 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.); matted: 49.7 x 39.1 x 0.3 cm (19 9/16 x 15 3/8 x 1/8 in.); image: 30.3 x 19.9 cm (11 15/16 x 7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2019.1


medium: etching on heavy wove paper

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Print
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: Youth Playing a Lyre to a Maiden by a Fountain, 1803. Carl Wilhelm I Kolbe (German, 1757–1835). Etching on heavy wove paper; image: 38.7 x 51.1 cm (15 1/4 x 20 1/8 in.); plate: 40.7 x 52.9 cm (16 x 20 13/16 in.); sheet: 45.7 x 59.7 cm (18 x 23 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Virginia Barbato, 2019.243


title: The Four Continents

medium: Cotton: copperplate printed

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
France

credit_line: The Four Continents, 1790. Firm of Christophe Philippe Oberkampf (French, 1738–1815), designed by Jean-Baptiste Marie Hüet (French, 1745–1811). Cotton: copperplate printed; overall: 112.1 x 81.3 cm (44 1/8 x 32 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Gregor Norman Humphreys, 1929.6


creator: Aqil Khan (Indian, active mid-1700s)

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Mughal India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india, uttar pradesh, lucknow

credit_line: Princess and attendant in trompe l’oeil window, c. 1765. Aqil Khan (Indian, active mid-1700s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 12.5 x 7.8 cm (4 15/16 x 3 1/16 in.); overall: 44 x 31.6 cm (17 5/16 x 12 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George P. Bickford, 1955.297


title: Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1769

creator: Thomas Sutherland (British, 1785–1838)

medium: aquatint with engraving

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Print
England, 18th century

credit_line: Botanical Extracts: or, Philosophy of Botany: Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1769, 1808. Thomas Sutherland (British, 1785–1838), after Berardo Galiani (Italian, 1724–1774), published by Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837). Aquatint with engraving; image: 43.1 x 54.5 cm (16 15/16 x 21 7/16 in.); sheet: 49 x 62.7 cm (19 5/16 x 24 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Hays Gries, 1959.294


title: Eruption of Mount Aetna in 1669

credit_line: Botanical Extracts: or, Philosophy of Botany: Eruption of Mount Aetna in 1669, 1809. Thomas Sutherland (British, 1785–1838), after Romagni (Italian?, 17th century?), published by Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837). Aquatint with engraving; image: 54.4 x 41.4 cm (21 7/16 x 16 5/16 in.); sheet: 57.2 x 41.4 cm (22 1/2 x 16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Hays Gries, 1959.295


title: Study of a Tulip (Wit en root boode)

credit_line: Study of a Tulip (Wit en root boode), c. 1645. Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673). Point of brush and transparent and opaque watercolors with traces of graphite and gum glazing on antique laid paper; sheet: 31.2 x 20.6 cm (12 5/16 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.130


medium: brush and watercolor in crimson, gray, and green over traces of charcoal on antique laid paper

credit_line: Study of a Tulip (Gemarmerde van Jasper), c. 1645. Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673). Brush and watercolor in crimson, gray, and green over traces of charcoal on antique laid paper; sheet: 32 x 21.1 cm (12 5/8 x 8 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2019.5


title: Study of a Tulip (Anvaers)

credit_line: Study of a Tulip (Anvaers), c. 1645. Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673). Point of brush and transparent and opaque watercolors with traces of graphite and gum glazing on antique laid paper; sheet: 31.1 x 20.6 cm (12 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.131


title: Peregrine Falcons (Duck Hawks)

medium: oil on canvas

country: America

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Peregrine Falcons (Duck Hawks), c. 1827. John James Audubon (American, born Haiti, 1785–1851). Oil on canvas; framed: 74.9 x 101 x 10.2 cm (29 1/2 x 39 3/4 x 4 in.); unframed: 64.5 x 91.5 cm (25 3/8 x 36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection, 1964.351


title: The Blue Passion-flower

medium: aquatint, stipple, line engraving, etching and roulette

country: England, late 18th-early 19th Century

subjects:
Print
England, late 18th-early 19th century
Flowers

credit_line: The Blue Passion-flower, 1799–1807. Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837). Aquatint, stipple, line engraving, etching and roulette. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, for the Donald Gray Memorial Collection, 1939.293


title: Study of a Tulip ('t roosje)

credit_line: Study of a Tulip ('t roosje), c. 1645. Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673). Point of brush and transparent and opaque watercolors with traces of graphite and gum glazing on antique laid paper; sheet: 31.2 x 21 cm (12 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.132


title: Study of a Tulip (Ammirael Winckel)

medium: brush and watercolors in crimson, grey and green over traces of charcoal on antique laid paper

credit_line: Study of a Tulip (Ammirael Winckel), c. 1645. Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673). Brush and watercolors in crimson, grey and green over traces of charcoal on antique laid paper; sheet: 31.9 x 21.3 cm (12 9/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2019.4


medium: aquatint, stipple, and etching with watercolor added by hand

subjects:
Botany
Architecture
Print
England, late 18th-early 19th century

credit_line: The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature:  A Group of Auriculas, 1803. Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837). Aquatint, stipple, and etching with watercolor added by hand. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1949.415


title: Plant Study

creator: Eugene Bléry (French, 1805–1886)

medium: graphite

credit_line: Plant Study, 1857. Eugene Bléry (French, 1805–1886). Graphite; sheet: 41.7 x 30.6 cm (16 7/16 x 12 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1988.148


medium: mezzotint

subjects:
Print
England, late 18th-early 19th century
Lilies

credit_line: The Dragon Arum, Black Calla or Solomon's Lily, 1799–1807. Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837), William Ward (British, 1776–1826). Mezzotint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, for the Donald Gray Memorial Collection, 1939.291


creator: Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British)

medium: porcelain

country: England, Derby, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
England, derby, 18th century

credit_line: Plate from Dessert Service: French Marigold, c. 1800. Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British). Porcelain; diameter: 23.4 cm (9 3/16 in.); overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.189.1


medium: engraving, hand-colored

country: Germany, 18th century

subjects:
Print
Germany, 18th century

credit_line: Plantae et Papiliones rariores:  Martynia, 1748. Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708–1770). Engraving, hand-colored. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1949.414


credit_line: Lozenge Shaped Dish from Dessert Service: Large Flowered St. John's Wort, c. 1800. Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British). Porcelain; overall: 5.6 x 30.5 x 23.7 cm (2 3/16 x 12 x 9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.189.25


credit_line: Plate from Dessert Service: Winged Podded Sophora, c. 1800. Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British). Porcelain; diameter: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.); overall: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.189.9


title: Plate from Dessert Service: Polyanthus

credit_line: Plate from Dessert Service: Polyanthus, c. 1800. Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British). Porcelain; diameter: 23.6 cm (9 5/16 in.); overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.189.11


title: The Dance

country: Germany, 18th-19th century

subjects:
Print
Germany, 18th-19th century

credit_line: The Dance , 1799. Carl Wilhelm I Kolbe (German, 1757–1835). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward W. Haines, 1916.1066


credit_line: Quatrelobed Dish from Dessert Service: Coxcomb, c. 1800. Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British). Porcelain; overall: 4 x 15.5 x 20.4 cm (1 9/16 x 6 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.189.21


credit_line: Plate from Dessert Service: Chinese Ixia, c. 1800. Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British). Porcelain; diameter: 23.7 cm (9 5/16 in.); overall: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.189.15


title: Plate from Dessert Service: Hollyhock

credit_line: Plate from Dessert Service: Hollyhock, c. 1800. Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British). Porcelain; diameter: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.); overall: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.189.16


subjects:
Ceramic
England, derby, 18th century
Flowers

credit_line: Plate from Dessert Service: Nettle Leaved Bell Flower, c. 1800. Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British). Porcelain; diameter: 23.4 cm (9 3/16 in.); overall: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.189.2


subjects:
Ceramic
England, derby, 18th century
Lilies

credit_line: Quatrelobed Dish from Dessert Service: Lily of the Valley, c. 1800. Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British). Porcelain; overall: 4.2 x 25.6 x 20.7 cm (1 5/8 x 10 1/16 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.189.23


creator: Henri Rivière (French, 1864–1951)

medium: color lithograph

country: France, early 20th century

subjects:
Print
France, early 20th century

credit_line: Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero), 1902. Henri Rivière (French, 1864–1951), Printed by Verneau. Color lithograph; sheet: 27 x 22.2 cm (10 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.); image: 21.1 x 17 cm (8 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Bonebrake, 2003.392


title: Floral striped silk on a golden ground

medium: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread: samite

country: Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)

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

credit_line: Floral striped silk on a golden ground, 1600–1650. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread: samite; overall: 50.1 x 27.5 cm (19 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2003.96


title: Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub

creator: Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian)

medium: opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

country: Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722)

subjects: Iran, isfahan, safavid period (1501-1722)

credit_line: Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub, 1651–52. Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 16.1 x 25 cm (6 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.); image: 7.7 x 13.4 cm (3 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.84


creator: John Edwards (British)

medium: etching, hand colored

credit_line: A Collection of Flowers Drawn from Nature:  Large Double China Aster, 1798. John Edwards (British). Etching, hand colored; image: 43.4 x 31.5 cm (17 1/16 x 12 3/8 in.); platemark: 34 x 25 cm (13 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Mrs. William G. Mather, 1955.460


medium: aquatint, stipple and line engraving

credit_line: The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature:  The Pontic Rhododendron, 1799–1807. Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837). Aquatint, stipple and line engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1951.276


title: Mullein in Bloom

creator: Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927)

medium: albumen print

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 20th century

credit_line: Mullein in Bloom, c. 1897–1899. Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927). Albumen print; image: 21.8 x 17.6 cm (8 9/16 x 6 15/16 in.); paper: 21.8 x 18 cm (8 9/16 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2007.26


title: Nine Celestial Bodies (Navagraha)

medium: Sandstone

country: Central India

subjects:
Astronomy
Sculpture
Central india

credit_line: Nine Celestial Bodies (Navagraha), 700s. Central India. Sandstone; overall: 44.4 x 158.6 x 18.2 cm (17 1/2 x 62 7/16 x 7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Doris and Ed Wiener, 1971.61


title: Alms Bowl with Celestial Design

date: early 1900s

medium: bronze with incised decoration

country: Korea

subjects: Astronomy Metalwork Korea

credit_line: Alms Bowl with Celestial Design (일월칠성무늬 공양주발 [日月七星文空供養椀]), early 1900s. Korea. Bronze with incised decoration; overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); diameter of mouth: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1986.94


title: Celestial Musician

medium: silk and gold thread over two layers of cotton, embroidery

country: Central Asia

subjects:
Astronomy
Embroidery
Central asia

credit_line: Celestial Musician, 1300s. Central Asia. Silk and gold thread over two layers of cotton, embroidery; overall: 66.5 x 45 cm (26 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.145


medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Astronomy
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: Celestial Dancers, folio 5 (recto), from Brahman Rishabhadatta's speech, from a Kalpa-sutra, c. 1475–1500. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 11.5 x 29.3 cm (4 1/2 x 11 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Herbert F. Leisy, 1979.23.a


country: Spain, probably Almeria

subjects:
Astronomy
Costume & fashion
Textile
Spain, probably almeria

credit_line: Celestial banquet hanging, from the tomb of Bishop Gurb, 1200–1284. Spain, probably Almeria. Silk and gold thread: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave; overall: 21.2 x 58.4 cm (8 3/8 x 23 in.); mounted: 30.2 x 67 cm (11 7/8 x 26 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1966.368


date: 100s CE

medium: red sandstone

country: India, Mathura, Kushan period

subjects:
Sculpture
India, mathura, kushan period

credit_line: Corner Railing Pillar with Drinking Scenes, Yakshis, and Musicians, 100s CE. India, Mathura, Kushan period. Red sandstone; overall: 80 x 22.9 x 24 cm (31 1/2 x 9 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1977.34


date: early 1100s–mid-1200s

medium: bronze

country: China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

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

credit_line: Mirror with Auspicious Animals, Celestial Horses, and Grapevines, early 1100s–mid-1200s. China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Bronze; diameter: 25.9 cm (10 3/16 in.); overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); rim: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.357


title: Shri Raga, from a Ragamala

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

credit_line: Shri Raga, from a Ragamala, c. 1695. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 34.4 x 22.5 cm (13 9/16 x 8 7/8 in.); overall: 38 x 25 cm (14 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1931.451


title: Square Urn with Celestial Guardians

medium: marble

country: China, Tang dynasty (618–907)

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

credit_line: Square Urn with Celestial Guardians, 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618–907). Marble; overall: 22 x 25 cm (8 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1972.37


title: Lidded Bowl with Iguana

medium: ceramic, slip

country: Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region

subjects:
Ceramic
Costa rica, southern nicoya region

credit_line: Lidded Bowl with Iguana, c. 600–1100 (Thermoluminescence date, 995–1395). Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region. Ceramic, slip; base: 15.1 x 35 cm (5 15/16 x 13 3/4 in.); lid: 29.9 x 38 cm (11 3/4 x 14 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1995.72


medium: Album; ink on paper

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

credit_line: (道佛圖冊: 搜山圖冊頁): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Search the Mountain: Leaf 41, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.3 x 38.5 cm (13 1/2 x 15 3/16 in.); overall: 35 x 39.9 cm (13 3/4 x 15 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange), 2004.1.41


country: Nepal, Kathmandu Valley

subjects:
Jewelry
Nepal, kathmandu valley

credit_line: Pair of Deity Earrings with Vishnu on Garuda (front) and chepu (monster mask) (back), 1600s or 1700s. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. Gold set with precious and semi-precious stones; overall: 9.5 x 6.9 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1915.338


medium: repousse gold with pearls

credit_line: Earring with Four-Armed Vishnu Riding Garuda with Nagas (serpent divinities), 1600s or 1700s. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. Repousse gold with pearls; overall: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1915.346.2


title: Bracket with Two Musicians

medium: schist

credit_line: Bracket with Two Musicians, 100s CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Butkara in Swat, Kushan period. Schist; overall: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1980.15


date: 200s CE

medium: limestone

subjects: Southern india, andhra pradesh, nagarjunakonda

credit_line: Veneration of the Buddha as a Fiery Pillar, 200s CE. Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Nagarjunakonda. Limestone; overall: 59 cm (23 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.72


credit_line: Earring with Four-Armed Vishnu Riding Garuda with Nagas (serpent divinities), 1600s or 1700s. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. Repousse gold with pearls; overall: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1915.346.1


credit_line: Pair of Earrings with Four-Armed Vishnu Riding Garuda with Nagas (serpent divinities), 1600s or 1700s. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. Repousse gold with pearls. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1915.346


date: mid- to late 1300s

country: Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

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

credit_line: Descent of the Nine Luminaries and the Seven Stars at Kasuga (北斗九曜春日降臨図), mid- to late 1300s. Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92). Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold and cut gold on silk; mounted: 184.5 x 58.5 cm (72 5/8 x 23 1/16 in.); painting only: 106 x 42 cm (41 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.); with knobs: 184.5 x 63.5 cm (72 5/8 x 25 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Lillian M. Kern Memorial Fund, 2015.63


title: Saucer (Soucoupe)

country: France, Vincennes

subjects:
Ceramic
France, vincenne

credit_line: Saucer (Soucoupe), 1753–54. Vincennes Porcelain Factory (France, 1740–56). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; diameter: 4.7 x 19.4 cm (1 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.188


subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: Brahman Rishabhadatta's speech, folio 5 from a Kalpa-sutra, c. 1475–1500. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 11.5 x 29.3 cm (4 1/2 x 11 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Herbert F. Leisy, 1979.23


medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper

country: Northern India

subjects:
Painting
Northern india

credit_line: Krishna sporting with the gopis in the Jumna River, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1525–40. Northern India. Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 16.5 x 22.2 cm (6 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin N. Haas, 1971.171


title: Bust of a Chinese

medium: plaster

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 19th century

credit_line: Bust of a Chinese, 1867–68. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875). Plaster; overall: 35.5 x 25.8 x 14.2 cm (14 x 10 3/16 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1972.49


country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Kamakandala dies on hearing the news of Madhava’s death, folio 19 from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala of Alam, c. 1720. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 17.6 x 28.5 cm (6 15/16 x 11 1/4 in.); page: 20.2 x 31 cm (7 15/16 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.94


title: Apsara Bracket

country: Vietnam (Champa)

subjects:
Sculpture
Vietnam (champa)

credit_line: Apsara Bracket, 900s. Vietnam (Champa). Sandstone; overall: 55.9 x 53.3 cm (22 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth, Ltd., 1990.34


title: Gozu Tennō (Ox-Headed Plague Deity)

medium: Wood with traces of color

country: Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

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

credit_line: Gozu Tennō (Ox-Headed Plague Deity) (牛頭天王尊像), 1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Wood with traces of color; 22.5 x 18 x 9.6 cm (8 7/8 x 7 1/16 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Lillian M. Kern Memorial Fund, 2025.10


title: Lid of Bowl with Iguana

credit_line: Lid of Bowl with Iguana, c. 600–1100 (Thermoluminescence date, 995–1395). Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region. Ceramic, slip; lid: 29.9 x 38.1 cm (11 3/4 x 15 in.); lappets: 29.9 x 38.1 cm (11 3/4 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1995.72.b


title: Standing Avalokitesvara

medium: Gilt-bronze

country: Korea, Unified Silla period (668–935)

subjects:
Sculpture
Korea, unified silla period (668–935)

credit_line: Standing Avalokitesvara (금동 관음보살 입상 [金銅觀音菩薩立像]), 700s. Korea, Unified Silla period (668–935). Gilt-bronze; overall: 18.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm (7 5/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.80


title: The Assembly of Tejaprabha Buddha

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

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: The Assembly of Tejaprabha Buddha (치성광여래도 [熾盛光如來圖]), 1878. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk; overall: 223 x 226.4 cm (87 13/16 x 89 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mitsuru Tajima, 1998.120


credit_line: Rama and Lakshmana slay the demon giant Viradha, from Chapters 2 through 4 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey), c. 1770. Central India, Bundelkhand Region, Madhya Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Datia. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 21 x 29.8 cm (8 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.); painting: 19 x 28 cm (7 1/2 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.122


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on parchment

country: Italy, Lombardy, Milan?, 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, lombardy, milan , 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Gradual with Historiated Initial (G): Mary as Queen of Heaven, c. 1425–1450. Italy, Lombardy, Milan?, 15th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 42 x 30 cm (16 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1928.652


title: Gloria

medium: gouache over graphite

country: America

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Gloria, 1884. Thomas Wilmer Dewing (American, 1851–1938). Gouache over graphite; sheet: 30.8 x 27.8 cm (12 1/8 x 10 15/16 in.); image: 27 x 23 cm (10 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection, 1956.722


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

medium: drypoint

country: Rembrandt, 17th century

subjects:
Print
Rembrandt, 17th century

credit_line: Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses', 1653-c.1660. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Drypoint; sheet: 37.5 x 44 cm (14 3/4 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Ralph King and Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1959.241


medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Western India, Gujarat

credit_line: Text, folio 5 (verso), from Brahman Rishabhadatta's speech, from a Kalpa-sutra, c. 1475–1500. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 11.5 x 29.3 cm (4 1/2 x 11 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Herbert F. Leisy, 1979.23.b


date: before 1467

medium: engraving hand-colored with gold

country: Italy, Ferrara, 15th century

subjects:
Print
Italy, ferrara, 15th century

credit_line: Thalia (comedy, pastoral poetry) (from the Tarocchi series D:  Apollo and the Muses, #16), before 1467. Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active 1460s). Engraving hand-colored with gold. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.432.16


medium: Leaf: lacquer and gilding on cloth

country: Myanmar (Burma)

subjects:
Manuscript
Myanmar (burma)

credit_line: Text, folio 14 (recto) from a Kammavacha: Buddhist ordination text, 1800s. Myanmar (Burma). Leaf: lacquer and gilding on cloth; leaf: 12.8 x 56.1 cm (5 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1945.172.14.a


country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: The Bodhisattvas of the Ten Stages in Attaining the Most Perfect Knowledge; The Eight Hosts of Deva, Naga, and Yakshi (等覺位十地菩薩; 天龍八部羅叉女衆), 1454. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk; painting only: 140.5 x 79.1 cm (55 5/16 x 31 1/8 in.); each overall with knobs: 227.2 x 120 cm (89 7/16 x 47 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1973.70


medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

credit_line: The Eight Hosts of Deva, Naga, and Yakshi (天龍八部羅叉女衆), 1454. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 140.2 x 78.8 cm (55 3/16 x 31 in.); overall with knobs: 226.5 x 120 cm (89 3/16 x 47 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1973.70.2


title: Nesting Bowls with Daoist Immortals

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

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Nesting Bowls with Daoist Immortals, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Set of three bowls; porcelain with underglaze blue; inner bowl: 8.5 x 20.2 cm (3 3/8 x 7 15/16 in.); middle bowl: 9.6 x 22.3 cm (3 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.); outer bowl: 9.9 x 23.9 cm (3 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.185


credit_line: Bowl from Nesting Bowls with Daoist Immortals, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Outer bowl from a set of three bowls; porcelain with underglaze blue; overall: 9.9 x 23.9 cm (3 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.185.3


title: Allegorical Figure Holding a Sphere

creator: Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582)

date: mid 1560s

medium: engraving

country: Italy

subjects: Mythology Print Italy

credit_line: Allegorical Figure Holding a Sphere, mid 1560s. Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582), possibly after Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99–1546). Engraving; sheet: 24 x 13.4 cm (9 7/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1972.149


title: Kammavacha: Buddhist Ordination Text

credit_line: Kammavacha: Buddhist Ordination Text, 1800s. Myanmar (Burma). Cover: lacquer, gilding, and glass appliqué on wood; leaves: lacquer and gilding on cloth; text stack: 13 x 57.2 x 4.8 cm (5 1/8 x 22 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.); cover: 13 x 57.2 x 0.9 cm (5 1/8 x 22 1/2 x 3/8 in.); each leaf: 12.8 x 56.1 cm (5 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1945.172


credit_line: Text, folio 4 (verso) from a Kammavacha: Buddhist ordination text, 1800s. Myanmar (Burma). Leaf: lacquer and gilding on cloth; leaf: 12.8 x 56.1 cm (5 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1945.172.4.b


credit_line: Text, folio 6 (recto) from a Kammavacha: Buddhist ordination text, 1800s. Myanmar (Burma). Leaf: lacquer and gilding on cloth; leaf: 12.8 x 56.1 cm (5 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1945.172.6.a


credit_line: Text, folio 10 (recto) from a Kammavacha: Buddhist ordination text, 1800s. Myanmar (Burma). Leaf: lacquer and gilding on cloth; leaf: 12.8 x 56.1 cm (5 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1945.172.10.a


credit_line: Text, folio 12 (recto) from a Kammavacha: Buddhist ordination text, 1800s. Myanmar (Burma). Leaf: lacquer and gilding on cloth; leaf: 12.8 x 56.1 cm (5 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1945.172.12.a


title: Untitled (Farm Animals)

creator: Adolphe Braun (French, 1812–1877)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Untitled (Farm Animals), 1850s. Adolphe Braun (French, 1812–1877). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 28 x 39.4 cm (11 x 15 1/2 in.); framed: 53.7 x 63.8 cm (21 1/8 x 25 1/8 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1991.162


title: Master of Animals Cheekpiece

date: c. 700 BCE

medium: bronze, cast and incised

country: Iran, Luristan

subjects:
Metalwork
Iran, luristan

credit_line: Master of Animals Cheekpiece, c. 700 BCE. Iran, Luristan. Bronze, cast and incised; overall: 14.9 x 21.3 cm (5 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1961.33


title: Running Animals Belt

medium: bronze, hammered and incised

subjects: Caucasus, russia or turkey, koban culture

credit_line: Running Animals Belt, c. 1000 BCE. Caucasus, Russia or Turkey, Koban culture. Bronze, hammered and incised; overall: 7.6 x 67.6 x 1.2 cm (3 x 26 5/8 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In honor of Kathleen B. Sherwin, 1988.71


title: Parrots and Animals

medium: silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves (lampas)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Italy

credit_line: Parrots and Animals, 1300s. Italy. Silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves (lampas); overall: 84.8 x 26.7 cm (33 3/8 x 10 1/2 in.); mounted: 90.2 x 33 cm (35 1/2 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1926.507


medium: plain weave: silk warp and cotton weft (mulham): plain weave; silk and gold thread: embroidery, couched, split, running, and outline stitches:

country: Iraq, probably Baghdad, Seljuk period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iraq, probably baghdad, seljuk period

credit_line: Embroidered border and field of animals in large roundels, 1000s–1100s. Iraq, probably Baghdad, Seljuk period. Plain weave: silk warp and cotton weft (mulham): plain weave; silk and gold thread: embroidery, couched, split, running, and outline stitches:; overall: 26.7 x 12.4 cm (10 1/2 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.257


title: Orpheus Charming the Animals

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Orpheus Charming the Animals, c. 1505. Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1470/82–1527/34). Engraving; plate: 21.4 x 17.3 cm (8 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1930.579


medium: gold and glass-like substance

country: Eastern Greece, Rhodian

subjects:
Metalwork
Eastern greece, rhodian

credit_line: Daedalic Pendant with Potnia Theron (Mistress of the Animals), 650–600 BCE. Eastern Greece, Rhodian. Gold and glass-like substance; overall: 3 x 2 cm (1 3/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell, 2001.157


medium: gold and glass

credit_line: Daedalic Pendant with Potnia Theron (Mistress of Animals), 650–600 BCE. Eastern Greece, Rhodian. Gold and glass; overall: 3 x 2 cm (1 3/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.88


date: early 1600s

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Mughal India

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india
Birds
Flowers

credit_line: A floral fantasy of animals and birds (Waq-waq), early 1600s. Mughal India. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 37.6 x 26.6 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.319


title: Mirror with Animals and Birds

date: early 700s

medium: bronze inset with gilded-silver relief decoration

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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

credit_line: Mirror with Animals and Birds (鳥獸紋鏡), early 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze inset with gilded-silver relief decoration; diameter: 5.1 cm (2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1951.292


medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Corinthian

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, corinthian

credit_line: Protocorinthian (Early Black-Figure) Aryballos (Oil Flask): Animals, c. 650–640 BCE. Greek, Corinthian. Ceramic; overall: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.532


subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Cloth with Winged and Two-Tailed Animals, 1600s-1700s. Italy. Bleached plain weave linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions) and bobbin lace edging; overall: 88.3 x 137.5 cm (34 3/4 x 54 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown, 1933.303


title: Sketches of Animals (verso)

creator: Perino del Vaga (Italian, 1501–1547)

medium: pen and brown ink (iron gall) and brush and brown wash

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Sketches of Animals (verso), c. 1545/47. Perino del Vaga (Italian, 1501–1547). Pen and brown ink (iron gall) and brush and brown wash; sheet: 19.3 x 27.4 cm (7 5/8 x 10 13/16 in.); secondary support: 19.3 x 27.4 cm (7 5/8 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds, 1992.3.b


country: Italy, 1800s

subjects:
Ornament & design
Lace
Italy, 1800
Flowers

credit_line: Cloth with Unicorns, Dragons, Other Animals, and Floral Patterns, 1800s. Italy, 1800s. Bleached linen: needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions) and alternating cutwork, embroidered squares, and bobbin lace edging; overall: 113.5 x 138 cm (44 11/16 x 54 5/16 in.); mounted: 121.9 x 146.1 cm (48 x 57 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection, 1936.95


country: Spain ?, 1800s

subjects:
Lace
Spain , 1800

credit_line: Border with Mounted and Standing Figures, Chariots, and Animals, 1800s. Spain ?, 1800s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 76.2 x 219.1 cm (30 x 86 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Florence A. Hamilton, 1939.453


medium: Silk, gold thread; lampas weave

credit_line: Chasuble Fragment with Realistic Animals, c. 1420. Italy. Silk, gold thread; lampas weave; overall: 115.6 x 33.7 cm (45 1/2 x 13 1/4 in.); mounted: 120.7 x 36.8 cm (47 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.294


title: Jug with Running Animals

medium: fritware with design in carved and underglaze-painted slip ("silhouette" ware)

credit_line: Jug with Running Animals, 1150–1220. Iran, probably Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194). Fritware with design in carved and underglaze-painted slip ("silhouette" ware); overall: 13 x 14 cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.); diameter of rim: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1947.495


country: Spain

subjects:
Ornament & design
Lace
Spain
Trees

credit_line: Panel with a Pattern of Trees and Unidentified Animals, 1800s. Spain. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 92.7 x 69.6 cm (36 1/2 x 27 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous gift in memory of Mrs. Henry G. Keller, 1956.323


medium: wool and linen: tapestry weave

country: Egypt

subjects: Tapestry Egypt

credit_line: Tapestry with lattice of animals in medallions, 600s–700s. Egypt. Wool and linen: tapestry weave; overall: 14.6 x 14.3 cm (5 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.); mounted: 21.3 x 20 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club, 1951.89


title: Lampas with scenes of wild animals

date: late 1500s–early 1600s

country: Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)

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

credit_line: Lampas with scenes of wild animals, late 1500s–early 1600s. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas, brocaded; overall: 55.4 x 28.5 cm (21 13/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.38


medium: Wood with traces of color

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Pair of Guardian Animals: Karashishi and Komainu (唐獅子・狛犬像), 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Wood with traces of color; overall: 49.6 cm (19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.351


title: Hero and Animal Combat Beaker

medium: silver, repoussé, engraved

subjects:
Metalwork
Iran, luristan

credit_line: Hero and Animal Combat Beaker, 900–700 BCE. Iran, Luristan. Silver, repoussé, engraved; diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); overall: 10.1 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of K. Rabenou, 1963.95


medium: limestone

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

credit_line: Balustrade Fragment with Animals from the residence of Hajji Hasan ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, 1303–4. Iran, Hamadan, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353). Limestone; overall: 66.7 x 83.8 x 10.6 cm (26 1/4 x 33 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.15


medium: Silk: samite

country: Egypt or Syria

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt or syria

credit_line: Silk with lattice of animals in medallions, 600s–800s. Egypt or Syria. Silk: samite; overall: 25.7 x 34 cm (10 1/8 x 13 3/8 in.); mounted: 32.4 x 40.6 cm (12 3/4 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.103


title: Busts and Animals Under Tree of Life

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Trees

credit_line: Busts and Animals Under Tree of Life, late 700s - 800s. Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century. Plain weave and slit-tapestry weave; undyed linen, dyed wool; overall: 20.3 x 20.3 cm (8 x 8 in.); mounted: 28.6 x 28.6 cm (11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.272


title: Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic

medium: plain weave with slit-tapestry weave, applied; dyed wool, undyed linen

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Two Confronted Animals from a Tunic, 700s-800s. Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century. Plain weave with slit-tapestry weave, applied; dyed wool, undyed linen; overall: 14 x 18.7 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.); mounted: 22.2 x 29.5 cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.256


medium: cotton; dye-patterned plain weave

country: Peru, South Coast, Paracas or Nasca?

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Peru, south coast, paraca or nasca

credit_line: Tunic with Profile Animals and Checkerboards, 410–540 CE (radiocarbon date, 93% probability). Peru, South Coast, Paracas or Nasca?. Cotton; dye-patterned plain weave; overall: 72.4 x 104.1 cm (28 1/2 x 41 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2005.16


title: Octafoil Mirror with Crouched Animals

date: early 600s-early 900s

medium: bronze

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

credit_line: Octafoil Mirror with Crouched Animals, early 600s-early 900s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.); overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.342


creator: Sanwalah (Indian, active c. 1580–1600)

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Layla and Majnun in the wilderness with animals, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, c. 1590–1600. Attributed to Sanwalah (Indian, active c. 1580–1600). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 24.9 x 16.8 cm (9 13/16 x 6 5/8 in.); painting: 18.6 x 16.2 cm (7 5/16 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.301


title: Allegorical Theme:  Combat of Animals

medium: engraving

subjects: Mythology Print Italy

credit_line: Allegorical Theme:  Combat of Animals, c. 1515–20. Master of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist (Italian), after Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452-1519). Engraving; sheet: 22.6 x 31.9 cm (8 7/8 x 12 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1922.141


country: Italy, Sicily ?, 1500s-1600s

subjects:
Lace
Italy, sicily , 1500s-1600

credit_line: Band with Parade of Human Figures, Stags, and Other Fantastic Animals, 1500s-1600s. Italy, Sicily ?, 1500s-1600s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); overall: 16.2 x 210.1 cm (6 3/8 x 82 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1920.1271


country: China, Western Jin dynasty (265-316 CE)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, western jin dynasty (265-316 ce)

credit_line: Mirror with Four Nipples and Eight Animals (四乳八獸鏡), 300 CE. China, Western Jin dynasty (265-316 CE). Bronze; diameter: 19.6 cm (7 11/16 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.334


title: Noah and the Animals Entering the Ark

medium: etching

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Noah and the Animals Entering the Ark, 1650–55. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609–1664). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of the Club's seventy-fifth anniversary, 1993.222


subjects: Lace Italy Birds Trees

credit_line: Fragment of a Band with Confronted Birds, a Formal Tree, and Smaller Animals, 1500s. Italy. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); overall: 39.1 x 45.6 cm (15 3/8 x 17 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1142


medium: pen and brown ink (iron gall) and brush and brown wash; framing lines in gold paint

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Poros Assailed by the Macedonian Army (recto); Sketches of Animals (verso), c. 1545/47. Perino del Vaga (Italian, 1501–1547). Pen and brown ink (iron gall) and brush and brown wash; framing lines in gold paint; sheet: 19.3 x 27.4 cm (7 5/8 x 10 13/16 in.); secondary support: 22.5 x 30.5 cm (8 7/8 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds, 1992.3


title: Tomb Guardian with Animal Head

medium: glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware

credit_line: Tomb Guardian with Animal Head (鎮墓獸), early 700s. China, probably Shaanxi province, Xi'an, Tang dynasty (618-907). Glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware; overall: 92.3 x 43.8 x 41.9 cm (36 5/16 x 17 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange), 2000.118.1


subjects:
Ornament & design
Lace
Italy

credit_line: Fragment of a Border with Repeated Pattern of Fantastic Winged Animals, 1500s–1600s. Italy. Bleached linen: needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions) and fringe; overall: 28.8 x 143.2 cm (11 5/16 x 56 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1245


country: Russia

subjects: Lace Russia

credit_line: Towel with Border of Figures of Men and Animals, 1700s–1800s. Russia. Linen: needle lace (cutwork and drawnwork), straight (continuous) bobbin lace, tape lace edging; overall: 48.4 x 154.1 cm (19 1/16 x 60 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1921.1140


date: late 500s–early 600s

country: China, Sui dynasty (581-618)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, sui dynasty (581-618)
Flowers

credit_line: Mirror with Interlacing Floral Motifs and Twelve Zodiac Animals (纏枝花十二生肖鏡), late 500s–early 600s. China, Sui dynasty (581-618). Bronze; diameter: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.); overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.336


title: Mirror with Four Running Animals

date: early 600s

country: China, Tang dynasty (618–907)

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

credit_line: Mirror with Four Running Animals (瑞獸鏡), early 600s. China, Tang dynasty (618–907). Bronze; diameter: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.338


credit_line: Fragment of a Border with Repeated Pattern of Fantastic Winged Animals, c. 1550–1600. Italy. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions); overall: 29.1 x 39.5 cm (11 7/16 x 15 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1920.825


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

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

credit_line: Mirror with Concentric Circles, an Immortal, and Auspicious Animals (重圈神獸鏡), 25–100 CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 16.3 cm (6 7/16 in.); overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.304


medium: opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

subjects: Iran, shiraz, ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

credit_line: Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto); Animals, Birds, and Plants (verso) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s), c. 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.385


title: Birds and Flowers

creator: Kano Mitsunobu (Japanese, 1565–1608)

date: late 1500s

country: Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

subjects:
Painting
Japan, momoyama period (1573–1615)
Birds
Flowers

credit_line: Birds and Flowers (花鳥図屏風), late 1500s. Attributed to Kano Mitsunobu (Japanese, 1565–1608). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; image: 155.9 x 339.4 cm (61 3/8 x 133 5/8 in.); overall: 168.5 x 352.2 cm (66 5/16 x 138 11/16 in.); closed: 172.5 x 61 x 11.3 cm (67 15/16 x 24 x 4 7/16 in.); panel: 168.5 x 58.7 cm (66 5/16 x 23 1/8 in.); with frame: 171.7 x 355.4 cm (67 5/8 x 139 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William G. Mather, 1948.128.2


title: Birds and Flowers

credit_line: Birds and Flowers (花鳥図屏風), late 1500s. Kano Mitsunobu (Japanese, 1565–1608), and Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592). Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; image: 155.5 x 340 cm (61 1/4 x 133 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William G. Mather, 1948.128


title: Birds and Flowers

creator: Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592)

credit_line: Birds and Flowers (花鳥図屏風), late 1500s. Attributed to Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; image: 155.9 x 339.4 cm (61 3/8 x 133 5/8 in.); overall: 168.5 x 352.2 cm (66 5/16 x 138 11/16 in.); closed: 172.5 x 61 x 11.3 cm (67 15/16 x 24 x 4 7/16 in.); with frame: 171.7 x 355.4 cm (67 5/8 x 139 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William G. Mather, 1948.128.1


medium: bronze with silver and gold inlaid lacquer

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, tang dynasty (618-907)
Birds
Butterflies & moths
Flowers

credit_line: Mirror with Phoenixes, Birds, Butterflies, and Floral Sprays (金銀平脫花鳥鏡), 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze with silver and gold inlaid lacquer; diameter: 19.2 cm (7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1973.74


title: Wall Charger Depicting Two Birds

creator: Edouard Lievre (French, 1829–1886)

medium: cloisonné and painted enamel mounted in gilt metal frame

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Enamel
France, 19th century
Birds

credit_line: Wall Charger Depicting Two Birds, 1879. Edouard Lievre (French, 1829–1886), Fernand Thesmar (French, 1843–1912). Cloisonné and painted enamel mounted in gilt metal frame; framed: 50.7 x 50.7 cm (19 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.); diameter: 28.9 cm (11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Arthur F. Connard in memory of Jacob B. Perkins and Family, 1985.69


title: Birds Gather under the Spring Willow

creator: Yin Hong (Chinese, c. 1430-c. 1500)

date: late 1400s–early 1500

medium: hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Birds Gather under the Spring Willow (春柳聚禽圖), late 1400s–early 1500. Yin Hong (Chinese, c. 1430-c. 1500). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; painting: 240 x 195.5 cm (94 1/2 x 76 15/16 in.); overall with knobs: 280 x 204 cm (110 1/4 x 80 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1974.31


title: A Myriad of Birds

medium: silk: satin weave with polychrome silk embroidery

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

subjects:
Embroidery
China, qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Birds

credit_line: A Myriad of Birds (刺繡禽鳥圖), 1700s–1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Silk: satin weave with polychrome silk embroidery; overall: 118.7 x 76.2 cm (46 3/4 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1960.276


title: Bowl with Flying Birds

subjects: Ceramic Birds

credit_line: Bowl with Flying Birds, 1280–1400. Iran, probably Kashan, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353). Fritware with underglaze-painted design, Sultanabad ware; overall: 11.2 x 22 cm (4 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.589


title: Vessel with Reclining Figure and Birds

medium: Ceramic, pigment (cinnabar?)

country: Andes, north coast, Cupisnique style

subjects:
Ceramic
Andes, north coast, cupisnique style
Birds
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Vessel with Reclining Figure and Birds, 2200–200 BCE. Andes, north coast, Cupisnique style. Ceramic, pigment (cinnabar?); overall: 14.3 x 14.9 cm (5 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John and Agneta Solomon, 2017.55


title: Square Jar with Birds and Flowers

date: late 1600s

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Square Jar with Birds and Flowers (色絵花鳥文四角壺), late 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with overglaze color enamels and gold (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type); overall: 27.8 x 11.6 cm (10 15/16 x 4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.277


title: Birds and Flowers

date: late 1800s

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Birds and Flowers (화조도 [花鳥圖]), late 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Ten-panel folding screen with designs and inscriptions burnt into paper (pyrography); overall: 153.5 x 443 cm (60 7/16 x 174 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Alan Carter Covell and Kyu J. Pak-Covell, 1991.80


title: Teapot with Birds and Flowers

credit_line: Teapot with Birds and Flowers (色絵花鳥文水注), 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with overglaze color enamel (Arita ware); height with lid: 13.3 x 7.8 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.250


title: Still Life with Birds and Fruit

creator: Giovanna Garzoni (Italian, 1600–1670)

medium: watercolor with graphite, heightened with lead white

subjects: Drawing Italy Birds Fruits

credit_line: Still Life with Birds and Fruit, c. 1650. Giovanna Garzoni (Italian, 1600–1670). Watercolor with graphite, heightened with lead white; sheet: 25.7 x 41.6 cm (10 1/8 x 16 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Elma M. Schniewind in memory of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Geib, 1955.140


title: Finial with Long-Beaked Bird

medium: gold, cast

subjects: Metalwork Birds

credit_line: Finial with Long-Beaked Bird, 400–1000. Isthmian Region (Colombia), Sinú (Zenú), 5th century-11th century. Gold, cast; overall: 11.1 x 4.3 x 9.5 cm (4 3/8 x 1 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2015.4


title: Fragment of a Band with Birds and Trees

country: Italy, Sicily, 1500s

subjects:
Lace
Italy, sicily, 1500
Birds
Trees

credit_line: Fragment of a Band with Birds and Trees, 1500s. Italy, Sicily, 1500s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); overall: 5.4 x 23.5 cm (2 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1121


title: Square Jar with Birds and Flowers (lid)

credit_line: Square Jar with Birds and Flowers (lid) (色絵花鳥文四角壺), late 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with overglaze color enamels and gold (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type); overall: 27.8 x 11.6 cm (10 15/16 x 4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.277.b


title: Lotuses, Insects, and Birds

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: Lotuses, Insects, and Birds (연화백로도 [蓮花白鷺圖]), 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; image: 112.6 x 57.5 cm (44 5/16 x 22 5/8 in.); overall: 174.5 x 77.5 cm (68 11/16 x 30 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1985.18


title: Square Jar with Birds and Flowers

credit_line: Square Jar with Birds and Flowers (色絵花鳥文四角壺), late 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with overglaze color enamels and gold (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type); overall: 27.8 x 11.6 cm (10 15/16 x 4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.277.a


title: Marsh Scene with Cat and Birds

medium: limestone

subjects: Sculpture Birds

credit_line: Marsh Scene with Cat and Birds, c. 667–647 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26. Limestone; overall: 38 x 41.7 cm (14 15/16 x 16 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1949.498


medium: porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over transparent glaze

subjects: Ceramic Birds Flowers

credit_line: Vase with Chi-Dragon Handles and Flowers and Birds, 1736–95. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736-95). Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over transparent glaze; overall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.712


date: early 1100s

subjects: Western france, bordelais, early 12th century

credit_line: Engaged Capital with a Fantastic Creature and Three Birds, early 1100s. Western France, Bordelais, early 12th century. Limestone; overall: 53.7 x 50.8 x 74.9 cm (21 1/8 x 20 x 29 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.34


medium: porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration

subjects: Ceramic Birds Roses

credit_line: Miniature Vase with Birds and Chrysanthemums, 1736–95. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95). Porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration; diameter of mouth: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.); overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.206.2


title: Bowl with Humans and Birds

medium: earthenware with colored slips

subjects: Colombia, highland nariño region,tuza style

credit_line: Bowl with Humans and Birds, c. 1250–1550. Colombia, Highland Nariño region,Tuza style. Earthenware with colored slips; diameter: 11.5 x 19.5 cm (4 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.); overall: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.42


title: A Hundred Birds and the Three Friends

creator: Bian Wenjin (Chinese, about 1354–1428)

credit_line: A Hundred Birds and the Three Friends (三友百禽圖), 1400–1425. Bian Wenjin (Chinese, about 1354–1428). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 153.5 x 95.4 cm (60 7/16 x 37 9/16 in.); overall with knobs: 245 x 110 cm (96 7/16 x 43 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1980.12


subjects: Egypt or syria, byzantine or islamic period

credit_line: Palmettes and Birds from a Tunic or Curtain, 500s–600s. Egypt or Syria, Byzantine or Islamic period. Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 31.1 x 14 cm (12 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.); mounted: 36.2 x 20.3 cm (14 1/4 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.535


title: Birds and Flowers

creator: Sesshū Tōyō (Japanese, 1420–1506)

date: mid-1400s–early 1500s

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Birds and Flowers (花鳥図), mid-1400s–early 1500s. Attributed to Sesshū Tōyō (Japanese, 1420–1506). Hanging scroll from a triptych; ink and color on silk; image: 55.9 x 53.4 cm (22 x 21 in.); overall: 117 x 58 cm (46 1/16 x 22 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1964.157.2


title: Birds and Flowers

date: mid-1400s-early 1500s

credit_line: Birds and Flowers (花鳥図), mid-1400s-early 1500s. Attributed to Sesshū Tōyō (Japanese, 1420–1506). Hanging scroll from a triptych; ink and color on silk; image: 55.9 x 53.4 cm (22 x 21 in.); overall: 117 x 58 cm (46 1/16 x 22 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1964.157.1


credit_line: Miniature Vase with Birds and Chrysanthemums, 1736–95. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95). Porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration; diameter of mouth: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.); overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.206.1


medium: jade (nephrite)

subjects: China, warring state period (475–221 bce)

credit_line: Plaque with Openwork Interlaced Dragons and Birds, 475–221 BCE. China, Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Jade (nephrite); overall: 4.8 x 7.5 cm (1 7/8 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1952.584


country: Russia, Nizhniy Novgorod, 1700s-1800s

subjects:
Lace
Birds
Flowers
Russia, nizhniy novgorod, 1700s-1800

credit_line: Panel with Panthers, Birds, and Floral Motifs, 1700s–1800s. Russia, Nizhniy Novgorod, 1700s-1800s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); overall: 57.4 x 90.2 cm (22 5/8 x 35 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Rollin J. Stickle, 1934.193


title: The Bird's Nest Patriarch

date: early to mid-1600s

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

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

credit_line: The Bird's Nest Patriarch (鳥窠道林禅師像), early to mid-1600s. Tawaraya Sōtatsu (Japanese, c. 1570–c. 1640). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 95.8 x 38.7 cm (37 11/16 x 15 1/4 in.); overall: 187.3 x 50.8 cm (73 3/4 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1958.289


medium: gold alloy and silver

subjects:
Ornament & design
Metalwork
Birds

credit_line: Nose Ornament with Serpents and Long-necked Birds, c. 100–300 CE. Peru, North Coast, Moche culture (50–800 CE), early Intermediate Period. Gold alloy and silver; overall: 7.6 x 13.9 cm (3 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2005.177


title: Panel with Birds, Flowers, and Suns

subjects: Lace Italy Birds Flowers

credit_line: Panel with Birds, Flowers, and Suns, 1500s–1600s. Italy. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 23.1 x 91.5 cm (9 1/8 x 36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1160


title: Bird-shaped Vessel

medium: bronze, cast, with chased and chiseled decoration; eyes inlaid with blue glass

country: Iran, Seljuq period (1037–1194)

subjects:
Metalwork
Iran, seljuq period (1037–1194)
Birds
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Bird-shaped Vessel, 1100s. Iran, Seljuq period (1037–1194). Bronze, cast, with chased and chiseled decoration; eyes inlaid with blue glass; overall: 17.5 x 9.5 cm (6 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1948.458


credit_line: Pair of Miniature Vases with Birds and Chrysanthemums, 1736–95. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95). Porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration; diameter of mouth: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.); overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.206


title: Birds and Fish Mola Panels (Pair)

subjects: Fish Garment Birds

credit_line: Birds and Fish Mola Panels (Pair), 1900s. Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people. Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery; overall: 46.4 x 34.3 cm (18 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Cathy Lincoln, 2021.155


subjects: Lace Russia Birds

credit_line: Border with Crowned and Double-Headed Birds, 1700s–1800s. Russia. Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction) and bobbin lace (tape lace) edging; bleached linen (est.); overall: 35.6 x 154.3 cm (14 x 60 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Page, 1921.85


title: Birds of Prey

creator: Victor Emile Prouvé (French, 1858–1943)

medium: aquatint and etching in green

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century
Birds

credit_line: published in L'Estampe Originale : Birds of Prey, 1893. Victor Emile Prouvé (French, 1858–1943). Aquatint and etching in green; sheet: 43 x 60.5 cm (16 15/16 x 23 13/16 in.); platemark: 23.9 x 42.4 cm (9 7/16 x 16 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Bonebrake, 2008.194


title: Birds in a Tree

medium: hanging scroll; silk gauze brocaded with gold and silk

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)
Birds
Trees

credit_line: Birds in a Tree, c. 1700–1868. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Hanging scroll; silk gauze brocaded with gold and silk; overall: 169.5 x 47 cm (66 3/4 x 18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donald J. Wineman in memory of his wife, Susan, 1988.246


title: Embroidery with Birds

medium: embroidery, silk thread on silk ground

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-906)

subjects:
Embroidery
China, tang dynasty (618-906)
Birds

credit_line: Embroidery with Birds, 700s-800s. China, Tang dynasty (618-906). Embroidery, silk thread on silk ground; overall: 157.5 x 25.7 cm (62 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1994.96


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

credit_line: Birds and Flowers in a Landscape of the Four Seasons, 1550–99. Follower of Sesshū Tōyō (Japanese, 1420–1506). Six-panel folding screen, ink and color on paper; image: 158.5 x 359.4 cm (62 3/8 x 141 1/2 in.); panel: 62.8 cm (24 3/4 in.); including mounting: 174.6 x 281 cm (68 3/4 x 110 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1961.204


title: Birds on a Peach Branch

medium: Album leaf; ink and light color on silk

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

credit_line: Birds on a Peach Branch, 1100s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Album leaf; ink and light color on silk; overall: 24.8 x 25.7 cm (9 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.367


title: Silk with Dogs and Birds amid Vines

medium: silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves, 2/1 twill and plain weave (lampas)

country: Italy, second half of 14th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Italy, second half of 14th century
Birds

credit_line: Silk with Dogs and Birds amid Vines, 1350–1400. Italy, second half of 14th century. Silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves, 2/1 twill and plain weave (lampas); overall: 21 x 34.9 cm (8 1/4 x 13 3/4 in.); mounted: 29.2 x 43.2 cm (11 1/2 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1977.14


title: Studies of Insects

medium: watercolor, opaque watercolor, and gum arabic with brown ink framing lines

country: Netherlands

subjects: Drawing Netherland Insects

credit_line: Studies of Insects, c. 1665–1727. Johannes Bronckhorst (Netherlands, 1648–1727). Watercolor, opaque watercolor, and gum arabic with brown ink framing lines; sheet: 20.7 x 31.4 cm (8 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2022.9


title: Bamboo and Insects

creator: Wu Bing (Chinese, active 1190–1194)

date: late 1100s

medium: Album leaf; fan painting, ink on silk

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

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

credit_line: Bamboo and Insects (竹蟲圖), late 1100s. Wu Bing (Chinese, active 1190–1194). Album leaf; fan painting, ink on silk; image: 24.8 x 26.8 cm (9 3/4 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1964.154


title: Insects and Bamboo

credit_line: Insects and Bamboo (竹蟲圖), 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Album leaf; ink and light color on silk; image: 23.8 x 25.6 cm (9 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.364


title: Festival of Insects

creator: Motsurin Jōtō (Japanese, d. 1492)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper

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

credit_line: Festival of Insects, c. 1615–1868. After Motsurin Jōtō (Japanese, d. 1492). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 30.7 x 45 cm (12 1/16 x 17 11/16 in.); overall: 122.5 x 55.9 cm (48 1/4 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1988.16


title: Insects and Flowers

medium: Handscroll; ink and color on paper

subjects: Painting Flowers Insects

credit_line: Insects and Flowers (草蟲圖卷), c. 1900. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49). Handscroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 30.5 x 799 cm (12 x 314 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.617


title: Insect Bell Pendant

medium: gold, cast

subjects: Metalwork Insects

credit_line: Insect Bell Pendant, 400–1100. Isthmian Region (Panama), Coclé, 5th century-12th century. Gold, cast; overall: 2.2 x 1.1 cm (7/8 x 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2015.12


title: An Insect Ball

medium: pen and black ink with watercolor

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Insects

credit_line: An Insect Ball, 1835. Jean-Jacques Grandville (French, 1803–1847). Pen and black ink with watercolor; sheet: 12.5 x 21.3 cm (4 15/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.345


title: Floral Design with Dog and Insects

creator: Giacomo Cavenezia (Italian)

medium: pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, watercolor, with gouache

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, 18th century
Flowers
Insects

credit_line: Floral Design with Dog and Insects, 1774. Giacomo Cavenezia (Italian). Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, watercolor, with gouache; sheet: 32.8 x 22.8 cm (12 15/16 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1952.290


title: Bodhisattva

medium: dry lacquer

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

credit_line: Bodhisattva (菩薩), 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Dry lacquer; overall: 44 x 37 cm (17 5/16 x 14 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Given in memory of Howard Parmelee Eells Jr. by his wife, Adele Chisholm Eells, 1983.86


title: Roundel from a Curtain

date: 300s CE

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

country: Egypt, Byzantine period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, byzantine period

credit_line: Roundel from a Curtain, 300s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Plain weave ground with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool; overall: 45.2 x 47.7 cm (17 13/16 x 18 3/4 in.); mounted: 64.1 x 64.1 x 2.5 cm (25 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry Hunt Clark, 1946.412


title: Side Table with Everted Ends

medium: redwood veneer and camphor wood

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
China, ming dynasty (1368–1644)

credit_line: Side Table with Everted Ends, late 1500s–1600s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Redwood veneer and camphor wood; overall: 88 x 51.8 cm (34 5/8 x 20 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1955.42


country: Flanders

subjects: Fish Painting Flander Fruits

credit_line: Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and Fruit, c. 1615–20. Jacob van Hulsdonck (Flemish, 1582–1647). Oil on panel, the reverse prepared with gesso; 71.5 x 104 cm (28 1/8 x 40 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Janice Hammond and Edward Hemmelgarn, 2018.258


medium: Triptych: color woodblock print

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

credit_line: Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left), c. 1796–97. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Triptych: color woodblock print; sheet: 38.2 x 76.8 cm (15 1/16 x 30 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade, 1975.98.c


title: Lid from Writing Stand

creator: Sinceny Factory (French)

country: France, Sinceny, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, sinceny, 18th century

credit_line: Lid from Writing Stand, 1746. Sinceny Factory (French). Tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with enamel decoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1963.516.c


title: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects

creator: Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694)

date: early 1650s

medium: album of ten leaves; ink and light color on silk

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects (山水花鳥圖冊), early 1650s. Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694). Album of ten leaves; ink and light color on silk; image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1975.22


medium: triptych: color woodblock print

credit_line: Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right), c. 1796–97. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Triptych: color woodblock print; sheet: 38.2 x 76.8 cm (15 1/16 x 30 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade, 1975.98.a


creator: Sahib Ram (Indian, active 1745–1803)

medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur

credit_line: Shvetambara Jain Teacher Giving Instruction, c. 1750–60. Possibly by Sahib Ram (Indian, active 1745–1803). Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 20 x 27.9 cm (7 7/8 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.171


medium: gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

country: Western India, Gujarat, possibly Patan

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat, possibly patan
Palms

credit_line: Folio 2, from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra with Commentary by Abhayatilaka, 1428. Western India, Gujarat, possibly Patan. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; overall: 5.7 x 45.7 cm (2 1/4 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.131


creator: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607–1677)

medium: etching

country: Bohemia

subjects: Botany Print Bohemia Insects

credit_line: Animals and Plants:  Leopard with Plants and Insects, 1662. Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607–1677). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kennedy & Company, NY, for The Donald Gray Memorial Collection, 1942.499


title: Carved Vessel

medium: earthenware

country: Mexico, Campeche, Maya, Chocholá Style

subjects:
Ceramic
Mexico, campeche, maya, chocholá style
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Carved Vessel, c. 600–1000. Mexico, Campeche, Maya, Chocholá Style. Earthenware; overall: 12.1 x 16.3 cm (4 3/4 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.173


creator: Valentin Sezenius (German)

medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects:
Ornament & design
Print
Germany
Insects

credit_line: Arabesque with Peacock, Parakeet, Dogs and Insects, 1626. Valentin Sezenius (German). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1955.163


title: Inkwell from Writing Stand

credit_line: Inkwell from Writing Stand, 1746. Sinceny Factory (French). Tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with enamel decoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1963.516.d


country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center), c. 1796–97. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Triptych: color woodblock print; sheet: 38.2 x 76.8 cm (15 1/16 x 30 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade, 1975.98.b


medium: iron

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

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

credit_line: Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Insects and Fan, c. 1615–1868. Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868). Iron; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1919.527


title: Writing Stand with Inkwells

credit_line: Writing Stand with Inkwells, 1746. Sinceny Factory (French). Tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with enamel decoration; overall: 17.2 x 26.9 x 17.8 cm (6 3/4 x 10 9/16 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1963.516


title: Cosmetic Vessel

medium: anhydrite

subjects:
Vessel
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Cosmetic Vessel, c. 1980–1901 BCE. Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12. Anhydrite; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); overall: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1982.3


creator: Shafi (Indian, active about 1650)

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: India, Bijapur, Deccan

subjects:
Painting
India, bijapur, deccan

credit_line: A marbled picture of Rustam catching Rakhsh, c. 1650. Attributed to Shafi (Indian, active about 1650). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 37.2 x 21 cm (14 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.286


medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper

credit_line: King Dasharatha confers with Kaikeyi, from the “Shangri” Ramayana, c. 1700–1725. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh. Gum tempera and ink on paper; page: 22.5 x 32.7 cm (8 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Norman Zaworski in honor of Sherman and Ruth Lee, 1996.361


title: Inkwell from Writing Stand

country: France, Sinceny

subjects:
Ceramic
France, sinceny

credit_line: Inkwell from Writing Stand, 1746. Sinceny Factory (French). Tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with enamel decoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1963.516.e


medium: metal

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

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

credit_line: Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Insects and Flowers, c. 1615–1868. Japan, possibly Edo period (1615–1868). Metal; average: 6.4 x 6.7 cm (2 1/2 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1919.414


title: Lid from Writing Stand

credit_line: Lid from Writing Stand, 1746. Sinceny Factory (French). Tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with enamel decoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1963.516.b


title: Floral Panel, Probably from a Curtain

date: early 1600s

subjects: England, jame i period, early 17th century

credit_line: Floral Panel, Probably from a Curtain, early 1600s. England, James I Period, early 17th century. Silk, linen; plain weave, embroidery: couch and stem stitches; overall: 67.3 x 79.1 cm (26 1/2 x 31 1/8 in.); mounted: 78.7 x 90.8 cm (31 x 35 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1933.421


title: Writing Stand

credit_line: Writing Stand, 1746. Sinceny Factory (French). Tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with enamel decoration; overall: 17.2 x 26.9 x 17.8 cm (6 3/4 x 10 9/16 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1963.516.a


medium: engraving, hand-colored

country: Switzerland

subjects: Print Switzerland Insects

credit_line: Histoire générale des insects de Suriname et de toute l'Europe:  Vol I, No. 55 - Poivre d'inde, 1771. Maria Sibylla Merian (German, active Netherlands, 1647–1717). Engraving, hand-colored. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Arnold M. Davis, 1955.320


title: Plants and Insects

medium: Ink and color on silk panel

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Plants and Insects, 1368–1644. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Ink and color on silk panel; painting: 147.3 x 106.6 cm (58 x 41 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.711


medium: Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat
Palms

credit_line: Monk preaching to a disciple with a lay audience, folio 2 (recto) from a Parshvanatha Charitra (Life and Stories of Lord Parshva) of Bhavadeva-suri, c. 1275–1300. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; overall: 6.7 x 32.4 cm (2 5/8 x 12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.125.a