title: A Dakini

credit_line: A Dakini, c. 1100. Cambodia, Angkor, 11th century. Bronze; overall: 15.2 cm (6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.92.2


title: Bird-Headed Ewer

medium: green-glazed stoneware with modeled, molded, and applied decoration

subjects: Ceramic Birds

source: The Cleveland Museum of Art

source_id: cleveland

rights: Public Domain / CC0

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

credit_line: Bird-Headed Ewer, 600s–700s. China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618-907). Green-glazed stoneware with modeled, molded, and applied decoration; overall: 42.1 cm (16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.2


title: Standing Shiva Mahadeva

medium: schist

country: Northern India, Kashmir, 8th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Northern india, kashmir, 8th century

credit_line: Standing Shiva Mahadeva, 700s. Northern India, Kashmir, 8th century. Schist; overall: 53 cm (20 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.369


title: Vessel with Butterfly Headdress

medium: ceramic, stucco, pigment

subjects: Central mexico, teotihuacán, classic period

credit_line: Vessel with Butterfly Headdress, 1–550 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic period. Ceramic, stucco, pigment; diameter: 15.6 x 15.8 cm (6 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.); overall: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.231


creator: Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)

date: late 1500s–early 1600s

medium: ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper

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

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

credit_line: Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso), late 1500s–early 1600s. Style of Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian). Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper; image: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.); overall: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.); text area: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.494


title: Portrait of Duli Xingyi

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Portrait of Duli Xingyi (独立性易像), 1671. Kita Genki (Japanese, active c. 1664–98), inscribed by Duli Xingyi (Chinese, 1596–1672). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; painting: 111.4 x 50.1 cm (43 7/8 x 19 3/4 in.); mounted: 211.8 x 63.8 cm (83 3/8 x 25 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1965.31


creator: Battista Franco (Italian, c. 1510–1561)

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash with red chalk underdrawing, heightened with white gouache (partially tarnished); pricked (lower part of Virgin)

country: Italy

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Virgin and Child with St. Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Anne (?), c. 1545. Battista Franco (Italian, c. 1510–1561). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash with red chalk underdrawing, heightened with white gouache (partially tarnished); pricked (lower part of Virgin); sheet: 26.1 x 26.2 cm (10 1/4 x 10 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1965.16


title: Angel from a Tomb

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

medium: marble

subjects: Sculpture Italy

credit_line: Angel from a Tomb, 1330–50. Workshop of Tino di Camaino (Italian, c. 1285–1337). Marble; overall: 99.7 x 63.2 x 20.3 cm (39 1/4 x 24 7/8 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1925.1343


title: Wine Vessel (Zun)

medium: bronze

subjects: China, western zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 bce)

credit_line: Wine Vessel (Zun), c. 1000 BCE. China, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE). Bronze; overall: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from Howard Hollis and Company, 1951.151


creator: Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)

medium: oil on canvas

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 1782, c. 1783. Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793). Oil on canvas; framed: 69.2 x 86.4 x 10.2 cm (27 1/4 x 34 x 4 in.); unframed: 51.4 x 68.8 cm (20 1/4 x 27 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1949.187.1


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). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; image: 150.4 x 349.2 cm (59 3/16 x 137 1/2 in.); overall: 163.6 x 362.4 cm (64 7/16 x 142 11/16 in.); panel: 163.6 x 60.4 cm (64 7/16 x 23 3/4 in.); with frame: 166.8 x 365.6 cm (65 11/16 x 143 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1984.43.1


title: Susuki Grass

credit_line: Susuki Grass (芒野図屏風), c. 1525. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; image: 150.4 x 349.2 cm (59 3/16 x 137 1/2 in.); overall: 163.6 x 362.4 cm (64 7/16 x 142 11/16 in.); with frame: 166.8 x 365.6 cm (65 11/16 x 143 15/16 in.); panorama: 163.6 x 60.4 cm (64 7/16 x 23 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1984.43.2


title: Sifting Basket

date: before 1915

medium: Plant fibers and dye

subjects:
Botany
Tool and equipment

credit_line: Sifting Basket, before 1915. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, possibly Chokwe-style maker. Plant fibers and dye; overall: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.); outside: 39.4 x 20.7 cm (15 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1915.464


title: Kerchief (tensifa)

medium: Linen, silk, gold, silver, dye

credit_line: Kerchief (tensifa), 1700–1899. Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer. Linen, silk, gold, silver, dye; overall: 241.9 x 39.4 cm (95 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.1238


title: Courtesan Dreaming of her Childhood

creator: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770)

medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

credit_line: Courtesan Dreaming of her Childhood, c. 1770. Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770). Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; sheet: 68 x 12.8 cm (26 3/4 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.516


creator: François Dumont (French, 1751–1831)

medium: watercolor on ivory in a silver gilt mount

country: France

subjects:
Portrait miniature
France
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Mademoiselle Marie-Anne Adelaide Le Normand, c. 1793. François Dumont (French, 1751–1831). Watercolor on ivory in a silver gilt mount; framed: 8.4 x 6.9 cm (3 5/16 x 2 11/16 in.); unframed: 7.3 x 5.8 cm (2 7/8 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1921.911


title: Bacchanal with Silenus

medium: engraving

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Bacchanal with Silenus, 1481. Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506). Engraving; sheet: 28.8 x 43.6 cm (11 5/16 x 17 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1924.223


title: The Abduction of a Sabine Woman

medium: chiaroscuro woodcut

credit_line: The Abduction of a Sabine Woman, 1584. Andrea Andreani (Italian, about 1558–1610), after Giambologna (Flemish, active Italy, 1529–1608). Chiaroscuro woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1925.1221


title: Low Tide, Oporto

medium: etching

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Print
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Low Tide, Oporto, c. 1924. Orville Houghton Peets (American, 1884–1968). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward B. Greene, 1925.608


title: Ox Team, Oporto

medium: woodcut

credit_line: Ox Team, Oporto, c. 1926. Orville Houghton Peets (American, 1884–1968). Woodcut; plate: 9.9 x 11.9 cm (3 7/8 x 4 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.175


title: Fragment of a Shawl Border

medium: wool and silk: tapestry twill

country: Kashmir

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Kashmir

credit_line: Fragment of a Shawl Border, c. 1815–25. Kashmir. Wool and silk: tapestry twill; overall: 35.9 x 40.3 cm (14 1/8 x 15 7/8 in.); mounted: 54 x 58.4 cm (21 1/4 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. E. Rosencrantz, 1934.330


title: Self-Portrait Drawing at a Window

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

medium: etching, drypoint, and engraving

country: Netherlands

subjects: Print Netherland Portraits

credit_line: Self-Portrait Drawing at a Window, 1648. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Etching, drypoint, and engraving; sheet: 17.3 x 14.5 cm (6 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.); platemark: 15.6 x 12.9 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1934.350


title: The Nativity

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Life of the Virgin: The Nativity, 1470–75. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving; sheet: 25.8 x 16.9 cm (10 3/16 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1939.448


title: Double-Sided Leaf from a Qur'an

medium: opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

country: Seljuk Iran

subjects:
Manuscript
Seljuk iran

credit_line: Double-Sided Leaf from a Qur'an, 1100s. Seljuk Iran. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 32 x 21.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.507


credit_line: Page from a Qur'an, Sura al-Nisa 4, Verses 157–58, 1100s. Seljuk Iran. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 32 x 21.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.); text area: 23 x 16 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.507.a


title: Decanter Stand

creator: Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844)

medium: silver

country: England, London

subjects:
Silver
England, london

credit_line: Decanter Stand, 1814. Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844), Rundell, Bridge and Rundell (British, 1797–1834). Silver; diameter: 8.5 x 13.7 cm (3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Otto Miller, 1941.599


title: Portrait of Emperor Alamgir (Aurangzeb)

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

subjects: Painting Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Emperor Alamgir (Aurangzeb), c. 1700. Mughal India, Court of Alamgir (reigned 1658–1707). Gum tempera and gold on paper; sheet: 7.9 x 5.3 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.498


title: The Crucifixion with Four Angels

credit_line: The Crucifixion with Four Angels, c. 1475. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving; sheet: 29.3 x 19.5 cm (11 9/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1947.483


title: A Censer

credit_line: A Censer, c. 1480–90. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving; sheet: 26.4 x 21 cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.429


title: The Pastry Shop

creator: Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

medium: color lithograph

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Landscapes and Interiors: The Pastry Shop, 1899. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Color lithograph; image: 35.1 x 27.5 cm (13 13/16 x 10 13/16 in.); sheet: 44.3 x 36 cm (17 7/16 x 14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.65.11


title: The Cook

credit_line: Landscapes and Interiors: The Cook, 1899. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Color lithograph; sheet: 40.7 x 30 cm (16 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.65.12


title: Interior with Pink Wallpaper III

credit_line: Landscapes and Interiors: Interior with Pink Wallpaper III, 1899. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Color lithograph; sheet: 39.2 x 34 cm (15 7/16 x 13 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.65.8


title: Roundel from a Tunic with Palmette Tree

country: Egypt or Syria(?)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt or syria
Trees

credit_line: Roundel from a Tunic with Palmette Tree, 650–850. Egypt or Syria(?). Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 18.3 x 17.8 cm (7 3/16 x 7 in.); mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.101


credit_line: The Archangel Michael Piercing the Dragon, c. 1475. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving; platemark: 16.2 x 11.5 cm (6 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.); mat size: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1952.99


title: The Green Dragon

creator: Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939)

medium: pen and black ink and watercolor on paper

country: England, 20th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 20th century

credit_line: The Green Dragon, 1910. Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939). Pen and black ink and watercolor on paper; sheet: 28 x 19 cm (11 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Don Hunter, 1954.652


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

subjects: Painting Trees

credit_line: The wolf and the jackal, serving as viziers, instigate the lion who pursues the Brahman up a tree, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-first Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 10.8 x 10.4 cm (4 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.152.a


credit_line: The lion returns to his territory and sees the monkey conversing with the lynx, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 13.9 x 10.2 cm (5 1/2 x 4 in.); overall: 20 x 14.1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.194.b


credit_line: The monkey advises the suspicious lion to cast off fear and take possession of his territory, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 9.9 x 10 cm (3 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.); overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.196.a


title: Headdress (chi wara)

date: early 1900s

credit_line: Headdress (chi wara), early 1900s. Wood, metal, glass beads, seashells, string, and probably tar; overall: 45.2 x 4.8 x 12.4 cm (17 13/16 x 1 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1962.307


title: Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Peach

medium: porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration

credit_line: Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Peach (羅漢持桃), 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi reign (1662–1722). Porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 24.3 x 12.6 cm (9 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.191.1


title: Wild Man

date: late 1400s

medium: copper alloy

country: Germany, Nuremberg(?)

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, nuremberg

credit_line: Wild Man, late 1400s. Germany, Nuremberg(?). Copper alloy; overall: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, and James Parmelee Fund, 1965.21


title: Krishna Stealing Curds

date: late 1700s

medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

subjects: Southern india, andhra pradesh, tirupati

credit_line: Krishna Stealing Curds, late 1700s. Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Tirupati. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 27.7 x 19.3 cm (10 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1966.28


medium: gold

country: England, Charles I, 1625-1649

subjects:
Coin
England, charle i, 1625-1649

credit_line: Triple Unite or Three Pound Piece: Charles I (obverse); Declaration on Scroll (reverse), 1643. England, Charles I, 1625-1649. Gold; diameter: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.195


title: Shrine Figure for Sàngó

credit_line: Shrine Figure for Sàngó, c. 1910. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker. Wood, probably bluing, and organic material; overall: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1972.339


title: At the Sea Side

creator: James Tissot (French, 1836–1902)

medium: etching and drypoint

credit_line: At the Sea Side, 1880. James Tissot (French, 1836–1902). Etching and drypoint; image: 37.9 x 13.7 cm (14 15/16 x 5 3/8 in.); sheet: 39.3 x 22.8 cm (15 1/2 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1974.258


country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: Birth of Mahavira, folio 40 (verso) from a Kalpa-sutra, c. 1400. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 9.4 x 28.4 cm (3 11/16 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 1976.27.b


medium: Gum tempera, gold, and ink on paper

country: Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58)

subjects:
Ornament & design
Painting
Birds
Flowers

credit_line: Persian calligraphy framed by an ornamental border of flowers, birds, and deer, from the Late Shah Jahan Album, calligraphy: c. 1500–1540; border: c. 1630–40. Mir 'Ali Haravi (Persian, active in Herat, Afghanistan, died c. 1550). Gum tempera, gold, and ink on paper; overall: 36.8 x 25.2 cm (14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Herbert F. Leisy in memory of his wife, Helen Stamp Leisy, 1977.207


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

medium: album leaf, ink and color on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Paintings after Ancient Masters: Landscape in the Style of Ni Zan, 1598–1652. Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.27.1.10


medium: album leaf; ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: Paintings after Ancient Masters: Portrait of Zhongqing in a Landscape, 1598–1652. Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.27.1.8


creator: Shunbaisai Hokuei (Japanese, d. 1837)

medium: color woodblock print

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurōbei in "Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival" (二代目嵐璃寛の団七九郎兵衛　夏祭浪花鑑), 1832. Shunbaisai Hokuei (Japanese, d. 1837). Color woodblock print; 35.7 x 24.4 cm (14 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1980.84


title: Fragment of a Band or Border

date: late 600s–800s

medium: Wool and linen: tapestry weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Fragment of a Band or Border, late 600s–800s. Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Wool and linen: tapestry weave; overall: 12.7 x 21.8 cm (5 x 8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1982.110


title: Snuff Box (Tabatière)

creator: Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French)

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Snuff Box (Tabatière), c. 1745–1750. Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French). Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; gilded metal; overall: 6.2 x 8.6 x 8.2 cm (2 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1983.59


title: Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève

creator: Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927)

medium: albumen print, gold toned

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 20th century

credit_line: Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève, 1898. Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927). Albumen print, gold toned; image: 22 x 17.4 cm (8 11/16 x 6 7/8 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.115


title: Katar (Stabbing Dagger)

country: India, Mughal

subjects:
Arms and armor
India, mughal

credit_line: Katar (Stabbing Dagger), 1700s. India, Mughal. Iron handle with gold inlay; steel blade; overall: 45.6 x 8.2 cm (17 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Morris and Eleanor Everett, 1985.119.a


title: Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda

date: painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300

country: China and Tibet, Embroidery: China, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368); painting: Tibet

credit_line: Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda, painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300. Choying Dorje, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa (Tibetan, 1604–1674). Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on silk; overall: 114.6 x 44.5 cm (45 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1989.11.a


title: Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the forest

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the forest, c. 1830. Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Kangra, Court of Aniruddh Chand (reigned 1823–1833). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting: 21.5 x 15.1 cm (8 7/16 x 5 15/16 in.); overall: 23.9 x 17.3 cm (9 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.332


date: after 1773

medium: handscroll; ink and color on paper

credit_line: Sketch Copy of Natural Disasters, from the Seven Fortunes and Misfortunes (七難七福図巻の内　天災巻（模本）), after 1773. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912). Handscroll; ink and color on paper; 34 x 1714.5 cm (13 3/8 x 675 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1993.132


title: Lower Section of a Tunic

date: 400s CE

country: Egypt, Byzantine period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, byzantine period

credit_line: Lower Section of a Tunic, 400s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; overall: 54.9 x 106.7 cm (21 5/8 x 42 in.); mounted: 67.3 x 118.1 cm (26 1/2 x 46 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 1993.177


creator: Hanns Lautensack (German, 1524–1566)

medium: etching

subjects: Print Germany Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with a Road to a Castle on an Island in a River, 1554. Hanns Lautensack (German, 1524–1566). Etching; image: 17 x 11.9 cm (6 11/16 x 4 11/16 in.); sheet: 17 x 11.9 cm (6 11/16 x 4 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of the Club's seventy-fifth anniversary, 1993.221


title: Waves

creator: Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, d. 1819)

date: late 1700s-early 1800s

medium: fan painting mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color with gold on paper

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

credit_line: Waves (波図扇面), late 1700s-early 1800s. Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, d. 1819). Fan painting mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color with gold on paper; image: 39.8 x 53 cm (15 11/16 x 20 7/8 in.); overall: 126.4 x 61.3 cm (49 3/4 x 24 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.90


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

credit_line: The game of wolf-running in Tabriz, from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar), c. 1595–1600. Banavari 1 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 35.2 x 23.8 cm (13 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund, 2003.38


title: Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew

creator: Limbourg Brothers (Netherlandish)

medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: France, Paris (?), 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
France, pari , 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew, c. 1415–20. Follower of Limbourg Brothers (Netherlandish). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 18.1 x 13 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2005.204


title: Mantle or Hanging

medium: cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 3 or 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots

subjects: Peru, north coast, chimú style, 1200-1460

credit_line: Mantle or Hanging, 1480–1635 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability). Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s. Cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 3 or 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots; overall: 162.5 x 272 cm (64 x 107 1/16 in.); mounted: 177.8 x 287 cm (70 x 113 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2005.5.1


title: Turban

country: Peru, North Coast, Chimú style

subjects:
Garment
Peru, north coast, chimú style

credit_line: Turban, 1485–1640 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability). Peru, North Coast, Chimú style. Cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots; overall: 139.7 x 139.7 cm (55 x 55 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2005.5.3


title: Padded Hat

medium: cotton; plain weave, brocaded

credit_line: Padded Hat, 1460–1625 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability). Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s. Cotton; plain weave, brocaded ; overall: 124.5 x 31.7 cm (49 x 12 1/2 in.); mounted: 172.7 x 148.6 cm (68 x 58 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2005.5.4


title: Band with Tassels

medium: cotton; weft-faced plain weave

credit_line: Band with Tassels, 1455–1625 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200-1460s. Cotton; weft-faced plain weave; overall: 306.8 x 5.4 cm (120 13/16 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2005.5.5


medium: ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum

country: France, Paris or Rouen, 16th century

subjects:
Manuscript
France, pari or rouen, 16th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto), c. 1500–1510. France, Paris or Rouen, 16th century. Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: 18.1 x 12.9 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2006.13.a


title: The Clothes are Italian

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: The Clothes are Italian, 1715–16. Jean-Antoine Watteau (French, 1684–1721). Etching; image and plate: 27.5 x 20 cm (10 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.); sheet: 30 x 20.9 cm (11 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2008.3


date: early 1300s

medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours:  Initial D: Flight into Egypt (2 of 2 Excised Leaves), early 1300s. Northern France or Flanders, early 14th Century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leaf: 13 x 9.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.56


medium: ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum

country: France, Rouen

subjects:
Manuscript
France, rouen

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Calendar Page for May (recto), c. 1510. France, Rouen. Ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum; leaf: 18.1 x 12.9 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.65.a


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

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

credit_line: Timur distributes gifts from his grandson, the Prince of Multan, from a Zafar-nama (Book of Victories), 1598–1600. Shravana (Indian, active 1550s–c.1600). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 28.2 x 20.2 cm (11 1/8 x 7 15/16 in.); image: 14.7 x 9.8 cm (5 13/16 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 2012.301


subjects: Painting Flowers Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a kneeling holy man, from the Prince Salim Album, c. 1556–60; border c. 1602. Attributed to Mir Sayyid Ali (Persian, active in Iran 1540s–50, active in India 1555–1580). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, laid down on an album page with cream borders decorated with gold flowers and geometric motifs; painting: 12 x 7.1 cm (4 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.); overall: 23.3 x 14.9 cm (9 3/16 x 5 7/8 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, 2013.295


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

credit_line: Babur receives booty and Humayun’s salute after the victory over Sultan Ibrahim in 1526, from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602), c. 1596–1597 or 1604. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 42 x 27.6 cm (16 9/16 x 10 7/8 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, 2013.308


creator: Farukh Chela (Indian)

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

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

country: Mughal India

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india

credit_line: Akbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian 1551–1602), c. 1602–3; borders added c. 1700s. Attributed to Farukh Chela (Indian), or Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645), or Dhanraj (Indian). Ink with use of colors and gold on paper, mounted on an album page with borders of gold-decorated buff and blue paper (recto); calligraphy by Faqir Ali (verso); page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.309


title: The Holy Family

credit_line: The Holy Family, c. 1620s. Northern India, Mughal court, early 17th century. Gum tempera and gold on paper. 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, 2013.312


creator: Bishandas (Indian, active c. 1610–30)

country: India, Mughal court, early 17th century

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

credit_line: Portrait of Suraj Singh Rathor, Raja of Marwar and Maternal Uncle of Shah Jahan: A Page from the Prince Khurram Album, c. 1600. Attributed to Bishandas (Indian, active c. 1610–30). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 29.1 x 19 cm (11 7/16 x 7 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, 2013.313


subjects: India, farrukhabad, mughal, 18th century

credit_line: A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night (recto), c. 1760. India, Farrukhabad, Mughal, 18th century. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 27.7 x 19.6 cm (10 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.); page: 28.2 x 20.2 cm (11 1/8 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.342.a


country: Mughal India, Lucknow

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india, lucknow

credit_line: A night scene of Shiva puja (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1760–70. Attributed to Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s), Ahmad al-Husaini. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 28.2 x 24.1 cm (11 1/8 x 9 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, 2013.350


title: A Night Scene of Shiva Puja (recto)

credit_line: A Night Scene of Shiva Puja (recto), c. 1760–70. Attributed to Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s). Gum tempera and gold on paper; painting only: 14.5 x 11.1 cm (5 11/16 x 4 3/8 in.); page: 28.2 x 24.1 cm (11 1/8 x 9 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, 2013.350.a


medium: ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Manuscript
France, pari

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Sts. Geneviève, Catherine of Alexandria, and Margaret (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1415. Workshop of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25). Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum; leaf: 16 x 11.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2014.21


country: Flanders, Ghent(?)

subjects:
Manuscript
Flanders, ghent

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation, 1470s. Flanders, Ghent(?). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leaf: 17.9 x 12.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2014.24


title: Ornament from a Garment

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, byzantine period

credit_line: Ornament from a Garment, 400s–600s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Linen, undyed; wool, dyed; tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; overall: 25.4 x 24.8 cm (10 x 9 3/4 in.); mounted: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1919.21


title: Triumph of Bacchus

creator: Georg Pencz (German, c. 1500–1550)

medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Triumph of Bacchus, c. 1539. Georg Pencz (German, c. 1500–1550). Engraving; sheet: 4.8 x 28.4 cm (1 7/8 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry R. Hatch, 1922.151


title: The Garden

medium: etching and drypoint

country: America

subjects: Print America

credit_line: Second Venice Set: The Garden, 1879–80. James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903). Etching and drypoint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King, 1923.31


medium: Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Raja Gulab Singh (1792–1857) of Jammu and Kashmir, c. 1830–40. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper; overall: 19.8 x 13.8 cm (7 13/16 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1925.1338


title: Border of a Shawl

medium: wool: tapestry twill

country: India, Kashmir

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
India, kashmir

credit_line: Border of a Shawl, c. 1825–30. India, Kashmir. Wool: tapestry twill; overall: 37.1 x 48.9 cm (14 5/8 x 19 1/4 in.); mounted: 54.9 x 66.7 cm (21 5/8 x 26 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1925.500


title: The Large Passion:  The Crucifixion

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

medium: woodcut

credit_line: The Large Passion:  The Crucifixion, c. 1497–1500. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Woodcut; sheet: 38.9 x 28.5 cm (15 5/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Ralph King, 1926.118


title: Bacchanal with a Wine Vat

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Bacchanal with a Wine Vat, 1470–80. Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506). Engraving; sheet: 30 x 43.8 cm (11 13/16 x 17 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1926.260


creator: Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)

medium: pencil and wash heightened with white

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Drawing
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: History of a Picture No. 1: Before the Jury, c. 1929. Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964). Pencil and wash heightened with white; paper: 35.3 x 41.8 cm (13 7/8 x 16 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Howard M. Hanna, 1929.422


title: Evening Thou Bringest All

creator: Henry Fuseli (Swiss, 1741–1825)

medium: Pen lithograph

country: England, 18th-19th century

subjects:
Print
England, 18th-19th century

credit_line: Specimens of Polyautography Consisting of Impressions taken from Original Drawings made purposely for this Work: Evening Thou Bringest All, 1803. Henry Fuseli (Swiss, 1741–1825), published by Philipp H. André (German, active London 1800–1805). Pen lithograph; sheet: 23.6 x 32.2 cm (9 5/16 x 12 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1940.1113


title: Ink Cake with Architectural Design

medium: molded ink

credit_line: Ink Cake with Architectural Design, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong inscription, mark, and reign (1736-95). Molded ink; overall: 2.4 x 13.4 cm (15/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry W. Kent, 1942.212


title: Vajrasattva

medium: bronze

credit_line: Vajrasattva, 1100s–1200s. Cambodia, style of Angkor Thom, 12th-13th century. Bronze; overall: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.494


title: The Game of Checkers

creator: Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

medium: color lithograph

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Landscapes and Interiors: The Game of Checkers, 1899. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Color lithograph; sheet: 38 x 30.8 cm (14 15/16 x 12 1/8 in.); image: 33 x 25.7 cm (13 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.65.2


title: The Avenue

credit_line: Landscapes and Interiors: The Avenue, 1899. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Color lithograph; sheet: 33.2 x 45 cm (13 1/16 x 17 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.65.3


title: Gorget (Rei Miro)

medium: wood

credit_line: Gorget (Rei Miro), 1800s. Pacific Islands, Polynesia, Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Wood; overall: 30.8 x 69.8 cm (12 1/8 x 27 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, 1961.406


title: Gold Weight (abrammuo): Geometric Form

medium: Copper alloy

subjects: Africa, west africa, ghana, akan-style artist

credit_line: Gold Weight (abrammuo): Geometric Form, 1800s. Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Akan-style artist. Copper alloy; overall: 2.4 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm (15/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hornung, 1962.244


medium: porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration

credit_line: Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Peach; Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Fu Dog (羅漢持桃; 羅漢托福狗), 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi reign (1662–1722). Porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 24.3 x 12.6 cm (9 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.191


title: Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Fu Dog

credit_line: Lohan (Arhat) Holding a Fu Dog (羅漢托福狗), 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722). Porcelain with famille verte overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 24.3 x 12.6 cm (9 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.191.2


title: Shōtoku Taishi at Sixteen

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Shōtoku Taishi at Sixteen (聖徳太子孝養像及び二王子像), 1400s-1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; image: 121.9 x 57.5 cm (48 x 22 5/8 in.); overall: 207.3 x 83.2 cm (81 5/8 x 32 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.278


medium: gold

subjects:
Ornament & design
Coin
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Noble: Henry VI in Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (reverse), 1422–61. England, Henry VI, 1422-1461 (restored 1470-1471). Gold; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.165


country: England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603

subjects:
Coin
England, elizabeth i, 1558-1603

credit_line: Half Pound: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse), 1601. England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.186


creator: Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944)

medium: oil on paper laid on board

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland Trees

credit_line: Field with Young Trees in the Foreground, c. 1907. Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944). Oil on paper laid on board; framed: 82.5 x 97 x 5.8 cm (32 1/2 x 38 3/16 x 2 5/16 in.); unframed: 65.7 x 72 cm (25 7/8 x 28 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Frank Stella, 1971.220


title: Head

medium: terracotta

credit_line: Head, 1650–1700. Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Akan-style artist. Terracotta; overall: 12.7 cm (5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1975.157


title: Capri

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Capri, c. 1845. Jean Achille Benouville (French, 1815–1891). Oil on fabric; framed: 43 x 60 x 6 cm (16 15/16 x 23 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.); unframed: 28.1 x 44.7 cm (11 1/16 x 17 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1980.5


title: Monkeys by a Stream

creator: Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Monkeys by a Stream (水辺に猿図), c. 1796. Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 164.4 x 95.4 cm (64 3/4 x 37 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.192


creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

medium: color woodblock print

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

credit_line: Night Rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Ōmi (近江八景之内　唐崎夜雨), c. 1835. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Color woodblock print; 24.4 x 36.8 cm (9 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.312


medium: Color woodblock print

credit_line: Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse (百人一首　うはかゑとき　源宗于朝臣), 1835–36. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Color woodblock print; 24.2 x 35.3 cm (9 1/2 x 13 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.327


title: Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris

creator: Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

medium: lithograph

credit_line: Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris, 1897. Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903). Lithograph; image: 21 x 14.2 cm (8 1/4 x 5 9/16 in.); paper: 32.5 x 24.8 cm (12 13/16 x 9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.80


title: Architectural Scene

date: 200 BCE–300 CE

medium: ceramic, pigment

country: Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Nayarit

subjects:
Architecture
Sculpture
Mesoamerica, west mexico, nayarit

credit_line: Architectural Scene, 200 BCE–300 CE. Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Nayarit. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 19 x 13 x 9.5 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.258


title: Pavilion Richelieu, Louvre, Paris

creator: Édouard Baldus (French, 1813–1889)

medium: salted paper print, albumenized, from wet collodion negative

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Pavilion Richelieu, Louvre, Paris, 1856–57. Édouard Baldus (French, 1813–1889). Salted paper print, albumenized, from wet collodion negative; image: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1991.160


title: Pont-de-Buis, on the Doufine, France

creator: Jules DuClos (French, 1824–1879)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

credit_line: Pont-de-Buis, on the Doufine, France, c. 1865. Jules DuClos (French, 1824–1879). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 33.8 x 30.1 cm (13 5/16 x 11 7/8 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.242


title: The Optical Viewer

medium: Chalk-manner etching and engraving

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: The Optical Viewer, c. 1793. Frédéric Cazenave (French, active 1793–1843), after Louis Léopold Boilly (French, 1761–1845). Chalk-manner etching and engraving; image: 54.7 x 45.1 cm (21 9/16 x 17 3/4 in.); platemark: 67.5 x 53.3 cm (26 9/16 x 21 in.); sheet: 72.4 x 54.2 cm (28 1/2 x 21 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.15


medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper

credit_line: Rishyashringa addresses the courtesans, from the "Shangri" Ramayana, c. 1700–1725. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh. Gum tempera and ink on paper; page: 20 x 30.4 cm (7 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2002.6


creator: Lal (Indian, active c. 1555–1600)

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Mughal India

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india

credit_line: Hulagu Khan giving a feast and dispensing favor upon the amirs and princes, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles), c. 1596–1600. Lal (Indian, active c. 1555–1600), Dharam Das (Indian, active c. 1580–1605), Padarath (Indian, active late 1500s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 38.4 x 25.2 cm (15 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.); painting: 33.3 x 21.1 cm (13 1/8 x 8 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.304


subjects: India, farrukhabad, mughal, 18th century

credit_line: A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night (recto); calligraphy of a quatrain (verso), c. 1760. India, Farrukhabad, Mughal, 18th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 28.2 x 20.2 cm (11 1/8 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.342


title: Ruins in a Rocky Landscape

creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting Italy Landscapes

credit_line: Ruins in a Rocky Landscape, c. 1640. Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673). Oil on canvas; framed: 157.5 x 189.2 x 7 cm (62 x 74 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 144 x 176.7 cm (56 11/16 x 69 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., 1958.472


title: Spoon with Dual Heads

medium: bronze

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Spoon with Dual Heads (약시형 청동 수저 [藥匙形靑銅匙]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1917.330


title: Spoon with Dual Heads

medium: Metalwork

credit_line: Spoon with Dual Heads (약시형 청동 수저 [藥匙形靑銅匙]), 918–1392. overall: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1917.332


title: Spoon with Dual Heads

credit_line: Spoon with Dual Heads (약시형 청동 수저 [藥匙形靑銅匙]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1917.333


title: Spoon with Dual Heads

medium: silver bronze

credit_line: Spoon with Dual Heads (약시형 은동 수저 [藥匙形銀銅匙]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Silver bronze; overall: 28 cm (11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1917.335


medium: opaque watercolor and gold on paper

subjects: Syria, damascus, mamluk period, 14th century

credit_line: Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device: Illustration from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices (Automata) of Ibn al-Razza al-Jazari (recto), 1315. Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; overall: 31.3 x 21.5 cm (12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.383.a


title: Figure of a Bird Charmer

medium: Unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit)

country: France, Sèvres

subjects:
Ceramic
France, sèvre
Birds

credit_line: Figure of a Bird Charmer, 1764–66. Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756), Etienne-Maurice Falconet (French, 1716–1791). Unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit); overall: 12.1 x 8.3 x 5.8 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1961.12


title: Figure of a Mischief Maker

subjects:
Ceramic
France, sèvre

credit_line: Figure of a Mischief Maker, 1766. Etienne-Maurice Falconet (French, 1716–1791), Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756). Unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit); overall: 11.8 x 6.1 x 7 cm (4 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1961.13


title: Head

date: thermoluminescence date 20–620 CE

medium: terracotta

credit_line: Head, thermoluminescence date 20–620 CE. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Nok-culture style region, unknown female ceramicist. Terracotta; overall: 38.2 x 20 cm (15 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1995.21


title: Study for “In the Woods, Evening”

creator: Alexandre Séon (French, 1855–1917)

medium: colored pencils on beige laid paper

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Study for “In the Woods, Evening”, 1892–94. Alexandre Séon (French, 1855–1917). Colored pencils on beige laid paper; sheet: 35.3 x 23 cm (13 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2019.77


title: Three Male Nudes

creator: Domenico Beccafumi (Italian, 1486–1551)

medium: black chalk or charcoal with brush and black chalk or charcoal wash, heightened with white gouache; incised

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Three Male Nudes, c. 1540–47. Domenico Beccafumi (Italian, 1486–1551). Black chalk or charcoal with brush and black chalk or charcoal wash, heightened with white gouache; incised; sheet: 23.2 x 41.7 cm (9 1/8 x 16 7/16 in.); secondary support: 23.2 x 41.9 cm (9 1/8 x 16 1/2 in.); tertiary support: 24.8 x 42.7 cm (9 3/4 x 16 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1958.313


creator: Bicci di Lorenzo (Italian, 1373–1452)

medium: tempera and gold on wood

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, c. 1430. Bicci di Lorenzo (Italian, 1373–1452). Tempera and gold on wood; framed: 21.7 x 32 cm (8 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); unframed: 17.9 x 27 cm (7 1/16 x 10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.787


title: Dish with Autumn Grasses and Rocks

subjects:
Ceramic
Grasses & sedges

credit_line: Dish with Autumn Grasses and Rocks (鼠志野岩に秋草図額皿), late 1500s–early 1600s. Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615) to Edo period (1615-1858). Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide slip and incised designs (Mino ware, Shino type); overall: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1966.24


medium: bright blue faience with purple details

credit_line: Shawabty of Pinudjem I, High Priest of Amen and King, c. 990–969 BCE. Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasty 21. Bright blue faience with purple details; overall: 11 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm (4 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.582


title: Pricked Spur

medium: steel

country: Spain

subjects:
Arms and armor
Spain

credit_line: Pricked Spur, 1200s. Spain. Steel; overall: 14.9 x 7.9 cm (5 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1604


title: Portrait Head Vessel

medium: earthenware with colored slips

country: Peru, North Coast, Moche style

subjects:
Ceramic
Peru, north coast, moche style
Portraits
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Portrait Head Vessel, 200–550 CE. Peru, North Coast, Moche style. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 30.5 x 28.9 x 25 cm (12 x 11 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Guerdon S. Holden, 1930.627


medium: manatee bone

country: Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century

subjects:
Ornament & design
Jewelry
Panama, conte style, 5th - 10th century
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Ornament from Sitio Conte: Animal Pendant(?), c. 400–900. Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century. Manatee bone; overall: 4.3 x 5.5 cm (1 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.318


title: Ear Rod

medium: hammered gold, with greenstone

subjects:
Metalwork
Panama, conte style, 5th - 10th century

credit_line: Ear Rod, c. 700–900. Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century. Hammered gold, with greenstone; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.); overall: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.547


title: Feline Mortar

date: 700–1 BCE

medium: stone, pigment

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


title: Nose Ornament

medium: hammered and cut gold

subjects:
Ornament & design
Metalwork

credit_line: Nose Ornament, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, Northern Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 2 x 6.8 cm (13/16 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1958.182


title: Nose Ornament

credit_line: Nose Ornament, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 2.3 x 5.2 cm (7/8 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1958.183


title: Cylindrical Vessel with Palace Scene

country: Mexico or Central America, Maya

subjects:
Ceramic
Mexico or central america, maya
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Cylindrical Vessel with Palace Scene, 600–900. Mexico or Central America, Maya. Earthenware with colored slips; diameter: 19 x 11.3 cm (7 1/2 x 4 7/16 in.); overall: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edgar A. Hahn, 1967.203


title: Pyx

medium: silver and gilt silver

subjects: Austria, probably salzburg, 14th century

credit_line: Pyx , c.1300. Austria, probably Salzburg, 14th century. Silver and gilt silver; diameter: 4.8 x 7.8 cm (1 7/8 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John B. Putnam Foundation, 1970.125


title: Wine Vessel (Jia)

medium: bronze

subjects:
Metalwork
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Wine Vessel (Jia), c. 1700–1500 BCE. China, probably Henan province, Erlitou culture (c. 1900–1500 BCE). Bronze; overall: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.150


title: Creamer

creator: Louis Rorimer (American, 1872–1939)

medium: silver, moonstones, ebony

subjects:
Silver
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Creamer, c. 1910. Louis Rorimer (American, 1872–1939), and Rokesley Shop (American). Silver, moonstones, ebony; overall: 8.9 x 19.1 x 12.4 cm (3 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Louis Rorimer from his daughter, Louise Rorimer Dushkin and his granddaughter, Edie Soeiro, 1991.314.3


title: Tongs

credit_line: Tongs, c. 1910. Louis Rorimer (American, 1872–1939), and Rokesley Shop (American). Silver, moonstones, ebony; overall: 14.5 x 1.9 x 4.5 cm (5 11/16 x 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Louis Rorimer from his daughter, Louise Rorimer Dushkin and his granddaughter, Edie Soeiro, 1991.314.6


title: Skull Vessel

subjects:
Ceramic
Ships & the sea
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Skull Vessel, 500–900. Wari (Pachacamac) style, Middle Horizon, Epoch 2. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 14.5 x 17.8 x 12.6 cm (5 11/16 x 7 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.292


title: The Resurrection of Christ

creator: Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

medium: engraving

country: Netherlands, 16th century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, 16th century

credit_line: The Resurrection of Christ, c. 1562. Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612), after Pieter Bruegel (Netherlandish, c. 1525/30–1569). Engraving; sheet: 45.8 x 32.8 cm (18 1/16 x 12 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1996.5


medium: ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum

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

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

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


title: Headkerchief (tensifa)

medium: Linen, silk, gold, silver, dye

credit_line: Headkerchief (tensifa), 1700s. Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer. Linen, silk, gold, silver, dye; overall: 260.4 x 40.6 cm (102 1/2 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1237


title: Rowel Spur

credit_line: Rowel Spur, c. 1700. Spain. Steel ; diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1568


title: Melon-shaped Wine Ewer

medium: celadon

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

credit_line: Melon-shaped Wine Ewer (청자 참외모양 주전자 [靑磁瓜形注子]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; outer diameter: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.); height with lid: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1928.173


title: Melon-shaped Wine Ewer

medium: celadon ware

credit_line: Melon-shaped Wine Ewer, 1100s-1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware; diameter: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1928.173.a


title: Melon-shaped Wine Ewer (lid)

credit_line: Melon-shaped Wine Ewer (lid), 1100s-1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware; diameter: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1928.173.b


medium: Gum tempera, paper, and colors on wood

credit_line: Bottom cover, from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra), Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina). Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu. Gum tempera, paper, and colors on wood; overall: 6.5 x 57 x 1.5 cm (2 9/16 x 22 7/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.301.189.b


title: Portrait of a Woman

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

medium: graphite and wash on laid paper

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, c. 1772. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Graphite and wash on laid paper; framed: 7.7 x 6.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 5.5 x 3.8 cm (2 3/16 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.569


title: Luster Bowl with Ibex

medium: earthenware with luster-painted design

credit_line: Luster Bowl with Ibex, 1000s. Egypt, Fustat (Old Cairo), Fatimid period (909–1171). Earthenware with luster-painted design; overall: 9.6 x 24.7 cm (3 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.477


title: Figure of Pantalone

creator: Mennecy Factory (French)

medium: soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration

country: France, Mennecy, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, mennecy, 18th century

credit_line: Figure of Pantalone, c. 1755. Mennecy Factory (French), Mennecy- Villeroy Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 20 x 7 x 9.9 cm (7 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., 1948.54


medium: Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: Italy, Siena(?)

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, siena

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


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The birth of Rama and his brothers, from Chapter 17 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood) of the Adhyatma Ramayana (Rama's Journey of the Supreme Spirit) from the Brahmanda Purana (Ancient Scripture of the Cosmic Egg), c. 1820–30. Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Kangra, Court of Aniruddh Chand (reigned 1823–33). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting: 25.1 x 34 cm (9 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.); overall: 29.9 x 38.5 cm (11 3/4 x 15 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1953.13


title: Pair of Potpourri Vases with Covers

creator: Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French)

medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: France, Saint Cloud, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, saint cloud, 18th century

credit_line: Pair of Potpourri Vases with Covers, c. 1740–60. Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1962.360


title: Dish with Bird on Fruit Tree Branch

subjects: Ceramic Birds Fruits Trees

credit_line: Dish with Bird on Fruit Tree Branch (過牆枝瑞果鳥紋盤), 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and reign (1662–1722). Porcelain with famille-verte overglaze enamel decoration; diameter: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.213.2


country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Pine, Camellia, and Bamboo (松椿竹蒔絵硯箱), 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Lacquered wood with gold and silver sprinkled powder (maki-e), stone, and metal; overall: 24.2 x 22.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.124


credit_line: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Design of Pine, Camellia, and Bamboo (base) (松椿竹蒔絵硯箱), 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Lacquered wood with gold and silver sprinkled powder (maki-e), stone, and metal; overall: 24.2 x 22.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.124.a


credit_line: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Design of Pine, Camellia, and Bamboo (lid) (松椿竹蒔絵硯箱), 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Lacquered wood with gold and silver sprinkled powder (maki-e); overall: 24.2 x 22.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.124.b


medium: gold

country: England

subjects: Coin England

credit_line: Cunobeline Stater: Tablet on Wreath (reverse); Two Horses and Wheel (reverse), c. 10–40 CE. England. Gold; diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.152


title: Male Atlantean figure

medium: stucco

country: Afghanistan, Hadda

subjects:
Sculpture
Afghanistan, hadda

credit_line: Male Atlantean figure, c. 300 CE. Afghanistan, Hadda. Stucco; overall: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1969.64


title: Tiered Court Scene

creator: Chitarman II (Indian, c. 1680–с. 1750)

country: Northern India, Delhi, Mughal court of Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–48)

credit_line: Tiered Court Scene, c. 1735. Chitarman II (Indian, c. 1680–с. 1750). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 54.6 x 39 cm (21 1/2 x 15 3/8 in.); painting: 40.1 x 29.1 cm (15 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael de Havenon, 1973.237


title: Scholar Watching the Waterfall

creator: Luo Ping (Chinese, 1733–1799)

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Scholar Watching the Waterfall (觀瀑圖), 1764. Luo Ping (Chinese, 1733–1799). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper; painting: 125.7 x 56.8 cm (49 1/2 x 22 3/8 in.); overall: 230.5 x 72.1 cm (90 3/4 x 28 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1975.95


title: Crouching Dwarf Musician

medium: terracotta

country: India, Shunga period (185–78 BCE)

subjects:
Sculpture
India, shunga period (185–78 bce)

credit_line: Crouching Dwarf Musician, 200–100 BCE. India, Shunga period (185–78 BCE). Terracotta; 10.2 x 8.7 x 3.7 cm (4 x 3 7/16 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1983.79


title: Willows

medium: album leaf; ink and light color on silk

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

credit_line: Willows, 1100s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Album leaf; ink and light color on silk; image: 23.8 x 25.1 cm (9 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.365


title: Short-necked Storage Jar

date: 300s CE

medium: gray earthenware with impressed cord design

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

credit_line: Short-necked Storage Jar (짧은 목 토기호 [圓底短頸壺]), 300s CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Gray earthenware with impressed cord design; overall: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.); outer diameter: 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.88


title: Calligraphy (reverse)

date: late 1800s

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Calligraphy (reverse), late 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Ten-panel folding screen affixed with album leaves (obverse), calligraphy (reverse), ink and color on silk; image: 117.7 x 33.5 cm (46 5/16 x 13 3/16 in.); panel: 164.5 x 43.6 cm (64 3/4 x 17 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Gordon K. Mott, 1998.286.b


creator: Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546)

medium: ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum

country: France

subjects: Manuscript France

credit_line: Adjoining Leaves from a Book of Hours: Penitential Psalms and King David in Prayer (2 of 3 Excised Leaves), c. 1530–35. Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546), The 1520s Hours Workshop (French). Ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: 11.2 x 6.4 cm (4 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2003.174


title: Virgin and Child

creator: Anna Maria Carew (British)

medium: watercolor heightened with gum on vellum, with gold

country: England, 17th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 17th century
Portraits

credit_line: Virgin and Child, c. 1662. Anna Maria Carew (British), after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641). Watercolor heightened with gum on vellum, with gold; diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Painting and Drawing Society of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008.148


title: Joan of Arc

creator: Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891)

medium: graphite, red chalk, colored washes, and black and white gouache

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Joan of Arc, c. 1889. Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891). Graphite, red chalk, colored washes, and black and white gouache; sheet: 18.8 x 30.3 cm (7 3/8 x 11 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.358


medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: France, Eastern France or Paris (?), 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (2 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1465. Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 23.7 x 18.6 cm (9 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.63


title: Court lady singing and playing the vina

country: India, Mughal, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal, 18th century

credit_line: Court lady singing and playing the vina, c. 1760. Attributed to Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 31.1 x 26.2 cm (12 1/4 x 10 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.349


title: Woman's Skirt

date: late 1800s–about 1906–12

subjects: Garment Palms

credit_line: Woman's Skirt, late 1800s–about 1906–12. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mbuun-style weavers and embroiderers. Raffia palm fiber (Raphia ruffia or R. vinifera) and dye; overall: 73.7 x 102.9 cm (29 x 40 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund, 2013.5


medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Enthroned Rama and Sita receive homage from their monkey and bear Allies, from the Yuddha Kanda (Book of the War) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey), c. 1765. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 40.7 x 28.9 cm (16 x 11 3/8 in.); painting: 23.7 x 14.9 cm (9 5/16 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.117


title: Vase with Peonies

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

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Vase with Peonies, 1900–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with molded and carved design and pink-infused cream glaze; height: 17.8 cm (7 in.); diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.198


title: Presentation Bowl

credit_line: Presentation Bowl, 1900–1905. Native North America, Great Basin, California, Death Valley, Timbisha (Panamint) Shoshone. Willow, devil's claw, yucca root; coiled ( 3 rods); overall: 20.7 x 44.6 cm (8 1/8 x 17 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price, 1917.499


title: Apple Tree

creator: Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)

medium: etching

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Print
America, ohio, cleveland
Trees

credit_line: Apple Tree, c. 1918. Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964). Etching; image: 10.8 x 13.3 cm (4 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1919.241


title: Head of Aphrodite

medium: marble

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman

credit_line: Head of Aphrodite, c. 100–200 CE. Italy, Roman. Marble; overall: 30.3 cm (11 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1926.53


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

country: Egypt, Fatimid period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, fatimid period

credit_line: Fragmentary roundel with eagle in gold ground, 1000s. Egypt, Fatimid period. Linen, silk, and gold filé: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave; overall: 11.2 x 14 cm (4 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey, 1946.258


title: Dish with Bird on Fruit Tree Branch

subjects: Ceramic Birds Fruits Trees

credit_line: Dish with Bird on Fruit Tree Branch (過牆枝瑞果鳥紋盤), 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and reign (1662–1722). Porcelain with famille-verte overglaze enamel decoration; diameter: 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.213.1


title: Bowl

medium: soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration

country: France, Mennecy, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, mennecy, 18th century

credit_line: Bowl, c. 1765. Mennecy Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1964.509


title: Cane Handle (Poignée de canne)

medium: soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

country: France, Saint Cloud, early 18th Century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, saint cloud, early 18th century

credit_line: Cane Handle (Poignée de canne), c.1700–1720. Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; overall: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1964.510


medium: Silk: double cloth

country: Iran, Rayy, Seljuk period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran, rayy, seljuk period

credit_line: Fragment with falconer riding a bull in a rondel, 1000s–1100s (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Iran, Rayy, Seljuk period. Silk: double cloth; overall: 28 x 25.4 cm (11 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ayyub Rabenou, 1968.246


country: England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603

subjects:
Coin
England, elizabeth i, 1558-1603

credit_line: Half Pound: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse), 1558–1560. England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Gold; diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.187


medium: Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

subjects: Painting Palms

credit_line: Genealogical text, folio 167 (verso) from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya, 1278. Western India, Gujarat, Palanpur (Prahladanapura). Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; overall: 5.4 x 32.1 cm (2 1/8 x 12 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.126.b


medium: Gum tempera, silver, and gold on paper

credit_line: Maharao Kishor Singh II of Kota (r. 1819–28) Worshiping Krishna as Brij Rajji, c. 1825. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota. Gum tempera, silver, and gold on paper; overall: 24.5 x 18.8 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund, 1978.71


title: Self-Portrait

creator: Armand Guillaumin (French, 1841–1927)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Self-Portrait, c. 1872–74. Armand Guillaumin (French, 1841–1927). Oil on canvas; unframed: 45.4 x 37.5 cm (17 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.266


title: Heraldic Lion

medium: Beige sandstone

country: Vietnam (Champa)

subjects:
Sculpture
Vietnam (champa)

credit_line: Heraldic Lion, 900s. Vietnam (Champa). Beige sandstone; overall: 76.2 cm (30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1982.146


title: Beaker

medium: hammered and embossed gold alloy

country: Peru, North Coast, Sicán

subjects:
Metalwork
Peru, north coast, sicán

credit_line: Beaker, c. 800–1370. Peru, North Coast, Sicán. Hammered and embossed gold alloy; overall: 15.2 x 12 cm (6 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James C. Gruener in memory of his wife, Florence Crowell Gruener, 1983.189


title: Burial Urn with Cover

medium: earthenware with impressed design

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

credit_line: Burial Urn with Cover (토기 뼈항아리 [土器骨壺]), 300s–500s CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Earthenware with impressed design; overall: 55.8 cm (21 15/16 in.); outer diameter: 43 cm (16 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1990.131


title: Burial Urn with Cover

credit_line: Burial Urn with Cover (토기 뼈항아리 [土器骨壺]), 300s–500s CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Earthenware with impressed design; diameter: 42.8 cm (16 7/8 in.); overall: 56.8 cm (22 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1990.131.a


title: Burial Urn with Cover (lid)

credit_line: Burial Urn with Cover (lid) (토기 뼈항아리 [土器骨壺]), 300s–500s CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Earthenware with impressed design; diameter: 42.8 cm (16 7/8 in.); overall: 56.8 cm (22 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1990.131.b


title: Snuff Bottle with European Figures

medium: painted enamel on copper

credit_line: Snuff Bottle with European Figures (鼻煙壺), 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95). Painted enamel on copper; overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, 1991.126


title: Textile with Palmettes

country: Central Asia, Il-khanid (Mongol) period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Central asia, il-khanid (mongol) period

credit_line: Textile with Palmettes, 1200s–1300s. Central Asia, Il-khanid (Mongol) period. Silk and gold thread; tabby with supplementary weft; overall: 85.5 x 35 cm (33 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.); mounted: 106.7 x 50.8 cm (42 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1993.253


date: late 700s

medium: bronze

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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

credit_line: Lobed Mirror with a Tortoise Knob, Musician, and Phoenix (真子飛霜葵花鏡), late 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.369


title: Portrait of a Man

medium: gray, red, and purple wash and graphite on laid paper

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Man, c. 1775. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Gray, red, and purple wash and graphite on laid paper; sheet: 5.6 x 4.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.81


title: Portrait of a Woman

medium: gray and red wash over graphite, heightened with white gouache on laid paper

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, c. 1775. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Gray and red wash over graphite, heightened with white gouache on laid paper; sheet: 5.4 x 4.7 cm (2 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.); secondary support: 5.3 x 4.8 cm (2 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.82


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 43, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album; ink on paper; painting: 34.1 x 38.5 cm (13 7/16 x 15 3/16 in.); overall: 34.8 x 39.2 cm (13 11/16 x 15 7/16 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), 2004.1.43


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Simeon Kneels in Front of Mary and Jesus after Recognizing Them (folio 40 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.2 x 15.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.); image: 21.4 x 12.6 cm (8 7/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.40.a


date: c. 1760; borders mid-1700s

country: Mughal India, probably Lucknow

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india, probably lucknow

credit_line: Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto); Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains (verso), c. 1760; borders mid-1700s. Mughal India, probably Lucknow. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 30.6 x 25 cm (12 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.348


title: Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto)

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

credit_line: Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto), c. 1760. Attributed to Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s). Gum tempera and gold on paper; painting: 20.6 x 14.6 cm (8 1/8 x 5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.348.a


creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s)

country: India, Lucknow, Mughal, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
India, lucknow, mughal, 18th century

credit_line: Court lady singing and playing the vina (recto), c. 1760. India, Lucknow, Mughal, 18th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; miniature: 21.6 x 16.8 cm (8 1/2 x 6 5/8 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, 2013.349.a


medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Krishna Playing with the Gopis in the Yamuna, c. 1770. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 24.8 x 17.8 cm (9 3/4 x 7 in.); image: 23.5 x 16.6 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.118


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on cloth

country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: Diagrams of the Universe: The Two-and-a-Half Continents, the Universe in the Shape of a Person, and the Seven Levels of Hell, 1613. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on cloth; 83.8 x 155 cm (33 x 61 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.201


title: Dance staff for Èṣù (Ògò Èlẹ́gba)

subjects:
Sculpture
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Dance staff for Èṣù (Ògò Èlẹ́gba), 1800s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker. Wood, leather, cowrie shells, seeds, and natural fiber; 62 cm (24 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2018.34


title: Meiping Vase with carved Dragon Motif

country: South China, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

subjects:
Ceramic
South china, yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

credit_line: Meiping Vase with carved Dragon Motif, 1300s. South China, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). Porcelain with pale bluish-white (qingbai; 青白) glaze and carved decoration; overall: 27.6 x 16.5 cm (10 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.189


title: Bidri Hookah Bowl with Roses

medium: Zinc alloy with silver and brass inlay

subjects: Southwestern india, deccan, karnataka, bidar

credit_line: Bidri Hookah Bowl with Roses, c. 1650s. Southwestern India, Deccan, Karnataka, Bidar. Zinc alloy with silver and brass inlay; diameter: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); height: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2020.207


creator: Unkoku Tōgan (Japanese, 1547–1618)

medium: Handscroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

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

credit_line: Poems and Pictures of the Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang (瀟湘八景詩画巻), 1605–12. Unkoku Tōgan (Japanese, 1547–1618), inscribed by Inkei Gentetsu (Japanese, 1562–1612). Handscroll; ink on paper; 40.3 x 657.8 cm (15 7/8 x 259 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2020.258


title: Sewing near the Window

creator: Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895)

date: about 1885

medium: watercolor and graphite on paper

country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Sewing near the Window, about 1885. Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895). Watercolor and graphite on paper; sheet: 28.6 x 22.9 cm (11 1/4 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Art - Miscellaneous Fund, 2025.209


medium: walrus ivory

credit_line: Plaque from a Portable Altar: Christ and the Apostles, 1050–1100. Germany, Lower Rhine Valley, Romanesque period, 11th century. Walrus ivory; overall: 5.1 x 16.5 cm (2 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1922.307.a


credit_line: Plaque from a Portable Altar Showing Christ and the Apostles, 1050–1100. Germany, Lower Rhine Valley, Romanesque period, 11th century. Walrus ivory; overall: 5.1 x 10.8 cm (2 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1922.307.b


credit_line: Plaque from a Portable Altar Showing Christ and the Apostles, 1050–1100. Germany, Lower Rhine Valley, Romanesque period, 11th century. Walrus ivory; overall: 5.1 x 16.5 cm (2 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1922.307.c


title: The So-called Horn of Saint Blaise

medium: ivory

country: South Italy or Sicily, 12th century

subjects:
Ivory
South italy or sicily, 12th century

credit_line: The So-called Horn of Saint Blaise, 1100–1200. South Italy or Sicily, 12th century. Ivory; overall: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1930.740


title: Chasse

medium: copper: repoussé, engraved, stippled, and gilded; champlevé enamel; oak core

credit_line: Chasse, c. 1225–50. France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, 13th century. Copper: repoussé, engraved, stippled, and gilded; champlevé enamel; oak core; overall: 24.7 x 24.2 x 10.4 cm (9 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of S. Livingstone Mather, Constance Mather Bishop, Philip R. Mather, Katherine Hoyt Cross, and Katherine Mather McLean in accordance with the wishes of Samuel Mather, 1940.347


title: Pair of Lotus Petal Vases

medium: porcelain with "peach bloom" glaze

credit_line: Pair of Lotus Petal Vases, 1662–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). Porcelain with "peach bloom" glaze; overall: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.668


title: Incense Burner

medium: porcelaneous stoneware, Guan ware

credit_line: Incense Burner, 1200s. China, Zhejiang province, Hangzhou, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Porcelaneous stoneware, Guan ware; overall: 7.3 x 15.6 cm (2 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1957.63


title: The Immaculate Conception

creator: Ignaz Günther (German, 1725–1775)

medium: painted and gilded wood

country: Germany, Munich, 18th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, munich, 18th century

credit_line: The Immaculate Conception, c. 1770. Ignaz Günther (German, 1725–1775). Painted and gilded wood; overall: 78.6 x 34.5 x 19.2 cm (30 15/16 x 13 9/16 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1963.294


title: Hercules and the Hydra

date: late 1500s-early 1600s

medium: bronze

subjects: Northern europe, late 16th-early 17th century

credit_line: Hercules and the Hydra, late 1500s-early 1600s. Northern Europe, late 16th-early 17th century. Bronze; overall: 47.5 x 18 x 18 cm (18 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1973.167


title: Reclining Figure

medium: stone, pigment traces

country: Mexico, Gulf Coast

subjects:
Sculpture
Mexico, gulf coast

credit_line: Reclining Figure, 300–600 CE. Mexico, Gulf Coast. Stone, pigment traces; overall: 16.8 x 17.7 cm (6 5/8 x 6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1948.355


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

medium: reed pen and brown ink and wash, heightened with white gouache (in the heads of the kneeling figures)

country: Netherlands

subjects: Drawing Netherland

credit_line: The Meeting of Christ with Martha and Mary after the Death of Lazarus, c. 1662–65. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Reed pen and brown ink and wash, heightened with white gouache (in the heads of the kneeling figures); sheet: 17.5 x 20.8 cm (6 7/8 x 8 3/16 in.); secondary support: 17.5 x 20.8 cm (6 7/8 x 8 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1962.116


title: Body Guard (Brigandine)

medium: linen; gold velvet; steel; brass

country: Italy (?), early 16th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy , early 16th century

credit_line: Body Guard (Brigandine), c. 1500–1525. Italy (?), early 16th Century. Linen; gold velvet; steel; brass ; overall: 56.5 x 47.6 cm (22 1/4 x 18 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1921.1250


title: Tarocchi

date: before 1467

medium: engraving hand-colored with gold

country: Italy, Ferrara, 15th century

subjects:
Print
Italy, ferrara, 15th century

credit_line: Tarocchi, 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


medium: ceramic

country: Etruscan (Etrusco-Corinthian)

subjects:
Ceramic
Etruscan (etrusco-corinthian)
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Black-Figure Neck-Amphora (Storage Vessel): Animal Friezes, c. 600–580 BCE. Attributed to St. Louis Painter (Etruscan, active at Vulci, c. 600–580 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 63.2 cm (24 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1924.872


title: Flask with Inlaid Lotus Design

medium: stoneware, celadon with inlaid decoration

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Flask with Inlaid Lotus Design (청자 상감 연꽃무늬 편호 [靑磁象嵌蓮花文扁壺]), 1200s–1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Stoneware, celadon with inlaid decoration; overall: 30.7 cm (12 1/16 in.); outer diameter: 20.2 cm (7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Lewis B. Williams, 1975.99


title: Bottle with a Flattened Side

medium: stoneware with incised designs

credit_line: Bottle with a Flattened Side (토기 편병 [土器扁甁]), 700s–800s. Korea, late Unified Silla (676-935) or early Goryeo (918-1392) period. Stoneware with incised designs; overall: 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.); diameter: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.92


title: Vessel in the Form of an Ostrich Egg

medium: travertine

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

credit_line: Vessel in the Form of an Ostrich Egg, c. 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Travertine; diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); diameter of mouth: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.620


title: Armet à Rondelle

medium: steel

country: Italy, Milan

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, milan

credit_line: Armet à Rondelle, c. 1460–75. Italy, Milan. Steel; overall: 28.6 x 32.4 x 20.3 cm (11 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1551


title: Close Helmet in Maximilian Style

medium: steel, brass rivets

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

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, nuremberg , 16th century

credit_line: Close Helmet in Maximilian Style, c. 1510–30. Germany, Nuremberg(?), 16th century. Steel, brass rivets; overall: 29.2 x 34.9 x 23.5 cm (11 1/2 x 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1651


title: Parrying Dagger

medium: steel, copper wire

country: Italy, late 16th - early 17th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, late 16th - early 17th century

credit_line: Parrying Dagger, c. 1580–1610. Italy, late 16th - early 17th Century. Steel, copper wire; overall: 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.); blade: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.); quillions: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1657


title: Dagger

date: early 1600s

medium: steel and horn (associated grip and blade)

country: Italy, early 17th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, early 17th century

credit_line: Dagger, early 1600s. Italy, early 17th Century. Steel and horn (associated grip and blade); overall: 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.); blade: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); quillions: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1696


title: Cranequin

medium: steel, flax cord, wooden handle

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

credit_line: Cranequin, c. 1580. Germany, Nuremberg (?), 16th century. Steel, flax cord, wooden handle; rack: 36.3 cm (14 5/16 in.); crank: 30.5 cm (12 in.); gear housing: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1728


title: Crossbow Bolt

medium: wood, leather, steel

country: Germany

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany

credit_line: Crossbow Bolt, 1500s–1600s. Germany. Wood, leather, steel; average: 37.2 cm (14 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1760


title: Crossbow Bolt

credit_line: Crossbow Bolt, 1500s–1600s. Germany. Wood, leather, steel; average: 37.2 cm (14 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1761


title: Powder Flask

medium: staghorn (two branches) carved with relief scene of Judith and Holofernes; mounts missing

credit_line: Powder Flask, c. 1570. Germany. Staghorn (two branches) carved with relief scene of Judith and Holofernes; mounts missing; overall: 15.9 x 12.1 cm (6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.452


title: Powder Flask

medium: walnut inlaid with horn in concentric circles; turned bone funnel with brass spring cap; iron suspension loops

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Powder Flask, c. 1620–1650. Germany. Walnut inlaid with horn in concentric circles; turned bone funnel with brass spring cap; iron suspension loops; diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.); overall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.57


title: Powder Flask

medium: horn, engraved

country: Austria, Tyrol

subjects:
Arms and armor
Austria, tyrol

credit_line: Powder Flask, 1600s. Austria, Tyrol. Horn, engraved; overall: 21.3 x 20 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.59


title: Powder Flask

medium: staghorn (two branches) with carved relief scene of the Judgement of Paris, mounts missing

country: Austria or Germany

subjects:
Arms and armor
Austria or germany

credit_line: Powder Flask, c. 1550–1580. Austria or Germany. Staghorn (two branches) with carved relief scene of the Judgement of Paris, mounts missing; overall: 17.8 x 13.4 cm (7 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.676


title: Rapier

creator: Federico Picinino (Italian)

medium: steel; hilt russeted; wire grip

credit_line: Rapier, c.1625–50. Federico Picinino (Italian). Steel; hilt russeted; wire grip; overall: 144.8 cm (57 in.); quillions: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.695


title: Plate: Diana and Acteon

medium: tin-glazed earthenware with gold and red lustre (maiolica)

country: Italy, Gubbio, 16th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, gubbio, 16th century

credit_line: Plate: Diana and Acteon, 1522. Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian, 1465?–1553). Tin-glazed earthenware with gold and red lustre (maiolica); diameter: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1940.13


title: Cat

medium: bronze and gold

credit_line: Cat, 664–30 BCE OR 664–330 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later. Bronze and gold; overall: 9.2 x 2.3 x 5.5 cm (3 5/8 x 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.); without tang: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.776


title: Vase

medium: red stoneware

country: Germany, Meissen, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Germany, meissen, 18th century

credit_line: Vase, c. 1710–1715. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Red stoneware; diameter: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); overall: 28.5 x 14.4 cm (11 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of A. & R. Ball, 1947.285


medium: limestone

credit_line: Engaged Capital with a Supporting (Caryatidal) Figure Flanked by Lions, c. 1125–1150. Western France, Vendée or Angoulême?, 12th century. Limestone; overall: 34.3 x 47 x 34.3 cm (13 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.477


title: Leopard d'Or of Edward III of England

medium: gold

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


title: Shiva Saint: Manikkavachakar

medium: bronze

subjects: South india, tamil nadu, 12th-13th century

credit_line: Shiva Saint: Manikkavachakar, 1100s–1200s. South India, Tamil Nadu, 12th-13th century. Bronze; overall: 33.5 x 9.1 cm (13 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1967.148


title: Bull Calf Polemount

medium: basalt

country: Sumerian, Iraq

subjects:
Sculpture
Sumerian, iraq

credit_line: Bull Calf Polemount, c. 2700 BCE. Sumerian, Iraq. Basalt; overall: 7.7 x 5.1 x 13.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1970.61


title: Temple Relief of a Deity

subjects: Architecture Sculpture

credit_line: Temple Relief of a Deity, 360–246 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 30–Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Limestone; overall: 47.3 x 41 cm (18 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1972.45