Works of Art (33)
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Androgyn III, 1985, Magdalena Abakanowicz (Polish), Burlap, resin, wood, nails, string (1986.221a,b) |
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"Antioch Chalice," first half of 6th century, Byzantine; Made in Antioch or Kaper Koraon (?), Silver, silver-gilt (50.4) |
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Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, Momoyama period, early 17th century, Kano School, Japan, Pair of six-fold screens; color on gold-leafed paper (1987.342.1,2) |
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Bottle, Koryô dynasty, 13th century, Korea, Stoneware with inlaid design of chrysanthemums under celadon glaze (27.119.6) |
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Casket, 11th–12th century, Probably southern Italy or Sicily, Ivory (17.190.241) |
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Cylindrical box, ca. 1225–1250; Ayyubid, Syrian or northern Mesopotamian (Jazira), Brass with silver inlay (1971.39) |
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Dish in the Shape of a Leaf, Tang dynasty, late 7th–early 8th century, China, Silver with parcel gilding (1974.268.11) |
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Dish with design of peonies, 15th century, Vietnam, Stoneware with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration (1989.157) |
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Folio from the Kevorkian Album, ca. 1540, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Calligraphy signed by Mir cAli Haravi, Ink, gold, and colors on paper (55.121.10.7v) |
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Goa stone container with stone and sand, late 17th–early 18th century,
India (Goa or western India),
Container and stand; worked gold; Goa stone: organic and inorganic material, gilded (2004.244a–c) |
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Grapevine and Squirrels, Chosôn dynasty, early 19th century, Korea, Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper (1987.195) |
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Grapevine in the Wind, Chosôn dynasty, Unidentified artist, Korean, Hanging scroll, ink on silk (1994.439) |
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Ivy textile, 1883–1900,
Associated Artists (New York City),
Printed cotton velvet (28.70.1) |
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Large Jar, Chosôn dynasty, second half of 15th century Korean Stoneware with sgrafitto design of peonies under punch’ông glaze (16.122.1) |
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Leaf from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides ("Preparation of Medicine from Honey"), dated 1224, Iraq, Baghdad School, Colors and gold on paper (13.152.6) |
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Mask, 10th–6th century B.C.,
Mexico; Olmec,
Jadeite (1977.187.33) |
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Noh costume (atsuita) with clouds and hexagons, Edo period, 19th century,
Japan,
Silk twill damask with silk brocading wefts and supplementary weft patterning in metallic thread (19.88.3) |
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Noh costume (chôken) with water plants and mulberry leaves, Edo period, 18th century,
Japan,
Silk gauze (ro) brocaded with metallic thread (32.30.4) |
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Noh costume (surihaku) with water, water plants, and leaves, Edo period, 19th century,
Japan,
Gold leaf on plain-weave silk (58.97.1) |
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Oil bottle, Koryô dynasty, late 12th century, Korea, Stoneware with reverse inlaid design of peonies under celadon glaze (17.175.9) |
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Plate, 14th century; Mamluk, Syria or Egypt, Glass, free-blown, tooled, enameled, and gilded (91.1.1533) |
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Plum Branch, Chosôn dynasty, 1888, Yi Yu-wôn (Korean), Hanging scroll, ink on paper (1990.230) |
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Set of pruning tools, 1575–1600,
French; Moulins,
Steel, partly gilded, and mother-of-pearl (64.101.1470–.1476)
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Stained-Glass Window, with Grisaille Decoration, ca. 1325, French; From the abbey church of Saint-Ouen, Rouen, France, Pot-metal and colorless glass, with silver stain and vitreous paint (1984.199.1–11 and 48.183.2) |
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Statuette of a Hippopotamus, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1991–1783 B.C., Egyptian; Middle Egypt, Meir, Faience (17.9.1) |
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Still Life with a Ginger Jar and Eggplants, 1893–94,
Paul Cézanne (French),
Oil on canvas (61.101.4) |
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Storage Jar, 600–700, Byzantine; Made in Egypt, Ceramic, painted (23.2.74) |
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Study of a Tree Trunk, Roelandt Savery (Netherlandish), Graphite, charcoal dipped in oil, brush and gray wash, red chalk (1999.223) |
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Sycamore Fig Leaves, 1924–25 season,
Harry Burton (English),
The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Gelatin silver print (M6C 480) |
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Tree, 1935,
Arthur Dove (American),
Watercolor, tempera, brush and ink on paper (49.70.96) |
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Two Panels of an Ivory Diptych Announcing the Consulship of Justinian, 521, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Ivory (17.190.52, 53) |
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Tympanum, late 14th–early 15th century; Golden Horde, Daghestan region, Caucasus (probably Kubachi), Carved stone with traces of paint (38.96) |
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Unicorn in Captivity, ca. 1495–1505, South Netherlandish, Wool warp, wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts (37.80.6) |
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Thematic Essays (10)
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