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Ensemble, Banana Republic American, (a, b) cotton<br/>(c, d) leather, American
Ensemble
Manufacturer (b) Banana Republic
Manufacturer (c,d) Nordica
1970–89
Skein, Banana fiber, Philippine
Skein
Philippine
19th century
Wild Banana, Beverly Nusom American, Cotton
Wild Banana
Designer Beverly Nusom
1971
Dohr (men’s sash), Pohnpeian artist, Banana fiber, wool, Caroline Islands, Pohnpei
Dohr (men’s sash)
Pohnpeian artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Claude with a Banana II, Françoise Gilot French, Graphite and wax crayon on paper
Claude with a Banana II
Françoise Gilot
1949
Skein, Banana fiber, Philippine
Skein
Philippine
19th century
Banana Leaves, Itō Jakuchū 伊藤若冲 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Banana Leaves
Itō Jakuchū 伊藤若冲
1790s
Meisen summer kimono with banana leaves and snowflakes, Plain-weave silk warps with twisted silk wefts in all-weft ikat (yokosō-gasuri), Japan
Meisen summer kimono with banana leaves and snowflakes
Japan
ca. 1940–45
Banana, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, Allen & Ginter American, Commercial color lithograph
Banana, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
Publisher Issued by Allen & Ginter
Lithographer George S. Harris & Sons
1891
Negbe (women’s back apron), Mangbetu artist, Banana leaves, raffia palm fiber, natural dye, Mangbetu peoples
Negbe (women’s back apron)
Mangbetu artist
ca. 1925–50
Child's Robe, Banana fiber (basho), cotton, Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)
Child's Robe
Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)
19th century
Banana Trees at Wolfskell's, Los Angeles
Carleton E. Watkins
ca. 1800
Batavia, Unknown, Albumen silver print from glass negative
Batavia
Unknown
1860s–70s
[Solarized Still Life with Banana and Grapes]
Josef Breitenbach
1950s
Banana Man
Jacob Kainen
Publisher WPA
1938
Banana Grove
George Biddle
Printer George C. Miller
1928
Banana Vendor
Seymour Rosenthal
1960–70
Crane Beneath a Banana Tree, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Crane Beneath a Banana Tree
Unidentified artist
After Ni Yuanlu
dated 1638
Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sages Drinking and Writing on Banana Leaf, Lacquer, tsuishu, carved relief, stained; Interior: nashiji and fundame, Japan
Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sages Drinking and Writing on Banana Leaf
Japan
18th–19th century
Case (Inrō) with Design of Blind Men Climbing all over Elephant Beside Banana Plants, Lacquer, roiro, nashiji, silver, gold and colored hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame, Japan
Case (Inrō) with Design of Blind Men Climbing all over Elephant Beside Banana Plants
Japan
19th century
Frolicking Kittens under a Banana Tree, Unidentified artist, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, China
Frolicking Kittens under a Banana Tree
Unidentified artist
15th century
Taihu Rock and Banana Plant, Takahashi Sōhei Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan
Taihu Rock and Banana Plant
Takahashi Sōhei
1831
Frogs Under Banana Tree, Qi Baishi Chinese, Woodblock print mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Frogs Under Banana Tree
After Qi Baishi
after 1957
Huaisu Writing on a Banana Leaf , Tomioka Tessai Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan

Huaisu Writing on a Banana Leaf

Tomioka Tessai
1918
Huaisu in the Banana Grove, Gu Yun, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper, China
Huaisu in the Banana Grove
Gu Yun
dated 1869
Proposal for a Lighthouse in the Form of a Banana Peel, for the Coast of New Zealand, Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, Charcoal and pastel on paper
Proposal for a Lighthouse in the Form of a Banana Peel, for the Coast of New Zealand
Claes Oldenburg
Coosje van Bruggen
2001
Proposal for a Lighthouse in the Form of a Banana Peel, for the Coast of New Zealand, Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, Watercolor, pastel, and graphite on paper
Proposal for a Lighthouse in the Form of a Banana Peel, for the Coast of New Zealand
Claes Oldenburg
Coosje van Bruggen
2001
Beauty Sleeping on a Banana Leaf, Tang Yin Chinese, Handscroll; ink on silk, China
Beauty Sleeping on a Banana Leaf
Attributed to Tang Yin
Jar, Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration of banana leaves, Korea
Jar
Korea
late 19th–early 20th century
Small Birds of the Ocean (Ai-kōzaa umi tōiguwaa) Kimono
Taira Toshiko
1996
Banana Garden at Nakashima (Nakashima shōen), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei), Katsushika Hokusai Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Banana Garden at Nakashima (Nakashima shōen), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei)
Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1832
Banana, from the Fruits series (E51) for Hershey Chocolate Company, Hershey Chocolate Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania American, Commercial color lithograph
Banana, from the Fruits series (E51) for Hershey Chocolate Company
Publisher Issued by Hershey Chocolate Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
ca. 1905
Card No. 127, Converting Banana Boxes Into Babies Cradles, from the World War I Scenes series (T121) issued by Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, Photolithograph
Card No. 127, Converting Banana Boxes Into Babies Cradles, from the World War I Scenes series (T121) issued by Sweet Caporal Cigarettes
Publisher Issued by American Tobacco Company
Original photograph by Underwood & Underwood
1914–15
Oil dish
Japan
ca. 1770
On loan to The Met
Partial copy of the Stele on Ritual Vessels (Liqi bei); Painting of chrysanthemums and banana leaves
Li Jian
Undated
[Bananas], Frederick Dellenbaugh American, Autochrome
[Bananas]
Frederick Dellenbaugh
ca. 1908
Gwandusu, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood (Cordyla africana or Lonchocarpus), applied organic materials, Bamana peoples
Gwandusu
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century
Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples
Gwantigi
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century
Unloading Bananas, New Orleans, La., Photomechanical print
Unloading Bananas, New Orleans, La.
1900s–1930s
Basket of Bananas, Pierre Bonnard French, Oil on canvas
Basket of Bananas
Pierre Bonnard
1926
Bananas and Flowers, Shen Qi Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Bananas and Flowers
Shen Qi
20th century
Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary), Paul Gauguin French, Oil on canvas
Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary)
Paul Gauguin
1891

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