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Three Horses

Title: Three HorsesArtist: Liu Dan-zhaiLocation: New London, ConnecticutCulture: ChineseMedium: ScrollDimensions: 38 x 22 in Repository: Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection, Shain Library,…

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Five White Egrets

Title: Five White EgretsCreator: Ohara KosonMedium: Color woodcutRepository: Black Collection of Japanese Prints (Connecticut College ASIAN Art Collection)Date: 1927Culture: Japanese Dimension: 265mm…

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Geisha and kikyo flowers (Standing Woman)

Title:  Geisha and kikyo flowers (Standing Woman)Creator: Utagawa ToyokuniDate: 1830-36Location: Connecticut College, Caroline Black Collection of Japanese WoodcutsCulture: JapaneseMedium: Color Woodcut…

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Kajikazawa in Kai Province

Title(s): Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Kajikazawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) Creator: Katsushika Hokusai Date: About…

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Surface of the Water at Misaka in Kai Province

Title(s): Surface of the Water at Misaka in Kai Province; Reflection in Lake at Misaka in Kai Province (Kōshū Misaka…

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Rainstorm Beneath the Summit

Title(s): Rainstorm Beneath the Summit; Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit; Shower Below the Summit (Sanka hakuu), from the series Thirty-six Views of…

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Mask With Gold Foil

Title: Mask with gold foil Creator: Unknown Date: Shang Dynasty ca.1600 – 1046 BC Period: Bronze Age Location: Sanxingdui, Guanghan city, Sichuan Province (middle…

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Fasting Siddhartha

Title: Fasting Siddhartha Physical Location: Lahore Museum, Pakistan Location Created: Sikri (Gandhara Region), Khaibar Pakhtun Khuwa, Pakistan Physical Dimensions: W.21” H.33” D.10” Rights: Lahore Museum,…

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Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni

Title: Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni Period: Kushan period Date: 3rd–5th century Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) Dimensions: H. 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm) Classification: Sculpture This…

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River Building at Grace Farms

Carine DeBenedittis Location: Connecticut, USA Date: 2015 Materials: wood, metal, glass Image link (1): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grace_Farms_11_-_view_of_the_serpentine_design_of_the_%22River_Building%22_complex_by_SANAA.jpg Image link (2): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Retreat_at_Grace_Farms,_CT_in_the_fall_of_2018._(32096657517).jpg Like…

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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2009

Carine DeBenedittis Location: London, UK Date: 2009 Material: aluminum, other metals Image link (1): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Serpentine_Gallery_2009_Pavilion.JPG Image link (2): https://library.artstor.org/#/asset/AWSS35953_35953_29401333 This…

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Koga Park Café

Carine DeBenedittis Location: Ibaraki, Japan Date: 1996-1998 Materials: stainless steel, glass Image link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koga_Park_Café.jpg The Koga Park Café includes many…

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Murakami – wink

Creator: Takashi Murakami Title: wink Work Type: Paintings Date: 2001 Location: Exhibited at Marianne Boesky Gallery, Spring 2001 Material: Acrylic…

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Murakami – Jellyfish Eyes Cream

Creator: Takashi Murakami Title: Jellyfish Eyes Cream Work Type: Paintings Date: 2001 Location: Exhibited at Marianne Boesky Gallery, Spring 2001…

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Murakami – Melting DOB D

Creator: Takashi Murakami Title: Melting DOB D Work Type: Paintings Date: 2001 Location: Exhibited at Brooklyn Museum of Art, Spring…

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Murakami -Untitled Mushrooms and Flowers

Creator : Takashi Murakami Title: Untitled Work Type: Paintings Date: 2000 Location: Exhibited at Marianne Boesky Gallery, Fall 2000 Material:…

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Murakami – Castle of Tin Tin

Creator: Takashi Murakami Title: The Castle of Tin Tin Work Type: Paintings Date: 1998 Location:exhibited at Brooklyn Museum of Art,…

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Murakami – Mushroom Bomb

Creator: Takashi Murakami Title: Mushroom Bomb Work Type: Paintings Date: 2001 Location: Exhibited at Marianne Boesky Gallery, Spring2001 Material: acrylic…

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WILLEM DE KOONING

WILLEM DE KOONING (1904-1997)Untitled XXIVoil on canvas77 x 88 in. (195.5 x 223.5 cm.)Painted in 1982. PROVENANCE: Estate of Willem…

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JOSEF ALBERS

Josef Albers (1888-1976)Homage to the Squaresigned with artist’s monogram and dated ‘A66′ (lower right); inscribed with a handwritten description of…

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ZAO WOU-KI

ZAO WOU-KI (1920 – 2013)19.11.59Kootz Gallery label affixed to the stretcher on the reverse signed in Chinese and Pinyin; signed in…

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ZHANG DAQIAN

ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)Viewing the WaterfallScroll, mounted on wooden board and framed, ink and colour on paper134 x 68 cm. (52…

Ohara Koson “Cat and Bowl of Goldfish”

A woodblock print by Ohara Koson, the print depicts a cat in a serious watching pose near a bowl of…

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Ohara Koson “Cockatoo on Pomegranate”

Painted by Ohara Koson, Cockatoo on Pomegranate is just that – a lifelike impression painted on a color woodblock print….

Schist Head of the Fasting Buddha

The schist head of the fasting buddha is a bust of sorts that depicts Siddhartha who on his way to…

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Ohara Koson “Monkey reaching for the Moon”

In this piece of art, the image depicted is of a monkey reaching into a pond hoping to grab the…

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Schist head of the fasting Buddha

Title: Schist head of the fasting Buddha Date Created: 100/299 Dimensions: Height: 22.30cm; Width: 12.70cm; Diameter: 18.50cm; Weight: 7.00kg (estimated weight) Technique: carved Production…

American imperialism must be beaten!

Designer: Ha Qiongwen (哈琼文)1965, JulyAmerican imperialism must be beaten!Meidi bibai! (美帝必败!)Publisher: Shanghai renmin meishu chubanshe (上海人民美术出版社)Size: 107×77 cm.Call number: BG G2/687 (IISH collection) There…

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Square lidded wine ewer with taotie, dragons, and birds

Title: Square lidded wine ewer with taotie, dragons, and birds Period: Early Western Zhou dynasty Dimension: H x W x D:…

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Ritual Cong

Title: Ritual implement (cong), Date Created: approx. 3400-2200 BCE Location Created: China; Jiangsu province or Zhejiang province Physical Dimensions: H. 5.7 cm x W….

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Scene From Naval Battles in the Sino Japanese War

Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915?), Matsumoto Heikichi (woodcarver)Date Created: 1894Location: JapanPhysical Dimensions: 47 x 82.5 cmMedium: Woodblock Print on PaperPeriod: Meiji…

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Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent

Creator: Tsukioka YoshitoshiDate Created: 1865, 9th monthLocation: JapanPhysical Dimensions: Image: 13 11/16 x 9 1/2 in. (34.8 x 24.1 cm);…

Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, CA

Location: Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA Architect: Makoto Hagiwara Built: Initially began in 1894 The Japanese Tea Garden…

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Hiroshima Panels IX Yaizu

Title: IX Yaizu (ninth of the series, Hiroshima Panels) Creator: Maruki Iri, Maruki Toshi Date: 1955 Period: Post-WWII US Occupation…

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Two Women Writing

Artist: Kikukawa Eizan Date Created: 1850s Location: Japan Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Historical Period: Edo Era…

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Movie Poster for 1954 Japanese film Godzilla

Creator: (東宝株式会社, Tōhō Kabushiki-kaisha)  Date Created: 1954 Period: Postwar Period © 1954 – movie poster made by Toho Company Ltd. …

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Two Women

Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro Date Created: 1790s-1800s Location: Japan Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Historical Period: Edo Era…

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Scene from Russo-Japanese War

Creator: Toyohara Chikanobu 豊原周信Location: JapanDate Created: 1904Physical Dimensions: 36.7 × 72 cm (14 7/16 × 28 3/8 in)Medium: Woodblock Print…

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Evening Shower at Ryogoku

Creator: Utagawa HirokageDate Created: 1859Location: JapanDimensions: 13-3/16 x 8-1/2 in. (image) 13-3/4 x 9-1/2 in. (sheet)Period: EdoMedium: Ink on paper,…

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Dancer as Sagi Musume

Artist: Taniguchi Kokyo Date Created: 1900s Location: Japan Dimensions: 10.5 in by 16.25 in  Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color…

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Sōgenchi Garden of Tenryu Ji

Location: Arashiyama, Tokyo Garden Architect: Musō Soseki, Built: 1339 Culture: Kamakura and Muromachi periods(1185–1573) The Tenryū temple, pictured on the…

Beautiful Ladies Riding

Artist: Formerly attributed to Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian, 1688-1766) Historical Periods: Qing dynasty, mid to late 19th century Medium: Ink and color…

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Monkey Reaching for the Moon

Artist: Ohara Koson  Date Created: 1900s Location: Japan Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper Historical Period: Meiji era…

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Summer Mountains

Artist: Originally attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056) Period: Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) Date: ca. 1050 Medium: Hand-scroll; ink and…

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Nymph of the Lou River

Artist: Traditionally attributed to Gu Kaizhi (ca. 344-ca. 406) Historical Periods: Southern Song dynasty, mid-12th to mid-13th century Medium: Ink and color…

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Hiroshima Panels XI Mother and Child

Title: XI Mother and Child (eleventh of the series, Hiroshima Panels) Creator: Maruki Toshi, Maruki Iri Date: 1959 Culture: Japanese…

Study the spirit of Daqing

Designer: Ha Qiongwen (哈琼文)1965, JuneStudy the spirit of DaqingXue Daqing jingshen (学大庆精神)Publisher: Shanghai renmin meishu chubanshe (上海人民美术出版社)Size: 77×50.5 cm.Call number: BG E13/950 (Landsberger collection)…

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Hiroshima Panels I Ghosts

Title: I Ghosts (first of the series, Hiroshima Panels) Creator: Maruki Iri, Maruki Toshi Date: 1950 Period: Post-WWII US Occupation…

The Chinese people absolutely cannot tolerate the invasion of other countries …

Designer: Xu Ling (徐灵)ca. 1950The Chinese people absolutely cannot tolerate the invasion of other countries, and cannot allow Imperialists to wantonly…

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Manjushri

Title: Manjushri Location: Undiscovered Culture: Buddhism Medium: Gilt Bronze Dimensions: Height: 23 in, Width: 14 3/4 in, Length: 10 1/2…