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Gezicht op Parc St. Cloud, Alfred Taiée, 1875 - Rijksmuseum

Evening Mist from Album of Illustrations for the Tale of Genji | Cleveland Museum of Art

This album contains illustrations for the classic literary work the <em>Tale of Genji,</em> authored in the 1000s by Murasaki Shikibu, an aristocrat of the Heian period (794–1185) court. The scenes are painted in the “white drawing” (<em>hakubyō</em>) mode, in which a fine ink line is used to depict figures and spaces with great subtlety, punctuated only occasionally by traces of red pigment for a character’s lips, a detail of a garment, or a decorative element. These two scenes illustrate episodes from the chapters “Thin Veil of Cloud” (Usugumo) and “Barrier Gate” (Sekiya).

Libation Cup India, Maurya period (322–185 BCE)–Shunga period (185–78 BCE) | Cleveland Museum of Art

The remarkably clear, tiny carvings in an uninterrupted frieze around the lower section include one sacred palm tree and one fig tree (<em>ficus religiosa</em>) that divide the space into two main scenes. One features female musicians, the other has two chariots, each drawn by a pair of galloping horses. Bulls, birds, and flowers fill the background spaces. This cup is from a group found in an area with close links to Indo-Greek kingdoms, and the chariots and framing motifs reveal knowledge of Hellenistic art.

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Textile Fragment | Cleveland Museum of Art

This fragment, one of several in the collection, is a rare survivor of catastrophic rains that destroyed much of the Moche textile legacy and may have helped to bring about the decline of Moche culture. It depicts a serpent and a snail beneath a hovering raptorial bird—perhaps a snail kite, a type of hawk named after its favored food. The size of the motifs implies that the original textile was large; a mantle (a shawl-like garment) or a hanging are among the possibilities.

The Bedroom, Erwin Olaf, 2004 - Rijksmuseum

Man probeert nieuwe paraplu te openen in de regen, Honoré Daumier, 1840 - Rijksmuseum