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Results for "Mandarin Duck"12 records

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Mandarin Duck by Sesson Shūkei, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Mandarin Duck

Sesson Shūkei (d. 1577)

1500s · Painting, hanging scroll; ink on paper

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Mandarin Ducks and Flowering Plants by Utagawa Hiroshige, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Mandarin Ducks and Flowering Plants

Utagawa Hiroshige (d. 1858)

early or mid-1830s · Print, color woodblock print

Cleared · CC0

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Duck in Flight by Shikibu Terutada, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Duck in Flight

Shikibu Terutada

mid-1500s · Painting, fan painting mounted as hanging scroll; ink and gold on paper

Cleared · CC0

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Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Mandarin Duck by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Mandarin Duck

Unrecorded maker

c. 1700–1868 · Ceramic, Stoneware with glaze and incised decoration

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Rank Badge (buzi) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Rank Badge (buzi)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1500–1550 · Tapestry, silk; slit tapestry weave (kesi)

Cleared · CC0

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Lid of Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Mandarin Duck by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Lid of Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Mandarin Duck

Unrecorded maker

c. 1700–1868 · Ceramic, pottery

Cleared · CC0

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A Myriad of Birds by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A Myriad of Birds

Unrecorded maker

1700s–1800s · Embroidery, silk: satin weave with polychrome silk embroidery

Cleared · CC0

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Box of Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Mandarin Duck by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Box of Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Mandarin Duck

Unrecorded maker

c. 1700–1868 · Ceramic, pottery

Cleared · CC0

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Ducks under Reeds by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ducks under Reeds

Unrecorded maker

1400s · Painting, hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Cleared · CC0

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Pillow with Mandarin Duck: Cizhou Ware by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Pillow with Mandarin Duck: Cizhou Ware

Unrecorded maker

12th-13th Century · Ceramic, earthenware, incised and slip-coated with three color glaze

Cleared · CC0

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Sutra Container by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sutra Container

Unrecorded maker

1100s · Metalwork, gilt bronze with incised and high relief decoration

Cleared · CC0

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Ornament with Dragon Design by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ornament with Dragon Design

Unrecorded maker

1100s · Metalwork, bronze

Cleared · CC0

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