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Results for "Water Buffalo"12 records

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Woman and Water Buffalo Rhyton by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Woman and Water Buffalo Rhyton

Unrecorded maker

500–700 · Metalwork, silver, with mercury gilding and glass inlays

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Reclining Water Buffalo by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Reclining Water Buffalo

Unrecorded maker

1642–1722 · Jade, Jade

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Man, Buffalo, and Calf by Li You, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Man, Buffalo, and Calf

Li You (d. 1145)

1145 · Painting, album leaf; ink and color on silk

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Farmer Returning Home in Autumn by Yosa Buson, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Farmer Returning Home in Autumn

Yosa Buson (d. 1783)

1781 · Painting, Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk

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Water Buffalo and Herdboys by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Water Buffalo and Herdboys

Unrecorded maker

late 1200s–early 1300s · Painting, Hanging scroll; ink on silk

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Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape by Guo Min, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape

Guo Min

1200s · Painting, Hanging scroll; ink on silk

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Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscapes by Guo Min, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscapes

Guo Min

1200s · Painting, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk

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Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape by Guo Min, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape

Guo Min

1200s · Painting, Hanging scroll; ink on silk

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Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Boy Tending a Water Buffalo by Hua Yan, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Boy Tending a Water Buffalo

Hua Yan (d. 1765)

1745 · Painting, Album leaf; ink and light color on paper

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Buffalo with Rider by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Buffalo with Rider

Unrecorded maker

early 1300s · Ceramic, glazed porcelain with iron spots, qingbai ("blue-white") ware

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Farming and Herding Buffalo in Summer by Kano Hideyori, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Farming and Herding Buffalo in Summer

Kano Hideyori

mid- to late 1500s · Painting, hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

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Dish with Laozi Riding a Water Buffalo (interior); Pavilion and Immortals in Rocky Landscape (exterior) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Dish with Laozi Riding a Water Buffalo (interior); Pavilion and Immortals in Rocky Landscape (exterior)

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1723–35 · Ceramic, porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

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