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This mosaic panel depicts flowers and tendrils against a background with both a chevron pattern and a round flower-like patten.  Along either side is a tapering beige element that is half of a blade of a plant; when joined with another panel, they create a full plant blade.  [fragment]
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Element from a mosiac frieze, entrance hall of the H.O. Havemeyer House New York (one of 10 elements)
1890 – 1891
University purchase 1930, transferred to the Museum of Art, 1986.146.8G
1986.146.8G
Two partially dressed men stand hip-deep in water in front of a waterfall. The edge of the cave is visible on the left. The man on the right is covered in elaborate tatoos and wears a sash around his belly and pads on his shoulders. He carries a sword in his left hand and is ringing a bell with his right. The other man is bowed under the waterfall's spray with his hands clasped in front of him. Another man's elbow is visible on the right.<br /><br />
Inscriptions: To, Enhiko (Publisher's seal); i 3 aratame (Censor's seal); Toyokuni hitsu (Signature)<br />
 
Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese (culture or style))
Praying for Hits in the Waterfall of Answered Prayers: Nakamura Shikan IV and Bandō Mitsugorō VI
1863
Gift of Pearl Sellards
1985/1.171A
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