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The image shows a decorative blue ceramic jar with handles. It features a painted design of fish swimming among aquatic plants and flowers in shades of blue, earthy browns, greens, reds, and yellows. The jar stands out against a cream-colored background. The handles are on the sides, with the fish and plants spanning the center, including a fish near the top of the lid's design.
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The image shows a decorative blue ceramic jar with handles. It features a painted design of fish swimming among aquatic plants and flowers in shades of blue, earthy browns, greens, reds, and yellows. The jar stands out against a cream-colored background. The handles are on the sides, with the fish and plants spanning the center, including a fish near the top of the lid's design.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bowl

Hugh Clarke

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.1 x 23 cm (11 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5" High (overall) 2 5/8" Dia(top) 2 1/4" Dia(base)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.7256
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • plant
  • Flower
  • Leaf
  • Bird
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Hugh / Clarke

NGA object ID 19454. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.