The Color Blue
The color of the sky and the sea, blue is often associated with serenity, inspiration, loyalty, and a sadness known as the blues. Explore the color blue in the National Museum of Asian Art collections and in collections from across the Smithsonian.
Discover ways of understanding the science of color with Smithsonian Libraries and Archives and the story behind the colors we create with the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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Blue Surface 5
- Date
- 1964
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Blue/White Circle on Black Background
- Date
- (by 1973)
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Delta Air Lines uniform dress worn by Casey Grant
- Date
- 1975-1979
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Blue Flowers
- Date
- 1930–40
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Number 88, 1950 (Blue)
- Date
- (1950)
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Chinese Cleopatra (Oshokun), No. 16
- Date
- ca. 1910
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Porcelain bowl with lotus petals on exterior
- Date
- early 15th century, probably Yongle reign
- Period
- Ming dynasty, Yongle or Xuande reign
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Gallery Glasses
- Date
- 1993
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For Women Only Hair Brush
- Date
- 1999