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Some of the gold furnishings from the bridal trousseau for Chiyohime's marriage to Mitsutomo, now preserved in the Tokugawa Art Museum in Japan. Chiyohime, Tokugawa Iemitsu's daughter, was married to Tokugawa Mitsutomo, daimyō of Owari Domain, in 1640 CE
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Some of the gold furnishings from the bridal trousseau for Chiyohime's marriage to Mitsutomo, now preserved in the Tokugawa Art Museum in Japan. Chiyohime, Tokugawa Iemitsu's daughter, was married to Tokugawa Mitsutomo, daimyō of Owari Domain, in 1640 CE
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's golden armor, used during the winter siege of Osaka castle in 1614-1615 CE. Now housed at the Kunōzan Tōshōgū Museum in Japan
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's golden armor, used during the winter siege of Osaka castle in 1614-1615 CE. Now housed at the Kunōzan Tōshōgū Museum in Japan
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Armor of Satake Yoshishige, daimyo of Hitachi Province from 1562 to 1589 CE. Renowned for his ferocity in battle; he was also known by the nickname of "Ogre Yoshishige" . The armor is now housed at the Satake Historical Museum in Japan
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Armor of Satake Yoshishige, daimyo of Hitachi Province from 1562 to 1589 CE. Renowned for his ferocity in battle; he was also known by the nickname of "Ogre Yoshishige" . The armor is now housed at the Satake Historical Museum in Japan
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Gold and silver incense sets owned by Princess Chiyo, wife of Tokugawa Mitsutomo. Japan, Edo period, 1639
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Gold and silver incense sets owned by Princess Chiyo, wife of Tokugawa Mitsutomo. Japan, Edo period, 1639
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A Chimú tunic made of camelid fiber with gold alloy squares. From Peru, c. 900–1470 CE, now housed at the Dallas Museum of Art
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A Chimú tunic made of camelid fiber with gold alloy squares. From Peru, c. 900–1470 CE, now housed at the Dallas Museum of Art
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A very well preserved Paracas mantle from Peru, made of Camelid fiber. C. 200 BCE–100 CE, now housed at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri
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A very well preserved Paracas mantle from Peru, made of Camelid fiber. C. 200 BCE–100 CE, now housed at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri
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Japanese woodblock print “Kidomaru seated cross-legged on the head of a giant python, learning magic from the tengu”, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in 1840 CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
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Japanese woodblock print “Kidomaru seated cross-legged on the head of a giant python, learning magic from the tengu”, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in 1840 CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
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A painting by Utagawa Toyokuni of the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in a “Shibaraku” role. From Japan, early 1810s CE, now housed at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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A painting by Utagawa Toyokuni of the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in a “Shibaraku” role. From Japan, early 1810s CE, now housed at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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Woodblock prints depicting tanukis using their large scrotums for fishing in the river , and for weightlifting . From Japan, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi , now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
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Woodblock prints depicting tanukis using their large scrotums for fishing in the river , and for weightlifting . From Japan, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi , now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
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A jade bear-shaped weight, unearthed from one of the Tombs of the Chu Kings at Jiangsu Province. Western Han Dynasty , now housed at the Xuzhou Museum in China
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A jade bear-shaped weight, unearthed from one of the Tombs of the Chu Kings at Jiangsu Province. Western Han Dynasty , now housed at the Xuzhou Museum in China
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Some of the collection of gold ornaments and vessels, made during the Ming Dynasty , and now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi'an, China
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Some of the collection of gold ornaments and vessels, made during the Ming Dynasty , and now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi'an, China
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A 19th century CE painting of a maple tree, by Sakai Hoitsu . Now housed at the Nomura Art Museum in Kyoto, Japan
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A 19th century CE painting of a maple tree, by Sakai Hoitsu . Now housed at the Nomura Art Museum in Kyoto, Japan
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A golden ring from Ugarit, in Syria, engraved with the phrase "the free woman". Late Bronze Age , now housed at the National Museum of Damascus
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A golden ring from Ugarit, in Syria, engraved with the phrase "the free woman". Late Bronze Age , now housed at the National Museum of Damascus
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The golden seal of the Empress Ashina, made in 579–580 CE with inscription "Empress Dowager Tianyuan" in large seal script. Ashina was a Göktürk princess who became an empress of the Northern Zhou dynasty by marrying the Emperor Wu. Now housed in the Xianyang Museum, China
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The golden seal of the Empress Ashina, made in 579–580 CE with inscription "Empress Dowager Tianyuan" in large seal script. Ashina was a Göktürk princess who became an empress of the Northern Zhou dynasty by marrying the Emperor Wu. Now housed in the Xianyang Museum, China
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Preserved brain from a crewmember of the warship Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage in 1628.
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Preserved brain from a crewmember of the warship Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage in 1628.
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The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London
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The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London
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2nd century CE Roman leather shoes for a man, woman and child, recovered from the Bar Hill Fort in the centre of the Antonine Wall. Now housed at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, Scotland
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2nd century CE Roman leather shoes for a man, woman and child, recovered from the Bar Hill Fort in the centre of the Antonine Wall. Now housed at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, Scotland
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The Lute and White Snake of Benten ; painted by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai in 1847 CE. Now housed at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.
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The Lute and White Snake of Benten ; painted by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai in 1847 CE. Now housed at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.
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A limestone statue of Princess Doshfari, daughter of Sanatrug Il of Hatra, 138 A.D. now housed in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. Hatra was an ancient Arabian city in Present day Northern Iraq.
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A limestone statue of Princess Doshfari, daughter of Sanatrug Il of Hatra, 138 A.D. now housed in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. Hatra was an ancient Arabian city in Present day Northern Iraq.
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A whaling suit from Greenland, made some time before 1834. The hunter crawled into the sealskin suit through the central hole, making it waterproof by pulling the hole closed. Now housed at the National Museum of Denmark
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A whaling suit from Greenland, made some time before 1834. The hunter crawled into the sealskin suit through the central hole, making it waterproof by pulling the hole closed. Now housed at the National Museum of Denmark
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