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Armor with circular crest and mustachioed mask. Japan, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1568-1600

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Armor with circular crest and mustachioed mask. Japan, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1568-1600

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Helmet and mask with long mustache. Japan, Edo period, 1603-1868

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Helmet and mask with long mustache. Japan, Edo period, 1603-1868

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Sword engraved with images of Acala and dragon. Japan, Momoyama period, 1598

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Sword engraved with images of Acala and dragon. Japan, Momoyama period, 1598

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Armor with fan crest and embossed dragon. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Armor with fan crest and embossed dragon. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Bronze mirror depicting a turtle amidst paulownia and bamboo. Japan, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1588

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Bronze mirror depicting a turtle amidst paulownia and bamboo. Japan, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1588

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Armor with large back crest and gold horns. Japan, 17th century

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Armor with large back crest and gold horns. Japan, 17th century

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Lacquered cabinet with mother-of-pearl inlays. Japan, Momoyama period, 1573-1615

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Lacquered cabinet with mother-of-pearl inlays. Japan, Momoyama period, 1573-1615

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A Painting of the Uga-Benzaiten Mandala, being a hybrid depiction of the Buddhist Goddess Benzaiten and the Shinto deity Ugajin. Produced Circa 1500-1600, Late Muromachi or Azuchi Momoyama Period in Japan.

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A Painting of the Uga-Benzaiten Mandala, being a hybrid depiction of the Buddhist Goddess Benzaiten and the Shinto deity Ugajin. Produced Circa 1500-1600, Late Muromachi or Azuchi Momoyama Period in Japan.

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Helmet and mask with moustache. Japan, 17th-18th century

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Helmet and mask with moustache. Japan, 17th-18th century

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Jinbaori depicting sickles, worn by Kobayakawa Hideaki over his armor. Japan, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century

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Jinbaori depicting sickles, worn by Kobayakawa Hideaki over his armor. Japan, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century

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Armor with dragonfly decor. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Armor with dragonfly decor. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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A Japanese lacquerware produced and exported at the request of the Society of Jesus. Azuchi–Momoyama period, 16th century, Kyushu National Museum.

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A Japanese lacquerware produced and exported at the request of the Society of Jesus. Azuchi–Momoyama period, 16th century, Kyushu National Museum.

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Ivory sculpture of a fisherman with net and basket. Japan, Meiji period, 1868–1912

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Ivory sculpture of a fisherman with net and basket. Japan, Meiji period, 1868–1912

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Maruhakayama Mound with sakura trees. At 105 meters in diameter, it is the largest circular burial mound in Japan. Kofun period, 6th century AD

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Maruhakayama Mound with sakura trees. At 105 meters in diameter, it is the largest circular burial mound in Japan. Kofun period, 6th century AD

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Iron tankō armor with gorget and helmet. Japan, Kofun period, 5th-6th century AD

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Iron tankō armor with gorget and helmet. Japan, Kofun period, 5th-6th century AD

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Traveller's clothes chest with Tokugawa crest. Japan, Edo period, 1800-1868

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Traveller's clothes chest with Tokugawa crest. Japan, Edo period, 1800-1868

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Table and writing box with maple leaves in gold dust lacquer. Japan, Edo period, 1603-1868

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Table and writing box with maple leaves in gold dust lacquer. Japan, Edo period, 1603-1868

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Ceramic lion with ball. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Ceramic lion with ball. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Pair of lacquered candlesticks, possibly for a Buddhist altar. Negoro ware. Japan, Momoyama period, 16th century

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Pair of lacquered candlesticks, possibly for a Buddhist altar. Negoro ware. Japan, Momoyama period, 16th century

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Magatama and tubular beads. Okinoshima Island, Japan, Kofun period, 4th-5th century AD

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Magatama and tubular beads. Okinoshima Island, Japan, Kofun period, 4th-5th century AD

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