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The Travel Diary of Kimura Momoki , Zen practitioner and painter, having owned and operated a small dojo of his own in Koganei, Japan, until his death. The diary is full of hundreds of ink and wash paintings, and numerous inscriptions as well.

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The Travel Diary of Kimura Momoki , Zen practitioner and painter, having owned and operated a small dojo of his own in Koganei, Japan, until his death. The diary is full of hundreds of ink and wash paintings, and numerous inscriptions as well.

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The Tübingen House Book is a 15th C German manuscript with numerous colored pen drawings owned by the University Library of Tübingen.This Illustration features an a human figure alongside depictions of the moon and sun, possibly related to astrological and medical beliefs of that Era.

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The Tübingen House Book is a 15th C German manuscript with numerous colored pen drawings owned by the University Library of Tübingen.This Illustration features an a human figure alongside depictions of the moon and sun, possibly related to astrological and medical beliefs of that Era.

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Hundreds of stones with inscriptions and reliefs have been discovered by archaeologists in the underground tunnels of Persepolis.

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Hundreds of stones with inscriptions and reliefs have been discovered by archaeologists in the underground tunnels of Persepolis.

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The king of Abyssinia faces the Ottoman sultan in a Japanese depiction of the Ottoman–Ethiopian War based off Portuguese descriptions to a Momoyama period Nanban painter.

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The king of Abyssinia faces the Ottoman sultan in a Japanese depiction of the Ottoman–Ethiopian War based off Portuguese descriptions to a Momoyama period Nanban painter.

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Pompeian fresco depicting Theseus after killing the Minotaur. The fresco is not large. In the past, it was the central panel of a larger painting. It was like a painting hung in the middle of the wall and the attention of the person entering the room was supposed to focus on it.

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Pompeian fresco depicting Theseus after killing the Minotaur. The fresco is not large. In the past, it was the central panel of a larger painting. It was like a painting hung in the middle of the wall and the attention of the person entering the room was supposed to focus on it.

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Two paintings depicting Hotei waking from a nap, and Hotei and a child, made by the Japanese monk Sengai Gibon . Hotei is one of the most popular figures in Zen and recognized as an incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha

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Two paintings depicting Hotei waking from a nap, and Hotei and a child, made by the Japanese monk Sengai Gibon . Hotei is one of the most popular figures in Zen and recognized as an incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha

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In 2012, archaeologists excavating the site of an ancient volcanic eruption in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, have found the well-preserved remains of a man in armor. He was trapped under hot ash by the eruption of Mount Haruna in the early 6th century CE

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In 2012, archaeologists excavating the site of an ancient volcanic eruption in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, have found the well-preserved remains of a man in armor. He was trapped under hot ash by the eruption of Mount Haruna in the early 6th century CE

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A Hand Drawn, Unfinished Buddhist Mandala, Produced in the Fifth Year of the Genbun Era, or 1740. Written using both Sanskrit and Kanji characters. Inscriptions to the rear state it was made at the Rengejo-in Temple of the Koyasan Shingon Sect of Buddhism, in Japan

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A Hand Drawn, Unfinished Buddhist Mandala, Produced in the Fifth Year of the Genbun Era, or 1740. Written using both Sanskrit and Kanji characters. Inscriptions to the rear state it was made at the Rengejo-in Temple of the Koyasan Shingon Sect of Buddhism, in Japan

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Goyozeiten’no Gyohitsu , or Emperor Go-Yōzei's Handwriting, dated 1587. A set of five brocade bound miniature painting albums, attributed to and inscribed by the 107th Emperor of Japan. There is also a bonus brocade wallet to hold all five albums

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Goyozeiten’no Gyohitsu , or Emperor Go-Yōzei's Handwriting, dated 1587. A set of five brocade bound miniature painting albums, attributed to and inscribed by the 107th Emperor of Japan. There is also a bonus brocade wallet to hold all five albums

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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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