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Hokusai's Yokai, Circa 1830-1849. A silk painting acquired from a private estate in Japan roughly entitled as such. Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai, and signed Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu. More likely done by a follower of Hokusai, but still a remarkable discovery.

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Hokusai's Yokai, Circa 1830-1849. A silk painting acquired from a private estate in Japan roughly entitled as such. Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai, and signed Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu. More likely done by a follower of Hokusai, but still a remarkable discovery.

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An apotropaic wand used in the Middle Kingdom of Egypt to ward off evil during or shortly after birth, carved from a hippopotamus tusk ca. 1981–1640 B.C. Currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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An apotropaic wand used in the Middle Kingdom of Egypt to ward off evil during or shortly after birth, carved from a hippopotamus tusk ca. 1981–1640 B.C. Currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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A terracotta figure of a young woman playing polo on horseback. China, Tang Dynasty, 700-750. Currently in Guimet Museum, Paris.

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A terracotta figure of a young woman playing polo on horseback. China, Tang Dynasty, 700-750. Currently in Guimet Museum, Paris.

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Ritual vessel . China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze . Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Palace Museum, Beijing

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Ritual vessel . China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze . Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Palace Museum, Beijing

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