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Gong Held by Oni in Wood and Lacquer, Japan,19th Century, the Met Museum

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Gong Held by Oni in Wood and Lacquer, Japan,19th Century, the Met Museum

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Japan 19th century Lacquer screen

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Japan 19th century Lacquer screen

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A medicine chest with herb design, made by Iizuka Toyo in 1771 CE. Maki-e lacquer on wood, now housed at the Nezu Museum in Japan

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A medicine chest with herb design, made by Iizuka Toyo in 1771 CE. Maki-e lacquer on wood, now housed at the Nezu Museum in Japan

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Menuki in the form of a shishi, Japan late 18th–early 19th century.

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Menuki in the form of a shishi, Japan late 18th–early 19th century.

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"Tiger and Cub", painting by Kishi Ganku. Japan, 19th century

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"Tiger and Cub", painting by Kishi Ganku. Japan, 19th century

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Japanese Helmet with black-lacquered bear's head, late 16th century. Iron, black laquer, and white cord. Courtesy of Private Collection. San Antonio Museum of Art.

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Japanese Helmet with black-lacquered bear's head, late 16th century. Iron, black laquer, and white cord. Courtesy of Private Collection. San Antonio Museum of Art.

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Black and gold lacquered tray depicting a pine and persimmon tree by a river. Japan, 18th century

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Black and gold lacquered tray depicting a pine and persimmon tree by a river. Japan, 18th century

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Steel stirrups with red and gold lacquer depicting brushes. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Steel stirrups with red and gold lacquer depicting brushes. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Mounting for a short sword. Japan, 19th c. Wood, lacquer, ray skin, baleen, copper-gold alloy, copper. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Mounting for a short sword. Japan, 19th c. Wood, lacquer, ray skin, baleen, copper-gold alloy, copper. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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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 late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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Crystal ball on an ivory dragon stand. Japan, 19th century

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Crystal ball on an ivory dragon stand. Japan, 19th century

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Cabinet with dragons and shachihoko, and scenery in gold lacquer. Japan, 1880

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Cabinet with dragons and shachihoko, and scenery in gold lacquer. Japan, 1880

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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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Woman’s headdress, mid 19th Century. French made and worn in America. Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

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Woman’s headdress, mid 19th Century. French made and worn in America. Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

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Lacquered picnic set with two sake bottles, tiered box, trays, and saucers. Japan, 19th century

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Lacquered picnic set with two sake bottles, tiered box, trays, and saucers. Japan, 19th century

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The Japanese Princess Mune's 18th-century palanquin , with an arabesque design in maki-e lacquer. Tokyo Fuji Art Museum.

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The Japanese Princess Mune's 18th-century palanquin , with an arabesque design in maki-e lacquer. Tokyo Fuji Art Museum.

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India Gujarat Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Tray 16th century

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India Gujarat Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Tray 16th century

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Netsuke of an octopus and woman. Japan, 19th century

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Netsuke of an octopus and woman. Japan, 19th century

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