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Scenes of Hell from a copy of the Ojōyōshū, a 10th century text describing the Buddhist Hells and how to avoid ending up in them. Japan, Edo period, 1790

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Scenes of Hell from a copy of the Ojōyōshū, a 10th century text describing the Buddhist Hells and how to avoid ending up in them. Japan, Edo period, 1790

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Tsuba depicting Marici, the Buddhist goddess of warriors, holding a sword, spear, and bow while standing on her boar mount. Japan, Edo period, 1793

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Tsuba depicting Marici, the Buddhist goddess of warriors, holding a sword, spear, and bow while standing on her boar mount. Japan, Edo period, 1793

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Doll of Takenouchi no Sukune holding a baby. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Doll of Takenouchi no Sukune holding a baby. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Mask depicting a dragon king, used in Buddhist rituals. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century AD

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Mask depicting a dragon king, used in Buddhist rituals. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century AD

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Ivory carving of a quail standing on millet. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Ivory carving of a quail standing on millet. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Folding screens depicting chrysanthemums and autumnal plants. Japan, Edo period, 17th-18th century

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Folding screens depicting chrysanthemums and autumnal plants. Japan, Edo period, 17th-18th century

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Folding screen depicting three flower carts. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Folding screen depicting three flower carts. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Lacquered book box depicting birds in a bamboo grove and Tokugawa crest. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Lacquered book box depicting birds in a bamboo grove and Tokugawa crest. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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An example of Japanese 'He-Gassen' scrolls from the Edo period 1603–1868. 屁合戦

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An example of Japanese 'He-Gassen' scrolls from the Edo period 1603–1868. 屁合戦

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Scupture of Amitabha from Shinshō Gokuraku-ji temple. Japan, Heian period, 10th century

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Scupture of Amitabha from Shinshō Gokuraku-ji temple. Japan, Heian period, 10th century

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The Minakuchi rapier, believed to have been made in Japan in the early Edo period . It is currently on loan from the Fujisaka Shrine to the Minakuchi History and Folklore Museum in Japan

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The Minakuchi rapier, believed to have been made in Japan in the early Edo period . It is currently on loan from the Fujisaka Shrine to the Minakuchi History and Folklore Museum in Japan

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A demon flattening someone out and preparing to cut them into soba noodles. From the hell scroll made by the Japanese artist Nichōsai

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A demon flattening someone out and preparing to cut them into soba noodles. From the hell scroll made by the Japanese artist Nichōsai

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Two clam shells for Kai-awase, the shell matching game. Painted with scenes from the Tale of Genji. Japan, 18th-19th century

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Two clam shells for Kai-awase, the shell matching game. Painted with scenes from the Tale of Genji. Japan, 18th-19th century

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Carving of the poet Ono no Komachi as an old woman. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Carving of the poet Ono no Komachi as an old woman. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Japanese ivory netsuke in the shape of a man heralding the New Year, Edo period, 18th-19th century, Bern History Museum. In Japanese art, netsuke are wooden or ivory figurines used as a fastener to secure pouches or other items on the belt.

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Japanese ivory netsuke in the shape of a man heralding the New Year, Edo period, 18th-19th century, Bern History Museum. In Japanese art, netsuke are wooden or ivory figurines used as a fastener to secure pouches or other items on the belt.

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Sculpture of a Buddhist figure holding up a religious text. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 14th century

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Sculpture of a Buddhist figure holding up a religious text. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 14th century

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Transoms from a temple depicting scholars and phoenixes in bamboo groves. Japan, 17th century

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Transoms from a temple depicting scholars and phoenixes in bamboo groves. Japan, 17th century

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Drawings of a daimyo's entourage, by Hishikawa Moronobu. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Drawings of a daimyo's entourage, by Hishikawa Moronobu. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Portable Buddhist Shrine made from wood and copper, China ca. 10th - 12th century

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Portable Buddhist Shrine made from wood and copper, China ca. 10th - 12th century

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A gray schist figure of Buddha Shakyamuni from the ancient region of Gandhara, dating back to the 3rd-4th century CE

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A gray schist figure of Buddha Shakyamuni from the ancient region of Gandhara, dating back to the 3rd-4th century CE

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