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Parade float depicting the Ō'nyūdō, with 2.2 meter extendable neck and moveable tongue and eyeballs. Japan, Edo period, 1805

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Parade float depicting the Ō'nyūdō, with 2.2 meter extendable neck and moveable tongue and eyeballs. Japan, Edo period, 1805

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Doll depicting Benkei with many weapons. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Doll depicting Benkei with many weapons. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Silver box depicting crane and turtle. Japan, Meiji period, 1894

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Silver box depicting crane and turtle. Japan, Meiji period, 1894

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Tsuba depicting the sea shore, and an octopus on the back. Japan, Edo period, 1768

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Tsuba depicting the sea shore, and an octopus on the back. Japan, Edo period, 1768

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Print depicting five foreigners. Nagasaki, Japan, Edo period, around 1800

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Print depicting five foreigners. Nagasaki, Japan, Edo period, around 1800

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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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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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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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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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Set of 2 lacquered tansu cabinets with mother-of-pearl inlay depicting various plants and birds. Made in Nagasaki, Japan, Bakumatsu - early Meiji Period 1850-1870

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Set of 2 lacquered tansu cabinets with mother-of-pearl inlay depicting various plants and birds. Made in Nagasaki, Japan, Bakumatsu - early Meiji Period 1850-1870

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Porcelain incense burner with flower motifs. Japan, Edo period, around 1800

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Porcelain incense burner with flower motifs. Japan, Edo period, around 1800

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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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A Japanese ivory netsuke with rabbit and mortar design. Edo Period, 18th century CE, now housed at the Tokyo National Museum

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A Japanese ivory netsuke with rabbit and mortar design. Edo Period, 18th century CE, now housed at the Tokyo National Museum

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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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Netsuke of a stylized fukura susume , made from carved ivory with inlaid black eyes; "fukura" means "to expand" and paired with the auspicious sparrow has the overall meaning of "prosperity will expand", mid-18th century

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Netsuke of a stylized fukura susume , made from carved ivory with inlaid black eyes; "fukura" means "to expand" and paired with the auspicious sparrow has the overall meaning of "prosperity will expand", mid-18th 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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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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Child's winter kimono depicting Mickey Mouse. Japan, Showa period, around 1930

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Child's winter kimono depicting Mickey Mouse. Japan, Showa period, around 1930

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Snow, Moon, and Flower. Three silk paintings by Kanō Masunobu. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Snow, Moon, and Flower. Three silk paintings by Kanō Masunobu. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Tile with star medallions depicting lovers. Iran, Ilkhanate period, 1263 AD

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Tile with star medallions depicting lovers. Iran, Ilkhanate period, 1263 AD

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