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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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Tekagami-jo, a "mirror of hands". A collection of exemplary calligraphy from Japan. This album contains examples from the 7th to 18th centuries, with some staggering attributions to Monk Ikkyu, Empress Komyo, Minamoto no Yoritomo and more. There are even a few early paintings as well

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Tekagami-jo, a "mirror of hands". A collection of exemplary calligraphy from Japan. This album contains examples from the 7th to 18th centuries, with some staggering attributions to Monk Ikkyu, Empress Komyo, Minamoto no Yoritomo and more. There are even a few early paintings as well

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"The Floating Bridge of Dreams", a miniature rock landscape once owned by Emperor Go-Daigo. Japan, Nanboku-chō period, 14th century. Bronze tray imported from Ming China.

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"The Floating Bridge of Dreams", a miniature rock landscape once owned by Emperor Go-Daigo. Japan, Nanboku-chō period, 14th century. Bronze tray imported from Ming China.

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Engraved gold frame, ivory painted with watercolour with a miniature of a woman handing a heart pierced by an arrow to a figure of Death, surmounted by an inscription “I Alone Can Heal” The back of plaited hair crossed by the name Fergusson, England, 1775-1800

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Engraved gold frame, ivory painted with watercolour with a miniature of a woman handing a heart pierced by an arrow to a figure of Death, surmounted by an inscription “I Alone Can Heal” The back of plaited hair crossed by the name Fergusson, England, 1775-1800

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This silver box with various writing utensils was made around 1560/1570 CE by Wenzel Jamnitzer, who was the best known German goldsmith of his era, and court goldsmith to a succession of Holy Roman Emperors. It is lavishly decorated with natural casts of small animals, shells and plants

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This silver box with various writing utensils was made around 1560/1570 CE by Wenzel Jamnitzer, who was the best known German goldsmith of his era, and court goldsmith to a succession of Holy Roman Emperors. It is lavishly decorated with natural casts of small animals, shells and plants

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Miniature painting titled “A Group of Camels and the Camel Shepherd”, from a manuscript of the Maqamat The artwork dates to around 1240 CE.

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Miniature painting titled “A Group of Camels and the Camel Shepherd”, from a manuscript of the Maqamat The artwork dates to around 1240 CE.

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A Muromachi Period embroidered painting of the Buddha with human hair woven into it, produced in Japan. These pieces were typically produced by women devotees, and documented examples have been noted to have human hair woven into the Buddha's vestments or hair

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A Muromachi Period embroidered painting of the Buddha with human hair woven into it, produced in Japan. These pieces were typically produced by women devotees, and documented examples have been noted to have human hair woven into the Buddha's vestments or hair

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Miniature palanquin . The palanquin would have carried an inscribed tablet representing the spirit of the deceased in procession to the burial. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th c. Wood, metal, paper. Brooklyn Museum collection

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Miniature palanquin . The palanquin would have carried an inscribed tablet representing the spirit of the deceased in procession to the burial. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th c. Wood, metal, paper. Brooklyn Museum collection

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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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