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An English translation of Kachi-Kachi Yama, a gruesome fairy tale. Story in comments. Japan, Meiji period, 1885

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An English translation of Kachi-Kachi Yama, a gruesome fairy tale. Story in comments. Japan, Meiji period, 1885

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A woman is attacked by the Kamikiri on her way to the toilet. Translation in comments. Print by Utagawa Yoshifuji. Japan, 1868

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A woman is attacked by the Kamikiri on her way to the toilet. Translation in comments. Print by Utagawa Yoshifuji. Japan, 1868

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Sword engraved with images of Acala and dragon. Japan, Momoyama period, 1598

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Sword engraved with images of Acala and dragon. Japan, Momoyama period, 1598

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Ivory sculpture of a fisherman with net and basket. Japan, Meiji period, 1868–1912

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Ivory sculpture of a fisherman with net and basket. Japan, Meiji period, 1868–1912

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Bronze dagger-axe with inscription. Translation in comments. China, Spring and Autumn period, 770–476 BC

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Bronze dagger-axe with inscription. Translation in comments. China, Spring and Autumn period, 770–476 BC

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Doll of a mother and baby. Japan, Meiji period, 1883

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Doll of a mother and baby. Japan, Meiji period, 1883

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Ivory Basket of Flowers, Meiji period circa 1900. Khalili Collection of Japanese Art

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Ivory Basket of Flowers, Meiji period circa 1900. Khalili Collection of Japanese Art

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Iron and gilt articulated sculpture of a carp, Japan, Edo-Meiji period signed Kiyoaki

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Iron and gilt articulated sculpture of a carp, Japan, Edo-Meiji period signed Kiyoaki

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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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Life-size statues of sumo wrestlers, made by Yasumuto Kamehachi in 1890. Wood with pigment, glass eyes, human hair and textile. Meiji period, now on display at the Contemporary Art Museum in Kumamoto city, Japan

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Life-size statues of sumo wrestlers, made by Yasumuto Kamehachi in 1890. Wood with pigment, glass eyes, human hair and textile. Meiji period, now on display at the Contemporary Art Museum in Kumamoto city, Japan

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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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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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Stash of walnuts found in a storage pit at the Kuso'oki Ruins. Fukui, Japan, Yayoi period, 300 BC-300 AD

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Stash of walnuts found in a storage pit at the Kuso'oki Ruins. Fukui, Japan, Yayoi period, 300 BC-300 AD

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Persian congratulatory address written in 1887 by maulvi syed fazl hussain to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria as Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India ,victoria memorial,indiatranslatiom in comments

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Persian congratulatory address written in 1887 by maulvi syed fazl hussain to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria as Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India ,victoria memorial,indiatranslatiom in comments

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Thank-you note to the host of a tea ceremony from Furuta Oribe , a daimyō and tea master. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. Loaned to the Japan Society. See translation in comments

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Thank-you note to the host of a tea ceremony from Furuta Oribe , a daimyō and tea master. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. Loaned to the Japan Society. See translation in comments

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Pair of iron stirrups. Japan, Kofun period, 6th century AD

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Pair of iron stirrups. Japan, Kofun period, 6th century AD

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Sculpture of a garuda, from Zaigai-ji Temple. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th-14th century

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Sculpture of a garuda, from Zaigai-ji Temple. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th-14th 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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