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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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Lacquered tray depicting a landscape. China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century

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Lacquered tray depicting a landscape. China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century

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Lacquered seal box depicting Mongolian hunters. Ryūkyū Islands, Japan, 17th-18th century

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Lacquered seal box depicting Mongolian hunters. Ryūkyū Islands, Japan, 17th-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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Lacquered weapons rack. Japan, 18th century

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Lacquered weapons rack. Japan, 18th century

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Portable picnic set with gold dust lacquer. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Portable picnic set with gold dust lacquer. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Lacquered jug with gold dust landscape. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Lacquered jug with gold dust landscape. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Tsuba depicting mantis and wheel. Japan, 18th century

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Tsuba depicting mantis and wheel. Japan, 18th century

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Lacquered quiver with Tokugawa crest. Japan, 18th century

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Lacquered quiver with Tokugawa crest. Japan, 18th century

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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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Inrō box depicting two ama . Japan, 19th century

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Inrō box depicting two ama . Japan, 19th century

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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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Two folding screens depicting cranes. Japan, 18th century

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Two folding screens depicting cranes. Japan, 18th century

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Netsuke depicting a monkey and chestnut. Japan, 19th century

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Netsuke depicting a monkey and chestnut. Japan, 19th century

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Lacquered dish with mother-of-pearl inlays, depicting antiquities. China, 17th-18th century

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Lacquered dish with mother-of-pearl inlays, depicting antiquities. China, 17th-18th century

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Tea bowl depicting a spiny lobster, made by Minpei Kashu. Japan, 19th century

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Tea bowl depicting a spiny lobster, made by Minpei Kashu. Japan, 19th century

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Bugaku mask depicting a smiling old man. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Bugaku mask depicting a smiling old man. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Heart-shaped tray depicting animals. China, 18th century

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Heart-shaped tray depicting animals. China, 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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