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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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An Early Edo Period, mid to late 17th century letter from Japan, the authorship attributed to Oishi Yoshio , leader of the 47 Ronin, with his kao present. The calligraphy, signature, and paper matches positively to comparable examples

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An Early Edo Period, mid to late 17th century letter from Japan, the authorship attributed to Oishi Yoshio , leader of the 47 Ronin, with his kao present. The calligraphy, signature, and paper matches positively to comparable examples

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A selection of the East Asian Collection I've built over the past 12 months. Books, manuscripts, early artwork, I've acquired copies of the Tale of Genji, manuscripts on yokai and war, and even examples of sutras and fragments going back to the 8th century

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A selection of the East Asian Collection I've built over the past 12 months. Books, manuscripts, early artwork, I've acquired copies of the Tale of Genji, manuscripts on yokai and war, and even examples of sutras and fragments going back to the 8th century

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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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A scroll of 7 calligraphy pieces by various warlords of Japan from the Kenmu Restoration and slightly earlier, dating from the 13th to 14th century. Each piece is accompanied with an early inscription and seal of appraisal. A rather exciting and very recent acquisition

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A scroll of 7 calligraphy pieces by various warlords of Japan from the Kenmu Restoration and slightly earlier, dating from the 13th to 14th century. Each piece is accompanied with an early inscription and seal of appraisal. A rather exciting and very recent acquisition

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Selection of early 20th century highland New Guinea penis sheaths from the Penn Museum collection. Once part of the everyday dress, this clothing is still sometimes worn on formal or festive occasions.

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Selection of early 20th century highland New Guinea penis sheaths from the Penn Museum collection. Once part of the everyday dress, this clothing is still sometimes worn on formal or festive occasions.

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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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Stemming from Jiangyong, in China, a small group of women in the 19th and 20th centuries practiced this special script, called Nüshu, that no man could read or write. The writing system allowed these women to keep autobiographies, write poetry and stories, and communicate with each other

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Stemming from Jiangyong, in China, a small group of women in the 19th and 20th centuries practiced this special script, called Nüshu, that no man could read or write. The writing system allowed these women to keep autobiographies, write poetry and stories, and communicate with each other

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Part of a recently acquired collection of 20 original Papal Bulls from Italy, dating from the 16th to 18th century, and 10 with original bulla and cords. The oldest example is one issued by Pope Pius V

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Part of a recently acquired collection of 20 original Papal Bulls from Italy, dating from the 16th to 18th century, and 10 with original bulla and cords. The oldest example is one issued by Pope Pius V

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Hat with dogfish design. Haida culture, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, ca. 1890. Attributed to Isabella Edenshaw and Charles Edenshaw . Spruce root, paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection

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Hat with dogfish design. Haida culture, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, ca. 1890. Attributed to Isabella Edenshaw and Charles Edenshaw . Spruce root, paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection

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This gold and enamel ring was made in Italy in the 17th-century. Diamonds are set in the skull’s eye sockets and nose, and in the crossbones. Memento mori rings – from the Latin ‘remember that you must die’ – were intended to remind the wearer of the brevity of life.

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This gold and enamel ring was made in Italy in the 17th-century. Diamonds are set in the skull’s eye sockets and nose, and in the crossbones. Memento mori rings – from the Latin ‘remember that you must die’ – were intended to remind the wearer of the brevity of life.

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A crannog is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes and estuarine waters of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. They were used as dwellings over five millennia, from the European Neolithic Period to as late as the 17th/early 18th century

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A crannog is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes and estuarine waters of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. They were used as dwellings over five millennia, from the European Neolithic Period to as late as the 17th/early 18th century

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The 1st picture is that of the stone sarcophagus, from the 6th century CE Fujinoki Kofun in Japan, which contained the remains of 2 adult men buried together along with a vast array of grave goods. The other pictures show replicas of some of the grave goods found in the tomb

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The 1st picture is that of the stone sarcophagus, from the 6th century CE Fujinoki Kofun in Japan, which contained the remains of 2 adult men buried together along with a vast array of grave goods. The other pictures show replicas of some of the grave goods found in the tomb

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Basket hat with raven design. Attributed to Isabella Edenshaw and Charles Edenshaw . Haida Gwaii , British Columbia, ca. 1890-1920. Cedar bark, spruce root, paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection

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Basket hat with raven design. Attributed to Isabella Edenshaw and Charles Edenshaw . Haida Gwaii , British Columbia, ca. 1890-1920. Cedar bark, spruce root, paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection

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Pink silk faille shoes, late 19th century. Made by Gartrell / Rue St. Honoré No. 359 / Paris, these stylish boots are trimmed with lace and have embossed pewter buttons. From the collections of the Charleston Museum,South Carolina.

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Pink silk faille shoes, late 19th century. Made by Gartrell / Rue St. Honoré No. 359 / Paris, these stylish boots are trimmed with lace and have embossed pewter buttons. From the collections of the Charleston Museum,South Carolina.

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