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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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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 Minakuchi rapier, believed to have been made in Japan in the early Edo period . It is currently on loan from the Fujisaka Shrine to the Minakuchi History and Folklore Museum in Japan

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The Minakuchi rapier, believed to have been made in Japan in the early Edo period . It is currently on loan from the Fujisaka Shrine to the Minakuchi History and Folklore Museum in Japan

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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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"Flowering Cherry and Autumn Maple with Poem Slips", a six-panel folding screen made of ink, color, gold, and silver on paper. From Japan, mid- 17th century CE

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"Flowering Cherry and Autumn Maple with Poem Slips", a six-panel folding screen made of ink, color, gold, and silver on paper. From Japan, mid- 17th century CE

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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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Composite sculptures of a horse and an elephant, made respectively of 5 and 9 women. Located at the Sri Nindra Nambi Perumal Temple in TamilNadu, India, 15th-16th century CE

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Composite sculptures of a horse and an elephant, made respectively of 5 and 9 women. Located at the Sri Nindra Nambi Perumal Temple in TamilNadu, India, 15th-16th century CE

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Portrait of a young man from Roman Egypt with a visible incision on his right eye after surgery. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Example of Fayum portrait.

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Portrait of a young man from Roman Egypt with a visible incision on his right eye after surgery. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Example of Fayum portrait.

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'Sarasa with Figures, Birds, and Fantastic Animals' produced for the Japanese market.India, late 17th–early 18th century.

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'Sarasa with Figures, Birds, and Fantastic Animals' produced for the Japanese market.India, late 17th–early 18th century.

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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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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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Myōhō Renge Kyō. The first of eight volumes from the Lotus Sutra, being a woodblock printed, Kasuga-ban edition produced in Japan, on mulberry paper in the mid to late Kamakura Period . A beautiful example of Pre-Gutenberg printing

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Myōhō Renge Kyō. The first of eight volumes from the Lotus Sutra, being a woodblock printed, Kasuga-ban edition produced in Japan, on mulberry paper in the mid to late Kamakura Period . A beautiful example of Pre-Gutenberg printing

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An early 14th century illuminated painting of the Amida Raigo Triad, produced in Japan

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An early 14th century illuminated painting of the Amida Raigo Triad, produced in Japan

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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The 1st Century face of Sulis Minerva. A lovely example of syncretism - the combining pagan Sulis with Roman Minerva probably from the Temple of Minerva next to the spring at Aqua Sulis now known as Bath.

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The 1st Century face of Sulis Minerva. A lovely example of syncretism - the combining pagan Sulis with Roman Minerva probably from the Temple of Minerva next to the spring at Aqua Sulis now known as Bath.

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Scenes of Hell from a copy of the Ojōyōshū, a 10th century text describing the Buddhist Hells and how to avoid ending up in them. Japan, Edo period, 1790

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Scenes of Hell from a copy of the Ojōyōshū, a 10th century text describing the Buddhist Hells and how to avoid ending up in them. Japan, Edo period, 1790

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Buddhist Jewel of Wisdom Carved with the Isle of the Immortals. , made of ivory, from Japan, mid- to late 19th century CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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Buddhist Jewel of Wisdom Carved with the Isle of the Immortals. , made of ivory, from Japan, mid- to late 19th century CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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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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This clear glass piece with bulbous ends and notched centre is a knife rest. Popular from the 17th to early 20th century, they kept knives off tablecloths and added elegance to dining. Once essential for etiquette, they faded as dining grew more casual. Other sizes are available.

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This clear glass piece with bulbous ends and notched centre is a knife rest. Popular from the 17th to early 20th century, they kept knives off tablecloths and added elegance to dining. Once essential for etiquette, they faded as dining grew more casual. Other sizes are available.

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Statue from the late Majapahit period depicting a Chinese noble/official on Java, distinguished by the use of jewelry. The face of the statue is sculpted with plump cheeks and a curled mustache

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Statue from the late Majapahit period depicting a Chinese noble/official on Java, distinguished by the use of jewelry. The face of the statue is sculpted with plump cheeks and a curled mustache

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