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Mask depicting a dragon king, used in Buddhist rituals. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century AD

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Mask depicting a dragon king, used in Buddhist rituals. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century AD

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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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Sculpture of a guardian king. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Sculpture of a guardian king. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Tantō attributed to Masamune. Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century

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Tantō attributed to Masamune. Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century

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Doll depicting Benkei with many weapons. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Doll depicting Benkei with many weapons. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Head of a short khakkhara . Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century

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Head of a short khakkhara . Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century

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Sculpture of Raijin, the god of thunder. Sanjūsangen-dō, Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Sculpture of Raijin, the god of thunder. Sanjūsangen-dō, Japan, Kamakura period, 13th 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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Netsuke depicting an octopus in a pot. Japan, 19th century

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Netsuke depicting an octopus in a pot. 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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Stele engraved with the Prabhasa Mantra in Siddham script, at Niutsuhime Shrine. Katsuragi, Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Stele engraved with the Prabhasa Mantra in Siddham script, at Niutsuhime Shrine. Katsuragi, Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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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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Plaque depicting a man and dog. Egypt, Fatimid period, 11th-12th century AD

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Plaque depicting a man and dog. Egypt, Fatimid period, 11th-12th century AD

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Armor with fan crest and embossed dragon. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Armor with fan crest and embossed dragon. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Armor with dragonfly decor. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Armor with dragonfly decor. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Set of ritual bells. Japan, Heian period, 11th-12th century

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Set of ritual bells. Japan, Heian period, 11th-12th century

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Statue of Kisshōten holding a cintamani jewel, from Sanjūsangen-dō Temple. Japan, Kamakura period, 12th-13th century AD

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Statue of Kisshōten holding a cintamani jewel, from Sanjūsangen-dō Temple. Japan, Kamakura period, 12th-13th century AD

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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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The Nikkō Ichimonji, a famous sword owned by the Hōjō Clan. No signature. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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The Nikkō Ichimonji, a famous sword owned by the Hōjō Clan. No signature. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th 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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Black and gold lacquered tray depicting a pine and persimmon tree by a river. Japan, 18th century

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