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Small dish with stylized flowers and ferns. Japan, Edo period, ca. 1650s-70s. Porcelain with polychrome enamels over transparent glaze . Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [2000x1530)

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Small dish with stylized flowers and ferns. Japan, Edo period, ca. 1650s-70s. Porcelain with polychrome enamels over transparent glaze . Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [2000x1530)

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Figure of a standing beauty. Japan, Edo period, ca. 1670-1690. Porcelain with overglaze enamels . Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Figure of a standing beauty. Japan, Edo period, ca. 1670-1690. Porcelain with overglaze enamels . Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Dish with peonies and dragonfly. China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Dish with peonies and dragonfly. China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Small dish with fireworks. Japan, Edo period, mid-17th c. Porcelain with molding and underglaze blue . Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Small dish with fireworks. Japan, Edo period, mid-17th c. Porcelain with molding and underglaze blue . Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Teapot. Staffordshire, England, ca. 1765. Salt-glazed stoneware with enamel decoration. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Teapot. Staffordshire, England, ca. 1765. Salt-glazed stoneware with enamel decoration. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Square dish with chrysanthemums. Saga prefecture, Japan, ca. 1860 . porcelain , underglaze blue. Walters Art Museum collection

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Square dish with chrysanthemums. Saga prefecture, Japan, ca. 1860 . porcelain , underglaze blue. Walters Art Museum collection

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Terracotta kylix with stylized flower. Myceanean, ca. 1300-1225 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Terracotta kylix with stylized flower. Myceanean, ca. 1300-1225 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Plate with eggplant. Japan, mid 19th c. Gold and silver maki-e on copper. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Plate with eggplant. Japan, mid 19th c. Gold and silver maki-e on copper. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Harlequin figurine with jug. Meissen Manufactory, Germany, ca. 1740; modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler. Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Harlequin figurine with jug. Meissen Manufactory, Germany, ca. 1740; modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler. Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Vase with calla lillies. Rörstrand Factory, Sweden, ca. 1900-1903. Hard-paste porcelain. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Vase with calla lillies. Rörstrand Factory, Sweden, ca. 1900-1903. Hard-paste porcelain. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Bowl with galleon. Iznik, Turkey, first half 17th c. Stonepaste; polychrome-painted under transparent glaze. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, collection

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Bowl with galleon. Iznik, Turkey, first half 17th c. Stonepaste; polychrome-painted under transparent glaze. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, collection

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Dish with peafowls and peonies. China, Ming dynasty, Yongle mark and period . Carved red lacquer. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Dish with peafowls and peonies. China, Ming dynasty, Yongle mark and period . Carved red lacquer. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Kimono-shaped coverlet with Chinese lions and peonies. Japan, Edo period, late 17th c. Figured satin-weave silk with paste-resist dyeing, tie-dyeing, and ink painting. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Kimono-shaped coverlet with Chinese lions and peonies. Japan, Edo period, late 17th c. Figured satin-weave silk with paste-resist dyeing, tie-dyeing, and ink painting. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Plaque with irises by Auguste Delaherche, France, ca. 1894-1904. Glazed stoneware. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Plaque with irises by Auguste Delaherche, France, ca. 1894-1904. Glazed stoneware. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Dish with peony. Late 17th or early 18th c. Possibly from the Deccan region, India. Opalescent green glass ; blown, shaped with mold, enameled, and gilded. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Dish with peony. Late 17th or early 18th c. Possibly from the Deccan region, India. Opalescent green glass ; blown, shaped with mold, enameled, and gilded. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Porcelain bowl with incised decoration of plum blossom and crescent moon under celadon glaze. China, Yuan dynasty, late 13th–14th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Porcelain bowl with incised decoration of plum blossom and crescent moon under celadon glaze. China, Yuan dynasty, late 13th–14th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Vase with autumn flowers and elephant handles. Japan, 19th c. Earthenware ceramic , overglaze enamel, gilding. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with autumn flowers and elephant handles. Japan, 19th c. Earthenware ceramic , overglaze enamel, gilding. Walters Art Museum collection

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"Pitcher plant" vase by Union Porcelain Works, Brooklyn, 1877. Porcelain with overglaze enamel and gilt decoration. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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"Pitcher plant" vase by Union Porcelain Works, Brooklyn, 1877. Porcelain with overglaze enamel and gilt decoration. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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Vase with flowering cherry and birds. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1910. Copper, silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with flowering cherry and birds. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1910. Copper, silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection

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Fan with bullfighting scenes. Spanish, late 19th or early 20th c. Paper and wood. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Fan with bullfighting scenes. Spanish, late 19th or early 20th c. Paper and wood. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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