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Outer robe with Mount Penglai, the isle of the Immortals. Japan, 18th century

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Outer robe with Mount Penglai, the isle of the Immortals. Japan, 18th century

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Summer robe with cormorant fishing scene. Japan, 18th-19th century

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Summer robe with cormorant fishing scene. Japan, 18th-19th century

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Fireman's helmet with mother-of-pearl inlays. Japan, Edo period, 18th-19th century

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Fireman's helmet with mother-of-pearl inlays. Japan, Edo period, 18th-19th century

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Inrō box with peacock feather design. Japan, 18th century

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Inrō box with peacock feather design. Japan, 18th century

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Painting of a Dutchman with pipe. Japan, 18th century

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Painting of a Dutchman with pipe. Japan, 18th century

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Figurine of a demon with club. Japan, 18th century

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Figurine of a demon with club. Japan, 18th century

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Helmet and mask with moustache. Japan, 17th-18th century

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Helmet and mask with moustache. Japan, 17th-18th century

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Wood carvings of the Eight Daoist Immortals. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Wood carvings of the Eight Daoist Immortals. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Netsuke in the form of a monkey on top of a horse - 18th century A.D., Japan.

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Netsuke in the form of a monkey on top of a horse - 18th century A.D., Japan.

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Two clam shells for Kai-awase, the shell matching game. Painted with scenes from the Tale of Genji. Japan, 18th-19th century

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Two clam shells for Kai-awase, the shell matching game. Painted with scenes from the Tale of Genji. Japan, 18th-19th century

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Iron shin guard with padding. Japan, 18th century

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Iron shin guard with padding. Japan, 18th century

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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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Menuki in the form of a shishi, Japan late 18th–early 19th century.

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Menuki in the form of a shishi, Japan late 18th–early 19th century.

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Ceramic lion with ball. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Ceramic lion with ball. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Dolls of a prince and princess. Japan, 18th-19th century

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Dolls of a prince and princess. Japan, 18th-19th century

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Carving of the poet Ono no Komachi as an old woman. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Carving of the poet Ono no Komachi as an old woman. 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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Portable picnic set with gold dust lacquer. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Little duck carved out of a sperm whale tooth. Japan, 18th-19th century

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Little duck carved out of a sperm whale tooth. Japan, 18th-19th 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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Ivory carving of a skull with two snakes. Japan, 19th century

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Ivory carving of a skull with two snakes. Japan, 19th century

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