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Vase with magpie and peonies by Yukiteru Kizamu, Japan, ca. 1912-1926. Silver, gold, copper. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with magpie and peonies by Yukiteru Kizamu, Japan, ca. 1912-1926. Silver, gold, copper. 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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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 blossoming plum. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1900. Silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with blossoming plum. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1900. Silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum 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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Cigarette case. Japan ca. 1900-1912. Iron and gold. Newark Museum of Art collection

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Cigarette case. Japan ca. 1900-1912. Iron and gold. Newark 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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Vase by Kimura Toun imitating a woven basket for ikebana arrangement. Japan. Copper, copper alloy. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase by Kimura Toun imitating a woven basket for ikebana arrangement. Japan. Copper, copper alloy. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vanity case by House of Fabergé with Henrik Wigström, workmaster. Russia, ca. 1905-15. Silver, gold, silver gilt, enamel, diamonds. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Vanity case by House of Fabergé with Henrik Wigström, workmaster. Russia, ca. 1905-15. Silver, gold, silver gilt, enamel, diamonds. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Tsuba with a koi. Japan, late 19th c. Iron with gold inlay. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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Tsuba with a koi. Japan, late 19th c. Iron with gold inlay. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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Netsuke in the form of a monkey holding a peach, made by Yamaguchi Okatomo, Kyoto, Japan, mid 18th c. Ivory and ink. Walters Art Museum collection

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Netsuke in the form of a monkey holding a peach, made by Yamaguchi Okatomo, Kyoto, Japan, mid 18th c. Ivory and ink. Walters Art Museum collection

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Tray by Tiffany & Co., New York City, 1879-80. Silver, copper, brass, gold-copper alloy, and copper-platinum-iron alloy. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Tray by Tiffany & Co., New York City, 1879-80. Silver, copper, brass, gold-copper alloy, and copper-platinum-iron alloy. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Jonah and the whale. Iran , ca. 1400. Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Jonah and the whale. Iran , ca. 1400. Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Dog. Alexandria, Egypt, ca. 1st c BC - 4th c AD. Marble. Walters Art Museum collection

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Dog. Alexandria, Egypt, ca. 1st c BC - 4th c AD. Marble. Walters Art Museum 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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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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Netsuke depicting Daruma. Pearwood with lacquer. Japan, ca. Meiji period . Godwin-Ternbach Museum collection

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Netsuke depicting Daruma. Pearwood with lacquer. Japan, ca. Meiji period . Godwin-Ternbach Museum collection

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Letter opener by House of Fabergé, Russia, ca. 1899-1908. Silver, bear claw and garnet. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Letter opener by House of Fabergé, Russia, ca. 1899-1908. Silver, bear claw and garnet. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Mounting for a short sword. Japan, 19th c. Wood, lacquer, ray skin, baleen, copper-gold alloy, copper. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Mounting for a short sword. Japan, 19th c. Wood, lacquer, ray skin, baleen, copper-gold alloy, copper. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Standing figure. Chavín culture, Peru, ca. 900-200 BC. earthenware, cinnabar. Walters Art Museum collection

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Standing figure. Chavín culture, Peru, ca. 900-200 BC. earthenware, cinnabar. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with moon and cherry tree design by Namikawa Sōsuke, 1847–1910; active Japan. Wireless cloisonné enamel with shakudō fittings. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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Vase with moon and cherry tree design by Namikawa Sōsuke, 1847–1910; active Japan. Wireless cloisonné enamel with shakudō fittings. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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