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Celadon incense burner with mandarin duck cover. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century AD

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Celadon incense burner with mandarin duck cover. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century AD

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Celadon pillow with two lions. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century AD

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Celadon pillow with two lions. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century AD

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Celadon brush holder with two dragon heads. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century AD

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Celadon brush holder with two dragon heads. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century AD

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Silver reliquary with sarira containers. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 14th century

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Silver reliquary with sarira containers. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 14th century

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Bronze bowl, bronze spoon, and bronze chopsticks. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century AD

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Bronze bowl, bronze spoon, and bronze chopsticks. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century AD

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Water dropper shaped like a turtle dragon. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century AD

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Water dropper shaped like a turtle dragon. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century AD

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Incense burner shaped like a feline. Iran, Seljuk dynasty, 12th century AD

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Incense burner shaped like a feline. Iran, Seljuk dynasty, 12th century AD

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Ewer shaped like a bamboo sprout. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century

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Ewer shaped like a bamboo sprout. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century

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Glazed ceramic pillow depicting a mandarin duck. China, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century AD

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Glazed ceramic pillow depicting a mandarin duck. China, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century AD

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Incense burner in the shape of a goose, copper alloy, early 15th century, Ming dynasty China

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Incense burner in the shape of a goose, copper alloy, early 15th century, Ming dynasty China

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Bronze incense burner with gold inlays. China, Western Han dynasty, 202 BC–9 AD

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Bronze incense burner with gold inlays. China, Western Han dynasty, 202 BC–9 AD

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A celadon water vessel with 9 dragons design, excavated from Gangjin-gun in South Korea. Goryeo Dynasty, 12th century CE. Now housed at the Yamato Bunkakan Museum in Japan

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A celadon water vessel with 9 dragons design, excavated from Gangjin-gun in South Korea. Goryeo Dynasty, 12th century CE. Now housed at the Yamato Bunkakan Museum in Japan

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Gourd-shaped ewer. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th c. Porcelaneous stoneware with celadon glaze. Brooklyn Museum collection

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Gourd-shaped ewer. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th c. Porcelaneous stoneware with celadon glaze. Brooklyn Museum collection

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A wood and brass chest with butterfly adornments. Korea, Joseon Dynasty, 19th century.

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A wood and brass chest with butterfly adornments. Korea, Joseon Dynasty, 19th century.

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Vase with peony design. China, Jin dynasty, 12th century AD

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Vase with peony design. China, Jin dynasty, 12th century AD

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Granite incense burner shaped like an elephant. Korea, 18th century

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Granite incense burner shaped like an elephant. Korea, 18th century

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Incense burner with swastika symbol. China, Song dynasty, 960–1279

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Incense burner with swastika symbol. China, Song dynasty, 960–1279

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Volume 2 of the Jewel Cloud Sutra, written in silver ink on oak paper. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 14th century

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Volume 2 of the Jewel Cloud Sutra, written in silver ink on oak paper. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 14th century

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White porcelain dish. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th century

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White porcelain dish. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th century

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Bronze Brazier with Demon Face Decoration. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 11th–12th century AD. Medium: cast bronze with openwork and incised ornament. Collection: National Museum of Korea, Seoul. Designation: National Treasure No. 145

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Bronze Brazier with Demon Face Decoration. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 11th–12th century AD. Medium: cast bronze with openwork and incised ornament. Collection: National Museum of Korea, Seoul. Designation: National Treasure No. 145

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