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A 19th-century Japanese fireman’s coat decorated with a spider hovering over an abandoned Go board

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A 19th-century Japanese fireman’s coat decorated with a spider hovering over an abandoned Go board

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Scroll decorated with gold and silver flakes, containing chapter 11 of the Lotus Sutra. Japan, 13th century

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Scroll decorated with gold and silver flakes, containing chapter 11 of the Lotus Sutra. Japan, 13th century

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Tsuba with spider web design. Japan, 17th century

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Tsuba with spider web design. Japan, 17th 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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Ivory netsuke depicting a horse caught in a spider's web. Japan, 18th century

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Ivory netsuke depicting a horse caught in a spider's web. 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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A 19th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke of a sleeping wild boar. Sold at Christie's in 2016

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A 19th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke of a sleeping wild boar. Sold at Christie's in 2016

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Dolls of two children holding a treasure boat. Japan, 19th century

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Dolls of two children holding a treasure boat. Japan, 19th century

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Shields decorated with human hair. Sarawak, Indonesia, Kenyah peoples, 19th century

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Shields decorated with human hair. Sarawak, Indonesia, Kenyah peoples, 19th century

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Woman's coat with embroidered flowers and butterflies. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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Woman's coat with embroidered flowers and butterflies. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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Ancient Roman silver amphora decorated with Bacchic scenes, c. 2nd century CE.

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Ancient Roman silver amphora decorated with Bacchic scenes, c. 2nd century CE.

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Carving of a wasp nest with larvae. Japan, 19th century

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Carving of a wasp nest with larvae. Japan, 19th 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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Man's robe decorated with poppies. India, 17th century

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Man's robe decorated with poppies. India, 17th century

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Tsuba with gilded bamboos. Japan, 19th century

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Tsuba with gilded bamboos. Japan, 19th century

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America 19th Century Silver Inlay Tray Japanese Inspired Tiffany & Co

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America 19th Century Silver Inlay Tray Japanese Inspired Tiffany & Co

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Dragon engraved on boar's tusk, Japanese, early to mid-19th century.

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Dragon engraved on boar's tusk, Japanese, early to mid-19th century.

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Arm Band with Man's Head, Indonesia , 10th Century AD

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Arm Band with Man's Head, Indonesia , 10th Century AD

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Glass bowl shaped like a boat. Satsuma, Japan, 19th century

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Glass bowl shaped like a boat. Satsuma, Japan, 19th 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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