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Nure-onna , depicted in an Edo-period Japanese handscroll illustrating 35 folkloric supernatural creatures , 17th century

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Nure-onna , depicted in an Edo-period Japanese handscroll illustrating 35 folkloric supernatural creatures , 17th century

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Folding screen depicting three flower carts. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Folding screen depicting three flower carts. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Lacquered book box depicting birds in a bamboo grove and Tokugawa crest. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Lacquered book box depicting birds in a bamboo grove and Tokugawa crest. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Folding screens depicting chrysanthemums and autumnal plants. Japan, Edo period, 17th-18th century

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Folding screens depicting chrysanthemums and autumnal plants. Japan, Edo period, 17th-18th century

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Steel stirrups with red and gold lacquer depicting brushes. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Steel stirrups with red and gold lacquer depicting brushes. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Japanese illustrations depicting various types of whales, created between 1603 and 1867 during Japan's Edo period. Currently part of the Kyushu University Museum collection

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Japanese illustrations depicting various types of whales, created between 1603 and 1867 during Japan's Edo period. Currently part of the Kyushu University Museum collection

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Fragment of a Japanese 17th century art scroll depicting a bloody scene

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Fragment of a Japanese 17th century art scroll depicting a bloody scene

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Two folding screens depicting cranes. Japan, 18th century

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Two folding screens depicting cranes. Japan, 18th century

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Doll depicting Benkei with many weapons. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Doll depicting Benkei with many weapons. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Paddles for playing hanetsuki. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Paddles for playing hanetsuki. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Folding screen depicting two tigers in a bamboo grove. Japan, 17th century

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Folding screen depicting two tigers in a bamboo grove. Japan, 17th century

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An 18th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting the Ashinaga-tenaga . Now part of a private collection

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An 18th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting the Ashinaga-tenaga . Now part of a private collection

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Doll of Takenouchi no Sukune holding a baby. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Doll of Takenouchi no Sukune holding a baby. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Bugaku mask depicting a smiling old man. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Bugaku mask depicting a smiling old man. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Lacquered jug with gold dust landscape. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Lacquered jug with gold dust landscape. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Armor with dragonfly decor. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Armor with dragonfly decor. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Armor with fan crest and embossed dragon. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Armor with fan crest and embossed dragon. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Ivory carving of a quail standing on millet. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Ivory carving of a quail standing on millet. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Maedate shaped like a demon's head. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Maedate shaped like a demon's head. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Doll of lord Katō Kiyomasa in gold armor. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Doll of lord Katō Kiyomasa in gold armor. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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