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Footed long-necked jar, Sue ware, excavated from Kaniana Tumulus, Toba-shi, Mie, Kofun (Asuka) period, 600s AD, ceramic - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09311
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Egyptian pilgrim flask, Qustul, Cemetery V, tomb VC48, New Kingdom, reigns of Amenhotep II to Post-Amarna Period, 1427-1327 BC, ceramic - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC08045
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Vessel, Egypt, probably El-Amra, Neqade-I or Neqade-II period, H 106 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05387
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Mirror with sea beast and grape design, excavated at Manako, Hoshino-mura, Yame-shi, Fukuoka, Japan, Nara period, 700s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09317
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Single-spout strap-handle vessel depicting a wounded warrior, Nasca culture, Peru south coast, Early Intermediate Period, Nasca Phase 7, c. 500-600 AD, ceramic - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04687
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Wakan roei shu poetry anthology segment known as 'Hase gire', by Fujiwara no Norinaga, 2 of 2, Japan, Heian period, 1100s AD, ink on paper - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09334
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Wang Xiaoyuan relief stele, China, unearthed from Xipu Village, Pixian County, Sichuan, Eastern Han dynasty, dated year 3 of Yongjian period, stone - Sichuan Provincial Museum - Chengdu, China - DSC04742
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Beaker with upside-down head, Sican (Lambayeque) culture, Peru north coast, Late Intermediate Period (Middle Sican), 900-1100 AD, gold - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04670
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Ovoid Jar, China, Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Majiayao phase, 3300-2900 BC, earthenware with slip - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00796
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Plate with the arms of Goodwin of Devon and Suffolk, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period, c. 1730, porcelain, polychrome enamel, gold - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09383
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Plate with fake fruits, Real Fabrica de Alcora, Castellon, Spain, second period, after 1752, ceramic - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08298
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Pair of large dish with dragon and phoenix design, 1 of 2, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period, 1723-1735, doucai enamels - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07273
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Screen pair 1 of 2, Wang Ziyou Visiting Dai Andao, Kano Sansetsu, Japan, Edo period, mid 1600s, ink and gold on paper - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01132
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Tachido tosei gusoku armor and bagu (horse tacks), saddles, stirrups, Japan, Momoyama to Edo periods, c. 1580-1868 AD, iron, lacquer, gold, bronze, etc - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05635
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Tachi sword by Yukihira, Heian-Kamakura period, 12th-13th century - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05213
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Silver-form Quatrefoil Cup or Dish, China, Tang to Five Dynasties period, 9th-10th century AD, earthenware, lead-fluxed clear glaze, copper green - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00902
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Silver-form Covered Box, China, Tang to Five Dynasties period, 9th-10th century AD, earthenware, lead-fluxed clear glaze, copper green - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00913
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Covered Cylindrical Zun Wine Container with Decoration of Fantastic Animals, view 2, China, Western Han period, 2nd-1st century BC, earthenware - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00928
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Cherry blossom viewing in the third month, from the Five Seasonal Festivals, by Utagawa Sadahide, Edo period, 1800s AD- Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09563
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Cherry-blossom viewing by Shinobazu Pond, by Torii Kiyonaga, Edo period, 1700s AD, print - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09551
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Cinerary urn with animal-like feet, excavated at Arima, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan, Heian period, 700s-800s AD, ceramic - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09206
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Bowl in shape of gong, with boating figure depicting a poem of Du Mu, Imari ware, Edo period, 1600s AD, porcelain, overglaze enamel - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08935
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Ablution basin with word Taharat (cleanliness) in Solos-Thuluth calligraphy, China, Ming dynasty, Zhengde period, 1506-1521 AD, underglaze painted porcelain - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06903
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Akodanari kabuto (melon-shaped helmet) and menpo (half mask), Hachisuka Yoshishige crest, Haruta school, Japan, Muromachi period, late 1500s AD - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05610
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Imhotep statuette, Egyptian, Late period, 25th dynasty, 760-656 BC, bronze - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC08064
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Vessel, Egypt, Neqade I or early Neqade II period, ceramic, K 1 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05393
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Water Dropper in the Form of a Winged Quadruped Supporting a Wine Cup, China, Eastern Han period, 1st-2nd cent. AD, earthenware, iron-brown glaze - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01581
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Vessel, Egypt, Neqade I or early Neqade II period, ceramic, K 3 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05395
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Kinryuzan, from Famous Places of Edo, by Utagawa Hiroshige, Edo period, 1800s AD, print - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09573
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Horadnia, Nioman, Franciškanski-Kałoža. Горадня, Нёман, Францішканскі-Каложа (N. Orda, 1861-69)
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Mesopotamian - Cylinder Seal with Human-Headed Griffin Attacking a Horse - Walters 42444 - Side B
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Plate with the arms of Visconti and Cusani, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, c. 1722, porcelain, polychrome enamel, gold - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09371
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Dragon dish, China, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty, Hongzhi period, 1488-1505 AD, porcelain, incised decoration on bisquit enameled green (anhua) - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09669
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The Roben Falls at Oyama, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japan, Edo period, 1800s AD, woodblock print on paper - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09295
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Standing Arya-Avalokiteshvara (Sho Kannon bosatsu), Japan, from Kofuku-ji, Nara, Heian period, 12th century AD, wood, polychrome, gold leaf - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01160
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Table set owned by Porto Bishop António de San José de Castro, China, Jiaqing period, c. 1800-1810, porcelain - Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis - Porto, Portugal - DSC00455
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Table set owned by Porto Bishop António de San José de Castro, China, Jiaqing period, c. 1800-1810, porcelain - Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis - Porto, Portugal - DSC00457
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Table set owned by Porto Bishop António de San José de Castro, China, Jiaqing period, c. 1800-1810, porcelain - Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis - Porto, Portugal - DSC00461
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Pair of dishes with fruiting and flowering peach branches, 2 of 2, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period, 1723-1735, famille rose enamels - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07310
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Pair of frontal panels from ear ornaments, Sican (Lambayeque) culture, Late Intermediate Period (Middle Sican), 900-1100 AD, gold - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04672
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Pair of large dish with dragon and phoenix design, 2 of 2, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period, 1723-1735, doucai enamels - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07276
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Plate with spray of rose leaves, Worcester porcelain, James Giles atelier, c. 1772, soft-paste porcelain - California Palace of the Legion of Honor - San Francisco, CA - DSC02981
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Pottery urn with narrow mouth, Nanyue Kingdom period, from M20 at the construction site of Chuangyi Dadao, Huanghua Gang, Taiher Gang Lu, Guangzhou - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00789
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Raccoon dog by Ninnami Dohachi, Sangama ware, Japan, Edo period, 1800s AD, ceramic - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08970
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Reed Warblers with Irises and Mock Strawberries, by Utagawa Sadahide, Japan, Edo period, dated 1834 AD, woodblock print on paper - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09293
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Sake cup and stand in stylized wave and bird design, by Nagata Yuji, Edo period, 1700s AD, maki-e lacquer, mother-of-pearl inlay - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08762
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Vessel in the form of a human leg, Moche culture, Peru north coast, Early Intermediate period, Moche Phase IV, c. 450-550 AD, ceramic - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04689
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Buddha seated on Naga, Terrace No. 61, southeastern section of Angkor Thom, Cambodia, Angkor period, 1100s AD, sandstone - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08779
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Four-armed bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, China, Imperial Workshop, Beining, Qianlong period, 1748 AD, gold alloy, coral, sapphires, rubies, lapis lazuli, turquoise, pearls - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC08045
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Covered Tripod Vessel, China, Shandong province, Neolithic period, Shandong Longshan culture, 2500-2000 BC, burnished black earthenware - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00805
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Covered Cylindrical Zun Wine Container with Decoration of Fantastic Animals, view 1, China, Western Han period, 2nd-1st century BC, earthenware - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00927
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Empress Dowager Chongqing at the Age of Sixty, probably by Giuseppe Castiglione and court painters in Beijing, China, Qianlong period, c. 1751 AD, ink and color on silk - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07995
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Incense ceremony box (kobako) in book form, Japan, Edo period, c. 1800-1850, maki-e lacquer on wood, gold, pewter - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09583
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Comparisons of true courage, Kiyohame, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Edo period, dated 1856 AD, print - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09557
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Child playing on a wooden horse and a beauty with an umbrella, by Suzuki Harunobu, Edo period, 1700s AD, print - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09547
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Bajo jingasa (military hat for horse riding), crest of the Mori family of Choshu domain, Nagato province, Japan, Edo period, 1615-1868, wicker, lacquer - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05621
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Large dish, Swatow ware, China, Fujian province, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, c. 1600, porcelain, polychrome enamel - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09657
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Long-Necked Jar, China, Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Majiayao phase, 3300-2900 BC, earthenware with slip - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00795
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Nimaido tosei gusoku armor of Okudaira Nobumasa, Japan, Haruta school, late Momoyama period, 1500s AD, wood, lacquer, leather, iron, gold, velvet, horn - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05481
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Nimaido gusoku armor, helmet signed Hidetsuna saku, Japan, early Edo period, 1600s-1700s AD, iron, gold, pewter, lacing, brocade, leather, shakudo - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05606
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Mirror with autumn plant, butterfly, and bird design, Hakusan Jinja Sutra Mound, Nakayama, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Heian period, 1100s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09245
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Mug with the arms of Sir John Lambert, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period, c. 1722, porcelain, rouge-de-fer, polychrome enamel, gold - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09389
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US Navy 071029-N-5961C-001 After being in the shipyard for six months, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) heads out to sea for a shakedown period
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Basket figurine, Attic, Late Geometric period, 750-735 BC, H 5337 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05660
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Drawered Handbox with Four-Season Motif and Interior Cosmetic Boxes with Scrolling Floral Designs, view 5, Japan, early Edo period, lacquered wood - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01120
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Wakan roei shu poetry anthology segment known as 'Hase gire', by Fujiwara no Norinaga, 1 of 2, Japan, Heian period, 1100s AD, ink on paper - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09332
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Planting cherry trees in the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarters, by Hasegawa Settei, Edo period, dated 1855 AD, print - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09569
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Osiris, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, Reign of Sheshonq I, c. 945-924 BC, or Osorkon II, c. 874-850 BC, silver, bronze - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC06985
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Dish with red dragons, China, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty, Xuande mark and period, 1426-1435, porcelain, iron-red enamel over glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04978
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Bottle jar with dragon and arabesque design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Ming dynasty, Yongle period, 1403-1424 AD, blue and white - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07353
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Vessel depicting an ancestor in the guise of Cosijo, Zapotec, Monte Alban area, Oaxaca, Late Formative to Early Classic period, Monte Alban II-IIIa Transition, c. 100-300 AD - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04550
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Mirror with gods and beasts design in semi-triangular rim, from Samidatakarazuka Tumulus, Kawai-cho, Nara, Kofun period, 300s-400s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09124
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Mirror with sandbank, plum tree, and pheasant design, Iitaka Sutra Mound, Baba Yamada, Yamaoka-cho, Ena-shi, Gifu, Heian period, 1100s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09233
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Mirror with Daoist Immortals and Dragons, China, Eastern Han or Three Kingdoms period, late 2nd to early 3rd century AD, bronze - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00921
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Male figure, Cyprus, excavated from a temple in Golgoi, Proto-Cypriot period, 600-540 BC, limestone - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00660
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Pyxis with horses, Attic, Late Geometric period, 750-735 BC, L 54 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05628
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Sake cup and stand by Nagata Yuji, Edo period, 18th century, surging wave and bird design in maki-e lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05152
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Relief plaque with confronted ibexes, Iran, Sasanian period, 5th or 6th century AD, stucco originally with polychrome painting - Cincinnati Art Museum - DSC03952
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Tiger Walking over a Deer or Gazel, 1 of 2, openwork plaque from a horse's harness, Eastern Eurasian or China, Zhou dynasty, 6th-5th cent. BC, bronze - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01566
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Tiger Walking over a Deer or Gazel, 2 of 2, openwork plaque from a horse's harness, Eastern Eurasian or China, Zhou dynasty, 6th-5th cent. BC, bronze - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01570
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The actor Morita Kanya VIII as a woman with a fan under a cherry tree, by Katsukawa Shun'ei, Edo period, 1700s AD - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09549
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Table set owned by Porto Bishop António de San José de Castro, China, Jiaqing period, c. 1800-1810, porcelain - Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis - Porto, Portugal - DSC00458
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Sculpture of a Female Figure, China, Gansu or Qinghai province, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Machang phase, 2350-2050 BC, earthenware - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00808
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Viewing cherry blossoms, from the Hauta Songs, second series, by Utagawa Kunisada, Edo period, dated 1858 AD - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09565
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Wall panel depicting Ix K'an Bolon (Lady Precious Nine), Maya, Pomona, Tabasco state, Late Classic period, c. 790 AD, limestone, stucco, paint - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04642
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Incense tray with hare in moon pounding the medicine of immortality, China, probably Suzhou, Qianlong period, 1736-1795 AD, carved and painted lacquer on wood core, gold - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC08038
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Dish with copper-red glaze, China, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty, Xuande mark and period, 1426-1435 AD, porcelain, copper-red glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04998
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Female figure, Western Mexico, Classic Jalisco Period, 200 BC to 400 AD, molded and painted ceramic - Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia - DSC09027
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Five-case seal caddy (inro), attributed to the Kajikawa workshop, Japan, Edo period, c. 1750-1850, maki-e lacquer on wood - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09577
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Ewer for export with cloud design, Imari ware, Kakiemon type, Edo period, 1600s AD, porcelain, overglaze enamel, European silver lid dated 1671 - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08947
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Empress Xiaoxian, by Ignatius Sichelbart, Yi Lantei, and possibly Wang Ruxue, China, Qianlong period, 1777 AD, possibly repainted in the 1800s AD, ink and color on silk - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07976
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Amphora with Theseus and the Minotaur, Circle of the Antimenes Painter, Greek, Attic, Archaic period, c. 520-520 BC, terracotta - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC08026
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Bowl with people and chrysanthemum scroll design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Ming dynasty, Hongwu period, 1368-1398 AD, white against underglaze copper-red - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07271
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Bowl depicting a monkey, Zapotec, Monte Alban area, Oaxaca, Late Formative period, Monte Alban I, c. 400-100 BC, ceramic with traces of stucco and paint - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04554
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Beaker depicting the Sican Lord holding a Spondylus shell, Sican (Lambayeque) culture, Peru north coast, Late Intermediate Period (Middle Sican), 900-1100 AD, gold - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04669
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Courtesans in the Four Seasons (Takihashi of the Ogiya, Summer), by Kitagawa Utamaro, Japan, Edo period, 1800s AD, woodblock print on paper - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09273
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Covered Hu Wine Vessel with Bird Decor and Taotie-Mask Ring Handles, China, Warring States period, 5th-3rd century BC, bronze, gold, turquoise - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00943
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Daquan dangqian bronze coins, Three Kingdoms period, from the construction site of Guangbai Xinyi, Xihu Lu, Guangzhou - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00851
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