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Anthropomorphic plaque, possibly the Fire Sepent, possibly a forgery, Olmec, Formative period, 800-400 BC, serpentine, cinnabar - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04579
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Tea bowl (chawan), Japan, Edo period, 18th-19th century, earthenware, black glaze (raku) - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09533
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The Battle of Ichi-no-Tani, six-fold screen, Japan, Edo period, late 1600s, ink and gold leaf on paper, detail 1 - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05548
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The Battle of Ichi-no-Tani, six-fold screen, Japan, Edo period, late 1600s, ink and gold leaf on paper - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05546
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Three standing female figures, El Faisan area, Veracruz state, Early Classic period, 450-600 AD, ceramic figure 2 detail - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04632
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The Sundial of Summer in the Floating World (Elegance in the Morning), by Kitagawa Utamaro, Japan, Edo period, 1800s AD, woodblock print on paper - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09275
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Standing Fudo Myo'o (Acalanatha), Heian period, 12th century, wood with polychromy, cut gold leaf, and inlaid crystal eyes - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05104
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Vase with figures and flowers in the form of a double gourd, view 1, Guangzhou Imperial Workshop, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795, copper alloy, enamels - Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, MA - DSC05100
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Warrior in Keiko Armor, National Treasure, Kofun period, 6th century, haniwa (terracotta tomb figurine) from Iizuka-machi, Ota-shi, Gunma - Tokyo National Museum - DSC06425
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Water dropper in form of a duck, Korea, Gangjin or Buan kilns, Goryeo period, 1100s AD, stoneware, iron pigment under celadon glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04886
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Book stand with autumn grass design, Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period, 1500s-1600s AD, maki-e lacquer - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08746
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Dagger Hilt, India, Mughal period, c. 1650 AD, quartz crystal - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01101
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Court robe with dragons and clouds, China, embroidery by Imperial Silk Manufactory, Suzhou, tailoring by Imperial Workshop, Beijing, Yongzheng period, 1723-1735 AD, silk - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07916
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Bronze he ewer with animal mask design, Bronze period, from site of Rosin Factory, Xinyi - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00741
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Bowl with dragon design, by Eiraku Hozen, Edo period, 1800s AD, ceramics, three-color glaze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08862
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Celt with incised masked figure, Highland Olmec culture, probably Guerrero state, Middle Formative period, c. 900-500 BC, jadeite - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04584
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Celt with incised plant motif, Highland Olmec culture, Ahuelican, Guerrero state, Middle Formative period, c. 900-500 BC, serpentine - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04583
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Poem of Yayoi, by Utagawa Kunisada, Edo period, 1800s AD, print - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09567
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Pendants, Tell Asmar, North Palace, room E 16 in hoard 11, Early Dynastic period, 2900-2350 BC, lapis lazuli, silver, carnelian - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07316
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Panel from a cabinet with flowers and birds, India, Coromandel Coast or Sri Lanka, Mughal period, late 1600s AD, ivory over wood, 2006.259 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07361
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Flower vase in the shape of a standing drum, Mino ware, Kiseto type, Japan, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1500s AD, ceramic - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08953
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Dogu with goggle-shaped eyes, excavated at Kamegaoka, Kizukuri, Tsugaru-shi, Aomori, Jomon period, 1,000-400 BC, ceramic - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09105
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Eaves tile with reversed inscription 'wansui' (longevity), Nanyue Kingdom period, from the site of Nanyue Kingdom Palace - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00848
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Fireman's hat, Japan, Meiji period, late 19th to early 20th century, cotton, paste-resist dyed - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09529
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Zunari kabuto (head-shaped helmet), Japan, Momoyama period, 1573-1615 AD, iron, gold, lacquer, washi paper, lacing - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05612
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Yashaten gyodo mask, formerly passed down at Niutsuhime Jinja, Wakayama, Japan, Kamakura period, 1300s AD, wood with polychromy - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09070
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Headdress ornament with heads flanked by crested crocodiles, Calima region, Colombia, Yotoco period, probably c. 1-700 AD, gold - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04681
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Male warrior with a cloak, Cyprus, Hellenistic period, 325-50 BC, limestone - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00661
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Magical stele with images of Bes, Horus the Child, and Taweret, Egyptian, Late Period, Dynasty 26-31, 664-332 BC, limestone - Sackler Museum - Harvard University - DDSC01856
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Epitaph of Fumi no Nemaro, excavated at his tomb, Yataki, Haibara-ku, Uda-shi, Nara, Asuka period, dated 707 AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09191
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Fan-shaped tiered incense box with the Eight Views of Omi (Lake Biwa), Japan, Meiji or Taisho period, approx. 1868-1926, lacquered wood with makie, silver - Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - DSC01467
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Nose ornament (anchor form with plates), Calima region, Colombia, Yotoco period, probably c. 1-700 AD, gold - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04682
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Informal robe with chrysanthemums 2, China, emboidery probably by Imperial Silk Manufactory, Suzhou, tailoring by Imperial Workshop, Beijing, Guangxu period, 1875-1908, silk - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC08022
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Horse-shaped vessel, attributed to Changnyeong, Korea, Three Kingdoms period (Silla), 400s AD, ceramic, view 1 - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08108
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Isho dansu (clothing chest), Sendai, Japan, Meiji period, c. 1890 AD, elm wood, lacquer, iron - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05523
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Jar with boys at play, Jingdezhen, China, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period, 1522-1566, porcelain, underglazed cobalt-blue pigment - Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, MA - DSC05111
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Incense Container in Shape of Ofuku by Ninnami Dohachi (1783-1855), Edo period, 19th century, with overglaze enamel - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05259
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Incense container with camellia design, by Ogata Kenzan, Kenzan ware, Edo period, 1700s AD, ceramic, overglaze enamel - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08849
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Kantanotoko type Noh mask, inscribed Tenkaichi Kawachi, Edo period, 1600s AD - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09538
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Hoshikabuto style helmet bowl with 20 riveted plates, Japan, Kamakura period, 1200s AD, preserved at Tstutsukowake Shrine, Fukushima - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09362
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Bodhisattva Manjusri (Monju Bosatsu), Japan, Nambokucho period, 1333-1392 AD, ink, opaque color, applied cut gold (kirikane) - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC05105
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Mirror with interconnected arc design, excavated from Shorinzan Tumulus, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka, Japan, Kofun period, 300s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09303
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Mirror from the Inariyama Sutra Mound, excavated at Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Heian period, 1100s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09207
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No. 11 & 12 from the series Primary Education, Manners for Women, explained in Pictures, by Adachi Ginko, Japan, Meiji period, c. 1882 AD, woodblock print - Sackler Museum - Harvard University - DSC01708
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Mirror with six bells, excavated at Ueno Tumulus, Chikusei-shi, Ibaraki, Japan, Kofun period, 400s-500s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09191
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Mirror from the Inariyama Sutra Mound, excavated at Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Heian period, 1100s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09209
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Monkey gives honey to Buddha Shakyamuni, India, Bihar, probably Kurkihar, Pala dynasty, c. 1000 AD, black stone - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09270
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Cosmetic box (tebako), Japan, Edo period, c. 1800, maki-e lacquer on wood, pewter - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09567
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Corpses floating on a river, from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal at Niniveh, Neo-Assyrian Period, late in the reign of Ashurbanipal, 648-631 BC - Museo Gregoriano Egizio - Vatican Museums - DSC00859
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Delft charger in the style of the Chinese Wanli Period, Cornelis Aelbrechtsz Keyser of the Two Ships factory, Holland, 17th century, tin-glazed earthenware - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06624
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US Navy 070628-N-8110K-007 USS Constitution's color guard presents colors marching to the drums of an American Revolution period pipe and drum corps at the opening ceremony of Boston Harborfest and Boston Navy Week
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Dragon-handled jug, Afghanistan, probably Herat, Timurid period, late 15th to first quarter of 16th century AD, brass, silver, gold, 91.1.607 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07255
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The Country Wedding, John Lewis Krimmel, 1820
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Gourd-shaped serving bowl, Nin'ami Dohachi, Japan, Kyoto, Fushimi, Edo period, c. 1842-1855 AD, stoneware with cobalt and iron pigment under clear glaze, gold leaf over glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05495
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Jar with four lugs in tomoe (comma shapes) design, Seto ware, Japan, Nanbokucho period, 1300s AD, brown glaze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08947
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Jar with 'hundred bats' design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, 1573-1620, overglaze enamels - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07224
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Lobed bowl with cherry blossom and maple design, by Nin'ami Dohachi, Edo period, 1800s AD, ceramic, overglaze enamel - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09340
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Lidded cup and lobed tray with phoenixes and peonies, China, Imperial Workshop, Beijing, Qianlong period, 1736-1795 AD, enamels on copper alloy, gilding - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07945
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Mantle clock, attributed to Francois Remond, late Louis XVI period, Sevres porcelain, ormolu Music Room - Harewood House - West Yorkshire, England - DSC02051
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Nude bearded hero wrestling with water buffalo, bull man fighting lion, Mesopotamia, Akkadian period, c. 2334-2154 BC, serpentine cylinder seal - Morgan Library & Museum - New York City - DSC06594
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Mirror with triangular rim and dragon and tiger design, 7 of 12, Japan, Kofun period, 200s-300s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09176
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Vessel with jaguar and monster head flanges, Maya, Ulua Valley, Hondura, Late Classic period, c. 600-900 AD, stone - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04652
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Dish with white herons, Imari ware, Japan, Edo period, 1600s AD, ceramic, sprayed underglaze blue - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08975
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Dish with molded carp, China, Southern Song period, 13th century AD, Qingbai ware, stoneware - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00722
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Yukinoshita-do (chest armor), Japan, mid Edo period, 1700s, iron, silver, gold, lacing, view 1 - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05467
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Woman in formal attire (haniwa), excavated at Yokozuka, Toyoshiro-cho, Isesaki-shi, Gunma, Kofun period, 500s AD, terracotta - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09102
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Plate with figures in arbor, Jingdezhen ware, China, Qing dynasty Yongzheng to Qianlong period, c. 1740, porcelain, 1984.224 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07435
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Jar with lid and incised design of lotus sprays, Korea, Gangjin or Buan kilns, Goryeo period, 1150-1200 AD, stoneware, celadon glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04882
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Plate with the coat of arms of Willem van Outhoorn, Japan, c. 1700 AD, lacquered wood, gold, silver - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07682
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Painting on Zen Enlightenment (Sanping baring his chest and Shigong stretching his bow), attributed to Kano Motonobu, v1,Muromachi period, 16th century, panel from Daisen-in temple - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05830
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Shallow bowl, probably Afghanistan, Sasanian period, 5th-7th century AD, silver, gilt - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - DSC05096
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Rustam rescues Bijan from the well, from the Shahnama by Firdawsi, probably Iran, Mongol period, dated February 1341 AD, watercolor, ink, paper - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04684
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Small dish with design of dragons between waves, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795 AD, porcelain with underglaze blue and iron red - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC02028
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Shinja type noh mask, with inscription 'By Master Tomoharu of the Hosho troupe of 74 years', Muromachi period, 1400s-1500s AD, wood, polychromy - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08988
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Short-necked jar, Sue ware, excavated at Rurikozuka Tumulus, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba, Kofun (Asuka) period, 600s AD, stoneware - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09179
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Seated Shaka Nyorai (Sakyamuni), Japan, Heian period, 800s-900s AD, wood, gold leaf - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08652
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Script detail, Buddhist ritual bell with five-pronged vajra handle, eight Sanskrit characters design, Heian period, 12th century, gilt bronze - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05192 (cropped)
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Standing female figure with hands on chest, Las Bocas, Puebla state, Early to Middle Formative period, c. 1000-500 BC, ceramic, paint - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04589
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Stacked vessel, Attic, Late Geometric period, 750-700 BC, L 48 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05640
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Stationary, writing, and food storage boxes, Japan, Edo period, 1700s, makie lacquer ware - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00709
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Tea bowl with crane and tortoise design, by Ninnami Dohachi, Raku ware, Kuroraku type, Japan, Edo period, 1800s AD, ceramic - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08967
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Three standing female figures, El Faisan area, Veracruz state, Early Classic period, 450-600 AD, ceramic figure 1 - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04625
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Venus with dolphin, Roman, Hadrianic period, 117-138 AD with modern head, based on a Hellenistic Aphrodite, marble - Galleria Borghese - Rome, Italy - DSC04722
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Virudhaka (Zochoten), Guardian King of the South, Japan, Heian period, c. 1075 AD, wood, polychromy, gilding - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01166
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The Battle of Ichi-no-Tani, six-fold screen, Japan, Edo period, late 1600s, ink and gold leaf on paper, detail 2 - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05550
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Calligraphy in cursive script, three Chinese-style poems, by Kameda Bosai (1752-1826), Edo period, 1819, six panel folding screen, one of a pair, ink on paper - Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - DSC01463
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Busts of African women, Real Fabrica de Alcora, Castellon, Spain, second period, after 1742, ceramic - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08301
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Foundation tablet with historical inscription in Assyrian of King Tukulti-Ninurta I, Mesopotamia, Middle Assyrian period, c. 1243-1207 BC, gypsum alabaster- Morgan Library & Museum - New York City - DSC06611
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Cylinder seal with mythic combat scene, Neo-Assyrian Period, c. 9th-7th century BC - Harvard Semitic Museum - Cambridge, MA - DSC06189
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Cuneiform text on clay cone, excavated at Lagash, Iraq, Gutian period, 22nd century BC, clay - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08542
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Cup stand, Korea, Gangjin or Buan kilns, Goryeo period, 1150 to early 1200s AD, stoneware, white and black inlays under celadon glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04880
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Dotaku (bell-shaped bronze), excavated at 1-15 Kamo, Kawanishi-shi, Hyogo, Japan, Yayoi period, 1st-3rd century AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09156 (cropped)
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Dotaku (bell-shaped bronze), excavated at 1-15 Kamo, Kawanishi-shi, Hyogo, Yayoi period, 1st-3rd century AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09109
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Footed bowl with Chinese children design, Kameyama ware, Edo period, 1800s AD, porcelain, underglaze blue - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08925
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Flat hu wine vessel with feather design, China, Warring States period, 4th-3rd century BC, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08445
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Bowl with figures, excavated in Iran, Islamic period, 1100s-1200s AD, ceramic, glaze, overglaze enamel - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08589
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Hoshibachi kabuto (riveted helmet) with crest of the Matsudaira clan, Japan, mid Edo period, 1700s AD, iron, lacing, gold, lacquer, leather - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05574
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Incense burner in shape of puppy, Hirado ware, Mikawachi kilns, Edo period, 1800s AD, porcelain, underglaze blue - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08921
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Informal robe with chrysanthemums 1, China, emboidery probably by Imperial Silk Manufactory, Suzhou, tailoring by Imperial Workshop, Beijing, Guangxu period, 1875-1908, silk - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC08014
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