cup with three lobes; beige in color with underglaze design of diving birds in darker color; darker glaze around lip; incised line below lobes where cup rounds out to bottom — Ash container with three birds, late 16th century
Unknown Japanese

G225

oval bottle with very narrow foot and cap; vertical bands of colored enamel with overlapping decorations of butterflies, flowers, and vine designs; separate cap with bright floral motifs against black enamel — Covered bottle with butterflies, flowers, and vine designs, around 1900
Namikawa Yasuyuki

G239

black lacquer table; scalloped cutouts on sides between base and rim; curved, scrolling, upturned feet — Black altar table, 15th-16th century
Unknown Japanese

G221

pitcher with very narrow neck with decorative disk within neck, and narrower, needle-like mouth; short, squat, segmented spout with loose cap; thin incised lines around soft shoulder; green patina — Water vessel (Kundika), 918-1392
Unknown Korean

G206

unsigned; pair of cranes left of center; pine tree at left; swimming duck and pair of smaller birds at right; blooming white and red chrysanthemums; unsigned — Cranes under Pine Trees, 16th century
Unknown Japanese

G221

ink drawing of skinny elderly man in straw hat running toward L, carrying a long pole that he aims at a dangling object in a tree at UL; inscription at R — Bird Catcher, 18th century
Hakuin Ekaku

G222

squat, low bowl with gray-green glaze; diagonal zigzagging lines circle the bowl near lip; domed cover with multiple rings of zigzagging diagonal lines; ring of flowers around widest portion; bowl sits on very low foot — Covered box with wavy lines and chrysanthemums, second half 15th century
Unknown Korean

G206

light green and tan bottle with grey recessed areas; pear-shaped; round foot; raised, billowing, floral leaf patterns — Bottle with peony leaves, second half 15th century
Unknown Korean

G206

red-brown jar with mottled ochre colored glaze around shoulder and down one side; four bow-like decorations around shoulder; short, vertical neck — Tea leaf storage jar, late 16th century
Unknown Japanese

G224

unsigned; white deer wearing bells and an ornate saddle with a wisteria vine growing from it; golden circle within wisteria with three figures sitting cross-legged, and sitting with hands folded in front of chest, clasping small tablets, four of the figures are in white, and center figure is in red; mountains at top with colorful mounds, water below, and golden moon near top — Deer Mandala of the Kasuga Shrine, first half 15th century
Unknown Japanese

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Incense burner, 13th century

Unknown Japanese

G220

small, double pointed object with five prongs converging to form each point; center decorated with petal and concentric circle motif — Five-pronged vajra, late 14th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

irregularly shaped tan jar with bulbous, wasp-nest shaped base, long neck, wide mouth; flecked, dripping brown overglaze, mostly on one side; comes with rattan ring — Recumbent vessel with long neck, 7th century
Unknown Japanese

G205

small earthenware cup with lid; cup has upward hooking handle on side and slightly protruding collar for lid; lid has small knob at top — Small lidded jar with handle, second half of 5th century
Unknown Korean

G206

vase with pale gray-blue glaze and dark stylized leaf pattern on two sides; narrow foot with widening at shoulder; narrow neck; cupped mouth with high vertical lip — Bottle with leaves, 11th century
Unknown Korean

G206

round, flat object with scalloped, pointed edges; raised knob at center; rough ship just R of center knob; stylized waves at L; four Korean characters at top center; green with patina — Mirror showing a ship at sea and inscription, 12th century
Unknown Korean

G206

round bronze medallion with raised knob at center; five bands inside encircling center knob; each band with different figures inside including four directional guardian animals and twelve zodiac signs in relief — Mirror with Cosmological Design, 12th-13th century
Unknown Korean

G206

unsigned; image of two black lacquer kimono stands with different types of gold patterning, hung with various patterned kimono; koto (zither) in LRQ; tubular case with pink flowered brocade, pink tassels and gold bells hanging from right top corner of kimono stand at right — Whose Sleeves?, early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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unsigned; musicians and actors on stage at L with audience outdoors, looking on and talking to one another; fence and banners erected behind audience; building at R with men standing and talking behind walls, and others outside sitting and chatting — Okuni Kabuki, first quarter 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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The details of the figure are made up of calligraphic allusions to the deity's attributes and qualities. — Tenjin on His Way to China, mid 18th century
Hakuin Ekaku

G222

seated male figure holding a court noble's scepter, with face and hairstyle of a Bosatsu; mounted to plaque on back; legs folded in lotus position — Shinto God, 12th-13th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

female figure seated with arms clasped toward chest; wearing court dress, with long, pleated hair; small crown on head; mounted to wooden screen on back — Shinto Goddess, 12th-13th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

dark gray pitcher with bulb-like body, short neck, and dramatically flared mouth; mouth flare is actually wider than body; hole in side of body; rounded bottom — Jar with flared mouth, 5th century
Unknown Japanese

G205

jar with three incised lines around widest part; high neck, slightly flaring mouth with incised lines around outside; remnants of tan ash glaze — Jar, 3rd-7th century
Unknown Japanese

G205

short, round bottle with narrow neck; beige glaze with paulownia leaves and blossoms in black and blue — Sake bottle with paulownia, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

G221

tall, narrow caddy with short, outward-curving mouth and incised line around the middle of the body; dark-brown glaze applied over a brown underglaze; bottommost portion unglazed; tiny ivory lid with concentric, incised lines — Tea caddy, after 1657
Nonomura Ninsei

G224

white gourd-shaped flask with grapevine design painted in underglaze iron oxide — Gourd-shaped flask with grapevines, early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

G221

bowl with rounded square shape with rounded corners; three small square feet; blue-grey with white slip design of twining flowers; arc-shaped trellis (?) at one side; lines and scrolls around border; deep swirl at bottom center — Plate with grapevines, trellis, and geometric design, late 16th century
Unknown Japanese

G225

picnic set with four stacking bowls decorated with bands of flowers and foliage from each of the four seasons; sake flask created from bamboo, with bamboo leaf motif and crested flying birds; sides of caddy are decorated with wisteria; lid for stacking bowls features phoenix with chrysanthemum design; silver handle — Picnic set with plants from the four seasons, 18th century
Unknown Japanese

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drum core in shape of two adjoined chalices; black lacquer with gold flecked grape vines, leaves, and squirrels — Large hand-drum core with grapevines and squirrels, late 16th century
Unknown Japanese

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unembellished cup with lid and saucer; small finial on top of lid — Container for rubbing incense, 14th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

long-necked ewer with motif of dragons on handle and lid; bulbous body, gently curving spout with scalloped design around base — Ewer, 15th-16th century
Rihei

G220

incense burner in the shape of an antique Chinese bronze basin with three legs, tall slotted handles and lid; lions in relief over a tao-tieh design on front and back and larger lion with ball on the top on a cloud design of the lid; perhaps originally coated with black lacquer — Incense burner with Chinese lions, 16th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

bronze ritual bell with handle in the shape of a five-pronged vajra, handle stem and bell shoulder decorated with lotus petal design; probably intended for use in Esoteric Buddhist rites — Ritual bell with handle in the shape of the vajra, 18th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

flower vase with squat, round body, high neck, and high foot; ornately decorated with figures in relief; figure of a sage and a crane on each side of neck; two handles — Vase with Rin Nasei (Ch. Lin Hejing) and crane, 18th-19th century
Unknown Japanese

G225

stoneware jar with brownish ash glaze evenly distributed, mostly on the upper shoulder; wide, low shape with wide mouth and short, straight lip; foot pierced in five places with small rectangular openings; five band design around upper shoulder with alternating motifs of concentric circles and triangles with cross-hatching; bands separated by incised lines — Small Jar with Perforated Foot and Stamped and Incised Designs, late 6th - early 7th century
Unknown Korean

G206

black stoneware decorated with close, thin vertical incised lines around body; squat shape with flat shoulder, short neck, flat, flared mouth — Oil bottle, 9th century
Unknown Korean

G206

pitcher shaped like a melon; short, curved spout; handle rises above spout height at top; small cover with tiny loop on top, resembling a melon vine — Ewer in the shape of a melon, first half 12th century
Unknown Korean

G206

tall vessel with graceful widening near top; fluted into six sections; short, thin neck with high mouth; two concentric inscribed circles below neck; horizontal inscribed markings around center — Lobed maebyeong, 13th century
Unknown Korean

G206

small, light gray-blue lidded container with inlaid design of stylized chrysanthemums and dark, arabesque stems; organic design around outer border — Covered box with chrysanthemums, 13th century
Unknown Korean

G206

white bottle with looping floral decoration on body; incised lines around base of neck and body; narrow neck, wide body, narrow foot slightly flaring mouth — Bottle with floral design, late 15th century
Unknown Korean

G206

one of four: dish with high walls and deep scalloped cutouts on each edge, creating dramatic, irregular square shape; textured, beige over glaze against dark brown underglaze; beige over glaze on bottom lightly brushed around bowl; subtle blue vine accents on underside at cutouts — Set of food dishes (mukōzuke), early 18th century
Unknown Japanese

G225

one of four: dish with high walls and deep scalloped cutouts on each edge, creating dramatic, irregular square shape; textured, beige over glaze against dark brown underglaze; beige over glaze on bottom lightly brushed around bowl; subtle blue vine accents on underside at cutouts — Set of food dishes (mukōzuke), early 18th century
Unknown Japanese

G225

one of four: dish with high walls and deep scalloped cutouts on each edge, creating dramatic, irregular square shape; textured, beige over glaze against dark brown underglaze; beige over glaze on bottom lightly brushed around bowl; subtle blue vine accents on underside at cutouts — Set of food dishes (mukōzuke), early 18th century
Unknown Japanese

G225

many small children playing with and climbing on a white elephant that is lying down — Chinese Children Playing with an Elephant [right of a pair], late 18th-mid 19th century
Style of Nagasawa Rosetsu

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jagged, towering rock formations at R with waterfall and gnarled pine trees; small pavilion on shore at lower center with fishing boat nearby; small footbridge connects two shores across a small channel with trees at L; bluish mountains in background; inscriptions ULQ — Early Spring Landscape, before 1533
Shūtoku; Author: Inscribed by Yōkoku Kentō; Author: Inscribed by Teihō Shōchū

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mounted fan painting: man in white robe holding a calligraphy brush up to the side of a small cliff or rock formation covered with foliage; shorter man behind him leans over a rock, looking on; ivory roller ends — Hanshan and Shide, mid 16th century
attributed to Kano Yukinobu

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abstracted peony motif in shades of brown; narrow base, wider shoulder, short lip — Maebyeong with peonies, 11th-12th century
Unknown Korean

G206

one of four: dish with high walls and deep scalloped cutouts on each edge, creating dramatic, irregular square shape; textured, beige over glaze against dark brown underglaze; beige over glaze on bottom lightly brushed around bowl; subtle blue vine accents on underside at cutouts — Set of food dishes (mukōzuke), early 18th century
Unknown Japanese

G225

lacquered writing box with heavily decorated cover and sides; zigzag down center divides pine tree with plum blossoms against a black background, from motif of chrysanthemums and leaves against reddish background; motifs continue on sides; ink stone and two empty boxes inside — Writing box with pines, plum, chrysanthemums, and paulownia, 16th century
Unknown Japanese

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flat bottom; bulbous, slightly flattened bottom section; vertical wide neck with ribs; pair of irregular blocky handles; thick inverted mouth ring; entire piece intentionally asymmetrical/misshapen/slightly collapsed, with broken incised wavy line on bottom section and inherent cracking; green, light brown and tan glaze; brown lacquer cover with faceted top knob — "Burst bag" Freshwater Jar, late 16th - early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

G224

inverted pear-shape; slightly flared bottom; small crane and cloud designs — Maebyeong with flying cranes and clouds, 12th century
Unknown Korean

G206

studded helmet with short visor at front and four-tiered, wide spreading laced neck guard; curving face protectors with decorated buckskin, studs, and crests; heraldic metal disc with Sanskrit characters for the Buddhist deity Fudo; pair or thin, bladelike metal kuwagatas at front center with heart cutouts; neck guard held together with green ties; ochre colored knots around borders; has wooden stand — Helmet with ornament bearing seed syllable for Fudō Myōō, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

G219

large jar with dark brown dripping over glaze and large rocky inclusions; wide shoulder, short neck, rolled lip; gnarled texture — Storage jar, 15th century
Unknown Japanese

G222

figure standing on lotus leaf; PR arm is bent up at the elbow, with hand loosely fisted, possibly once holding an object; PL arm extended down with middle two fingers drawn in; eyes closed; pointed hat, sash over PL shoulder connecting to petal-like skirt — Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, from a group of 1000 (Kōfukuji sentaibutsu 興福寺千体仏), 12th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

mask of male face with large nose, round eyes with carved out eyeholes; narrow grin with top teeth visible; wrinkles in forehead; holes drilled into eyebrows, moustache, and chin possibly once for hair — Noh Mask of a Man, 16th century
Unknown Japanese

G219

snow-covered rocks at L with wilted, snow-covered reeds; hazy snowy mountain in background; patches of light gold wash; inscription at R — “River and Sky in Evening Snow,” from the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, c. 1602-1603
Kaihō Yūshō; Author: Inscribed by Saishō Jōtai

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six richly painted scenes: couple sitting close at R with approaching figure; male and female sitting across from one another in small structures; female figure in stylized rickshaw with male figure nearby; two male figures fighting; male figure at end with sword and open fan — Six No and Kyogen Pieces, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

G219

male figures on a white-curtained balcony; one man is standing, aiming a longbow toward a cloud carrying grotesque figures brandishing weapons — Fragment from Tengu zōshi emaki, around 1500
Unknown Japanese

G221

male figure in gray and white striped kimono grabs the wrist of a young female attendant who was handing him a red dish; other young women and geisha serve tea, play instruments, and dance around the man; small feast in front of man on ground, including large red snapper; scene takes place on a green dock over water — Summer Party on the Bank of the Kamo River, around 1800
Utagawa Toyohiro

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mask of a slightly smiling female face; lips slightly parted with black teeth; eyes looking straight forward; painted eyebrows near top of forehead; painted black hair framing face; ivory pigment with gray shading — Noh mask of a woman, 18th-19th century
Unknown Japanese

G219

eight panel screen; lotus leaves with pink blossoms and foliage in pond; blue and black birds perched on or hovering around blossoms; each panel has unique image — Lotus Flowers and Birds, late 19th century
Unknown Korean

G206

standing wooden figure with shallowly carved draping robes with small tie at waist; peaceful expression on face; long earlobes and squared hat; figure is missing entire PR arm; PL arm is missing below the elbow, but it is apparent arm is bent forward at elbow — Bonten, the Creator, late 10th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

seated Buddha; PL hand in lap with open palm, index and thumb loosely touching; PR hand up, with index finger and thumb touching; two-tiered knobby hair, long earlobes; traces of red pigment on robes; seated on wide, stylized lotus on round base — Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, early 12th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

inverted pear-shape; short neck; round mouth is wider than neck; light green glaze with darker green foliage and flower motif; lid is bell-shaped with darker grayish glaze and darker vine design — Maebyeong with chrysanthemums, 11th-12th century
Unknown Korean

G206

standing figure with a conical hat with ear flaps, long skirt and cloak draped over the left shoulder; figure is standing on rock formation with palms up and crossed at the wrist across the chest; base — Zaō Gongen, Manifestation of Mount Kinpu, 12th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

male figure seated on raised chair with shoes on ground; holds metal object in PR hand and an open black object in PL; spotted white robe with black grid pattern, and green sashes; figure is bald and has large earlobes — Portrait of Rigen Daishi, 16th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

tan, textured paper ground with abstract, sparse painting in black comprised of two thick, round globs and wavy, broad strokes — Return, 1961
Morita Shiryū

G253

elevated scalloped saucer with attached hollow cup; swirling U-shaped carved decorations — Tea bowl stand, 16th century
Japan

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small bowl on very small foot; dark, somewhat mottled navy blue glaze with ochre, tan, and greenish gradients; lip is brown and rust colored; slightly raised scaly pattern around outside — Tea Bowl with Indented Lip and Hare's Fur markings, 13th century
China

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small group of women with two men seated in semi-circle on woven reed blanket having a picnic; tray with food and beer, two stringed instruments, lanterns; foreground is hand colored; background features a river and buildings — Picnic of geisha, 19th century
Japan

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rectangular board with upward curved edges; pink moon at UL with two cranes flying toward L; mottled blue and brown background; elevated on two rows of triangular feet — Chopping board with cranes and sun, 20th century
Wakao Toshisada

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vessel with rounded diamond shape; reddish brown coloring with ochre colored splatters on lip; black lacquer lid with rounded diamond shape and very thin, bowed pull — Freshwater jar with lid, 20th century
Takahara Shoji

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images of fierce deities with weapons, flaming halos, grotesque features; text, some in Sanskrit — Iconographic drawings of the forms of Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, 5th month of 1230, 1230, 5th lunar month
Jinken

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outer storage box for incense game set; box features gold and silver designs of a landscape with tree and bird, scholar's rock, and blossoming trees with stylized waves; contains other sets of smaller boxes inside, containing game pieces and incense storage containers, each decorated in gold with motifs from nature and of small buildings on stilts; many separate tools including a tamper, tongs, chopsticks, and cutting tools; two ceramic incense bowls; square multi-layered gold box with similar decorative motifs, writing box, and a box containing incised ivory chips — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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bowl with narrow base and wide, flaring mouth; mostly black with red inside at bottom and flecks of ochre coloring around inside of mouth; outside is black with thick red band near top — Bowl with Tenmoku Glaze, 20th century
Watanabe Asako

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vertically orientated rectangular vase with beveled edge around mouth, and rectangular mouth; mottled dark background with overlapping geometric shapes resembling film strips; opalescent glaze; dark background, beige and pink forms — Vase, 20th century
Okada Kenzō

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comic books depicting changes after foreigners entered Japan; mostly text; color image of four men with globe heads (lanterns?) securing what looks like hot air balloon; black and white image of Japanese couple serving Western woman seated on chair; Japanese figure with globe head seated on a horse, with monkey at side; Japanese man eating at a table with Western utensils; blue cover with floral impression — Collection of Humorous Leftovers (Kokkei zansai bukuro 滑稽残菜嚢), vol., mid February 1882
Kawanabe Kyōsai

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round two-piece netsuke; black lacquer with gold flecks; grasses and delicate mother of pearl flowers — Black Netsuke with Flowers, 19th century
Hara Yōyūsai

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comic books depicting changes after foreigners entered Japan; mostly text; bawdy scene of Japanese and Chinese caricatures smoking and carousing; Japanese men getting topknots reluctantly cut off; pensive courtesans; Japanese men eating with Western haircuts; blue cover with impressed floral pattern — Collection of Humorous Leftovers (Kokkei zansai bukuro 滑稽残菜嚢), vol., mid February 1882
Kawanabe Kyōsai

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comic books depicting changes after foreigners entered Japan; mostly text: small images of Japanese men shielding themselves from the rain; storm clouds; bay hales; Western ship; magic lantern — Collection of Humorous Leftovers (Kokkei zansai bukuro 滑稽残菜嚢), vol., mid February 1882
Kawanabe Kyōsai

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octagonal box in three parts: lid, body, and 8-footed base, with green silk tying cord; black lacquer with stylized floral medallions in gold — Kaiawase (one container for shell matching game), 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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lacquer box of four parts; gold flecks in background; design of pine trees, maples, a harbor with rocks, boats; small buildings on stilts; blossoming trees, and rooftops — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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small storage box that fits inside larger box, L2015.33.426.2a,b; box has raised design of cluster of flowers including iris — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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small storage box that fits inside larger box, L2015.33.426.2a,b; box has raised design of thin paper strips or rods on cover — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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small block with geometric zigzag motif in gold — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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thin square of mica with thin silver frame — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips engraved with a lion; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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filigree silver container for ash-tending tools; container has eight panels alternating with wave and floral designs; holds spatulas, various chopsticks, spatulas, and tongs — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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small spatula blade with thin floral gold motif on lacquered handle — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips engraved with bird on blossoming branch; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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collapsible box folded from paper decorated with gold foil; one of ten — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips engraved with phoenix; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; several of the chips vary slightly in style and material; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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collapsible box folded from paper decorated with gold foil; one of ten — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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collapsible box folded from paper decorated with gold foil; one of ten — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips engraved with flying crane; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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small ceramic jar with celadon glaze; raised bars and lines around body; three small "feet" near base; ivory lid with two character inscription and two concentric incised circles at C — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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small wooden mallet with golden vine motif on handle; golden flaming jewels and other Buddhist imagery on mallet head — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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small hacksaw with gold vine motif on handle — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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small ceramic jar with celadon glaze; two raised bands around top and bottom with shorter raised lines inside bands; three small "feet" near base; ivory cover with two character inscription and incised circles at center — Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century
Unknown Japanese

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