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1200-1350 A.D.; excavated at Temple Mound (LaFlore, OK) in 1940s

Gorget, c. 1200-1350

Spiro Mississippian

G260

1200-1350 A.D.; excavated at Temple Mound (LaFlore, OK) in 1940s

Gorget, c. 1200-1350

Spiro Mississippian

G260

wood frieze carved with birds whose eyes are made of green turbo shell opercula; painted serpents wind their way across the relief; covered with lime and painted in red, black, and white pigments; carved for use in the Malanggan rites when it would be placed in a special hut with other sculptures

Malagan Frieze, 19th century

Papua New Guinea

G256

carved wood, standing male figure; hair bound in a topknot; inlaid paua shell eyes; larger scale head, face adorned with tattooing; arms akimbo and large hands spread over abdomen; raised disc belly button; erect penis; raffia loin cloth in separate vitrine

Post Figure (poutokomanawa), c. 1840

Ngāti Kahungunu Māori

G256

standing figure with panpipes encircled by serpents and birds; wood with opercula inserts and pigments; carved for Malanggan rites

Malagan Figure, c. 1890

Papua New Guinea

G256

Round, smooth white shell with openwork tortoise shell attached to center of shell with a beaded cord (2 beads on front with string of beads on back)

Kapkap, 19th century

Solomon Islands

G256

Kapkap tortoise shell, giant clam

Kapkap, 19th century

Solomon Islands

G256

circular in shape; domed on exterior; smooth finish; cream-colored with small inherent holes

Bracelet, c. 6th-2nd century BCE

Thailand

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Group of 8 rings, all different. .1 is shell, the others earthenware.

Shell Ring, 400-999

Mexico

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2 spiral-shaped sections of shells; holes at center; off-white with light brown areas

Pair of Ear Ornaments, c. early 1st century

Thailand

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19 shells carved into elongated skulls; mounted together under plexi; ranging in size from approx. 1-1/2" to 2-1/4"

Group of 19 Skull Beads, 300-899

Maya

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2 fantastic figures, one standing on the head of the other, with open mouths with hanging tongues and incised organic designs on bodies; shell eyes

House Panel, c. 1880

Pāoa Māori

G256

two figures; larger human figure carved in the round; hand with four fingers held at chest and stomach; eyes and mouth inlaid with mother-of-pearl; arms, legs and face carved with geometric patterns of circles and bands; larger figure stands on top of a much smaller, more representative figure with three fingers and tongue hanging out, overall rectangular in shape

Tekoteko, 18th century

Māori

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dark brown/black patina; vessel in bird's back; outstretched wings; second bird below backside of first bird; white shell inlay throughout in triangle, circle and butterfly shapes; very light weight

Ceremonial Bowl, c. 1890

Solomon Islands

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slightly flared topped with 2-sided head with elongated ears, inset eyes, and ribbed hairstyle; long, narrow mouth

Command Staff, before 1853

Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

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Ear Spool, c. 1200-1350

Spiro Mississippian

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red and white shell beads on necklace with tortoise shell accents; large crescent shell pendant with cutout tortoise shell bird

Necklace with Half-Moon Pendant, 20th century

Solomon Islands

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Body ornaments; clam shell, tortoise shell

Kapkap, 19th century

Papua New Guinea

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gourd with flowers, foliage and insects, ivory ring at mouth; rounded cover with tortoise shell carved with flowering bush

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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ovoid foot with beaded edge and silver rim decorated with scrolls and flowers; long stem with silver and gilt figure of Neptune with long hair and beard, holding a trident, riding a hippocamp; Neptune wears elaborate scrolled crown; nautilus shell forms cup, decorated with gilt and silver mountings with swags, a grotesque face, two caryatids, and a satyr, with two crabs and two turtles holding decorative silver ball pendants; topped with Jonah (?) emerging from the whale's mouth; whale ridden by Cupid (?), holding gold reigns

Nautilus shell cup, c. 1660-1680

Germany

G350

Chief's rattle; depicts the raven lengend a raven is shown with a human figure reclining on his back; the man holds a frog's tongue in his mouth in the act of sucking out a person which was believed to be helpful to shamans in their mystical rituals; the frog's body emerges from a hawk; the rounded underside of the raven's body is carved to represent a sparrow hawk; polychromed cedarwood sewn together with leather, inlaid abalone eyes in the raven

Rattle, c. 1850-1910

probably Haida

G261

Feather Currency (tevau), 19th century

Solomon Islands

G256

Two glazed doors separated by a central panel decorated with a stylized floral motif in marquetry of various colored woods inlaid with mother-of-pearl and abalone shell, the brass door handles with circular enamelled plaques; original finish intact; fitted with green velvet interior; arrived with key

Display cabinet, c. 1898

E. A. (Ernest Archibald) Taylor

G378

Ear Hangers coins, amber, and shells, green and yellow enamel

Ear pendants (tiboukaria), 1880-1900

Amazigh (Berber)

G254

spatula, tortoise shell, New Guinea (Trobriand Islands), cat. card dims L 8-3/4'; hollow work with birds

Spatula, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

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bracelet cut from a section of shell, forming a spiral with an open center; whitish with brownish and greenish areas

Bracelet, c. 1000 BCE

Thailand

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ovoid in shape with tiki head at each end and body carved below; deeply carved geometric design overall

Feather Box, 19th century

Māori

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geometric shape with 2 circular cutouts; clear amber color with brown spots

Nose Ornament, 18th-20th century

Solomon Islands

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geometric shape with 2 circular cutouts; clear amber color with brown spots

Nose Ornament, 18th-20th century

Solomon Islands

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slightly flattened and wider at top; bottom carved with 2-sided face with long stylized beard with organic designs; shell eyes

Taiea Ceremonial Club, 19th century

Māori

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bead and shell; alternating pony beads and coastal shells; dentalin and beads

Necklace, 19th century

Dakhóta

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stylized frog-like figure outlined in buttons against navy blue background; red border; figure has three-pronged head, and is seated upright, with arms to side, displaying its belly; stylized ribcage pattern and embellished stomach decoration; in plexi shadowbox

Northwest Coast Button Blanket, c. 1900

United States

G261

a. clock; b. wood piece to cover clock bell; c. cupid which surmounts bell; d. wall bracket

Wall clock with bracket, c. 1725

attributed to Charles Cressent; Maker: Abraham Gudin; Maker: Jacques Gudin; Designer: André Charles Boulle

G314

Frame, Dutch XVII c., red tortoise shell and black ripple wood frame. Convex and concave bands of tortoise shell set between three strips of varying patterns. On 40.3, Paul Bril, 'Landscape with Men Playing Mail a la Chicane'.

Tortoise Shell Frame, 17th century

Netherlands

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undecorated gourd with heavy bottom and ivory ring around mouth; domed ivory cover carved with flowers and foliage

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd with ivory ring around mouth; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with intertwined flowering branches

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd with faint 4-character inscription on bottom; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with birds amid flowers

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd with buildings in a rocky landscape; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with squirrels climbing on fruit tree branches with dense leaves

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with tree branches with long, narrow leaves and fruits

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with a central dragon surrounded by men, animals and animals with human arms and legs, brandishing weapons

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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6-sided undecorated gourd; flat cover with tortoise shell carved with moth and flowers with vines

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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heavy gourd with foliage around center; organic bands on top and bottom edges; ivory disk at bottom; cover with tortoise shell carved with foliage and flowers

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; flat-topped, slightly domed cover carved with flowers; tortoise shell ring around cover

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; high-domed cover with tortoise shell carved with central dragon surrounded by insects, fish, a frog and other water creatures

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; high-domed cover with tortoise shell carved with bird flying in tree leaves and branches

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd with figures and foliage; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with 2 birds in a tree

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with central bird and dragon surrounded by marine animals

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; slightly domed cover with tortoise shell carved with a man and a monkey in a landscape

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with 2 cranes perched on tree branches

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with vines, flowers and leaves

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd molded with rock formation, water lilies and dragon fly, with inscription at top edge; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with flowers, leaves and branches

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with vines, star-shaped leaves and fruits

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with 3 moths flying in flowers and leaves

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd molded with a grasshopper on a leaf of a flowering plant, with inscription on opposite side; cover with tortoise shell carved with figures surrounding a central seated figure, playing the flute

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd molded with a tree and inscription around top edge; flat-topped cover carved with flowering branches

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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fourteen square shaped flat white shell tiles threaded on two ramie cords

Necklace, 19th-20th century

Taiwan

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Snuff bottle of tortoise shell with a green jade top. Carved with landscape. Butterfly, bird on a branch.

Snuff Bottle, 17th-19th century

China

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Snuff bottle of tortoise shell with green jade top. Carved with bats.

Snuff Bottle, 17th-19th century

China

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spherical body; hinged lid with organic finial with three raised leaves; four scrolling feet; overall decorations (body, cover, handle and spout) of relief floral designs

Teapot, from a three-piece tea set, c. 1885

India

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Nose ring of red (orange) shell tipped with beaten gold. From a Venada Beach Burial

Nose Ring, 7th-12th century

Panama

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Staff with triangular body and human head with shell eyes and whitened mouth

Staff, 20th century

Fipa

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wood panel carved with organic design in curvilinear shapes with several nailed-in shells; reddish finish

Canoe Strake, 19th century

Māori

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shell body with geometric openwork design; six pairs and one individual strand of shell beads and glass beads in brown, iridescent cream, blue and white

Nose Ornament (nelo), 19th century

Solomon Islands

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silver comb with black teeth, delicate leafy vine with flower motif

Comb, late 19th-early 20th century

Japan

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metal hairpin with white medallion featuring crescent moon and cherry blossom motif in gold; moon is outlined on one side, and filled in on other; gold foil around top of prongs with floral motif

Tortoise shell hairpin, late 19th-early 20th century

Japan

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yellowish tortoise shell hairpin with round floral motif near top

Tortoise shell hairpin, late 19th -early 20th century

Japan

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rather flat, teardrop-shaped face; open, horizontal mouth; long, flat nose; round eyes; PL eye has round inlay (possibly shell or ivory); PR eye is missing inlay

Maskette, 500 BCE-500 CE

Inuit or Yup'ik

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Length of beads strung on a string with a bowtie-shaped pendant of beads on woven strings at center of necklace

Necklace, Date Unknown

San (Bushmen)

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Pewter with inlaid abalone shell on face; has black velvet covered base

Mantle clock, c. 1902

Attributed to Archibald Knox; Retailer: Liberty & Company

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top half of shell outside has lacquered red rock formations and cold-colored leaves; trade ship painted on gilt background on inside; bottom half of shell 8 standing men painted on gilt background

(Lacquered shell), 19th century

Japan

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disk with center hole; relief design. Translucent egg-shell gray jade brown mark on edge. Rim field decorated with relief 'comma spiral' pattern, identical on both sides.

Xi Bi Disc, 475-221 BCE

China

G215

two large central orange amber beads flanked by large group of stringed beads; coins mounted to hanging arms and smaller orange amber beads

Necklace (tasdit), early 20th century

Ida ou Semlal Amazigh (Berber)

G254

standing wavelike form with pointed, outturned corners; horizontal waving bands in matte dark blue, with gold flecks, matte black, and shiny black; small cutout near center; one of pair

© Sasai Fumie

Look, 1994

Sasai Fumie

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Conch shell with a carved human figure impaled, 8th century

Pachacamac

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Necklace, Date Unknown

United States

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Pair of earrings, Date Unknown

United States

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gourd with basketweave pattern; ivory ring at mouth; domed cover with ivory top, carved with 7 objects around edge and tinted green

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd decorated with figures riding on donkeys; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with small birds circling a larger bird amid clouds

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd decorated with painted design of dogs playing with a ball and a ribbon; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with cranes and insects amid long-stemmed flowers

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd with pointed bottom decorated with figures in a landscape with boats, a bridge and buildings; flat cover with 7 holes, rimmed in tortoise shell; coiled wire insert (not removed)

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd decorated with 2 cartouches surrounding couples engaged in intercourse; attached ivory base; domed cover with tortoise shell carved with birds amid flowering tree

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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undecorated gourd; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with a crane, insects and flowers

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd decorated with houses and trees with figure in a rocky landscape; high domed cover with tortoise shell carved with dragons amid swirling clouds

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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gourd decorated with flowers and organic patterns; cover with tortoise shell carved with a figure at center, surrounded by a bat, a deer and a bird

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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bag: black with red and multicolored embroidery; 3 wide bands of embroidery on front with 3 smaller bands on each side, froming loops; four shell buttons and four raised metal discs finish design; black bag lined with coarse, heavy tan fabric; 15"-16" woven and knotted fringe down front; geometric embroidered patterns; sash/strap: black and white; black sash with 11" of white embroidery on one end; floral and geometric designs; pointed end edged in bright pink (looks very Nordic)

Bag with Sash/Strap, Date Unknown

Miao

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Doroe Spirit Mask, 20th century

Asmat

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strands of red and black beads attached to central bars of cloth-covered metal with ties; rigid, arcing thread-covered bar with bead strands between (white, black and red) on back; pouch-like bottom element in front of brown cloth with black, red and white beaded strands with some highlighting blue beads; tassel of blue, black and red beads on back; cowrie shell at front top of "pouch"

Man's corset, about 1970

Dinka

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12-sided cylinder with thin crisscrossing strips of shell; gold flecks at top center

Tea caddy with stripe motif, 2009

Yamamura Shinya

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Polychromed wood with bag and lidded storage box

© Ogura S%C5%8Dei

Noh Mask of a Young Woman, 1991

Ogura Sōei

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octagonal hinged box with mother of pearl exterior; metal hinges and decorative latch with 2 round cutout designs on either side; blue papered interior

Hat Box, 19th century

Korea

MS

Kapkap, 18th-20th century

Solomon Islands

G256

on base, wood painted light green, embellished with rococo silver ornaments including silver handles, lined in crimson silk, containing mirror, strap, comb, 6 razors and strap

Barber's case, 18th century

Portugal

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red with yellow orange, white; front: red and orange ribbed double weave small geometric design with supplementary discontinuous weft bordersl; two figures applied using white shells and buttons; back: red ribbed weave with small designs using supplementary discontinued weft; center, 1.25" band of smaller designs, red, yellow, orange, green; front and back all one piece; sides edged in a half round white braid forming shoulder strap; red wool pompoms with long cotton and synthetic tassels decorate sides and bottom corners

Kachin Bag, 20th century

Kachin people

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sixteen strands of white shell beads mixed with black glass beads and scattered pink beads; twisted ramie cords at ends

Necklace, 19th-20th century

Taiwan

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large red lacquered ring that stands on a circular platform; similar circular form above; black borders with mother-of-pearl inlay in floral pattern

Round flower stand, 17th century

Japan

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thirteen graduated beaded loops in blue and white with red ends attached to strips of hide; black, red and gold beaded pendants on outer edge of hide strips; ring with painted thimble and yarn pompon at center bottom; round shell accents at top of hide strips

Loop Necklace, c. 1890

Apsáalooke (Crow)

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Seated prostitute, smoking, c. 1725

Hasegawa Eishun

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Standing female figure looking down to the left and holding up her robes at the waist with her left hand. Her outermost robe features a design of blue morning glories and a trellis, on a white and ochre ground. Her underrobes are yellow and green.

Standing prostitute wearing a kimono decorated with morning glories on a trellis, c. 1720

Kaigetsudō Doshu

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Ostrich egg drinking cup with cover surmounted by a standing figure of an antique warrior.

Ostrich egg cup and cover, late 19th century

Formerly attributed to Hans Petzoldt

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trapezoid shaped black lacquered box with gold overlay design of water with waves, grasses; small silver bird at lower C; contains two small boards with shell chrysanthemums

Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century

Unknown Japanese

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