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Enshrined Buddha, c. 1850

Myanmar (Burma)

G213

comb topped with row of five faces on each side; u-shaped area around teeth decorated with zigzags and diamonds

Comb, 19th-20th century

Taiwan

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shaped like coiled snake with zigzag decorations; disk at center of coil carved with treelike symbol

Thread waxing tool, 19th-20th century

Taiwan

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shaped like coiled snake with triangular decorations

Thread Waxing Tool, 19th-20th century

Taiwan

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comb topped with six faces (on both sides and on ends) and eight faces above teeth on both sides

Comb, 19th-20th century

Taiwan

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shaped like a coiled snake with zigzag decorations; disk at center of coil with face carved in shallow relief

Thread waxing tool, 19th-20th century

Taiwan

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woman with long, pointed face like an animal with inverted v-shaped mouth, two small flaring nostrils and beady droopy eyes; black hair and red kimono

Seated animal-faced woman, 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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red and black phallus

Phallus, 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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standing man with head slightly tilted to proper right holding a cloth(?) behind his head; blue and yellow striped sleeves

Dancer, 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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seated figure with entire face covered by a sake cup, holding a jug in his proper right hand

Sake drinker, 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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netsuke in the form of a brown woven basket with the image of a fish on top; unsigned

Fish basket, c. 1840s

Unknown

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curved top section carved with sideways S-shaped forms, X, and groups of our ovoids at top and bottom; flat on back

Ceremonial stick (ikupasuy), around 1900

Unknown Ainu

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12 string instrument; circle and crescent openings at bottom reflected in top inlay at one short end; mother-of-pearl inlay, two birds and moon in clouds at upper surface, sides adorned by birds and plants; underside grain appears to look like oak

Kayagum, 19th century

Unknown Korean

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Model of a building with a sloping, ribbed roof, 4 columns on a small porch and 3 pairs of removable functional doors

House Shrine, 18th-19th century

China

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head of figure with open mouth, top knot, and third eye; all eyes inlaid crystal; shiny black base

Kaguhana head from a Dandatō staff, early 14th century

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rectangular box with small feet with decorative openwork fittings and scrolling aprons; red exterior, black interior; turtle-shaped latch on front top; large openwork scalloped fitting on top front; decorative openwork fittings on top left and right edges and at top front; top cover hinged; pair of front doors open to reveal pair of drawers with round pulls

Red footed box with tortoise latch, 19th-early 20th century

Unknown Korean

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red lacquer box with hinged top; handles on front and back; large medallion shaped fitting on front with text; long vertical pin with floriform bottom lies in front of medallion; square shaped fittings on edges of box; reddish-brown interior

Wedding chest, 19th century

Unknown Korean

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hexagonal shaped box with hinged cover; square fitting at front; long hasp with flower form at bottom; footed bottom; small pull form handle on front; reddish brown finish

Hexagonal red hat box, 19th century

Unknown Korean

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wood pipe case with vertical decorative lines; carved goose at bottom in front of two crossing reeds

Pipe case depicting geese amid reeds, c. 1890s

Nohara Teimei

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rectangular box with removable lid; red on interior; 3 panels on each long side decorated with seated figure with hands folded and organic background and border designs

Buddhist Manuscript Box, c. 1850

Thailand

G213

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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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

Unknown Korean

MS

long sword: black cord wrapped handle; tiny raised emblem of samurai riding horse with bow and quiver on pommel; small metal detail of bow with arrows on either side of handle; relief scene of samurai swimming through water with sword above handle; richly decorated tsuba with scene of waterfall with scholars, trees, and highlighted in thin gold paint; black scabbard with blue and ochre cord

Long sword, 16th century

Unknown Japanese

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long sword with scabbard: a. scabbard-lacquered wood b. handle-wood, sharkskin and silk cord c. shortened blade with 2 peg holes and iron tsuba d. Hilt (Tsuka) e. pommel (fuchi) f. spacer (seppa) g. spacer (seppa)

Katana blade of a shortened tachi in 20th-century mount with World War II officer sword handle, 14th century

Unknown Japanese

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in the form of a seated Chinese style lion with head turned to PL, with teeth bared and floral forms on body, in gold; underside has mock red lacquer seal

Seal of a seated Chinese lion, 1810s

Unknown Japanese

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handle with black wrappings; tsuba with scrolling floral designs; scabbard of brown lacquer with scrolling openwork metal piece at end with scrolling floral designs; blue, grey, and white wrapping cord with metal fittings with similar scrolling designs; blade received wrapped separately (not unwrapped for exam)

Tachi (sword), c. 1280

Fukuoka Ichimonji Kagenori

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brown pipe case with woven pattern throughout; dark brown goose at bottom of case; reed on back side that moves upwards to front left side; leather case with decorative elements attached to case at the top with a brown, braided thread and orange stone/ bead in center; carved face on snap of the case

Pipe case depicting geese amid reeds with tobacco pouch, c. 1890s

Nohara Teimei

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box with two removable drawers and top with two pairs of hinges containing a mirror; inlaid mother-of-pearl designs; two cranes on top with branches with fruit; front of drawers have hexagonal pattern with starbursts; right decorated with deer in a landscape with trees; left decorated with cranes in a landscape with trees; plants on back; lock and key included

Cosmetics box with cranes and deer, 19th century

Unknown Korean

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dark brown lacquer with inlaid mother-of-pearl; hinged cover; top has central longevity symbol flanked by two flying cranes and fruits on branches; front has pair of deer on right side and pair of cranes on left in a landscape with trees; left and right ends have fish with trees; back is plain; large floriform metal fitting with latch on front; blue paper at interior; lock included (no key)

Lacquer storage box with cranes, deer, and fish, 19th century

Unknown Korean

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face with downcast, partially closed eyes of stone or glass; placid expression; red lips; yellowish-brown skin patina; thin black brows; elongated earlobes; attached to black stand/mount

Head of a Luohan, 14th-15th century

China

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medium wood tone; delicate inlaid iris flower with ivory blossom; gold and red inscription on back

Pipe case with iris motif, 19th century

Shōsai

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inro with rectangular compartment; rounded form; medium brown patina with branch in relief with various symbols; ojime in the form of a red persimmon with green leaves; tan silk cord

Single compartment inro adorned with auspicious symbols and persimmon ojime, 1820s

Teiji

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brown pipe case with long cherry branch with inlaid flowers and blossoms; grey, brown, and gold striped tobacco pouch with gold clasp with blossoming trees; plate on inside of flap has incised building and garden; red coral round ojime

Pipe case with cherry branch, striped tobacco pouch, and red coral ojime, 1850s-1890s

Unknown Japanese

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Cluster of Abalone and Clams, Date Unknown

Unknown Japanese

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sword set: metal blade with snake decoration and 3 peg holes in tang that has also a gold lacquer signature; signed tsuba with soft metalwork decoration of dragon amidst waves; grip is wrapped, dragon head on tip, 2 silver menuki in form of a tiger on one side and a lion on the other; lacquer scabbard with horimono (metal decoration) at end in form of dragon wrapped around sword, gold and silver mounts; fabric tie

Blade with engraved snake for a long-sword (koto-katana) and mounting with dragon decoration, 16th century

Unknown Japanese; Artist: Tsuba by Ōmori Terumasa

G219

forty sections of several antique sword scabbards (saya) set about the basin; basin of copper inserted in a wood base with surrounding belts of tiger-striped, ebony-like hardwood; between belts are alternating sections of 19 scabbards made of different materials; handles on each end are the actual knobs (kurigata) to attach a braided cord (sageo) to the scabbard; see Notes for descriptions of each scabbard piece (from exhibition catalogue)

Bonsai or flower basin made of forty scabbard pieces, late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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imitation bamboo--tan with brown spots; gold gourds, vines, leaves, and blossoms; hexagonal wood ojime with spotted bamboo veneer; light blue silk cord

Two-case inro imitating bamboo with decoration of hechima gords; hexagonal veneered ojime, 1870s

Koma Kansai III

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Single-case inro containing Buddhist votive figure, 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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Standing Figure of the Buddha, 17th century

China

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Storage box with turtles, 19th century

Unknown Korean

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Ceremonial Offering Vessel (Hsun ok), late 19th century

Myanmar (Burma)

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Shinshintō dagger in aikuchi mount with dragon, tiger, and phoenix decor, 19th century

Blade by Yokoyama Sukesada

G219

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