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Japanese Katana & Scabbard
Japanese steel katana and scabbard. Decorated with cord, iron, silver, gold, and shibuichi alloy. c. 1596–1615 CE. Yamato, Japan. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
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Japanese Oni Figure
A figurine representing a Japanese oni or demon. Edo Period (17th-18th century CE). (Historisches Museum Bern, Switzerland)
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Japanese Puppet & Handler
A scene from the 1952 film The Life of Oharu showing a female puppet and handler as used in Japanese puppet theatre.
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Japanese Tengu Figure
A figurine representing a Japanese tengu, a form of forest demon, Edo Period (17th-18th century).
Private collection.
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Japanese Persimmon
Japanese persimmon.
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Japanese Tablet with Sutra Inscriptions
This clay tablet with sutra inscriptions was excavated at Komachizuka Sutra Mound in Tanga, which is located in Mie prefecture, Japan. It dates to 1174 CE (Jo'an 4). Important cultural property. (Tokyo National...
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Japanese Dharma Wheel
A gilt bronze dharma wheel used in Buddhist rituals. 13th century CE. (Tokyo National Museum)
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Japanese Jizo Statue at Kiyomizu-dera Temple
This jizo statue is located at the Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan. The jizo are Bodhisattvas and thus the protectors of the weak, injured, travelers, women, and unborn children. A large number of jizo...
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Japanese Woodblock Print Depicting a Courtesan
Woodblock print depicting the courtesan Chojiya-uchi Chozan with her young attendant (kamuro) and friend preparing to smoke, by Suzuki Harunobu, Japan, 1765-1770.
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Japanese Haniwa Warrior
This haniwa warrior in tanko armor is a terracotta tomb figurine. It comes from Kamichujo in Saitama prefecture, Japan. It dates from the 5th-6th century CE, during the Kofun period. Important cultural property. (Tokyo National...
