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Title
Procession of Girls with Fuji Foreheads (Fuji bitai hana no gyôretsu)
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist Life Dates
1769 - 1825
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century - early 19th century
Accession Number
1938.7
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper, one of series of five
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
A Courtesan Seated on a Veranda Playing a Shamisen
Artist
Ômori Yoshikiyo
Artist Life Dates
(active 1701 - 1716)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1701-1716
Accession Number
1960/1.140
Medium and Support
hand-colored woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Netsuke of sleeping sarumawashi (monkey-trainer) with a monkey on his back
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century - early 19th century
Accession Number
2002/2.38
Medium and Support
ivory
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Tea Bowl, 'ido chawan' type
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
16th century
Accession Number
1954/1.535
Medium and Support
stoneware
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Father and Son Reunited: a scene from Utsubo Monogatari [Tales of a Hollow Tree]
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1820
Accession Number
2004/2.146
Medium and Support
color woodblock print with gauffrage (blind printing) and silver pigment on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Ôtsu-e: Demon soliciting alms (Oni no nembutsu)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
In this painting, a mischievous demon is depicted in priest’s garb begging for alms.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1964/2.102
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Nakamura Utaemon [III] as Naniwa Saburô (?), actually ... Genta Gihei (a samurai role; holding an infant)
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist Life Dates
1769 - 1825
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1808-1815
Accession Number
2003/1.544
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
House by the Bay
Artist
Soga Shôhaku
Artist Life Dates
(Ise , 1730 - 1781)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1963/1.95
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Circular tsuba, made of iron. It has two holes in the middle. Two figures, Kanzan and Jittoku, are carved on the lower right corner. Kanzan, who holds a scroll on his hand, and Jittoku, who holds a bloom stick and pointing to the sky, are looking upward. The two figures are carved slightly higher than the surface. On the back, there is the moon partially obscured by clouds. Gold and silver alloy inlays are applied to the moon and the clouds. Gold is also inlayed in their eyes, parts of the garments, and Kanzan's scroll. Shakudô (copper-gold alloy) is inlayed in Jittoku's bloom and his jacket collars.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
early 18th century
Accession Number
1978/2.5
Medium and Support
iron with gold, silver, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #39 Okazaki, Yahagi Bridge over the Toyokawa River
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
The print depicts an arch bridge over water, with travelers walking across the bridge. Several boats are sailing on the water, while two fishermen are standing on the shallow area by the waterbank.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1850
Accession Number
1948/1.132
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Segawa Kikunojô [V] in a dance role, under a ginko tree (role name undeciphered)
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist Life Dates
1769 - 1825
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1815-1825
Accession Number
2003/1.560
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Haifû yanagi-daru: Maid and Young Girl in a Doorway
Artist
Torii Kiyonaga
Artist Life Dates
1752 - 1815
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1785
Accession Number
1960/1.141
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Landscape
Artist
Attributed Kanô Tan'yû
Artist Life Dates
(Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1980/2.161
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Menuki (sword scabbard ornament): dragon (attached to 1973/2.87)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Golden lion with gently curving tail and arched back. Each foot is capped with three intimidating claw-like nails. The lion is oriented as if stalking from left to right, but the head turns back inward towards the center, with a downward flowing mane.
Century
19th Century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1982/2.18
Medium and Support
gold
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Mitsuke, Tenryû River
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
Two fishemen rest on a boat standed in the shallow water, facing the viewer with their backs. They are looking at another group of fishermen in the distance standing on the lakebank. There are more boats on the lake across the land.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1833-1834
Accession Number
1948/1.128
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Seki Sanjûrô III in a role from "A Modern 'Outlaws of the Marsh' "
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)
Artist Life Dates
1786-1864
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1862-1864
Accession Number
1983/2.89
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Mountain Landscape in Autumn
Artist
Uragami Shunkin
Physical Description
Landscape painting on a blue/purple cloth backing. Signature and title in upper right corner. Seal also located in lower left corner. Colors are faded and sparse. A small building is visible in the middle of the painting, and a bridge hidden amongst the trees is further down on the painting.
Artist Life Dates
1779-1846
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1843
Accession Number
1966/2.29
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Nishiki Hyakunin Isshu Azuma Ori [Eastern Brocade Collection of 100 Poems by 100 Poets]: Harumichi no Tsuraki
Artist
Katsukawa Shunshô
Artist Life Dates
1726 - 1792
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1774
Accession Number
1978/2.55
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper, page of book
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Portrait of a Warrior (Minamoto no Yoritomo)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1955/1.266
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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Title
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #17 Yui
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
A view of a cliff and four shops on the right and a marine view with sailboats on the left. There is red glow along the ede of the horizon. Writing in various places along the top edge of the print. Title in red box in upper right corner.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Object Creation Date
circa 1850
Accession Number
2008/2.321
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Monkey Performance
Artist
Yamawaki Tôki
Artist Life Dates
1777-1839
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of the 19th century
Accession Number
1987/2.44
Medium and Support
2-fold screen, ink, gold dust, and color on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Ashikaga Silk Steeped in Purple (Ashikga ginu tezome murasaki), by Ryûtei Senka (Baichôrô)
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
Artist Life Dates
1786-1864
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1853
Accession Number
1954/1.72
Medium and Support
Illustrated book, with full-color frontispiece
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Landscape
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai
Physical Description
The print features a mountain, the edge of which creates a diagonal. A few plants are shown at the base of the mountain, and behind the mountain the sky is depicted with the colors of blue and white. The artist inscribed several calligraphic characters on the upper right-hand corner, which says "a scenery of the mountain and the water in the evening. (?)"
Artist Life Dates
1760 - 1849
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of the 19th century
Accession Number
1954/1.469
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Kenzan-style bowl for sweets with painted pine tree design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
18th century - 19th century
Accession Number
1954/1.534
Medium and Support
stoneware with clear glaze with copper and lead painting
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Denka Chawan
Artist
Arisaka Hokuba
Artist Life Dates
1771 - 1844
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of the 19th century
Accession Number
1987/1.367.2
Medium and Support
woodblock on paper, print book
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Iwai Shijaku [I] as the courtesan (oiran) Shiratama
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
Artist Life Dates
1786-1864
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1822-1844
Accession Number
2003/1.429
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Tsuba (sword guard) with design of three pawlownia crests and vines
Artist
Kinai School
Physical Description
This small, flat metal piece has a circular shape and an openwork design. It has a triangular shaped sword hole in the center, flanked by two other holes, which are filled with shakudô (copper-gold alloy). The sword hole is mended with gold. Three crests, consisting of pawlownia leaves and flowers, are interconnected with vines. There are some abrasions on the center oval shape around the sword hole. The surface is slightly textured by minute stippling. The outer rim is slightly elevated from the inner design. This openwork carving technique is called "marubori" (round carving).
Artist Life Dates
17th century - 19th century
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1750
Accession Number
1978/2.4
Medium and Support
iron, gold and shakudô (copper-gold alloy)
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Shishimai (Lion Dance) Under Red Plum Blossoms (Pair with Monkey Dance, #1987/1.263.2)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
6-fold screen decorated with ink, color and gold pigment on paper. This screen is a part of a pair. It's partner depicts a monkey dance.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
late 1730s - early 1740s
Accession Number
1987/1.363.1
Medium and Support
one of a pair of 6-fold screens, ink, color, and gold pigment on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Young Woman Lacing a Hawking Gauntlet
Artist
Suzuki Harunobu
Artist Life Dates
1725-1770
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1765-1770
Accession Number
1948/1.158
Medium and Support
Pillar-format full color woodblock print (hashira e nishiki e)
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Iwai Hanshirô in 3 roles from Osome hisamatsu ukinano yomiuri: the nun Teishô; the country girl Omitsu; and the maid Osaku
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
Artist Life Dates
1786-1864
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1813-1827
Accession Number
2003/1.457
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Temple at Honjo (perspective picture)
Artist
Kitao Shigemasa
Artist Life Dates
(1739 - 1820)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1780
Accession Number
1960/1.150
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Plaque with Elderly Hermit
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1997/1.225
Medium and Support
lacquered wood and ivory
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Genji and the Young Damsels (Middle sheet of a triptych), from the series of "Popular Stories of Prince Genji" (Furyu Yatsushi Genji): Wakana no jô (chapter 34)
Artist
Hosoda Eishi
Artist Life Dates
1756 - 1829
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century
Accession Number
1948/1.191
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper, one of triptych
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Iwai Kumesaburô [II] as Ofude (?) and unidentified actor
Artist
Utagawa Kuniyasu
Artist Life Dates
1794-1832
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1815-1832
Accession Number
2003/1.506
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Vase with Wide Mouth
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1997/1.226
Medium and Support
stoneware with iridescent glaze and metal rim
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Covered jar with design of flower maiden, sage, and child amidst flowering plants
Artist
Artist Unknown, Imari ware, Japan
Physical Description
A medium size, well potted porcelain jar with wooden rid, round shoulder and neck. Floral designs are painted with blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze enamels. There are Chinese scholar and attendant boy with a fan on one side and Japanese lady in kimono on the opposite side, painted with enamels. Band of flowers on the neck, another broader band of chrysanthemums on the shoulder. There is also a band of leaf patterns on the bottom. A large crack from neck to the middle of the body; porcelain glaze has small cracks all over the body. The foot is unglazed; the eye is fully glazed. No glaze on the rim. The teak wood lid, a later addition, has a finial made of an ivory netsuke of laughing Hotei.
Century
Mid-17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1650
Accession Number
1972/2.72A&B
Medium and Support
porcelain, blue underglaze, and enamel overglaze painting
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Iwai Shijaku [I] as the keisei (courtesan) ..., by the seashore, in the series Spring Scenery ...
Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Artist Life Dates
1797 - 1861
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1822-1844
Accession Number
2003/1.519
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Bamboo
Artist
Nakabayashi Chikutô
Artist Life Dates
1776-1853
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of the 19th century
Accession Number
1987/1.152.2
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Cup, one of a pair
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1997/1.250.2
Medium and Support
stoneware with brown and beige glaze
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu) seated on a lion
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
18th century?
Object Creation Date
18th century (?)
Accession Number
1986/2.49
Medium and Support
ema, ink and color on wood panel
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
The Kabuki Actor Onoe Eizaburô, Offstage
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist Life Dates
1769 - 1825
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1795
Accession Number
1983/1.369
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Mountain Hut among Pines
Artist
Ôhara Tonshû (Donshû)
Physical Description
Primarily black and grey ink painting. Signature stamp in the lower right side of the image. Background contains mountains and a river runs from them down to the base of the image. A small hut or structure is shown next to the cliff and some trees on the left side. A figure of a person stands near the river at the base of the image.
Artist Life Dates
died 1857
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1831-1844
Accession Number
1985/2.27
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Netsuke of a man and badger
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2002/2.27
Medium and Support
wood
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Laquered Chest with Drawers for Incense (ko-dansu)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1868
Accession Number
1972/2.106
Medium and Support
black lacquer and mother of pearl inlay on wood
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Sode ga ura, the Bay of Sleeves
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist Life Dates
1769 - 1825
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1790 - circa 1806
Accession Number
1948/1.180
Medium and Support
large full-color woodblock print (nishiki e) on paper, large-format (ôban), triptych
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Tsuba (sword guard) with design of blowfish, shrimp and plant
Artist
Seishinsai
Physical Description
This small, flat piece made of light brown brass (called "sentoku" in Japanese) has a round diamond shape. It has a triangular shaped hole in the center and another round hole on one side. Artist’s name is signed between the two holes. The surface is slightly concaved from the rim. The front has relief design of a shrimp, blowfish, and bamboo branch. On the back, there are designs of a spiral shell, a barnacle, and water drops. The sea motifs are inlayed with gold, silver, copper, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy).
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1978/2.3
Medium and Support
brass with gold, silver, copper, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Shaver container (rectangular box with cover and divider), from a bridal trousseau
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1867
Accession Number
1955/1.160A-C
Medium and Support
wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Matsumoto Kôshirô [V] with a teapot and Iwai Hanshirô [V] as a shrine maiden
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist Life Dates
1769 - 1825
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1804-1825
Accession Number
2003/1.537
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Tea caddy "large sea" (daikai) in brown & black glaze, with silk pouch
Artist
Seto Shunkei II
Physical Description
This squat tea caddy is decorated with brown glaze with splotches of black. It is capped with a round ivory lid with a small circular knob-handle.
Century
17th–18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1954/1.533A&B
Medium and Support
stoneware with brown and black glaze, ivory lid
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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Title
Set of Kaiawase (Shell Game)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2015/1.378A&B
Medium and Support
Color and gold on shells
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
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