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Ceramic Incense Box in the Shape of a Plum Blossom, Japan, ca. 1850

Met Museum New York

Provenance: ? - Edward C. Moore American collection 1891

H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)

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Orchids, Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, ca. 1916

RIJKS Amsterdam

Provenance: ? - museum purchase 1918

h 343mm × b 297mm

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Triangular Tile with Flower, Iran, 1465

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Provenance: ? - donated by Camilla Chandler Frost 

5 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (13.33 x 14.60 cm)

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Haliotis Shell Earrings, Haida Gwaii, 1882

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Provenance: collected by Johan Adrian Jacobsen

8 x 7 x 0,5 cm

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Amulet Pendant with Green Tara and Manjushri, Nepal, 1800-1850

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Provenance: not mentioned on website

2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 1 in. (7.3 x 7.3 x 2.54 cm)

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Tiger Moth from the Butterflies and Moths of America series, Louis Prang & Co, USA, 1862–69

Met Museum New York

Provenance: donated by Jefferson R. Burdick

Sheet: 4 in. × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)

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Silver box with white, black and blue cloisonné enamel, N.V. Koninklijke Begeer, Utrecht, 1919

RIJKS Amsterdam

Provenance: ? - purchased with the Ernst Nijkerk Fund/Rijksmuseum Fund 2013

H 6,5 cm × Ø Diameter 7 cm ×  196 grams

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Full Moon Stereoview, Lewis Morris Rutherfurd, USA, 1871

Met Museum New York

Provenance: donated by Weston J. Naef 1982

3 3/8 × 6 7/8 in. (8.6 × 17.5 cm)

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Rock crystal button with garnet and gold granulated star, Byzantium, 6th century 

Cleveland Art Museum

Provenance: ? - donated to the museum by Mrs. Horace Kelley

Diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)

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Round Celadon Box with Lid, Korea, 12th century

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Provenance: ? - museum purchase 2000

Diameter: 4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm) Height: 2 1/2 in. (6.35 cm)

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The Amida Falls from A Tour of the Waterfalls, Katsushika Hokusai, Japan, 1833

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Provenance: ? - donated by Max Palevsky 2011

14 11/16 × 9 7/8 in. (37.31 × 25.08 cm)

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Batik Printing Block, Indonesia, 19th century

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Provenance: not mentioned on website

13 5/8 × 16 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (34.61 × 42.55 × 4.45 cm)

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Cat with Kitten, Ancient Egypt, 1069–664 BCE

Saint Louis Art Museum

Provenance: ? - donated by J. Lionberger Davis

height: 1 1/8 in. (2.85 cm)

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Basin with Lotus, Cranes and Waves, China, 15th century

Met Museum New York

Provenance:  ? - Rockefeller Jr. Bequest 1960

H. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm); Diam. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)

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Sea Route Listing from China to Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1850

Brooklyn Museum

Provenance: donated by Israel Samuelly

11 13/16 x 8 5/8 in. (30.0 x 21.9 cm) 

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Iguana Vessel, Costa Rica, 7th-12th century

Cleveland Art Museum

Provenance: Update on pre-acquisition history pending.

Base: 15.1 x 35 cm  Lid: 29.9 x 38 cm 

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Tiger and Moon, Ohara Koson, Japan, ca. 1930

RIJKS Amsterdam

Provenance: donated by J. Perrée 1999

H 362 mm × B 190 mm