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A small stone sculpture of a boar with a black eyes. Part of an incomplete set of calendar animals.

A stone box with a lid, probably made of soapstone. The image of clouds, banana leaves, and a woman (possibly an apsara or celestial maiden) scattering flowers from a basket is carved in low relief on the lid. The sides of the box have an incised…

An ink grinding stone made of black rock. The surface, which is damaged, depicts a jar; cloud motifs are inscribed in the background. The mouth of the jar is broken into two deep wells.

A small Japanese porcelain vessel acquired around the area of Kobe, Japan, in the 1890s. The object is a glazed, stoutly shaped vase with depictions of various flowers and pottery painted in blue on the outside

This is Chinese style vase usually used for for flowers, placed in front of a Buddhist image on an altar.

The object is a non-glazed ceramic lidded vessel with a grey and red smoke pattern on the lid which extends to the body as well. Overall, the vessel is very smooth. On the back of the lid, there is an engraving pattern with two characters, meaning…

A carved stone teapot with rough decorations, very carefully designed. It seems like it might have been used for decorative purposes only because there was no residue inside the teapot. Decorations (e.g. the top) slightly damaged

This is a porcelain statue of Guanyin (Avalokitesvara), presumably brought from China to Japan in the Meiji Era (1868-1912). It appears to be in a color mingled by blue and white. The Guanyin is sitting on top of a base made of lotus flower. Even…

This is a Japanese figurine purchased in Kobe, Japan and brought to Atlanta in 1894. The name of the artist and city of origin are unknown, but the craftsmanship of the object suggests the artist was not of high rank; this is also seen in the lack of…

A small sculpture of five monkeys. One wears an eboshi (court cap), another a white jacket.