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Small brass container, nearly spherical, with a pointed lid. Overall the shape resembles a water droplet. Vessels of this kind, called mizutama, are frequently used to hold water offerings at home altars.

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Brass pieces. Two appear similar to candle holders. Two have designs stamped out of them. Their usage is not clear.

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Brass bell with an orange braided string, and a striker.

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Brass water pipe for smoking tobacco

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Wood carved with a spiral design and heavily varnished, capped with stamped silver-colored metal. Possibly the handle of a European-style umbrella or walking stick.

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A pair of brass vases, similar to those used in offering flowers on home altars.

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Maedate (decorative device for a helmet) in copper- and silver-colored metal. Cloud patterns separate a crescent and disk.

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Man astride a horse, bearded, and dressed in the clothes of a Taoist immortal. The horse has a high saddle, elaborate tack, and a long blanket draped over its back.

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This is a carved bronze plate showing the caretaker and the Torii. It was probably not used in religious practice, but rather sold as a souvenir. On the left, a caretaker with a broom looks up at the sky. On the right, a pigeon is pecking at the…

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Doll figurine of a woman holding an umbrella. The umbrella is missing. She is in a pose that suggests movement, probably dancing, with her head tipped to the side and her hands raised. Her hair is swept up in a style typical of the 18th or 19th…
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