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Labelled "Morning prayer of budhist's priest [sic]" by the photographer, this image shows a priest seated in front of a r altar.

Composite of professional photographs of babies' faces. The handwritten caption reads "These are the actual photographs of 1700 Japanese babies, taken during 10 years by a Tokyo photographer. There are two foreign babies in the group." The studio's…

Small basked with a square lid, a handle, curved sides, and four feet.

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.

An image of three men actively threshing rice using a foot operated device overseen by a fourth man. The photographer has labelled the print, "43. Pounding rice."

Two men are swinging mattocks to harvest bamboo shoots. A third man is squatting on the ground and pointing. The photographer has labeled the print, "H52. Cutting Young Bamboo," and Turner has added the inscription, "The bamboo is one of the most…

Pair of small polychrome vases with identical decoration. Panel with a bird and two roundels/stylized flowers on one side, panel with flowers opposite.

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

A matching pair of brass incense burners decorated with mythological creatures. They stand on four tall legs, and each are capped by a beast, probably a qilin (chimera).