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A pipe used for smoking.

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Three coral-shaped sculptures made out of bone collected by William Patillo Turner in Kobe, Japan.

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The doll depicts a standing young woman. From the position of her hands, it is possible to guess that she may have once held an umbrella or fan. She wears a blue furisode (long sleeved kimono) and a red-gold underrobe, Her obi (sash) trails behind…

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A standing young woman, leaning to one side and looking up. She wears a long sleeved kimono (furisode), yellowish in color, now badly deteriorated. Also visible are red and blue material. She has high geta (clogs) and a simple hairstyle crowned with…

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The doll depicts a standing young woman. Her neck and body are exaggeratedly tall and slender. She wears an elaborate hairstyle held in back with a red ribbon. Her furisode (long sleeved kimono) is pale blue with flower pattern decorations, lined…

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The doll depicts a standing woman. She is probably married, judging from the simple hairstyle and kosode (short-sleeved kimono) she is wearing. The placement of her hands suggests that she was originally holding something, now lost. Her geta (clogs)…

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A male and female dancer in the national dress of Thailand. A gold paper label affixed to the stand reads "Made in Thailand."

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This is a bowing Korean doll wearing a formal orange hanbok with a headpiece and hair accessories. Her face is pale and made up with blush, eyeliner and lipstick. Two distinguishing features of this doll are the red dot on her forehead and the beauty…

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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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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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