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Pottery: Unidentified form

4 pp

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 5684, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Pottery: Unidentified form

3 pp

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 5684, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Powdered tea container (natsume)

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 347, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Qin tuning key (<em>qin zhenyao</em>) with tiger and snake

2 pp

Several types of zithers were played in ancient China. The earliest (the se, zheng, and zhu) used movable bridges for tuning, but the qin, a seven-stringed zither that evolved between the fifth and second century B.C.E., has tuning pegs on the underside that are turned with a metal key. The decoration of these tuning keys-combative animals and a bear native to China's northern territory-may have b

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Rakuzan ware tea bowl in Kugibori Irabo style

2 pp

Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

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Razor

[2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1270, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Razor

[2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1270, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Razor

[2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1270, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Reading by Lamplight

Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)

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Reading in Bed

Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)

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Rectangular dish with design of iris

The analogue for this shape is a paper strip called tanzaku, used for inscribing poems. "Tanzaku dishes" were made by the first Kenzan throughout his career. Those, however, are inscribed with poetry while this piece is painted. The theme, as indicated by the motif of iris, is the "eight bridges" from the Tales of Ise. In this context, the rectangular dish could also be interpreted as one of the p

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Rectangular pendant with raised linked curls

2 pp

H x W x D: 1.5 x 7.2 x 0.5 cm (9/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in)

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