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Kitchen Utensils with Greens for the Ceremony on January 7th

Kitchen Utensils with Greens for the Ceremony on January 7th

Hachifusa Shûri

Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (13.7 x 18.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number: JP2106

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Stove

Stove

Attributed to the pottery of David II Pfau (1644–1702)

Date: ca. 1684–85
Accession Number: 06.968.2

Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio

Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio

Designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Siena 1439–1501 Siena)

Date: ca. 1478–82
Accession Number: 39.153

Couple

Couple

Date: 17th–late 18th century
Accession Number: 2001.408

Helmet (Spangenhelm)

Helmet (Spangenhelm)

Date: 6th–7th century
Accession Number: 42.50.1

"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds)

Painting by Habiballah of Sava (active ca. 1590–1610)

Date: ca. 1600
Accession Number: 63.210.11

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