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  • Covered Jar with Sparrows in Flight

    Covered Jar with Sparrows in Flight

    Hayashi Kodenji I (Japanese, 1831–1915)

    Date: ca. 1905
    Accession Number: SL.12.2013.7.2a, b

  • Covered Jar with Birds in Flight

    Covered Jar with Birds in Flight

    Hayashi Kodenji I (Japanese, 1831–1915)

    Date: ca. 1905
    Accession Number: SL.12.2013.7.3a–c

  • Baluster Vase

    Baluster Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.106

  • Baluster Vase

    Baluster Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.107

  • Baluster Vase

    Baluster Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.108

  • Basin

    Basin

    Date: 1825–45
    Accession Number: 38.87.2

  • Beaker Vase

    Beaker Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.109

  • Beaker Vase

    Beaker Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.110

  • Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

    Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

    Date: 1800–1883
    Accession Number: 83.2.251

  • Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

    Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

    Date: 1776–1883
    Accession Number: 83.2.248

  • Bottle

    Bottle

    Date: 1825–45
    Accession Number: 38.87.1a, b

  • Bowl

    Bowl

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 11.60.155b

  • Bowl

    Bowl

    Date: 1770–1800
    Accession Number: 27.144

  • Bowl

    Bowl

    Date: 1770–1800
    Accession Number: 39.18.6

  • Bowl

    Bowl

    Date: 1825–40
    Accession Number: 45.64

  • Bowl

    Bowl

    Date: 1736–95
    Accession Number: 39.184.40

  • Bowl

    Bowl

    Date: 1736–95
    Accession Number: 39.184.41

  • Bowl

    Bowl

    Date: 1736–95
    Accession Number: 39.184.42

  • Bowl

    Bowl

    Date: ca. 1785–90
    Accession Number: 41.160.47

  • Bowl

    Bowl

    Date: 1736–95
    Accession Number: 46.67.27

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  • Covered Jar with Sparrows in Flight
    Covered Jar with Sparrows in Flight

    Hayashi Kodenji I (Japanese, 1831–1915)

    Date: ca. 1905
    Accession Number: SL.12.2013.7.2a, b

  • Covered Jar with Birds in Flight
    Covered Jar with Birds in Flight

    Hayashi Kodenji I (Japanese, 1831–1915)

    Date: ca. 1905
    Accession Number: SL.12.2013.7.3a–c

  • Baluster Vase
    Baluster Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.106

  • Baluster Vase
    Baluster Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.107

  • Baluster Vase
    Baluster Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.108

  • Basin
    Basin

    Date: 1825–45
    Accession Number: 38.87.2

  • Beaker Vase
    Beaker Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.109

  • Beaker Vase
    Beaker Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.110

  • Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
    Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

    Date: 1800–1883
    Accession Number: 83.2.251

  • Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
    Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

    Date: 1776–1883
    Accession Number: 83.2.248

  • Bottle
    Bottle

    Date: 1825–45
    Accession Number: 38.87.1a, b

  • Bowl
    Bowl

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 11.60.155b

  • Bowl
    Bowl

    Date: 1770–1800
    Accession Number: 27.144

  • Bowl
    Bowl

    Date: 1770–1800
    Accession Number: 39.18.6

  • Bowl
    Bowl

    Date: 1825–40
    Accession Number: 45.64

  • Bowl
    Bowl

    Date: 1736–95
    Accession Number: 39.184.40

  • Bowl
    Bowl

    Date: 1736–95
    Accession Number: 39.184.41

  • Bowl
    Bowl

    Date: 1736–95
    Accession Number: 39.184.42

  • Bowl
    Bowl

    Date: ca. 1785–90
    Accession Number: 41.160.47

  • Bowl
    Bowl

    Date: 1736–95
    Accession Number: 46.67.27

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