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''Sumo Art.'' Close-up of the Artwork on the Cover of the Miso Soup Cup. This Tassled Fan is Called a Gunbai and is Used by the Main Referee (Gyoji) to Signify the Winner of a Sumo Bout. |
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''Sumo Art.'' C ... ist Before Each Match..jpg
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''Sumo Art.'' Close-up of the Shimenawa Rope Artwork on the Bottom of the Rice Dish. The Shimenawa is Worn Around the Wrestler's Waist Before Each Match. |
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''Sumo Art.'' D ... ' Ceremony. (Close-up).jpg
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''Sumo Art.'' Dinner Bowl Decorated with Hand-painted Scene of Sumo Wrestlers (Rikishi) Performing the Dohyo-iri ,The ''Enterning the Ring'' Ceremony. (Close-up) |
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''Sumo Art.'' Dinner Bowl Decorated with Hand-painted Scene of Sumo Wrestlers (Rikishi) Performing the Dohyo-iri (The ''Enterning the Ring'' Ceremony). |
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''Sumo Art.'' D ... Aprons (Kesho-mawashi).jpg
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''Sumo Art.'' Dinner Bowl with Hand-painted Scene of Sumo Wrestlers in Opening Cermony Wearing Their Ceremonial Aprons (Kesho-mawashi) |
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''Sumo Art.'' D ... a Compass. (Close-up).jpg
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''Sumo Art.'' Dinner Bowl with Hand-painted Scene Showing the Psuedo Roof that Hangs Over the Ring. The Tassles Hanging from the Roof Mark the Four Directions of a Compass. (Close-up) |
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''Sumo Art.'' D ... lates a Shinto Shrine..jpg
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''Sumo Art.'' Dinner Bowl with Hand-painted Scene Showing the Psuedo Roof that Hangs Over the Sumo Ring (Dohyo). The Roof Emulates a Shinto Shrine. |
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''Sumo Art.'' L ... Ceremonial Artifacts..jpg
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''Sumo Art.'' Lacquered Rice Dish (Right) and Miso Soup Cup with Cover. Both are Decorated with Sacred Sumo Ceremonial Artifacts. |
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An Artistic Fac ... tain on Shikoku Island.jpg
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An Artistic Facade At the Entrance to a Pedestrian Tunnel Through a Mountain on Shikoku Island |
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Antique Pocelai ... Images. (Goblet Base).jpg
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Antique Pocelain Lacquered Wine Goblet Decorated in 24-kt Gold and Hand-painted Nature Images. (Goblet Base) |
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Antique Pocelai ... ture Images (Close-up).jpg
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Antique Pocelain Lacquered Wine Goblet Decorated in 24-kt Gold and Hand-painted Nature Images (Close-up) |
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Antique Pocelai ... painted Nature Images..jpg
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Antique Pocelain Lacquered Wine Goblets Decorated in 24-kt Gold and Hand-painted Nature Images. |
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Charm Against E ... ilgrim's Neck or Wrist.jpg
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Charm Against Evil, To Be Worn Around a Buddhist Pilgrim's Neck or Wrist |
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Clay Jizo Figur ... sman on Shikoku Island.jpg
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Clay Jizo Figurine Made by a Local Craftsman on Shikoku Island |
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Clay Jizo Figur ... Island (Another Angle).jpg
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Clay Jizo Figurine Made by a Local Craftsman on Shikoku Island (Another Angle) |
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Cloisonne Japan ... ular Throughout Japan..jpg
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Cloisonne Japanese Plate (Blue) With Cherry Blossom Etching. Cloisonne is a Very Ancient Form of Art That Has Been Mastered By the Chinese and Later Became Popular Throughout Japan. |
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Cloisonne Japan ... ular Throughout Japan..jpg
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Cloisonne Japanese Plate (Green) With Cherry Blossom Etching. Cloisonne is a Very Ancient Form of Art That Has Been Mastered By the Chinese and Later Became Popular Throughout Japan. |
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Daruma Doll, Al ... Spirit Against Failure.jpg
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Daruma Doll, Also Called an ''Okiagari-koboshi,'' are Found in Nearly Every Temple and are Symbolic of an Undaunted Spirit Against Failure |
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Ema Tablet Used ... hi on it. (Front View).jpg
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Ema Tablet Used By a Worshiper at a Temple. This One Has the Great Buddhist Saint Kobo Daishi on it. (Front View) |
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Ema Tablet Used ... shi on it. (Rear View).jpg
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Ema Tablet Used By a Worshiper at a Temple. This One Has the Great Buddhist Saint Kobo Daishi on it. (Rear View) |
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Floral Art Done ... ne Rice Paper. (Poppy).jpg
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Floral Art Done By Hand Using Individual Tiny Scraps of Very Fine Rice Paper. (Poppy) |
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Floral Art Done ... (Red Cherry Blossoms).jpg
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Floral Art Done By Hand Using Individual Tiny Scraps of Very Fine Rice Paper. (Red Cherry Blossoms) |
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Floral Art Done ... Paper. (Rhododendron).jpg
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Floral Art Done By Hand Using Individual Tiny Scraps of Very Fine Rice Paper. (Rhododendron) |
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Floral Art Done ... ice Paper. (Sunflower).jpg
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Floral Art Done By Hand Using Individual Tiny Scraps of Very Fine Rice Paper. (Sunflower) |
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Glazed Ceramic ... Painted Floral Design..jpg
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Glazed Ceramic Flower Vase with Simple Hand-Painted Floral Design. |
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Good Luck Amule ... ozens in Many Temples..jpg
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Good Luck Amulet. Found by the Dozens in Many Temples. |
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Good Luck Amule ... ny Temples (Back View).jpg
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Good Luck Amulet. Found by the Dozens in Many Temples (Back View) |
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Handmade Clay S ... sman on Shikoku Island.jpg
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Handmade Clay Statue of a Buddhists Pilgrim. Statue is Approximately Two and One-Half Inches Tall and Was Made By a Local Craftsman on Shikoku Island |
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Handmade Clay S ... isan on Shikoku Island.jpg
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Handmade Clay Statue of a Japanese ''Kami'' (Nature Spirit) that is Known to be a Troublemaker. Made By an Artisan on Shikoku Island |
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Handmade Clay S ... koku Island (Close-up).jpg
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Handmade Clay Statue of a Japanese ''Kami'' (Nature Spirit) that is Known to be a Troublemaker. Made By an Artisan on Shikoku Island (Close-up) |
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Hand-made Doll ... de From Tiny Origamis..jpg
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Hand-made Doll and Rooster. Note That the Rooster is Made From Tiny Origamis. |
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Handmade Saki G ... on Special Occasions..jpg
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Handmade Saki Glass (Etched Blue) Done in Chinese Style, Designed for Use on Special Occasions. |
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Handmade Saki G ... on Special Occasions..jpg
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Handmade Saki Glass (Green) Done in Chinese Style, Designed for Use on Special Occasions. |
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Handmade Saki Glass (Red) Done in Chinese Style, Designed for Use on Special Occasions |
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Handmade Saki Glass (Smooth Blue) Done in Chinese Style, Designed for Use on Special Occasions |
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Handmade Saki G ... e on Special Occasions.jpg
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Handmade Saki Glasses Done in Chinese Style, Designed for Use on Special Occasions |
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Intricately-dec ... in Mount Fuji Village.jpg
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Intricately-decorated Manhole Cover in Mount Fuji Village |
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Lacquered Bowl ... p of Interior of Bowl).jpg
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Lacquered Bowl With Hand-inlaid 24-kt Gold Leaves and Mother-of-Pearl Flower Petals. (Close-up of Interior of Bowl) |
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Lacquered Bowl ... n in any Other Country.jpg
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Lacquered Bowl With Hand-inlaid 24-kt Gold Leaves and Mother-of-Pearl Flower Petals. The Art of Lacquering is More Developed in Japan Than in any Other Country |
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Lacquered Clay ... of-Pearl Flower Petals.jpg
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Lacquered Clay Bowl and Cups With Hand-inlaid 24-kt Gold Leaves and Mother-of-Pearl Flower Petals |
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Lacquered Clay ... tals. (Differnt Angle).jpg
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Lacquered Clay Bowl with Lid, Inlaid By Hand with 24-kt Gold and Mother-of-Pearl Flower Petals. (Differnt Angle) |
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Lacquered Clay ... of-Pearl Flower Petals.jpg
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Lacquered Clay Bowl With Lid, Inlaid By Hand with 24-kt Gold and Mother-of-Pearl Flower Petals |
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Lacquered Clay ... nsuming and Expensive..jpg
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Lacquered Clay Cup With Hand-inlaid 24-kt Gold Leaves and Mother-of-Pearl Flower Petals. Though Simple in Apperance, This Art Form is Time Consuming and Expensive. |
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Lakeshore Stone ... xuberant Piece of Art..jpg
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Lakeshore Stone Sculpture by Mount Fuji. Sculptor was Over 100 Years Old When He Carved this Exuberant Piece of Art. |
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Large Flower Va ... Chinese-style Cranes..jpg
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Large Flower Vase with Intricate Lattice and Hand-painted, Chinese-style Cranes. |
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Large Flower Va ... yle Cranes. (Close-up).jpg
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Large Flower Vase with Intricate Lattice and Hand-painted, Chinese-style Cranes. (Close-up) |
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Large Flower Va ... s. (Close-up of Crane).jpg
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Large Flower Vase with Intricate Lattice and Hand-painted, Chinese-style Cranes. (Close-up of Crane) |
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Large Flower Va ... se-up of Lattice Work).jpg
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Large Flower Vase with Intricate Lattice and Hand-painted, Chinese-style Cranes. (Close-up of Lattice Work) |
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Maneki-Neko, or ... as a Good-Luck Mascot.jpg
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Maneki-Neko, or ''Beckoning Cat,'' Porcelain Cat With Its Left Paw Raised in the Japanese Beckoning Manner (Palm Out). Extremely Popular as a Good-Luck Mascot |
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Maneki-Neko, or ... Luck Mascot (Close-up).jpg
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Maneki-Neko, or ''Beckoning Cat,'' Porcelain Cat With Its Left Paw Raised in the Japanese Beckoning Manner (Palm Out). Extremely Popular as a Good-Luck Mascot (Close-up) |
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Modernistic Mar ... Hokkaido Island Harbor.jpg
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Modernistic Marble Sculpture at Hokkaido Island Harbor |
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Mosaic Artwork ... nel on Shikoku Island.jpg
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Mosaic Artwork Created by Local School Children Inside Pedestrian Tunnel on Shikoku Island |
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Mosaic Artwork ... l on Shikoku Island 2.jpg
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Mosaic Artwork Created by Local School Children Inside Pedestrian Tunnel on Shikoku Island 2 |
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Painting of a ' ... d Everywhere in Japan..jpg
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Painting of a ''Maneki Neko.'' Known As The Welcoming Cat, It Brings Good Luck to Its Owner and Is Found Everywhere in Japan. |
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Painting of a S ... le, Found in a Castle..jpg
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Painting of a Samuri Charging Into Battle, Found in a Castle. |
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Painting of Cra ... ditional Japanese Mode.jpg
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Painting of Cranes and Rising Sun (Two Sacred Images in Japan) Done in Traditional Japanese Mode |
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Painting of Cra ... Left Side of Painting..jpg
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Painting of Cranes Done in Traditional Japanese Mode. Notice the Signature of the Artist in Upper Left Side of Painting. |
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Painting of Shikoku Island Bay with Islets.jpg
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Painting of Shikoku Island Bay with Islets |
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Painting of Shi ... Castle Tower in Spring.jpg
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Painting of Shikoku Island Castle Tower in Spring |
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Painting of Shikoku Island Coastal Mountains.jpg
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Painting of Shikoku Island Coastal Mountains |
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Painting of Shikoku Island Coastline.jpg
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Painting of Shikoku Island Coastline |
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Painting of Shikoku Island Sea Inlet.jpg
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Painting of Shikoku Island Sea Inlet |
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Painting of Shikoku Island Sunset.jpg
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Painting of Shikoku Island Sunset |
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Painting of Two ... is, Found in a Castle..jpg
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Painting of Two Fighting Samuris, Found in a Castle. |
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Plate Gilded wi ... Mt. Fuji. (Close-up).jpg
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Plate Gilded with Gold and Silver Engravings Done in Chokin Art Style. Cranes in Sky Beside Mt. Fuji. (Close-up) |
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Plate Gilded with Gold and Silver Engravings Done in Chokin Art Style. Cranes in Sky Beside Mt. Fuji |
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Plate Gilded wi ... t of Samurai Warriors..jpg
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Plate Gilded with Gold and Silver Engravings Done in Chokin Art Style. Cranes in Sky Beside Mt. Fuji. Orginally Used on the Armament of Samurai Warriors. |
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Plate Gilded wi ... a'') Looking at Pagoda.jpg
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Plate Gilded with Gold and Silver Engravings Done in Chokin Art Style. Geisha With Japanese Umbrella (''Kasa'') Looking at Pagoda |
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Plate Gilded wi ... g at Pagoda (Close-up).jpg
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Plate Gilded with Gold and Silver Engravings Done in Chokin Art Style. Geisha With Japanese Umbrella (''Kasa'') Looking at Pagoda (Close-up) |
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Plate Gilded wi ... olden Temple in Kyoto..jpg
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Plate Gilded with Gold and Silver Engravings Done in Chokin Art Style. Golden Temple in Kyoto. |
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Plate Gilded wi ... le in Kyoto (Close-up).jpg
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Plate Gilded with Gold and Silver Engravings Done in Chokin Art Style. Golden Temple in Kyoto (Close-up) |
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Plate Gilded wi ... t of Samurai Warriors..jpg
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Plate Gilded with Gold and Silver Engravings Done in Chokin Art Style. The Engravings Were Originally Created to Decorate the Armament of Samurai Warriors. |
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Plate Gilded wi ... , and Cherry Blossoms..jpg
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Plate Gilded with Gold and Silver Engravings Done in Chokin Art Style. Three of the Most Sacred Images are Portrayed--Mt. Fuji, Cranes, and Cherry Blossoms. |
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Plate Gilded wi ... y Blossoms. (Close-up).jpg
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Plate Gilded with Gold and Silver Engravings Done in Chokin Art Style. Three of the Most Sacred Images are Portrayed--Mt. Fuji, Cranes, and Cherry Blossoms. (Close-up) |
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Protective Diety Face on Ridge of House Roof.jpg
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Protective Diety Face on Ridge of House Roof |
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Rock Pool That ... ed and Contain Spirits.jpg
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Rock Pool That Emphasizes the Traditional Japanese Belief That Nature's Elements are Sacred and Contain Spirits |
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Shuin-chou Book ... age on Shikoku Island..jpg
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Shuin-chou Book. Gilded Cover of the One Steven Used During His Henro Pilgrimage on Shikoku Island. |
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Small Wooden Ji ... at a Temple Gift Shop.jpg
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Small Wooden Jizo Good-luck Charm Purchased at a Temple Gift Shop |
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Teapot in Tradi ... ed and Very Expensive..jpg
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Teapot in Traditional Style, Made of Clay, Gold Flecks, and Sticks. Though Crude-looking, These Teapots are Highly-prized and Very Expensive. |
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Teapot in Tradi ... xpensive. (Other Side).jpg
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Teapot in Traditional Style, Made of Clay, Gold Flecks, and Sticks. Though Crude-looking, These Teapots are Highly-prized and Very Expensive. (Other Side) |
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Ultra-modern Of ... ood Sculpture on Roof..jpg
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Ultra-modern Office Architecture in Tokyo Business District with Unusal Food Sculpture on Roof. |
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Wall Hanging of ... craps of Kimono Cloth..jpg
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Wall Hanging of Miniature Carp Wind Socks Made From Scraps of Kimono Cloth. |
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Wedding Figurin ... to Guests at a Wedding.jpg
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Wedding Figurine of Bride in Traditional Garb. Given as a Gift to Guests at a Wedding |
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Wedding Figurin ... to Guests at a Wedding.jpg
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Wedding Figurine of Groom in Traditional Garb. Given as a Gift to Guests at a Wedding |
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Wedding Figurin ... ests as Wedding Gifts..jpg
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Wedding Figurines in Rounded Cariature Style. These are Presented to Guests as Wedding Gifts. |
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Wooden Doll for ... of the Doll's Kimono..jpg
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Wooden Doll for Children Visitors to Ancient City of Nara. Images of Nara (the Pagoda and the Deer) Can be Seen on the Sleeves of the Doll's Kimono. |
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Wooden Doll in ... ing Holidays in Japan..jpg
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Wooden Doll in Kimono. Dolls are a Popular Gift During Holidays in Japan. |
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Wooden Doll in ... Hair Dressing (Mage)..jpg
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Wooden Doll in Kimono with its Hair Done in Japanese Style of Hair Dressing (Mage). |
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Wooden Doll in ... ge). (Blue Background).jpg
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Wooden Doll in Kimono with its Hair Done in Japanese Style of Hair Dressing (Mage). (Blue Background) |
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Wooden Dolls Re ... Its Free-roaming Deer..jpg
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Wooden Dolls Representing a Child and a Man From the Ancient City of Nara, Which is Famous for Its Free-roaming Deer. |
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Wooden Mother a ... f Hair Dressing (Mage).jpg
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Wooden Mother and Girl Dolls in Kimonos with Their Hair Done in Japanese Style of Hair Dressing (Mage) |
