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Momoyama Period (1573–1615) Wine container, Momoyama period (1573–1615), ca. 1596–1600 Japan Lacquered wood This lacquered sake container (choshi) exemplifies the luxurious utensils, paintings, and military accoutrements that filled the grand residences of the Momoyama period. Indeed, this vessel may have been used by the powerful and flamboyant general Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536–1598), w..

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Kofun Period (ca. 3rd century–538) Bracelet, Kofun period (ca. 3rd century–538), 4th century Japan Steatite This irregular disk with smooth radial fluting is a fine example of a type of carved stone object found in the keyhole-shaped burial mounds of central Japan from the fourth and fifth centuries. Works in this shape are called sharinseki (carriage-wheel stones) and are sometimes identif..