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62.3 x 1.6 x .8 cm (20 g)

Location: America, Central: Guatemala: Chimaltenango Department: San Martin Jilotepeque
Period: 2000 - 2007
Classification/Nomenclature: Materials T&E : Textileworking T&E : Textile Manufacturing Equipment

55.6 x 4.8 x 2.4 cm (155 g)

Location: America, Central: Guatemala: Chimaltenango Department: San Martin Jilotepeque
Period: 2000 - 2007
Classification/Nomenclature: Materials T&E : Textileworking T&E : Textile Manufacturing Equipment

106 x 1 cm (113 g)

Location: America, Central: Guatemala
Classification/Nomenclature: Unclassifiable Artifacts

64 x 14 cm (234 g)

Location: America, Central: Guatemala
Period: 2000 - 2007
Classification/Nomenclature: Unclassifiable Artifacts

82 x 65 x .1 cm (796 g)

Location: America, Central: Guatemala: Chimaltenango Department: San Juan Comalapa
Period: 2007
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Clothing : Main Garments

26.1 x 11.6 x 8.2 cm (826 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); Late 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of Xizang (Seiobo in Japan) or Queen Mother of the West. She can be seen holding a fan and a basket of peaches...

12.9 x 7.4 x 4.6 cm (121 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); Late 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of an attendant for Xizang (Seiobo in Japan) or Queen Mother of the West. In legend, Seiobo cultivates a garden of peaches that grow every one thousand years, one of which grants immortal life when eaten...

14.96 x 3.4 x 1.9 cm (36 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); Late 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a table with a base that is featured with Xizang (Seiobo in Japan) or Queen Mother of the West and her attendant...

23.2 x 16.1 x 6 cm (986 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); Late 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is the base for a Japanese okimono of Xizang (Seiobo in Japan) or Queen Mother of the West, her attendant, and a table with a base, each of which are detachable...

41.6 x 11.8 x 9.5 cm (573 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); Late 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a carp signed by Kawahara Yoshihide. It is an animal often associated with marital happiness and good fortune...

45.4 x 16.4 x 13.2 cm (526 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912), Taisho Period (1912-1926), Showa Period (1926-1989); 19th Century - 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Furniture : Storage & Display Furniture
Description: This is the box for a Japanese okimono of a carp. It is an animal often associated with marital happiness and good fortune...

43.6 x 13.9 x 1.5 cm (155 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912), Taisho Period (1912-1926), or Showa Period (1926-1989); 19th Century - 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Furniture : Storage & Display Furniture
Description: This is the box lid for a Japanese okimono of a carp. It is an animal often associated with marital happiness and good fortune...

32.5 x 13.5 x .2 cm (67 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 17th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Personal Assistive Artifacts
Description: This is a fixed fan (pien-mien) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Three types of Chinese fans evolved: the face cover fan (pien-mien), the ceremonial fan (T'uan-shan), and the folding fan (Che-shan)...

36 x 17.5 x 8.5 cm (687 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 17th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Personal Assistive Artifacts
Description: This is the box for a fixed fan (pien-mien) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Three types of Chinese fans evolved: the face cover fan (pien-mien), the ceremonial fan (T'uan-shan), and the folding fan (Che-shan)...

25.8 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm (172 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Republic of China ; 1930
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories
Description: "Four Chinese zitan scroll weights, inlaid with bamboo carved to represent the four seasons, each signed Wulin, each 10 1/2” long...

25.7 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm (186 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Republic of China ; 1930
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories
Description: "Four Chinese zitan scroll weights, inlaid with bamboo carved to represent the four seasons, each signed Wulin, each 10 1/2” long...

25.8 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm (177 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Republic of China ; 1930
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories
Description: "Four Chinese zitan scroll weights, inlaid with bamboo carved to represent the four seasons, each signed Wulin, each 10 1/2” long...

25.8 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm (186 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Republic of China ; 1930
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories
Description: "Four Chinese zitan scroll weights, inlaid with bamboo carved to represent the four seasons, each signed Wulin, each 10 1/2” long...

33.4 x 28.6 x 3.5 cm (631 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Republic of China ; 1930
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories

19 x 18.4 cm (1691 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 18th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories
Description: This is a Chinese zitan carving of a brush pot (bitong) depicting a hunting scene on a mountainous landscape with motifs of figures on horseback, deer, and three dogs...

16.2 x 12.5 cm (426 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Reign of Shunzhi (1644-1661) or Kang Hsi (1662–1722), Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 17th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories
Description: This is a Chinese carving of a brush pot (bitong) featuring the Seven Sages, Daoists who obtained supernatural powers and rejected the authority of Confucian teachings and governance...

26.8 x 19.9 x 13.6 cm (704 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Reign of Shunzhi (1644-1661) or Kang Hsi (1662–1722), Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 17th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories
Description: This is the box for a brush pot of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) which depicts the seven Daoist sages...

34.2 x 16.5 x 10.2 cm (991 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) - Early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); 14th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: "Description: A fine Chinese wood carving of Guanyin (Kuan Yin) in a seated position with original lacquer and polychrome, 13 1/2” high, Yuan/Early Ming, 14th century...

13.5 x 10.5 cm (202 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Reign of Kang Hsi (1662–1722), Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 17th - 18th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Chinese wood carving of P'u-hsien, a bodhisattva (Buddhist holy man) and patron of Mount Omi in Szechuan...

56.5 x 6 cm (543 g)

Location: Asia
Period: Probably 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Materials T&E : Agricultural T&E : Harvesting Equipment