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14.2 x 7.5 x 2 cm (77 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Furniture : Support Furniture

26 x 10.8 x 9.4 cm (623 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: c. 1870
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a recumbent lion. Like the tiger, the lion is an animal revered in Asian culture as a symbol of strength and courage...

11.5 x 10.5 x 7 cm (280 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period; c. 1880
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese boxwood okimono of two boys dressed in a shishi-mai (lion dance) costume. This dance became a custom in Japanese festivals after the eighth century as a form of entertainment, a means of warding off evil spirits, and a ritual to pray for peace and a bountiful harvest...

12.8 x 9.5 x 2.8 cm (280 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period; c. 1880
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Furniture : Support Furniture
Description: This is the base of a Japanese boxwood okimono of two boys dressed in a shishi-mai (lion dance) costume...

20 x 7.5 x 6 cm (136 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period; Circa 1904-1910
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a goose. This was produced by Okaji and Co. Osaka and displayed at the Japan-British Exhibition in 1910...

11.7 x 8.4 x 7.4 cm (86 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Meiji Period; C. 1890
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of an Arhat or Rakan, a Buddhist holy figure, who is reading a sutra to a tengu, a forest and mountain goblin...

35 x 18 x 12.5 cm (369 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Late Qing - Republic Period
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: Ornamental objects were items of interest for the Chinese scholar's desk. The concept of the "four treasures" (inkstone, ink, brush, and paper) of a scholar's study became an appreciated facet of interior design during the Song Dynasty (960-1279)...

13.2 x 10.8 x 8.7 cm (280 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); c. 1868-1912
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

36 x 7.5 x 6 cm (177 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Edo Period (1615-1868); 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Household Accessories : Storage & Display Accessories
Description: This Japanese clothing artifact is a connected tonkotsu (tobacco box), netsuke, and ojime, all containing the motifs of monkeys...

13.5 x 7.8 x 5 cm (152 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Edo Period; Circa 1850
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of tortoises (kame), with the smaller tortoise on the base portion. Given that the shell often represents a suit of armor, the animal has often been referred to as the Dark Warrior...

25.5 x 11 x 9.2 cm (734 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Edo Period; Circa 1850
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Furniture : Support Furniture
Description: This is the base for a Japanese okimono of tortoises (kame), with the smaller tortoise on this base portion...

23 x 14 x 10.4 cm (513 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty; 18th Century - Early 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: The Spurlock museum holds a variety of Chinese lacquer figures created during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), and they serve as representations of regional beliefs and ethics, cultural figureheads, and the human condition...

25.6 x 4 x 1.8 cm (78 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Classification/Nomenclature: Materials T&E : Food Service T&E : Serving Vessels

25.1 x 3 x .4 cm (27 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Classification/Nomenclature: Materials T&E : Food Service T&E : Serving Vessels

24 x cm (8 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Classification/Nomenclature: Materials T&E : Food Service T&E : Food Service Accessories

24 x cm (8 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Classification/Nomenclature: Materials T&E : Food Service T&E : Food Service Accessories

24 x cm (8 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Classification/Nomenclature: Materials T&E : Food Service T&E : Food Service Accessories

24 x cm (8 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Classification/Nomenclature: Materials T&E : Food Service T&E : Food Service Accessories

21.7 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm (28 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Edo Period
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Smoking & Drug Equipment

20.5 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm (40 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Edo Period
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Smoking & Drug Equipment

19.4 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm (25 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Meiji Period; 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Smoking & Drug Equipment

22.7 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm (52 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Meiji Period; 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Smoking & Drug Equipment

21.5 x 13 x 10 cm (817 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: 18th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

21.6 x 11.5 x 8 cm (392 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

26 x 9.5 x 7.9 cm (571 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Meiji, Early Taisho; Early 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of two oni (demons) on a mountainous landscape. They are surrounded by vines which are reminiscent of stylized ruyi, a scepter-like emblem used in Buddhist ceremonies...