
A View of the Pleasures of the Taiko and His Five Wives at Rakuto
1804 · Triptych of woodblock prints
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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1804 · Triptych of woodblock prints
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

c. 1700 · Wax
Skulpturensammlung und Museum fuer...

1502 · Ink
Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena

Late 6th or early 7th century · Ink and tempera with gold on parchment
Bibliotheque nationale de France

7th century BC · Gold
Museo delle Civilta, Rome

22 November 1943 · Gelatin silver print
International Center of Photography, New York

c. 1647-1649 · Etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C

2nd century AD · White marble
The Burrell Collection, Glasgow

1107-1113 · Gilt copper alloy
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

10th to 19th century · Gold with filigree work
Musee du Louvre, Departement des Objets d'art

c. 1300-1320 · Linen ground
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

1154 CE · Arabic geographical treatise
No single original survives
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