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Building with figures

Datemid 19th century

Maker Japanese

Object number33.545

Credit LineDuncan MacTavish Fuller Memorial Collection

Dimensions1 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (2.86 x 3.18 x 3.18 cm)

MediumShell, wood

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ca. 1800

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early 19th century

Object number: 91.184

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Manju in the Form of a Clam

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ca. 1850

Object number: 91.188

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ca. 1850

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mid 18th century

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L'Abside de Notre Dame de Paris (The Apse end of Notre Dame, Paris)

1854

Object number: 35.470

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20th century

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20th century

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Model of a Seated Monkey Struggling with an Octopus

19th century

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