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Scottish costumes from Geschichte des Kostüms.

Scottish costumes from Geschichte des Kostüms.

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15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 1905
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Shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami : Yoshiwara keisei / [gakō Kitao Sensai Masanobu]

Shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami : Yoshiwara keisei / [gakō Kitao Sensai Masanobu]

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1784 [Tenmei 4, 1784] Edo period, 1600-1868
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Tobae ōgi no mato

Tobae ōgi no mato

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1788 Tenmei 8 [1788] Edo period, 1600-1868
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Gakō senran / [Hōgan Shunboku Setsujō hen]

Gakō senran / [Hōgan Shunboku Setsujō hen]

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1740 Genbun 5 [1740] Edo period, 1600-1868
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Brushing the past : later Chinese calligraphy from the gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth / Joseph Chang, Thomas Lawton, Stephen D. Allee

Brushing the past : later Chinese calligraphy from the gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth / Joseph Chang, Thomas Lawton, Stephen D. Allee

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2000 Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912 20th century
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Ming porcelains in the Freer Gallery of Art

Ming porcelains in the Freer Gallery of Art

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1953 [1953] Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912
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Vignettes du XVIIéme siècle et du XVIIIéme siècle / A. Guérinet, editeur

Vignettes du XVIIéme siècle et du XVIIIéme siècle / A. Guérinet, editeur

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1900 1991 [19--?] 17th century 18th century
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Portraits : line engravings by Nanteuil and other distinguished engravers

Portraits : line engravings by Nanteuil and other distinguished engravers

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1916 16th century 17th century 18th century
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Kono hana / [henshū Miyatake Gaikotsu]

Kono hana / [henshū Miyatake Gaikotsu]

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1910 1911 Meiji 43-44 [1910-1911] 1600-1868
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Shotaika kachō gafu : bijutsu ōyō / Fukui Gessai henshū

Shotaika kachō gafu : bijutsu ōyō / Fukui Gessai henshū

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1898 Meiji 31 [1898] Edo period, 1600-1868
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Shūbi gakan / [henshūsha Nanbara Sakujirō ; insatsu ken kiketsu Mutō Inazō]

Shūbi gakan / [henshūsha Nanbara Sakujirō ; insatsu ken kiketsu Mutō Inazō]

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1889 Meiji 22 [1889] Edo period, 1600-1868
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Meika gafu / [Tōkei sensei shū]

Meika gafu / [Tōkei sensei shū]

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1814 [Bunka 11, 1814] Edo period, 1600-1868
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Min Shin shoga kanpu / [henshūsha Kurihara Tsunezō]

Min Shin shoga kanpu / [henshūsha Kurihara Tsunezō]

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1881 Meiji 14 [1881] Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912
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Travels between the years 1765 and 1773 through part of Africa, Syria, Egypt, and Arabia into Abyssinia, to discover the source of the Nile : comprehending an interesting narrative of the author's adventures in Abyssinia ... / by James Bruce

Travels between the years 1765 and 1773 through part of Africa, Syria, Egypt, and Arabia into Abyssinia, to discover the source of the Nile : comprehending an interesting narrative of the author's adventures in Abyssinia ... / by James Bruce

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1812 [1812] 1490-1889
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Tea caddy with landscape decoration

Tea caddy with landscape decoration

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mid-19th century Edo period or Meiji era
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