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- 5. Kendi
Second half of 17th century Arita export ware, porcelain with polychrome enamels
The kendi, or gorgelet, is a drinking vessel with a bulbous body and a mammiform�shaped spout on one side. Its shape may have come from India and spread from there to China and Japan, where it was adopted for export ware.
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6. Yoshitoshi Taiso (1839-92) Bird's-eye View of a Yoshiwara Brothel / Vue a vot d'oiseau d'une maison dose du Yoshiwara
This print uses a traditional compositional technique known as fuki-nuki yatai (roof removing) to depict the interior of a building by rendering the building without a roof and ceiling so the viewer can look directly inside from above.
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