Meiji Japan: The Arts of the Meiji Period features six illustrated essays on Japan’s transformation from 1868–1912, exploring art, industry, and culture.

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Japanese Arts of the Meiji Period. created in Japan in 1882 by the master craftsman Koma Zeshin this work features a butterfly which is an emblem of transformation and the human capacity to overcome adversity. 

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This monumental bronze koro (incense burner) features a dramatic design: a large eagle with outstretched wings crowns the pierced lid, while the bowl is supported by three muscular, semi-clad demons standing on a rugged rock base.

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The smooth-bore barrel is damascened in gold and bears Arabic invocations and a Persian distych punning on the word kundak (in the senses of ‘swaddling clothes’ and ‘gun-stock’, i.e. tiny but deadly). 

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The mask was originally attached to a helmet by a hinge at the brow and clamps at the temples. It bears holes for the attachment of a neck-veil and ear-protectors at the sides. 
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A finely illuminated 16th-century manuscript of al-Qāmūs al-Muḥīṭ by Firuzabadi has been selected as a Featured Image on Arabic Wikipedia. This is the 12th for the Khalili Collections, and 29th overall.

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This 16th-17 century Talismanic coat from Turkey made in cotton, heavily starched and inscribed in black, carmine, blue, green and gold ink with plaited silk cords and tassels as a later addition.

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The mountainous and thickly wooded provinces of northern Iran were slow to accommodate the coming of Islam, and pre-Islamic beliefs persisted in some areas until the 12th century. 

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