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Mazel Tov decorative Collector Plate Metropolitan Museum of Art Jewish Museum
By Metropolitan
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful decorative Mazel Tov plate reproduction , of 18th century delft Metropolitan MMA TJM ,vintage excellent condition Hebrew Yiddish.
Category
20th Century International Style Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
White Soviet Industrial Bakelite Factory Wall Clock from Strela, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Strela in former Soviet Union during the 1970s.It features a white bakelite frame, an iron dial and a clear glass cover. The piece has been converted ...
Category
1970s Industrial Vintage Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Chinese Export Vase porcelain Blue & White hand painted dragons, Circa 1950
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an elegant porcelain Chinese export porcelain Bottle Vase raised on a low foot, all hand painted in a blue and white dragon pattern, which we date to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
The vase is fairly large and very well hand potted in a Classic bottle shape on a low foot having a clear white glaze with a light blue tinge. The base is also glazed to the centre and the foot rim has been carefully hand-cut.
The vase is finely hand painted in a large range of cobalt blue tones from a light blue to a deep dark, almost black tones of cobalt blue, all around the body with two five toed dragons dancing among clouds. There are border patterns around the foot rim and the lower body all between blue circles with double blue circles just below the top rim.
The base has a carefully hand painted underglaze-blue six-character apocryphal Qing - Qianlong ( 1736 to 1795) seal mark, though we date this vase to the mid 20th century.
Approximate Weight: about 2.3Kg. unpacked.
Overall a beautiful Chinese blue and white hand painted Vase
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Two Frogs on the Lotus Leaf' 1950s Showa era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan.
Initially a simply-carved button fast...
Category
1950s Showa Vintage Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
New Brush Stand Solid Wengé Wood Medium Holds 14
Located in Somis, CA
Our calligraphy brush stands are made of solid wengé wood, a prized, sustainable, exotic wood with beautiful grains. Top of the stands are deco...
Category
2010s Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Wenge
$88 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Japanese Pagoda Trinket Box
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-289 Japanese pagoda shaped trinket box made from walnut and oak with brass supporting the handle.
Category
1940s Vintage Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Fine quality Meiji period Japanese Cloisonné vase.
By Ando Jubei
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19h Century Meiji period (1868-1912) Silver wired Cloisonné enamel vase, having this wonderful classical Cobalt blue ground, with exotic birds flying among prunus...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Polished Lapis Lazuli Sphere from Afghanistan (6", 11.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This top-quality, Lapis Lazuli sphere from Afghanistan, has been beautifully hand-polished for maximum aesthetic appeal. The solid piece of natural stone boasts a vibrant, ultra-roya...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Lapis Lazuli
Japanese Antique Paper-covered Pottery Vase 1860s-1900s / Vessel Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a paper-lined Pottery vase (jar) made in Japan.
It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and was used to store and transport tea leaves at that time.
To protect the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Paper
Large Thai Gilt & Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Prince Rama
Located in Nottingham, GB
A striking gilt bronze sculpture, Thai, second half 20th century.
Prince Rama is a central figure in the ancient Indian epic, the Ramayana. He is depicted as the seventh avatar of t...
Category
20th Century Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese carved Cinnabar plate, c. 1950
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese Republic Period carved cinnabar export cabinet plate with scalloped brass rim and brass ring foot. The central landscape scene is of a pavilion on a lake with mountains in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Giant 18 Inch Natural Clam Shell Specimen
Located in Bradenton, FL
Authentic giant clam shell specimen with its iconic sculptural form and sea inspired colors and textures.
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell
Japanese Antique Paper Pasted Pottery / Flower Vase Tsubo / 1868-1912s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese big pottery.
It was used in an old teahouse in the Tohoku region of Japan.
It was used to transport and store tea leaves.
Since ...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Paper
$1,200 Sale Price
60% Off
Pair Japanese Cloisonné Vases with Unusual Bottom Decoration, 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Brass vases with a turquoise leaf field background with a bright floral ground, flowers of white, red, and cobalt blue, the bottoms decorated with leaves and a single flower
Category
1880s Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Antique Wooden Candle Stick / Folk Art Object / 1868-1912s / WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese Wooden candlestick.
It seems to be around the Meiji period.
The expression of the pile of soot is powerful, and the traces of wax dripping remain intact.
It...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Glass Pendulum Clock Takashi Kato Postmodern, 1980s Japanese Design
By Memphis Milano, Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Glass pendulum clock by Sessa. It can be used as both standing on the table and hanging on the wall. Takashi Kato designed a lot of clocks in the 1980s-19...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Plastic
$250 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Beautiful Moorish Syrian or Asian Inlaid Inlay Wood Box Storage Chest Trunk
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic, geometric design, and gorgeous craftsmanship. This work is made of beautiful dark wood and shell and/or bone inlay. The iron handles are also a nice touch. A genuine...
Category
20th Century Moorish Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Muromachi Edo Wabi-Sabi Tokoname Art Pottery Jar Tsubo Pot Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely stunning Tokoname ware stoneware vase/jar/vessel - produced sometime during the late Muromachi period (1336-1573 to early Edo Period (1603-1867). Tokoname-yaki ware is ...
Category
16th Century Edo Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Hand carved Japanese Jizai Kagi hearth hook, 1603-1867
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Japanese hand carved Jizai Kagi hearth hook in keyaki wood (Japanese Zelkova). The hook is presented on a custom forged metal stand.
Japan, Edo Period, 16...
Category
18th Century Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pre-Order Omoide Urn 170 Cubic Inches, Obvara, Ceramic Raku Pottery
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - memories
The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category
2010s Modern Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Vintage carved Chinese cinnabar box
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Vintage Chinese carved cinnabar lidded box with black enameled interior. The carved lid centers on a basket of flowers on a patterned field within a framed reserve.
Category
20th Century Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vases with Censers, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Glazed Porcelain Statuette of Mao Zedong Seated on an Armchair
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese porcelain statuette of Mao Zedong from the late 20th century, depicting him seated on a armchair with June style purple and blue glaze. Created in China during the last quarter of the 20th century, this porcelain statuette depicts Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao. Seated on a low back armchair with out-scrolling arms and purple and blue glaze, Mao is crossing his legs, his right hand resting on his knees and his left on the arms. Mao was a Chinese communist...
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Handmade Khatam Wooden Pen Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted wooden Persian khatam pen box.
This Pen Box is completely Khatam handmade design very detailed fine work in and out.
Middle Eastern Persian...
Category
Early 20th Century Islamic Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases - Individually Priced
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, from the early 20th century, each featuring a glazed and gilded design of the “Immortals” – characters who displayed such greatness that they a...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$2,895 / item
Aritaware Porcelain Vase, Fukagawa, Japan, 20th Century
By Fukagawa
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Aritaware porcelain vase, Fukagawa, Japan, 20th century. Octagonal shaped vase. Graphic wrapped tassel design in gold and deep red on white ground.
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Exceptional Anglo-Indian Stag Horn Veneered Sewing / Work Box From Vizagapatam
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An unusually large stag horn veneered sandal wood sewing box from Vizagapatam, India. This large, fitted box in the Regency taste has tapered sides and a two-tiered sloped lid, all c...
Category
Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Antler, Sandalwood
Red Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box, circa 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Nice Japanese glove box in red and black lacquered wood dating from the end of the 19th century. It is decorated with delicate gold, black and white flowers and foliage on all its vi...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Awaji Pottery Large Dragon Vase with Kintsugi Gold Tracery
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Large Awaji Pottery dragon vase in unusual and dramatic form with yellow flambe glaze. Circa 1920's. The dragon curling around the wide, flaring neck of the vase. The body of the vas...
Category
1920s Arts and Crafts Vintage Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Guan Type Celadon Yuhuchunging Vase, Late 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Chinese guan type celadon
Yuhuchunping vase,
Late 20th century.
Covered overall with a soft, bluish-green glaze with broad crackles,
shading to brown at the rim, unglazed...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Celadon
Paradoxides Trilobite Fossil
Located in New York, NY
This Paradoxides trilobite specimen presented as-unearthed in matrix dates back over 499 million years to the Middle Cambrian Epoch. Paradoxides is one of the earliest known genus of...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$2,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Signed Japanese Bronze Mixed Metals Butterbur Vase by Atsuyoshi / Inoue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed antique Japanese Meiji period mixed metals vase.
By Miyabe Atsuyoshi for Inoue of Kyoto.
With a bronze body and d...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper
Modern Abstract M Sculpture in Black Oak by Patrick Coard Paris
By Patrick Coard
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Oval Queen by Patrick Coard Paris, shown here in its black oak veneer inlaid on a fiberglass core, exudes an understated elegance that brings a sense of depth and warmth to its m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak, Fiberglass
$551 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Brutalist Minimalist SA I Diabase Sculpture by Hiroshi Koyama, Japan, 1990s.
Located in Lille, FR
Brutalist SA I Sculpture by Hiroshi Koyama, Japan, 1990s.
Diabase (subvolcanic rock) and bronze
Category
1990s Modern Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Antique Chinese Lacquered Flip-Up Travel Shaving Jewellery Box Vanity Mirror
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Chinese Lacquered Flip-Up Travel Shaving Jewelry Box Vanity Mirror
Vintage Wooden Jewellery Box & Mirror Decorative Box & Lid Hand P...
Category
1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$325 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Paper Covered Wabi Sabi Early 19Th C. Japanese Vessel (1)
Located in London, GB
A beautiful, large early 19th C. Paper covered Japanese terracotta vessel.
Originally used in a teahouse for the storage & transportation of tea leaves.
Heavily patinated due to i...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta, Paper
Handmade Nickel Plated Decorative Snail, Paperweight
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, GB
Each of these exquisite solid brass snails is handmade individually with incredible detail. Cast using very traditional techniques, they are finished with a nickel plating giving the...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Nickel
Microphone Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage table lighter in the shape of a microphone. Just over 7 inches long. Made completely of metal with a hollow body. Light patina giving this piece a classic silver color....
Category
1980s Vintage Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Antique Russian Imperial Silver Gilt Ribbed Cigar Box Humidor Moscow, 1886
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique silver-gilt Imperial Russian cigar box or humidor, 1896.
The box of rectangular form with a hinged lid and ribbed decoration, the interio...
Category
1890s Baltic Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
19th Century Chinese Export Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A black lacquered tea caddy. Great decoration and has interior compartment.
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Decorative Jewellery Case, Japanese, Lacquer, Box, Art Deco, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an vintage decorative jewellery case. A Japanese, lacquer and Mother of Pearl lidded box in Art Deco taste, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Appealing example o...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 17th-18th Century/ Wabi-Sabi /Tokoname
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Tokoname is a region in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, renowned as one of the country's oldest pottery centers, with a history dating back to the 12th century.
This jar, despite cracking ...
Category
Late 17th Century Edo Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Modernist Ikebana Vase, Japan 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist Ikebana vase with a vessel structure and textured surface. Unknown signature in bottom. Japan, 1950s.
Mid-Century, Hollywood Regency, Art Deco, Eclectic, Coastal, Modern,...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Antique Persian Silver Box Carved Repose with Birds, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Persian/Iranian solid silver box carved/engraved repoussé with birds and flowers. Very intricate details throughout this special piece. Distinct byzantine r...
Category
1920s Vintage Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Japanese Maki-e Black Lacquered Box, Ric.047
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, Edo to Meiji period, two-tiered, with the cover with a landscape design, the four sides with guilt chrysanthemum flowers.
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer
Tibetan Amitayus Buddha
Located in Somis, CA
The beautiful bronze sculpture is of The Tibetan Amitayus, the Bodhissatva/Buddha of infinite life. Adorned with necklaces, crown and sashes decorated with rosettes, pearls and medal...
Category
20th Century Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Bronze Antique Japanese Oriental Sculpture Pipe Smoker, 1970s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
20th century Japanese sculpture. Chiseled bronze work depicting a pipe smoker, an oriental farmer with a hoe, of beautiful quality. Small-sized sculpture, for antique dealers and col...
Category
1970s Vintage Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Hattakitkosol Somchai Bronze Bird Sculpture
By Hattakitkosol Somchai
Located in New York, NY
Stunning large bronze bird sculpture with wood base by Hattakitkosol Somchai.
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Miniature Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Celadon Color Vase with Butterflies
Located in Queens, NY
A miniature Japanese Meiji period vase, 1868 to 1912. The globular vase slightly tapering to the bottom decorated in polychrome enamels and copper wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Far Eastern Early 20th Century Shoulder Yoke with Bamboo and Rattan Baskets
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Far Eastern shoulder yoke from the early 20th century, with rattan and bamboo baskets. Charming us with its history and nicely weathered appearance, this Far Eastern shoulder yoke ...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wood, Rattan
Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce fine quality antique silver-inlaid solid brass betel nut box (Lutuan), dating to the second half of the 19th / early 20th century, hand-crafted in Mindanao, Philippines.
Boxes such as this were used to store the areca nut (also known as the betel nut) which would be wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste and other ingredients, often tobacco, for chewing. Similar to the European tea caddy, these boxes often served as a way to impress while showing off ones wealth.
Betel chewing was prevalent in the southern Philippines as in much of the rest of Southeast Asia. Wealthier Maranao families on Mindanao were able to afford elaborate silver-inlaid brass betel boxes such as this example. Such boxes were used to show off to guests and from which they were offered betel and the other component such as leaves and lime to make up the betel quid.
Rare large size, most extant examples of such boxes tend to measure around 5 inches in length. At slightly more than 7.75 inches the example here is larger than most.
The distinctive decorative box features a very heavy strong-box like rectangular shaped chest form with canted corners, copper handles, and a conforming hinged lid, lifting open to reveal an interior divided into three compartments covered by four hinged lids. Each of these doors is inlaid with silver in stylized orchid flower patterns.
Exceptionally executed throughout, the arabesque silver inlaid exterior is decorated to the top with a large orchid motif within scrolling obid-obid (stylized rope) borders. The front, back and sides are inlaid with sets of stylized tail feathers of the sari-manok bird beneath which are unusual, highly stylized whimsical zoomorphic faces that appear like cat or tiger faces. (Such stylisation is accounted for by Southeast Asian Islamic preferences to avoid the overt and this potentially idolatrous representation of animal and human forms. Designs such as these are drawn from a local design repertoire that has its origins in wood carving.
Although the spread of Islam in the Philippines began in the 14th century, mostly through the influence of Muslim merchants from the western Malay Archipelago, decorative arts in this design remain exceptionally rare. This lutuan represents a fine example of Islamic metalwork from the most eastern outreach of Islamic art and civilisation: Mindanao island being significantly further east than even China – artwork from Islamic Southeast Asia remains chronically under-represented in the world’s major collections of Islamic art.
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, established 1983, Austin, Texas.
References
Brownrigg, H., Betel Cutters...
Category
19th Century Islamic Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Modern Box in Black Shell with Polished Stainless Steel by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The “Melting Box” by R&Y Augousti is a stunning piece of functional art that merges luxurious craftsmanship with innovative design. This box features a lid crafted in black shell, in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Picture Frame 5x7” in Black Oak with Brass Details by KIFU Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite picture frame by Kifu Paris is a true embodiment of modern elegance and craftsmanship. Handcrafted from rich black oak, the frame exudes a refined and timeless allure,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$262 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Jewelry Box in Red Dyed Tessellated Bone
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Small jewelry box in red dyed tessellated bone in the style of Karl Springer
Category
1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
Vintage Red Seiko Navy Wall Clock, 1970s
By Seiko
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Seiko navy slave clock designed during the 1970s and produced till 1990s. These clocks were used on large Japanese tankers and cargo ships. It fe...
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
David Palumbo Huge Iconic Mid Century Modern Brutalist Hand Forged Iron Menorah
By David Palombo
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
David Palombo's Very Rare and Iconic, Hand-Forged Iron, Freeform, Spired Cylindrical, Brutalist Sculptural Hanukkah Menorah.
This is one of 2 David Palumbo menorahs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted Blue and White, 18thC or earlier
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Chinese Export porcelain bowl, hand painted in a blue and white pattern, which we date to the 18th Century or earlier, back to late Ming dynasty in the early 17th century. ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Export Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Susutake Bamboo Ikebana Basket with Textured Handle
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ikebana basket, or hanakago, features complex weave on the body and rounded handle with textured elements. The body is plaited of darkened with smoke brown bamboo fibers in c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Taisho Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Pair of Blue and Gold Lidded Porcelain Urns with Equestrian Hunt Scene
Located in Yonkers, NY
Rich in opulence and storytelling, this vintage pair of lidded urns from China presents a vivid tableau of equestrian elegance. Against a lustrous ivory ground, each rounded vessel i...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Chinese Large Mother of Pearl Mounted Armorial Tea Caddy for MacPherson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare, incredible and large antique Chinese carved mother of pearl mounted tea caddy with armorial for MacPherson and dating from circa...
Category
1770s Qing Antique Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
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