Japanese painting turns into gold calendar

Japanese painting turns into gold calendar

TOKYO, Japan - American collector Joe Price unveils a calendar made of pure gold featuring a key work of the 18th Century painter Ito Jakuchu in Tokyo's Ginza district on Nov. 13, 2012.

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