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Shosoin treasure house exhibition in Nara

Photo shows a Biwa lute made of maple and decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay in the collection of Shosoin state repository, at a press event at Nara National Museum in the western Japan city of Nara on Oct. 27, 2023, before its annual public showing.

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Shosoin treasure house exhibition in Nara

Photo shows a "heiraden haino enkyo" round mirror decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay on the back in the collection of Shosoin state repository, at a press event at Nara National Museum in the western Japan city of Nara on Oct. 27, 2023, before its annual public showing.

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Round decorative mirror in Nara's repository

NARA, Japan - Visitors look at a "heiraden haino enkyo" round mirror with a mother-of-pearl inlay design on the back, in the collection of the Shosoin state repository, during a press event at Nara National Museum in Nara City on Oct. 23, 2009, before its annual public showing.

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Round decorative mirror in Nara's repository

NARA, Japan - A visitor looks at a "heiraden haino enkyo" round mirror with a mother-of-pearl inlay design on the back, in the collection of the Shosoin state repository, during a press event at Nara National Museum in Nara City on Oct. 23, 2009, before its annual public showing.

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(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER OLYMPICS-BEIJING MEDIA CENTER-OPENING (CN)

(220201) -- BEIJING, Feb. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member helps a reporter make wire inlay painting at 2022 Beijing Media Center for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2022. The 2022 Beijing Media Center officially opened on Tuesday. The center has three keys for its media services: news, technology and service. To meet the needs of the majority of journalists, based on previous Olympic media service practices, the 2022 Beijing Media Center will hold press conferences at the Beijing International Hotel's Conference Center from Feb. 1 to 20 to serve media personnel who have official journalistic status but are non-accredited in 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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The Karamon Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The Kara Gate stands in front after going through the Yomei Gate of Toshogu. Although it looks simple with only white and black colours used, it has statues of Chinese sages carved in the transom and other intricate carvings of dragons going upstream and downstream on the pillars of the gate. It is magnificent with its gold inlay on the see-through walls, which have copper pheasants carved in the upper tier and waterfowl in the lower tier.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number8‐44‐0]