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    The Kakiemon elephants are a pair of 17th century Japanese porcelain figures of elephants in the British Museum. They were made by one of the Kakiemon potteries...
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    century. Statuettes were also created, an example being the Kakiemon elephants (British Museum). Meissen copies could be extremely close to the originals;...
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    paired with another in the Rietberg Museum, Zürich, Beijing, China, (1426–35 AD) Pair of ceramic Kakiemon elephants from Japan, (17th century AD) Moon...
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  • joint project of BBC Radio 4 and the British Museum, concerning the Kakiemon elephants held by the museum. Kakiemon died on June 15, 2013, at the age of...
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    Harry Garner (category People associated with the British Museum)
    these made substantial donations to the British Museum. Amongst Garner's collection were the Kakiemon elephants. Harry Garner was appointed CB in the King's...
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    ceremony wares. British Museum, Japanese section – Samurai armour British Museum, Japanese section – Boddhisattva British Museum Kakiemon elephants The Korea...
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    Double-headed serpent (category Artefacts from Africa, Oceania and the Americas in the British Museum)
    turquoise, spiny oyster shell and conch shell. The sculpture is at the British Museum. Ancient Aztecs have also termed this creature as 'Mansee' which translates...
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  • Museum is a British television documentary series, produced by BBC Wales. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the British Museum, narrated by Ian McMillan...
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    Dürer's Rhinoceros (category Prints and drawings in the British Museum)
    Lisbon, separate from his elephants and other large beasts at the Estaus Palace. Manuel arranged a fight with a young elephant from his collection, to test...
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    Japonisme (section Museums)
    evolved into a distinct Japanese industry with styles such as Imari ware and Kakiemon. They would later influence European and Chinese potters. The exporting...
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