Two clam shells for Kai-awase, the shell matching game. Painted with scenes from the Tale of Genji. Japan, 18th-19th century [1044×800] by MunakataSennin
December 29, 2025I don’t know if it counts. Belomorsk petroglyphs, Karelia, Russia. 4000-3000 BC [2560×1707]
December 29, 2025Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat (possibly a jaguar, puma, or pampas cat) with a bird perched atop its head [3890×5060]
December 29, 2025Lacquered dish with mother-of-pearl inlays, depicting antiquities. China, 17th-18th century [2300×1950]
MunakataSennin on December 29, 2025 3:35 am [Museum](https://www.mkg-hamburg.de/en/sammlung/objekt/zwei-muscheln-fur-muschelspiel-kaiawase/1889.572.a-b/dc00111420)
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[Museum](https://www.mkg-hamburg.de/en/sammlung/objekt/zwei-muscheln-fur-muschelspiel-kaiawase/1889.572.a-b/dc00111420)