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Behind the scenes photos of Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung during the filming of “In the Mood for Love” at Angkor Wat. Read more here...

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Chana Orloff, 1888-1968

Sirene, 1961, carved wood sculpture, 9 3/8 in

Private Collection

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Shinjuku, Tokyo

Leica M6 Titanium with Polar Solaron-M 35mm F2 lens and grip

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Buddha statue of the Kotoku-in temple in Kamakura, Japan

Japanese vintage postcard

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In Manhattan, a 17th century screen attributed to the Kano school dictated a bedroom's design. Given the screen as a starting point by his client, architect Sam Takeuchi built a ledge behind the headboard for its display. A wall panel above holds the upper edge in place.

At Home With Japanese Design: Accents, Structure and Spirit, 1990

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Pygmalion and Galatea by Jean-Leon Gerome (1890)

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Crafted in ceramic, powered to last 44mm 1950 Luminor Ceramic 10 Days GMT

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A Tiger, by Gustave Surand (1860-1937)

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Angus McBride.

All but one of these are illustrating scenes from the world of Lord of the Rings. Try to spot the odd one out, and then read my newsletter about McBride to see the answer.

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Kitagawa Utamaro, Koharu and Jihei, from the series “Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)”, 1793

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The Death of Cleopatra, 1890

John Collier

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Grandmother's Garden by Vasily Polenov, 1878.

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The Vestals, 1890 by José Rico y Cejudo (Spanish, 1864–1939)

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Joaquín Sorolla - Oxen in the Sea (1903)

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Jan Adam Kruseman (Dutch, 1804-1862)

Salomé met het hoofd van Johannes de Doper

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Nishimura Hodō 西村蒲堂 (actif 1930′s-40).