By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
July 21, 2020 at 08:00 JST
The museum houses about 270 exhibits, including about 120 ivory carvings from China, a jade sculpture, folding screens studded with jewels and artworks from Asia. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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