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81Japanese war fan — Antique Japanese (samurai) Edo period gunsen war fan, made of iron, bamboo and lacquer depicting the sun (1800 50) on display at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California. A war fan is a fan designed for use in warfare. Several types of… …
822006 state of emergency in the Philippines — The Philippines was under a state of emergency, announced by presidential spokesperson Ignacio Bunye on the morning of February 24, 2006, by the virtue of Proclamation No. 1017. This occurred after the government claimed that it foiled an alleged …
83Kanazawa, Ishikawa — Infobox City Japan Name= Kanazawa JapaneseName= 金沢市 Map Region= Chūbu Prefecture= Ishikawa District= Area km2= 467.77 PopDate= November 2006 Population= 455,351 Density km2=973 Coords= LatitudeDegrees= 36 LatitudeMinutes= 34 LatitudeSeconds=… …
84Korean Buddhist sculpture — is one of the major areas of Korean art. Buddhism, a religion originating in what is now India, was transmitted to Korea via China in the late fourth century. [http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Korea/koreaonline/IntroSculpture.htm Arts of Korea |… …
85Aircraft dope — 2699 a World War I Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 finished in a clear (non coloured) dope Aircraft dope is a plasticised lacquer that is applied to fabric covered aircraft. It tautens and stiffens fabric stretched over airframes and renders them… …
86Chinese art — Chinese jade ornament with dragon and phoenix design, late Spring and Autumn Period (722 BC 482 BC) …
87Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …
88Confucianism — Confucianist, n., adj. /keuhn fyooh sheuh niz euhm/, n. the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and… …
89Kweichow — /kway chow , choh /; Chin. /gway joh /, n. Older Spelling. Guizhou. * * * ▪ province, China Introduction Chinese (Wade Giles) Kuei chou, (Pinyin) Guizhou, sheng ( …
90Latin American art — Introduction artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present. This article… …
