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 WW II Imperial Japanese Army Officers Sword $1,000.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 14h 7m |
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 Imperial Japanese Armys Patriot Large type badge Ex soldier $16.00 Time Remaining: 19h 37m |
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 Imperial Japanese Armys Red Cross member silver medal $12.99 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 35m |
 Imperial Japanese Armys Red Cross 25th Anniversary silver medal $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 37m |
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 WW2 JAPANESE SOLDIER RELIEF BADGE IMPERIAL WAR NAVY MEDAL ORDER CROW JAPAN $29.88 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 23h 31m |
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 WWII Imperial Japanese Army sake cup set $9.99 Time Remaining: 2d 1h |
 WW2 Japanese Imperial Armys Patriot Badge Pin $0.01 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 1h 27m |
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 WW2 Japanese Imperial Navy combat cap Type 3 green original $32.00 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 20h 49m |
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 WWII Imperial Japanese Army sake cup set $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 35m |
 WWII Imperial Japanese Army sake cup set $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 35m |
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 Imperial Japanese army officer s wristwatch type compass Battlefield equipment $3.75 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 53m |
 Imperial Japanese army officer s spur WW II original horse riding equipment $15.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 55m |
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 Imperial Japanese army mess kit in the last stage of WW II Inferior metal Rare $8.27 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 56m |
 Imperial Japanese army civilian employee chest tab Class badge Original Rare $0.10 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 58m |
 WW2 Imperial Japanese Navy Silver Aircraft Fabric A6M Zero RARE $399.99 Time Remaining: 21d 21h 57m Buy It Now for only: $399.99 |
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 WW2 Japanese Imperial Aero Society badge and BoxVery Good $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 3h 31m |
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 WW2 Japanese Imperial military man name of society honor member badge and Box $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 3h 42m |
 1937 IJA Imperial Japanese Army Mortar 8x10 Original Press Wirephoto $19.99 Time Remaining: 3d 15h 7m |
 Imperial Japanese Military Gun Guide 1893 1945 WWII $17.95 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 25m Buy It Now for only: $17.95 |
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 WWII Imperial Japanese Army sake cup set $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 55m |
 WWII Imperial Japanese Army sake cup set $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 55m |
 WWII IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY IJA PILOTS FLIGHT BAG $9.99 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 11h |
 WW2 Imperial Japanese Navy Fabric J8M1 403 Shusui Rocket Fighter RARE $599.99 Time Remaining: 28d 21h 33m Buy It Now for only: $599.99 |
 WW2 JAPANESE IMPERIAL NAVY RARE LARGE PEARL HARBOR PHOTOGRAPH OVERSIZED PRINT $3.82 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 21h 53m |
 VTG 30s JAPANESE EMPERORS IMPERIAL VISIT CHRYSANTHEMUM OBIDOME obi kimono badge $8.05 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 21h 53m |
 Japanese Japan WW2 or earlier Imperial Family Tanto Fighting Knife $400.00 Time Remaining: 8d 13h 53m Buy It Now for only: $400.00 |
 WW2 JAPANESE IMPERIAL NAVY RARE LARGE PEARL HARBOR PHOTOGRAPH OVERSIZED PRINT $3.46 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 21h 54m |
 1928 SILVER SHOWA EMPEROR MEDAL JAPANESE EMPEROR WAR ARMY IMPERIAL ANTIQUE RARE $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 21h 55m |
 Imperial Japanese Good Luck Flags WWI WWII Senninbari $71.95 Time Remaining: 20h 56m Buy It Now for only: $71.95 |
 WW2 JAPANESE IMPERIAL NAVY RARE LARGE PEARL HARBOR PHOTOGRAPH OVERSIZED PRINT $3.82 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 21h 57m |
 JAPANESE WW2 BADGE IMPERIAL SEA AIR DEFENCE SUPPORT BADGE ARMY NAVY WWII WAR $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 22h 41m |
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 RARE JAPANESE WW2 IMPERIAL NAVAL INSTITUTE MEMBERS BADGE NAVY FLEET 2 WAR SHIP $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 22h 44m |
 WW2 JAPANESE BADGE MEDAL NAVY WAR JAPAN IMPERIAL ARMY SOLDIER VTG WWII SAISEIKAI $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 22h 50m |
 WW2 Imperial Japanese Navy Camouflage Aircraft Fabric A6M Zero RARE $399.99 Time Remaining: 9d 22h 54m Buy It Now for only: $399.99 |
 RARE JAPANESE WW2 BADGE IMPERIAL TIME EXPIRED SOLDIERS LEAGUE BADGE ARMY NAVY $4.25 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 23h 20m |
 WW2 JAPANESE SOLDIERS LEAGUE RELIEF BADGE IMPERIAL ARMY NAVY WWII WAR MEDAL CASE $1.04 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 23h 25m |
 WWII Imperial Japanese Army Map Canvas Case Bag $14.71 Time Remaining: 25d 7h 15m Buy It Now for only: $14.71 |
 WW2 Imperial Japanese Soldier Relief League Member Badge War Army Navy Medal vtg $0.99 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 35m |
 WWII Imperial Japanese Army sake cup set $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 52m |
 Swords of Imperial Japan 1868 1945 Cyclopedia Edition Japanese Sword Book $125.00 Time Remaining: 3d 14h 16m Buy It Now for only: $125.00 |
 WW2 Japanese Army Imperial flag Japan War signed sign Army yosegaki $70.09 (13 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 23h 53m |
 WWII Imperial Japanese Army sake cup set $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 54m |
 WWII IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY MESS TIN 31685 $24.99 Time Remaining: 16d 5h 31m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 IMPERIAL JAPAN RISING SUN LARGE FLAG JAPANESE WWII NICE $0.01 Time Remaining: 5d 2h 51m |
 PAIR WWII IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY IJA FIELD COMBAT BOOTS WITH STUDDED SOLES $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 9h 52m |
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Black Cast Iron Tea Set Dragonfly #ts4/07
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DescriptionThis Cast Iron Tea Set includes: * 1 Teapot, 2 Teacups * Black Color * Stainless Steel Teapot Strainer Included * Enamel coating to prevent rusting * Pattern: Dragonfly * Brand New in Gift Box * Dimension: * Teapot: 6-1/2 in Dia... |
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Teavana Small Cast Iron Tea Cup, Japanese Imperial Dragon
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DescriptionThese cast iron dragon teacups features a five-toed dragon, famous in Chinese symbolism for its connection to the Imperial family. Dragons also symbolize power, strength and good fortune. These cups are painted on the outside and enameled on the inside wi |
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Teavana Imperial Dragon Cast Iron Trivet
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DescriptionThis cast iron trivet features the "Year of the Dragon" design with (matching teapot available) and is ideal for keeping your tabletop surface cool, while keeping your cast iron pot warm. This trivet also has small cast iron feet with silicone covers to p |
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Japanese Traditional Music: Gagaku and Buddhist Chant. 1941 Recordings of the Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai
Sale Price: $20.06 |
DescriptionAll products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. |
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Gagaku: Japanese Court Music
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Gagaku: Imperial Court Music of Japan [Japan]
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The Imperial Japanese Navy, Kaigun
Sale Price: $5.57 |
DescriptionToday, Japan has one of the largest fleets in the world. For over half a century, it has stood shoulder to shoulder with the U.S. Navy, defending the waters of Far East Asia and the vital sea lanes surrounding the Japanese islands... |
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Phillip Jeffries PJ 3464 Japanese Imperial Suede - Elephant Wallpaper
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DescriptionBy DecoratorsBest, sold in 8 YARD MINIMUM. Available at DecoratorsBest in WALLPAPER |
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Imperial Japanese Flag Wall Sticker Mural Vinyl S7381
Sale Price: $29.99 |
DescriptionWall Art Decoration Vinyl Decal Sticker Install Area : The decals can be applied on all smooth surfaces, such as Walls, Doors, Windows, Closets, Plastic, Metal, Tiles etc. - Without much effort and cost you can decorate and style your home... |
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Imperial Palace Dragon Floor Lantern
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DescriptionReproduction of those in Beijing Forbidden city, China, this kind of dragon floor lantern was once only used by the emperors in the old days. Completely hand carved in Elmwood with dragon motif. This lamp gives out a mellow shimmering light that provide you with a unique artistic experience... |
Freshwater Vs Akoya Freshwater Vs Cultured Japanese Vs Chinese Japanese Akoya Pearls Hanadama Akoya Pearls Black Tahitian Pearls Saltwater Pearl
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Pearls have been prized for their beauty and rarity for more than four thousand years. From ancient China, India, and Egypt, to Imperial Rome, to the Arab world, to Native American tribes, cultures from around the world and throughout recorded history have valued these unique, biologically based gemstones - much longer than any other gem.
The pearl is the only gemstone which is grown inside of a living organism. Pearls are formed within oysters or mollusks when a foreign substance (most often a parasite - not a grain of sand) invades the shell of the mollusk, entering the soft mantle tissue, and picking up epithelial cells. In response to the irritation, the epithelial cells form into a sac (known as a pearl sac) which secretes a crystalline substance called nacre, the same substance which makes up the interior of the oyster's shell, which builds up in layers around the irritant, forming the pearl.
There are approximately 8,000 different species of two-shelled (bi-valve) mollusks, of which only about 20 types are capable of consistently producing pearls. Natural pearls have always been extremely rare and valuable. Because the layers of nacre tend to maintain the irregular shape of the original irritant, natural pearls which are round or spherical in shape are even rarer still, and are highly prized. Most natural pearls are irregularly shaped.
In a completely natural state, only a very small percentage of oysters will ever produce a pearl at all. Of the pearls which are produced, only a handful will develop to a desirable size, shape, and color; and only a small fraction of those will be harvested by humans. It is commonly assumed that only one in ten thousand oysters will naturally produce a gem quality pearl. Obviously if we relied only on nature, ownership of pearls would still be relegated to only the wealthiest people in the world, and pearl producing oysters would be on the brink of extinction due to over-harvest. As pearls have been a prized gem by much of the world's population for thousands of years, this need has led to the development of cultured pearls.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, however, several Japanese researchers discovered a method of producing pearls artificially. Essentially, the technique involves inserting a foreign substance, or nucleus, into the tissue of the oyster or mollusk, then returning the creature to the sea and allowing the resulting cultured pearl to develop naturally. This practice was quite widespread harvesting Mabe pearls. Kokichi Mikimoto is credited with perfecting the technique for artificially stimulating the development of round pearls in Akoya oysters, receiving a patent for this technique in 1916. Although patented in 1916 this technique has since been improved upon and used extensively throughout the pearling world - no longer simply used to cultured Akoya pearls, but freshwater, South Sea and Tahitian pearls as well.
Mikimoto's discovery opened the door to a greatly expanded pearl industry, in which pearls could be farmed like an agricultural crop, rather than simply sought hit-and-miss. These cultured pearls could now be produced in sufficient quantities to make them available to virtually anyone.
The cultured pearl industry has now far surpassed that of the natural pearl industry. Although a market still persists for pearls gifted to us by nature, these pearls are becoming more and more difficult to find, with rare full strands being auctioned for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Today, purchasing a pearl necklace from nearly any store in the world means purchasing a strand of cultured pearls.
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