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Thousands of these culturally significant sculptures and carvings were stolen during the violent destruction of Benin City, in modern-day Nigeria's Edo state, in 1897.

“She is already so adored and I’m incredibly blessed to be a Granny once again. So proud of Edo, Beatrice and the rest of my little 5-a-side team!”

Set in the year 1600, the story documents the end of the Sengoku period, a century of endless civil war before the prosperous Edo period, which has been more commonly represented in popular culture.

Sick in his body, having contracted an illness on the long road back to Edo for Nagakado’s burial.

Chinoiserie, Persian gardens, Mughal painting motifs and art from Japan’s Edo period all make an appearance in Liberty of London’s Botanical Atlas collection.