He added that the copy of Cyropaedia displayed at the Freer and Sackler Galleries is testament to Jefferson's thorough examination of the book.

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Almost adjacent are the Freer and Sackler Galleries.

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In Japanese art and poetry, cherry blossoms have also served as metaphors for "the ephemerality of life", said James Ulak, the senior curator of Japanese art at Washington's Freer and Sackler art galleries, in an interview with NPR.

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