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    Artist Jun Kaneko stands with a pair of 10-foot-tall ceramic heads inside a kiln at Mission Clay in Pittsburg, Kan. Kaneko has been taking advantage of the industrial-sized equipment at the sewer pipe factory to create a series of giant heads and "dangos." (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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    Jun Kaneko's "Madama Butterfly" includes screens that drop into view for images projected by video.
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    Japanese artist Jun Kaneko designed the sets and costumes for Puccini's "Madama Butterfly."
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    The Mint show includes several of Jun Kaneko's drawings of his "Madama Butterfly" costumes. Courtesy of Jun Kaneko Studio, Omaha, Nebraska
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    This Kaneko sculpture, nearly 7 feet tall, is also in the Mint show. Courtesy of Jun Kaneko Studio, Omaha, Nebraska
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    This is one of the sculptures Jun Kaneko has dubbed dangos, using a Japanese word referring to a rounded form. More than 6 feet tall, it's in the Mint Museum Uptown's "Jun Kaneko: In the Round." Courtesy of Jun Kaneko Studio, Omaha, Nebraska
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