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Lion, China, Five Dynasties period to Liao dynasty, 900s AD, gilt bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08757
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Meiping bottle with decoration of a Daoist immortal and his youthful attendant in a windswept landscape, view 1, Chinese, Ming dynasty, perhaps 1400s - Sackler Museum - Harvard University - DSC01925
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Meiping bottle with decoration of a Daoist immortal and his youthful attendant in a windswept landscape, view 2, Chinese, Ming dynasty, perhaps 1400s - Sackler Museum - Harvard University - DSC01926
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Covered Jar, Imari ware, Edo period, 18th century, Chinese lion and phoenix design in underglaze blue and overglaze enamel - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05337
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Paving brick with stamped geometric design, Han dynasty, from Shiwei Cun, Wuli Xiang, Xuwen - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00773
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Pottery wulian pot, Nanyue Kingdom period, from M89 at the construction site of Yulongting, Taihe Gang, Guangzhou - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00786
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Tomb guardians, China, Tang dynasty, 600s-700s AD, ceramic, three-color glaze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08469
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Chinese-style quatrain in seven-character phrases and a comment, by Kameda Bosai, Japan, Edo period, 1800s AD, ink on paper - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09405
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Tsongkhapa, Tibet in Tibeto-Chinese style, 19th century AD, firegilt bronze - Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany - DSC03701
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Poem granted to Wu Cunli, by the Kangxi Emperor, China, Qing dynasty, 1600s AD, ink on paper - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08330
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Screen, China, 1736-1795 - Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro - Coimbra, Portugal - DSC00288
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Standing Avalokitesvara, Hebei province, China, Sui dynasty, dated 585 AD, marble - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08733
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Chinese couple in an arbor, Peter Reinicke, Meissen Porcelain Factory, c. 1755-1760, hard-paste porcelain - Wadsworth Atheneum - Hartford, CT - DSC05384
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Court lady figure, China, Tang dynasty, 8th century AD, red pottery with painted ornament - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07338
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Eight Views of the Xiao-Xiang, Chinese Scenic Beauty, by Hashimoto Gaho, 3 of 4 - Hakone Museum of Art - Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan - DSC08106
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Goose-shaped vessel, China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD, earthenware, pigments - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08631
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Mirror with mandarin duck, iris, and Chinese character design, Japan, Edo period, 1700s-1800s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08894
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Hexagonal teapot with stamped inscription and landscape design, by Shao Yuting, Yixing ware, China, late 1700s AD, stoneware - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08422
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Meditating Bodhisattva, Longmen Cave Complex, China, Henan Province, Northern Wei dynasty, c. 520s AD, limestone - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08483
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Pottery model of paddy field, Eastern Han dynasty, from M16, Guigang, Panyu, Guangzhou - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00824
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Bottle with lid, China, Northern Song dynasty, 960-1127 AD, Longquan ware (porcelaneous stoneware) - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC05117
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Pair of oblong pendants, China, Eastern Zhou period, 5th century BC, nephrite - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00759
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Duck-shaped censer, China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD, bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08611
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Desk on stand, Guangzhou, China, c. 1730, Asian hardwood (huanghuali) and paktong (alloy of copper, nickel, zinc) - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07320
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Eight Views of the Xiao-Xiang, Chinese Scenic Beauty, by Hashimoto Gaho, 4 of 4 - Hakone Museum of Art - Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan - DSC08108
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Eight Views of the Xiao-Xiang, Chinese Scenic Beauty, by Hashimoto Gaho, 2 of 4 - Hakone Museum of Art - Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan - DSC08105
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Eight Views of the Xiao-Xiang, Chinese Scenic Beauty, by Hashimoto Gaho, 1 of 4 - Hakone Museum of Art - Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan - DSC08104
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Pottery pot with stamped seal design, Western Han dynasty, from Shixiong Shan, Wuhua - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00779
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Pomegranate, 1 of 2, China, Qing dynasty, 1800s AD, agate inlaid with rubies - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08316
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Mirror with Mandarin duck and irises in pond with Chinese characters, Edo period, 1700s-1800s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08777
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Charger with Okeover family coat of arms, Jingdezhen, China, 1749 or 1750 AD, porcelain - Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, MA - DSC05196
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Lion of Fo, c. 1790-1860, creamware - Fábrica de Cavaquinho - Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis - Porto, Portugal - DSC00420
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Tomb figurines, China, Northern Wei, early 500s AD, earthenware with pigment - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC07091
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Tomb figurines, China, Northern Wei, early 500s AD, earthenware with pigment - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC07088
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Western groom figure, China, Tang dynasty, 7th century AD, gray pottery with painted ornament - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07248
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Winged horse, boar, and demon, China, Northern Qi to Tang dynasty, 500s-600s AD, earthenware tiles - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC07103
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Hebe Serving Wine, by Fatqua, Guangzhou, China, 1810-1815, reverse painting on glass after a European engraving - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07318
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Bowl with arabesque design, Jingdezhen ware, China, Ming dynasty, 1300s AD, ceramic, underglaze black - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08364
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Pair of mask-and-ring ornaments, China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD, gilt bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08645
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View of Lintin Island (with American ships Milo and Levant of the Massachusetts Russell & Co.), Guangzhou, c. 1835, oil on canvas - Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, MA - DSC05239
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Coffer of Chinese Coromandel lacquer, with ceramics - State Drawing Room, Chatsworth House - Derbyshire, England - DSC03187
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Container decorated with the 18 scholars of the Tang Dynasty, China, Yuan or early Ming dynasty, wood with lacquer and mother-of-pearl - Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany - DSC03515
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Couch, China, late Ming or early Qing dynasty, 1600s AD, huanghuali wood (yellow flowering pear), cane - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08442
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Alcove bed, China, Zhejiang or Jiangsu province, Qing dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, carved, lacquered, and gilt wood - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09619
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Brown glazed jar with four lugs and dragon design, salvaged from the shipwreck of the Nan'ao No. 1, Nan'ao, Shantou - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00881
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Ewer with phoenix head, China, Tang dynasty, 600s AD, porcelain - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08384
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Footed bowl with Chinese children design, Kameyama ware, Edo period, 1800s AD, porcelain, underglaze blue - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08925
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Globular tall-neck vase, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Qing dynasty, flambe red glaze - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07257
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Horse figure, China, Tang dynasty, 8th century AD, three-color glaze, view 1 - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07378
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Jar with 'hundred bats' design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, 1573-1620, overglaze enamels - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07224
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Jar with fan-shaped leaf designs, China, Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368 AD, Cizhou ware with underglaze painted decoration - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC07098
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Jar with two handles, Majiayao culture, excavated in Gansu or Qinghai province, China, c. 3100-2800 BC, painted ceramic - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08528
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Lobed ewer, Jingdezhen ware, China, Northern Song dynasty, 1000s-1100s AD, porcelain - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08388
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Bactrian camel, Shaanxi or Henan province, China, Tang dynasty, 675-750 AD, earthenware with sancai glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08428
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Chinese boys, 1 of 2, Meissen manufactory, Germany, c. 1750-1755, hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, gilt - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - 20180922 150433
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Chinese-style Gardener's House and a Terrace on the Banks of a River, from Civil Architecture, by Jean-Jacques Lequeu, pen and black ink, washes - Morgan Library & Museum - New York City - DSC06734
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Standing Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta, China, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, white marble, polychromy - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00890
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Coarse pottery pot with spiral pattern, Bronze periiod, from So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00747
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Coffer of Chinese Coromandel lacquer, with ceramics - State Drawing Room, Chatsworth House - Derbyshire, England - DSC03190
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Chinese boys, 2 of 2, Meissen manufactory, Germany, c. 1750-1755, hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, gilt - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - 20180922 150439
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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), China, Yuan or Ming dynasty, 1200s-1300s AD, wood, traces of pigment - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08488
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Cosmetic box (lian), China, Western Han dynasty, 206 BC to 8 AD, black lacquer, painted cinnabar lacquer, silver bands - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08566
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Moon-gate bed shown in the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, Ningbo, China, c. 1876, satinwood (huang lu), other Asian woods, ivory - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07353
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Mirror inspired by Chinese models, Iran, Seljuq period, 1100s AD, bronze, 42.136 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07202
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Horse, Chu culture, Changsha area, Hunan province, China, Warring States period, 200s BC, wood - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08559
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Green glazed porcelain bowl, Tang dynasty, from Sham Wan Tsuen, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00867
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Green glazed bowl with ice-crack design, Tang dynasty, from San Tau, Lantau Island, Hong Kong - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00871
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Head of a Buddha, Xiangtangshan Cave Complex, view 2, China, Hebei province, Northern Qi dynasty, datable to 560 AD, limestone - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08486
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Jar with two spouts, Majiayao culture, excavated in Gansu or Qinghai province, China, c. 2500-2300 BC, painted ceramic - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08524
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Kesi tapestry with lotus scroll design, China, Qing dynasty, 1700s AD, flat-weave brocade with silk and metallic threads - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08474
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Stupa, China, Qing dynasty, mid to late 1700s AD, cloisonne metal, enamel, gilt - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - DSC05222
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Thos Perkins of Salem in the Canton River, January 1st 1840, by Sunqua, 1840 AD, oil on canvas - Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, MA - DSC05297
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Statuette of a Kneeling Man, China, Spring and Autumn period, 6th-5th century BC, nephrite - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00765
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Stacked containers, China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 AD, wood with lacquer and mother-of-pearl - Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany - DSC03521
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Chinese pair by Johann Peter Melchior, Hochst, after 1766, porcelain, overglaze colors, gilding - Germanisches Nationalmuseum - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC02661
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Eaves tile with reversed inscription 'wansui' (longevity), Nanyue Kingdom period, from the site of Nanyue Kingdom Palace - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00848
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Dish with incised lotus design, China, Ding kiln, Northern Song dynasty, 11th-12th century AD, white porcelain - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07312
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Jar with fish and water weed design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark, 1522-1566, overglaze enamels - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07205
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Cabinet of Chinese Coromandel lacquer, with ceramics - State Drawing Room, Chatsworth House - Derbyshire, England - DSC03185
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Seated Buddha with legs pendent, probably cave 21, Tianlongshan Grottoes, Shanxi province, China, Tang dynasty, 700s AD, sandstone - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08745
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Six-foliate tray, China, Tang dynasty, 600s-700s AD, ceramic, three-color glaze, applied ornament - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08477
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Rectangular vase with two handles, China, Qing dynasty, late 1700s to early 1800s AD, porcelain, turquoise glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08419
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Lamp in the shape of a bear, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-3rd century AD, ceramic, green glaze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08482
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Fan, China, early 1700s, tortoise shell, seashell, mother of pearl, ivory, sandalwood, rice paste, gold and silver - Fan Room, Alcázar of Seville, Spain - DSC07311
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Octave in seven-character phrases in running and cursive scripts, by the Qianlong Emperor, China, Qing dynasty, 1751 AD, ink on paper - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08321
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Oil lamp, Hebei province, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD, earthenware, pigments - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08604
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Horse figure, China, Tang dynasty, 8th century AD, three-color glaze, view 2 - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07380
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Jar with 'hundred deer' design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Ming dynasty, Wanli mark, 1573-1620, overglaze enamels - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07203
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Lees jar (Zhadou), China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty, 800s AD, stoneware with white glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08410
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Mistake plate with Dobree coat of arms, with coloring instructions misconstrued as decoration, Jingdezhen, China, c. 1760 AD, porcelain - Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, MA - DSC05199
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Chinese tea label with a vial of tea leaves, both items said to be souvenirs of the Boston Tea Party - Old South Meeting House - Boston, MA - DSC05830
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Delft charger in the style of the Chinese Wanli Period, Cornelis Aelbrechtsz Keyser of the Two Ships factory, Holland, 17th century, tin-glazed earthenware - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06624
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Seated female musicians, figure 2 of 6, China, Tang dynasty, 7th century AD, straw glaze with painted ornament - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07289
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Pouring vessel with dragon-head lid (guang), China, Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century to 771 BC, bronze - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC07173
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Vase in the shape of an archaic jade cong ritual implement, Jingdezhen guan-ware, Chinese, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795, porcelain - Sackler Museum - Harvard University - DSC01929
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Dragon-head shaped chiwen (roof ridge decoration), Southern Han period, from the site of the Southern Han Kingdom Palace - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00804
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Covered cooking vessel (dui), China, Warring States to early Western Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC, bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08606
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Armor with coins, Tlingit, collected in Alaska in mid 1800s, hide, puffin beaks, Chinese coins from 1644-1796 - Native American collection - Peabody Museum, Harvard University - DSC06038
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