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Box shaped like a female crab, carved from bamboo root. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Box shaped like a female crab, carved from bamboo root. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Silver filigree dish and box shaped like a crab. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Silver filigree dish and box shaped like a crab. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Jade vase shaped like a coin pouch. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Jade vase shaped like a coin pouch. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Silver box shaped like a melon, with frog-shaped handle. China, Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century AD

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Silver box shaped like a melon, with frog-shaped handle. China, Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century AD

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Gourd-shaped vessel with carved lacquer surface. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Gourd-shaped vessel with carved lacquer surface. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Ewer shaped like a bamboo sprout. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century

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Ewer shaped like a bamboo sprout. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century

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Bronze brush rest shaped like a mountain. China, Ming dynasty, 16th century

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Bronze brush rest shaped like a mountain. China, Ming dynasty, 16th century

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Jade table screen on a carved wooden stand. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Jade table screen on a carved wooden stand. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Begonia-shaped tray depicting eight cranes. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Begonia-shaped tray depicting eight cranes. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Jade table screen with carved stand. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Jade table screen with carved stand. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Jug shaped like a shell. China, 18th century

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Jug shaped like a shell. China, 18th century

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Jade flower vase with bamboo and lingzhi mushrooms. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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Jade flower vase with bamboo and lingzhi mushrooms. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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Snuff bottle shaped like a hot pepper. China, 18th-19th century

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Snuff bottle shaped like a hot pepper. China, 18th-19th century

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Daoist priest’s robe. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Daoist priest’s robe. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Small bulbous jar. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Small bulbous jar. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Snuff bottle shaped like corn, carved out of yellow jade. China, Qing dynasty, 1750-1830

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Snuff bottle shaped like corn, carved out of yellow jade. China, Qing dynasty, 1750-1830

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Portable chest with carved lacquer dragons. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Portable chest with carved lacquer dragons. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Lacquered box with scene of children playing. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Lacquered box with scene of children playing. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Ceramic candle holder shaped like a lion and a Central Asian man. China, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century

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Ceramic candle holder shaped like a lion and a Central Asian man. China, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century

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