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Peach Festival of the Queen Mother of the West in the Kunlun mountain, unknown painter, early 17th century, Ming Dynasty

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Peach Festival of the Queen Mother of the West in the Kunlun mountain, unknown painter, early 17th century, Ming Dynasty

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Sutra cabinet with inlaid mother-of-pearl flowers. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Sutra cabinet with inlaid mother-of-pearl flowers. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Incense burner in the shape of a goose, copper alloy, early 15th century, Ming dynasty China

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Incense burner in the shape of a goose, copper alloy, early 15th century, Ming dynasty China

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Two ewers covered in mother-of-pearl. India, 17th century

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Two ewers covered in mother-of-pearl. India, 17th century

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An Eastern Han Dynasty mural tomb from Haotan, in China, depicting mythical beasts dancing and playing music in front of the Queen Mother of the West. 25–220 CE

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An Eastern Han Dynasty mural tomb from Haotan, in China, depicting mythical beasts dancing and playing music in front of the Queen Mother of the West. 25–220 CE

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The skull of a woman wearing a golden crown, found in an early 10th century CE wooden red coffin in Inner Mongolia, China. Liao dynasty, now housed at the Inner Mongolia Museum

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The skull of a woman wearing a golden crown, found in an early 10th century CE wooden red coffin in Inner Mongolia, China. Liao dynasty, now housed at the Inner Mongolia Museum

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Lacquered tray with a pavilion inlaid in mother-of-pearl. China, Ming dynasty, 1551-1600

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Lacquered tray with a pavilion inlaid in mother-of-pearl. China, Ming dynasty, 1551-1600

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Śiva-Maheśvara, Dandan-Uiliq, Khotan, Xinjiang, Painted by Visha Irasanga, Khotanese Saka painter in the court of the T'ang dynasty of China in the mid 7th century C.E.

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Śiva-Maheśvara, Dandan-Uiliq, Khotan, Xinjiang, Painted by Visha Irasanga, Khotanese Saka painter in the court of the T'ang dynasty of China in the mid 7th century C.E.

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“Mural painting called ‘the Investiture’”

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“Mural painting called ‘the Investiture’”

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Four-panel screen with tree of life motifs in mother-of-pearl inlay. India, 19th century

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Four-panel screen with tree of life motifs in mother-of-pearl inlay. India, 19th 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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The gold embroidered robe with dragons and phoenixes of the female general Qin Liangyu , who is best known for defending the Ming dynasty from attacks by the Manchu-led Later Jin dynasty in the 17th century

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The gold embroidered robe with dragons and phoenixes of the female general Qin Liangyu , who is best known for defending the Ming dynasty from attacks by the Manchu-led Later Jin dynasty in the 17th century

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Sculpture of Avalokitesvara gazing at the moon's reflection in water. China, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century

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Sculpture of Avalokitesvara gazing at the moon's reflection in water. China, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century

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Qing dynasty water and land ritual painting that depicts the dead in the Diyu realm , unknown painter

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Qing dynasty water and land ritual painting that depicts the dead in the Diyu realm , unknown painter

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Pair of white porcelain frogs. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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Pair of white porcelain frogs. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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Alcohol Vase in the Shape of a Feline, Shang Dynasty, 12th century

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Alcohol Vase in the Shape of a Feline, Shang Dynasty, 12th century

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Pichkari, a water syringe used to spray coloured water in the festival of Holi. India, late 18th century to mid 19th century.

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Pichkari, a water syringe used to spray coloured water in the festival of Holi. India, late 18th century to mid 19th century.

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Lacquered dish with mother-of-pearl inlays, depicting antiquities. China, 17th-18th century

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Lacquered dish with mother-of-pearl inlays, depicting antiquities. China, 17th-18th century

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An early 14th century illuminated painting of the Amida Raigo Triad, produced in Japan

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An early 14th century illuminated painting of the Amida Raigo Triad, produced in Japan

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"Illumination in the form of a vase". Bijapur,India,early 17th century.

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"Illumination in the form of a vase". Bijapur,India,early 17th century.

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