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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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Bronze brush holder shaped like a double vase. China, Qing dynasty, 1736–1795

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Bronze brush holder shaped like a double vase. China, Qing dynasty, 1736–1795

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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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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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Bronze coin shaped like a spade. China, Xin dynasty, 9-23 AD

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Bronze coin shaped like a spade. China, Xin dynasty, 9-23 AD

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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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Bronze helmet. China, Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC

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Bronze helmet. China, Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC

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Canopy bed with alcove. China, Ming dynasty, 16th century

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Canopy bed with alcove. China, Ming dynasty, 16th century

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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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Bronze lamp shaped like a goose. China, Han dynasty, 202 BC–9 AD

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Bronze lamp shaped like a goose. China, Han dynasty, 202 BC–9 AD

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Two bronze dagger-axes. China, Shang dynasty, 14th-11th century BC

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Two bronze dagger-axes. China, Shang dynasty, 14th-11th century BC

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Bronze incense burner shaped like Liu Hai riding his three-legged toad. China, Ming dynasty, 1550-1640 AD

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Bronze incense burner shaped like Liu Hai riding his three-legged toad. China, Ming dynasty, 1550-1640 AD

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Bronze incense burner shaped like a mythical animal. China, 17th-18th century

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Bronze incense burner shaped like a mythical animal. China, 17th-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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Gold ingots shaped like hooves. China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC

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Gold ingots shaped like hooves. China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC

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Ceramic pillow shaped like a rabbit, with green glaze. China, Tang dynasty, 8th century AD

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

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Bronze axe shaped like an elephant. China, Western Zhou dynasty, 1000-900 BC

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Bronze axe shaped like an elephant. China, Western Zhou dynasty, 1000-900 BC

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Bronze tripod cauldron with taotie motifs. China, Shang dynasty, 12th century BC

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Bronze tripod cauldron with taotie motifs. China, Shang dynasty, 12th century BC

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Bronze lamp with turnable shutter. China, Han dynasty, 1st century BC

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Bronze lamp with turnable shutter. China, Han dynasty, 1st century BC

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