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Malachite carving of a luohan sitting under a tree with his assistant, with an incribed poem by the Jiaqing Emperor. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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Malachite carving of a luohan sitting under a tree with his assistant, with an incribed poem by the Jiaqing Emperor. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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Jade tablets with poem by the Qianlong Emperor in gold. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Jade tablets with poem by the Qianlong Emperor in gold. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Carving of Vanavasa, the Arhat under the banana tree. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Carving of Vanavasa, the Arhat under the banana tree. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Ivory carving of a landscape with Buddhist monks climbing up to a temple. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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Ivory carving of a landscape with Buddhist monks climbing up to a temple. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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Wood carvings of the Eight Daoist Immortals. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Wood carvings of the Eight Daoist Immortals. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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The Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, dressed as a Frenchman, prepares to battle a tiger with a trident, 18th century, Qing Empire.

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The Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, dressed as a Frenchman, prepares to battle a tiger with a trident, 18th century, Qing Empire.

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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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Jar for imperial sacrifices at the Altar of Heaven, with "sacrificial blue" glaze. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Jar for imperial sacrifices at the Altar of Heaven, with "sacrificial blue" glaze. 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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Jade table screen on a carved wooden stand. 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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Mirror stand with birds and flowers. China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century

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Mirror stand with birds and flowers. China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century

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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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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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Jade plaque with three Daoist sages. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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Jade plaque with three Daoist sages. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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Two gilded lanterns with carved jade panels. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Two gilded lanterns with carved jade panels. China, Qing dynasty, 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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Table, chair, and back screen with engraved dragons. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Table, chair, and back screen with engraved dragons. 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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Gourd-shaped vessel with carved lacquer surface. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Child's hundred-household jacket and trousers, traditionally made with a patch donated from each household in a village. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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Child's hundred-household jacket and trousers, traditionally made with a patch donated from each household in a village. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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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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