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A peddler selling dolls, toys, lanterns, and birds on New Year's Day. Silk painting by Su Hanchen. China, Song dynasty, 12th century AD

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A peddler selling dolls, toys, lanterns, and birds on New Year's Day. Silk painting by Su Hanchen. China, Song dynasty, 12th century AD

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Painting of a peddler selling birds, by Ji Sheng. China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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Painting of a peddler selling birds, by Ji Sheng. China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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Painting of a monkey holding a cat, by Yi Yuanji. China, Song dynasty, 11th century AD

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Painting of a monkey holding a cat, by Yi Yuanji. China, Song dynasty, 11th century AD

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Sculpture of a sitting boy. China, Song dynasty, 12th century AD

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Sculpture of a sitting boy. China, Song dynasty, 12th century AD

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Carved lacquer box with two birds and "spring" character. China, Northern Song dynasty, 13th century

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Carved lacquer box with two birds and "spring" character. China, Northern Song dynasty, 13th century

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Su Hanchen, Children Playing on a Winter Day, 12th century, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Su Hanchen, Children Playing on a Winter Day, 12th century, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Painting of a hawk on a branch. China, Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368 AD

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Painting of a hawk on a branch. China, Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368 AD

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Agate cup. China, Song dynasty, 12th century AD

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Agate cup. China, Song dynasty, 12th century AD

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Ceramic pillow with deer. China, Northern Song dynasty, 11th-12th century AD

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Ceramic pillow with deer. China, Northern Song dynasty, 11th-12th 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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White Pagoda of Sixi Temple. Guangdong, China, Song dynasty, 11th-12th century AD

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White Pagoda of Sixi Temple. Guangdong, China, Song dynasty, 11th-12th century AD

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Carved lacquer dish with birds and flowers. China, Ming dynasty, 15th century

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Carved lacquer dish with birds and flowers. China, Ming dynasty, 15th 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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Tomb model of a tower. China, Eastern Han dynasty, 2nd-3rd century AD

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Tomb model of a tower. China, Eastern Han dynasty, 2nd-3rd century 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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A fragment of silk dating to the 2nd century BC, traded between the Parthian Empire and the Han Dynasty along the Silk Road.

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A fragment of silk dating to the 2nd century BC, traded between the Parthian Empire and the Han Dynasty along the Silk Road.

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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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Porcelain fish with human head. China, Song dynasty, 11th-12th century

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Porcelain fish with human head. China, Song dynasty, 11th-12th century

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Mirror with gilded back, depicting birds and flowers. China, Tang dynasty, 7th-9th century AD

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Mirror with gilded back, depicting birds and flowers. China, Tang dynasty, 7th-9th century AD

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A Longquan porcelain pear-shaped covered ewer with long spout and handle. Yuan dynasty, 14th century CE, now housed at the Chuzhou Celadon Museum of Lishui in China

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A Longquan porcelain pear-shaped covered ewer with long spout and handle. Yuan dynasty, 14th century CE, now housed at the Chuzhou Celadon Museum of Lishui in China

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