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A miniature model of a Chinese garden, coloured with blue kingfisher feathers, called TianTsui - a style of Chinese art from the Qing dynasty, 19th century

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A miniature model of a Chinese garden, coloured with blue kingfisher feathers, called TianTsui - a style of Chinese art from the Qing dynasty, 19th century

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A black satin hat inlaid with kingfisher feathers, worn by the imperial concubines of the Qing dynasty . Now housed at the Shenyang Palace Museum in China

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A black satin hat inlaid with kingfisher feathers, worn by the imperial concubines of the Qing dynasty . Now housed at the Shenyang Palace Museum in China

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Woman's headdress with pearls, coral, jade, and blue kingfisher feathers. China, 19th century

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Woman's headdress with pearls, coral, jade, and blue kingfisher feathers. China, 19th century

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Plum blossom wall hanging from a set of four wall hangings with flowers of the seasons. China, Qing dynasty, ca. 17th-19th c. Forged iron with wood frame. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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Plum blossom wall hanging from a set of four wall hangings with flowers of the seasons. China, Qing dynasty, ca. 17th-19th c. Forged iron with wood frame. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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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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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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"Snuff Bottle with a Lid and a Spoon" Qing dynasty, 19th century. Material: porcelain, coloured glaze

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"Snuff Bottle with a Lid and a Spoon" Qing dynasty, 19th century. Material: porcelain, coloured glaze

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Two gold cups with pearls and kingfisher feather inlays. China, Qing dynasty, 1740

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Two gold cups with pearls and kingfisher feather inlays. China, Qing dynasty, 1740

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Figure of a Sogdian merchant with wineskin. China, Tang dynasty, 7th century AD

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Figure of a Sogdian merchant with wineskin. China, Tang dynasty, 7th century AD

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Wedding Headdress, China Beginning of the 20th Century Gilded Cardboard and Metallic Threads, Inlay of Kingfisher Feathers

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Wedding Headdress, China Beginning of the 20th Century Gilded Cardboard and Metallic Threads, Inlay of Kingfisher Feathers

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Enamelled bronze vases in the archaic style. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Enamelled bronze vases in the archaic style. 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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Woman's coat with embroidered flowers and butterflies. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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Woman's coat with embroidered flowers and butterflies. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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Snuff dish in the form of a peach made using a sherd of ancient jun-glazed stoneware, with pewter rim. China, Qing dynasty, 19th c. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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Snuff dish in the form of a peach made using a sherd of ancient jun-glazed stoneware, with pewter rim. China, Qing dynasty, 19th c. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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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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Covered Censer in the Form of a Lion Dog, bronze with gilding, Chinese, 14th century

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Covered Censer in the Form of a Lion Dog, bronze with gilding, Chinese, 14th 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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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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Ceramic figure of a torturer of Hell. China, Ming dynasty, 16th century

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Ceramic figure of a torturer of Hell. China, Ming dynasty, 16th century

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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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