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An ivory and sandalwood dressing table, mid 18th century. China, Qing Dynasty. Currently in the Peabody Essex Museum

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An ivory and sandalwood dressing table, mid 18th century. China, Qing Dynasty. Currently in the Peabody Essex Museum

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Sandalwood panel with dragon relief. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Sandalwood panel with dragon relief. 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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Table, chair, and back screen with engraved dragons. 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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Ivory chess piece of a pawn. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Ivory chess piece of a pawn. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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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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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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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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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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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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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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Gold ewer with dragons and clouds. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Gold ewer with dragons and clouds. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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A porcelain figure of a dog. China, Tang Dynasty, currently in Kaifang City Museum

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A porcelain figure of a dog. China, Tang Dynasty, currently in Kaifang City Museum

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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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Daoist priest’s robe. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Daoist priest’s robe. China, Qing dynasty, 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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Turkish Dagger and Sheath from the 18th century currently kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

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Turkish Dagger and Sheath from the 18th century currently kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

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Girl's surcoat. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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Girl's surcoat. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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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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An ivory and sandalwood dressing table, mid 18th century. China, Qing Dynasty. Currently in the Peabody Essex Museum

An ivory and sandalwood dressing table, mid 18th century. China, Qing Dynasty. Currently in the Peabody Essex Museum

Sandalwood panel with dragon relief. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Sandalwood panel with dragon relief. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Table, chair, and back screen with engraved dragons. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Table, chair, and back screen with engraved dragons. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Jade table screen on a carved wooden stand. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Jade table screen on a carved wooden stand. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Ivory chess piece of a pawn. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Ivory chess piece of a pawn. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Jade table screen with carved stand. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Jade table screen with carved stand. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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

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

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

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

A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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

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

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

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

Gold ewer with dragons and clouds. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Gold ewer with dragons and clouds. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

A porcelain figure of a dog. China, Tang Dynasty, currently in Kaifang City Museum

A porcelain figure of a dog. China, Tang Dynasty, currently in Kaifang City Museum

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

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

Daoist priest’s robe. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Daoist priest’s robe. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Portable chest with carved lacquer dragons. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Portable chest with carved lacquer dragons. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Turkish Dagger and Sheath from the 18th century currently kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

Turkish Dagger and Sheath from the 18th century currently kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

Anonymous Courtlady, presumably a concubine of Qianlong Emperor. 18th Century, Qing China. ©The Palace Museum.

Anonymous Courtlady, presumably a concubine of Qianlong Emperor. 18th Century, Qing China. ©The Palace Museum.

Girl's surcoat. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

Girl's surcoat. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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

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