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Pipa with 110 hexagonal ivory plaques depicting Taoist, Confucian, or Buddhist figures. China, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century

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Pipa with 110 hexagonal ivory plaques depicting Taoist, Confucian, or Buddhist figures. China, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th 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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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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Gold belt plaque depicting fruits on a vine. China, Yuan dynasty, 14th century

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Gold belt plaque depicting fruits on a vine. China, Yuan dynasty, 14th 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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Gold plaque depicting hybrid bird-dragon. China, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 8th-5th century BC

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Gold plaque depicting hybrid bird-dragon. China, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 8th-5th century BC

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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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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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Moon flask depicting eight Buddhist treasures. China, Qing dynasty, 1736-1795

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Moon flask depicting eight Buddhist treasures. China, Qing dynasty, 1736-1795

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Ivory figure of the infant Christ. China, Ming dynasty, 1580-1640 AD

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Ivory figure of the infant Christ. China, Ming dynasty, 1580-1640 AD

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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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Silk coffin cover depicting a stupa with Buddhist incantations. China, 18th-19th century

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Silk coffin cover depicting a stupa with Buddhist incantations. China, 18th-19th century

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Porcelain jar depicting fish. China, Yuan dynasty, 14th century

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Porcelain jar depicting fish. China, Yuan dynasty, 14th century

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Lacquered tray depicting a landscape. China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century

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Lacquered tray depicting a landscape. China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century

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Ceramic figure of a lady playing polo. China, Tang dynasty, 8th century AD

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Ceramic figure of a lady playing polo. China, Tang dynasty, 8th century AD

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Ceramic figure of a fish with human head. China, Northern Song dynasty, 11th century AD

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Ceramic figure of a fish with human head. China, Northern Song dynasty, 11th century AD

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Burial figures of mounted soldiers. China, Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC

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Burial figures of mounted soldiers. China, Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC

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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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