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Man's banyan and waistcoat, Italian, 1750s, made from a royal blue brocaded silk satin, woven in the design for a Chinese dragon robe, before 1750, Nanjing
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Man's banyan and waistcoat, Italian, 1750s, made from a royal blue brocaded silk satin, woven in the design for a Chinese dragon robe, before 1750, Nanjing
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Man's robe made of silk and metallic yarn featuring a number of images of dragons, Chinese, c. 1796-1820.
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Man's robe made of silk and metallic yarn featuring a number of images of dragons, Chinese, c. 1796-1820.
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Man's banyan, pink ribbed silk with brocaded design in silver frise thread, Germany, 1748-1760
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Man's banyan, pink ribbed silk with brocaded design in silver frise thread, Germany, 1748-1760
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At-home Robe . Made in India, probably Coromandel Coast, for the Western market, circa 1750. Cotton plain weave, mordant-painted and resist-dyed
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At-home Robe . Made in India, probably Coromandel Coast, for the Western market, circa 1750. Cotton plain weave, mordant-painted and resist-dyed
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Chinese ceramics expert Nicolas K.S. Chow displaying a blue and white "dragon" vase, made during the reign of the emperor Qianlong
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Chinese ceramics expert Nicolas K.S. Chow displaying a blue and white "dragon" vase, made during the reign of the emperor Qianlong
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A man posing with what is said to be a bronze dome from the Porcelain Pagoda tower in Nanjing, China, in 1871. The tower was built during the Ming Dynasty in the 15th century and was destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion in 1856.
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A man posing with what is said to be a bronze dome from the Porcelain Pagoda tower in Nanjing, China, in 1871. The tower was built during the Ming Dynasty in the 15th century and was destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion in 1856.
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A Roman knobbed blue glass beaker with a plain ground rim, bulging sides and a flat base: blown into a silver case with openwork designs. 50-100 CE, from Italy, now housed at the British Museum
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A Roman knobbed blue glass beaker with a plain ground rim, bulging sides and a flat base: blown into a silver case with openwork designs. 50-100 CE, from Italy, now housed at the British Museum
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A sailor's valentine is a form of shellcraft, made using large numbers of small seashells. These were originally made between 1830 and 1890, and they were designed to be brought home from a sailor's voyage at sea and given to the sailor's loved one or loved ones
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A sailor's valentine is a form of shellcraft, made using large numbers of small seashells. These were originally made between 1830 and 1890, and they were designed to be brought home from a sailor's voyage at sea and given to the sailor's loved one or loved ones
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A 'Robin's egg' glazed vase made during the reign of the emperor Qianlong . From China, now housed at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore
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A 'Robin's egg' glazed vase made during the reign of the emperor Qianlong . From China, now housed at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore
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Chinese dragon chair equipped with blades and spikes for performances by tang-ki mediums, mistakenly labelled as a torture chair from the 1700s, from c. 1910-1919
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Chinese dragon chair equipped with blades and spikes for performances by tang-ki mediums, mistakenly labelled as a torture chair from the 1700s, from c. 1910-1919
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A kabuki robe from Japan, with design of tortoise, crane, and pines. 1850–1868 CE, made of wool, silk, cotton, gold-wrapped thread, and metals. Now housed at the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts
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A kabuki robe from Japan, with design of tortoise, crane, and pines. 1850–1868 CE, made of wool, silk, cotton, gold-wrapped thread, and metals. Now housed at the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts
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The Porcelain Room of the Santos Palace in Lisbon, Portugal, is famous for its ceiling, laid out between 1664 and 1687 CE with more than 250 Chinese porcelain plates, almost all of them decorated in blue and white
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The Porcelain Room of the Santos Palace in Lisbon, Portugal, is famous for its ceiling, laid out between 1664 and 1687 CE with more than 250 Chinese porcelain plates, almost all of them decorated in blue and white
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A gilt copper round box with openwork decoration of leaf scrolls and dragon. From the reign of the Emperor Qianlong , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing China
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A gilt copper round box with openwork decoration of leaf scrolls and dragon. From the reign of the Emperor Qianlong , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing China
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Woman's shoe made of brocaded silk, leather, and linen, English, c. 1720s.
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Woman's shoe made of brocaded silk, leather, and linen, English, c. 1720s.
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Mantua and petticoat of French silk, brocaded with silver-gilt threads. Woven in France in 1753-1755 CE, and made in England in 1755-1760 CE. Now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
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Mantua and petticoat of French silk, brocaded with silver-gilt threads. Woven in France in 1753-1755 CE, and made in England in 1755-1760 CE. Now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
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An Iranian bowl made for the Chinese market during the 14th century, inscribed in Persian: "As long as the soup is good, if the conversation in the gathering is not pleasant, let it be and remain silent."
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An Iranian bowl made for the Chinese market during the 14th century, inscribed in Persian: "As long as the soup is good, if the conversation in the gathering is not pleasant, let it be and remain silent."
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Model of a man cooking a duck, c. 1980-1760 BCE, made of wood and stucco. From Asyut in Egypt, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy
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Model of a man cooking a duck, c. 1980-1760 BCE, made of wood and stucco. From Asyut in Egypt, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy
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