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Pouring vessel with dragon-head lid (guang), China, Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century to 771 BC, bronze - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC07173

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Round-bottomed pottery pot with lozenge pattern, Bronze period, from M112, the pre-Qin graveyard, Hengling Shan, Boluo - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00758

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Vase in the shape of an archaic jade cong ritual implement, Jingdezhen guan-ware, Chinese, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795, porcelain - Sackler Museum - Harvard University - DSC01929

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Phoenix and Dragon vase, Jingdezhen ware, Jiangxi province, China, Qing dynasty, 1800s AD, porcelain with underglaze blue - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08408

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Vase with applied peony scroll design, China, Longquan kiln, Southern Song dynasty, 13th century AD, celadon - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07315

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Fluted Ring, China, probably Shandong province, Neolithic period, Longshan culture, 2500-2000 BC, nephrite - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00800

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Four-storey tower, North central China, Henan province, Eastern Han dynasty, 100s AD, earthenware, green lead glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08600

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Covered cooking vessel (dui), China, Warring States to early Western Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC, bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08606

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Imperial court robe with nine dragons, China, Qing dynasty, 1800s AD, silk and gold-wrapped thread embroidery on brown silk - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08471

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Guanyin by Qiao Bin the younger, China, Ming dynasty, 1500 AD, stoneware with sancai glaze - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC07106

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Hard pottery urn with double-f pattern, Bronze period, from Hai Dei Wan, Lantau Island, Hong Kong - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00743

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Heavenly kings (Guardian figures), 2 of 2, Shaanxi or Henan province, China, 600-700 AD, earthenware with gesso and traces of pigment - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08394

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Alcove bed interior view, China, Zhejiang or Jiangsu province, Qing dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, carved, lacquered, and gilt wood - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09623

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Bowl with incised lotus design, China, Ding kiln, Northern Song dynasty, 11th-12th century AD, white porcelain - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07231

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Moon flask with lychee spray design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Ming dynasty, Yongle period, 1403-1424, blue and white - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07229

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Moon flask with paired phoenixes, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795 AD, underglaze blue and overglaze pink enamel - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07358

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Covered box with Chinese character 'Spring' amid auspicious motifs, China, Qing dynasty, 1700s AD, carved lacquer - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08277

Hard pottery pot with lozenge pattern, Bronze period, from Hai Dei Wan, Lantau Island, Hong Kong - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00750

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Ring with Mask Designs, China, Jiangsu or Zhejiang province, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, 3300-2000 BC, nephrite - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00803

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Standing Monk (bhiksu), 2 of 2, China, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, red sandstone with polychromy - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00840

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Moon-gate bed shown in the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, Ningbo, China, detail, c. 1876, satinwood (huang lu), other Asian woods, ivory - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07355

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Shuochang entertainer with a drum, Tianhuishan, Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD, earthenware - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08536

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Dragon-head shaped chiwen (roof ridge decoration), Southern Han period, from the site of the Southern Han Kingdom Palace - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00804

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Chinese-style quatrain in five-character phrases, by Maruyama Okyo, Edo period, 1700s AD, ink on paper - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09524

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Seated female musicians, figure 5 of 6, China, Tang dynasty, 7th century AD, straw glaze with painted ornament - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07292

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Seated female musicians, figure 2 of 6, China, Tang dynasty, 7th century AD, straw glaze with painted ornament - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07289

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Square tray with figures contemplating a scroll in a garden, China, Ming dynasty, wood with black lacquer and mother-of-pearl - Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany - DSC03527

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Charger with arms of Robert French on reverse, after a design by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer, Jingdezhen, China, 1735-1745 AD, porcelain - Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, MA - DSC05178

Armor with coins, Tlingit, detail, collected in Alaska in mid 1800s, hide, Chinese coins from 1644-1796 - Native American collection - Peabody Museum, Harvard University - DSC06039

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Head of bodhisattva, Binyangdon Caves, Longmen Grottoes, Henan province, China, Northern Wei dynasty, 500s AD, limestone - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08730

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Deep red bowl, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign, 1662-1722 AD, porcelain, red glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08416

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Standing Monk (bhiksu), 1 of 2, China, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, white marble with polychromy - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00831

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Seated female musicians, figure 6 of 6, China, Tang dynasty, 7th century AD, straw glaze with painted ornament - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07293

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Seated female musicians, figure 1 of 6, China, Tang dynasty, 7th century AD, straw glaze with painted ornament - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07288

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Vase, Guan ware, China, Southern Song dynasty, 1100s-1200s AD, ceramic, Beishoku celadon glaze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08372

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Round-bottomed pottery pot with double-f pattern, Bronze period, from M215, the pre-Qin graveyard, Hengling Shan, Boluo - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00754

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Charger with the arms of the city of Zutphen, Holland, made in Jingdezhen, China, c. 1720 AD, porcelain - Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, MA - DSC05164

Caparisoned horse, Shaanxi or Henan province, China, Tang dynasty, 600s-700s AD, earthenware, gesso, traces of red pigment - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08389

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Bowl, China, Northern Song to Jin dynasty, 1000s-1100s AD, ceramic, black glaze with brown spots - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08418

Bowl, qingbai ware, China, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279 AD, porcelain, incised decoration, transparent bluish glaze - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC05119

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Bowl, China, Jin dynasty, 1100s-1200s AD, ceramic, black glaze with 'oil spots' - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08414

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Bowl, Jizhou ware, China, Southern Song dynasty, 1100s-1200s AD, ceramic, glaze with tortoiseshell pattern - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08409

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Armor with coins, Tlingit, collected in Alaska in mid 1800s, hide, puffin beaks, Chinese coins from 1644-1796 - Native American collection - Peabody Museum, Harvard University - DSC06038

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Garment hooks with Dragon Head (left) and Animal Head and Winged Dragon (right), China, Warring States period, bronze, gold, turquoise - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00755

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Heavenly kings (Guardian figures), 1 of 2, Shaanxi or Henan province, China, 600-700 AD, earthenware with gesso and traces of pigment - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08393

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Jue (wine cup), Anyang, Henan province, China, Shang dynasty, 13th to early 12th century BC, cast bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08430

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Large storage jar, Zhejiang province, China, Warring States period, 475-221 BC, stoneware with impressed comb decoration - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08400

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Round-bottomed pottery pot with lozenge pattern, Bronze period, from M74, the pre-Qin graveyard, Hengling Shan, Boluo - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00762

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Standing Eleven-faced Kannon Bosatsu (Ekadasamukha), China, Tang dynasty, from Tonomine, Nara, 600s AD, sandalwood - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08648

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Pair of female dancers with long sleeves, possibly Yangjaiwan, Xianyang, Shaanxi province, China, Western Han dynasty, c. 150 BC, earthenware, pigments - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08520

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Pigpen, North central China, Henan or Shaanxi province, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD, earthenware with calcified green lead glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08587

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Storage jar with four double-loop handles, China, probably Shaanxi province, Tang dynasty, 600s AD, porcelaneouus stoneware, transparent ivory-tone glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08411

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Small bowl with stamped arabesque design, China, Yaozhou kiln, Northern Song dynasty, 11th-12th century AD, celadon - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07343

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Elephant Tusk with Carved Decoration, China, Shang dynasty, 14th-11th century BC, ivory with traces of red pigment - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00819

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Bowl, Jizhou ware, China, Southern Song dynasty, 1100s-1200s AD, ceramic, black glaze with leaf design - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08400

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Kara Shi Shi (pair of fu dogs), 2 of 2, Japan, Kamakura period, 1200-1300 AD, wood, traces of gesso and pigment - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC05090

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Kara Shi Shi (pair of fu dogs), 1 of 2, Japan, Kamakura period, 1200-1300 AD, wood, traces of gesso and pigment - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC05089

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Large dish with foliate rim, Zhangzhou ware, China, Ming dynasty, 1600s AD, ceramic, lapis lapuli glaze, underglaze blue - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08355

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Nao (ritual bell), China, probably Hunan province, Late Shang to early Zhou dynasty, 12th-10th century BC, cast bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08434

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Tall storage jar, Jiangsu or Zhejiang province, China, Eastern Zhou period, 770-256 BC, stoneware with impressed lattic design - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08398

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Tree with birds and cicadas, Henan province, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-3rd century AD, earthenware with amber and lead-green glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08592

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Ritual object (cong), China, probably Jiangsu or Zhejiang province, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, 3300-2000 BC, nephrite - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00793

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Standing bodhisattva, from near Zhangzi county, Shanxi province, China, Northern Qi dynasty, date 552 AD, limestone - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08738

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Shaoxing mirror with relief designs of mythical figures and beasts, China, Western Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD, bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08639

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Dish with figure design of celestial official and sika deer, Ming dynasty, salvaged from the shipwreck of the Nan'ao No. 1, Nan'ao, Shantou - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00887

White-glazed ewer with melon-shaped belly, Dehua ware, Southern Song dynasty, salvaged from the shipwreck of the Nanhai No. 1, Yangjiang sea area - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00884

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Brush washer, Longquan ware, China, Zhejiang province, Southern Song dynasty, porcellaneous stoneware, moulded decoration, celadon glaze - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09647

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Weight with Ram and Tiger, China, early Western Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC, bronze inlaid with gold, silver, and amber glass - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08642

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Well model, Henan or Shaanxi province, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-3rd century AD, earthenware with calcified green lead glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08658

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Universal mountain censer (boshanlu), Hebei province, China, Western Han dynasty, late 2nd to early 1st century BC, cast bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08613

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Covered Dou Food Container with Animal-Mask Ring Handles, China, Han dynasty, 206 BC to 22 AD, gilt bronze - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00931

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Bowl with foliate rim, Guan ware, China, Southern Song dynasty, 1100s-1200s AD, ceramic, celadon glaze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08368

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Bottle, North central China, Henan or Shaanxi province, Western Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century BC, earthenware with calcified green lead glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08583

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Chariot fitting with design of dragons and beasts among clouds, China, Shandong province, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD, gilt bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08643

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Basin with dragon and phoenix design, Jingdezhen ware, China, Ming dynasty, Wanli era, 1573-1620 AD, ceramic, overglaze enamel - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08359

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Large dish with paired phoenixes and chrysanthemum design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Yuan dynasty, 14th century AD, blue and white - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07260

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Polo players, Shaanxi or Henan province, China, Tang dynasty, 600-700 AD, earthenware with gray, red, white, and green pigment - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08391

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Pottery boat, Eastern Han dynasty, from M3 at the construction site of Kaicheng Huating, Xianlei Zhonglu, Guangzhou - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00826

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Queue of People Visit Songshan Ciyou Temple at Section 4, Bade Road, Taipei 20160208

Stove, North central China, Henan or Shaanxi province, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD, earthenware with calcified green lead glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08596

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Dish with carved lotus flower design, Ding ware, China, Northern Song dynasty, 1000s-1100s AD, porcelain - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08375

Dish, Longquan ware, Zhejiang province, China, Southern Song dynasty, 1100s-1200s AD, stoneware, celadon glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08453

Wine cup, China, Jun kiln, Jin-Yuan dynasty, 12th-13th century AD, opaque bluish glaze with purple-red splashes - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07268 (retouched)

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Fahua jar with lotus pond and heron design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Ming dynasty, 15th century AD, color glazes within borders - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07278

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Ceremonial Object (perhaps a headdress), China, Liaoning province or Inner Mongolia, Neolithic period, Hongshan culture, 3700-2929 BC, nephrite - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00809

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Bowl with phoenix design, Jizhou ware, China, Southern Song dynasty, 1100s-1200s AD, ceramic, glaze with tortoiseshell pattern - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08391

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Bowl, Jizhou ware, China, Southern Song dynasty, 1100s-1200s AD, ceramic, glaze with tortoiseshell pattern - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08406

Bowl with spot design, Jizhou ware, China, Southern Song dynasty, 1100s-1200s AD, ceramic, glaze with tortoiseshell pattern - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08396

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Hexagonal vase with paired phoenixes and insects in grass design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Yuan dynasty, 14th century AD, blue and white - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07349

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Imperial court robe with nine dragons, detail, China, Qing dynasty, 1800s AD, silk and gold-wrapped thread embroidery on brown silk - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08472

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Large dish with peony design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Ming dynasty, Hongwu period, 1369-1398 AD, underglaze copper-red - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07340

Pottery ding tripod vessel with zigzag pattern, Late Neolithic period, from Doubing Gang, Yinzhou, Sanshui - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00732

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Dragon dish, China, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty, Hongzhi period, 1488-1505 AD, porcelain, incised decoration on bisquit enameled green (anhua) - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09669

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Yellowish-green glazed pottery tripod with cover, Eastern Han dynasty, from Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00839

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Tea bowl with partridge-feather mottles, unknown northern kiln, China, Southern Song dynasty, 1100s-1200s AD, stoneware, dark brown glaze, iron oxide - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08467

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Tea bowl with mottled black glaze, Jizhou, Jiangxi province, China, Southern Song dynasty, 1100s-1200s AD, stoneware, iron glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08456

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Teapot, perhaps given by Elizabeth I of England to Henry Parry, Jingdezhen, China, late 1500s AD, porcelain with English silver mounts with Parry's coat of arms - Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, MA - DSC05269

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Pair of dishes with fruiting and flowering peach branches, 2 of 2, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period, 1723-1735, famille rose enamels - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07310

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