PFH1184256: China: Nine Dragon Screen, Beihai (Bei Hai) Park, Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184264: Vietnam: A sandstone Cham interpretation of Dvarapala, a door or gate guardian, 9th - 10th century, Cham Museum, Danang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184273: Germany: A gilded griffin on the walls of the Mohren Apothecary, Bayreuth, 17th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184281: Vietnam: Two princes (Bodhisattva) and their attendants in contrasting positions from the Dong Duong vihara pedestal, Cham sculpture, Cham Museum, Danang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184290: China: The Ancient Observatory (Gu Guanxiangtai), Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184294: United Kingdom: The Siege of Cadiz Memorial, a French mortar mounted on a cast-iron Chinese dragon commemorating the lifting of the siege in 1812, Horse Guard's Parade, London / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184304: Japan: 'Ryu Sho Ten', Japanese dragon rising skywards against Mount Fuji. Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184311: Iran / Persia: Moses and Aaron conjuring a dragon against Pharaoh's magicians as represented in a Safavid miniature c. 1590-1600 CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184316: China: Entrance to Chanfu (Heavenly King) Temple, Beihai Park, Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184318: China: Second arched gate, entrance to the inner courtyard at Chanfu (Heavenly King) Temple, Beihai Park, Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184321: Bhutan: Bhutanese national flag featuring a druk or 'thunder dragon' / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184331: China: An incense burner in the inner courtyard at Chanfu (Heavenly King) Temple, Beihai Park, Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184336: China: Ice forms on the lake around the Five Dragon Pavilions, Beihai Park, Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184360: India: Jain temple of Lodhruva (Lodurva) in the Thar Desert near Jaisalmer / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184363: India: The Jaswant Thada, built in 1899 as a memorial to Maharaja Jaswant Aingh II, Jodhpur, Rajasthan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184370: Vietnam: The Cao Dai temple at the Cao Dai Holy See, Tay Ninh Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184375: Vietnam: The Divine Eye in a window at the Cao Dai temple in the Cao Dai Holy See, Tay Ninh Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184385: Turkey: British troops in a bombproof shelter, Gallipoli, Dardanelles Campaign, c. 1915 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184394: India: Maharaja Ram Singh of Jodhpur (r. 1749-1751; 1753-1772), Rajasthan, c. 1770 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182339: China: Figure, Nanfeng Kilns, Shiwan, near Foshan, Guangdong Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182343: China: Wall items, ancient Nanfeng Kilns, Shiwan, near Foshan, Guangdong Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182394: China: Ceramics for sale, Shiwan, near Foshan, Guangdong Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182402: China: Statue and temple near the Nanfeng Ancient Kilns, Shiwan, near Foshan, Guangdong Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182404: China: Guardian with horse, Guandi Temple dedicated to General Guan Yu, the Three Kingdoms' hero turned God of War, Quanzhou, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182414: China: Eave detail at the Guandi Temple dedicated to General Guan Yu, the Three Kingdoms' hero turned God of War, Quanzhou, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182415: China: Eave detail at the Guandi Temple dedicated to General Guan Yu, the Three Kingdoms' hero turned God of War, Quanzhou, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182418: China: A large calligraphy brush, a Mao pamphlet and various other eclectic items for sale in a market in Quanzhou, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182436: China: Excavated Muslim graves in the garden of the Maritime Museum, Quanzhou, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182437: China: Elephant and linga on a Hindu stone in the Maritime Museum, Quanzhou, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182475: China: Xiamen from Gulangyu Island, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182478: China: Xiamen from Gulangyu Island with lighthouse, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182480: Cambodia: King Norodom Sihanouk in French uniform and kepi in 1953, one year before Cambodian independence / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182482: Cambodia: King Norodom Sihanouk praying at a Buddhist temple in Siem Reap, 1955 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182490: Japan: Woodblock print portrait of Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - January 12, 1865)) aged 80 years and dated January 1865. Memorial portrait by his principal student, Kunisada II. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182495: China: Unloading the days fishing catch, near Silver Beach (Beihai Yintan), Beihai, Guangxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1182499: China: Fishing boats near Silver Beach (Beihai Yintan), Beihai, Guangxi Province / Bridgeman Images