PFH1169477: China: The Eight Celestial Emperors in the East, from the Daoist pantheon. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169492: China: 'Hell Currency' - a Hell bank note - bearing an image of the Jade Emperor used in ancestor worship in traditional Chinese society. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169506: China: Mazu (Matsu) or Tin Hau, the Goddess of the Sea and patron saint of East Asian seafarers. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169519: China: The Daoist Gods of Good Fortune (Fu), Prosperity (Lu) and Longevity (Shou), referred to collectively as Fulushou. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169252: Thailand: King Rama V, Chulalongkorn (1 October 1868 - 23 October 1910), 5th monarch of the Chakri Dynasty. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169264: Thailand: King Rama IX, Bhumibol Adulyadej (5 December 1927 - ), 9th monarch of the Chakri Dynasty as a monk. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169273: Thailand: King Rama VI, Vajiravudh (1 January 1881 - 25 November 1925), 6th monarch of the Chakri Dynasty. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169281: Thailand: Lanna-style ubosot within the Wat Chedi Luang complex, Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169290: India: Four young women in a palace garden by night. Miniature painting from Rajasthan, 18th century. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169306: Iran: Poem in Nastaliq script from Timurid Iran, early 16th century. The frame is from Mughal India, 17th century. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169375: Thailand: Statue of deceased abbot, Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169438: Thailand: Astrological banners adorn the giant songkran sand chedi at Wat Chetlin, Chiang Mai. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169451: Vietnam: Guardian animal statues, Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169466: China: Yuqing, 'The Jade Purity', first of the Three Pure Ones (Sanqing) in Daoism. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169476: China: 'The Yellow Emperor of Peace and One Qi in the North' of the Daoist pantheon. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169489: China: 'Hell Currency' - a Hell bank note - bearing an image of the Jade Emperor used in ancestor worship in traditional Chinese society. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169505: China: Mazu (Matsu) or Tin Hau, the Goddess of the Sea and patron saint of East Asian seafarers. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169534: China: Empress Yang (984-1036), consort of Emperor Zhenzong, 3rd ruler of the Song Dynasty (r.997-1022). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169550: China: Empress Gongsui (died 1200), consort of Emperor Ningzong, 13th ruler of the Song Dynasty and 4th ruler of the Southern Song Synasty (r.1194-1224). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169559: Vietnam: Calligraphy over a door, Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169565: Vietnam: Garden at the Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169601: Vietnam: Looking towards the Stele Pavilion at the Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169612: Vietnam: Ancestor tablets, Tomb of Emperor Thieu Tri, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167436: Vietnam: St. Joseph Cathedral, Hanoi (early 20th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167440: Thailand: Wat Yai Suwannaram, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167448: Mongolia: The Eighth Jebtsundamba Khutugtu Bogd Khan, last monarchic ruler of Mongolia. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167476: China / Tibet: Ensapa Lobsang Döndrup, 3rd Panchen Lama (1505-1568). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167534: Thailand: Palace complex, Khao Wang and Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167546: Thailand: A character from the Ramayana in the cloisters, Ramakien (Ramayana) murals, Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167573: Thailand: Phra Ratchawang Ban Peun, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167594: Thailand: Buddha within a niche in Tham Khao Luang, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167623: Thailand: Bell tower, Wat Kalayanimit, Thonburi, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167632: Thailand: Temple buildings at Wat Saket and the Golden Mount, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167640: Thailand: Chedi within the chedi at the summit, Wat Saket and the Golden Mount, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167645: Thailand: Temple buildings at Wat Saket and the Golden Mount, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167657: Thailand: Gold lacquered window shutter with scenes from the Jatakas, Wat Saket and the Golden Mount, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images