PFH1170735: Japan: Smoke rising from silk factories in Shizuka City, Mie Prefecture, 1934. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170810: China: Maiji Shan Grottoes, Tianshui, Gansu Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170872: Thailand: Loha Prasad (Brazen Palace or Iron Monastery), Wat Ratchanatda, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170796: China: Cave guardian, Maiji Shan Grottoes, Tianshui, Gansu Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170922: Thailand: Circular cloister with porcelain hand-painted tiles from China, Wat Ratchabophit, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170962: Japan: Theatrical scene, Hishikawa School, 17th century. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170866: Thailand: Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall, Vimanmek Mansion, Dusit Park, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170991: India: Shah Adarang Sahib (Mian Firuz Khan) with Tansin, Mian Karim Khan, and musicians Shah Sadarang Sahib and Mian Ni'mat Khan. (Ragmala miniature painting, c.1800). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171006: Thailand: Naga detail on the Narai Song Suban H. M. King Rama IX barge, Royal Barges Museum, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170904: Thailand: Khon masks, amulet and religious paraphernalia market at Wat Ratchanatda, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170942: Thailand: Circular cloister with Sri Lankan-style chedi, Wat Ratchabophit, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170781: China: Buddhas first carved during the Sui Dynasty (581 - 618 CE), Maiji Shan Grottoes, Tianshui, Gansu Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170977: Japan: Illustration from the Genji Monogatari ('Tale of Genji'), credited to Tosa Mitsuoki (1617-1691)., Mitsuoki, Tosa (1617-91) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170822: Thailand: Ananta Samakorn Throne Hall, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171011: Thailand: 19th century mural painted during the reign of Rama III (1787 - 1851) in the massage pavilions, Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170838: Indonesia: A young woman of Ambon in Maluku, c. 1791. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170854: China: A View of Macau, c.1786. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170869: Thailand: Wat Ratchanatda from the Golden Mount, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170879: Thailand: Buddha in the Loha Prasad, Wat Ratchanatda, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170899: Thailand: Amulet and religious paraphernalia market at Wat Ratchanatda, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170930: Thailand: Soldier carved on a doorway, Wat Ratchabophit, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170943: Thailand: Circular cloister with Sri Lankan-style chedi, Wat Ratchabophit, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170944: Thailand: Monks chant in the viharn, Wat Ratchabophit, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170952: Japan: The Castle, Kumamoto, c.1895. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170961: Japan: A girl dancer. Yamato-e in the style of the Tosa School, artist unknown, 17th century. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170997: Thailand: Narai Song Suban H. M. King Rama IX, Royal Barges Museum, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171012: Thailand: 19th century mural painted during the reign of Rama III (1787 - 1851) in the massage pavilions, Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171017: Thailand: Hermit figures, Wat Pho, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171031: Thailand: Wat Ratchapradit, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171026: Thailand: 19th century diagram placed during the reign of Rama III (1787 - 1851) showing the body's acupressure points, Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171027: Thailand: 19th century diagrams placed during the reign of Rama III (1787 - 1851) showing the body's acupressure points, Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171051: Thailand: Statuary in front of the main viharn, Wat Suthat, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171048: Thailand: The main viharn containing the Phra Sri Sakyamuni Buddha imageWat Suthat, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171074: China: Sealed document from Khotan c.3rd-4th century CE. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171064: Thailand: The king on elephant back, a scene from a mural in the main viharn, Wat Rakhang, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171105: Japan: An elaborately dressed standing woman. Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), c.1820 / Bridgeman Images