PFH1179922: China: A tomb guard (wushi yong), terracotta sculpture, Tang Dynasty, early 8th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179461: Iran / Persia: A hunting scene. Miniature from a Divan of Hafez Shirazi, Safavid, 16th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179660: USA: 'Friends', Chinatown, San Francisco. Apparently Arnold Genthe posing with a little Chinese girl, early 20th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179431: Iran: Miniature of a tavern scene from a divan of Hafez e-Shirazi. Safavid, 16th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175542: Vietnam: Vietnamese courtesan in Saigon opium den, early 20th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175052: Japan: Divine Prince Ugayafuki Aezu. Ukiyo-e woodblock print by (Toyohara) Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912), Chikanobu, Toyohara (1838-1912) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175137: India: Scene from the Baburnama. Zahir ud-din Muhammad Babur (1483-1531) the first Mughal Emperor, donning a turban before mounting his horse / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175044: Japan: Mitsunaka's dream of the Dragon Woman. Ukiyo-e woodblock print by (Toyohara) Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912), Chikanobu, Toyohara (1838-1912) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179385: India: 'Hindu Temple, Benares' (Varanasi). Coloured painting, early 20th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176563: China: Hand-painted representation of master and servant in 19th century Qing Dynasty high society / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179923: China: A terracotta sculpture of a woman in elaborate dress, 7th-8th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175065: Malaysia: A young nyonya or Peranakan girl, Penang, c. 1915 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177209: Japan: 'Deeply Concealed love'. Bijinga or 'Images of Beautiful Women', Kitagawa Utamaro (ca. 1753 - October 31, 1806), Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176558: China: Hand-painted representation of master and servant in 19th century Qing Dynasty high society / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175737: Iraq / Italy: Chestnuts (Castanee). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179505: Iraq / Mesopotamia: The Tower of Babel by Gustav Dore, 1866, Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178630: China: Detail of the terrace in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian), The Forbidden City (Zijin Cheng), Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178638: China: Duanmen (Upright Gate) and square leading to the Forbidden City (Zijin Cheng), Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179750: Thailand: Front entrance, San Jao Lim Ko Niaw also known as Leng Chu Kiang shrine, Pattani, southern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178628: China: Meridian Gate (Wumen), Forbidden City (Zijin Cheng), Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178631: China: Detail of the terrace in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian), The Forbidden City (Zijin Cheng), Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178634: China: Duanmen (Upright Gate) and square leading to the Forbidden City (Zijin Cheng), Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178635: China: Duanmen (Upright Gate) and square leading to the Forbidden City (Zijin Cheng), Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178594: China: Elaborate late afternoon Buddhist rituals outside Ming-era Qianming Si (Qianming Temple), Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179237: China: German propaganda card from the Boxer Rebellion showing the combined allied fleet crushing imperial China, c. 1900 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178590: China: Elaborate late afternoon Buddhist rituals outside Ming-era Qianming Si (Qianming Temple), Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178588: China: Elaborate late afternoon Buddhist rituals outside Ming-era Qianming Si (Qianming Temple), Guiyang, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179677: China: Zhenchang Lou Hakka Tower near Hukeng, Yongding County, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179685: China: The inner courtyard at Zhenchang Lou Hakka Tower near Hukeng, Yongding County, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179704: China: Rusheng Lou, a small Hakka Tower near Hukeng, Yongding County, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179674: China: Zhenchang Lou Hakka Tower near Hukeng, Yongding County, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179686: China: The inner courtyard at Zhenchang Lou Hakka Tower near Hukeng, Yongding County, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179684: China: The inner courtyard at Zhenchang Lou Hakka Tower near Hukeng, Yongding County, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

TW3658124: View of Biddick Farm buildings, Washington, Tyne and Wear, UK, c.1972 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658329: King George VI walking through the shipyard of John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields, flanked on either side by soldiers and workers, UK, 7 April 1943 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3657924: Newcastle Central Station junction, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, June 1963 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images