PFH1169007: China: Yuhuang Dadi, the 'Jade Emperor', supreme deity of Daoism. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169082: India: A watch tower at the Zenana Enclosure, Hampi, Karnataka State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169057: China: Emperor Taizong's visit to hell (painting) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169139: China: Tonghaimen (South Gate), Old City, Dali, Yunnan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169065: China: Shangguan Wan'er (664-710), imperial consort of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (705-710). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169142: China: Tonghaimen (South Gate), Old City, Dali, Yunnan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169081: India: Elephant Stables, Hampi, Karnataka State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169171: China: Bai man dancing at the Bai music and dance festival at San Ta Si (Three Pagodas), Dali, Yunnan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169151: China: Jade and handicraft market just off Fuxing Lu, the old city's main street, Dali / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169221: China: Bai women at the Changsheng Monastery behind San Ta Si (Three Pagodas), Dali, Yunnan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169542: China: Empress Yuanyou (1073-1131), consort of Emperor Zhezong, 7th ruler of the Song Dynasty (r.1058-1100). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169556: Vietnam: Old wooden doors at the Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169595: China: An image from 'Shanghai Manhua' (Shanghai Sketch) entitled 'Summer Fashions'. Ye Qianyu, May 1928. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169805: China: Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty (r.923-926). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169600: Vietnam: The Stele Pavilion at the Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169611: Vietnam: Bronze tree inside the Tomb of Emperor Thieu Tri, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169637: India: The Battle of Mazandaran, depicting a scene in which Khwajah 'Umar and Hamzah and their armies engage in fierce battle. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169673: The double miniatures depict the coronation in the Topkapi Palace in 1595 of Mehmed III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from a Manuscript of his Campaign in Hungary, ca. 1600, Ottoman School, (16th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169723: China: Emperor Shun (Yushun), fifth and last of the legendary 'Five Emperors' (c.2255-2205 BCE). Han Dynasty mural. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169741: China: Wuhou Ci (Wuhou Ancestral or Memorial Hall), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169769: China: Traditional music in the grounds of Du Fu Caotang (Du Fu's Thatched Cottage), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169772: China: Tang Dynasty aristocratic women's wear, Du Fu Caotang (Du Fu's Thatched Cottage), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169804: Turkey: A set of elaborately decorated fritware corner tiles, Iznik, late 16th century. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169816: China: Bonsai garden, Du Fu Caotang (Du Fu's Thatched Cottage), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169539: China: Empress Xuanren (1032-1093), consort of Emperor Yingzong, 5th ruler of the Song Dynasty (r.1063-1067). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169562: Vietnam: Ancestor tablets, Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169577: Iran: Miniature painting on cloth of a man with an apparently recalcitrant Saluki hunting dog on a leash. Mid-16th century. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169592: China: An untitled cover from 'Shanghai Manhua' (Shanghai Sketch) shows a naked young woman in flames surrounded by demons about to devour her. Zhang Zhenyu, June 1929 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169599: Vietnam: The Xung Khiem Pavilion on Luu Khiem Lake in the grounds of the Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169604: Vietnam: The Khiem Cung Gate at the Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169607: Vietnam: Staircase and entrance to the Tomb of Emperor Thieu Tri, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169664: China: Madame Zhu, a Chinese lady of rank, wearing official robes of the civil 8th rank with an oriole bird. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) portrait. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169669: Turkey: Portrait of Sultan Mustafa III (1757-1774). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169679: USA: Anna May Wong, Chinese-American movie star (1905-1961). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169700: China: Bronze goat, Qingyang Gong (Green Goat Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169705: China: Stele on the back of a turtle, Qingyang Gong (Green Goat Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province / Bridgeman Images