Bridgeman Education

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China: Houtu Huangdi, the 'Emperor of the Earth'. Fourth of the Four Heavenly Ministers (Siyu) of Daoism.

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China: Xiwangmu, The Queen Mother of the West.

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

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China: Empress Cao (1016-1079), consort of Emperor Renzong, 4th ruler of the Song Dynasty (r.1022-1063).

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China: Empress Chiyi (1144-1200), consort of Emperor Guangzong, 12th ruler of the Song Dynasty and 3rd ruler of the Southern Song Dynasty (r.1189-1194).

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Iran: A ta'wiz or amulet case in silver and nielloware, used for carrying a short verse from the Qur'an for protection and good luck. The Arabic inscription on the face is the shahada or Muslim profession of faith in Kufic script.

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China: A disturbing image from 'Shanghai Manhua' (Shanghai Sketch) entitled 'Human Meat Market'. Lu Shaofei, January 1929

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China: Satirical cartoon in punch portrays Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm (r.1888-1918) as a new Chinese Emperor after the forced cession of Qingdao by China to Germany in 1898.

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Burma: A hand-tinted postcard of Shan people from the early 20th century.

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India: A scene from the Mahajanaka Jataka, Ajanta cave mural, 7th century.

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Turkey: Portrait of Sultan Mustafa III (1757-1774), late 18th century miniature.

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The double miniatures depict Mehmed III's enthronement in the Davudashpa Pavilion, from a Manuscript of his Campaign in Hungary, ca 1600

Ottoman School, (17th century)

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China: Eave detail, Qingyang Gong (Green Goat Temple), Chengdu, Sichuan Province

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China: Figures adorn an incense urn, Wuhou Ci (Wuhou Ancestral or Memorial Hall), Chengdu, Sichuan Province

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Vietnam: Roof detail on an outer building at the Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, Hue

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China: Tang Dynasty relics, Du Fu Caotang (Du Fu's Thatched Cottage), Chengdu, Sichuan Province

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Morocco: Detail of a carved and painted architectural frieze, 14th century.

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China: Emperor Guangwu (r.25-57 CE), fifth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE-9 CE).

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China: Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, Du Fu Caotang (Du Fu's Thatched Cottage), Chengdu, Sichuan Province

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China: Bell in the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, Du Fu Caotang (Du Fu's Thatched Cottage), Chengdu, Sichuan Province

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China: Chen Yi (August 26, 1901 - January 6, 1972), Chinese communist military commander and politician

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China: Wu Zetian ( 624-705), Empress Regnant of the Zhou Dynasty (690-705).

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Vietnam: Detail at the Tomb of Emperor Dong Khanh, Hue

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Thailand: Chinese pavilion, Vimanmek Mansion, Dusit Park, Bangkok

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Thailand: Vimanmek Mansion, Dusit Park, Bangkok

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China: A French expedition and porters cross a ravine in Yunnan Province, as sketched by Louis Delaporte in Febraury 1868.

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China: The view as seen by a French expedition after crossing the Kin-cha Kiang River from Yunnan en route to Dali via Szechuan (Sichuan) province in 1868.

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China: A French expedition came across this hamlet overlooking A Yunnan valley en route to Ta-kouan in 1868.

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Laos/ Cambodia: Sculpted figures on a rock at Wat Phu, a 10th-century Khmer temple situated in what is now the Champasak region of southern Laos.

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China: A Chinese chieftain on horseback asks local peasants about the route from Zhaotong to Ta-kouan, illustrated by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte in 1868.