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Palladio,Andrea

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Schinkel,Karl Friedrich

SCHINKEL,KARL FRIEDRICH

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Shalabhanjika Yakshi, from stupa 1 at Sanchi. The sandstone beams across the gateways of the stupa were held up by bracket figures like this. In ancient, pre-Buddhist indian fertility rite, girls were said to usher in spring by kicking a tree trunk while breaking off a branch. The type of tree spirit shown here echoes this tradition. OA 1842.12-10.1
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Shalabhanjika Yakshi, from stupa 1 at Sanchi. The sandstone beams across the gat...

Lacquer dish, Ming dynasty, 1489. The setting is a famous fourth-century drinking and poetry party at the Lanting (Orchid Pavilion) in the southern province of Zhejiang. The sky is full of clouds and cranes, birds symbolic of immortality. The party arriving in the foreground is accompanied by deer, also associated with immortality, and the Islands of the Immortals rise out of the waves around the border of the dish. The bracketing and tiling of the buildings are executed with great intricacy, and the carver has signed his name and the date around the door of the pavilion. This dish is one of the earliest known examples of polychrome carved lacquer with a pictorial scene. These beautifully executed pieces were often made to imperial order and some were exported to Japan as diplomatic gifts. A verse by the Tang dynasty poet, Wang Bo, is carved on the back of the dish. OA, 1980.3-27.1
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Lacquer dish, Ming dynasty, 1489. The setting is a famous fourth-century drinkin...

On the River at Qing Ming Festival. This painting is considered one of the most valuable in Chinese art history for its high level of technical quality and the liveliness with which it portrays the myriad details of urban life. It is generally interpreted as portraying the city environs of Kaifeng, the Northern Song capital, and some of the surrounding countryside. Handscroll, ink and colors on silk. Northern Song Dynasty, China; 12th century CE.
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On the River at Qing Ming Festival. This painting is considered one of the most...

The Chinese Factory in the Street of Teng-chan at Nagasaki, founded in 1688. Map from "Illustrations of Japan consisting of private memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning dynasty of the Djogouns, or sovereigns of Japan..." by Isaac Titsingh. Published by R. Ackermann, London; 1822.
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The Chinese Factory in the Street of Teng-chan at Nagasaki, founded in 1688. Map...

Workers entering a factory. Colour woodblock print; Japan, 19th century.
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Workers entering a factory. Colour woodblock print; Japan, 19th century.

Qin Shihuangdi (246-210 BCE), first emperor of the Qin dynasty, burning all Chinese books and throwing scholars into a ravine. From History of the Chinese Emperors; 17th century CE.
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Qin Shihuangdi (246-210 BCE), first emperor of the Qin dynasty, burning all Chin...

View of the Qing (Manchu) imperial court in Beijing, China. 19th century.
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View of the Qing (Manchu) imperial court in Beijing, China. 19th century.

Emperor of China's Palace at Peking (Beijing). Lithograph, 1742.
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Emperor of China's Palace at Peking (Beijing). Lithograph, 1742.

Pagoda. William Alexander (1767-1816) accompanied Lord Macartney's embassy to visit the Chinese Emperor in Beijing from 1792 to 1794. From numerous sketches he made during his stay, he painted this watercolour scene and many others when he returned to England and had engravings made and published of some of his views.
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Pagoda. William Alexander (1767-1816) accompanied Lord Macartney's embassy to v...

View of the harbour at Canton with foreign factories. China; 1767.
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View of the harbour at Canton with foreign factories. China; 1767.

View of the harbour at Canton with foreign factories. China; 1767.
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View of the harbour at Canton with foreign factories. China; 1767.

The recapture of Tianjin during the Boxer Rebellion, June 1900. Colour-printed battle scene, woodblock printed in the style of a new-year print (Nianhua). China; Qing dynasty, 1900.
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The recapture of Tianjin during the Boxer Rebellion, June 1900. Colour-printed b...