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Chinese medical chart. Illustration showing the relationship in Chinese medicine between spine, head and mouth. ID: 15253, fol.B21 p.6
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Chinese medical chart. Illustration showing the relationship in Chinese medicine...

Chinese medical chart. Diagram illustrating points on the head, stomach and legs. ID: 15253, fol.B21 p.8
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Chinese medical chart. Diagram illustrating points on the head, stomach and legs...

Japanese Tea Ceremony - The host hands a lacquered tray containing a bowl of food to each guest.
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Japanese Tea Ceremony - The host hands a lacquered tray containing a bowl of fo...

Assault on the house of Kira Yoshinaga by the 47 Ronin under the leadership of Oishi Yoshio (1659-1703). The true story of the 47 Ronin (masterless samurai) of the province of Harima is probably the best-known story of the valor and ideals (the Code of Bushido) of Japan's famous samurai warriors. The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (became ronin) after their master was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaga (whose title was Ko-zuke no Suke), who had insulted him. They avenged him by killing the court official after patiently waiting and planning for over a year. In turn, they were themselves forced to commit seppuku for committing the crime of murder, as they had known they would be - the tale being about the honorable fulfillment of revenge, especially for an honorable leader.
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Assault on the house of Kira Yoshinaga by the 47 Ronin under the leadership of O...

Harvesting of rice. Watercolour. China; Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century CE.
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Harvesting of rice. Watercolour. China; Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century CE.

Tchien Lung (aka Qianlong, 1711-1799) - Emperor of China, Qing dynasty. 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. He had engravings made and published of some of his views.
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Tchien Lung (aka Qianlong, 1711-1799) - Emperor of China, Qing dynasty. William...

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. He had engravings made and published of some of his views.
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William Alexander (1767-1816) accompanied Lord Macartney's embassy to visit the...

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...

A procession of elephants of the Nawab Muhammad Yusaf Ali Rampur (ruled 1855-64) with his family and ministers escorted from his own encampment by his household troops, two high-ranking British cavalry officers and a squadron of the Queen's own 7th (Light) Dragoons, to the encampment of Lord Canning for the durbar held at Fatehgarh on 15th November 1889. (the term durbar was used to describe formal imperial assemblies marking state occasions). Watercolour, 1859. Shelfmark: Add.Or.4660
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A procession of elephants of the Nawab Muhammad Yusaf Ali Rampur (ruled 1855-64)...

Portrait of a knight of the Templar order. From the Grevenbroeck manuscript; 17th century.
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Portrait of a knight of the Templar order. From the Grevenbroeck manuscript; 17...

Chinese boat for washing apparel. watercolour; 1793.
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Chinese boat for washing apparel. watercolour; 1793.

The 'Sophia Jane' was the first working steamship to be seen in Sydney Harbour. She arrived from England in May 1831 after being built by Barnes and Millar in 1826. She was 153 tons and had one engine of 50 horse power.
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The 'Sophia Jane' was the first working steamship to be seen in Sydney Harbour....