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Imperial Robe

Manchu horsemen crossed the Great Wall of China in 1644 to take the northern capital Peking...

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Imperial Robe II

In this ancestral portrait of an official of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), the first-rank civil official is wearing a red robe...

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Vietnamese Ceramics

Ceramic has been an important medium of artistic expression in mainland Southeast Asia for millennia...

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Calligraphy

Calligraphy (shufa), the art of handwriting, is regarded in China as the highest form of visual art.

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The Tale of Genji

Genji was known to possess rare physical beauty, great sensitivity and intelligence...

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The Tale of Genji II

Due to The Tale of Genji's great popularity during the mid seventeenth to eighteenth centuries, Genji motifs appeared in many different media...

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Multimedia resources

Dressed to Rule - Panorama

Use this panoramic viewer to explore the exhibition Dressed to Rule

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Emperor's Robe

Zoom in on this robe to explore the symbols

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Empress's Robe

Zoom in on this robe to explore the symbols

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