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Janus-Faced Headdress (Ejagham or Bale peoples)

Janus-Faced Headdress (Ejagham or Bale peoples)

Shakyamuni, Laozi, and Confucius

Shakyamuni, Laozi, and Confucius

Li (tripod)-shaped cloisonné incense burner

Li (tripod)-shaped cloisonné incense burner

Shen Zhou, <em>A Spring Gathering</em>

Shen Zhou, A Spring Gathering

Xu Bing, <em>Monkeys Grasp for the Moon</em>

Xu Bing, Monkeys Grasp for the Moon

Wang Wen, <em>Poem in cursive script</em>

Wang Wen, Poem in cursive script

Qiu Ying, <em>Journey to Shu</em>

Qiu Ying, Journey to Shu

Copy after Qiu Ying, <em>Playing the Zither Beneath a Pine Tree</em>

Copy after Qiu Ying, Playing the Zither Beneath a Pine Tree

<em>Eleven Dragons</em> handscroll

Eleven Dragons handscroll

<em>Palace Women and Children Celebrating the New Year</em>

Palace Women and Children Celebrating the New Year

Canteen

Canteen

The World’s Columbian Exposition: The Midway

The World’s Columbian Exposition: The Midway

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