Chair
Unknown maker · Unknown date
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Unknown maker · Unknown date · Victoria and Albert Museum Collections API
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Bamboo in Snow
Painting by Dapeng Zhengkun (Taihō Shōkon) · 1774
Image rights: public domain / open access image
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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)
Unknown maker · dated 1282
Image rights: public domain / open access image
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