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    Spring Morning in the Han Palace (17th.c)
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    People, Landscapes

    Spring Morning in the Han Palace (17th.c)

    Owen Jones’ *Examples of Chinese Ornament* (1867)
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    Design & Typography

    Owen Jones’ Examples of Chinese Ornament (1867)

    An Account of a Chinese Cabinet (1753)
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    Colonialism & the 'Other'

    An Account of a Chinese Cabinet (1753)

    The Chinese Fairy Book (1921)
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    Stories

    The Chinese Fairy Book (1921)

    Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1880)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1880)

    My Diary in a Chinese Farm (1894)
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    My Diary in a Chinese Farm (1894)

    Peking Opera Characters (ca. 1900)
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    Customs & Culture, Music & Arts

    Peking Opera Characters (ca. 1900)

    Chromatic Aberrations: *The Toll of the Sea* (1922)
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    Love & Lust, Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Chromatic Aberrations: The Toll of the Sea (1922)

    “Chinese Arabesques” by Jean-Baptiste Pillement and Anne Allen (ca. 1790–99)
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    “Chinese Arabesques” by Jean-Baptiste Pillement and Anne Allen (ca. 1790–99)

    Gilded Fish: Illustrations from *Histoire naturelle des dorades de la Chine* (1780)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Gilded Fish: Illustrations from Histoire naturelle des dorades de la Chine (1780)

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    Yvette Borup Andrews: Photographing Central Asia

    Yvette Borup Andrews: Photographing Central Asia

    By Lydia Pyne

    Although often overshadowed by the escapades of her more famous husband (said by some to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones), the photographs taken by Yvette Borup Andrews on their first expeditions through Central Asia stand today as a compelling contribution to early visual anthropology. Lydia Pyne looks at the story and impact of this unique body of images. more

    10 Jan 2018
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