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Title page of the English translation of Joan Nieuhof's account of the Dutch embassy to the Qing court in 1655-57.
Title page of the Secession Act ("Plakkaat van Verlatinghe"), in which the Dutch parliament renounces the sovereignty of Philip II of Spain.
Title page of the YIJING, "Book of Changes", showing the two characters in calligraphy.
Title page of the first European book on China, written by Gaspar da Cruz, D.P.  Gaspar da Cruz, D.P. TRACTADO. Evora (Portugal), 1569.
Title page of the first western book on the history of China, by the Austrian Jesuit Martini Martinii [1614-1661].  M. Martinii. SINICAE HISTORI® DECAS PRIMA. Munich: 1658.
Title pages of a number of books, based on the narratives of the British envoy to the Qing court in 1792-1794.
Title: "2. THE DOCTRINE". White lettering on a blue background.
Title: "I. THE BUDDHA". White lettering on a blue background.
Title: "THE PERIOD OF DIVISION 220-589 AD", white lettering on a blue background.
Tomb figure of a lady. Close-up showing head and raised arm (in wide sleeve); remnants of paint on face: red rouge, white flower-dots; heavy wiglike hairstyle. See acc. 12000 for complete view.
Tomb figure of a plump, moon-faced lady, close-up. Rouge on the cheeks, flower-like dots on forehead and cheeks, heavy wiglike hairstyle.
Tomb figure of a plump, moon-faced lady. Wearing gown with wide decorated sleeves; one arm raised; remnants of red and white paint on face (make-up), heavy wiglike hairstyle.
Tomb figurine of a Central Asian merchant, carrying goods in a bag on his back. He is wearing a pointed rimmed hat, beard and high boots.
Tomb figurine of a man from the N. & S. Dynasties, wearing characteristic N.costume: pointed helmet, jacket with high belt and slacks with wide trouser-legs, fastened just below the knees. He is holding an oblong tablet in both hands.
Tomb figurine of earthenware with remnants of paint, representing a rider and horse. Horse and man are separate figurines, the horse a sturdy built Mongol horse with short legs, the rider wearing a cap, holding his arms up as if holding the reins (or a mu
Tomb figurine of helmeted soldier, wearing tunic and trousers, originally holding a wooden spear.
Tomb figurine of horse from Transoxania or Ferghana; the legs, now lost, were probably made of wood, the body was decorated with leather and textile.
Tomb figurine of lady with long robe, standing with hands folded in her sleeves, her hair drawn back in a bun. The seam of the mould is clearly visible.
Tomb figurine of two clerks seated opposite each other, one holding up a writing tablet on which he is writing. High caps with chin-straps, long gowns. Between them a low writing desk.
Tomb figurine, representing a man from the Northern Dynasties blowing a horn, seated on a harnessed horse with sturdy body and short legs. The man is wearing a cap and has trousers with wide trouser legs, the horn he is blowing is pointing upward.

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