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In the Forbidden City, Henri Cartier-Bresson French, Gelatin silver print
In the Forbidden City
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1948
Theatrical jacket for a court lady, Silk thread embroidery on silk satin, China
Theatrical jacket for a court lady
China
18th century
Theatrical robe for a Buddhist priest , Silk brocade patchwork, China

Theatrical robe for a Buddhist priest

China
18th century
Theatrical armor with dragons, Silk and metallic thread tapestry (kesi), China
Theatrical armor with dragons
China
18th century
Jacket for a Theatrical Costume, Silk embroidery on silk satin damask; bands: silk and metallic-thread embroidery on silk satin, China
Jacket for a Theatrical Costume
China
18th century
Theatrical skirt with peacock feather design, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk satin, brocade borders, China
Theatrical skirt with peacock feather design
China
18th century
Theatrical jacket with peacock feather design, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk satin, brocade borders, China
Theatrical jacket with peacock feather design
China
18th century
Blossoming plum, Jin Nong Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Blossoming plum
Jin Nong
dated 1759
Portrait of the imperial guard Zhanyinbao, Unidentified artist Chinese, 18th century, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Portrait of the imperial guard Zhanyinbao
Unidentified artist
dated 1760
Theatrical jacket with dragons
China
18th century
Theatrical skirt with dragons
China
18th century
Tien An Men, Beijing, Thomas Struth German, Chromogenic print
Tien An Men, Beijing
Thomas Struth
1997; printed 2014
Flowers, fish, and crabs, Liu Jie Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Flowers, fish, and crabs
Liu Jie
mid-16th century
Map of the Grand Canal from Beijing to the Yangzi River, Unidentified artist, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Map of the Grand Canal from Beijing to the Yangzi River
Unidentified artist
late 18th or early 19th century
Bigfoot’s Footprints: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 6, Cai Guo-Qiang Chinese, Eight-panel folding screen; gunpowder and ink on paper
Bigfoot’s Footprints: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 6
Cai Guo-Qiang
1991
Prisoners Presented to the Emperor, Louis Joseph Masquelier French, Etching and engraving
Prisoners Presented to the Emperor
Louis Joseph Masquelier
Jean Denis Attiret
(direxit) Charles Nicolas Cochin II
1767–74
The Victory Banquet, Jacques Philippe Le Bas French, Etching and engraving
The Victory Banquet
Jacques Philippe Le Bas
after Giuseppe Castiglione
(direxit) Charles Nicolas Cochin II
1770
Pair-case quarter-repeating watch, John Champion British, Outer case: glass and gold set with diamonds, pearls, emeralds, and rubies; Inner case: gold; Dial: white enamel with black painted Chinese characters and blued steel hands; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel, British, London, for Chinese market
Pair-case quarter-repeating watch
Watchmaker: John Champion
ca. 1770–72
Mantel clock with alarm, Franz Xavier Gegenreiner German, Case: tortoiseshell backed with brass leaf, pearwood veneered with rosewood; and partly gilded silver; Movement: gilded brass and steel, German, Augsburg
Mantel clock with alarm
Clockmaker: Franz Xavier Gegenreiner
Case maker: Johann Andreas Thelot
case ca. 1710, movement ca. 1760–70