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6th-7th century CE Chinese shoe composed by two halves joined at the back of the heel and at the toe. The halves are made of superimposed layers of woolen and hemp textiles stitched together and bound with silk along the edges. The sole is...

Group of earthenware figures thought to be playing a game of "Liu Bo". Found in a Han Dynasty (1st-2nd century CE) burial.

Eastern Zhou Dynasty (c. 8th century BCE) bronze ding, used for cooking.

Colour woodblock print by Yoshitoshi from 19th century CE Japan, showing the Chinese woman Chang'e journeying to the moon, where she becomes the deity Xi Wang Mu, the "Queen Mother of the West".

Zao-Shen, the Kitchen God as depicted in Myths & Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (1922). New York: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.

The goddess Guanyin, wooden figure from China, 12th century. The British Museum, London.

A terracotta head of Shiva. He has the matted hair of an ascetic and on his forehead is the third eye of wisdom. 400-500 CE, northern India. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)

A representation of the Tonalpohualli – ‘Counting of the Days’ 260-day calendar used by ancient Mesoamerican cultures. Two systems ran simultaneously with a group of 13 numbered days combined with a group of 20 name days. Thus, each day had...

The Buddhist temple in Kunming, Yunnan province, China was first built in the late 8th and early 9th century CE, restored and expanded several times since.

According to tradition, White Horse Temple, founded in 68 CE is the oldest Buddhist temple in China.