China
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Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Fork (food service)
Knife (food service)
Documentary artefact
Pipe bowl (pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking))
Hair pin
Acupuncture charts
Incense
House models
Pipe bowls (pipes (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking))
Incense burner
Divination compass
Rosary
Paintings (ritual & belief: representations)
Figures (ritual & belief: representations)
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Eating set; eating set container; sheath (food processing & storage); chopsticks (food service); knife (food service)
Brooch
Padlock (lock)
Padlock (lock)
Eating set; chopsticks (food service); knife (food service); eating set container
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Puppet
Coin
Knife money
Stands (household miscellany)
Snuff flask
Brush (writing & printing)
Brush (writing & printing)
Brush stand
Seal (writing & printing)
Seal (writing & printing)
Ink stick
Pen and ink container
Teapot lid
Arrow
Arrow
Acupuncture chart; acupuncture needles
Arrow
Bed hanging
Coin
Lantern (lighting devices)
Scissors (general & multipurpose)
Water pump
Powder dispenser
Scalpel (medical science)
Scalpel (medical science)
Acupuncture needle
Pen (writing & printing)
Collection Information
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