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Fishmongers, Victoria Street, Hong Kong, China, c1860. Creator: M & N Hanhart.
 
Costume of a Chinese lady, 1838. Artist: JJ Penstone
 
'A Devotee Consulting the Sticks of Fate', China, 19th century.Artist: A Fox
 
Boudoir and bed chamber of a lady of rank, China, 19th century. Artist: W Floyd
 
Embroidered silk depicting a Qilin unicorn, China, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century. Artist: Werner Forman
 
Two grey pottery male kneeling figures representing animals of the zodiac, Chinese, c396 AD. Artist: Werner Forman
 
'Rice sellers at the military station of Tong-Chang-foo', China, 19th century.Artist: R Staines
 
Villagers in Shanghai, China, early 20th century.Artist: J Dearden Holmes
 
The Bund, Shanghai, China, early 20th century.Artist: J Dearden Holmes
 
View from the Summer Palace, Peking, c1890. Artist: Unknown
 
Types and costumes from Chinese Turkestan, c1890. Artist: A Bertrand
 
'The Temple of Heaven, Peking', c1890.Artist: Laplante
 
A street of 'flower boats', Canton, China, 1900.Artist: Underwood & Underwood
 
Woo Men Bridge and Grand Imperial Canal, Soo-chow (Suzhou), China, 1900.Artist: Underwood & Underwood
 
The Great Wall of China, 1933-1934. Artist: Unknown
 
Queens Road Central, near the Parade Ground, Hong Kong, China, c1900s. Artist: Unknown
 
A man selling fruit under a tree, Hong Kong, China, c1900s. Artist: Unknown
 
A street in Canton, China, c1900s. Artist: Unknown
 
Queens Road Central, Hong Kong, China, c1900s. Artist: Unknown
 
Dinner time, Hong Kong, China, c1900s.Artist: Mee Cheung
 
A boy with vegetables, 1800. Artist: J Dadley
 
Chinese landscape, 16th century (1886). Artist: Witherby & Co
 
Chinese Pagoda, Kew Gardens, Richmond upon Thames, London. Artist: Nick Board
 
Tin Hau statue, Repulse Bay Temple, Hong Kong, China. Artist: Adina Tovy
 
Street scene, Canton, China.Artist: Underwood & Underwood
 
A Chinese porcelain dish of the Kang-he period, 17th century (1903). Artist: Unknown
 
Anna May Wong (1905-1961), Chinese-American actress, 20th century. Artist: Unknown
 
Chinese family, Hong Kong, 20th century. Artist: Unknown
 
Chinese rickshaw, 20th century. Artist: Unknown
 
Chinese silk weaving, 20th century. Artist: Unknown
 
A social hour, a typical Chinaman smoking, China, 1902. Artist: CH Graves
 
Chinese portraits, 19th century. Artist: E Ronjat
 
The Empress of China, 20th Century.Artist: Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes
 
'The annual festival celebrating the emperor's birthday, revived by Kublai-Khan', 1847. Artist: B Clayton
 
Culture and preparation of tea, China, 1847.Artist: E Gilks
 
A portrait of mandarins, China, 1936.Artist: Fox Photos
 
A man eating, Mukden (Shenyang), China, 1936.Artist: Wide World Photos
 
Chinese actor playing a leading lady, 1922. Artist: BT Prideaux
 
Portrait of a mandarin, China, 19th century. Artist: Unknown
 
'An Apothecary', China, 1800. Artist: J Dadley
 
'Ceramic Art, Chinese and Japanese Porcelain'. Artist: Unknown
 
Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese philosopher. Artist: Unknown
 
Lao-Tzu, ancient Chinese philosopher and inspiration of Taoism, late 19th century. Artist: Anon
 
Gathering mulberry leaves to feed silkworms, 19th century. Artist: Unknown
 
The Pagoda, Whampoa, China. Artist: Unknown
 
Painted and incised lacquer bead box, Late Ming dynasty, China, c1600-c1644. Artist: Unknown
 
Bamboo carving of a scholar leaning against a rock, China, c1662-c1722. Artist: Unknown
 
Blue and white plate, Qing dynasty, Kangxi middle period, China, 1683-1700. Artist: Unknown
 
Bowl with Indian lotus decoration, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, China, 1662-1722. Artist: Unknown
 
Dragon decoration, Yap Chinese Temple, Penang, Malaysia.  Artist: Dr Stephen Coyne
 
Dragon, Chinese temple door, China. Artist: Mike Smith
 
Bronze tiger weight with silver inlays, Western Han dynasty, China, 2nd century BC. Artist: Unknown
 
A tiger face mask painted with garish colours, China, 20th century. Artist: Unknown
 
Black jade tiger, Western Han dynasty, China, 206 BC-8 AD. Artist: Unknown
 
Cizhou-type sancai tiger pillow, Jin dynasty, China, 12th century. Artist: Unknown
 
Chinese zodiac figures, late 18th century. Artist: Unknown