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An export watercolour album illustrations showing the manufacture of porcelain, 19th century.

White Northern Song dynasty, 12th century dish with carved decoration and metal rim mount. White Ding stoneware mould with floral designs and inscription, dated 1189, Northern Song dynasty

Large meiping vase decorated in underglaze blue with a dragon. Lingdezhen Ming dynasty, Wanli mark and period AD 1573-1620

An album leaf from a series depicting silk and cotton manufacture An album leaf  from a series depicting silk and cotton manufacture. Qing dynasty. 1801-1850,

Jade silkworms. Late Shang dynasty (ca 1100-901) Selection from a group of 48 silk worm cocoons.

Bronze hu vessel with two zoomorphic grips, decorated with wave pattern on the body. Late Western Zhou dynasty, c. 850-771 BC