Asia House Cultural Programme April-May 2013

Asia HouseCultural ProgrammeApril - May 2013

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Festival of Asian Literature Date PageHow to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia – Mohsin Hamid 3 April 5Women, Freedom and the Islamic World 18 April 5A Personal Journey from Helmand to England – with Najib Afghan 21 April 5Poetry of the Taliban with Felix Kuehn 21 April 5Opening Night with Michael Palin 7 May 6Nadeem Aslam – The Blind Man’s Garden 8 May 6The Middle Kingdom Ride 9 May 6British Asian Culture: Doomed to be ‘Uncool’? 10 May 6Atul Kochhar – Curries of the World 11 May 7How to Get Published in Asia and the UK 11 May 7Kids’ Connecting Cultures – South Asia 11 May 9Cricket and the Rise of Modern India 13 May 7Re-Imagining the Chinese Dream 14 May 7Changing Places: A Global Literary Salon 15 May 8In the Picture: Brave New Burma 15 May 8What We Don’t Say – Censorship and Freedom of Expression 16 May 8Kids’ Connecting Cultures – Japan 18 May 9Comica MangAsia 18 May 10Burma Day at Asia House 20 May 8Superstars of Chinese Fiction 21 May 9Closing Night with Tan Twan Eng – The Garden of Evening Mists 22 May 9 Arts and CultureAsia House Fair Friends’ Private View 11 April 13Asia House Fair 12 – 14 April 12Giuseppe Castiglione: Jesuit Court Painter to the Qing Emperors 30 April 17Memories of the ‘60s: Lance Ribeiro and other Indian Artists in Britain 30 May 15 Business and Policy Highlights Signature Conference: The New Asian Middle Class 4 April 4Public Policy Briefing: HE Kairat Abusseitov, Kazakhstan Ambassador 23 April 4Annual Reception for Corporate Members and Diplomatic Community 16 May 4 Exhibitions Tairiku Teshima 17 – 20 April 18Wang Qizhi Landscapes of China 29 April – 11 May 21Restless Ribeiro: An Indian Artist in Britain 24 May – 29 June 14

This spring Asia House is the perfect place for all to experience and enjoy Asian culture.

Our building is once again transformed into a vibrant Asian marketplace for the Asia House Fair, giving you the opportunity to buy the highest quality Asian arts and crafts not available on the high street.

We bring books to life with our largest Festival of Asian Literature to date. As well as presenting stars of literature Michael Palin and Tan Twang Eng, the Festival looks at varied themes including cricket, women in the Islamic world and a whole day focused on the rich history, culture and current politics of Burma. Family friendly events include a School for Samurais and Yoga Pretzels.

Be sure to visit our gallery regularly this season. Following in the footsteps of our Chinnery exhibition, the team presents Restless Ribeiro, which celebrates the highly original work of Lance Ribeiro, who painted stunning English landscapes influenced by his Indian roots.

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This programme covers our events focused on arts and culture. For full details of our business and policy programme and corporate membership please see our website.

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Thursday 4 April 09.00 – 12.00

Signature Conference

The New Asian Middle Classwith Dominic Barton, McKinsey & Co. and Paul Walsh, Diageo

Tuesday 23 April 08.30 – 10.00

Public Policy Briefing

HE Kairat Abusseitov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the UK

Thursday 16 May 18.30 – 20.00

Annual Reception for Corporate Members and Diplomatic Community

The Asia House Business and Policy programme presents private briefings, events and public conferences throughout the year.

For details of our full programme visit www.asiahouse.org

Highlights of our April – May programme include:

Business and Policy Highlights

Business intelligence Networking Thought leadership Corporate membership

Corporate MembershipWe offer our Corporate Members outstanding business intelligence through our exclusive events and private meetings arranged by Asia House.

Contact [email protected] for more details.

Thursday 18 April 18.45Women, Freedom and the Islamic WorldElif Shafak – HonourHaifa Zangana – Dreaming of BaghdadKamin Mohammadi – The Cypress TreeWith Samira Ahmed

Our panel of women writers from Turkey, Iraq and Iran look at issues of concern to women in Islamic societies, freedom and autonomy, how women’s freedom differs between countries, the changes in Islam and world perceptions that have influenced Muslim women’s lives, and how their writing can affect change.

This event is in partnership with the British Council as part of the Cultural Programme for Turkey Market Focus at The London Book Fair 2013Sponsored by Alliance of Religions and Conservation & The Club of Rome

Pre-festival event tickets £10Concessions £8 | Friends £7

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Wednesday 3 April 18.45How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia – Mohsin Hamidin conversation with Razia Iqbal

The author of the Man Booker Prize short-listed novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, joins us to celebrate the launch of his new novel, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, labeled one of the hottest books of the year by The Guardian.

Sunday 21 April12.30A Personal Journey from Helmand to England– with Najib AfghanEighteen year old Najib, wounded in a bombing in Helmand, and now a student in the UK will update his story after a recent visit to his home and family.

16.45Poetry of the Taliban with Felix Kuehn In conversation with Kenan Malik

The editor of this collection of poems offers unfettered insight into the Afghan Taliban’s wider world view, giving us an in depth of understanding of them and of this complex country.

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Tuesday 7 May 18.45 Opening Night with Michael PalinIn conversation with Erica Wagner at the Commonwealth Club

The Festival presents a very special opening evening with the UK’s most engaging globetrotter, Michael Palin. He talks about his novel, The Truth set in the environmental hotspots of India, his latest adventures in Brazil and about his life of travel throughout Asia and beyond, with Times Literary Editor, Erica Wagner.

In partnership with the Royal Commonwealth Society Sponsored by One Fine Stay

Tickets £15Concessions £12 | Friends £10

Wednesday 8 May 18.45Nadeem Aslam – The Blind Man’s GardenIn conversation with Homa Khaleeli

From one of the most important young Pakistanis writing today, comes an exquisitely written novel set in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the months following 9/11 – a story of war, love, of one family’s losses, and of the simplest, most enduring human impulses.

Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Friends £7

Thursday 9 May 18.45The Middle Kingdom Ride Colin Pyle in conversation with Simon Myers

Two brothers, two motorcycles and an 18,000km trip around China – one of the most exciting Asian travel adventures of the year – a trip that resulted in a Guinness World Record, a book and a TV series on the UK Travel Channel. Colin will be speaking with Simon Myers, who wrote about his own motorcycle adventure across the country in Adrift in China.


Friday 10 May 18.45British Asian Culture: Doomed to be ‘Uncool’?Siddhartha Bose – KalgoraRavinder Bhogal – Cook in BootsDJ NihalBobbie Friction Moderator Sathnam Sanghera

Our panel of ‘cool’ British Asians looks at the development of British Asian culture, food, literature and music and asks the burning question: Can we ever be perceived as cool?


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Tuesday 14 May 18.45 Re-Imagining the Chinese Dream Will Hutton – The Writing on the Wall Jonathan Fenby – Tiger Head, Snake Tails Gerard Lemos – The End of the Chinese Dream: Why Chinese People Fear the Future with Isabel Hilton

The popular view of China is of an economic powerhouse set to dominate the 21st century. But what will recent political, economic and social changes mean to the ordinary Chinese citizen and to the rest of the world? Three highly respected experts offer a revealing picture of all facets of China, from its military might, education, health care, politics and wealth to its own ability to cope with a changing world.


Monday 13 May 18.45Cricket and the Rise of Modern IndiaJames Astill – The Great Tamasha – Cricket, Corruption and the Turbulent Rise of Modern India Ed Hawkins – Bookie, Gambler, Fixer, Spy

Two important new books examine the explosive rise of cricket and its relationship to the emerging Indian middle class – looking at politicians, bookmakers, rampant consumerism, governing bodies, players, match fixing and even murder – and how they all contribute to the story of modern India.


Saturday 11 May 13.30 –15.30Atul Kochhar – Curries of the World

With a demonstration and talk, award-winning Michelin star chef Kochhar explores one of the world’s favourite dishes from India, Africa and beyond.

Tickets £15Concessions £12 I Friends £10

Saturday 11 May 14.00 – 16.00How to Get Published in Asia and the UKWorkshop with Alysoun Owen

Alysoun Owen, editor of the Writer’s & Artists’ Yearbook, the essential book on how to prepare your work for publication, will guide aspiring writers through the world of publishing. She will consider how writers might find an audience for their work in traditional and self-published form and will explore some of the new developments in publishing in expanding Asian markets.


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Wednesday 15 May 19.00at The Frontline Club In the Picture: Brave New Burma with Nic DunlopPhotojournalist and writer Nic Dunlop will present images from his book Brave New Burma, and speak about the changes he has witnessed in the two decades he has spent covering the transfor-mations taking place in Myanmar.

Tickets £12.50

Thursday 16 May 18.45What We Don’t Say – Censorship and Freedom of Expression Salil Tripathi – Offence: The Hindu Case Frances Harrison – Still Counting the DeadKirsty Hughes – Index on Censorship John Kampfner – Freedom for Sale

What are we free to read and how do we know it’s the truth? Our panel looks at freedom of speech and censorship in India, Sri Lanka, China and across Asia, examing how governments attempt to control what we think.

In partnership with AGI Magazine. Tickets £10Concessions £8 | Friends £7

Wednesday 15 May 18.45Changing Places: A Global Literary Salon Krys Lee – Drifting House Prajwal Parajuly – The Gurkha’s Daughter Selma Dabbagh – Out of ItIn conversation with Paul Blezard

The Festival introduces three of the finest new voices in a salon that looks at tales of migration, exile and staying behind. Krys Lee writes about Koreans at home and abroad, Prajwal Parajuly, called “the next big thing in Asian writing”, looks at Nepalese speaking people around the world and Selma Dabbagh takes us inside Palestine to experience the frustrations and energies of the modern Arab world.


Tickets for this event can be booked through the Frontline Club www.frotlineclub.com

Wednesday 22 May 18.45 Closing Night with Tan Twan Eng – The Garden of Evening MistsA final evening with food, drink and discussion from Malaysia with twice Man Booker short-listed and Man Asian short-listed Tan Twan Eng and Maya Jaggi, award-winning cultural journalist and chair of judges of the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize.

Sponsored by British Malaysia Society & Paul Bloomfield Catering

Tickets £12Concessions £10 I Friends £8

Tuesday 21 May 18.45Superstars of Chinese FictionMa Jian – The Dark Road Yan Lianke – Lenin’s KissesWith Flora Drew

A unique opportunity to hear two of the most courageous voices in Chinese literature in conversation about their new books, the one child policy and the all-consuming desire for power and wealth that permeates Chinese society in the 21st century.


Monday 20 MayBurma Day at Asia House

12.30 Lunch13.00 TalkLunch and Literature Burma in Style - Caroline Courtauld Caroline Courtauld is a writer-photographer and a film-maker specialising in Burmese history. She takes us on a beautifully illustrated trip through the politics, history and culture of the country, meeting the people and evoking the magic and mystery of what was once the richest nation in Asia.

Tickets £15 Concessions £12 | Friends £10 Ticket price includes a light buffet lunch

18.30 Two Part EventBurma from all AnglesBones Will Crow – Burmese Poetry with James Byrne The editor of this new anthology will treat us to a reading of poetry by some of Burma’s best poets

What Next for Burma? The View From InsideBen Rogers – Burma – A Nation at the CrossroadsWendy Law-Yone – The Golden ParasolRory MacLean – Under the DragonWith Sue Lloyd-Roberts

The great political changes in Burma have been a world focus for the past two years. But what of the continuing issues that plague the country – human rights, ethnic tensions, economic development, relations with China and N. Korea. What does the future hold for Burma?


Saturday 11 MayKids’ Connecting Cultures – South Asia11.00 My Daddy is a Pretzel Yoga for families with Yogi Emma

12.00 Bollywood Punjeet and Judy-gee Show & WorkshopProfessor Patel’s characters take a Bollywood style look at contemporary Punch and Judy show with Hindi film music, dancing and lots of fun. Followed by puppet making workshop.

For children ages 5-12

Saturday 18 MayKids’ Connecting Cultures – Japan11.00 School for Samurais - Chris Bradford with Martial Arts and Samurai Sword demonstrationThe author of the Young Samurai series will do a high energy performance, dressed in full Samurai costume. He will talk about his inspirations, Japanese culture and the themes of respect and discipline through Martial arts.

12.00 Manga Workshop Discover the top secrets of how to make your own amazing manga characters and stories from Chie Kutsuwada, an acclaimed professional manga author published in Japan, America and Britain. All materials will be provided.

For children age 9+

Free to children accompanied by a responsible adult – Booking Required

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Partners

The Robert Gavron Charitable Trust

Festival AdvisorsRachel Holmes, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Nikki Bedi, David Godwin, Justine Hardy, Meru Gokhale, Peter Popham, James Kidd

The Festival of Asian Literature is produced by:

Festival DirectorAdrienne Loftus Parkins

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MangAsia produced in partnership with the Comica Festival and Paul Gravett

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Workshops13.45-15.15 Cosplay Workshop and Demonstration with Emily Batisan of the Grand Cosplay Ball Emily has been cosplaying for 11 years and is the UK organiser for the World Cosplay Summit and Grand Cosplay Ball. She’ll be taking us through the basics of putting your own brilliant cosplay costume together - including an introduction to prop making, wig styling, traditional Japanese

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Market11.00 – 16.00 MangAsia Comiket FairMeet and buy from comics creators and other exhibitors offering their books, posters, original art, personal commissions, cosplay accessories and more. Admission to the Fair is free

Talks12.00 – 14.00 Manga, Anime and MoreJoin us for a fascinating historical overview of manga, anime and other Asian graphic forms, in China before the Cultural Revolution, Malaysia and Korea, looking at colonisation and migration as influences on comic art.

14.30 –15.30 Kamishibai Paper Theatre with Sarah RundleOriginally performed by bicycling Kamishibai men, touring Japanese villages selling

sweets, these picture-based stories are today used not only to entertain, but for education and as management tools. Sarah will introduce us to the magic of Kamishibai, with her entertaining re-telling of a variety of traditional stories.

15.30 –16.30 Asian Comics: Manga and BeyondThere’s so much more to comics in Asia than manga! Join Comica Co-Director Paul Gravett for a lively discussion between creators of comics from across Asia, exploring the connections and differences between the regions different rich traditions.

Afternoon pass for all talks £12Concessions £10 I Friends £8

clothing and how to make cosplay accessories.

14.30 – 16.30 Manga Masterclass for 16+An ‘Inko-redible’ opportunity to learn how to improve your drawing and storytelling from Inko, the popular, widely published Japanese manga artist. Inko has created 19 manga posters for the Embankment tube station in London, and has collaborated with David Blandy on comics, film and animation projects. She recently illustrated the manga Ketsueki written by Richmond Clements (Markosia). Numbers are limited. You are welcome to bring your own manga projects. Art materials supplied.

Each workshop £20Concessions £15 I Friends £10

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12–14 April Admission Free

Explore our lively pop-up Asian marketplace, bringing all the buzz of Kashgar and the Silk Road to Asia House for one long weekend.

Now in its fourth year, 2013 is our largest fair yet.

Over 35 exhibitors have been selected to represent the best in arts, crafts and design from across the Asian region, selling unique and unusual hand-crafted items.

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Asia House Fair Friends Private View

Thursday 11 April 17.00 – 20.30

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Check www.asiahouse.org for more details.

Weekend Workshops

Asia House Fair

Friday 10.00 – 18.00 Saturday 10.00 – 18.00 Sunday 11.00 – 16.00

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ance Ribeiro (1933-2010) was born in Bombay to a long-established Catholic Goan family. In 1958, he abandoned

the path of chartered accountancy, took up painting and, within a few years had become a successful artist. He had two major retrospectives in the 1980s and his last public showing was in Britain just three months before his death in 2010.

Ribeiro’s art was highly original and his output was prolific. Although he received early acclaim for his art he began to get exceedingly restless. He worked at an incredible rate and began to experiment with polyvinyl acetate (PVA) paints, which as the forerunners of acrylics, are now used by artists the world over. Sadly, he was never recognised for his role in one of the most significant advances in artistic technique of the twentieth century.

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Thursday 30 May 18:45 – 19:45

Memories of the ‘60s: Lance Ribeiro and other Indian Artists in BritainWith Nicholas Treadwell

Ribeiro was one of the artists included in Treadwell’s first ever catalogue that marked the opening of his first static gallery and the third ‘fleet’ of Mobile Galleries. Treadwell will talk of his close connections to the Indian artists in the 1960s, of which Ribeiro was one.

Nick Treadwell is owner of the Nicholas Treadwell Gallery which started life in the ‘60s in touring vehicles.

Wednesday 12 June 18:45 – 19:45

Ribeiro: The Man and his ArtWith Patrick Boylan

Patrick Boylan had a friendship and association with Ribeiro spanning more than 30 years and witnessed some of the most important stylistic shifts in Ribeiro’s work. He will describe how Ribeiro became a familiar face in museum circles and cultural groups of northwest London in the 1970s.

Professor Emeritus Patrick Boylan of CityUniversity London was Director of Arts, Museums and Records for Leicestershire from1972 to 1990.

Tickets £10 Concession £8 l Asia House Friends £6

Book online at www.asiahouse.org

Asia House is delighted to present the first exhibition of his work for over 25 years and an accompanying lecture programme to highlight the talent and artistic contribution of Lance Ribeiro.

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Giuseppe Castiglione: Jesuit Court Painter to the Qing EmperorsNixi Cura, Christie’s Education, London

Tuesday 30 April 201318.45 – 20.00

Event supported by Ministry of Culture, Taiwan and Taipei Representative Office in the UK.

In the 17th and 18th centuries China’s relationship to the outside world was transformed. Nowhere is this transformation more clearly embodied than in the work of the Jesuit painter Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining), court artist to the Qing emperors who transformed the painting in imperial China.

This talk explores this dramatic

integration of Chinese and European artistic styles through the National Palace Museum’s unrivalled collection of works painted and influenced by Castiglione and other Jesuits at the Qing court. Nixi Cura is the Arts of China course director at Christie’s Education, London. Tickets £10 Concession £8 I AH Friends £6

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The National Palace Museum contains one of the world’s finest collections of Chinese art and artefacts accumulated over the centuries by the emperors of China, before being moved from Mainland China to Taiwan during the 1940s. This programme of events will introduce the Museum’s superlative collection to the UK public through a series of talks exploring the history of China through these stunning works of art. The objects discussed embody the zeitgeist of their respective eras, illustrating the richness and diversity of Chinese culture through this collection preserved in Taiwan.

Lecture series co-hosted byThe Ministry of Culture, TaiwanThe Taipei Representative Office in the UK &Asia House Series curated by Malcolm McNeill

Treasures of the National Palace Museum, Taipei

Malcolm McNeillThursday 8 November 2012, 18.45(Part of Asian Art in London)

The National Palace Museum in Taipei contains the world’s finest collection of Chinese art, formerly the property of the emperors of China. This talk will lead you on a digital tour of the highlights of this unparalleled collection. Join us in exploring the transcendent aesthetics and enduring cultural significance of globally renowned masterpieces of Chinese painting, porcelain, calligraphy and bronze. Malcolm will also discuss the turbulent history of the collection in the 20th century: transported to Taiwan from mainland China by Chiang Kai-shek following his defeat in the civil war against Mao and the Chinese Communist Party.

Malcolm McNeill was formerly a tour guide and translator at the National Palace Museum in Taipei. His is currently researching a PhD at SOAS, University of London on 13-14th century Chinese painting.

The talk will be followed by a wine and canapé reception, provided by the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan.

Feasting in the Afterlife: the Bronzes of the National Palace Museum

Roel SterckxTuesday 26 February 2013, 18.45

The National Palace Museum contains an exceptional collection of ritual bronze wares, dating back over 4000 years – a time when China led the world in bronze casting technology. These works of art were used for a variety of purposes: as cooking vessels they fed and wined deceased ancestors, as political treaties they bound kings together in war and peace, and as status symbols they publicly projected the power of the aristocracy. This lecture explores the history of this incredible art form in early China, and highlights the continuing importance of bronzes as symbols of kingship and power throughout the later dynasties.

Roel Sterckx is the Joseph Needham Professor of Chinese History, Science and Civilisation at Cambridge University. He is a leading specialist on early China, with a special interest in food and ritual culture.

Bring Me a Glaze Like the Sky After Rain: Imperial ceramics of the Northern and Southern Song dynasties

Stacey PiersonQ&A chaired by Beth McKillopTuesday 19 March 2013, 18.45

The National Palace Museum houses one of the world finest collections of Chinese ceramics, of which the delicate, almost minimalist wares of the Song dynasty are an undisputed highlight. The Song emperor reportedly commanded his workshops to produce a vessel “the colour of the sky after rain”. The result was Ru ware – subtle masterpieces of both form and colour. This talk discusses the technological and artistic innovations that allowed the potters of Song China to meet such seemingly impossible requests, alongside the reasons why these masterpieces have continued to be so highly prized throughout the following centuries, fetching prices of over £17million in Sotheby’s Hong Kong in 2012.

Stacey Pierson is the former curator of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. A specialist in Chinese ceramics, she is currently a senior lecturer on the subject at the School of Oriental and African Studies. Beth McKillop is currently the Deputy Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, and formerly the Keeper of the Asian department.

Giuseppe Castiglione: Jesuit Court Painter to the Qing Emperors

Nixi Cura, Christie’s Education, LondonTuesday 30 April 2013, 18.45

In the 17th and 18th centuries China’s relationship to the outside world was transformed. Nowhere is this transformation more clearly embodied than in the work of the Jesuit painter Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining): court artist to the Qing emperors who transformed the painting in imperial China, whose influence was felt for centuries after his death. This talk draws our lecture series to a close, exploring this dramatic integration of Chinese and European artistic styles through the National Palace Museum’s unrivalled collection of works painted and influenced by Castiglione and other Jesuits at the Qing court.

Nixi Cura is the Arts of China course director at Christie’s Education, London. She is currently researching the art of the Qianlong reign during the Qing dynasty, when Giuseppe Castiglione was active at the Chinese court.

Booking information

Tickets £10Concessions £8Asia House Friends £6

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All images courtesy of the National Palace Museum

1. Cover image: Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, Huang Gongwang (1350 CE)2. Yazhou square bronze gui food vessel (detail), Late Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BCE)3. Blue-and-white moonflask (yueping), porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, Ming dynasty (1368-1644 CE)4. Jade gui tally, Neolithic period (ca. 4300-3800 BCE), inscribed by Emperor Qianlong (1735-1796 CE)5. Ru ware lotus shaped warming bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1126 CE)6. Tribute giraffe (detail), anonymous, inscribed by Shen Du, Ming dynasty (1368-1644 CE)7. One Hundred Horses, Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining), (1728 CE)

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