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Infant Jesus of Prague wearing a hand-embroidered imperial vestment gifted by Vietnamese devotees in 1958. Crafted by traditional artisans, it features a dragon and phoenixes.

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Infant Jesus of Prague wearing a hand-embroidered imperial vestment gifted by Vietnamese devotees in 1958. Crafted by traditional artisans, it features a dragon and phoenixes.

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A Muromachi Period embroidered painting of the Buddha with human hair woven into it, produced in Japan. These pieces were typically produced by women devotees, and documented examples have been noted to have human hair woven into the Buddha's vestments or hair

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A Muromachi Period embroidered painting of the Buddha with human hair woven into it, produced in Japan. These pieces were typically produced by women devotees, and documented examples have been noted to have human hair woven into the Buddha's vestments or hair

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The Áo tế Giao, a silk ritual robe embroidered with five-clawed imperial dragons. Worn exclusively by the Emperors of the Nguyễn Dynasty during the sacred Nam Giao Esplanade ceremonies to worship Heaven and Earth. 19th–early 20th century, Vietnam.

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The Áo tế Giao, a silk ritual robe embroidered with five-clawed imperial dragons. Worn exclusively by the Emperors of the Nguyễn Dynasty during the sacred Nam Giao Esplanade ceremonies to worship Heaven and Earth. 19th–early 20th century, Vietnam.

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Woman's formal vest with embroidered dragon and phoenixes. China, 1880s

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Woman's formal vest with embroidered dragon and phoenixes. China, 1880s

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The gold embroidered robe with dragons and phoenixes of the female general Qin Liangyu , who is best known for defending the Ming dynasty from attacks by the Manchu-led Later Jin dynasty in the 17th century

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The gold embroidered robe with dragons and phoenixes of the female general Qin Liangyu , who is best known for defending the Ming dynasty from attacks by the Manchu-led Later Jin dynasty in the 17th century

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A 15th century CE Vietnamese ceramic kneeling figure, now housed at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore. The humorous features and the keris he wears suggest this figure might be one of the jesters at the Javanese courts

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A 15th century CE Vietnamese ceramic kneeling figure, now housed at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore. The humorous features and the keris he wears suggest this figure might be one of the jesters at the Javanese courts

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