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photograph of current display in the Grand Vestibule

A display highlighting the interaction between the monarchy and the wider world

East and South-East Asia

Kris

Revered daggers from Indonesia, Malaysia and other parts of South-East Asia

Siam (now Thailand)

Dazzling gifts given to Queen Victoria by King Rama IV of Siam

Imperial boxes

Lacquer boxes sent to George III by the Qianlong Emperor

An Historic Agreement with Japan

Gifts to mark the 1858 Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan and Britain

China [Asia]

Wall plaque

China [Asia]

Ruyi sceptre

China [Asia]

Ruyi sceptre

Jingdezhen [Jiangxi Province, China]

Bowl with stand

Hamada Shoji (1894-1978)

Pot

South Korean

Fan

Kim Young-hee (b. 1944)

Dancer's mask

Jingdezhen [Jiangxi Province, China]

Bottle

Japan [Asia]

Chest

Malaysia

Gong