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11 photographs of the Kenmore 1803 zig-zag sewing machine and its sewing desk

A handwritten manuscript of Dream of the Red Chamber annotated by Zhiyanzhai, providing early commentary on the novel’s structure, themes, and authorship.

The first printed edition of Dream of the Red Chamber, edited and expanded by Gao E and Cheng Weiyuan in 1791, adding 40 additional chapters to the original 80. This version shaped the novel’s later reception and remains one of the most widely…

A series of government-approved publications from 1967 to 1976 that criticized Dream of the Red Chamber as a feudal and bourgeois text. These editions contained ideological analyses, censorship justifications, and interpretations aligning with…

This card was awarded to selected winners from three illustration contests featured in CoroCoro Comic.

A "Restitutor Orbis" coin of Roman Emperor Lucius Domitius Aurelianus (r. 270-275 CE). While minted as a "silver" coin, this specimen is silver-plated bronze.
Obverse ("heads") depicts a cuirassed bust of Aurelian, wearing a radiate crown, facing…

A clear resin block on a black plastic base with four felt pads on the bottom, encasing a 1954 Canadian dollar bill curled around an off-centre hole used to hold pens and other stationery items.
Obverse features a monochrome border with abstract…

A ten trillion dollar banknote of the third Zimbabwean dollar, the ZWR, in excellent physical condition (likely uncirculated).
Obverse depicts the Chiremba Balancing Rocks of Matopos National Park, a metallic outline of the Zimbabwe Bird in the…

Large black banner featuring red text reading ARMS EMBARGO NOW in capitals. The banner features imagery of three poppies growing out of a broken missile shell. The sides and top edge feature loops for fastening to poles or hanging from structures,…

This exhibit showcases the alarming drop in water levels in the Dead Sea. There is a sense of urgency for preserving and protecting its unique ecosystem and the valuable resources it provides, such as salt and mud which have been highly sought after…