Cutter
A wooden bowl decorated with mother-of-pearl shell. This vessel would have accompanied a betel chewing set. It was used for holding betel (areca) nut, which is chewed in many parts...
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Tree
This bark is from a collection of specimens and photos chiefly concerned with economic botany belonging to J R Jackson of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew....
Fruit from China
This fruit were presented by the Director, on behalf of the Trustees, of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew....
Blue galls, Japanese gallnut
These fruit are from a collection of specimens and photos chiefly concerned with economic botany belonging to J R Jackson of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew....
Great roundleaf bat
Tiny skull from a male great roundleaf bat, collected by EB Howell 6 May 1913 at 5,400ft in Tengyueh, China....
All snail
This snail was collected in Nansei-Shoto and acquired by the Museum in 1909....
Père David’s deer
This mammal is probably native to China. Today however, it exists only in zoos, game reserves and private collections: there are no natural populations of Pere David’s deer....
Starfish
‘Challenger Expedition: Off Yokohama, Japan, 9-46m.’ 1872-1876. Sladen collection....
Blue rock thrush
This female blue rock thrush was collected in Nagasaki, Japan, by F Ringer but it can also be found in southern Europe. The females are a mottled brown birds where...