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  • Arrival of the Royal Navy gun-boat flotilla at Madeira, en route for China during the Opium Wars, 17th May, 1857, from the Illustrated London News, 20th June 1857, wood engraving. The Second Opium War, 1856-60, was fought by the British Empire and the Second French Empire against the Qing dynasty of China. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Port of Canton, detail, a 9m long gouache painting on silk c. 1780 of the port of Canton in China where in the 18th century porcelain, silks and lacquers were shipped to Europe, in the Guangzhou Corridor or Canton Corridor, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was bought by Pietro Leopoldo, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Port of Canton, detail, a 9m long gouache painting on silk c. 1780 of the port of Canton in China where in the 18th century porcelain, silks and lacquers were shipped to Europe, in the Guangzhou Corridor or Canton Corridor, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was bought by Pietro Leopoldo, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Port of Canton, detail, a 9m long gouache painting on silk c. 1780 of the port of Canton in China where in the 18th century porcelain, silks and lacquers were shipped to Europe, in the Guangzhou Corridor or Canton Corridor, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was bought by Pietro Leopoldo, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Port of Canton, detail, a 9m long gouache painting on silk c. 1780 of the port of Canton in China where in the 18th century porcelain, silks and lacquers were shipped to Europe, in the Guangzhou Corridor or Canton Corridor, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was bought by Pietro Leopoldo, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cabinets displaying samples, including some from China in yellow tins, in the Musee Francois Tillequin – Collections de Matiere medicale, featuring laboratory collections of plants or parts of plants or animals used for medicinal purposes, at the former Ecole de Pharmacie de Paris, now the Faculte de Pharmacie at the Universite Paris Descartes, on the Avenue de l'Observatoire in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The 25,000 samples were collected in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries and the museum was opened in 1882. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Yu Chen, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, founded in 1928, and documentary film director, on December 12th, 2017, in Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Yu Chen, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, founded in 1928, and documentary film director, on December 12th, 2017, in Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Yu Chen, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, founded in 1928, and documentary film director, on December 12th, 2017, in Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Yu Chen, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, founded in 1928, and documentary film director, on December 12th, 2017, in Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Chinese Museum, opened 1863 by Empress Eugenie to house her collection of Far Eastern art, at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The collection comes from the Summer Palace of the Emperors of China plundered by French and English troops in 1860. White or green jade pieces, porcelain items and cloisonne enamels can be seen in this museum dating for most part from the 18th century. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Port of Canton, detail, a 9m long gouache painting on silk c. 1780 of the port of Canton in China where in the 18th century porcelain, silks and lacquers were shipped to Europe, in the Guangzhou Corridor or Canton Corridor, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was bought by Pietro Leopoldo, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wealthy woman boarding a boat, detail from the Sala del Caffe, or Coffee Room, with oriental painted wall coverings and chinoiserie wall paintings, late 18th century, by Francesco Rebaudengo, in the Chinese apartment of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Merchants with camels, detail from the Sala del Caffe, or Coffee Room, with oriental painted wall coverings and chinoiserie wall paintings, late 18th century, by Francesco Rebaudengo, in the Chinese apartment of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Family in a garden, detail from the Sala del Caffe, or Coffee Room, with oriental painted wall coverings and chinoiserie wall paintings, late 18th century, by Francesco Rebaudengo, in the Chinese apartment of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining room, with Empire style 19th century furniture, Vienna porcelain, Flemish 18th century paintings and mannequins of servants wearing Borromeo livery, in the Palazzo Borromeo, on Isola Madre, the largest of the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was built in the 16th century for the Borromeo family, designed by Pellegrino Pellegrini or Il Tibaldi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hand painted chinoiserie wallpaper, detail of family, in the Chinese drawing room, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The wallpaper was a gift from Scott’s cousin Hugh Scott, who worked for the East India Company. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel inlaid lacquer screen, 17th century, by Elodie Bourdu, who is restoring the colours of the inlays. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel inlaid lacquer screen, 17th century, by Elodie Bourdu, who is restoring the colours of the inlays. In the background, Caroline Hantz is tinting the Chinese characters on another screen. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel inlaid lacquer screen, 17th century, by Elodie Bourdu, who is restoring the colours of the inlays. In the background, Caroline Hantz is tinting the Chinese characters on another screen. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Porte Chinoise or Chinese Gate with Laotian people, at the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Intersection on Canal St at night, in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. This is the largest enclave of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere and one of 9 Chinatown districts in New York City. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chinese restaurant and Lucky Crystal Readings at night, in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. This is the largest enclave of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere and one of 9 Chinatown districts in New York City. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Cour de la Fontaine, 16th century, with Chinese lion statue, 1888 by Alfred-Nicolas Normand at the entrance to the Chinese museum at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Travellers crossing a bridge on horseback, detail from the Sala del Caffe, or Coffee Room, with oriental painted wall coverings and chinoiserie wall paintings, late 18th century, by Francesco Rebaudengo, in the Chinese apartment of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dragon procession, detail from the Sala del Caffe, or Coffee Room, with oriental painted wall coverings and chinoiserie wall paintings, late 18th century, by Francesco Rebaudengo, in the Chinese apartment of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala del Caffe, or Coffee Room, with oriental painted wall coverings and chinoiserie wall paintings, late 18th century, by Francesco Rebaudengo, in the Chinese apartment of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Garden scene, detail from the Sala del Caffe, or Coffee Room, with oriental painted wall coverings and chinoiserie wall paintings, late 18th century, by Francesco Rebaudengo, in the Chinese apartment of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Family in a garden, detail from the Sala del Caffe, or Coffee Room, with oriental painted wall coverings and chinoiserie wall paintings, late 18th century, by Francesco Rebaudengo, in the Chinese apartment of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boy climbing a tree, detail from the oriental painted rice paper wall coverings in the Salotto, or Living Room, used in the late 18th century by princess Giuseppina di Lorena Armagnac, wife of Vittorio Amedeo di Savoia Carignano, in the Chinese apartment of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Garden scene, detail from the oriental painted rice paper wall coverings in the Salotto, or Living Room, used in the late 18th century by princess Giuseppina di Lorena Armagnac, wife of Vittorio Amedeo di Savoia Carignano, in the Chinese apartment of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salotto, or Living Room, with oriental painted rice paper wall coverings and marble fireplace by Busca, used in the late 18th century by princess Giuseppina di Lorena Armagnac, wife of Vittorio Amedeo di Savoia Carignano, in the Chinese apartment of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salotto, or Living Room, with oriental painted rice paper wall coverings, used in the late 18th century by princess Giuseppina di Lorena Armagnac, wife of Vittorio Amedeo di Savoia Carignano, in the Chinese apartment of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The marble fireplace is by Busca and the iron and pewter chandelier is 17th century. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hand painted chinoiserie wallpaper, detail of bird, fruit trees and flowers, in the Chinese drawing room, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The wallpaper was a gift from Scott’s cousin Hugh Scott, who worked for the East India Company. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Walter Scott with his dogs Camp and Percy in the Yarrow valley, detail, painted 1809 by Sir Henry Raeburn, 1756-1823, in the Chinese drawing room, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hand painted chinoiserie wallpaper, detail of people in garden, in the Chinese drawing room, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The wallpaper was a gift from Scott’s cousin Hugh Scott, who worked for the East India Company. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chinese drawing room, with harps belonging to Scott's daughter Sophia, and hand painted chinoiserie wallpaper, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The portrait above the fireplace depicts Scott with his dogs Camp and Percy in the Yarrow valley, painted 1809 by Sir Henry Raeburn. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lacquer restorer Nathalie Revert, storing a section of Chinese Coromandel inlaid lacquer screen, 17th century, in the storage area of Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel inlaid lacquer screen, 17th century, by Nathalie Revert, who is resealing the screen. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel inlaid lacquer screen, 17th century, by Nathalie Revert, who is resealing the screen. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel inlaid lacquer screen, 17th century, by Nathalie Revert, who is resealing the screen. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel inlaid lacquer screen, 17th century, by Nathalie Revert, who is resealing the screen. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel inlaid lacquer screen, 17th century, by Nathalie Revert, who is resealing the screen. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel inlaid lacquer screen, 17th century, by Nathalie Revert, who is resealing the screen. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel inlaid lacquer screen, 17th century, by Elodie Bourdu, who is restoring the colours of the inlays. In the background, Caroline Hantz is tinting the Chinese characters on another screen. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lacquer restorer Nathalie Revert crossing the workshop with a 17th century Chinese Coromandel lacquer screen on display in the background, at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel inlaid lacquer screen, 17th century, by Elodie Bourdu, who is restoring the colours of the inlays. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel inlaid lacquer screen, 17th century, by Elodie Bourdu, who is restoring the colours of the inlays. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel lacquer screen, 17th century, by Elodie Bourdu, who is tinting the Chinese characters. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel lacquer screen, 17th century, by Caroline Hantz, who is wiping the screen with a cloth soaked in vaseline and alcohol, to polish the varnish. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel lacquer screen, 17th century, by Elodie Bourdu, who is tinting the Chinese characters. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel lacquer screen, 17th century, by Caroline Hantz, who is wiping the screen with a cloth soaked in vaseline and alcohol, to polish the varnish. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel lacquer screen, 17th century, by Caroline Hantz, who is wiping the screen with a cloth soaked in vaseline and alcohol, to polish the varnish. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel lacquer screen, 17th century, by Caroline Hantz, who is tinting the Chinese characters. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel lacquer screen, 17th century, by Caroline Hantz, who is tinting the Chinese characters. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel lacquer screen, 17th century, by Caroline Hantz, who is tinting the Chinese characters. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restoration of a Chinese Coromandel lacquer screen, 17th century, by Caroline Hantz, who is tinting the Chinese characters. The restoration work is taking place at Ateliers A Brugier, on Rue de Sevres in Paris, France, who have specialised in lacquerwork since 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vestibule, with 2 marble busts, of Queen Victoria by John Edward Jones, 1806-62, and her husband Prince Albert by Emil Wolff, 1802-79, both from the Musee du Louvre, and framed portrait of Louis-Philippe I, 1773-1850, in the Chateau de Hardelot, originally the site of a 12th century castle, rebuilt over the centuries and finally redeveloped in the 19th century, in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France. The current building dates from 1865-72, when its owner, Henry Guy, rebuilt the chateau in Neo-Tudor style. Since 2009 the building has housed the Centre Culturel de l'Entente Cordiale, with an arts programme involving France and Britain. It is situated within the Reserve Naturelle Regionale du Marais de Condette, a protected marshland area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chinese pagoda structure with carved stone dragons and overhanging eaves, in the Dinh Esplanade, a rectangular square with Vietnamese-inspired stone portico, built for the 1907 Colonial Exhibition, in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chinese Gate or Porte Chinoise, at the main entrance off the Route de la Belle Gabrielle, in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chinese Gate or Porte Chinoise, at the main entrance off the Route de la Belle Gabrielle, in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chinese dragon from pagoda structure, in the Dinh Esplanade, a rectangular square with Vietnamese-inspired stone portico, built for the 1907 Colonial Exhibition, in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chinese pagoda structure with carved stone dragons and overhanging eaves, in the Dinh Esplanade, a rectangular square with Vietnamese-inspired stone portico, built for the 1907 Colonial Exhibition, in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chinese businesses on Doyers St at night, in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. This is the largest enclave of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere and one of 9 Chinatown districts in New York City. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall with a painting entitled Unsere Besten, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chinese lion statue, 1888 by Alfred-Nicolas Normand at the entrance to the Chinese museum in the Cour de la Fontaine at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. In the background is the octagonal pavilion on the Carp Pond. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of satyrs holding the handles of a large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, such as Leonardo da Vinci with the Mona Lisa and Benvenuto Cellini sculpting Diana in front of Diane de Poitiers, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Leonardo da Vinci painting the Mona Lisa, from a large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large Sevres porcelain vase made 1832 in Renaissance style, representing the legends of Fontainebleau, such as Leonardo da Vinci with the Mona Lisa and Benvenuto Cellini sculpting Diana in front of Diane de Poitiers, in the Guard Room at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon Bleu, restored in Empire style in 1902, with Bohemian crystal chandeliers, Louis XV style card table, Chinese Coromandel screen, portraits and lacquerware from China and Japan, at the Chateau de Valencay, at Valencay, Indre, France. The chateau was built in Renaissance style 1540 - 18th century, owned by the d'Estampes family 1451-1747 and the Talleyrand-Perigord family 1803-1979. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon, used for formal occasions and as a family room, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The room is furnished with a hand-woven Chinese carpet, bought by Milo Talbot in the 1950s in China, and Italian Carrara marble fireplace and Irish gilded wood tables from the 1740s. The couch is a confidant, allowing a chaperone to sit between an unmarried woman and her suitor. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dahomey Greenhouse, used to display plants from India, China or America, such as coffee, tea, rubber, cocoa and benzoin, which were acclimatised and destined to settle in another colony, in the Dahomey (now Benin) enclosure of the Colonial Exhibition of 1907, which was held in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Kasper (b.1962), French sculptor and painter, in the garden of his Parisian studio, on March 10, 2012, Asnieres, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Trained at lAcademie du Jeudi (1970-1975), a free expression studio directed by Arno Stern,  then until 1984 at E.N.S.A.A.M.A. (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Appliques et Metiers dArt), and finally he studied sculpture in stone at  the Ateliers de la Glaciere (1996-99).  Since 2000 Kasper has created many monumental statues with  mythological equestrian, marine and animal themes which are situated  throughout France and as far afield as China, the USA and the Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasper's Parisian studio, on March 10, 2012, Asnieres, Hauts-de-Seine, France.  French sculptor and painter, Kasper was trained at lAcademie du Jeudi (1970-1975), a free expression studio directed by Arno Stern,  then until 1984 at E.N.S.A.A.M.A. (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Appliques et Metiers dArt), and finally he studied sculpture in stone at  the Ateliers de la Glaciere (1996-99).  Since 2000 Kasper has created many monumental statues with  mythological equestrian, marine and animal themes which are situated  throughout France and as far afield as China, the USA and the Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasper's Parisian studio, on March 10, 2012, Asnieres, Hauts-de-Seine, France.  French sculptor and painter, Kasper was trained at lAcademie du Jeudi (1970-1975), a free expression studio directed by Arno Stern,  then until 1984 at E.N.S.A.A.M.A. (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Appliques et Metiers dArt), and finally he studied sculpture in stone at  the Ateliers de la Glaciere (1996-99).  Since 2000 Kasper has created many monumental statues with  mythological equestrian, marine and animal themes which are situated  throughout France and as far afield as China, the USA and the Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasper (b.1962), French sculptor and painter, at his Parisian studio, on March 10, 2012, Asnieres, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Trained at lAcademie du Jeudi (1970-1975), a free expression studio directed by Arno Stern,  then until 1984 at E.N.S.A.A.M.A. (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Appliques et Metiers dArt), and finally he studied sculpture in stone at  the Ateliers de la Glaciere (1996-99).  Since 2000 Kasper has created many monumental statues with  mythological equestrian, marine and animal themes which are situated  throughout France and as far afield as China, the USA and the Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasper (b.1962), French sculptor and painter, at his Parisian studio, on March 10, 2012, Asnieres, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Trained at lAcademie du Jeudi (1970-1975), a free expression studio directed by Arno Stern,  then until 1984 at E.N.S.A.A.M.A. (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Appliques et Metiers dArt), and finally he studied sculpture in stone at  the Ateliers de la Glaciere (1996-99).  Since 2000 Kasper has created many monumental statues with  mythological equestrian, marine and animal themes which are situated  throughout France and as far afield as China, the USA and the Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasper (b.1962), French sculptor and painter, at his Parisian studio, on March 10, 2012, Asnieres, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Trained at lAcademie du Jeudi (1970-1975), a free expression studio directed by Arno Stern,  then until 1984 at E.N.S.A.A.M.A. (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Appliques et Metiers dArt), and finally he studied sculpture in stone at  the Ateliers de la Glaciere (1996-99).  Since 2000 Kasper has created many monumental statues with  mythological equestrian, marine and animal themes which are situated  throughout France and as far afield as China, the USA and the Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasper (b.1962), French sculptor and painter, at his Parisian studio, on March 10, 2012, Asnieres, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Trained at lAcademie du Jeudi (1970-1975), a free expression studio directed by Arno Stern,  then until 1984 at E.N.S.A.A.M.A. (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Appliques et Metiers dArt), and finally he studied sculpture in stone at  the Ateliers de la Glaciere (1996-99).  Since 2000 Kasper has created many monumental statues with  mythological equestrian, marine and animal themes which are situated  throughout France and as far afield as China, the USA and the Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasper (b.1962), French sculptor and painter, at his Parisian studio, on March 10, 2012, Asnieres, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Trained at lAcademie du Jeudi (1970-1975), a free expression studio directed by Arno Stern,  then until 1984 at E.N.S.A.A.M.A. (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Appliques et Metiers dArt), and finally he studied sculpture in stone at  the Ateliers de la Glaciere (1996-99).  Since 2000 Kasper has created many monumental statues with  mythological equestrian, marine and animal themes which are situated  throughout France and as far afield as China, the USA and the Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasper (b.1962), French sculptor and painter, at his Parisian studio, on March 10, 2012, Asnieres, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Trained at lAcademie du Jeudi (1970-1975), a free expression studio directed by Arno Stern,  then until 1984 at E.N.S.A.A.M.A. (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Appliques et Metiers dArt), and finally he studied sculpture in stone at  the Ateliers de la Glaciere (1996-99).  Since 2000 Kasper has created many monumental statues with  mythological equestrian, marine and animal themes which are situated  throughout France and as far afield as China, the USA and the Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasper (b.1962), French sculptor and painter, at his Parisian studio, on March 10, 2012, Asnieres, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Trained at lAcademie du Jeudi (1970-1975), a free expression studio directed by Arno Stern,  then until 1984 at E.N.S.A.A.M.A. (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Appliques et Metiers dArt), and finally he studied sculpture in stone at  the Ateliers de la Glaciere (1996-99).  Since 2000 Kasper has created many monumental statues with  mythological equestrian, marine and animal themes which are situated  throughout France and as far afield as China, the USA and the Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasper (b.1962), French sculptor and painter, at his Parisian studio, on March 10, 2012, Asnieres, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Trained at lAcademie du Jeudi (1970-1975), a free expression studio directed by Arno Stern,  then until 1984 at E.N.S.A.A.M.A. (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Appliques et Metiers dArt), and finally he studied sculpture in stone at  the Ateliers de la Glaciere (1996-99).  Since 2000 Kasper has created many monumental statues with  mythological equestrian, marine and animal themes which are situated  throughout France and as far afield as China, the USA and the Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    031012_Kasper_MC003.jpg
  • Kasper (b.1962), French sculptor and painter, at his Parisian studio, on March 10, 2012, Asnieres, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Trained at lAcademie du Jeudi (1970-1975), a free expression studio directed by Arno Stern,  then until 1984 at E.N.S.A.A.M.A. (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Appliques et Metiers dArt), and finally he studied sculpture in stone at  the Ateliers de la Glaciere (1996-99).  Since 2000 Kasper has created many monumental statues with  mythological equestrian, marine and animal themes which are situated  throughout France and as far afield as China, the USA and the Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barcelona, June 5, 2007: HA Schult, a German artist created 300 ?Trash People? statues in the Plaza Real for the day of the environment, Catalonia, Spain. The sculptures were made entirely from household waste and glue and will be on display until 9th of June, 2007. HA Schult?s army of Trash People already went around the world from Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris to the Great Wall of China. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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