'The Emperor's Private Paradise' at the Peabody Essex Museum
The US public will see the works for the first time in a show at the Peabody Essex Museum called "The Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City."
Pictured: Eric Wolin, center, examines part of a throne to be packed for shipping at the Forbidden City in Beijing.

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