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===Chinese art=== Burrell started collecting Chinese antiques {{circa|1910}}. He acquired items from all periods of Chinese history; including [[Burial urn#Cremation urns|Neolithic burial urns]], carved jades, porcelain from the [[Tang dynasty]], bronze ritual vessels, [[earthenware]] figures, and antique furniture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://carp.arts.gla.ac.uk/essay1.php?enum=1097070125 |title=CARP: From Collector To Connoisseur: Sir William Burrell and Chinese Art, 1911β57 |publisher=Carp.arts.gla.ac.uk |access-date=22 August 2013}}</ref> The collection now includes one of the most significant holdings of Chinese art in the UK.<ref name="arch" />
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