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Anonymous-Chinese (18) A portrait of the Hongwu Emperor, founder of Ming dynasty 85 x 42 cm. (33.5 x 16.5 in.) close Medium watercolor on paper Size 85 x 42 cm. (33.5 x 16.5 in.) Description Keffiyeh ...
Emperor Xuande was the fifth Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and reigned for over a decade from 1426 to 1435, as SWNS reported.
Lot 7 is a copper-red lotus bowl from the Hongwu period, estimated at HK$900,000 to HK$1.8 million. This bowl illustrates the very best quality of work from the Ming dynasty. Hongwu, the first ...
A 600-year-old Chinese teapot made for a Ming Dynasty Emperor has sold for £11million. The nine-inch imperial blue and white ewer was made for Yongle Emperor Zhu Di during his reign between 1402 ...
Sanjiang, an ancient village of Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) with a history of 600 years, is situated beside the old Sanjiang village in Paojiang district of Shaoxing in East China's Zhejiang province.
The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) is largely recognized as a period of art restoration. Reflecting the prosperity and harmony of society, themes such as figural narratives, flower-and-bird compositions ...
This is not the first time that a Ming Dynasty artifact has smashed its auction estimate. In July 2020, two rare volumes of an ancient Chinese encyclopedia sold for more than €8 million ($9 ...
Believed lost for decades, an exceptionally rare Chinese Ming Dynasty cloisonné box was a surprise hit at auction, selling at Dreweatts in Berkshire, U.K., for £288,000 ($358,000). It was ...
A 600-YEAR-old Chinese teapot made for a Ming Dynasty emperor is tipped to sell for £8.3million. The 9in tall, blue-and-white jug boasts a clawed dragon design and was made between 1402 and 1424.
Nestled just north of Beijing, the Ming Tombs stand as a timeless testament to the grandeur and spiritual reverence of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). These imperial burial grounds, first ...
The British Library has 24 volumes of the encyclopedia, equivalent to 49 chapters. The Yongle Emperor was a strong leader who presided over the most powerful years of the Ming Dynasty. In 1412, he ...