© Orientations Magazine, Volume 37 - Number 5 - June 2006
http://www.orientations.com.hk/thisiss.htm
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Stemcup with dragon motif, gold cover and silver stand
From the tomb of King Zhuang of Liang (d. 1441),
Dahong village, Zhongxiang, Hubei province
Ming period (1368-1644)
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration
Height of cup 10.4 cm, diameter of cover 16.3 cm
Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology
From the article about
Ming Art and Culture from an Archaeological Perspective
Part 1: Royal and Elite Tombs
by Yang Xiaoneng, Curator of Chinese Art at
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City.
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Daruma Museum, Japan
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