Tile with Apsara, originally from the "Porcelain Pagoda

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Tile with Apsara, originally from the 'Porcelain Pagoda', Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle Period (1403–24), China, Stoneware with colored glazes, H. 21 in. ( cm); W. 13 1/4 in. ( cm), Ceramics, Now destroyed, the so-called Porcelain Pagoda, a tower constructed of white porcelain bricks, was begun in 1413 by order of the Yongle emperor. Built to honor his mother, it was finished about two decades later

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Size: 4397px × 5870px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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