Portrait of Yang Hong (1381-1451). Ming dynasty, Jingtai reign, ca. 1451. Ink and color on silk. H x W (painting): x cm (86 15/16 x 50 3/16 in) Credit line: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, : Purchase--Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and partial gift of Richard G. Pritzlaff, Objects to be featured in The British Museum's big exhibition planned for the autumn of 2014 'Ming: 50 Years That Changed China' (18th September 2014 Ð 5th January 2015) at the Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery. The show demonstrates how the 50 yea
Portrait of Yang Hong (1381-1451). Ming dynasty, Jingtai reign, ca. 1451. Ink and color on silk. H x W (painting): x cm (86 15/16 x 50 3/16 in) Credit line: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, : Purchase--Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and partial gift of Richard G. Pritzlaff, Objects to be featured in The British Museum's big exhibition planned for the autumn of 2014 'Ming: 50 Years That Changed China' (18th September 2014 Ð 5th January 2015) at the Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery. The show demonstrates how the 50 years of the Ming dynasty played a major role in creating the China we recognise today, turning it into a global superpower. This major exhibition will include spectacular objects from all over the world, as well as recent discoveries from the excavations of royal tombs in China.
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