Ming Tombs, Nanjing, China. Inscription identifying the maker of a brick, as required by the emperor.

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By order of the emperor, the bricks were engraved with the name and details about the maker as a means of Quality Assurance. If a brick turned out to be of bad quality, the maker would get a warning the first time. No mercy the second time: the maker would be executed.

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Size: 6903px × 4607px
Location: Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Nanjing, China
Photo credit: © Anton Hazewinkel / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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