A pair of gold pillow ends, decorated with two dragons and worked in relief with chased detail and openwork. Gold, rubies, turquoise and other precious and semi-precious stones, Beijing or Nanjing, Xuande era, 1426-1435. © The Trustees of the British Museum. 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, turn
A pair of gold pillow ends, decorated with two dragons and worked in relief with chased detail and openwork. Gold, rubies, turquoise and other precious and semi-precious stones, Beijing or Nanjing, Xuande era, 1426-1435. © The Trustees of the British Museum. 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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