Ming Dynasty

A major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa , the Middle East , and Southeast Asia .

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The Ming Dynasty is known for its porcelain and enamel-based decorative art.

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Within seconds of forcing their way through the front door, they shattered glass casings housing 14th Century Chinese Ming Dynasty antiques.

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During the trial, jurors heard that a month before the shooting the Ahearne brothers and Kelly burgled Chinese Ming Dynasty artefacts from the Museum of Far Eastern Art in Geneva.

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The stamp collection also features a rare sword and scabbard from the Ming dynasty, c.1420; an ornately decorated flintlock gun by Simpson of York, c.1738; a Japanese helmet from the Edo period, c.1680 and a European sword bearing Arabic inscriptions, c.1365–1432.

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Chinese emperors once came to this Ming dynasty holy site to pray for a good harvest.

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He found it while rummaging through some storage containers in search of the lids to two Ming Dynasty vases.

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