Through the Dynasties · TH13
Yuan
1260–1368 · The great jade bowl and blue-and-white: objects of a Eurasian empire
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Mural guide
Under a great tasselled canopy below a palace terrace, a fur-robed chief raises a large carved jade bowl beside a big jar painted with galloping horses, an ornate saddle and a tall tally on a stand, while an attendant kneels with a ewer, a falconer stands by, and riders and felt tents spread across the grassland. Feasting, horses and saddlery evoke the bold blend of steppe and court under the Yuan.
Pax Mongolica and continental trade networks