Through the Dynasties · TH14

Ming

1368–1644 · Xuande censers and doucai cups: the summit of court craft

73treasures

6types

13institutions

Ceramics & Glass

5 treasures
Lê dynasty (Vietnam) · White WaresWhite Porcelain Bowl with Stamped Chrysanthemum, Vietnamese Lê DynastyA Vietnamese bowl among Taipei's treasuresNational Palace MuseumTE10184Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign (1465–1487) · Overglaze Enamelled WaresChenghua Doucai Chicken Cups (Pair)The most famous small cups of the Chenghua imperial kilnsNational Palace MuseumTE10192Ming dynasty · Monochrome GlazesXuande Ruby-red Glazed Monk's-cap EwerA monk's-cap ewer in ruby-red glazeNational Palace MuseumTE10197Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426–1435) · Monochrome GlazesXuande Ruby-red Glazed Bowl with Jade Stand, Gu-ci 017758The deep copper red of the Xuande kilnsNational Palace MuseumTE10198Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426–1435) · Monochrome GlazesXuande Ruby-red Glazed Bowl with Jade Stand, Gu-ci 017759A Xuande red bowl on a jade standNational Palace MuseumTE10199
White Wares1Overglaze Enamelled Wares1Monochrome Glazes3

Calligraphy, Painting & Rubbings

49 treasures
Ming dynasty, 1551 · Calligraphy OriginalsWen Zhengming, Record of the Old Drunkard's PavilionWen Zhengming's small script in his eightiesNational Palace MuseumTE10238Ming dynasty · Calligraphy OriginalsWen Zhengming, Poem in Seven-character Regulated VerseA regulated verse by Wen ZhengmingNational Palace MuseumTE10239Ming dynasty, 1528 · Calligraphy OriginalsWang Chong, Five Remembrance SongsFive remembered landscapes on sutra paperNational Palace MuseumTE10240Ming dynasty · Calligraphy OriginalsZhu Yunming, Miscellaneous PoemsZhu Yunming's cursive across eleven metresNational Palace MuseumTE10241Ming dynasty · Calligraphy OriginalsDong Qichang, Zhou Dunyi's TongshuDong Qichang writes a Neo-Confucian classicNational Palace MuseumTE10242Ming dynasty · Calligraphy OriginalsShen Zhou, Appeal for Alms for a Beard, Huaxu ShuAn appeal for a beard, in jestNational Palace MuseumTE10243Ming, 1525 · Calligraphy OriginalsZhu Yunming, Poem in Seven-character Regulated VerseA cursive scroll written after wine by Zhu YunmingNational Palace MuseumTE10253Ming dynasty · Steles & RubbingsEarly Ming Rubbing of the Cao Quan SteleThe Cao Quan stele with yin intactShanghai MuseumTE10270Ming dynasty · Steles & RubbingsStele of Shen Yourong Ordering the Dutch under Wijbrand van Waerwijck to WithdrawA stone that records a fleet turned awayPenghu Tianhou TempleTE10271Southern Ming · Steles & RubbingsEpitaph of Prince Lu, Regent of the MingThe last resting place of a Southern Ming regentNational Museum of HistoryTE10272Ming dynasty · Figure PaintingThe Immortal of the Northern SeaAn immortal crossing the sea on a turtleNational Palace MuseumTE10285Ming dynasty · Figure PaintingSeated Portrait of Emperor Renzong of MingThe Ming emperor who reigned less than a yearNational Palace MuseumTE10333
Calligraphy Originals8Steles & Rubbings3Figure Painting14Landscape Painting18Birds, Flowers & Animals6Genre & Ruled-Line Painting2

Books & Documents

13 treasures
Ming dynasty, Jiajing reign (copied 1562-1567) · ManuscriptsYongle Encyclopedia, Jiajing Copy Volumes in the National Library of ChinaSurviving volumes of the greatest Chinese encyclopediaNational Library of ChinaTE10044Ming, Jiajing-Longqing re-copy · ManuscriptsYongle Encyclopedia, 115 Extant JuanEncyclopedia volumes that crossed the PacificNational Palace MuseumTE10539Ming, Jiajing-Longqing re-copy · ManuscriptsYongle Encyclopedia, Juan 13991The only copy of three southern playsNational Central LibraryTE10540Ming, Jiajing-Longqing re-copy · ManuscriptsYongle Encyclopedia, Juan 15897-15898A Buddhist treatise inside an encyclopediaNational Central LibraryTE10541Ming, Jiajing-Longqing re-copy · ManuscriptsYongle Encyclopedia, Juan 10421-10422A dossier on people named LiNational Central LibraryTE10542Ming, Jiajing-Longqing re-copy · ManuscriptsYongle Encyclopedia, Juan 3579-3581Villages in history and verseNational Central LibraryTE10543Ming, Jiajing-Longqing re-copy · ManuscriptsYongle Encyclopedia, Juan 20572A Mahayana sutra copied into an encyclopediaNational Central LibraryTE10544Ming, Jiajing-Longqing re-copy · ManuscriptsYongle Encyclopedia, Juan 20478-20479A small dictionary of ancient officesNational Central LibraryTE10545Ming, Jiajing-Longqing re-copy · ManuscriptsYongle Encyclopedia, Juan 6700-6701A gazetteer of Jiujiang inside the encyclopediaNational Central LibraryTE10546Ming, Jiajing-Longqing re-copy · ManuscriptsYongle Encyclopedia, Juan 485-486Two juan on loyaltyNational Central LibraryTE10547Ming dynasty · ManuscriptsIllustrated Minerals, Insects and Plants (Ming Painted Edition)A Ming woman painter's herbalNational Central LibraryTE10560Ming dynasty, Wanli reign (1593-1596) · Rare Printed BooksJinling Edition of the Compendium of Materia MedicaThe first printing of China's great herbalLibrary of the China Academy of Chinese Medical SciencesTE10562
Manuscripts11Rare Printed Books1Historical Maps1

Textiles & Costume

4 treasures
Ming dynasty, Wanli reign · Crowns & HeadwearNine-dragon nine-phoenix crown of Empress XiaoduanThe ceremonial crown of a Wanli empressNational Museum of ChinaTE10049Ming dynasty, Chongzhen reign · EmbroideryHan Ximeng's embroidered album after Song and Yuan mastersSong and Yuan masterpieces, painted with a needlePalace MuseumTE10636Ming dynasty, Wanli reign · Crowns & HeadwearThree-dragon two-phoenix crown of Empress XiaojingAn empress's crown of three dragons and two phoenixesPalace MuseumTE10641Ming dynasty, Wanli reign · Crowns & HeadwearGold-filigree winged crown of the Wanli EmperorAn emperor's crown of woven goldDingling Museum, Ming TombsTE10642
Embroidery1Crowns & Headwear3

Implements & Instruments

3 treasures
Ming dynasty · ManuscriptsIllustrated Minerals, Insects and Plants (Ming Painted Edition)A Ming woman painter's herbalNational Central LibraryTE10560Ming dynasty, Wanli reign (1593-1596) · Rare Printed BooksJinling Edition of the Compendium of Materia MedicaThe first printing of China's great herbalLibrary of the China Academy of Chinese Medical SciencesTE10562Ming dynasty, 1437 · Astronomical InstrumentsMing Abridged ArmillaA Ming copy of Guo Shoujing's armillaPurple Mountain Observatory, CASTE10674
Astronomical Instruments1Medicine2