Treasures – Chicken Cup in Doucai Painted Enamels (Ming Dynasty)
A chicken cup sold for $36 million. Who knew chicken could be so pricey?
Tag: Ming
Treasures – Dehua Ware “Arhat with Books” with Zhang Shoushan Seal (Ming Dynasty)
Also called Blanc de Chine, Dehua wares are beautiful and white as snow.
National Treasure – Phoenix Coronet for Empress Xiaoduan (Ming Dynasty)
In 1956, the Dingling archaeological dig uncovered Empress Xiaoduan’s 九龍九鳳冠 phoenix coronet with nine dragons and nine phoenixes.