Porcelain homecoming
By Zhu Linyong | China Daily | Updated: 2012-06-29 07:34
Highlights among the 146 ancient ceramic works exhibited at the National Museum of China include a Meissen teapot (top left), a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) blue-and-white vase (right) and a Medici porcelain dish (bottom left). Photos provided to China Daily |
Some ceramic pieces made during the Ming Dynasty bear European designs. Zhu Linyong finds out more about the origins of such porcelain wares at an exhibition in the National Museum of China.
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