Ming
Porcelain-making era
Ming refers to the Chinese dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644, renowned for its cultural achievements and distinctive blue-and-white porcelain.
A Ming vase or Ming dynasty artifact commands high prices and cultural reverence: The museum acquired an authentic Ming vase.
Ming also serves as a Chinese given name or surname. (Lowercase ming is British slang for something unpleasant.)
Male ruler of empire
- Forbidden CityMing dynasty royal complex
- BeijingChina's seat of government
- Great WallMassive Chinese defensive structure
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
eunuch · mandarin · consort · palace · decree · throne · empire · dynastic
Ceramic color scheme
- cobaltElement twenty-seven
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- underglazePigment applied before vitrification
ceramics · vase · bowl · plate · celadon · chinoiserie · export · firing
Ornamental handwriting art
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- scrollsRolled written records
- inkstoneSlab for grinding pigment
- landscapesViews of natural terrain
paintings · literati · woodblock · lacquerware · silk · enamel · gilding · jade
Study of physical remnants
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- tombsChambers for the dead
- excavationAct of unearthing
ruins · temples · monuments · ancestors · chronicles · manuscripts · artifacts · preservation
Copper-tin alloy
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- relicPreserved ancient object
- jadeCarved ornamental mineral
- scrollsRolled written records
calligraphy · silk · lacquerware · tomb · cloisonné · furniture · hardwood · inkstone
Character style set
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- character setDefined group of symbols
- glyphVisual form of character
typography · stroke · weight · stem · counter · shoulder · spine · tail
emperor
Male ruler of empire
- Forbidden CityMing dynasty royal complex
- BeijingChina's seat of government
- Great WallMassive Chinese defensive structure
court · eunuch · mandarin · consort · palace · decree · throne · empire · dynastic · sovereignty
blue-and-white
Ceramic color scheme
underglaze · ceramics · vase · bowl · plate · celadon · chinoiserie · export · firing · translucent
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
landscapes · paintings · literati · woodblock · lacquerware · silk · enamel · gilding · jade · composition
archaeology
Study of physical remnants
excavation · ruins · temples · monuments · ancestors · chronicles · manuscripts · artifacts · preservation · museum
bronze
Copper-tin alloy
scrolls · calligraphy · silk · lacquerware · tomb · cloisonné · furniture · hardwood · inkstone · screen
font
Character style set
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- character setDefined group of symbols
glyph · typography · stroke · weight · stem · counter · shoulder · spine · tail · loop
- DynastiesHabsburgs, Bourbons, Tang Dynasty, Tudors, Habsburg
- East Asian DynastiesHan dynasty, Qing dynasty, Shang dynasty, Yuan, Han
- ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Yellow River, Chinese calligraphy
- Imperial ChinaHan dynasty, emperor, dynasties, emperors, Three Kingdoms
- Ancient KingdomsPersia, Babylon, Assyria, Sumer, Kush
- porcelainbone china, porcelain figurines, china, fine china, hard-paste
MingYuan
Khan-founded Chinese dynasty
Tang · People's Republic of China · Han · Republic of China · Shang
- Ming DynastyChinese imperial house, 1368-1644
- ming vaseImperial Chinese ceramic vessel
- Yao MingChinese basketball colossus