The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644/1662) 明朝 title © Howard R. Spendelow Georgetown University draft as of 04 Dec 2016 Jade elephant, http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/964/10245.JPG / 20071205 Dragon box, http://www.spongobongo.com/Chinese_Art/images/Chinese_Art_Dragon_Box_Blue_and_White_Longqing_Period.jpg / 20071205 title

Big Nate for 10 & 11 November 2008 姚明 ≠明朝

http://blog.news-record.com/staff/culture/Ming-thumb.gif “Ming the Merciless”

Zhu Yuanzhang / Ming Taizu / the Hongwu Emperor http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/bender4/eall131/EAHReadings/module02/imageforcontent/zhuyuanzhang.jpg Zhu Yuanzhang / Ming Taizu / the Hongwu Emperor

Ming period provincial divisions Fairbank and Reischauer Ming period provincial divisions

Dardess, John. Ming China, 1368-1644: A Concise History of a Resilient Empire, p. viii Ming period provinces

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Schneewind, Sarah. A Tale of Two Melons: Emperor and Subject in Ming China (Indianapolis/Cambridge: hackett Publishing Company, 2006 title

Ming China at the time of the Hong Wu Emperor Schneewind, p. x Ming China at the time of the Hong Wu Emperor

Jin/Yuan Luohan and Ming banknote http://www.theraphystarcollection.com.au/china/300082292_3.jpg Jin/Yuan Luohan and Ming banknote

Up for auction in Sydney, 11 December 2016 http://www.livescience.com/images/i/000/087/891/original/ming-banknote-8.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&downsize=*:1400 Up for auction in Sydney, 11 December 2016

pottery production, from Song to the present http://www.vases.biz/about_us.htm 20061130 pottery production, from Song to the present

http://www.tribalartifacts.com/images/1438.jpg 20061130 title

early Qing ewer, found in Indonesia Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Provence, China found in Bukittingi, West Sumatra, Indonesia Kendi 17th century Qing Dynasty underglaze blue decorated porcelain, silver mounts 17.2 x 21.0 x 9.5 cm Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide   With its tall neck and full body, the style of this pouring vessel was informed by the shape of Middle Eastern and South Asian metal ewers. Its floral decoration may have been inspired by a type of ornamentation fashionable in Iran at the time of its production.  http://www.nga.gov.au/CrescentMoon/details/kendi2.cfm 20061130 early Qing ewer, found in Indonesia

Jingdezhen pottery store, 2005 http://italian.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2005/03/25/jingdezhen.jpg 20061130 Jingdezhen pottery store, 2005

Evolution of pottery styles Bob Eckstein, The New Yorker, 22 Sep 2014, p. 40 Evolution of pottery styles

http://academic. brooklyn. cuny. edu/core9/phalsall/images/zhang-je http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/images/zhang-je.jpg http://theseoultimes.com/ST/db2/images/630-20040616113645.jpg Yongle & Zheng He

rough sketch of Zheng He’s routes http://www.chinapage.com/images/mapchengho.gif 20061204 rough sketch of Zheng He’s routes

http://www.siu.edu/~dfll/Chinese/Zheng_He.jpg Zheng He’s voyages

Zheng He’s routes and final destinations http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0507/feature2/images/mp_download.2.pdf 20061204

Long Jiang shipyard 龍江船廠 (Nanjing) Levathes, p. 76 Long Jiang shipyard 龍江船廠 (Nanjing)

ocean-going sailing vessel Levathes, p. 79 ocean-going sailing vessel

http://www. maritimeasia http://www.maritimeasia.ws/site/images/photos/TreasureShip_model_250x198.jpg 20061204 ”model” / artist’s reconstruction of a Treasure Ship Quanzhou Maritime Museum

Jan Adkins’ 1993 comparative sketch (China/Columbus’ Santa Maria) http://www.chinapage.com/chengh2v.gif Jan Adkins’ 1993 comparative sketch (China/Columbus’ Santa Maria)

http://mongolschinaandthesilkroad. blogspot http://mongolschinaandthesilkroad.blogspot.nl/2015/05/zheng-hes-shipyard-in-nanjing-found.html 21st century replica

Singapore National Library Board - 2005 exhibition title

http://upload. wikimedia http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/90/MingQilinDragonFish.jpg/275px-MingQilinDragonFish.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/57/QingQilin.jpg/180px-QingQilin.jpg http://www.kirin.com/images/the_kirin.gif Ming (ox/fish/dragon) & Qing (dragon/deer/ox/lion) qilin 麒麟）; Kirin beer logo

Various sources; original in National Palace Museum, Taipei ”Qilin” by Shen Du, 1414

Temple to Zheng He三寶宮 in Semarang, Indonesia

Fairbank & Reischauer 91978), p. 196 title

Ming – northern border c. 1600 Mote, p. 694 Ming – northern border c. 1600

Retreat of the Yongli Emperor (southern Ming) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Yongli-itinerary-cropped.svg/600px-Yongli-itinerary-cropped.svg.png Retreat of the Yongli Emperor (southern Ming)

劇終 (the end)

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