1. The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644/1662) 明朝 title © Howard R. Spendelow
Georgetown University
draft as of 04 Dec 2016
Jade elephant, /
Dragon box, /
title

2. Big Nate for 10 & 11 November 2008
姚明 ≠明朝

3.
“Ming the Merciless”

4. Zhu Yuanzhang / Ming Taizu / the Hongwu Emperor
Zhu Yuanzhang / Ming Taizu / the Hongwu Emperor

5. Ming period provincial divisions
Fairbank and Reischauer
Ming period provincial divisions

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

7. ??? Schneewind, Sarah. A Tale of Two Melons: ???
title

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

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

10. Jin/Yuan Luohan and Ming banknote
Jin/Yuan Luohan and Ming banknote

11. Up for auction in Sydney, 11 December 2016
Up for auction in Sydney, 11 December 2016

12. pottery production, from Song to the present
pottery production, from Song to the present

13.
title

14. 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. 
early Qing ewer, found in Indonesia

15. Jingdezhen pottery store, 2005
Jingdezhen pottery store, 2005

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

17. http://academic. brooklyn. cuny. edu/core9/phalsall/images/zhang-je
Yongle & Zheng He

18. rough sketch of Zheng He’s routes
rough sketch of Zheng He’s routes

19.
Zheng He’s voyages

20. Zheng He’s routes and final destinations

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

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

23. http://www. maritimeasia
”model” / artist’s reconstruction of a Treasure Ship Quanzhou Maritime Museum

24. Jan Adkins’ 1993 comparative sketch (China/Columbus’ Santa Maria)
Jan Adkins’ 1993 comparative sketch (China/Columbus’ Santa Maria)

25. http://mongolschinaandthesilkroad. blogspot
21st century replica

26. Singapore National Library Board - 2005 exhibition
title

27. http://upload. wikimedia
Ming (ox/fish/dragon) & Qing (dragon/deer/ox/lion) qilin 麒麟）; Kirin beer logo

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

29. Temple to Zheng He三寶宮 in Semarang, Indonesia

30. Fairbank & Reischauer 91978), p. 196
title

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

32. Retreat of the Yongli Emperor (southern Ming)
Retreat of the Yongli Emperor (southern Ming)

33. 劇終 (the end)

34. title