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History of the Ming Dynasty
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Read more about China from 1368 to 1644.

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Ming tombs
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Find out more about the Ming tombs.

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Repousse
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A technique used in metalworking, also known as embossing.

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Sun and moon
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The character for “sun” is on the left-side and the character for “moon” is on the right-side; together these two elements make up the character for "ming", which also means "brightness".

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Empire of Great Brightness.
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Read about the visual and material cultures of the Ming dynasty.

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A pair of hair ornaments.
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Channels: Asian ArtChinese ArtExhibitions

Li He, Associate Curator of Chinese Art at the Asian Art Museum discusses the ornaments discovered in Ming tombs, involving symbolism related to the sun and moon.

A groundbreaking exhibition, Power and Glory was the first exhibition to focus on the full range of Ming dynasty (1368-1644) court arts. More than 200 treasures were on view, including gold and jade, paintings and porcelains, from China’s greatest museums, many never before seen outside of China. The works illustrated how this ancient dynasty surpassed the technology of its time to become a global leader in maritime power, mass production and artistic accomplishment.

Organized by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the Palace Museum, the Nanjing Municipal Museum and the Shanghai Museum.

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00:00:05 This pair of silver ornaments was found in Duke Xu Fu's tomb. He was the fifth generation of Duke Xu Da's

00:00:16 descendent. There are more than a dozen of similar ornaments were found in Ming tombs

00:00:25 of high ranks, nobleman's or emperor's families. Each of objects is embellished with a character on clouds.

00:00:36 So the character of the left presents the character for the sun and on the right is the moon.

00:00:44 Together, the two characters compose the character for the Ming, meaning greatness. They mean to be the symbolic icon

00:00:55 of Ming dynasty because Chinese believed that the sun and the moon and the cloud they were associated with heaven, longevity, and immortality.