The Ming dynasty exerted its tyranny over China from 1368 and 1644; ... it was said that deep-fried sparrows and the sauteed sex organs of male donkeys were served.

Yan Song (1480 - 1567), a prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, had many high – grade sets of dinnerware among his articles of tribute. The Ming Palace had no special menus for imperial dishes.

Emperor Yongle, the first ruler of the Ming dynasty, wanted to showcase China's naval power, and in 1402 commissioned Zheng to undertake a daring mission to the seas known to the Chinese as the ...

This is not the first time that a Ming Dynasty artifact has smashed its auction estimate. In July 2020, two rare volumes of an ancient Chinese encyclopedia sold for more than €8 million ($9 ...

Ming money. The Ming Dynasty banknote is much larger than modern paper money, roughly equivalent to the size of a standard “U.S. letter” page of paper.

HONG KONG (AP) — A Shanghai collector bought a rare Ming Dynasty cup that's touted as the "holy grail" of China's art world for $36 million at a Hong Kong auction on Tuesday, smashing the ...

The longest-serving emperor of the Ming dynasty was Emperor Wanli (1563–1620) with a rule of 48 years between 1572 and 1620. The carpet had been owned by a collector named Jim Dixon who was ...

This is not the first time that a Ming Dynasty artifact has smashed its auction estimate. In July 2020, two rare volumes of an ancient Chinese encyclopedia sold for more than €8 million ($9 ...