Andrew ShieldsI wish I had a tiny desk
Doggerel
Tomás Q. Morín
#Poetry #TomásQMorín #Doggerel #Chance #ChanceTheRapper #MacMiller #Delfonics #MingDynasty
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/1795747/doggerel
GsnspOldest Evidence of Surgical Anesthesia Found on 600-Year-Old Chinese Tools #China #archaeology #archaeologylovers #mingdynasty #excavation #mustread https://www.gsnsp.com/oldest-surgical-anesthesia-evidence-ming-dynasty-tools/
Anthropology.netBright red rust on Ming Dynasty surgical scissors contained traces of aconitine — a toxic plant alkaloid used as an anaesthetic. New SRS analysis provides the first direct chemical evidence for surgical pain management in ancient China. #Archaeology #MingDynasty #MedicalHistory @Antiquity https://www.anthropology.net/p/a-poison-on-the-blade-aconitine-traces
A Poison on the Blade: Aconitine Traces and the Evidence for Surgical Anesthesia in Ming China
New analysis of 15th-century surgeon’s tools reveals plant alkaloids, offering the first direct chemical proof of anesthetics in ancient Chinese surgery.
Liam O'Mara IV, PhD#Ming general #WuSangui betrayed the #MingDynasty & opened the #GreatWallOfChina gates at #ShanhaiguanPass — a strategic choke-point against invasion — on #ThisDayInHistory in 1644. Wu later betrayed the new #Manchu #QingDynasty as well, as the self-interested cannot be trusted.
Hidden GemsGold-thread cranes ascend through cobalt clouds, their wings outstretched toward a radiant sun disk. This Ming-dynasty rank badge encoded loyalty to the emperor while signaling the wearer’s civil rank—what details reveal the weaver’s hand in balancing symmetry and spontaneity?
#MingDynasty #TextileArt #ClevelandMuseumofArt
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1330
The #YangzhouMassacre was a six-day slaughter, beginning #ThisDayInHistory in 1645, carried out by forces of the #QingDynasty against the population of the salt port city #Yangzhou and the #MingDynasty forces still defending it. The total killed is unknown but likely very high.
海草The stunning "Nine Dragons & Nine Phoenixes Crown" of Ming Empress Xiaoduan 👑 A top treasure at China's National Museum. Crafted with gold & rare kingfisher feathers ("Diancui"). Empress Wang, from a humble background, was central to the epic "Succession Crisis" that weakened the Ming Dynasty. 🏛️
#MingDynasty #ChineseHistory #NationalMuseum #CulturalHeritage #Archaeology #ArtHistory #ImperialJewelry
Charring AuhCeramic (stoneware), glaze, metal 16th-17th centuries AD
Late #MingDynasty (AD 1368-1644)
Made in China
Acquired in the Philippines, Luzon Island, Manaba, Abra
Censer body (missing legs, handles, and cover)
Ceramic (earthenware), glaze
Probably #MingDynasty (AD 1368-1644)
Ching, Jiangxi Province, Leping
In Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Prefecture, #mingdynasty Chang'an County, Yuliang Li, #ShanzhengVillage..., resident disciple together with his wife Lady Li, disciple Dang Jinshan with his wife Lady Wei, disciple Lady Liu,
