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✧ Mao Gong ding ✧

The Mao Gong ding is a ceremonial bronze vessel (ding) produced c. 805 BC in Western Zhou–era China. It was presented to King Xuan of Zhou by his vassal, the gong (duke) Yin of Mao. The Mao Gong ding was discovered in Shaanxi in 1843 and is currently in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taiwan.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Gong_ding

That’s some epic jade!

The Jade Cabbage at the National Palace Museum in Taipei.

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📖 Travel Photos Plus: Gyeongbokgung Palastmuseum in Seoul

https://youtu.be/iWB-sMNLE5w

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In late Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) China, the dominant view of the universe (a round heaven and square earth) was replaced: the earth is spherical & China shares this #globe with many other civilisations, as ancient and sophisticated as its own.

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