Tile with Apsara, originally from the 'Porcelain Pagoda', Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle Period (1403–24), China, Stoneware with colored glazes, H. 21 in. (53.3 cm); W. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm), Ceramics, Now destroyed, the so-called Porcelain Pagoda, a tower constructed of white porcelain bricks, was begun in 1413 by order of the Yongle emperor. Built to honor his mother, it was finished about two decades later
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Tile, Apsara, originally, Porcelain Pagoda, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644, Yongle Period, 1403–24, China, Stoneware, colored glazes, H, 21, 53.3 cm, W, 13 1/4, 33.7, Ceramics, Now destroyed, tower constructed, white porcelain, bricks, begun, 1413, order, emperor, Built, honor, mother, finished, two decades, later
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