Curious Ming Dynasty Hairpins in the shape of two shrimps. Found on a gilt silver hair cover excavated in a tomb in Shanghai. Exhibited at the Shanghai Museum of Art.
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Eliot Hodgkin (British, 1905-1987), Three Ming Vases by Lamplight, 24 June 1969. Oil on board, 16¼ x 10 in.
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Max von Sydow as the villainous Ming the Merciless, Emperor of Mongo, in Flash Gordon (1980).
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A White Cat, illustration from The Kokka magazine, published in Japan, 1896-7 by Lu Ji
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Rural Dongyang Houtu Temple From the Yuan Dynasty
Dongyang Houtu Temple (東羊后土廟), located in Dongyang village, Linfen (臨汾市), Shanxi. Built in the Yuan dynasty, in the fifth year of Zhizheng (至正) (1345). The remaining murals and architecture date from the Yuan dynasty, the altar figurines are from the Ming era.
The temple was erected to worship Houtu (后土神), the Queen of the Earth, ancient goddess of all lands and mountains.
It is curious that the sources of the Spring and Autumn period refer to Houtu as a male deity. Being incorporated into Taoism, Houtu retained his gender from the very beginning, worshipped as one of the Four Heavenly Ministers (四神).
However, he later fell victim to the widespread belief that the Earth represents the Yin principle, and therefore has feminine characteristics. This is how the image of the Lady Mother Earth (地母娘娘) from the late Taoism arose.
Photo: ©大关沿路拍
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sweet n sour inside out <3
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🖍️🖍️🖍️
Haiii Ming!!
Greedy guy up to no good <3
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