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Ming Dynasty Court: Power through Porcelain

New York | March 2017

Ming Dynasty Court: Power through Porcelain

Featuring exceptionally rare blue and white porcelain vases, bowls and more, the fourteen lots being offered on 14 March in Ming: The Intervention of Imperial Taste illustrate the power and diplomacy of the ancient court. Watch the video to preview the extraordinary sale, a highlight of Sotheby's Asia Week sales in New York, and be sure to visit our New York galleries from 9–13 March to admire these ambitious designs in person.

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