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Ming porcelain showcased at Palace Museum

The Palace Museum is showcasing porcelain ware of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), a period considered among the best in Chinese ceramic-making.

Titled Imperial Ceramics and Porcelain of the Great Ming: Comparison of Excavated and Extant Ceramic Pieces from Jiajing (1522-66), Longqing (1567-72) and Wanli (1573-1620) Reigns, the exhibition is the sixth and final edition in a series of similar displays over the past three years.

Learn more here.

If you go:
8:30 am to 5 pm (entry stops at 4:10 pm), through Feb 22 (Mondays closed). Jingren Gong (Palace of Great Benevolence), Palace Museum, 4 Jingshan Qianjie, Dongcheng district.

For entry tickets to the museum, reserve online via the official site en.dpm.org.cn. Each ticket costs 40 yuan ($5.8), with no extra charge for the exhibition.