Ming Dynasty Swatow Ware Small Porcelain Dish tukathafigurines and plates to zoomorphic and

and plates to zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures like this one

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Their material culture draws heavily on the natural environment—timber for houses (tsyem)

Within these are numerous smaller communities with long-standing traditions of ancestor veneration

Ming Dynasty Swatow Ware Small Porcelain Dish tukathafigurines and plates to zoomorphic andLate Ming Dynasty, c. 16101640 AD, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China Charming and finely executed small Swatow (Zhangzhou) ware porcelain dish, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with a loosely painted garden scene of stylized flowers, plants, and leavesits spontaneous, freehand brushwork lending a lively and expressive character. The reverse features three concentric blue bands, a hallmark of Swatow decoration. The Ming Dynasty