Yuan Porcelain Collected in the National Museum of Iran

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Plate with water chestnut edge

14th Century

Diameter: 46cm

Height: 7.3cm

A white glazed basin

The highly aesthetic, placid, and introspective atmosphere of both the...
Funerary urn...

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A zun with...

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Covered tureen

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Spouted ritual wine vessel (guang)

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Bamboo incense holder

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Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru

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A bronze bell

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