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Date unknown · Earthenware with low-relief design under yellow glaze · Asian Art
In traditional Chinese architecture, half-cylindrical roof tiles end in a round cap that helps secure the row of tiles and also decorates the building. During the Ming and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties, the color yellow and the five-clawed dragon were reserved exclusively for imperial use.
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- Earthenware with low-relief design under yellow glaze
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- China
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- Asian Art
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- Gift of Mrs. H. Fairfield Osborn, 1929
