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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. xix
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1450-1457.
King-tai period.
1457-1465. — Tien-chun period.
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1465-1488. Cbing-hwa period. In ceramics this was
considered the second best of the Ming periods. Of all the
Ming marks this is perhaps the one most generally met with
on pieces now passing current. 1
1487. — Sultan of Egypt sent vases as a present to Lorenzo
de Medici.
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1488-1506. Hung-che period. This, like the previous
was and
reign, — quiet peaceful.
1498. Cape of Good Hope rounded by Vasco de Gama.
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1504-1532. A celadon bowl was to New
presented College,
Oxford, by Archbishop Warham, between these dates.
1506-1522. — This had to face a
Ching-tih period. emperor
formidable insurrection, which encouraged the foreign enemies
of China to attack her.
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1506. of Austria and Joan into
Philip put Weymouth,
were entertained by Sir Thomas Trenchard, to whom on leaving
the "some bowls of Oriental
king presented china, one of
which was inclosed in massive silver Moresco
gilt, pattern.
These were then great rarities, as they must have passed the
desert on the backs of camels, the Cape of Good Hope not
" "
having been colonized at that time (Hutchins, History of
Dorset," and in Marryat, p. 191).
1516.— Portuguese first reached China ; and, about twenty
years later, were allowed a factory at Macco. Through them
Europe obtained its first consignments of china-ware via the Cape.
1522-1567. — This was the fourth best
Kea-tsing period.
in but was a disturbed the
Ming period porcelain, reign,
Tartars and Japanese both giving trouble.
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1542. Portuguese trading-vessels began to visit Japan
(Ene. Brit.).
1558-1603. — Queen Elizabeth reigned in England.
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1567-1573. Lung-king period. This emperor tried to
obtain and
peace by bribing with honours, gifts, privileges
the Tartar Yen-ta.
1573-1620.— Wan-leih period. In 1592, and again in
1597, the Japanese invaded Corea, while the Tartars got
1
Ching-hwa, as a date-mark, occurs most frequently upon porcelain of the
Kang-he period (1661-1722).— T. J. L.