Ming Dynasty Swatow Ware Porcelain Dish fragment and precision blades like this

and precision blades like this one

Magnificent strand composed of mixed small-sized late 19th- and early 20th-century glass trade beads

as it highlights the sophisticated use of color and symbolism in Nariño art

A border of vertical lines and raised dots adds texture and visual interest around the filling hole

leaving a gap to be filled

Ming Dynasty Swatow Ware Porcelain Dish fragment and precision blades like thisLate Ming Dynasty, c. 16101640 AD, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China A superb large blue and white Swatow (Zhangzhou) ware dish, boldly painted in a soft grayish blue palette with traditional motifs. The center features a stylized Fu () character symbolizing good fortune, encircled by a characteristic biscuited brown band. The reverse is adorned with four concentric rings painted in underglaze blue. Produced in the coastal kilns of