BEIJING - The reigns of the Hongzhi Emperor (r. 1488-1505) and the Zhengde Emperor (1506-1521) are the watershed of the Ming-dynasty's social and cultural changes at the turn of the sixteenth century. The stifling conservativeness gave way to dynamic...

Chicken cup, porcelain with glaze and enamel painting, 1 3/8 h | 3 3/8 d, 1700s. China, Kangxi period. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly. Accessionnumber: 60.93. Indianapolis Museum of Art © 2012 IMA Provenance: 60.92 & .93 [Mathias Komor] (in March 1951...

Chicken cup, porcelain with glaze and enamel painting, 1 3/8 h | 3 3/8 d, 1700-1722. China, Kangxi period. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly. Accession number: 60.92. Indianapolis Museum of Art © 2012 IMA Provenance : 60.92 & .93 [Mathias Komor] (in March...

A doucai chicken cup, early 20th century painted to the exterior with the scene of Jia Chang stamping his left foot to call the chickens in a setting of blue rocks and peonies, the reverse with a long poetic inscription, Qianlong seal mark to base --...