Blue-and-White vase, mid 15th century, Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644). Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with cobalt under colorless glaze. Purchase. Accession Number: F1953.3a-b. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery © 2014 Smithsonian...

Mid 15th Century Italian Velvet with Gold thread, 116" x23", 295 x 58cm; the pattern unit measures about 77x28.5cm. textileasart.com One of the great masterpieces of mid 15th century Italian cut velvet. Antique cut. Cf:: Merchant, Princes and Painters....

Vase meiping, mid 15th century, Ming dynasty. Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze. H: 22.8 W: 14.4 cm. Jingdezhen, China. Purchase F1953.3a-b. Freer/Sackler © 2014 Smithsonian Institution

Melon shaped pot from the donation of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinando I de 'Medici, Annam, mid 15th Century. Porcelain Collection. PO 1065. Porcelain, painted in underglaze cobalt blue. H. 25.5 cm, D. 34.0 cm © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden...