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Villagers find Ming Dynasty porcelain while burying dead neighbor  

四川村民锄地挖出24件明代青花瓷 被警方收走(图)

近日,广汉市南兴镇仁寿一村民在地里挖土时,一锄头下去挖出一个陶缸,包括碗、碟、高足杯等24件明代嘉靖年间烧制的青花瓷重见天日,这一消息不胫而走。[查看全文]
2014-05-29 14:34 Globaltimes.cn Web Editor: Gu Liping
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Pictured are pieces of blue and white porcelains found by villagers in Guanghan, Sichuan Province on May 3. Photo: Chengdu Business Daily

Pictured are pieces of blue and white porcelains found by villagers in Guanghan, Sichuan Province on May 3. Photo: Chengdu Business Daily

A group of residents came across two-dozen pieces of porcelain while digging a grave in Guanghan, Sichuan Province that experts say date back to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

Renshou village residents hit the stashed blue-and-white porcelain about 40 centimeters down as neighbors helped in burying a deceased villager on May 3.

"We hit a big stone around 40 centimeters down," said Feng Ligen, one of the villagers involved in the dig. "We found a clay jar under the stone and the porcelain was inside."

Local residents alerted police of the discovery and the porcelain was retrieved by officials at the local Sanxingdui Museum.

Experts found the two dozen bowls, plates and cups bear the intricate designs and shape distinctive of the Ming Dynasty.

"Based on their shape, these porcelain items were produced in folk kilns during the middle and late Ming Dynasty, " said Liu Jun, deputy head of Guanghan Cultural Relic Management Institute.

The porcelain will be exhibited to the public after experts finish cleaning and identification work.

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