Guests view ceramic relics donated to the National Museum of China in Beijing, on Aug. 13, 2019. (Photo/Xinhua)
Over 190 pieces of porcelain from the Taixing, a sunken merchant ship from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), were donated to the National Museum of China on Tuesday.
The cargo onboard, mainly porcelain and a small amount of pottery and metal artifacts, were salvaged and auctioned in the global market in the 1990s. Waterside Group, a Beijing-based culture enterprise, purchased over 100,000 relics from Taixing last year. Its donation to the National Museum comprises 40 different sorts of chinaware.
Guests view the ceramic relics donated to the National Museum of China in Beijing, on Aug. 13, 2019. (Photo/Xinhua)
Ceramic relics donated to the National Museum of China in Beijing include spoons, dishes and a bottle, on Aug. 13, 2019. (Photo/Xinhua)
Guests look through the porcelain collection at the donation ceremony in Beijing, on Aug. 13, 2019. (Photo/Xinhua)
Guests examine a relic donated to the National Museum of China in Beijing, on Aug. 13, 2019. (Photo/Xinhua)
