Zhu Houcong was born #OnThisDay in 1507, ruling #China from 1521 to 1567 as the #Jiājìng #嘉靖 emperor; as a ruler, he was a distinctly mixed bag, but #Ming #porcelain reached a peak of perfection during his reign; this is a #dragon plate bearing his reign mark:
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