Fahua-type Decoration Glazed Ceramic Tiles

Identifier: 2006,0503.1.1-20
Title: Fahua-type Decoration Glazed Ceramic Tiles; 龙纹琉璃瓦
Creator: Unknown Artist
Description: Group of twenty glazed ceramic tiles, originally from two buildings; It used to be an ornament on the roofs of temples in Shanxi. During the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China period in the early 20th century, it was stolen and shattered, then arranged into wall panels for preservation.
Date: Ming Dynasty
Subject: Glaze (Meteorology); Ceramic tiles; North China Plain (China)
Current Location: Shanxi
Type: Tiles
Rights Holder: The British Museum
References: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_2006-0503-1-1-20