The custom took its rise from Ming dynasty.

这种风俗起源于明代。

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The music scores they use are said to be centuries old. This silk music book is from Ming Dynasty.

乐谱据说有好几百年的历史了， 这个绢制的乐谱传自明代。

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Rectangle inkstone with lotus design. Duanzhou inkstone is one of the four famous inkstone in China, it's from Ming Dynasty from Duanzhou at the north of the Province.

中国四大名砚之一的端砚产于肇庆地区的端州。这个端石荷花长方砚产于明代。

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Tadashi Shoji took his guests on journey to the Silk Road, opening his show with a dress that borrowed its color and ornamentation from blue and white Ming dynasty vases.

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All the pieces of avocado-glazed pottery come from the nearby Snake Kiln, whose traditions date back to the Ming dynasty.

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