Keywords: TianqiEmperor.jpeg en Portrait of the Tianqi emperor in court costume This hanging silk scroll pictures Zhu Youjiao the Tianqi emperor sitting on an elaborate dragon chair On a table nearby sit vases of pink peonies symbolizing prosperity During his reign however the economy 8declined and the government showed signs of collapsing from inner pressures and uprisings Seventeen years after Youjiao ™s death the 8276-year-long dynasty was overthrown by Manchus from the northeast marking the end of Ming rule http //indianapolis metromix com/arts-culture/standard_photo_gallery/chinas-ming-dynasty-artifacts/711254/photo/711287 Indianapolis Museum of Art PD-USGov |