Following the Dragon' at Jamestown Settlement shows how 17th-century colonizers weren't only fighting disease and famine. The ...
The westward spread of the Chinese ceramics, known as "white gold," saw these objects become a fascination in upper-class households—and resulted in a damaged relationship between empires. A Ming ...
China hasn’t always been trying to catch up with the West. Gunpowder, the compass, paper and movable type: The Chinese are famous for inventing them all. A little less well known is that the Chinese ...
What it’s about: China. But not the country. The delicate yet strong material that was part of a wave of advancements that reached Europe from the East in the 1500s. Porcelain was so identified with ...
The exhibition, held on Nov 21 in San Gabriel, a city in Los Angeles county, introduced American audiences to one of China's ...
Two of 106 pieces of porcelain from ancient China's international trade are on display. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] "Ancient China's cultural expression's global influence should be remembered," ...
A tiny fine porcelain bowl sells for $25.3 million at a Hong Kong auction. ALBAWABA - A tiny porcelain bowl sold for $25.3 million during a bumper week of Chinese art sales in Hong Kong. The ancient ...