tells of the discovery of a priceless oriental "peach blow" vase in a collection presented to the Pennsylvania Museum by Mrs. Bloomfield Moore in 1882. View Full Article in Timesmachine ...

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital in Nanjing (Chinese for southern ... Besides the porcelain ware fired in the Chai, Ru, Guan, Ge and Rao kilns ...

"It symbolizes the Chinese philosophical concept of 'heaven is round, and the earth is square'," Lian says. This geometric harmony was just the beginning. The vase's rim is adorned with a fine ...