Art experts in Australia have found a rare paper banknote from the Ming Dynasty of Imperial China hidden inside an antique wooden sculpture that was being prepared for auction.

Ming money The Ming Dynasty banknote is much larger than modern paper money, roughly equivalent to the size of a standard “U.S. letter” page of paper.

On the first day of China's Qingming Festival holiday, actors dressed in the traditional clothing or armors of the ancient Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) recreated one of the dynasty's grand ceremonies.

SHANGHAI — You’d normally find 34-year-old Gao Peng behind a computer, but today, he’s dressed in 36 kilograms of thick Ming Dynasty-style armor with metal plates scaling down his arms. In a makeshift ...

(SWNS) The box was likely made for the emperor, said Dr. Yingwen Tao, a specialist in Chinese and Asian art at Dreweatts, the company that will be hosting the upcoming auction for the box.

HONG KONG (AP) — A Shanghai collector bought a rare Ming Dynasty cup that's touted as the "holy grail" of China's art world for $36 million at a Hong Kong auction on Tuesday, smashing the ...

A Pair of Early Ming Dynasty Bronze Figures Is Expected to Fetch $11M at Sotheby’s The sale of the statuettes will benefit the Bodhimanda Foundation.

Art experts in Australia have found a rare paper banknote from the Ming Dynasty of Imperial China hidden inside an antique wooden sculpture that was being prepared for auction.