Two volumes of the Ming Dynasty’s Yongle Encyclopedia (永樂大典) sold yesterday at auction in Paris for 8 128 000€, over 1000 times of the estimated price. The Encyclopedia sought to ...

A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th century have sold for £9.6 million ($12.5 million) at auction, smashing their estimate of £1 million ($1.3 million).

The stone grenades were found near a section of the Great Wall at Badaling that was built by Ming dynasty rulers in the 16th century. (Image credit: Dolly442 at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)) ...

A rare wine cup fired in the imperial kilns of China's Ming dynasty more than 500 years ago sold on Tuesday for HK$281.2 million at a Sotheby's sale in Hong Kong, making it one of the most ...

Nearly 1,000 cultural relics have been recovered from shipwrecks dating back to the Ming Dynasty — from 1368-1644 — including porcelain and pottery, copper coins, and deer antlers, China’s ...