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 announcement was made during the 2024 Ming Dynasty Culture Forum. Construction on the Ming Tombs, the burial grounds of 13 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) emperors, began in 1409 during the reign of ...

Chinese teapot made especially for Ming Dynasty ruler 600 years ago sells for £11M ... 'But it appears for the first time during the Yongle period and this elegant ewer is among the very few ...

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 ...

Even seated at his littered desk in Canberra's Parliament House, he always seemed bigger than life. His great black eyebrows clumped out angrily, like saltbush in the Great Sandy Desert, and his ...

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).