MING PORCELAIN HAS always been highly prized. Its makers have been patronized by Chinese emperors, its pieces eagerly sought by European princes, then fought over at auction by the Industrial Age ...

HONG KONG -- Ming is back. The coveted dynastic porcelain drew top dollar this spring auction season at Christie's and Sotheby's. At Christie's on Monday, a blue-and-white dragon brushwasher sold ...

Centuries-old porcelain originated in China during the Ming dynasty (1368 to 1644), and it was during that reign that Ming vases became an artistic and status symbol. During the Ming dynasty rule ...

Rare Ming Dynasty, touted as the "holy grail" of China's art world, ... Sotheby's said the previous record for Chinese porcelain was set in 2010 when a gourd-shaped Qianlong vase sold for $32.4 ...

Ming porcelain showcased at Palace Museum 0 Comment(s) Print E-mail China.org.cn, November 8, 2018. A total of 298 pieces of porcelain ware from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) are on show at the ...

Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn paid $10.1 million Tuesday for a Chinese vase from the Ming dynasty, the highest price paid for porcelain from that period.

A rare Ming Dynasty cup that's more than 500 years old has fetched $36 million at a Hong Kong auction, smashing the previous world record price for Chinese porcelain.

The 700,000 pieces — fine bowls, dishes and cups made during the reign of the Ming... Ming-era Chinese porcelain to be retrieved from shipwreck San Antonio Express-News Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

HARTFORD, Connecticut — A small, porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to be a rare, 15th century Chinese artifact from the early Ming dynasty that’s expected to ...

Ming porcelain (1368-1644), older though often less decorative and ornate than Qing (1644-1911) wares, has in recent years been relatively less desired by nouveau riche mainland Chinese buyers, ...

WYOMING — A little bit of Imperial China is up for grabs in West Michigan this week. Starting today, a collection of porcelain Ming and Qing Dynasty artifacts salvaged about 20 years ago from a ...

Chinese archaeologists have found an ancient sunken ship in the South China Sea laden with Ming Dynasty porcelain, the Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.