The three tombs, which served as a family cemetery, were discovered in the city of Changzhi, Shanxi Province, China, and date ...
It’s located in Yixing, East China, and it dates back to the Ming dynasty. The kiln is made from soil and ceramic bricks. It’s used to make urns, pots, basins, and glazed vessels. It's powered ...
A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th ... carefree life in tune with nature,” said Sotheby’s. The market for Chinese ceramics has been rising for some time, Nicolas ...
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 ...
NOVA: And what makes Chinese porcelain so durable ... court mark would read "made during the Xuande era of the great Ming Dynasty." A commercial potter would make a mark that just read "made ...
Here, they witnessed the development of ceramics, from celadon in the Han Dynasty ... the Ming and Qing dynasties. She felt that these pieces were like living dreams that reflected the Chinese ...
Loaded with Chinese silk, porcelain, and lacquerware ... When the Han Chinese overthrew the Mongols and founded the Ming dynasty in the later 14th century, they took over the fleet and an already ...
[Photo provided to China Daily] Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing is hosting woodblock printing and ancient porcelain ...