A major collection of Chinese ceramics seen as one of the best to be sold in decades, fell flat in a Sotheby's sale on Thursday, in a surprise setback for the market given a relative lack of ...

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 five most expensive Chinese ceramics sold at auction last year fetched $72.7 million (£57 million) between them, with the largest price being $25 million for an 18th-century bowl.

" [These ceramics] serve not only as artistic masterpieces, but also as enduring witnesses to centuries of interaction, diplomacy, and influence across regions." — Orientations Known for exquisite ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is deaccessioning works from its 35,000-piece collection of Asian art and sending them to Bonhams, which will auction off 174 of the museum’s Chinese ceramics and ...

"Let's see if the main buyers, who have been the Chinese, will be turned on by this," said Robin Markbreiter, the director of Arts of Asia magazine. "If they are, the trade will say that Chinese ...

A prominent old world collection of imperial ceramics fetched $72 million at a Sotheby's Hong Kong sale on Wednesday, with an early Ming cobalt blue Meiping vase going for a record $21.6 million ...

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 ...

Rarely seen masterpieces from Bowdoin’s collection offer insights into the materials, technologies, and changing tastes that shaped Chinese art over the past five centuries. Selections range from a ...

Fake Chinese ceramics cast shadow over art boom By Reuters August 4, 20085:17 PM PDTUpdated August 6, 2008 ...