Many readers have surely visited the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. There, a simple chest is preserved—made of dark, somewhat ...

Love rummaging through garage sales and thrift stores for that special find? Look out for these vintage patterns among ...

My father's work allowed our not-so-wealthy family to amass an extensive collection of Chinese ... European countries during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasties. In the 18th century, a significant ...

Kilns in the area started producing ceramics during the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and the skill of local craftsmen in making porcelain with a cream-colored glaze reached its zenith during the Ming ...

We are in the middle of a global workplace burnout epidemic - aptly named the “burnout society” by Korean-German philosopher ...

The collection is especially strong on Ming and Qing export porcelain from ... were the first to begin regularly importing Chinese porcelain into Europe more than 500 years ago.

Ceramics combined the large shape preferred by foreign markets with auspicious Chinese motifs ... yellow and red glazes on the porcelain dishes in the Rockefeller collection, red being the banner ...

the esteemed auction house is kickstarting a new era with its inaugural sale in partnership with Dr. Shing-Yiu Yip to launch the Dr. Shing-Yiu Yip Collection of Chinese Furniture, regarded by many as ...

Straits Chinese or Nonya porcelain is characterised by exuberant colours, and often features phoenix and tree peony motifs. The Singapore Peranakan Museum has a small but beautiful collection of ...

The British Museum (BM) has boosted its Chinese art holdings after receiving ... He determined to pursue it and to build up a porcelain collection on the lines of the Imperial Collection in ...

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 porcelain jars ...