A large, rare Chinese dragon palace carpet from the Ming dynasty is heading to auction at Christie's London on Thursday (May 1) with a $1.1 to $1.6m estimate. "Of the seven ... we know of in the ...

A cage fighter behind Britain’s biggest armed robbery was the target of a “Hollywood blockbuster” murder plot, a police chief has said. Paul Allen, then 41, was paralysed for life after ...

Louis Ahearne (left) and Stewart Ahearne (right) were sentenced for the museum heist last January. Although Daniel Kelly (centre) has not been charged or convicted by Swiss authorities, the Old ...

“I’m more interested in collective responses, women weaving together an organized discourse. That’s what truly interests me, how we work together to maintain what’s ours.” Tu suscripción se está ...

Ancient silk paintings dating to China’s Ming dynasty have yielded new clues about the domestication of brown rats, which according to researchers, could have spread to the rest of the world ...

At a workshop in Kabul where carpets are made, hundreds of women and girls work in a cramped space, the air thick and stifling. Among them is 19-year-old Salehe Hassani. "We girls no longer have ...

NEW YORK — Today through Saturday, Asia Society's AsiaStore is hosting Lao Textiles founder Carol Cassidy, who will display a wide range of her latest silk scarves and wall hangings and sign copies of ...

The future emperor of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, and his adviser, Liu Bowen, put messages in mooncakes to communicate with other revolutionaries. The popularity of the Mid-Autumn Festival ...

and its star-studded provenance reflected by the inscription of Emperor Qianlong and seals of important collectors such as Xiang Yuanbian from Ming dynasty made the work “truly exceptional.” ...

I use these findings as a window into the worlds of the real women who might have inspired the myths and legends of the Odyssey. Take, for instance, discoveries of spinning and weaving equipment ...

I use these findings as a window into the worlds of the real women who might have inspired the myths and legends of the Odyssey. Take, for instance, discoveries of spinning and weaving equipment that ...