This is not the first time that a Ming Dynasty artifact has smashed its auction estimate. In July 2020, two rare volumes of an ancient Chinese encyclopedia sold for more than €8 million ($9 ...

Today, Ming porcelain is enjoying a new surge of popularity. Last April, a Shanghai collector paid a record 281 million Hong Kong dollars, or about €26 million, for a rare but tiny Ming ...

LIFESTYLE Chinese box believed to be owned by emperor from Ming Dynasty found in dusty cabinet, now set for auction A WWII major bought the unique decorative box while in London ...

This set of four 16th century Chinese Ming Dynasty wucai porcelain dragon and phoenix dishes sold for £63,000. He added: “I grew up being surrounded by plates and dishes.

Starting today, a collection of porcelain Ming and Qing Dynasty artifacts salvaged about 20 years ago from a shipwreck in the South China Sea is available for the public to view at Auction ...

World Ming-era "chicken cup" auctioned for $36M, smashing world record price for Chinese porcelain Associated Press Published April 9, 2014 4:00am EDT | Updated December 12, 2015 7:26pm EST ...

Archaeological investigations at Wun Yiu in 1995 and 1999 discovered key elements of porcelain production, including clay quarrying pits, water mills, an animal-driven grinder and clay-soaking tanks.

A group of residents came across two-dozen pieces of porcelain while digging a grave in Guanghan, Sichuan Province that experts say date back to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

A 15th century Chinese box which went unnoticed for decades has sold for £288,000 (about $358,000), smashing its expected price at auction. The box was bought for just £19 ($24) in 1946 and was ...

The box was bought for just £19 ($24) in 1946 and was expected to fetch between £6,000 and £10,000 ($7,400 and $12,400) when it went under the hammer last week, according to Dreweatts auctioneers.