Two volumes of the Ming Dynasty’s Yongle Encyclopedia (永樂大典) sold yesterday at auction in Paris for 8 128 000€, over 1000 times of the estimated price. The Encyclopedia sought to ...

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).

Two British brothers have been sentenced to prison for breaking into a Geneva museum and stealing Chinese Ming Dynasty artifacts valued at around $3.8 million.

Nearly 1,000 cultural relics have been recovered from shipwrecks dating back to the Ming Dynasty — from 1368-1644 — including porcelain and pottery, copper coins, and deer antlers, China’s ...

“Lady Tan’s Circle of Women” is a tale of enduring friendship and the effect it can have both in the moment and centuries afterward.

Nearly 1,000 cultural relics have been recovered from shipwrecks dating back to the Ming Dynasty — from 1368-1644 — including porcelain and pottery, copper coins, and deer antlers, China’s ...

The man was browsing at a yard sale when a blue and white bowl caught his eye. He bought it for $35. CNN reports the antique bowl will be auctioned for up to a half a million dollars.

Nestled just north of Beijing, the Ming Tombs stand as a timeless testament to the grandeur and spiritual reverence of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). These imperial burial grounds, first ...