"The face is modern — contours, expression, and hairstyle, which speaks today's visual language," he adds. Using silver as the base material for the figure, Yuan began the creative process with one of ...

Dubbed the "jade" of Chinese porcelain, Longquan celadon stands out in the long history of Chinese ceramics for its ...

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 ...

Decades later, these patterns of inequality persist, with black professionals, particularly women, facing systemic barriers to entry and advancement in the legal profession. Despite some ...

Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has publicly endorsed new Marine Parade-Braddell Heights MP-elect Goh Pei Ming. The elder Goh, who was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Marine Parade ward ...

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 ...

The court also heard that the three men snatched Ming dynasty antiques worth more than $3.5 million from a Swiss museum shortly before the murder plot. Jurors heard agreed facts about the ...

The court also heard that the three men snatched Ming dynasty antiques worth more than 3.5 million US dollars (£2.78 million) from a Swiss museum shortly before the murder plot. Jurors heard ...

A month before the shooting, the Ahearne brothers and Kelly stole Chinese Ming Dynasty artefacts worth more than $3.5 million (£2.78m) burgled from the Museum of Far Eastern Art in Geneva.

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The President concluded his successful visit to China by touring the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys Historic District in Fuzhou, which preserves and showcases the country’s cultural heritage from the ...