Almost everything in the nature, like clouds, flowers and sea waves, or even things that do not exist in reality such as mythical dragons, phoenixes and qilin (Chinese unicorn) inspired the ancestors ...

Hallmarks and manufacturer’s stamps are some of the first things appraisers look at when attempting to date an antique. Such is the case with a 19-inch Chinese porcelain vase painted with birds and ...

"Porcelain images of ancient women," an exhibitions also known as "Beauties in Paintings, " debuts on Wednesday in East China's Zhejiang Provincial Museum to mark the International Women's Day. A ...

Porcelain did not come easily. After several thousand years of hard work, the early potters accumulated rich experience in their craft. The earliest porcelain appeared in the slave societies of the ...

Early Chinese proto-porcelain was likely made from materials gathered locally, according to a new study. Early Chinese proto-porcelain was likely made from materials gathered locally, according to a ...

At a dinner during their visit to China in February, US President George W. Bush and his First Lady, Laura particularly admired a set of porcelain. The genre as pictured, is known as "Jixiang ruyi" ...

CHINESE PORCELAIN has been achieving startlingly high prices at auctions in Ireland and overseas in recent years. The reason? Newly wealthy Chinese collectors are targeting auction houses worldwide to ...

Wander around the Chinese porcelain section of any museum and you'll most likely only notice the aesthetics of the pieces, from the familiar blue and white pattern of a curvaceous Ming vase to the ...