But the classification scheme was only widely adopted during the Han dynasty, which presided over China from 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E ... Under later Chinese dynasties, among them the Yuan, Qing and Ming ...

At Hangzhou Museum in Zhejiang province, a fridge magnet shaped like a “little pink cup” has become highly sought after, and around 40,000 of these have been sold since late July. This magnet is ...

The 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics constitute the largest donation in the British Museum’s nearly 300-year ...

which revolutionised the dating for blue and white ceramics with their discovery, and a chicken cup used to serve wine for ...

Trustees of the Sir Percival David Foundation to donate 1,700 pieces of Chinese ceramics to the London museum Vases dating ...

The British Museum has received a donation of Chinese treasures worth more than $1 billion from the Sir Percival David ...

Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. There is a phrase called “mukurikokuri.” According to the dictionary at hand, it is a metaphor for something frightening ...

When in 1266 Kublai Khan invited Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, respectively father and uncle of the legendary Venetian merchant ...

During the next century, Christians perished in China completely. With the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907, China once again ...

Nigel Smith, from Newcastle auctioneers Anderson and Garland, said finding the jar was a "rare and exciting moment". "Its ...

The returned artifacts also include pottery figurines from the Han (202 B.C.- A.D. 220) and Tang (618-907) dynasties and ...