A Chinese vase discovered during a house clearance in London sold for a record $69 million (43 million pounds) at auction, a world record for a piece of Asian art. Video courtesy of Reuters.

This geometric harmony was just the beginning. The vase's rim is adorned with a fine band of interlocking motifs — wisps of ...

From various archive sources and rigorous examination of the inscriptions, Lane identified the vase in Dublin as the first credibly documented piece of Chinese porcelain in Europe. We need your ...

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this vase has a speckled turquoise and purple glaze, however, the neck and base are made of ruby porcelain and styled with flowers and accented enamel. 10. Chinese Yongzheng Blue and White Garlic ...

via The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Europeans who sought to replicate Chinese porcelain weren’t driven by simple appreciation but by a desire to dominate. A tulip vase from around 1725 made ...

A plain-looking vase once used as a lamp base after someone drilled a hole into it has sold at auction for £16,500. The green Chinese porcelain celadon was tipped to sell for as little as £200. But it ...

A new exhibition shows the enduring beauty of Meekyoung Shin's sculptures in a medium designed to disappear--soap. These Insanely Detailed “Porcelain” Vases Are Actually Made Of Soap A new ...

"The fascinating thing about these vases is that they are so beautiful and mysterious, and yet they seem tremendously familiar." (Jenny Uglow) "If you say Chinese porcelain, this is what you think ...

"The fascinating thing about these vases is that they are so beautiful and mysterious, and yet they seem tremendously familiar." (Jenny Uglow) "If you say Chinese porcelain, this is what you think ...