The largest of dark tone, carved clad in a tunic with left hand raised beside his hip, the oval face surmounted by a top-knot ...

Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is ... a tube of ...

Nor was China, the alleged terminus of the Silk Roads in most versions of its conception, ever the main destination of ...

At a Neolithic site in northern China, archaeologists have unearthed a large jade dragon inside a 5,000-year-old tomb. The dragon was one of more than 100 artifacts that have been discovered in ...

LOT 110 A DARK GREY AND CREAM JADE 'TWIN CATS' CARVING Ming dynasty A DARK GREY AND CREAM JADE 'TWIN CATS' CARVING Ming dynasty The recu ...

This adorable figurine has become an iconic symbol of luck and ... Prized for its timeless beauty and longevity, jade has been a part of Chinese culture for centuries. Meaning “precious stone” in ...

In 1279, his empire overrun by the invading Mongols, China's last Sung emperor was cast into the sea. Kublai Khan became lord of an empire that stretched from Korea to Mesopotamia. In the ...

Within the Old Summer Palace, amidst jade carvings and bronze statues ... yet the superior dogs were closely guarded by Chinese royals, limiting availability. Nevertheless, some Pekingese made it to ...

But whichever time you decide to visit, know that many other people want to experience this picture perfect moment too – so ...

The Chinese paddlefish belongs to an ancient lineage of paddlefish that has been around for at least 100 million years. But in early 2020, a study concluded that the species has recently gone ...

Expressed across a broad range of mediums – from painting, to video, to 3D-printing, to printmaking, and installation – the following six selected exhibitions tell stories of personal journeys and ...

Edo, the capital of Japan, has degenerated into a tangled web of political intrigue and personal vice. Nemuri Kyoshiro, the half-breed son of a Japanese noblewoman raped by a Christian missionary ...