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 ...

Lizzadro Museum houses a large collection of Chinese jade and hard-stone carvings from around the world. See the Rock and Mineral Experience, animal dioramas and special exhibits. The Museum moved ...

Provenance: an English private collection Contact Bonhams Knightsbridge Description: LOT 117Y THREE JADE 'CAT' CARVINGS Ming/Qing dynasty THREE JADE 'CAT' CARVINGS Ming/Qing dynas ...

This is the eighth in a series of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we explore how musicians play the eight different types of ...

It was made in 2011 by a Chinese artist who specialises in intricate jade carvings. Though not exactly a cultural relic, the delicate technique used in the making of the pot is a craft unique to ...

Highlights include ornate calligraphy, exquisite jade carvings, thousand-year-old bronze works and traditional Chinese garb. The Shanghai Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, with last ...

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

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 ...

The gem has been popular since antiquity and is often made into carvings and statues as well ... usually by wealthy Chinese. Since red coral is made organically, there's no giant gemstone to ...

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 ...

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 ...