China's art collection market was for a time depressed in the 20th Century due to wars and the slow economic development that followed. The past 30 to 40 years have seen it recovering, witnessed by ...

The expertly-curated array of goods consists primarily of consignments from prominent estates and collections in ...

The Magnolia Necklace in Hetian Jade and Titanium, interlacing motifs of jade carving. Enhanced by the traditional Chinese “gold-inlaid jade” technique, the piece offers both a creative homage to the ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- The 32nd Abu Dhabi International Jewelry & Watches Show (JWS) featured a notable dialogue of civilizations centered on the art of jade. His Highness Sheikh ...

A banana-shaped glass milk bottle with two openings for feeding infants, recovered from a 1945 grave. An opium set, a relic of a past vice, recovered from a grave dated 1938. These may not be gems or ...

Thrift shopping for hidden treasures might not bring teapots to mind, but some are surprisingly valuable. A lucky find at a garage sale or tucked away in family storage could be worth a small fortune ...

As it was in the time of the Silk Road, Chengdu, the massive capital of Sichuan Province, is a shopping mecca—these days because of a proliferation of innovative fashion and design spaces. Gleaming ...

Ever had one of those moments where you discover something so unexpectedly delightful that you wonder how it’s been hiding from you all this time? That’s exactly what happens when you stumble upon the ...

A Buddhist-themed jade carving by Yang is among the British Museum's permanent collection. [Photo provided to China Daily] On par with the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Emperor Qianlong's high-profile love ...

The Netflix documentary “Gold & Greed: The Hunt For Fenn’s Treasure” (now streaming) covers the wild tale of a real-life deadly treasure hunt – and, it sets up a surprise second treasure hunt. “Within ...