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The Little Ice Age Triggered The Collapse Of The Ming Dynasty, Causing A Series Of Extreme Droughts That Led To Crop Failures, Famine, And Rebellion
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A Rare Pair of Ming Dynasty Jars Smashed Estimates and Sold for $12.5 Million at Auction
On Wednesday in London, Sotheby’s sold a pair of rare 16th-century Ming Dynasty Chinese jars decorated with orange fish for $12.5 million, blowing the house’s $1 million high estimate out of the water ...
The British Museum Gets a Giant Gift: $1.27 Billion of Chinese Ceramics
Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build ...
Art exhibition at Imperial Ancestral Temple aims at interpreting the times through artworks
A new art exhibition featuring hundreds of masterpieces focusing on the essence of traditional Chinese culture and the ...
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Rare pair of Ming Dynasty jars smash auction estimate, selling for $12.5 million
A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th century have sold for £9.6 million ($12.5 million) at auction, smashing their estimate of £1 million ($1.3 million). The porcelain jars ...
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Rare pair of Ming Dynasty jars smash auction estimate, selling for $12.5 million
A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th century have sold for £9.6 million ($12.5 million) at auction, ...