For many centuries China held the secret to making the world's finest porcelain—white, translucent ceramic ware of such high quality that it produced a musical tone when struck. The envy of ...

Made exclusively for the Northern Song court, Ru Kiln porcelain wares are by far the most celebrated of Chinese ceramics, ...

Porcelain produced in kilns in southern China and architectural components were found at the site of a recently unearthed city wall in Dongguan, Guangdong. CHINA DAILY An ancient walled city ...

Sotheby’s via AP Share HARTFORD, Connecticut — A small, porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to be a rare, 15th century Chinese artifact from the early Ming ...

Three men snatched Ming dynasty antiques worth more than 3.5 million US dollars (£2.78 million) from a Swiss museum shortly before they allegedly plotted to murder a career criminal convicted of ...

Underwater archaeologists in China have recovered more than 900 artifacts from two merchant vessels that sank to the bottom of the South China Sea during the Ming dynasty.