The Ming dynasty was founded by Emperor Hongwu ... Furthermore, the period was known for its drama, literature, and porcelain. The porcelain was made with various hues, but it mostly featured ...

More than 900 pieces of treasure - from copper coins to porcelain to pottery - have been recovered from two shipwrecks dating back to the Ming Dynasty in the South China Sea. The breakthrough came ...

NOVA: And the porcelain made for export ... the standard court mark would read "made during the Xuande era of the great Ming Dynasty." A commercial potter would make a mark that just read ...

Underglaze, a new porcelain making art, appeared during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). It was a major invention of the kiln at Jingdezhen. Ming Dynasty porcelain showed a visible improvement in ...

the third ruler of the Ming Dynasty, and was made for the Yongle court. The Yongle court was known to have ushered in a new style to the porcelain kilns in the city of Jingdezhen. Are these new ...

"In appearance, it is characterized by its translucent glaze, which glows white with a hint of green here, and green with a ...

Artifacts recovered from the Ming dynasty shipwrecks. Among the items are pottery and porcelain products. Artifacts recovered from the Ming dynasty shipwrecks. Among the items are pottery and ...

Loaded with Chinese silk, porcelain, and lacquerware ... Despite the strength and prosperity that marked their empire, Ming emperors deliberately chose not to try to colonize lands beyond the ...

Two brothers accused of stealing Ming dynasty porcelain worth $3.58m (£2.87m) are facing extradition to Switzerland. Stewart Ahearne, 43, and Louis Ahearne, 33, from south-east London ...

The Paris-based Musée Rodin will open its first international branch in Shanghai this September. It was originally planned ...

Painting, printmaking and porcelain manufacturing thrived ... However, as they lived close to the Ming border, even the early Manchus knew a bit about how the Ming empire worked.

focused on studying and appreciating porcelain from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. That was until 1989, when two Qingbai porcelain cups at an antique market in Shanghai ...