Chinese dealers prowling Japan for treasures dating back to the Ming dynasty. TOKYO Feb. 25, 2011 — -- The booming Chinese economy has launched a global treasure hunt by Chinese antique ...

Since the late 19th Century, when Westerners began trading extensively with China, there have been established, wealthy collectors seeking Chinese antiques. But in the last 10 years, a group of ...

Items on display in an antique shop in Japan in 2006. Photo: CFP Chinese collectors visit an antique shop in Japan in 2006. Photo: CFP Considering the influence traditional Chinese culture has had on ...

DOVER — Come Wednesday, there will be a new store for antiquers to visit. Autumn Court Antiques is focused on Asian antiques, primarily Chinese and Japanese 19th-century porcelain, jewelry and coins.

The eighth annual edition of the Global Chinese Art Auction Market Report, a partnership between Artnet and the China Association of Auctioneers (CAA), shows that global auction sales of Chinese art ...

In the 17th and 18th centuries during the Qing Dynasty, China enjoyed relative economic and political stability. As the merchant class grew, the production of furniture flourished, its forms ...

Silk Road Landscape, a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) painting, was just returned to China’s Palace Museum after being kept over 70 years in a private Japanese museum. It maps 211 coordinates on the Silk ...

Fifteen Chinese antiques were stolen from The British Museum on 29 October, and this was the second robbery of Chinese antiques in world famous museum within the month. The Special Fund for Saving ...

Get the Report in English: Get the report in Chinese: Art sales fared better than expected in 2020, despite fears of a major market contraction, according to the ninth edition of the Global Chinese ...

SINGAPORE - If you thought the "1960s Chinese traditional fruit basket" selling for C$68.45 (S$72) on Amazon did not look appropriate for the dinner table, you would be right. The item on sale is in ...