NANJING — In the heart of China's pottery capital Yixing in the eastern province of Jiangsu, the ancient ritual of firing the ...

Following its unification during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1735-96) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the ... silk, painted pottery and other goods. The county governance system originated ...

A pair of Chinese Imperial Green Enameled Dragon Dishes, Qianlong mark and period, c. 1736-1795; Diameter: 7 in. (17.7 cm), Ex: Private American Collection, acquired in 1967.

Porcelain decorated in Famille Rose enamels and gold. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period (1736-1795), CA. 1770 Courtesy of Albuquerque Foundation Albuquerque still collects, though less intensively.

The Qianlong-dynasty vase has had a chequered history from imperial looting to BBC cameos (Picture: PA) The show originally ran from 1965 to 1977 (Picture: BBC) According to experts at the time ...

They were made in Jingdezhen, China's 1,000-year-old porcelain capital in East China's Jiangxi Province and the maker of the country's finest porcelain craftsmanship during the Qing Dynasty.

Auctioneers originally thought the lidded vase was from the 20th Century but now believe it to be a "superb quality" 18th Century creation from the Qianlong period. It was described in the auction ...

The six-character mark of the Qianlong period appears on its base. Dreweatts said the vase featured "unusual" enamelling techniques of gold and silver on a cobalt blue base, which it said was ...

was in fact an extremely rare vessel dating to the Qianlong period (1736-95), which experts deduced by virtue of a six-character signature at the base. “The rich cobalt blue is often referred ...

The blue-glazed, silver and gilt vase was created for the court of the Qianlong Emperor An "extremely rare" 18th Century Chinese vase bought in the 1980s for a few hundred pounds and kept in a ...