The world's most expensive privately owned vases ... China. They are all imperial porcelains, made by royal potteries for the court of an emperor. Most pieces date back to the 18th-century Qing ...

The 97-year-old Brazilian has opened a foundation in Portugal to house the world’s most significant selection of Ming and Qing export porcelain ...

In Europe, blue-and-white porcelain is practically synonymous with China. And we've always associated it with the Ming Dynasty. But it was the David Vases ... as 'huihui qing' - 'Muslim blue ...

A visitor appreciates a porcelain vase on display ... capital" in Southeast China's Jiangxi province, jumping at the rare opportunity to feel the craftsmanship of a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 ...

The Qing Dynasty from 1644 to 1911 continued ... one of the biggest stand-alone sales for a Chinese monochrome porcelain. The vase is said to be inspired by the 8th-century Tang Dynasty prototype ...