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 ...
Jiazhen Zhang is an art consultant specializing in Chinese antiques, with a passion for uncovering the historical and cultural narratives behind objects. A graduate of Sotheby’s Institute of Art in ...
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 ...
Chinese contemporary design might still be in its infancy but the antiques market is all grown up and something of a beast by comparison. Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of home furnishings knows ...
Last December, the New York Times published a three-part series about the Chinese mainland antique and art market. Fueled by demand from newly wealthy Chinese, prices in domestic fine art and antique ...
An exceptionally rare 15th-century Chinese antique that wound up at a yard sale has sold for $721,800 at auction by Sotheby’s, exceeding its top estimated sale price of half a million dollars. Bought ...
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 ...
A collection of Chinese cups carved from rhinoceros horns has become the most valuable find in the 16-year history of the television program "Antiques Roadshow" in the United States. A collection of ...
PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- A family-owned store on Pasadena's Colorado Boulevard has the distinction of being the oldest continually operating Asian antique shops in the United States. "F Suie One Co.
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 ...