Featuring more than 160 object (sets), 32 museums and 13 provinces. It's no wonder this exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum was called a landmark exhibition.
What's more intriguing is how they managed to establish a connection between China's Qin dynasty and the West at the time of Alexander the Great😮
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Couldn't help but marvel at the fine gilt bronze-decorated white jade candlestick from Hong Kong tycoon, Joseph Lau's collection😍 Wasn't surprised that was auctioned off at 8 times its low estimate! https://en.thevalue.com/articles/joseph-lau-imperial-porcelain-part-two-sothebys-autumn-sale-2022
1.5 million priceless treasures looted from the Old Summer Palace in Beijing!
Find out why and how the Old Summer Palace was sacked, and learn more about some of the items that were looted.
Did you know that the world’s largest palace complex is big enough to hold 50 Buckingham Palaces and covers more than 7.75 million square feet😮
Just wanted to share this informative documentary which explores the origins of porcelain in the 10th century, the explosion in trade between Europe and China of porcelain from the 17th century, and how European manufacturers began imitating Chinese porcelain from the late 18th century.
Enjoy!
