For many centuries China held the secret to making the ... The body of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain is made from a fine, white clay. The blue designs are painted on the piece before it is ...

"If your porcelain says 'Made in China' or 'Made in Japan,' that indicates age," said Reyne Hirsch, a fine art expert and owner of the Dallas Auction Gallery in Texas. This marking suggests "it ...

A tiny fine porcelain bowl sells for $25.3 million at ... "It was produced during the time of the Yongzheng Emperor, who ruled China from 1722 to 1735 (though the enamel was likely painted ...

But something about its design -- the swirling motifs, the brushwork -- made him suspicious that ... the world-renowned "porcelain capital" in China's Jiangxi Province. This was no ordinary ...