We asked designers and industry experts to share what they collect, why, and how they built their collections. We'll be ...

Surface patterns can be studied, fragments pieced together ... build what they call a "genetic map" of ancient China's porcelain heyday. The project has already cataloged about 10,000 specimens ...

Wang Shuo, director of the Holographic Arts Center at the BIGC, says that "light "was chosen as the exhibition's theme to ...

Observers of Chinese classical art market wary of reading too much into auction of calligraphy scroll for 25 times its low ...

Empires rise like wildfires—how do we measure their scars? One way to measure the march of human history would be the timeline of “The Empires.” The Akkadian Empire (circa 2334–2154 BCE), is widely ...

When Carl, the cardboard ducky, landed in Ritz Park on South Grand Avenue in March 2018, the whimsical 6-foot smiling duck ...

MarioGuti/istockphotoWhile family heirlooms can be of great value, not every family treasure sparks joy. Some heirlooms ...

This was fruit cultivated, exported, and sold to be split open, crushed, and ruined. Resting in the bowl beside bruised apple ...

The Jade Turtle is a laid-back, minimalist Chinese tea house that offers teas (some aged for over a decade) sourced from ...

Porcelain china sets, especially those from well-known manufacturers or with intricate designs, can be quite valuable. A complete set of fine china for 10 to 12 people can easily be worth over $1,500.

Mak: Our doll retails for $68, so that is considered a premium doll already. To think that I would charge $150-plus for this ...