Made exclusively for the Northern Song court, Ru Kiln porcelain wares are by far the most celebrated of Chinese ceramics, ...

Chinese imperial food dates back to slave society. Ever since there were emperors and palaces, there has been imperial food, which was served mainly to the emperors, their wives and concubines ...

Three Chinese imperial seals went to auction with Sotheby ... The first, the Qianlong Emperor’s “Ji’entang” seal from 1766, is made from white jade. On top, the knop (grip) is carved ...

The plate, at a diameter of 47 cm, is engraved with an inscription of 133 Chinese characters in ... This is a rare surviving seal from the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty.