Rare pair of Ming Dynasty jars smash auction estimate, selling for $12.5 million
A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th century have ... “This remarkable result makes it the highest ...
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Rare Pair of Ming Dynasty Jars Smashes Its $1 M. High Estimate, Hammering for $12.5 M.
On Wednesday, in London, Sotheby's sold a pair of rare 16th-century Ming Dynasty Chinese jars decorated with orange fish for $12.5 million, blowing the house's $1 million high estimate out of the ...
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Taiwan in Time: The magazine that wouldn’t play by the rules
Apollo magazine (文星) vowed that it wouldn’t play by the rules in its first issue — a bold statement to make in 1957, when ...
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Yao Ming quits as head of Chinese basketball
Yao Ming has stepped down as president of the Chinese ... As an undisputed star both in the NBA and with Team China during his athletic prime, Yao, who retired as a player with the Houston Rockets ...
Fridge magnet fuels growing interest in museum
An exterior view of the Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum Photo: VCG On October 23, the Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum ...
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Yao Ming quits as head of Chinese basketball
Chinese Basketball Association president Yao Ming is seen after the women's basketball group phase group A match between China and Serbia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Lille, France ...
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China's Sept industrial profits post steepest fall of the year
Sept industrial profits -27.1% y/y vs -17.8% y/y in August Jan-Sept profits -3.5% y/y vs +0.5% y/y in Jan-August China ramps up policy stimulus to spur growth BEIJING, Oct 27 (Reuters ...
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Alisan Fine Arts
Alisan Fine Arts, founded in 1981, is one of the first professionally run galleries in Hong Kong. Over the years, it has organized more than 100 exhibitions for Chinese artists living around the world ...
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Marina Abramović on Her Epic Walk Across the Great Wall of China: ‘This Is the Best Thing I’ve Ever Done’
In 1988, she and her partner Ulay embarked on an incredible feat of endurance, each walking 2,500 kilometers from opposite ends of the Great Wall of China to ... s Modern Art Museum (MAM) has ...
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Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi meet, 2 days after a China-India border deal
China and India should manage their differences properly, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, in their first meeting since the bilateral ...
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The U.S. and IMF Disagree About China. That’s a Problem.
Today, imbalances once again threaten global harmony. China’s massive trade surplus is fueling a backlash. The U.S. attributes those surpluses to China holding down consumption while subsidizing ...
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The 20 best art museums in America
Some art museums overawe with the sweep of their collections. Others thrill with a few perfectly placed masterworks. The best of them embody their cities’ ambitions and fulfill an ideal ...