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Bangkok is a fascinating and somewhat overwhelming city. It’s busy and chaotic and might take some time to adjust to its ...
Originating in Kashmir, North India, a circa-18th-century ... circa-19th-century Chinese porcelain glazed vases. Notable for their impressive size (570mm x 240mm/22.4in x 9.4in), vessels such as this ...
Post-Wall, the factory assumed various names and guises until 1862 when it became the Royal Worcester Porcelain ... century was defined by a re-evaluation and added appreciation of the very earliest ...
Early patterns were either copied from or highly influenced by the hand-painted Chinese export porcelain imports that ... "Unlike the finest 18th century porcelain, they put us in touch with a stratum ...
The Chinese porcelain was spotted by IAA archaeologist ... with which China traded extensively. During the 16th century, several Chinese merchant colonies were founded in Middle Eastern cities ...
Chinese studio People's Architecture Office has converted an old porcelain factory in Jingdezhen into workshops and a gallery using colourful steel and glass extensions. Named Porcelain Factory ...
As part of the project, Martins conducted a detailed analysis of the production of varnished gourds and calabashes in the 18th-century ... inspired European pieces, such as porcelain, silk ...
Representatives from Sweden, Finland, Germany accompanied Chinese officials to board a China-registered ship that was potentially involved in undersea cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea last month.
The European Commission on Monday announced it was challenging provisional Chinese tariffs on imports of EU brandy at the World Trade Organization (WTO). Beijing is acting on insufficient evidence ...
After an extensive investigation, Florida officials recovered dozens of gold coins valued at more than $1 million that were stolen from a shipwreck recovery nine years ago. The Florida Fish and ...