For many centuries China held the ... in blue-and-white porcelain changed over time. Wu: Yes, the cobalt the Chinese potters first encountered in the late Yuan to early Ming period (14th century ...

But this small shard of porcelain, dating from the Ming Dynasty (1520–1570 ... to the modern nation of China, the extensive network of ancient trade routes, such as the Silk Road, makes ...

In the ancient and magical ... and white porcelain in the Tang and Song dynasties, to blue-and-white, and pink porcelain in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Each exhibit carries the weight ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing is hosting woodblock printing and ancient porcelain exhibitions ... Site in Jingdezhen showcases 120 pieces of Ming Dynasty (1368 ...