ISTANBUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Istanbul's Topkapi Palace will open a new museum later this year featuring the "world's most extensive porcelain collection," with rare Chinese ceramics from the Yuan and ...

The new venue, set within the palace's 15th-century compound, underscores Istanbul's role as a bridge for porcelain trade to Europe. "After China, Istanbul was the true heart of this art," Kocaman ...

Meissen is German manufacturer credited with pioneering hard-paste porcelain in Europe. Established by Johann Friedrich ... on the blue and white glazes found in the porcelain of the Ming Dynasty, the ...

The porcelain items were primarily circulated in Argentina during the Ming and Qing dynasties ... traveling westward to Europe, and then on Manila Galleon sailing vessels across to the Americas.

The Yuan grew rich on exports of fine textiles, ceramics and intricate art pieces like this jade belt ... The French constructed European-style buildings like the Opera House in Vietnamese capital ...

The Yuan grew rich on exports of fine textiles, ceramics and intricate art pieces like this jade belt ornament ... The French constructed European-style buildings like the Opera House in Vietnamese ...

The Song dynasty ruled China from 960 to 1279, marking a period of economic prosperity, technological advances and cultural ...

The towers contain multinational company offices, one of the largest shopping malls in the country, an art gallery, aquarium ... as a military memorial to his victory over the last of the European ...

The mass production of Dehua white ware can be traced to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and in the 17th and 18th centuries it ...

In recent years, Norway has made a major play for attention on the European art scene. Norway’s capital city Oslo has made international headlines with the high-profile openings of the vast new ...

The capacious theme of this seven-artist show at Silverlens, New York, invites affinities outside of the basis of identity.