The cobalt blue and white porcelain bowl is said to originate from the court of the Yongle Emperor, the third ruler of the Ming Dynasty, who sat on the throne from 1403 to 1424. According to the ...

An elderly couple were shocked to find that a battered bowl their cat used for a bed was actually a Ming dynasty antique worth a fortune. The owners, from Essex, put the ceramic piece up for ...

Experts said it was painted for the court of Emperor Yongle, the third emperor of the Ming dynasty who ruled from 1402 to 1424. “There are only six [other] such bowls known in the world.

A 15th Century Chinese bowl has gone under the hammer and sold for over $700,000 at Sotheby's. It had been found at a yard sale in the US and bought for a pittance by comparison. A bowl bought for ...

A porcelain bowl left gathering dust in a family kitchen was from the Ming dynasty and has sold for £199,750. Tests showed the blue and white Chinese bowl was made in 1430 in the reign of Xuande.

A "Fish Pond" lobed bowl of the Ming Dynasty. [Photo/Screenshot from video of China News Service] A "Fish Pond" lobed bowl of the Ming Dynasty was auctioned for 229 million Hong Kong dollars ($29. ...