Other artifacts uncovered from the refuse heap include ceramic potsherds ... Until now, the oldest known Chinese figurine was a jade songbird about 5,000 years old found near Beijing.

"I must guarantee the quality of my work," says Zhang, the sixth generation clay figurine maker in his family. "Clay Figure Zhang" is a household name of traditional folk art in China, and such ...

A major, and maybe surprising, source of these tropes? The Chinese porcelain dishes and figurines that first arrived in Europe by sea in the 16th century, brought by traders who originally used ...

Two pottery figurines dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) have been returned to China from overseas, to be placed in the Shanghai Museum's collection. Two pottery figurines dating back to ...

He is with a curious troupe of ceramic figures that were found in the tomb of a Tang general along with a stone tablet proclaiming his achievements. The China scholar Oliver Moore explains the ...

Blue-and-white porcelain and famille rose are two iconic varieties from China, renowned for their exquisite underglaze and intricate overglaze patterns. Interestingly, their origins and evolution ...