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Chops, Moutai on the block

Feature | Ageless Antiques
2011-6-25

THERE'S no way Shanghai can compete with the big Beijing auction houses that just raked in nearly 16 billion yuan (US$2.42 billion) in the spring sales featuring major works of traditional Chinese ink-wash paintings...

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Record likely for ancient ink wash

Feature | Ageless Antiques
2011-5-7

AN ink-wash painting signed by eight scholars from the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) is expected to set an auction record for ancient Chinese painting in the upcoming auction season. Wang Jie reports. A spectacular...

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Strapped collectors sell jewels, treasures

Feature | Ageless Antiques
2009-11-25

THE global economic downturn is forcing some collectors to part with artworks, and some rare pieces are appearing at auction. Likewise, jewelry from strapped fashionistas is going under the hammer. Around 550 pieces...

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Grain storage from the Bronze Age

Feature | Ageless Antiques
2009-9-20

THE Shang Dynasty, the second dynasty in Chinese history, was in the middle of China's Bronze Age from around the 16th to the 11th century BC. The ordinary daily commodities people used at that time were quite...

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A royal token of love

Feature | Ageless Antiques
2009-4-19

OF all the ancient bronzes on display at Shanghai Museum, a wine vessel deserves particular attention. Made about 2,500 years ago, the wine kettle was custom-made for Fu Chai, the king of Wu (territory in today's...