The matching pair of Ming dynasty Chinese 'fish jars' were made in the ... It is not known how or when, but the twin 18ins tall vases ended up being owned by a German family.
Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build ...
Guangdong Province, China - October 14, 2023 [Note: no sound] On October 14, 2023, in Guangdong, southern China, a video showcased the meticulous process of creating a handmade glass vase. The artisan ...
The 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics constitute the largest donation in the British Museum’s nearly 300-year ...
The British Museum is to receive what is believed to be the highest-value gift ever received by a UK museum with the ...
It can be enjoyed by the citizens of the world.” Sir Percival David, a Bombay-born British financier who is best known as a ...
Trustees of the Sir Percival David Foundation to donate 1,700 pieces of Chinese ceramics to the London museum Vases dating ...
The British Museum has received a historic donation of 1,700 Chinese ceramics valued at around 1 billion pounds. Donated by ...
The British Museum has received a donation of Chinese treasures worth more than $1 billion from the Sir Percival David ...
The British Museum said on Wednesday it would receive 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics worth around 1 billion ...
The British Museum is to be given Chinese ceramics worth £1bn in what is believed to be the highest-value gift received by a ...
making it one of the most important collections of ceramics in any public institution outside the Chinese-speaking world.