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Watch Owned By China's Last Emperor Sells For $6 Million
The Ref 96 Quantieme Lune timepiece, which boasts a crown-like moon phase, originally belonged to Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the final monarch of the Chinese Qing dynasty.
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Vase Kept In Kitchen Turned Out To Be 250-Year-Old Relic, Auctioned For 1.5 Million Pounds
The blue gilded vase was made for the court of the Qianlong Emperor - the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty in China.
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How Foundation’s New Emperor Cleon Clones — Dawn, Day, and Dusk — Came to Be
Foundation star Lee Pace and creator David S. Goyer talk about the Emperor Cleon clones — Dawn, Day, and Dusk — that rule the galaxy in the Apple TV+ series. How they came to be, why Pace was inspired by Romans, Incas and Haile Selassie. Foundation release date is September 24 on Apple TV+.
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Tiny 'Teapot' Found In Garage Amid Lockdown Could Fetch As Much As Rs 95 Lakh
A man cleaning his home during the coronavirus-induced lockdown in Derbyshire, UK, hit the jackpot when he found a centuries-old wine ewer which could fetch as much as 1,00,000 pounds (Rs 95 lakh).
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18th Century Chinese Gourd Sells For $4.6 Million At France Auction
A Chinese porcelain gourd which once belonged to the 18th century Chinese Emperor Qianlong sold for 4.1 million euros ($4.6 million) at auction on Saturday.
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Lucky Find: Bought For A Pound, Vase Once Belonged To A Chinese Emperor
A man who bought a vase for a pound (less than Rs 90), was amazed to find that it could be sold for as much as 80,000 pounds, as it once belonged to the Qianlong Emperor
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Vase Found In Shoebox Is "Major Work Of Art" Worth Half A Million Dollars
A Chinese vase discovered in a battered shoebox stuffed in an attic in France is set to be the star of a Sotheby's auction next month. Experts have identified the find as an exquisite porcelain vessel made for the 18th century Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong and the guide price for its auction on June 12 starts at a modest 500,000 euros ($590,000).
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Wind Topples 6-Tonne Statue Of China's First Emperor
A strong gale-force wind has toppled a giant statue of China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang and flattened its face at a popular tourist site in eastern Shandong province. The 62-foot emperor's head was flattened "like a pancake", according to Chinese media.
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Rare Qing Dynasty Bowl - One Of Only 3 Known To Exist - Sells For $30.4 Million
An extremely rare Qing Dynasty bowl made for the Chinese emperor Kangxi fetched US$30.4 million (HK$239 million) at auction Tuesday, Sotheby's said. The bowl, said to have been used by the emperor in the early 18th century, was sold within five minutes to an unnamed phone bidder from the "Greater China" region, said chairman of Sotheby's Asia Nicol...
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Chinese Woman Loses $7 Million To A 300-Year-Old 'Emperor'
China's Southern Metropolis Daily reported that the woman first handed over two million yuan ($300,000) to the man, ostensibly to purchase jade cabbage sculptures, a kind of lucky charm.
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World's Oldest Tea Goes On Display in China Museum
World's oldest tea unearthed from the 2100-year-old tomb of a Chinese emperor will be displayed at a museum next week.
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World's Oldest Tea Found in Chinese Emperor's Tomb
The tomb of a Chinese emperor who lived more than 2,100 years ago has yielded the oldest remains of tea, said researchers who used it to re-date part of the ancient Asian Silk Road.
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World's Oldest Tea Found In Chinese Emperor's Tomb
The tomb of a Chinese emperor who lived more than 2,100 years ago has yielded the oldest remains of tea, said researchers who used it to re-date part of the ancient Asian Silk Road.
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Digital Technology Aids China's Terra Cotta Army Excavation
Chinese archaeologists have employed digital scanning in an ongoing excavation of a burial pit in the ancient capital of Xi'an, where the mausoleum of China's first emperor is located.
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A chinese bowl sells for $9.5 million
A rare red "lotus bowl" from the Chinese emperor Kangxi period of 1662-1722 has been sold for an eye-popping $9.5 million at a Hong Kong sale, auction house Sotheby's said.
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Watch Owned By China's Last Emperor Sells For $6 Million
The Ref 96 Quantieme Lune timepiece, which boasts a crown-like moon phase, originally belonged to Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the final monarch of the Chinese Qing dynasty.
-
Vase Kept In Kitchen Turned Out To Be 250-Year-Old Relic, Auctioned For 1.5 Million Pounds
The blue gilded vase was made for the court of the Qianlong Emperor - the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty in China.
-
How Foundation’s New Emperor Cleon Clones — Dawn, Day, and Dusk — Came to Be
Foundation star Lee Pace and creator David S. Goyer talk about the Emperor Cleon clones — Dawn, Day, and Dusk — that rule the galaxy in the Apple TV+ series. How they came to be, why Pace was inspired by Romans, Incas and Haile Selassie. Foundation release date is September 24 on Apple TV+.
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Tiny 'Teapot' Found In Garage Amid Lockdown Could Fetch As Much As Rs 95 Lakh
A man cleaning his home during the coronavirus-induced lockdown in Derbyshire, UK, hit the jackpot when he found a centuries-old wine ewer which could fetch as much as 1,00,000 pounds (Rs 95 lakh).
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18th Century Chinese Gourd Sells For $4.6 Million At France Auction
A Chinese porcelain gourd which once belonged to the 18th century Chinese Emperor Qianlong sold for 4.1 million euros ($4.6 million) at auction on Saturday.
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Lucky Find: Bought For A Pound, Vase Once Belonged To A Chinese Emperor
A man who bought a vase for a pound (less than Rs 90), was amazed to find that it could be sold for as much as 80,000 pounds, as it once belonged to the Qianlong Emperor
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Vase Found In Shoebox Is "Major Work Of Art" Worth Half A Million Dollars
A Chinese vase discovered in a battered shoebox stuffed in an attic in France is set to be the star of a Sotheby's auction next month. Experts have identified the find as an exquisite porcelain vessel made for the 18th century Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong and the guide price for its auction on June 12 starts at a modest 500,000 euros ($590,000).
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Wind Topples 6-Tonne Statue Of China's First Emperor
A strong gale-force wind has toppled a giant statue of China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang and flattened its face at a popular tourist site in eastern Shandong province. The 62-foot emperor's head was flattened "like a pancake", according to Chinese media.
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Rare Qing Dynasty Bowl - One Of Only 3 Known To Exist - Sells For $30.4 Million
An extremely rare Qing Dynasty bowl made for the Chinese emperor Kangxi fetched US$30.4 million (HK$239 million) at auction Tuesday, Sotheby's said. The bowl, said to have been used by the emperor in the early 18th century, was sold within five minutes to an unnamed phone bidder from the "Greater China" region, said chairman of Sotheby's Asia Nicol...
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Chinese Woman Loses $7 Million To A 300-Year-Old 'Emperor'
China's Southern Metropolis Daily reported that the woman first handed over two million yuan ($300,000) to the man, ostensibly to purchase jade cabbage sculptures, a kind of lucky charm.
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World's Oldest Tea Goes On Display in China Museum
World's oldest tea unearthed from the 2100-year-old tomb of a Chinese emperor will be displayed at a museum next week.
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World's Oldest Tea Found in Chinese Emperor's Tomb
The tomb of a Chinese emperor who lived more than 2,100 years ago has yielded the oldest remains of tea, said researchers who used it to re-date part of the ancient Asian Silk Road.
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World's Oldest Tea Found In Chinese Emperor's Tomb
The tomb of a Chinese emperor who lived more than 2,100 years ago has yielded the oldest remains of tea, said researchers who used it to re-date part of the ancient Asian Silk Road.
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Digital Technology Aids China's Terra Cotta Army Excavation
Chinese archaeologists have employed digital scanning in an ongoing excavation of a burial pit in the ancient capital of Xi'an, where the mausoleum of China's first emperor is located.
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A chinese bowl sells for $9.5 million
A rare red "lotus bowl" from the Chinese emperor Kangxi period of 1662-1722 has been sold for an eye-popping $9.5 million at a Hong Kong sale, auction house Sotheby's said.
