HONG KONG (REUTERS).- A Chinese Qing dynasty vase sold for HK$253 million (20.2 million pounds) in a Sotheby’s sale in Hong Kong on Thursday, a world record at auction for any Chinese porcelain. “This is definitely a milestone,” Nicolas Chow, the Deput…
Freer Gallery’s "Chinamania" Reveals Whistler’s Love Affair with Blue and White
WASHINGTON, DC.- “Chinamania: Whistler and the Victorian Craze for Blue and White,” a small thematic exhibition on view at the Freer Gallery from Aug. 7 until Aug. 2011, explores the significance of Chinese export porcelain in Victorian England, where …