The 18th-century painting, which the Met acquired in 2007, is believed to have been removed from a South Korean temple while ...

Woodblock printing with colour was pioneered in China and reached its zenith in 18th-century Suzhou. An exceptional selection of Suzhou prints, assembled by the specialist bookseller and collector ...

Both poet and killer, he walked the line between man and myth. Feared for his words as much as his blade, his story reveals the darker side of the Viking world. Tropical Storm Melissa update as ...

The Chinese art tradition is guided by specific aesthetic principles, philosophical values and historic lineage. In this series, the Post introduces basic approaches to appreciating Chinese art and ...

Second half of tenth century a.d. Pentz believes the gaming piece may portray an actual Viking of the tenth century a.d. This is especially notable as Viking artists rarely depicted people. Although ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Hansen Yang, all 7-foot-1 of him, towered above everyone at Chase Center on Wednesday night. His Portland teammates, his Warriors adversaries, the dozens of Chinese media there to ...

A shipwreck loaded with Tang dynasty (618-907) ceramics buried off Indonesia; an ancient Chinese sailing boat replica built upon inspiration from Ming dynasty navigator Zheng He; a painting of busy ...

CHINA’S DIPLOMATS could hardly be more busy. More than 20 global leaders have descended on Beijing in recent weeks amid pomp and ceremony. An even greater show may be needed should President Donald ...

The figurine is a little more than an inch tall. Roberto Fortuna / National Museum of Denmark Curator Peter Pentz was exploring the vast archives of Denmark’s National Museum when he stumbled upon an ...

After ancient artifacts are discovered, where do they go? Aside from a minority of pieces sitting in personal collections or artifacts being studied in the lab, many items make their way from a buried ...

Hair parted in the middle, cropped at the back, with a wavy lock styled above one ear. That’s not my haircut of choice, but if you were an elite Viking, it may well have been. That’s the upshot of a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump seemingly caught his loyal conservative base off-guard and sparked backlash by saying he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into American universities. That ...