EditorialFILE PHOTO: A Chinese flag is seen next to the statue of Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci, the first builder of church during the Ming Dynasty, at the entrance of Beijing South Catholic Church in Beijing
EditorialServing Dish, Cozzi Porcelain Factory, Italian, 1763 1812, hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, Shell form, decorated in Chinese style with carnations, in red and blue with gilt highlights, on a blue-grey glaze., Italy, ca. 1770, ceramics, Deco...
EditorialDish with stylized flowers, ca. 1745?50, Italian, Florence, Hard-paste porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze, Overall, irregular diameter (confirmed): 1 3/4 x 13 x 13 1/4 in. (4.4 x 33 x 33.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, The blue-and-w...