A vase kept in a kitchen in England could sell for £150,000 ($186,000) after it was revealed to be a rare 18th century Chinese artifact which was created for the Qianlong Emperor.

A vase that was purchased for 1 British pound ($1.21) could be worth nearly $100,000 (80,000 British pounds) after it was revealed that the vase was made for the 18th-century Qianlong Emperor.

From what is today Beijing, the Qianlong emperor commanded the largest, richest empire on earth, so he “spared no expense” while constructing a private complex of 27 buildings, pavilions, and ...

At the Hong Kong Palace Museum, an exhibition of treasures from the Qing Dynasty shows how the art-loving Qianlong Emperor celebrated Lunar New Year.

As self-satisfactory as Qianlong (In his twilight years, he ordered a carving of jade seal to commemorate his 10 major military triumphs, a seal on view at the exhibition), the emperor looked back ...

A visitor looks at a throne of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) during an auction preview in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 7, 2015.

The 2ft (60cm) blue-glazed, silver and gilt vase was created for the court of the Qianlong Emperor. Decorated with cranes and bats, it had been estimated to sell at auction for between £100,000 ...

The 250-year-old retirement digs of an 18th-century Chinese emperor are getting a face-lift. The World Monuments Fund announced Monday that the New York-based architect Annabelle Selldorf and her ...

A highly important enamel glass vase from the Qianlong Emperor period fetched HK$207 million (US$26 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong on Tuesday. It had a presale estimate of over HK ...

Amarachi Orie, CNN. A vase kept in a kitchen in England could sell for £150,000 ($186,000) after it was revealed to be a rare 18th century Chinese artifact which was created for the Qianlong Emperor.