Fleeing violence, famine, and poverty in their homeland, tens of thousands of Chinese migrants travelled to Australia in the 1850s, bound for the Ballarat goldfields. When the flow of Chinese migrants ...
If you have ever walked along the beach in the South Australian town of Robe, it is likely you came across a Chinese-inspired monument, seemingly out of nowhere. It is a nod to one of the most ...
An Antiques Roadshow guest's eyes bulged as a childhood dress-up robe was valued at a whopping six-figure sum. An expert from the show was equally shocked to discover that an "extraordinary" 18th ...
The garment, an imperial kesi ground formal robe, dates from the Qing dynasty of the 19th Century A 200-year-old Chinese imperial robe has sold for six times its initial valuation at auction in ...
Louise O'Brien bought the Chinese gown to make into a dress A Chinese robe that was minutes away from being cut up was sold for £6,250 at auction in London. The 19th Century jade satin robe was bought ...
A 200-year-old Chinese imperial robe has sold for six times its initial valuation at auction in Edinburgh. The garment, known as an imperial kesi ground formal robe, dates from the Qing dynasty of the ...
Louise O'Brien bought the Chinese gown to make into a dress A Chinese robe that was minutes away from being cut up was sold for £6,250 at auction in London. The 19th Century jade satin robe was bought ...