Porcelain Limoges boxes were formerly used to keep snuff, send love poems, give engagement rings, and other special trinkets between lovers and friends. These fabulous trinket box pieces were also ...

5 x 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (12.7 x 16.5 x 13.3 cm.) ...

"A young woman sits in front a mirror. The reflection of her fairy face in the mirror and flowers around her add beauty and radiance to each other." This is from the poem Pu Sa Man by Wen Tingyun, a ...

Powder boxes were often sent by men as a token of love to the women they admired. Aside from tea and sweets, compacts were also given as gifts to friends and relatives. One chapter from Chinese ...

The total value of an artist’s artworks sold at auction over a specific period. This metric reflects the artist’s overall market activity and demand in monetary terms. The middle value of all realized ...