On Wednesday, in London, Sotheby's sold a pair of rare 16th-century Ming Dynasty Chinese jars decorated with orange fish for $12.5 million, blowing the house's $1 million high estimate out of the ...

These jars, called "guan" (translation: "jar"), gained popularity during the Ming Dynasty during the 14th-17th century carrying spices, herbs, and yes, ginger. Over time, they came to be called ...

Including Ming rampart remains, a Song Dynasty (960-1279) cultural layer was also discovered, within which valuable fragments of a brown-glazed ceramic jar were also discovered. The jar was made ...