18-05-16 A cracked vase, made during Chinas Qing Dynasty (AD 1644-1912), was auctioned off for 87,000 (approx. $117,000) in the UK, according to the Daily Mail on May 13, 2018. 《每日邮报》5月13号报道,一个破损的花瓶,清朝年间(1644-1912)制成,在英国拍卖出8...
17-07-20 A Chinese vase has smashed the record for the most expensive item sold in an Irish public auction. 一件中国花瓶打破了爱尔兰公开拍卖历史上出售的最贵物品纪录。 Thats according to the Irish Times, who report that the vase was sold at Sheppards Irish Au...
14-04-14 A man was a butterfingers(手脚笨拙的人) . He had been suffering from unemployment for months. At last he found a job in a chinaware house. He had worked only a few days when he dropped a large vase. The manager summoned him to the office and told...
14-04-09 Stop a moment! said the little Cadi, before we come to oaths, I should like to examine the vase with the olives. Ali Cogia, he added, have you got the vase with you? and finding he had not, the Cadi continued, Go and get it, and bring it to me. So A...
12-08-09 There is a story in Hanshu telling of a rich man, who being a lover of antique and had a large collection. Among them was a rare vase made of jade(翡翠) . The vase of exquisite(精致的) workmanship and of historical value and he loved it dearly....
12-07-18 A wealthy matron(主妇,保姆) is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same color as the vase. Several painters try to match the shade, but none comes close enough to satisfy the eccentric(古怪的) wo...
11-10-06 A Chinese vase from the early Ming period has been sold for $21.6m - a world record at auction for any item of Ming porcelain. 一件中国明朝早期的花瓶被拍卖出2160万美元创下明朝任何瓷器的拍卖价之最。 The Ming vase belongs to a collection of Chinese po...
11-03-25 A wealthy matron(主妇,保姆) is so proud of a valuable antique(古董) vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same color as the vase. Several painters try to match the shade, but none comes close enough to satisfy the eccentric woma...
10-10-26 A wealthy matron(主妇) is so proud of a valuable antique(古老的) vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same color as the vase. Several painters try to match the shade, but none comes close enough to satisfy the eccentric(古怪的...