Hu Xianmin is in the midst of carving the scenes of a famous oil painting onto a piece of teakwood the length of a snooker cue. The painting, titled Yu Gong Yi Shan, or "the foolish man who moved ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: I hope you can help me identify this piece of sculpture. My mother had this piece sitting around for years, and now it has been passed down to me. It is 7 inches tall and 6 ...

With their painstaking concern for the most minute, hairsplitting details, master Chinese seal carvers have something in common with the meticulous medieval theologians who pondered the number of ...

Man Wa Lane is an alley in one of Hong Kong’s oldest neighbourhoods, Sheung Wan. A 100-metre length of it nicknamed “Chop Alley” has been the home of Chinese stone seal makers since the 1930s. Today, ...

It might seem surprising which item fetched five times more than the highest estimated price at this week’s A.B. Levy’s pre-season auction on Worth Avenue and took the crown as the most expensive ...

Works of art, a formation of civilization combining the experience of survival, development and the aesthetic taste of human kind, reveals not only the characteristics of handicraft culture and the ...

Carving a duck out of wood may not be everyone's idea of a good time, but wood carvers are hopeful that their beloved hobby seems to be attracting more women and young people. "I imagine that a lot of ...

The large carving work, Yu Gong Yi Shan, by Hu Xianmin. [PHOTO BY GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY] Hu Xianmin is in the midst of carving the scenes of a famous oil painting onto a piece of teakwood the length ...

I hope you can help me identify this piece of sculpture. My mother had this piece sitting around for years and now it has been passed down to me. It is 7 inches tall and 6 inches wide. What is it ...

Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson have written a number of books on antiques. Do you have an item you’d like to know more about? Contact them at Joe Rosson, 2504 Seymour Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917, or ...