Zhu Xu, courtesy name Cilun, was a military general of the Jin dynasty (266–420). He was most famous for his involvement in the crucial Battle of Fei River in 383, in which he set up a ruse that ...
The Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty, also known as the Mongol–Jin War, was fought between the Mongol Empire and the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in Manchuria and North China. The war, which started in ...
Specialist Jessica Chang advises on collecting Song ceramics, from identifying original works to how to display them — with lots from our March 2019 auction at Christie’s New York ...