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A Qing's ransom; An astounding array of Chinese porcelain from the Qing Dynasty finds a temporary home at the MIA.(ENTERTAINMENT)
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Byline: Mary Abbe; Staff Writer
Such is the mystique surrounding the Wang Xing Lou Collection of imperial Chinese porcelain that collectors and connoisseurs flew to the Twin Cities from London, New York, Hong Kong and elsewhere when a show of it debuted at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts last month.
The 108-piece exhibition runs through July 4 before beginning a national and international tour whose venues are being negotiated.
Featuring rare, expensive and exquisitely decorated vases, bowls and other porcelain pieces up to 350 years old, the collection stirred a ...
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