If you want to explore some of the most exquisite pieces of pottery in history and some of the most expensive vases, you’ll have to go back hundreds of years to the golden age of Chinese ceramics.

It carried 200 tons of silver and emeralds, 11 million gold coins, and porcelain pottery, Colombian Navy ... "This is the most valuable treasure that has been found in the history of humanity." ...

A distinguished collector of Oriental pottery, Mr. Hoyt now turns out to be one of the most generous and powerful patrons of the Museum, by permanently depositing his treasures with the University.