Chinese Ceramics Art Exhibition

The first section provides a survey of the technical development of chinese ceramics including the three basic types of clay earthenware stoneware and.

Chinese ceramics art exhibition. Please contact katharine vann gallery coordinator for any questions on catalogue orders. A new exhibition featuring the ming dynasty painter qiu ying ca. Chinese objects have been a part of the british museum since its establishment based on the collection of sir hans sloane. There are two primary categories of chinese ceramics low temperature fired pottery or táo 陶 about 950 1200 and high temperature fired porcelain or cí 瓷 about 1250 1400.

For the health and safety of our team we will be temporarily suspending all catalogue shipments. Visit the china and south asia gallery. One of the rarest chinese ceramics in lacma s collection is the mid 14th century porcelain jar with pair of peacocks among floral scrolls. Visit the chinese ceramics gallery.

Few artists in chinese history have proven as enigmatic as qiu ying whose life and art reveal a series of paradoxes. The collections are particularly strong in international contemporary studio ceramics european porcelain and pottery from 1500 onwards and ceramics from china japan and the middle east. This department offers great masterpieces of chinese art and antiques for auction. The chinese art galleries highlight several beautiful examples of song 960 1279 and yuan 1260 1368 dynasty ceramics and examples of contemporary chinese art.

The first pottery was made during the palaeolithic era. This striking vessel was made only shortly after the first appearance of blue and white. All orders placed in the coming weeks will be processed upon china institute s reopening to be confirmed according to guidelines laid out by the cdc. Chinese ceramic ware is an art form that has been developing since the neolithic period.

This exhibition comprising works from lacma s permanent collection presents an introduction to chinese ceramics with examples from c. Visit the chinese jade gallery. Highlights include the collections of italian renaissance maiolica chinese porcelain dutch delft british and european porcelain 19th century art pottery. The history of chinese ceramics began some eight thousand years ago with the crafting of hand molded earthenware.

The art of qiu ying. Yue ware was fired in dragon kilns the yue glazing was an ash glaze made with a recipe using wood ash and clay and possibly small amounts of limestone. Chinese ceramics show a continuous development since pre dynastic times and are one of the most significant forms of chinese art and ceramics globally. The color of the glaze ranges from grey to olive to brown.

1552 just opened today at the los angeles county museum of art lacma. Chinese ceramics range from construction materials such as bricks and tiles to hand built pottery vessels fired in bonfires or kilns to the sophisticated chinese porcelain wares made for. 2500 bc neolithic period to the 19th century. Firing temperature is thought to have been about 1 000 c or slightly higher.