Chinese Ceramics and the Maritime Trade Pre-1700
dal 15/6/2007 al 6/10/2007
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University Museum and Art Gallery - UMAG
15/6/2007
Chinese Ceramics and the Maritime Trade Pre-1700
University Museum and Art Gallery - UMAG, Hong Kong
The show features over 100 pieces of ceramic ware dating from the Tang (618-907) to the early Qing dynasties to provide an insight into the importance of Chinese ceramics made for export before 1700. A symposium will be held in conjunction with the exhibition at the Museum at 2 pm on Saturday 16 June.
Over 100 pieces of ceramic ware dating from the Tang (618-907) to the early Qing dynasties
The University Museum and Art Gallery of The University of Hong Kong and the
Museum of East Asian Art, Bath (UK) are delighted to present an exhibition
of "Chinese Ceramics and the Maritime Trade Pre-1700" in partnership with
the British Council. The exhibition is organised by the Museum of East Asian
Art in Bath (UK), and is made possible with the support of the Li & Fung
Group, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, East Asian Art Foundation and Great
Eagle Holdings Limited.
The sea trade of ancient China has prospered since the seventh century.
Maritime trade routes were important in linking the East and the West, and
ports such as Guangzhou in the south and Quanzhou in the east thrived during
the Song (960-1279), Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and early Qing
(1644-1911) dynasties, leading to the flourishment of Chinese export
ceramics.
This exhibition features over 100 pieces of ceramic ware dating from the
Tang (618-907) to the early Qing dynasties to provide an insight into the
importance of Chinese ceramics made for export before 1700 and the
involvement of the Arabs, Japanese, Portuguese, Dutch and other European
markets in this maritime trade. Through the exhibits, it explores the
history and diversity of ceramic wares produced in private kilns of China.
The exhibition opening will take place on Friday 15 June 2007 at 6 pm. Mr
Brian McElney, Honorary Keeper of the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath; Dr
Victor K. Fung, Chairman of the Li & Fung Group; Mr Stephen Bradley, British
Consul-General, Hong Kong; Ms Doris Fong, Head of Arts and Creative
Industries, British Council; Ms Pamela Gregory and Mr Malcolm Barnett,
Directors of the East Asian Art Foundation Limited, will officiate at the
ceremony.
A symposium, which is free to the public, will be held in conjunction with
the exhibition at the Museum at 2 pm on Saturday 16 June. It will bring
together archaeologists and ceramic scholars from China, Southeast Asia, and
the United Kingdom, highlighting recent advances in the study on trade
ceramics. Speakers include Mr Brian McElney, Honorary Keeper of the Museum
of East Asian Art, Bath; Christine van der Pijl-Ketel, Centre of
International Heritage Activities, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Dr. Roxanna
M. Brown, Director of the Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum, Bangkok
University, Thailand; and scholars from China include Mr Cao Ganyuan,
Academic Director of the Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, Jiangxi province; Mr
Li Jian'an, Director of the Archaeological Research Institute, Fujian
Museum; and Ms Rita C. Tan, Curator of the Ceramic Gallery of Kaisa Heritage
Center in Manila, the Philippines, will be the moderator.
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