Porcelanas Orientais da Colecção do Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães

Excerpt from the introductory text, The Porcelain Garden by José Manuel Martins Carneiro, Director of Palacio Nacional da Pena: ‘Palacio Nacional da Pena was a Royal Palace, and during the reign of the H.M. D. Maria II, it became one of the various summer residences and holiday homes of the Portuguese Royal Family, due above […]

Flora & Fauna – A Collection of Qing Dynasty Porcelain

Exhibition catalogue by John Carswell; Thirty one superb pieces of Qing dynasty porcelain decorated with flora and fauna and made mainly for the export markets are the subject of this exhibition catalogue. This scholarly catalogue examines an elegant group of porcelains made for the western market decorated with, or moulded in, the shapes of melons, […]

Ming Ceramics in the British Museum

The British Museum holds the world’s broadest collection of Ming ceramics, now published for the first time in its entirety. Nearly a thousand items are here illustrated, identified, dated and discussed, incorporating the most up-to-date archaeological discoveries and new scientific research previously available only in Chinese or specialist journals. Five introductory essays provide an accessible […]

Chinese Export Art in the Hermitage Collection

The exhibition « Chinese Export Art » (10 October, 2003 – September, 2004) in the Menshikov Palace explores cultural contacts between China and the West. It showcases over 200 exhibits (late 16th – 19th centuries), including jewelry, metalware, carved bone, porcelain, wallpapers, fabrics, drawings and applied paintings.

Through Distant Eyes: Portraiture in Chinese Export Art

This exhibition catalogue focuses on the representation of Westerners in export art during the 18th and 19th centuries, including objects of Chinese porcelain, unfired clay sculptures and paintings on glass.The catalogue brings together portraits of 40 different personalities in 62 catalogue entries. Mostly ordered through private trade and in small numbers, the objects featured in […]

Chinese Ceramics from Japanese Collections – T’ang through Ming Dynasties

Exhibition of Chinese ceramics from public and private collections in Japan organized under the joint sponsorship of the agency for cultural affairs of the Japanese government and the participating institutions in the United States. Held at Asia House Gallery New York; Seattle Art Museum Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth; and Asian Art Museum of San […]