Chinese Ceramics Art Exhibition
The color of the glaze ranges from grey to olive to brown.
Chinese ceramics art exhibition. 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. One of the rarest chinese ceramics in lacma s collection is the mid 14th century porcelain jar with pair of peacocks among floral scrolls. Sales include a wide range of works such as ceramics jades furniture bronzes sculptures paintings and clocks from the neolithic period to the qing dynasties. The history of chinese ceramics began some eight thousand years ago with the crafting of hand molded earthenware.
1552 just opened today at the los angeles county museum of art lacma. 2500 bc neolithic period to the 19th century. A new exhibition featuring the ming dynasty painter qiu ying ca. Firing temperature is thought to have been about 1 000 c or slightly higher.
The first pottery was made during the palaeolithic era. This striking vessel was made only shortly after the first appearance of blue and white. Chinese ceramic ware is an art form that has been developing since the neolithic period. 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.
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 collection has since grown to about 23 000 objects that span the neolithic age to the present. For the health and safety of our team we will be temporarily suspending all catalogue shipments. The first section provides a survey of the technical development of chinese ceramics including the three basic types of clay earthenware stoneware and.
Highlights include the collections of italian renaissance maiolica chinese porcelain dutch delft british and european porcelain 19th century art pottery. Visit the chinese ceramics gallery. Visit the china and south asia gallery. 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.
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. This exhibition comprising works from lacma s permanent collection presents an introduction to chinese ceramics with examples from c. Where the truth lies.
Chinese objects have been a part of the british museum since its establishment based on the collection of sir hans sloane. Visit the chinese jade gallery. The chinese art galleries highlight several beautiful examples of song 960 1279 and yuan 1260 1368 dynasty ceramics and examples of contemporary chinese art. Please contact katharine vann gallery coordinator for any questions on catalogue orders.