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First of its kind in the UK, this exhibition
features 80 vases, incense burners,
brushpots and other objects for the scholar’s desk, drawn
from the renowned
collections of the Shanghai Museum and the Butler Family. They illustrate
the brilliant creativity of the potters and ceramic decorators of
Jindezhen,
the main porcelain production centre in southern China in the 17th
century.
Ming Wilson is Senior Curator in the Asian Department at the Victoria
and
Albert Museum, where she is responsible for the collections of Chinese
ceramics, jades and carvings. Her recent publications include Rare
Marks on
Chinese Ceramics (1998), Souvenir from Canton, Chinese Export Paintings
from the V&A (2003) and Chinese Jades (2004).
Members only £4
Members’ Priority Booking Period to 1 May 2006
Tickets available from Asia House Tel: 020 7307 5454
Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
mailto:enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk
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