Porcelain production during the Kangxi period (1662–1722) expanded China’s export trade with Europe, sparked the Chinamania craze in the nineteenth century, and bolstered the East-West exchange that ...
Forsythia branches are the perfect shade of yellow to complement the rich blues in a Chinoiserie vase, creating a striking ...
Thanks to the long Chinese habit of writing on objects, we know exactly who made the two blue-and-white porcelain vases in this programme, which gods they were offered to, and indeed the very day ...
The London-based artist is fascinated by blue-and-white porcelain and the way certain pieces inspire familiarity.