North York Central Library Talk: Chinese and Japanese Export Porcelain
Chinese and Japanese Export Porcelain:
Looking at a Long Tradition
Wednesday, May 21 at 7:00 p.m.
North York Central Library Auditorium
Please call 416-395-5639 to register.
Since the late Middle Ages, Chinese porcelain has fascinated
Europeans. By the 1600s, significant quantities of porcelain were
being imported from China and Japan, when politics made
European production difficult. This trade has continued to the present
day with a wide range of products evolving to suit changing tastes.
Dr. Peter Kaellgren, Curator Emeritus, Royal Ontario Museum,
briefly covers the history of this China trade and surveys the
range of imported products. An identification clinic for East Asian
ceramics is available for a limited number of people between
6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
2 thoughts on “North York Central Library Talk: Chinese and Japanese Export Porcelain”
That is very pretty Asian porcelain. I have seen some pretty impressive pieces at the Gardiner Museum when I purchased a yearly membership.
Yes, I think it is exquisite, and we are so fortunate to have the Gardiner Museum right here in Toronto.