"Behind the Art: Chinese Export Tea Ware" exhibition on display at Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware (with photos)
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These fascinating and exquisite pieces of Chinese export tea ware reflect the increasing cultural exchanges and integration between China and the West during the 18th and 19th centuries. The exhibition looks at the special styles and decorative motifs of Chinese export tea ware, and reveals its influence on tea ware decoration in Southeast Asia and Europe.
Collectively the exhibits demonstrate the artistic and economic interaction between East and West during a unique economic period in which art and trade became synchronised. While appreciating the exhibits' rich and varied styles of decoration, visitors will also be able to learn the stories behind the art, and come to better understand the artistic decisions behind the creation of these popular Chinese-made objects of art.
Highlight exhibits include a cup decorated with a harbour view in fencai enamels from the 18th century; a Woodley Crest tea set in fencai enamels decorated with a picture of owl; and an export teapot of globular shape with painted Western figure scenes in opaque enamels and gilt added in England.
The exhibition, which runs until October 31, is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, co-organised by the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware and the Art Museum of the CUHK.
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong (inside Hong Kong Park). For more exhibition details, please visit the museum's website at www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Arts/en_US/web/ma/mt-thematic-exhibition.html or call 2869 0690 for enquiries.
Ends/Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Issued at HKT 12:30
Issued at HKT 12:30
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