British Museum Chinese Ceramics

The collection has since grown to about 23 000 objects that span the neolithic age to the present.
British museum chinese ceramics. Chinese ceramics by far the most advanced in the world were made for the imperial court the domestic market or for export. The exhibition highlighted the long history of peaceful relations and cultural exchange between. These were acquired as contemporary items at the time a. Room 95 chinese ceramics the sir percival david collection sir joseph hotung centre for ceramic studies history of the collection 18th century the british museum s founding collection formed by sir hans sloane in the 18th century contained a number of objects from asia.
British museum april 5 with over 1 700 examples of chinese ceramics on display room 95 is one of the most breathtaking spaces in the museum. Chinese ceramics chinese. Through the important collections of the british museum and also through loans from partner institutions including the national museum of korea. The foundation s main purpose is to promote the study and teaching of chinese art and culture.
It includes many items of imperial quality with beautiful examples of extremely rare ru and guan wares as well as the famous david vases. The percival david foundation of chinese art is his collection of chinese ceramics and related items in london. Building on the strengths of the collections objects on display date mainly from about ad300 to the present and include ceramics metalwork sculpture paintings. One of ravi shankar s sitars was donated to the british museum and is now on display in the sir joseph hotung gallery of china and south asia.
Porcelain was first produced in china around ad 600. About product information sir percival david created one of the finest collections of chinese ceramics outside asia. The british museum spoke to shankar s daughter anoushka shankar who played extracts from two compositions on the sitar that was owned by her father. Chinese objects have been a part of the british museum since its establishment based on the collection of sir hans sloane.
Sir percival david mostly collected objects of imperial quality or of traditional chinese taste.