Jade boulder with two ladies at a moon gate in a south Chinese garden, c. 1773, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. White jade with brown inclusions. The Palace Museum, Beijing.
Course
Mondays 6 & 13 March 2006
Chinese Decorative Arts of the Qing Dynasty
This three-part course examines the function, production and ornament of decorative arts in Qing Dynasty China. It was in the celebrated imperial collections of the Three Emperors that finely crafted porcelain, jade, lacquer, ceramics and textiles found their most opulent expression. In session one, historian and curator Rose Kerr looks at Qing ceramics and porcelain; in session two, teacher and writer Verity Wilson discusses the lavish textiles and dress of the Qing court; in session three, Carol Michaelson of The British Museum explores the Qianlong Emperor’s love of Chinese jade.
Venue: Reynolds Room, Royal Academy of Arts W1
Time: 2.30pm–4.30pm
Tickets: £45/£25 students (includes catalogue, exhibition entry and tea)
Contact details for information and bookings
Email events.lectures@royalacademy.org.uk
Telephone 020 7300 5839
Fax 020 7300 8071
Write to Royal Academy of Arts, Events and Lectures, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
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