The RASHK has booked a guided tour for 20 members for this CUHK Ceramics Exhibition.

The history of Chinese Ceramics is a long one. Over ten thousand years ago, the ancient Chinese began shaping and firing clay at low temperatures (approximately 600-800°C) to produce a large variety of pottery. Following successive advances, firing at high temperatures (approximately 1250-1350°C) became possible, allowing the production of hard, durable and impermeable porcelain.

To present the development and culture of Chinese ceramics in their entirety as far as possible, a fine selection of ceramics dating from various periods in the Art Museum collection is on display at the present exhibition. Thanks to generous support and donations from the community over the years, the Museum has been able to build up a comprehensive collection of ceramics, which has been one of their major collecting interests since the Museum foundation in 1971. Specifically, the Qing imperial wares are primarily gifts from the B. Y. Lam Foundation, the early pottery and Ming and Qing hallmarked porcelains come from the Zande Lou Collection, the late Qing imperial wares were donated by Dr Simon Kwan and Mr Anthony Cheung, the purple clay and the Shiwan wares came from the Bei Shan Tang Collection. Taoshi Zhai provided Tang Dynasty Changsha wares and the export porcelains are acquisitions bought with funds from the Friends of the Art Museum, CUHK, Prof. and Mrs. Cheng Te-k'un, and Bei Shan Tang. It is the Museum’s hope that the present exhibition will further facilitate teaching through actual objects and will provide visitors with an understanding of the development of culture and history through ceramics.

Coordinator: Ms Connie Carmichael

Time: RAS Group gathers at 10am, University MTR station exit A; visit starts at 10:30am

Admission: RAS Members $100; Non-members $150

Booking: Please email membership@royalasiaticsociety.org.hk in advance to reserve your place and pay at the door