Ever wanted to know the history of Jingdezhen and its world renowned porcelain?
The Tri-colored Pottery thrived in the Tang Dynasty over 1,300 years ago. Its glaze mainly features 3 colors - yellow, green and white. However, the “Thri-color” also refers to many different ones. To make Tang Tri-colored Pottery, the basic glaze colors of yellow, green, blue, white, auburn and black are used in an interlaced way on the same ware. This brief documentary highlights how the glaze colors flow and interact during the process of firing. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EzmyJXudgo&list=PLjyx3gz4xlUGVJ8u916UPo0gwkovQ8Exj&index=30
Featuring more than 160 object (sets), 32 museums and 13 provinces. It's no wonder this exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum was called a landmark exhibition.
What's more intriguing is how they managed to establish a connection between China's Qin dynasty and the West at the time of Alexander the Great😮
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4FZ7dAKewY
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Couldn't help but marvel at the fine gilt bronze-decorated white jade candlestick from Hong Kong tycoon, Joseph Lau's collection😍 Wasn't surprised that was auctioned off at 8 times its low estimate! https://en.thevalue.com/articles/joseph-lau-imperial-porcelain-part-two-sothebys-autumn-sale-2022
1.5 million priceless treasures looted from the Old Summer Palace in Beijing!
Find out why and how the Old Summer Palace was sacked, and learn more about some of the items that were looted.
